The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-23
Police sntesIa0eU<,e.

Police Intelligence.
TRoBABIE MURDER or A Nihru WARD POLICEMAN
MIDNIGHT RIOT AND ITS ErrECrS--ASoriiER
HAEpENBRooK AFFAIR-ARREsT OF RoGkRS AND
SEVERAL OF THE ALLEGED RIOTERS.
The spirit u rcwdyism which has been rampant OF
late shows signs Of having died the contrary,
every day ADDS 70 the number victims to the awess
spirit that is abroad in the community Onecf the last ex
pois Of rufansm the beating Ninth ward policeman,
named orato Sanger while the discharge OF his duty,
and there every 10 believe that he will die from
the effects of his injuries The circumstances connected
with this foliows-Aoout O'Clock on Sunday
morning gang of Irish aborers and hodmen some seven
in number and all inebriaei, entered the oyster and
liquor saloon No go Becker street and called for re-
freshments. They first asked for oysters; and after
having disposed OF those called for liquor which, being
furnished them they drank, and attempted 20 leave the
premises without paying their bill Upon thus the bar
keeper, William Donaldson, well known as negro min
sre demonstrated with the fellows, and insisted upon
payment They not only refused, but began TO show
fight and OF them hurled caster at the barkeeper
while the others began smashing the furniture and de-
cancrs Donadsoa who Is largo, powerful man, imme-
down short order The waters and other persons in
the saloon lent their assistance and for time the
room was d scene OF wild excitement While the fight
was raging two Of the Ninth ward police
men, officers Sanger and Woolf-heard the
nose1nd came to the ofthe disturbance. As the
rules OF the department forbid them enter any house
until they called the policemen remained outside
for short time when the door was opened, and one
who seeing the officers, asked their assistance. They
promptly did what asked of them. Officer Sanger
seized Rogers, and officer woolf entered the saloon and
attempted 10 quiet the ruters OF whom named Peter
Bry he took prisoner. After being two minutes
in the saloon, he was leaving with his prisoner when he
his ocnrade but on reaching the he was
Mortified Gnd officer Sanger laying the gutter
weltering In his blood and he supposed dead Alarm
given and the unfortunate policeman was borne
to his home, No l.3 Perry street, and physician called
II found that powerful bow-probably with his
c!ub-had broken his skull and another had heen given
him the eyes Up TO late last evening the unfor
policeman had not recovered his Consciousness,
and the ply in attendance has hopes OF his
very violent Inflammation has set in, which must soon
end his life II is impossible to tell how officer Sanger
assaulted by whom When officer Woof entered
the saloon he heard Rogers exclam angriy Let go my
collar y and IL supposed that in unguarded moment
the prisoner Srenched the club from the hand Of the
lceman, and then dealt him heavy blow across the
head and another the and then fed leaving
the unfortunate policeman to fall heavily to the ground
Whether Rogers had any accomplces is impossible to
tell no saw the blow and the officer has been
sensible since he struck. The club Is of
rosewood and had traces of blood upon it, After
seeing to officer Sanger, officer woolf proceeded to
when one Of the drunken companions OF the latter,
named Joel Keenan,, attempted TO him in
cker street. but the officer too much for the roter
and arrested him also and took both prisoners to the
station house. where they locked up for the night
and taken before Justice flandreau the morning. who
committed them for trial Acting Inspector Sebrng of
the Ninth precinct with his officers, actively en-
ployed all day yesterday hunting up Rogers, but with
out effect The only person who knew him was Keenan,,
and he did not know where he lived The Eighth ward
and Fifteenth ward police also exered themselves TO dnd
The alleged cupr a. the brutal assault on officer Sanger
created the utmost excitement among the policemen Tue
Ninth ward police succeeded after much search in arrest
ing of the Of the preceding night viz Patrick
Toner and Mark Conway. They were stupidity drunk
when arrested, yesterday and unable 20 give any
OF the fracas of the preceding night Officer Horato
Sanger has been eight years in the department he
nearly City years of age and has wife and family
Michael Rogers his supposed assaant Is stout Thick set
lrishman, about thirty years Of age ana holman by
profession.
Michael Rogers whom the Ninth ward police supposed
the person who assaulted officer Sanger arrested
yesterday afternoon Hamersey where be re-
sides. Rogers taken the station house and not
only denies being the person who freed himself from the
wounded policeman by assault, but moreover told a
straight story about his connection with the affair.
He with the party in the oyster saloon the night
question but denies that he quarrelled with any one
and sirms that he not arrested, but went quietly
home The circumstances all bear strongly against
Rogers but II is possible that the real culprt may have
escaped The ponce are busiy at work endeavoring 10
the Of the rioters but beyond the five whose
ma NEE are given above no arrest was made 20 IL
O'Clock las night AT the same hour last night officer san
reported very low and not likely To live through
the night His friends had given up all hopes OF his
living.
A FOURTH WARD POLICEMAN CRUELTY BEATEN BY
THIEVES.
About IL o'clock on Saturday night, as officer Charles
Homan of the Fourth ward, patrong his beat in
Dover street, he observed four dragging along
heavy sack He called them and asked what they had
there when thieves for such they proved be-
the policeman, pulled his club from his hand, and
stamped upon him. and Of them about 20 cut his
threat with knife when his companions stopped him.
After heating officer they cft him for dead
III went off with their punder. Some citizens who
passed that way found officer Homan nseusbe, and had
him conveyed to the station house, where he revived su
iceny tell his story He then taken To- his home
20 sixth avenue His wounds not considered danger
GUS II the thieves stole several bags Of pepper
The 81 this pepper negligent 10 leave
some thirty sacks 81 on the sidewalk The policemen
took 10 the station house, where awaits the demands
Of it, careless owners.
ANOTHER sTABBIsG CASE IN An OYSTER SALOON
MORE EowDyIsA.
About orc O'Clock on Sunday morning, gang Of men
entered oyster saloon No - Tenth avenue and after
ordering refreshments refused pay for them On the
proprietor demanding his money the rufans commenced
indiscriminaie assault upon all IN the room. They
smashed the furniture broke the decanters and stoned
the premises. named John powney, who was in
the room. stabbed in the face with fork, in the
hands he alleges Of Edward Carroll Tcranco Gillespie,
hyaso states also assaulted them -Four Of the rioters
arrested and yesterday brought before Justice
Flandreau ~ the Jefferson Market Police Court who held
Carroll and Gillespie 81 bail IN the Of 81 900 each.
and Joseph Gardner and Peter Fay FOR the Of $500
each
ARREST or TIE srPPosED AssArLAsTs or DIR. MOTT.
The police succeeded yesterday arrestng two persons
whom they charge with being engaged IN the assault
nr Mott on Friday morning last One o. the prisoners.
who gave hiS name Timothy Madden arrested in
the Eleventh ward and the other, Patrick Gallagher, IN
the Seventeenth ward There evidence against the
prisoners further than strong suspicion the part "