The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-31
ROWDYISM Nv NEWARK, N. J.
Brutal Assault ON Governor Wards Gar.
dener by Uniformed Ruhaus-TwO Men Ac.
cidenlEiIy ShOt-BarrOOms Guitcd.

Brutal Assault Governor Wards Gar.
dener by Uniformed Ruhians-Two Men Ac-
cidentgily shOt-I}arrOOms Guitcd.
The democratic parade at Newark on Thursday
night was attended with considerable rowdyism.
which in one instance. at least assumed quite
serious character. This was ferocious assault on
Governor Wards gardener, d respectable function
airy named John McNcillie. The particulars, "a
related by the Governor himself TO reporter ap.
pear to be as follows About a quarter before
twelve O'Clock the processi onists, with thinned
ranks returned up Washington street, on
which. fronting the Park, stands the Gov
ernor's residence. When fling past the
latter, against the iron railing of which was
leaning the gardener and several female servants,
drunken weArer OF the Jackson Guard Uniform. said
to belong 10 one OF the Jersey City delegations,
swung his loren In dangerous closeness To one OF
Johns female companions. John demonstrated,
whereupon the torchbearers evinccd a disposition
30 fight and struck at the gardener. The latter dis.
armed the fellow, who then ran forward but speedi-
ly returned and after a momcntary appearance of
cyility renewed the attack This time John Knocked
him down. which was the signal for general attack
McSeilhc got the worst Of IL THIS time, and would
doubtless have been Killed outright but for The timely
interference OF some OF the Jacksonian officers. In
the melee the door and vestbule OF the Governors
residence. us well as the garden in front, received
rough usage, the windows being broken and panels
battered shamefuy. Governor ward states thai
he has no reason TO think that any design had been
conceived 10 narm MIN PERSONALLY. inc same Enirit
Manifested 90 go through" liquor saloons or
two previous political parades was observed on thus
occasion also. The CUTTERS were not particular a.
TO their victims politics. Democrats suffered III
common with republicans. While these lawless
occurrences taking place, about eleven O'Clock
man said 10 he named Cornelius Coffee member OF
Jersey City Jackson Guard, was struck by the wad-
ding OF small brass piece brought from the latter
place, and badly injnred II IL thought In the side.
lie was taken charge OF by hls comrades and con-
yeyed to Jersey city. more serious accident tran
spIred few hours earlier. About nine O'Clock
Thomas O'Gornan, attached 20 one OF the Newark
Jackson Guard companies, was dangerously wounded
in right breast IN an accidental though exceed
ugly reckless manneI by warm friend named
Michael Mooney. u seems that while waiting for
the Inc 10 form, ia Market street Mooney play
fully pulled ont revolver. and, remarAlng TO hts
comrade, Look out, Tom: in shoot You ~ snapped
the weapon, whca, unfortunately. was loaded, as
Mooney states, unknown to HIN. OGorman dropped
at once, and was soon removed To q ncghbOring
drug store and two surgeons sent for. The bail
could not be found, and the wounded man was then
conveyed 10 his residence in south Market street.
At O'Clock last evening the surgeons gave him
| up, hts condition was so low. II was not thought
probable that he would live through tho night. Ths
decision stated to the poor fellow, who forthwith
made deposition before Justice Rose In which ne
exonerates Mooney from all Intentional harm. The
dying about thirty years OF age. and served
with distinction in the late war. lie IL unmarried
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