The New York herald., 1871-09-04
IEWARTS SUNDAY SLAUGHTER.
A Policeman Probably Pounded to Death-A
Seventh Ward Sunday Morning Mystery.

Extremes meet For several months past the day
Of all days in the week for producing sensations has
been Sunday. On that day throughout the months
OF July and August were witnessed some OF the
most appalling crimes in the Jersey calendar. While
the eighty odd clergymen OF the city have beer
dwelling with fervency on the goodness o
God, the congregations have had abundant
food for discussing the extreme wickednesf
OF man as weekly demonstrated In theiI
midst. Hence the Introductory remark, 'extremes
meer"-tne extremity OF goodness and the ex'
tremity OF badness on one and the same day,
Yesterday was no exception to the rule OF sensar
tiOn-producing Sundays. Between half.past twelve
and one O'Clock yesterday morning, while two
citizens were passing through Hoyt street. near
New, in the seventh ward, they stumbled across
what they supposed to be
DEAD BODY.
On examination they discovered that the PROSTATE
form was that OF policeman, who was still breath
ing but in state Of insensbity. His terribly cut
head, covered with blood which cOplously nowed
from several ugly wounds, explained that ne had
been murderously assaulted Selling the wounded
Oicers club one OF the citizens raped Justify Tor
assistance and soon Oficer K0ertner put In an ap.
removed the dying man to the station house, where
ne was promptly attended by the police surgeon,
VINO ordered him TO be removed to ST. Mchaels
Hospital. the opinion then was that he was fast
sinking and
COULD NOT RECOVER.
His wounds consisted chiefly of two frigntful
gashes on the head one front and one back, and
ternal injuries on the side. Tne former were EVIL
with boot He proved to be Ofcer Paul Wilde,
about fOrty-fve years of age
geant L. Smith proceeded to the point where the
wounded Wilde was found ana carefully searched
the spot. Thy found large stone
COVERED WITH BLOOD AND KAIR,
ana several smaller ones similarly smcared. The
larger one weighed from twelve to fourteen pounds.
mad BEEN severe Struggle we're also found o9
properly be called Newarks Bloody Seventh, from
the frequency OF rlOtOus demonstrations there, the
officers fell in with crowd Of rough-loOkng Gus.
toners and heard one OF them say, 'rhat stone did
he'll never KICK again, he WON'T" Presently they
recognized one oil the officers, and one OF them re-
KEEP STILL; THAT'S DETECTIVE SMITH,
At this point the officer determined to arrest the
speaker, and proceeded to do so. The roughs at
first seemed inclined to resist but the production by
the officers OF
PAIR OF REvoLvERs
on them. The man tS they wanted proceeded Quietly
WIN 9em 70 tne sta.on house He gave his name
Throughout yesterday numerous arrests were
made but up to late hour the only facts elected
man. His friends lnterIered and brutally beat the
oiflcer as described. The names OF the persons ar
age; John Hackett alias Reilley, twenty one years
OF age; Garret ConlaD, twentyone years Of age;
Patrick HOnan, twenty-eight years OF age;
Edward Donovan, alias Kerrigan; James Donovan,
alias kerrlgan; Dan Caegan ana Francis
Connollyten in all. They are all held in close con.
fnemeut TO await the result Of Wilde's INJURIES
except H0nan, a saloon keeper, who was admitted
to ball the prisoners all profess TO know nothing
OF the matter.
THE CONDITION OF WILDE
at late hour last night was exceedingly pre-.
cariOus. Opinions as to his recovery were not
hazarded. He pears the regulations OF being quiet
lnofensive man, and If anything, too SLOW to act IN
his capacity OF officer. The town was alive with
exaggerated reports or the matter last night. The
ponce owe II TO themselves, OF course, to hunt down
the murderous assallants, II they are not already
IN custody.