The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-15

superintendent Irving The Market
Women.
A JOLLY ROW IN CENTRE MARKEr- AN OFFICIALS
PACE sCRArCHED- ARREST or JIM IRVING rOR
STRIKING A WOMAN INTERESTING AFFIDAvirS-
BOTH SIDES OF TUE STORY
About seven O'Clock yesterday morning occurred
in Centre Market between Mr. James Irving, sur.ru,en
dent of the Public Markets, and a named Mssa
ret III cknan, who occupies has occupied stand The
market, which resulted In swollen p the part of tbs
woman, scratched face the part OF the Official and
batch Of atidavits Oh both sides The facts In the
are difficult 10 DO arrived at amid the conflicting
ments Of interested parties.
Mr.. Irving alleges that hc went 10 the market about
O'Clock in the morning aboat bis official business
having resolved upon reducing the Dimensions OF all the
stalls to the legally prescribed nis tha, his
presence became known number of excited iadiviuas
nocked around him, and among them a German na,n,i
Hsrrch, who has lately been deprived Of one Of
and his sister law, Mrs Hickman who also occupied
q stand; that these Two began abuse him, al,i
when he admonshed them 10 keep quiet, ccmmenc".
assault upon him. the man striking him, AMI the
mah scratching hs face that be did not strike either M
man or the woman but simply put out maui To p-u
The womap away from his face, aud then called
officer and had The parties arrested He says their aii
davits alleging that he assaulted them wholly
less, adds thai hs " assaulted all hands, simply
canse he Is trying faithfully 10 discharge hs duty BY
forming some Of the abuses which exist IN the mar.
ktts, and that these marketmen aud women, especial
lbe Germans will swear 70 anything In order " get him
removed from Office.
Mr.. Herriich and Mrs. Heckmen were, il appears ,
among the parties who made adavits before the .yor
in regard to the charges of ext0ron and consequently
there existed state OF III feeling between them and ta.
superintendent Some OF the marketnpn state that
Irving came into the market IN the ming, Mr. Herrch,
an inonensive, elderly man, went up 70 him qu,e,ly
his stand wbereupon Irving few into violent
passion, seized Herrich by the collar, AMI
showed him out at the rear Of the market A
tussle ensued when Mrs. Hickman who Is very large,
full faced German woman, rushed ~ protect her
bother in law and received severe blow in the a;c,
which caused the blood ow freely. She then pithed
nto irving gave his face bic scratching by
this time officer Of the Fourt enth ward arrived all
the parties into custody and marched them to the station
house. and thence before Justice Brennan at the Esax
Ma, ket Police Court. .
Mr. Irving made an affidavit befTe the magistrate,
charging both the and the with assault ami
battery, in The usual FORM alleging that they aitd
and beat him with their fists, without any provocaon
whatever Upon this affidavit Justice Brennan held the
parties TO bail in $500 each to at the Court Of
Special Sessions ON Thursday. Mr. Irving then directed
the Clerk Of Centre market TO issue order snspendng
them the right OF occupyipg stands n the market
and the notice forthwith served. During the fore.
petition asking the City Inspector to resre them
was circulated in the market and received the signatures
Of nearly all the occupants OF stalls.
the proceedings before Justice Brennan
concluded the aggreved mar ketwpman took Mr. H,rrch
with her to the Mayors ollce, when the following aii
davits were duly sworn and subscribed before his
Honor
City and County Of Neio York, ss.Margaret Hickman being
and has stand No 81 Centre market where she on
siness that this morning, about o'clock Irsns
nens stand and that Of her sister and hroher th sail
sf sSaa hs % iass S he Mr.
lst No q, which had tssp % ,scr away Prom num- h., .ad
Hrrrlch and pulled hin Of bis coat,
he sui held thai deponent tried
na SS s s and sss l
gently him. that SAID Irving then violently pushed
% nseras H srrsh from n"ns he @ grasp q Mr.
.syE s,a h lfSs III se a 4 s ia he ss . hat
boed os her nose aod ,se blow on her mourn
him o the station 70 IN groE and :, n ,s
house under he pesense that said asrrch bad made =. IS
SAUL on hn tbs, said Irving made his affidavit Of the assault
~ s.sa %iss y nj ss1
.hai deponent when he Of u. Bowey and Bro
81 SsSS % Ds as :s s @ ,,
must 60 down Broone street the Police court
a % Ssd g s Sepssn to g 60 @ IL @ .s @
s @ s e s o % n.
infested na Sn her Walking as ok The
Judge dsponrn and n heroS 20 % oms and 81
tend % Their su;Dess and come a. ten osoct to-day "
eapeI depoDeot and said Bersch from the market the Judge
Sse m ne @
1o SIss to her then TO the
stands 70 Csns Market By order Of James ryas
oac % male cmnsn ssi nen fame Mayors
sworn to before this fourteenth day q sss
City and County Of Nec York. e.-Engl1hard Herrlich
being duty sworn, III. he resides at Y Crosby
sire ct and does business At Centre Market that this h
Gay Of November inst at about O'Clock ha Mr.
james Irving entire asked he coud
hs stand back that sad Irving then replied VII, The be
talking TO- You buchmap and he said this he pulled
deponen violently Of The market pulled hauled
ceponett that Mrs Hethmsn, depo euts sister inaw. then
and free d~uonent from the grasp
said Irving when be- assaulted said Mrs Hickman
ner has heard read the affidavit Of Mrs. Hickman and that
the facts stated therein substantially true.
EN1LEHAkD HERRLICH.
Sworn 10 before me this 18th November 1852
DANL. +. TIEMANN, Mayor.
The Mayor Immediately issued warrant for the
ofrvng the charge Of assault battery in the
Of the afternoon he in panied by Mr.
Mathew niomey, the Clerk Of Centre Market Mr..
Tuomey stated that Mr. Irving first grossly ,nsuited
by Herrlch, whom he thereuon undertook ~ put out
Of the MARKET when he fnrousiy assaulted BY Mrs
Hickman, and only showed her away from him, apps
renty without any intention u striking her. He
willing testify 70 this OF the facts and the Mayer
postponed the case until ten O'Clock thus morning.
Meanwhile 1t B ntlmated that an amlcable adjustment
Of the matter may be effected.