The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-29

SANGU1NARY CONFLICT BETWEEN Me-
GRoEs AND GERMANS-F1vE PERSONS In
JURED-THE SALOON GUTTED-TEN OF THE
NEGROES ARREsTED.-About 10 o'clock on
Christmas eve desperate rencontre took
place in lager-beer saloon kept by Ger
man named Herman Bachmann, just outside
the limits of the city of Newark, in the course
of which three Germans and two negroes
were badly injured by an indiscriminate
use of pistols, knives, clubs, and glasses.
A party Of colored persons Of both sexes
had hired the dancing-room connected with
the saloon for the purpose Of having fan
dango, and we're about commencing opera
tons, between thirty and forty of the party
having arrived in the bar-room, when
Teutonic white man entered, and took UNI
bragg at some remark made by a negro.
Brandishing an iron bar, he began menacing
the crowd Of darkies, and finally they made
an effort to put him out. To prevent this,
the barkeeper, William Krug, the son-in-
law of the proprietor, came to his assist
ance. At this juncture Frederick Reiber,
a resident of No. Ill, nearly opposite, drop
ped in, and then the melee became general.
Here, it would seem, Krug, the barkeeper,
turned out the lights and darted up stairs in
quest Of revolver, with which he soon
returned. Previously, however, the darkies
had commenced using similar weapons,
in addition to knives, clubs, and lager-beer
glasses, with terrific effect. Hearing that
her husband was well nigh killed, Mira.
Reiber appeared upon the scene in the
midst of the prevailing darkness, and was
herself speedily placed hors du combat.
Sometime during the height of the erneatte
the proprietor mir. Bachmann) came in,
and he too was quickly foored by bullet
from one of the revolvers across the fore
head, leaving regular furro in the flesh.
According to the statement of the whites,
the negroes, male and female; fought like
savages, and after the lights were extin-
guished were quite active in wounding
each other. Had it not been for the put
ting out of the lights there is but little
doubt that the result would have been even
more serious than it really is. Those who
are known to have been injured more or
less seriously are: Mr.. Bachmann; Frede-
rick Reiber, stabbed three times in the
face and head; William Krug, severely cut
in several places on the head, apparently
with glass Charles Hicks (colored), Sc
we're wound in forearm from pistol bullet
John Brandt (mulatto), dangerous wound
in the left lip, also the result OF pistol
shot.
Mr.. Reiber sustained severe bruises, but
nothing that is likely to result seriously.
Indeed, there is no reason to apprehend
anything serious in any Of the cases. The
affray only subsidized after the saloon was
completely Quilted. The rufians then went
through the till, and carried off it's con-
tents, which onl y amounted to some nine
teen dollars. They also stole shawl be-
longing to Mrs. Reiber and about 1000
cigars. Visited yesterday, the place pre-
sented every appearance OF what hao oeen
q furious battle. The walls and doors were
pierced with no less than fifteen bullets,
and the chairs, tables, and bar, were trans.
formed into one conglomerate mixture OF
fragments. Yesterday the officers erected
the arrest Of ten of the alleged colored par
ticipants.-Neao York Herald.