The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-01
HE NEW JERSEY RIOT.
More OF the Participants ArresteA-The
jail Found Too Small to AccOnAmO date
che Prisoners-Whites and Negroes
Flying from Justice.


jail Found Too Small to Accommodate
she Prisoners-Whites and Negroes
Flying from Justice.
FLEMINGroN, N. j., Sept. so, 1872.
This morning the Court OF Common Pleas COM
menced Its session, anu q large number OF farmers
from Patenburg and vicinity came into town.
cOnversed with several or them and was astonisbed
at the change OF feeling that has taken place In
reference to the riot. Those who at first were dis
posed TO condemn the Irish laborers without
giving them the beneft OF q hearing have en-
tirely changed their tone and have begun to see
that there are two sides to the matter, and that
the blame 10 pretty evenly divided between the
two parties participants In the riots, the negroes
conduct, however, being most reprehenslble.
One respectable farmer, Mr.. Samuel b. Myers, OF
PttstOn, who lives near the scene OF the riots, told
me this morning that at the first he was disposed
to entirely condemn the white men and ex0nerate
the blacks; but the developments that have taken
place and the fresh disclosures that coming to
light have convinced him that his Judgment was en-
tirely mistaken, ana he is now Of opinion that
the Irishmen In the first instance acted solely in
selfdeience. He says that there is great change
OF sentiment around Patcnburg now that the ex-
aggerated reports OF New York journal are
proved to be without foundation. 1t may be well
to say that the reporter OF that journal, who was
here on Saturday, 10 q rather young man, with q
striking resemblance to the elder Dumas, and is
strongly suspected or having some negro blood In
treme partially he has displayed towards his race.
The action Of the railroad authorities
Irish and the negroes together on the same Section,
as the system, wherever tried has not worked well.
Mr.. Crater, the genial proprietor OF an inn at this
place. told me that from what he has heard the ne
grOes, who were oil from the South, ''were an I'M
cody saucy lot" and that the white men had
left the vicinity and not one can be found with the
exception Of the three who are prisoners In the
@ exeson to nave the
captured many OF them being arrested on
the merest suspicion; but they have refused sec
TO sustain the Sheriff In his efforts to capture the
black cuprits This action is already causing great
dissatisfaction as the people want to see the guilty
parties brought to Justice, whether they he white
or black. The Irishmen are all leaving their work
on the tunnel, as they do not wish to be made
prisoners, which they certainly will be If they re-
The conduct Of the Sheriff and the courage he
displayed are above all praise and he has been well
sustained by his deputies and the cOnstables. On
Saturday night three prisoners were brought
in rom Clinton, where they had been cap
more were taken, making in all sixteen who are
now confined In the jail. The names OF those who
Coye, John Bogue and Austen Harvey: To-day the
Sheriff had to send for extra beds, and he is now
filling up some spare rooms as cells his jail accom-
mediation being completely exhausted. One man,
George Mulburn, who y On American, was
RELEASED ON BAIL,
| his father, respectable Old man, becoming his
| surety. Bail was at the disposal of some OF the
other men, but as the investigation is be resumed
on Wednesday morning they did not think 1T worth
while to accept IL.
had talk with Collage, one OF the prisoners,
this afternoon, who is also an American, and the
following Is the story he tes:-He says that he
! came to work on the road some weeks ago, and IL
member Of religious denomination called the
Church OF God He rents a house from farmer,
| which he uses as q boarding house, and seven OF
his fellow workmen board with him. There
| had been bad feeling between the
white and black men, but sometimes when both
parties got drunk they would indulge IN small
fights The shanty OF Collage is half a mile from
the works, and on the night of the riot he retired
| to rest at the usual hour He was awakened some
time in the morning by a great noise near the
house, and, jumping hastily up, found large num-
Der Of his fellow workmen under the windows
They were In very excited condition,
stated that the negroes had attacked
them and killed one OF their number,
and that they were going to have their revenge.
They demanded guns, and when they could md
| none in the house they left Collage knew nothing
more about the matter until he was arrested as an
accomplish.
The majority OF the prisoners have been arrested
on as slight foundation as Collage, and none OF
the ringleader on either side have yet been taken
up Something that will definitely explain the
origin Of the difficulty Is expected at the investga
ton on Wednesday,