The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-03

THE blse .ult ON the Benicia Boy In Boston,
From the Boston Post, July 81
/ uRlru ROW AT THE NATIONAL THEATRn--THh
psesIoIA poY COwARpLY ASSAULTED AND BE-
RIeusLY NyURHD-0RxAr RxcIrSnNT.
IN. patrons Of the manly art Of sasiseoe assembled
evening :. and COR the benefit u Jenny Ns.ey an Eng
~ lkht o. the science, recently arrived In this CITY
we're 70 appear and he later was urnsr
announced rs the Master q Ceremonies" When, how
ever the curtain TOpi and Jerry" the play N
V The spasfiDg was TO be introduced Mr. HeeaAn was
vis.sle oa,y " spectator, III side box Several matches
with the gloves place. whom the audience became m
sSS Of the a.psssars
Of the audsence ssd begged them 70 be satshea wacn
shey obsEeperousy refused 70 be- Jenny Massey snen
enme for ward, and warmly received rne acune
" AAser" stated that telesraphic despatch had osea
sooeived from Mr.. Kelly, promising 70 Dc u gssssas
Woodsfo "Where's Keenan, wero answered BY
she assurance Of the beneficiary mat sasy Tys
acre" Mr. Taylor then came forward and saa.-ins
sprety way 70 receive Jenny Massey he's good oa
man.; but the audience not TO DO nosheo until tee
Ga entered ERE into Il. md s
be quietly dispensing, when the bencla BOY sprang
before the ,oosisbts hat n nsno ana snnoaTSeS n
next None OF the audience volunteering TO engage
Keenan,. he returned 10 his box Woods then appeared
appear Tuesday Heenan then started for tho door,
the audience providing around him ana hoofing Some
sss and up The ads * Portland street. FOL
towsd closely by tue mob-tnoee around him probably
numbering over one hundred persons When he , had
number Of The crowd, headed as Ia alleged, BY such
woItnies Barney Ford and man named Hutchinson;
report' for the latter assertion. There was great
excitement Heenan, when thus struck for the
and left handlers ado At nim In truly terrific manner
He nack and towards the theatre, but
just he reached the crossing at vers street. he was
struck by "by" sung shot (probaby the former),
aud running two three steps further he fell and with
great force But he instantly sprang 70 his feet and ran
twenty feet further, when he again fell and the mob
encircled him. His friends, however, who before he'd
been unable render him assistance managed In tho
confusion that very naturally ensued 20 nSsG n% o,U 20,
The wounded and bleeding champion was Conveyed 10
tne spothecary store Of 3 wloor, 100 Court sTest
friendly Keenan, but these gathered around the store
immense multituce Of excited individuals. DIR. j. ).
Clans (Drs Dale and Lewis) had reached the spot,
the wounds Of Heenan were dressed. Is was
found that there were three distinct gashes upon the
scalp Of the injured man, and each extended TO the
skull, Although in neither instance was the skull frac
tured. The injuries declared 10 be severe, but
by dangerous Keenan, was qute sick and
bled profutely, yet amid Ill his euferings he was per-
lcty self composed and found opportunity for the
hm be desired q full hand himself" Having received
MI the medical attention that the circumstances Of his
demanded the Benic Boy was returned 70 the hack
and by his friends who swarmed inside, upon
Abe box at the 70 some place other where his
condition would receive the most acceptable and satac
Much sympathy vas expressed for Heenan, and this
considerably enhanced by the courageous In
which he met the assault Of nfuriatsd mob and by
the generous epris he seemed exhibit when subse-
quensy aucng 10 the matter. The reason he was un-
aersood 10 have assigned not taking part in the exh
bson was that be desired 70 spar with NO one but Aus
rahan Kelly, and In connection with that artist be
promised to strke out the entire Subtraction Of all
i.cton in this city and 70 them whether jassiy Or M
juaty, attributed the dsstaJdiy assault We know not
that certain parties named above had connection with
the Affair and we hope that their own fcred they
had not. Keenan, was unarmed