The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-29
BLOODY AFFRAY AT CAMBRIDGEPORT.
MASS SAruTSETTC
A POLICEMAN KILLED BY A BURGLAI

POLICEMAN KILLED BY A BURGLAR.
A despatch in The Exchange yesterday mentioned
the capture of thief in Cambridgeport Massa-
chusetts. The Boston Trapeler contains the fol-
lowing particulars:
Between one and two O'Clock this morning one
of the boodiest encounters between police officers
and burglars which ever took place in this vicinity
occurred at Cambridgport, resulting in the capture
of noted burglar named John Hurley, after he
had been twice severely wounded with bullets,
and after he had inflicted some FIVE or six wounds
with knife upon officer William Loughrey, one
OF the most efficient policemen in the city. The
following are the full particulars of the affair:
Between twelve and one O'Clock, Mr.. Josiah Saw
yer, who lives at the corner of Brookline and Au-
burn streets, Cambridgeport heard a noise in his
shoe store, adjoining his house. On getting up he
saw a light flash in the store and approaching the
door, he called out-"Whos there What do YOU
want" The light went out, and two men, who
were in the store, Immediately got into a covered
buggy which they had left near the store, and
drove off. Mr.. SAWYER gave no alarm whatever.
Officer Benjamin F. Bridden, soon after, while
standing on Brookne street, saw the carriage
passing along, and without any knowledge of the
burglary, thought it best to follow its course. On
reaching Main street it turned and as it went
past him he saw two men in it. He soon after saw
Mr.. Sawyer, who told him what had happened
and on going into the store it was found that the
burglars had entered by forcing open a back door.
They had twisted up newspaper and used it for a
torch. Between fifty and seventy five cents only
had been taken from the money drawer, which had
been forced open.
Mr.. Bridden then left, and on reaching the peri
odic al store of Mr.. Thomas Work, $50 Main street
saw light there. On approaching it cautiously,
he saw through the lights of the door, which had
been forced open, two men inside, one of them
holding lighted torch, similar to the one found at
Sawyer store and the other the act of twisting up
another. He thought if he attempted to arrest the
men inside, the two would prove too much for him,
and he also feared they might escape by rear en-
trance. He accordingly drew q Colts revolver,
hp n thp r,rha ha had
seen the man standing with the torch, fired The
ball, as it afterwards appeared, hit the man on the
left arm, breaking it and lodging in the fesh.-
Both of the burglars then came rushing out one of
them all bloody. Seeing the wounded one nearest
him, and apparently not much disabled, he took
deliberate aim at his head and fired. The man
cried, "My Godp' and, to use Mr. Bridden's express
sion, at once ''wted" in tie middle of the street
His shock only momentarv, however, for he
Immediately gathered and ran like a deer. Both
were then lost sight of.
Mr.. Bridden proceeded to the bridge, near which
/ officer w lillian Loughrey is stationed and commu-
nicated the fact to him. 1t was agreed that Mr.
Loughrey should stand guard at the bridge, while
Mr. Bridden should see what he could find farther
up the street.
Between one and two o'clock son of Mr. John
c. Martin, who keeps the Broadway House, on
opening his window, saw two clenched, one
them crying "murder!' 'Loughrey is killing me-
and Immediately went to the spot
1t was found that the officer had the man down,
but the prisoner had got the officers billy from
him. Mr.. Loughrey had been stabbed in some
i've or six places about the arms, shoulders and
head, and as some OF the arteries had been cut he
was bleeding profusely, and was already very
weak, but was still clinging to his man with an
iron grasp. Near by was bloody clasp knife with
which the wounds had been inflicted.
The man was using the club pretty freely upon
the officer, but Mr.. Martin finally succeeded in
wrenching it from him. His left arm was swing
ing useless at his side, but with the other he
fought like tiger. He even succeeded in regain
inn he pluh md in ratt fnfM pbrau'
grasp, but Mr.. Martin finally caught him, got the
club away, ard held him fast, after administering
q few strokes by way of intimidation.
One or two other men had come up, and the
desperate prisoner firmly tied In the course
ofhalf an hour he was secured behind the bolts of
the lock up.
Officer Loughrey was taken to the house of Mr.
VIM. ii. MITCHELL nearly opposite the Broadway
House. The street in front of the house, and the
sidewalk where Mr. Loughrey stood for mo-
ment, were completely drenched with his blood
and hewas so weak when first carried in that his
recovery seemed doubtful. He remained there un-
til between nine and ten o'clock this forenoon,
when he was removed to his house in Main street,
near Pioneer.
The prisoner, after being taken to the lookup,
was found to be James Hurley, notorious North
street thief and robber, who has been twice in the
State Prison-once for highway robbery, and once
for breaking and entering. His sentence for the
last offence expired only about fortnight since.
1t was found that the last bullet fired by Mr..
Bridden entered one corner of his mouth and es-
capped at the other side, taking out all his front
teeth in its course. His lips are frightfuy swelled
this morning, and he is unable to speak. He laid
cot in Captain Twists office until about 10
o'clock, when he was arraigned before Justice Ladd
for assault with intent to kill officer Lough-
rev, and his case continued for week. He was
then conveyed to Jail on litter in an express
wagon. The other party has not yet been arrested.
DEATH OF THE POLICEMAN.
BosToN, June 27.-Policeman Loughrey, of Cam
bridgeport, died last night from stabs inflicted by
the burglar Hurley.
From the Kingston C.. w Journal, June 2S.1
AN AWFUL DEATH-A MAN DRAGGED Two MILES
BY AHoRsE.-Wm. Dewall, a farmer who lived
about three miles from Lake HILL in the town of
Woodstock, was killed on Thursday last under the
most painful circumstances. He had been plough
ing corn in one of the fields, in sight of his dwell
ling, during the forenoon of that day, and when
called to dinner by his wife, unhitched his horse
from the plough, threw the traces over its back
and mounted it to ride to the house. just as he
was crossing brook that across the way, one
of the traces slipped down, the chain end of it
wound closely around his ankle, and its hook caught
into link. His horse was a spirited animal and
Immediately grew unmanageable; first it threw him
from its back and then started off at full speed,
drawing him along on the ground After it ran to
the barn and around it several times, Mrs. Dewall
the dreadful condition of her husband and
FASTENED to his relief, but this only frightened the
animal the more, and turning in another direction
it jumped over wood-pie, causing dreadful mu-
taton of Mr.. Dewals body, and then ran. off for
distance of two miles before any could stop it.
The appearance of Mr.. DewalPs person was horrid
in the extreme. In the fight of the horse he had
been literally torn and crushed to pieces His head
was a mangled mass. Along the way he had been
dragged flesh and blood were seen. When taken
up he altogether lifeless. The terrible affair
created deep gloom the community in that
section. The occurrence of such an incident when
there not the slightest cause for the apprehen-
sion of danger, and the awful manner of Mr.. Dew
all's DEATH made this extraordinarily affective
and impressive casualty. H
We may expect, one of these days, says the Lon
don Critic, work descriptive of features, at
least of the ''great American Democracy" from
the pens of pair of well known literary brothers.
Mr.. Horace MaYhaHa ia now travelling. it is said.