The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-27

Rovelling in Rum-The Pistol, Knife and Club
Criminals on the Rampage Murders, Assas-
sinations, ARRAYS and Assaults-The
Rowdy's Saturday Night and
Sunday Morning-A Terrible
Record Of Crime.

Record of Crime.
From some cause the arrests for drunkenness and
disordery conduct on Saturday nights and early on
sunday mornings are alarmingly increasing The
arrests for twen,y-four hours ending at six A. NJ
Yesterday week were s13-a large increase over the
corresponding pef1ca in the previous week. Ine
arrests for the twenyfour oarss ending Yesterday
morning =. six O'Clock are srill more alarming, there
being 1885, exclusive Of three precincts 70 a:ss
The Internal regions on Saturday evening seem ed
10 have opened their doors and sent out their ems
saries to prompt the vicious and depraved TO
deeds OF violence and murder. In all the
upper wards OF the City. as late as two O'CLOCK
yesterday morning, nearly all the rum mills had
side doors OPEN and motley crowd OF Baccha-
nalian jewellers within, making the night hideous by
their profanity and mad ravngs The streets OF the
city were no better. Lying about under awnings,
on doorsteps and In wagons and trucks were hun.
dreds OF bibulous patrons OF bad whskey, sleeping
Off the effects Of the poison, In many streets 1t was
dangerous for quiet citizen 10 be seen abroad, un
less heavily armed ana Oh the alert for an attack
from behind.
on Saturday night, between the hours of twelve
and one O'Clock, James McManus residing tho. 3al
East Fortysixth street. got into difficulty In front OF
his house with John Fitzgbbons, of No. 342, on
from fighting, however, when both went into their
respective dwellings,
After McManus had entered his own apart
ments he procured seven shooter and
sYore IN O loud voice, so that he could
be heard in the street, that he would put
rate ann ana fred three shots through the windows
OF Fltzgbbons' apartments. One OF the balls en-
tered the OF Mrs. FitzgibDons, who had re-
Ied for the night and hit her little above the hip,
causing dangerous wound, when, from the IN
McManns was arrested by olcer Kenney, OF Inc
Nineteenth precinct. who toos him before Justice
Coulter, at The Yorsy}yS pogee Court. yesterday
Assistant Alasfdlaa Dury becoming his bondsmau.
This McManus is politician OF some note in The
already nited that Mrs. Fitzgbbons WI not press
the charge, probably because OF some powerful in
naence brought TO bear on her by McManus and his
friends.
At late hour on Saturday night crowd of about
or on eight asr Sssr
and Fny,di,h, streets. and Immediately be,
crowd was Mug Reilly anl several others
VINO are wel known for their rowdylsm in the Nine
teenth ward. The proprietor well knew the charac-
ter oi the party, and sought 10 get rid OF them
soon as possible, ana accordingly drove them into
the hallway through rear door, Here the fight was
commenced in good earnest, pistols and knives be-
ing used very freely. One young man was stabbed
or shot, u is not exactly known VIII Oh, In the temple,
and so severely injured that he had 10 be conveyed
TO the station house on stretcher. ALI the others
got away before The police got on the scene and no
by a police surgeon, who dressed his wound, after
wnich ne was able to walk home.
0cer James r Kenny 81 Inc AZ pre-
eeoftyseventh street. before Justice Coulter, at the
Yorkville Police Court on charge OF assault aud
battery. Dugan's head presented frightful appear
ance from severe wound inflicted by the officer,
who said that the prisoner had struck him three
times before he had even thought Of using his club
The worst feature OF the case was not however, the
fact of the man having been dubbed, but being
lined all night in the station house in such weather
and with such wound without the attendance OF
surgeon; The prisoner said that he could show that
he had been dubbed without cause, and the eXan-
NATION was set down FOR Tuesday
Coroner Keenan, yesterday received information
that Daniel Mitchell, German, uweatyone years Of
age was lying in Bellevue Hospital Ia a dangerous
condition from the effects OF shot wound OF the
abdomen received at late hour the night previous.
Mitchell, who lives al No. 741 Second avenue, had
been IN lager beer saloon in 1hirty-second street,
had some angry words with one or two persons, but
says no blows were exchanged. Subsequently he
started for home and al the corner OF
street and Second avenue he was stabbed by some
one. The alarm being given, Mitchell was removed
TO the Tweny.frst precinct police station, with the
inesnes protrudIng from the wound, and medical
aid procured CAPTAIN Mcdonnell had the wounded
man removed to the hospital by ambulance and i'm.
Mitchell is thought to be IN very critical condition,
and The chances decidedly against his recovery.
OF his assailant but Mitchell seems to think the
who stabbed him was one Of the persons he met In
to the saloon where the didiculty occurred gained
information which led him to believe that Thomas
Sheridan PRINTER tWenty-on years OF age living III
Thirty-second street, was the man who stabbed
Mitchell. Accordingly the captain called at sheri-
dams residence and arrested niIn. subsequently
the prisoner was taken to Bellevue Hospital to be
confronted with Mitchell, but the latter being In
delirious condition nothing could then be done.
At a later hour Mitchell partially revived, where
upon Captain Mcdonnell was notified and arraign-
ing the prisoner before the sufferer he instantly
identified sheridan a5 the man who stabbed him,
and the Identification was positive. The accused
then confessed his guilt and gave as a reason for
using knife Mitchell that the latter while in the
saloon had struck him on the head with club. For
revenge the prisoner followed his assailant ont OF
the place and plunged steel into his abdomen.
Sheridan was committed to await the result OF his
victims injurie3
Between two and three O'Clock yesterday morning
an unknown party, at the corner Of Twenty-lfth
street and Sixth avenue, made violent assault
upon William Carlton, the actor, cutting him Sc
verely about the head His wounds were dressed by
Police Surgeon Pnrdy, and he was then sent to his
residence, 216 West Thrty-second street.
william III. Quinn, living corner oil Fifty-Seventh
street and Third avenue, was yesterday morning,
In the hallway OF 9oi Third avenue knocked down
by a heavy instrument IN the hands OF an unknown
party.
night sta obei at the corner OF Houston and Wllet
streets by George Dunn who escaped.
The Fifth precinct at a late hour on Saturday
night sent TO Superintendent Jourdan the mlorma.
ton that civilian LAWYER was arrested charged
with mayhem He bit John Collins without cause Or
provocationn
On Saturday evening James McChesney, of 292
Tenth ave nue., was assaulted by an unknown man
with a club and severely injured. AT the time he was
standing on The steps OF his own residence. lie was
sent TO Mount Sinai Hospital.
Martin Waters held 10 answer yesterday by
Alderman Conan, Of the Tombs, for stabbng MI
chael McDermott OF the same residence, with a
knife, in1icting dangerous wounds.
STRANGE STORY or A JERSEY JUVENILE.