The New York herald., 1869-12-08
"RIOTERo BURKE.

Tho Man Who Rode tho White Horse-Ho %
Shot In n Political Brnwl and Rofus~s 20
Mako n Complaint-An Onlcer Who Couldnst
Find the Man tho Judge Sent Him After.
Another Of those disagraceful AFFAIRS that have
so frequently rranspred during the recent canvass
occurred in the Sixteenth ward at early hour yes
terday morning, which may terminate seriously at
least TO one Of the participants notorious charao
ter, who has figured conspicuously In the police
courts for the past ten years.
Bartholomew Donsnue, member OF the Twenty.
rss ward gang, during the recent primary caucusca
In the Eleventh Aldermanic district. received the
nomination for Alderman from the Mozart Hall.
democratic Union and workingmen's portion OF the
democratic party, and accepted the nominations.
On Saturday night last he announced TO his friends,
for reasons best known to himself, that he was not
candidate, and declined to 'Tun," which excited q
feeling OF suspicion in the minds OF OF his
stituents, portion OF them surmislng he had sold
out to the regular Tammany candidate.
About haltpast one yesterday morning, In com
pany with three or four friends Donahue repaired
to the liquor saloon OF James Dwyer, at the corner
Of Ninth and Twenty street. for the
purpose of relutng the stories put In circulation
concerning hls withdrawal from the contest.
In the saloon he encountered q gang OF eight or
ten roughs, tho majority Of whom Intoxicated
under the leadership OF Peter Burke familiarly
known as "Riotcr Burke" tho party who "rode
white horse" as the head Of the rioters during tho
July riots In 1867.
Donanue had no sooner entered the saloon than
Burke and his patty commenced war OF words.
charging MN with treacnery, &C.. which finally ter.
making an assault upon Donahue, wno retreated t0
inner room, In hopes to keep the moo Vt bay and
prevent their attacking hlm from behind.
While Donahue was thus penned up In the corner
at the mercy of the nfuriated mob Burke struck at
him twice. and in order to defend himself Donahue
drew seven-barrelled revolver from his pocket aud
hrcd three shots In rapid succession at the crowd,
Az the third shot was fred, Burke, who was the
foremost OF the gang fell TO the noor, exclaiming
l'm dead" After Burke hadfallen Donahue rushed
into the street and made his way TO the sixteenth
precinct station house. where ne gave himself up 70
the sergeant In command,
VINO was on post In the nei2hbornood. hear.
ing the nrinr, proceeded 70 the place and
Win s Of Some o h
iriends the injured man was taken to the station
house when II was ascertaned the ball had entered
his left side, just below mis- heart.
The sergeant in command ordered Burke to bs
sent to the station house, but upon the latter desir-
Ing to be taken to his residence, No s37 West Twen.
ty-sixtn street, he removed thIther by the ON
GERS and ply sician was summoned.
The above are the facts as related TO representa-
tive OF the HERALD by Donahue and 0f1cer Lynch
upon the former being arralgned at Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court the oflcer expressing 1t as mia
wlthstanding which he made the following arida-
VII, which Ii gwen verbatim, and Donahue was dn-
Charged
CITY County Ner Fork s-0cer Hugh Lynch Of the
siIsnh pscas being duly sworn says ina. ne arrested
y. Burke with having shot him with pistol charged with
powdsrand ball. In the left side that cannot dnd
said Burke, whom he Ia informed 10 In the iwensh ward
snd that Bur.s Informed dePonen. that he bad MOI been
And intend prosecute
Donshuc. HUH LYNCH. q
sworn before me this 7lh day OF Dscsmbsr lsol-wIL
LIAM DoDaE, Police Justice.
Upon the oflcers appearing nc court without the
complainant certificate from the attending phJ-
sican Justice Dodge despatched the ofilcar 70 pros
cure one the other but the ofncer had propRpy
been taTnpered with mis- way to the station mousse
Ia search OF the rIoter aud returned with the ABOVE
statement This ~ a that shouid DO ihSessi>
gated by the Board Of Police COMMISSIONERS
MoRxoNrsM IN GRDRGIA.-About one hundrex
eoruans pripclpaly from the northern part vi Tue
State nave been converted TO Mormonism and 70,
moved to Inc ann of promise since last spring FoM
Norm on prophets have visited the State and hav
| becn operating good deal In Floyd, Henry add
Fayette co lnttea. Tney nave appealed TO the people
prlnclpaly on the ground that Utah aud It's
LIONS otIcr tnem q political aud social Tepose which
| tue machinallons OF the negro equality party VIII
noyer permit TO enjoy IA tho Southern States.
/ Further more, there are already two large c0tLo'f
| mills Ia Utah. and tho Mormo1s are anxious 10 a
crease their home product Of the raw mater sai
Tney have already cotton plantations In the la tn
eastern corner OF the Territory, east OF the rnOun
tains, and require greater number OF experteBced
directed their attention to Georgia and the SoutherI
] Statss,--&ac0n fca.i TseQrdpn,