The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27
The Police War in New York.

Our readers have seen, in the columns of
the Minnesotian the progress Of the above
"War;'' We give detailed account of the
second attempt 10 ARREST Mayor Wood, taken
from the n Y. Times:
BLOODY ENCOUNTER OF THE RIVAL POLICE.
At 3 o'clock the Park was thronged. The
City Hall was filled with Mayor Woods
Police, fully equipped, who had summoned
FROM ali the Districts. Nearly ali the Cap
tains were present.. Tls gates in front of
the main entrance of the Hall we're closed
fast. The archway beneath was janmcd
with reserve. The Sixth, Eleventh., and
Thirteenth Ward mon protected the western
entrance leading to the Chiefs Office, The
eastern and middle entrant es were guarded
by men from several Wards. At the upper
back entrance stood Captain Harris Wines
Of tie Eighteenth Ward with large force
Of his District, flankad by Captain Joyce of
the Twentieth Ward and many men from
tne upper Wards.
Hall az hQur later there was terrible
commotion. The opcwd r4p Wildly towards
Chambers-strect, shouting; Here they Scine;
pitch into the sons of b--h's" The Irish
i!yof the Court of Sessions building or New
City Hall, came steadily on the Metropoli-
tan Policemen. They had each upon their
hats ribbon with a number and the words,
Metropolitan Police" They were closely
pressed by the throHe, Yho hooted and hal
looed and cheered for HFeln.i,ao Wood"
Lieut.. Jacob l.. Sebring. of the Ninth Ward,
who had commanded, led the advancing force.
They marched steadily on, and halted only
on reaching the steps leading to the rear en-
trance of the Hall. There the crowd be-
haved most frantically, and made rush
tqw1ias the Metropolitan men, but they
were aa.ek'y EapGeilled. Lieut.. Sebring, af-
ter moments halt, pgoc.,2asA 10 ascend the
steps The old Police under CIpta.p " .,.es
resisted.
A great many fighting men (not police
men, from the Fourth and other Wards,
rushed to the attack. Alderman Wilson,
OF tke First Ward was in the midst of the
aifray, With iis rffiGial baton in hand. Clubs
were drawn and freely us.a. sIssny Of the
"roughs" drew from beneath their coais
huge sticks and various other weapons and
pohtan men, who fought with great determi-
natiG.l: Many on both sides were felled to
the ground, ana b,eod spirited high from the
wounds of sombatantS.
At length, overwhelmed by the superior
numbers OF their opponents, the Aetropoli-
tan Police gave way, for moment, but it
was only for moment. They again formed
and again essayed the steps and take the en-
trance by storm, and for a time it seemed as
though they would succeed.
Tho sesne was terrible one; blows upon
naked heaiiS Caii thick and fast, and men roll
led helpless down the Steps, t. he leapsd up
on and beaten until life seemed eXtinct.-
Still the small Metropolitan force pressed
on firmly, against the overwhelming odds,
until attacked in the rear by large number
of outsiders, they were forced to split and
retreat.
The Metropolitan men were attacked sep
.arately by Woods men, in uniform andIwith-
out, knocked to the ground and kicked about
the head again and again, amidst terrible ex-
ecratlons and cheers ia broken English, for
''Fernandy Wood" and ':our side, ,'and ioud
cries of f"Down with the Black Republicans
AT length all the manned men were gath
cred up by their companions and carried
away-sOme to the Office of the Recorder and
some to the Office of Mr.. Matsell, beneath
the Hall. Loud shouts were then repeated
by the maddened crowd who pursued and
beat any and all whom they suspected of be-
ing Metr1p.lit2n officer.
Lieut.. Sebring, who escaped uniniured,
marched his men, supporting their wounded
ones or carrying them in their arms. back
| to Chambers-street, in front of the Recor-
der's Office.
that s.a1y men were not killed outright
is wonderful. The ciuas used in the fight
were the heaviest day clubs,' and eli the
blows given by them were upon the head.
1t was almost impossible to ascertain with
accuracy the number of the wounded.
1t is certain, however, that about twenty
susaarss49 more or less,-three of them fatal
ly it is feaFe0,