The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-31
Probably Fatal Fight In tns CITY Hall.

Probably Fatal Fight In ths CITY Hall.
desperate eight occurred In Of The pasags ways
Of The City Hau yesterday between man named Thomas
Coupioe, foreman Of No 10 Hose Company and o man
nom FFst ward, named rhAddeus peaoyan and sese-
ra osers u present unknown in which ucnuos reosvei
such severe injuries hat his nfe ID despared or Ap
pears tha. N old gIucge has existed between ihe res,
growing oct oy certain political troubles. DoaovAn
formerly foreman Of 10 Hose Company and uonnos, 10
sad, charged him win hAvhg kept money which wAs
given hin for Tho "boys" for etcsion purpo,eI Thls
change, who her Rue fAse, enrsged Donovsn aud be
determined TO be revensed his malgpsr Tho parties
n II nmsay Hall on To rsdAy night end comment ed
nshiiny. bat we're rArHd nv taer fr.en s Yesterday
about I'm ooocK, the men net in the wcsssrn passage
way Of the CITY Hall, when Desperate eight ensued
0ornce wav ssd'y beaten BY Duaosr OF Doao
County Clerks cnico. Hero ho washed himself. and
waited g ne tine, In orcer 10 give his aszAiauts IN
ose 20 90 ns sn EsSs, rsI S"
c bat sooner had no reached tho pssssss way again
nan he WIS set upon by i've or sx Of the feo - ~ho
hsd previously staosed him. ana kicked and bss.eu
about the head in puoh that his ,very
u considered very doubtful
The fghsh desoribed - being trati ID the extreme
Coance at one time was laying his BACK insensble
while Donovan was kictiDg his head snt ssmpng on nia
fAce wn hs heavy boots By This lime The b. ystsnders
inest red end the nfaYiAed dragged away from
hN row half dead victim. Mcintyre sas also svsAiied,
but succeeded in nati,g ais escsps with but few III wics
in0 tH0 county Cefkie oMCs, WneY0 no Tcuhlneu
from further attack Connice left senseless the
floor OF the City BAIL and tho aailants maaaged to make
good their escape before The police arrived s the Of
ihe dialculiy Ocer carr, Of The sixth pr ci.es, con
veyed tho irjared msn 10 he New York Hospl.Ai,
where hA aaented by the house su,gsoa o. that In.
ssituon. HIS condition il considered est cmcy critical
Es Femasnei In sate Of c,uscousners nat
Ing, when symptoms OF returning Isas began :, sh,w
Themselves Ms feared Ihat casGeson or The hrc may
eel In when bu slight hopes can be entertained his
coveYy In ue OF the afternoon C,ron H,s pro
coeded 70 the New York Hospital for the pu pose Of bold
Bg IN snse-mortem exam!nAa,n in the csN; but She
~orrdtd man was 70 psosiraicd that Was doomed I'D
vsAbe TO postpone the matter until 10 day No oAnt
has Jet been made sgainst the assailants Of Ccnnce
hence AIrests wero r,a6o by the police.
Our reporter visited the hospth late last evening" and
found tbst Cor nco In bad sad his very
ccpsdered doubtful BY the attending phyr'cian His
don cxJisrg sr.s ioter 81. and moro than ono hun
dyed Of bii frer de- vri ed him q. the hosoal yesedsy
Tn;s nscas shows the necassy OF poli,e being In u
ten 'anre as tho City Bal For months past gang Of
shoulder hitting rowfy politicians have infested the corri
dos, nsn,rg and wrapslng day, and creas!ng tie
rimost niIson In Tho Common Councl Clerk roo
few days snos . roWdy drew pistol alder man,
and theIo wonld have been shooting msica had not
of the parties present ioereEed These people sho1d be
kept cot OF he City Hall.