The New York herald., 1870-01-18
SUNDAY RIOT AT YoEKERs.
Metropolitan Police Dragged in the Mud and
Clubbed With Their Own Wespons-Fe.
lOni0us Assaults and Brokea
HCads-More Work for tho
Grand Jury.

While tho church gong community OF Y0nkers,
Westchesser coUnty, was endeavorlng quietly TO
THINK over and profit by tho sermons listened TO
during the morning or last Sunday dtsgTaccful
scene was beiag enacted In their midst, which at
one tune threatened to detnrone both peace and
order IN the village.
appears that at about four O'Clock m the after
noon OF the day named, while of1cer Woodruff was
patrolipg his post In Pond street "a neIghborhood
which Is oneny settled by Irish famiies his atten-
tiOn was attracted by crowd Of some twenty-five
men who had arrived at the stage OF
intoxicaton which Is generally termed "fghting
druuk," On ordering them 70 disperse the ofncer
was attacked by several OF the party who knocked
him down and commenced kacking him savagey in
the head and body. citizen, who saw the ofrlcer
being frightfuly abused hurried 10 the police sta
ton, when, upon hts stating the circumstance, pa
rromcn Boyd and OSBORN we're ordered TO the assist
ance Of woodrufr.
CLUBBING THE PoLICR
On the arrival OF the two patr0lmen named they
we're assailed by the roaghs, who knocked them
out Of time, without ceremony, and wrencninr
onicer Boyd's club FROM his grasp applied
shoulders Of the PROSTATE Woodruff. besides
innct,ng other damage before IL owner was en-
the fight between the policemen and their opponents
ragged nercely word was again brought to the police
station sta as e IN tSe cerS were s
gin, with roundsmen Weston and Austin
and three additional patrolmen, who were In
BY this time nearly 900 people had assembled at
respectful distance 10 witness the riot many OF the
citizens fearing for while tnaJ the lawless ele-
ment, from the nature Of its proportions, wouid
Overpower the handful OF determined men who rep
resented security TO life and property within their
limits.
ARR1vAL OF REINFoRcEMESTs
without waiting for the near approach Of Ser
geant MaDRln and hts the rioters ned to their
houses leaving officers Woodruff and Boyd almost
buried IN mud and shamefully aDased the former
especially having suffered severely from being beaten
with stones. In addition to the clubbing before
after whose entrance into their dwellings ali
doors were al once fastened, the police force
ascertained their different places OF conceal
forcibly entered and ultimately succeeded
in arrestng eleven Of the alleged rngleaders, not
before, however, some OF the latter were severely
handled by the officers Principal among these was
Maurice Fitzgerald, powerful fellow, who endea-
v0red 70 resist being TAKEN and, selling 0fcer King
ting 60 when his head had been laid open by
a cub In the hands OF another officer. In addition
TO the party above named tue following were also
arrested and locked up:-Garrett Flynn, Michael
McGrath James Daily EDMUND Connors, Nicholas
Munson Patrick Connors, John Flynn, John Con-
nors and Richard Ftzgerald--the last TWO having
been also severely handled their contest with the
ARRAIGNMENr or TUE RowDIEs.
The entire party was brought before Police Justice
Atkins yesterday morning when toe accused were
heard through their legal advisers, while William
Romer, Counsel TO sthe Corporation, appeared IN
behalf OF the outraged laws Of the village. After
hearing the charges made by the police the Court
held each OF the prisoners in the sum OF $500 on q
charge OF rotous conduct and interfering with ON
GERS while In the execution OF their duty In nddi-
ton to this Maurice Fitzgerald, John Flynn and
Patrick Connors were committed, without bail, TO
with intent to XII patromen BOYD, Osborn aud
Woodruff.