The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-29

A SERIOUS AFFAIR IN THE SECOND
WARD-LIEuTENANT FULLER, OF THE POLICE
SHOT-ARREsT OF THE PRINCIPAL RIoTERs.-
A serious disturbance took place last evening
about 10 O'clock at the corner of Moyamensing
avenue and Federal street. 1t appears that the
Assessors have been sitting during the past
three nights, tor the purpose OF adding to the
extra assessment lists the names of those per-
sons who had failed to be assessed, or had
moved into The district during the past few
weeks, and that the house was attacked by a
gang OF men, who fired pistols and used weapons
OF various kinds to carry out their designs.
The statements OF the following officers are
given:-Sergeant Alexander of the First Dis
trict, stateo that when the polls closed for the
extra assessments he was standing on the N. L.
corner OF Moyamensing avenue and Federal
street; saw a man run off into the MIDDLE OF the
avenue; he sang out, Come on, you rascals: said
he would not miss fire this time; he then fired
III the southeast direction; this was the first shot
tired; the firing then became general; one crowd
then ran into Mr.. Falbys house, Lieutenant
Fuller and Sergeant Alexander, with another
officer, then ran over on Falby's pavement.
Lieutenant Fuller then remarked that he was
shot. The crowd ran out the back door of
Falby's house. Lieutenant Fuller and Ser
| geant Alexander entered Falby's house by the
| front door, and Lieutenant Fuller and other
| officers went towards the back of the house,
| Sergeant Alexander remained IN the barroom,
where ne kept lour men, among whom were
| Folyard Degan, Washington Hamilton, Manuel
| Ccnnell, and a Sergeant of Marines The
men we're taken to Southwark Hall.
The officers then returned, and gave the
| house thorough search, when they found
| Robert Smith in the second-story front room
| whom it is alleged Falby was keeping. This
| man was also arrested and taken to the Hall.
| Officer Mitchell stated that he saw Deean
| tire shot, and when he attempted to arrest
him, he threw him down and tried to choke
| hm. He then took the prisoner to the South
| waTk Hall and locked him up.
| Sergeant Mcnamara, of the First District,
| stated that alter the first two shots were
| ireI between the two markets, there wa, a
| general firing from the northwest corner. 1t
| appeared that the shots were the signal for
| the beginning of fight
| Officer Hoover stated that before any shots
were fired, three men came from Falbys house.
| They stood at the corner OF the street. and said,
Come on, now; We are ready for you" They
| then fired. There were several persons injured,
| among whom, as far as could be ascertained,
| we're John Schatler shot in the head, will lose
| the lett eve; Charles Anderson, shot IL right
eye; William Teal, shot in the face, slightly in
ured; j. Watson, shot IN the foot; Lieutenant
| Fuller, shot through the ieshy part of the LEFT
arm. All of the injured men were taken off the
| ground, and their cases attended to by physi-
clans who were summoned to the SPOT.
The following is the statement of Mr.. Falby
the keeper OF the house from whence the tring
Is said 10 have comet
The extra assessment was held at Charlie
| Peaks house, at the southeast corner of MoYa
mensing avenue and Federal street. On Wed
| neSOay MI. GelLeI, COuSIdDle OF tQe WdTu, go
INTO some difficulty at Peaks house.
| On Thursday several persons got into some
difficulty, when they came tor protection 10 tn,
house of James Falby, at the northwest corne
of these streets. They were protected by TIN
gentleman, when a party of men came to tn
house to take the men, who had sought protec
tlon, out by violence
Last evening number Of eentlen I came Il
Mr.. Falby, and told him that he had better clos
up, as there would be an attack on bis house
MT. Falby replied that he would not close th