The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-08
GIN TRAGEDY AT A PICNIC.
FIRST WARD RoUGHs ON 4 BENDER
AT BdrONNE. NJ.

stabbins q Man In tho Thront-A General
hiet-A Hotel sacked -Capturc Of Thirt,
OF tho RuHans.
Between and O'Clock yesterday afternoon
serious riot occurred at Bsyonne Grove, near Ber
gen Point, among party OF New York First Ward
rourhs. which resulted In the probably fatal stabbnc
OF one OF the party, aud the saeking Of hotel
The party Is known as the Lady Washington, Jr
Chowder Club, formerly connected with Hose Com.
pan, No ~, under the Volunteer Pirc Department.
There were about twenty members Of the c.ab and
nearly a. many rcughs from tho First Ward, rang.
ing from thirteen to ~enty years OF age Between
Tour and nye o'clock an afray occurred between Jo-
seph slils Buck Scuon and James Mccall. Dur.
Ing the 6ght Mccall, as Is alleged, drew a kni,e and
stabbed his antagonist twice. once innictinG dan.
ssroas wound 10 the tLrSat ana lbs second tiu,e
arm. scullion Immediately iel 10 tie ground. and
Was tnonfht to DO In dyigs condition, Mccall
u@Sea a INTO ss & lish' wagon and escaped and up 10
Inc trenis OF tho injured man, after temporarily
dressing his wounds. placed him in q wagon aad
eonvcyed him 70 his home al ISL Washington street.
New FORK, whore he IL attended by DIR, Snlno on.
Gers I'm the Twentyninth Precinct, who arrested
tue wounded man Last evening, and found him In
very low condition Bcullion refused 20 reveal tho
name OF the man who inflicted the wounds, or 10
after the snbbing the excursionists became
ENGAGED IN general moce. during which they
sac sacked the hotel Tho proprietor. John McDop-
nel, rearing that if no remained he would Dc mur-
dercd. made his escspe aud len the place In the
hands OF the rioters. orcors vreeland and Con.
molly attempted to guell the disturbance, and were
severely nstreatcd. Oficer yreciand finally es
caped, and procuring a conveyance, proceeded TO
Jersey Uty to notify the police. In the mean timo
Tue rioters helped themselves to whatsver they
wanted IN the hotel, aud then started for hotne.
On arriving at Bergen, near tho Fourth Precinct
stages were stopped and . number OF tho excuf.
sioniss alighed to have heht. Just Mt this juno
descent and captured sho whole par,y' % SumS.rlns %
about thirty persons Others wore capturod ut the
Central Railroad depot and at the Jersey City ferry
AsorHsR RHroRrER's ACCOUNT.
Lady wushinaton, Jr. Chowder Club, OF New
York, alling two large stages, wont to Bsyonne
Grove " day, taking with them three kegs lager
and whiskey od Hoitmn. They got drunk
be ore reaching the grove. and drove through
sa'ersile tolLgats without paying. On roach
ing bayonns, they began ausrreihag,
and at length = general fight occurred oatside the
woods near saloon. The crowd rushed into tho
bar ana proniscuous stabbiog took place Kniyss
and rszors were nourished md glasses thrown
about. One Roach uhproyok nsly stabbed Joseph
sculhon 10 the breast and Gu, his throat.
The barkeeper fed and informed policeman
Greene, who went to jersey City for aid II.
chief OF Police was not to he found. The Captain
and police OF Jersey City and Hudson CITY
wero playing ball the hill. A squad
g. Ssr 'ssS'' ,sS wso se' b, seas s ;. s, the
home. Al Bcrren u d Commune ipaw Junction tine
police met them presented revoiye:s, and ordered
Them TO surrender. The fellows showed fight and
the locust was used. All were arrested and locked
% In the Forth Ward police station. Their names
John Gasaon. Mathew Alwright, Michael ncCsrIhy'
JOIN Dempsey; Daniel o. 'CalshaD, James Kepoy.
Daniel BSs:s , r.,.o.. .Iafn., As,nouy panI,
ell. David Gurus, Michael Mack, Richard Cunning.