The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-19
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Iron AppIrLoNAI LOCAL ITEMS SEE INsIDE rAaE
A MURDEROUS FRACAS.
Row In tho Third DAAtrict-A Woman
AssAuIIed-PoIicsm0 90 the Rescue
They are Severely HandIed-Oho OF
Them Dangerously Stabbed-Arrest Of
the Parties Implicated.

neutrality-suspicious. TO the Rescue
They are Severely HandIod-Ono OF
Them Dangerously Stabbed-Arrest of
the Parties Im mpltcated.
serious affair, having somewhat the charac.
ter OF regular row, occurred last night shortly
alter O'Clock, at Front aud Walnut steets. Tue
hour OF 10 the evening always brings to that
section OF the city comparative quiet. The
places of business are all closed the very lights
of the lamps are gloomy-seeminglY dim. Un.
like the more crowded streets near by, where
both citizens and officers congregate In num-
bers, The neIghborhood OF the streets mentioned
is almost destitute OF the frst while the latter
are but rarely seen together, and are stationed
at intervals rather remote. While walking
there you instinctively grasp your cane with a
firm hold and are wary of corners and narrow
alleys.
As policeman James Camac, of the Third Dis
trict, was patIolng there at the time stated, be
encountered woman. A word or two Of salu-
tation passed between them as they passed. AT
this juncture man approached, addressed
remark to the woman, and, without further
warning or any provocaion caught her by the
throat and struck her in the face. The police
man witnessed the bow-heard her cry, aud at
once fastened to interfere. SEEING the man he
ask ed him the cause OF his attack. With an
oath the other made reply that If he was not re-
leased he would strike his captor.
Nothing daunted, the officer, an old soldier,
man of powerful and athletic frame, determined
now to arrest the fellow. He was just ighteniug
his hold when he was surrounded by party of
some fifteen or twenty men, evidently the COM
comire-they appeared in Il body-and must
have been lurking close at hand. This was on
Walnut street, between Front and Water. In
stantly fight ensued The prisoner was torn
from the officers grasp, and he himself was
knocked down. Almost defenseless, lying upon
the ground, he yet made such resistance as he
could with his billy. Of little avail, that poor
stick, they jumped upon him, kicked hin, and
stabbed hun. severe cut was inflicted under
his right arm, another across his breast.
Wounded, as ne was, aided by the darkness,
| hp M "a ID a nd
| get upon the outskirts OF the half-drunken,
rlotous crowd. Rising TO his feet he again
went at them. Conmingled among themselves,
many upon one. they failed 10 notice him at
frst and struck, for time, wildly at each
other. Camac also succeeded in knocking
down some three or four OF the fellows.
| Reserve Officer James d. Ho wiley, hearing the
clamor, hurried up, but only to receive treat.
ment similar to that which Camac received.
He was likewise feled to the ground several
times, and, although he had his loaded pistol in
his hand, such was the confusion and press that
before he could use it, the barrel was broken
from the stock. He made his billy do good SER
vice, however and managed to keep the crowd
at bay until the arrival OF Officer William Blan-
ford of the Third District and Officer II. p.
Hunter, of the Harbor Police.
The former of them was struck in the head,
| the latter, as the fellows were beginning to be
frightened at the rapid coming OF the police
men-and were dispensing, escaped without
being hurt. The rioters ran in every direction.
Some took to their heels along Water street,
| others made tracks up Walnut. One of them,
who had lost his hat in the squabble, fed
through Granite street.
citizen coming that way was almost run
down by his precipitate flight. The felloW stop
ped moment, struck by sudden thought, and
covered his own head by unccremoniously un-
covering that of the other. As he turned again
to run, he told the amazed and now hatless
gentleman, that il he was followed, or any alarm
was given, he would make use OF pistol which
he significantly displayed.
Officers Camac, flowing, and Blauford were
pretty well beaten. Camac, in addition to his
other wounds, was bitten in the nose. Howling
was also bitten in the same place. Camac was
taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. The ply
sician, after examining him, stated that his
wounds were very serious, but not necessarily
fatal
The healthy condition of his body and his
powerful constitution will, in all likelihood,
save his life. The doctor also said, no wever,
that it would not be advisable to admit the
prisoners to bail for at least two days and
probably not before week. Three arrests we're
made, John Carrgan, Lawrence Tobin, and
James Keating. officer Camac, who, after the
ahray, made an affidavit duplicates all of them
in the assault upon him.
Carrigap, for whom the police had been
watchtul all night, was arrested by Officer
Hamilton, about nine o'clock this morning,
and South Street Line. Keating was arrested
at Fifth and Spruce street, about halEpast 2
o'clock this morning.
Lawrence Tobn, who has hitherto borne the
reputation OF an orderly and law abiding citi
zen, surrendered himself to Sergeant Pierson
Of the Third District, at O'Clock this morning
1t may probably tansplre, when all the
circumstances of the affair are brought
to hght-thatg although the wounded police
man positively swears that Mr.. Tobin was one
OF those who committed the assault-he will bt
? found to have not participated. The darkness
and the necessary confusion OF the fight, may
have misled the officer in his suppositon The
prisoners were committed by Alderman Car
penter.