The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-21

White Man Attacks Two Negroes and Injuries
One Fatally-Mr. Grants Soldiers Wanted

bloody ARRAY occurred at the corner OF Broad
way and Main street, Paterson, about haf-past
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Two negroes
one named Henry Harrison or Ramsey Bergen
county, young man, and the other advanced in
years, named GIL. DaY-were enjoying themselves
and parading the streets, both being drunk. on the
corner or Broadway ana Main street sat a soldier
named Corporal John Lorenzo, who had lost both
legs while lighting III the Ninth New Jersey regi-
ment at the battle OF Roanoke. This old soldier
earns his pennies by grinding wretched old hand
organ. The young negro Harrison, from Ramsey,
approached the soldier and demanded the privilege
of taking turn the hand organ crank. The
soldier refused, but the drunken negro insisted
upon IT. whereupon man standing near by
Richard Floyd-ordered the negro on Some words
ensued between Floyd aud the negro. when the
former, with tremendous blow,
FELLED THE NEGRO TO THE PAVEMENT,
splitting his ear This negro (Harrison) then
Jumped up and ran to the Recorders onice to make
complaint against Floyd. AS soon as the other
negro Gil Day saw his friend Frustrated by the
blow from Floyd he staggered to the rescue OF
him and launched torrent OF drunken invectiye
at the white man, who did not seem
to pay much attention TO 1t other than ordering him
to 'aut.n BY TINS time there had gathered four or
five hundred people, the street being crowded at the
time even the drivers OF the passing vehicles stop
ping TO see the muss, and thereby clogging up the
streets. The organ grinder kept up his incessant
music the While apparently not noticing the
SCENE scene, OF confusion ,u OF p,o which he was
exasperated, and feed ell Day to the ground with
powerful blow, the negro striking the back part OF
his head upon the curDstone with heavy tnud.
The negro became at once unconscious. DR.. Van
Dyck happening to pass examined the body, and ex-
pressed his opinion that the negro, from whose nose
anu mouth the blood was lowing, was
DANGEROUSLY HURT.
Ia ~ N he nrta Orig 1r Of fora aor NV
Floyd, meanwhile, stood IN the crowd, manilesting
no inclination to run on. AT TINS time officer Wat
son, OF the police force, arrived and at least fifty
persons cried to hum to arrest that man. But the
officer declined to make the arrest as, &C.
cording TO the law on the subject, he said
tually saw the disturbance, or had q
warrant. The crowd closing around Floyd In
somewhat unpleasant manner, he leisnrey walked
across the street and entered the Wo0dmanS
House, In West street, from which, 1t seems he had
come When he entered the doors were closed and
locked but almost instantly Floyd cooly look his
stand upon the front balcony even with the second
story windows ana quietly gazed upon
TIIE SCENE OF EXClTEMEST
below At last, some fifteen minutes after his
arrival, the officer was constrained to enter and
take Floyd into custody upon the assurance OF
score OF persons that they would make charge.
The officer then took Floyd to the Recorder Judge
Warren. who, alter hearing the circumstances Ut
the case committed hlm 10 jail to await the result
Of the negro Days injuries.
The negroes injuries being further examined a: DR..
Van Dyck's drug store II was ascertained that the
SKULL WAS CRUSHED IN,
there heing q loose place which could be pushed In
almost nall the length OF a iuger. There were both
conclusion and compression OF the BRAIN which
are supposed 10 have been caused by his
head striking the curbst0ne when Knocked down.
There were no signs OF consciousness when no was
being removed to his home The doctors say thar
his LIE may possibly be saved by trepanning oper
ration but his recovery is very doubtful.