The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-27
CITY INTELLIGEN ICE
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ALMOST A RIoT.-1he neighborhood
Front aud Reed streets last eVenine the scene of
dsRraoefu disturbance, which was almost riotous
an its proportions. lbere has been a feud Of long
standing between the residents Of the district VINO
are OF opposite nationalites and creeds and every
the difficulty was commenced by certain parties VINO
we're proceeding down the river on an excursion
hour the trouble began last Evening Sas moi See
possible to asceI tain up to the time Of going
PfeSs, , ss no arrests have as yet been made. But
was collected on the corner of Front and Reed a
large crowd Of men, who we've decidedly belEee-
nately a pile of bricks few doors
from the corner, and from this source came the
majority OF the weapons used Bottles, black-jacks,
and knives were also IN plentiful demand. The
result was considerable flow OF Ood the principal
street
He was first struck in the face and as he stepped
backward caught by the heels and dragged into the
street At least so his own story He GER
tninly received the worst OF IT, de OF his lace
being pounded almost to a Jelly.
In the effort 10 save her husbands life Mrs Reilly
CLAIMS TO have received blow on the arm with
Thomas L. 0RIley, a young man living at No.
lS2l South Front street. was also badly beaten about
the head and face.
This hpppened near the corner of Second and
Reed i'd after the conf ct at the next corner had
subsided. Joseph Kairns, living at No 1922 0sego
street, was also pounded about the heaO and breast
as he was returning TO his home with horse and
cart. Both he and 0'Riev claim to have had no
connection whatever with the earlier part got the
II impossible to ascertain whether any other in
jures were inflicted at TINS time but 1t is quite
likely, as some one ran into the drinking saloon of
}. +. Gallagher. on the northwest cornoT of Front
and Reed Streets and returned Immediately with
old cut lass, which he brandished q fashion that
put IN peril all who came in his way
A 20 iceman appearing on the ground the rioters
dispersed, and comparative quiet regned until about
halt-past 10 or IL O'Clock when 1t was again dis
tuI bed by the shooting OF guns and pistols.
The trees, windows, and walls in the neighbOrhood
bear full witness OF this One pistol bali passed
through the door of q pub ic house kept by Robert
Barns, on the corner of Otsego and Reed stro cts,
lodging IN the opposite wall During this part OF
the contest at least two men were wounded,
One of them, whose name we could not ascertain,
hut who is described as delicate Pentee-lookng
young man, was carried into drug store on Second
street, below Reed where a rifle bullet was ex-
tracted from his wrist.
Another young man, by the name of Andrew j.
HarResbelmer, member of the ShIfler Hose Com
pany, and living at No. S19 Carpenter street,
taken to another drug store, and had q rifle bullet
extracted from his knee
During the firing of the guns and pistols woman
ran from the neighbOrhOod to the station House of
the Second District for help; but by the time the
Sergeant and his men had reached the spot, quiet
was restored, and the streets were empty. The abb
sence of the police during the progress OF the two
separate conf cts is easily accounted for.
The beat of the officer on duty in the neighbor.
hood extends from Wharf IN TO Miffn sire ia, and
from the river to Second street. and if he Is in need
Of assistance he must go to twentieth and Fltzwater
streets TO procure it
We deem it high time that Councils had made the
appropriations rendered necessary out their
recent action looking towards Tedlstrlctng OF this
disorderly neighborhood