The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-26
MORE RUEFIsg.SM IN ElWiRK.

Riot in the 'Fivc Points'' of Ncwarik-A
German-Prussiaa Stabbing Anrny-A New
Phnse Of "Jerscy Justice"
Tie beliigerent element OF Newark, N. j. has done
It's utmost during the past few days to emulate the
Violent red hot character OF the weather. and sue
ceeded beyond peradventure. Following hard on
the fendlsh, red hot bar assault by drunken
blacksmith named Mclaughlin on Sergeant Bene-
dict, OF the Newark police force, came o fierce,
though luckily not fatal stabbing ARRAY In Bremen g
saloon on Market street. II appears that on Satur-
day night, between eleven and Twelve O'Clock, o
drinking party OF Germans and others became agk
tated over the Franco-Prussan conflict. The German
sided with Prussia, and 0 man, said to be an Eng.
llshman, went IN for u belle France The upshot
was that one OF the Germans whipped out knife
or some sharp instrument and thrust 1t at the Eng.
lishman II struck the latter near the lett breast.
men were seriously hurt. No arrests were made
and every effort was used W the saloon people to
The Sunday AFTERNOON eneute in Bridge street,
alluded 10 IN yesterdays HERALD, was largely emu
lated by sangulnary sGirnish IN River street,
POINTS OF Newark" fo- 1t is VIGOROUSLY hlled with
rowdies, loaiers, thieves, plckpockets ana social
as the scene 81 riots and desperate desperate bra travis.
From about hal!.past three o'cocA ON Sunday
afternoon TIL fully seven Ia the evening crowd OF
DULLES, including not "a few females, engaged 10
series OF lights disgraceiul in the extreme The bat
nate man named Michael wall undertook TO interfere
and save an lD0Tensve cltizen but the gang OF
roughs turned on him, headed by whole family |
named Byrne5--father. mother, daughter and two
sons-and beat him within an inch OF his life. he
received fearful cut on his head with small Shovel
another between the two eyes with hammer
and third On the head with a large cobbie
stona William Ward ana young man named
OGOrman were treated scarcely less savagely.
No arrests were made, nor have any complaints
been made The decent residents OF the street
are afraid OF their lives to appear against the |
perpetrators or these crimes lest taelr houses or
themselves should be attacked, and several are |
negotiating for a sale OF their properly In conse
qaence OF the VIGOROUSLY bad character OF the local
ity. Here not many weeks ago notorious charaC- |
ter named Phil Donohue, indicted punishment on |
his wife that would have Killed any woman short |
OF one having an AmaZonian constitution. He
kicked her beat her, threw her ON red hot stove,
and then hauled her down stairs, and would doubt. |
less have escaped arrest even but for the persever
Ing efforts or Mr.. william A. IRE, OF Harrison.
People IN Newark are beginning to ask why II Is
that WITH police force numbering now over one
hundred men, aud court whose style OF dealing out
Jersey justice Is iauded to the skies, these violent
groupings out out OF high handed ruifanism are not
e1ectually stopped. The Jersey judges are very Sc
verein their sentences but the Court or Pardon
einks into the shade when compared with the melt
lg en,en style Of treating cOnvlcts after arrest in
the lower courts Why, this Donohue was liberated
matter OF 5000 ball only week or so ago. The
interest, quiet, peace and security OF the community
demand that the courts should make few whole
some examples.
The officers OF police should be fully backed by
the courts when simply doing their duty TIE oppo-
SITE has been asserted, was the case IN lew noto
ri0us instances.