The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-04

treatment received police authorities at the rhir
quietly on place rusn advanced
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human ends and struck several times on the face and
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" e soM We e sIs
A hour when one Of my friends bailsd me out sOemny
men when taking The station house declared hey had
mo Charge to make against me- John Nafs " On this
DR.. williams had pistol in his pocket but made no
attempt to draw IT. as he was 80 suddenly surrounded
was, however, taken from him at the station house
~ ea sounr1cHn WARD.
The polls Of this ward were removed to Baltimore street.
near Green, and the officers commanded by Sergeant
Hough Shortly after the polls opened riot oc-
CURED, and q young man named James johnson, but
better known as Sonny White, bricklayer by trade,
was shot in the head, the ball penetrating the
through the He Is about twenty two years of age,
and was removed to the Western Police station, where
Doctor Baxley called in. He probed the wound but
could not find the ball. and states that is impossible for
the party to live Mr.. William Stiles, residing South
Howard street, shot in the leg and arm and was
sisted to his house by several gentlemen man named
Harris also residing South Howard street, was shot in
the leg; also man named Duffy. Mr. Henry Starr,
Of Mr. Wesley Starr, was also shot in the leg. He was
taken TO Mers HOTEL and the ball extracted by ply
sician
The particulars the of Johnson follows
About the time the polls opened number Of reformers
appeared and evinced determination to stand their
and permit the voters of the ward to have free
sccess to the ballot box But few minutes elapsed how
oVioe 0sturDanCc occurred, ana UrcgOry DAT
rev. an officer Of the Maryland penentary, with other
% sprts made an attempt to take possession OF the
Dolls . sergeant Hough resisted them, and declared
tnAt y snoud not be done. Barrett permitted to act
as challenger, but the disorder increased and whilst
tougn was exertng himself remove awless charac-
ser rom the crowd pistols were fred aud the
0eceased was seen to fall. Tho excitement now was
BIea ana amended with additional firing pistols one O.
wMcn .sok enect IN the right leg 81 Daniel Duffy, who
LOOK refuge IN house on Baltimore street. near paca
Al this nncture some in the crowd cried out that DUFFY
q was the man who shot deceased. Mr. John 4 Rishon
constable proceeded TO the house and found Duffy in ha
net Of examining his wounds, two balls having entered
the calf Of bis leg Duffy searched and II gas stated
as billy and revolver one barrel Of which had been
custody and locked up in the Western police station nr
paratory 70 commttal to jail He would have been ia.en
there during the day, but the officers anticipated An NJ
tempt to rescuce, and deemed safest for the prisoner 70
remain where he At late hour last night no was
mmed to Jail upon the charge ofshootng the deceased
or ton twelve years past he has been employed as
aht Waterman at the Eutaw House, where he spoken
n e. ore Of tho most trustworthy men.
Soon as johnson fell to the ground he to
room in the police station and the services of Doctor
BaxIey and son secured The wound probed, but il
Was net deemed necessary 70 attempt TO remove the ball.