The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-19
THE UPTOWN STABBiNG AFFRAY.
All the Injured Persons Recovering.

All the Injured Persons Recovering.
The stabbng ARRAY on Seventy fourth street, the
particulars of which have already been given in
the HERALD, has excited considerable attention in
the locality in which it occurred although none
of the persons injured are so seriously hurt as at
first supposed. The one who suffered most is
Jacob Young, who received stab in the left side.
His wound was ut first supposed to be very seri-
ous-so serious that Coroner Herman called
from his residence at \ late hour on Monday night
to take the ante-mortem statement of the injured
man.
going his rounds serving his customers on Mon
day evening. When he got 10 Seventy fourth
street, between First avenue and avenue A, he
stopped to supply customer Immediately after
lie entered the lager beer saloon OF Mr..
SCHMIDT, on Seventy fourth street.. There were at
the time seven or eight persons in the saloon, four
OF whom were drinking at the bar. The latter
tried TO leave the saloon without paying for their
drinks when schmidt seized hold OF one Of them
and ordered him TO pay the bill. The three others
then rushed back and one OF them dashed at
Young and stabbed MIN in the left side. Young
says he had no words with the men. He had not
been drinking, but had ordered some when he re-
ceived the stab. He did not know any OF the men,
but would know the man whs inflicted the wound
IL he should see him again. The four men seemed
to be al young, between the ages OF eighteen and
twenty-five years. the Jury, found That Jacob
Young came to his injuries by being stabbed in the
side with q knife or dagger in the hands OF some
person unknown.
The ruflians, not satisfied with what they had
wife and severely beat them. They then de-
camped, and on their way met q man named Luby,
whom they also slightly stabbed. Owing to the
fact Of the st. Patrck's festival, there were bat
isur men on duty in the precinct. the balance
having been detailed on down town duty. The
beat Of the policeman on duty where the ARRAY
occurred extends from Sixty-nrst to Seventy.
ninth street and from Fifth avenue to the East
River. Surprising that the officer gees the entire
length of his rounds, his patrol is twelve miles
long, and it is moral impossibllity for one man to
attend to the preservation OF peace and property
in this immense district. The Nineteenth pre-.
cinct was originally intended for three
districts. and II 1t were properly looked t;sa
force stationed there at the present time. includ-
ing the captain, four sergeants and dOerman Is
but sxty-siX, number wholly inadequate fer the
protection of peaceable citizens. one policeman
has to attend to all the stores and dwellings ex-
tending from Forty-second to Sixty-sxth street
and from Fifth avenue 10 the river, and there Is
virtually no impeachment to burglars who may see
fit to practise their calling in the district. Captain
Gunner does everything in his power to quell row.
dyism and keep order, but with the force at his
disposal it is OF course, Impossible for him to do
either
Schmidt was up attending to the business of his
saloon yesterday, with his head somewhat swollen.
Luby has only received slight flesh wound.
Young is in a fair way to recover. The perpetra-
tors of the outrage are known TO the police, and
by this time have probably been arrested.