New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-19
last night the young refused 70 say anything VIII
reference TO the act he had committed or concerning M
feelings when the sudden burst Of passion had supsded
A DESPERATE AFFRAY AMONG NEGROEs.

A DESPERATE AFFRAY AMONG NEGROES.
ONE INNOCENT MAN KILLED OUTRIGHT AND ANOTHER
FATALLY wOUNDFD-A FIGHT OVER CANNING
DISPUTE RENEWED WITH TERRIBLE RESULTS
FATAL FURY OF WOUNDED RCFFlAN-HE
SLABS ONE MAN TO BREAK LOOSE FROM
CROWD, AND ANOTHER WHOM HE THINKS TO BE
AN ENEMY.
The colored population in the Eighth Ward
and it's vicinity intensely excited yesterday by an
afray in which one negro instantly killed. another
MORALLY wounded and several others cut ana otherwise
injured The afiay grew out OF an altercatoh In Johh
NJ Iyles auor saloon at No. 1853 West Thireth-st On
Saturday night twelve fourteen cOlored men Assembled
there for n Among them were Wlliafh aii's
"Bally" Henry-who has just returned from sing sing
Prison. where he had served out five years sentence Tor
a felonious assault upon poiceman-DaDcl Mathews
jefferson Sanders. Thomas SOrrell OF Baltimore ana
Henry Baughnaugh Of Washington and Thomas HICKS.
sorre aud Baughnaugh servants Of Col McDanics'
the welknOwn owner Of racc-hOrses.
Henry and Sanders played against Mathews ana Sorre
in game of cards known as Spanish Monte whch IL
common m the south and Far West. The game was for
money and the crowd who not playing billiards
were looking quarrel over some point In the
Sme and Sanders accused Mathews OF cheating. Mathews
retOred and struck Sanders In the face with his INST Inc
whole room was in an uproar moment. Some sup
ported Mathews Others defended sanders \ general
fight followed around and across billiard table in the
rear OF the saloon The fight began about 122 O'Clock
yesterday morning and kept up for nearly half an
hour Billiard cues were used freely and the chairs were
broken To provide the combatants with weapons.
Sanders seized q heavy crockery beei-piteher
and struck Mathews upon the head Win
such force that the pitcher was shivcred to
pieces The alarm then given that policeman was
coming and the fight stopped Mathews was bleed
ing profllsey from the wound made by the pitcher ON
Ger Rhoades took him the Twenty Precinct Po-
lice Station and there his wounds were dressed. lie
refused TO make complaint, and no arrests were nade
After his head had been dressed, Mathews went away!
The crowd had scattered i'll different directions, ana All
quiet again.
Most of the men engaged in the fight were from the
Eighth Ward and about noon yesterday they were again
together in Eyerharlt Dgers agerbccr saloon NJ NO
52l Boome-st There overturcs were made to Mathews
settle the quarrel Of the early morning. ana 10 hih'
peace with Sanders. sorre interfcred and the qurfe
was renewed In violent dispute. Sanders went ou ana
came back with {" Bay" Henry, who was armed with
bnthers clcaver. Henry sprang forward toward Sore
and ATTEMPTED to split his head open with the c)eaver
Mathews intelfered for his FRIEND aud struggle
cnsucd for the possession of the cleaVer Baughhasn
selzed sorIe by The and urged him to leave the
place. saying, The crowd are too mach Tor s ana VIII
kill somebody" Sanders and "Bally Henry then ran up
the steps to the street Then Sorrell followed There he
turned upon Sanders and the latter drew razor and cut
sorcs left arm TO the "Bally Henry Sanders ana
Mathews then ran up Thompson-st, toward sprins-st-
Soc, wild with pain and excited ny wat he hao peeh
drinking, drew casp-knfe and followed The cooicd
people who live in that quarter were returning from
church. and crowd quickly gathered around sorrell lie
struck about him like maniac, yelling and cutting
wildly in all directions His wound bled Irousely and
this added to his savage appearance Seeing man In
front of him who resembled "Bally Henry he sprang
ppon him aud drove knife through his heart. The
man dropped to the ground the Dlo0u pufs-
ing from his wound and died almost instantly
The assassin then cut several persons in the crowd
and ran ON toward sprns-st. Seeing man who looked
like Sanders leaning upon the railing Ill front OF carpcn
ters shop, sorIel sprang toward him. The man turned
to fee But the murderer shouted kill him." and sez
ing the by the nape Of his neck he thrust his hand
under his and drove his knife into his back, through
the spna cord The wounded man staggered few PAGES
and then fell in the middle OF the street. in front of No
100 Thompson-st Alfred Stanley Of No 40 Woosterst
then seized the murderer, and his knife was wrenched
from his hand.
ARREST THE MURDERER.
At this time Roundsman Crook and Officers Mcdonald
and LarKn came up and dispersed the excited
crowd. Roundsman Crook arrested Baughnougb, Officer
Mcdonald captured Sorrel, who was beginning 10 be
faint lost of blood and the were aterward
locked up. Capt. Mcdonald sent out his reserve TO
bring in the victims OF the ARRAY and arrest
The following persons brought in by the officers
and locked up Warren Griffin OF No $50 West Thirteenth
st. Washington BrOkenhy Of No. 1913 Grcenc-st, John
Jackson of No. $50 West Houst0nst Richard L. slater
OF No AZ Wooser-s Alfred Stanley of No 40 Wooster
ST. James Smith Of No. 25 CIaIkst Annie A. Elliott of
No. 257 BrooIae-st, and Thomas Hicks, all colored
T.. Dger the saloon keeper and David j. Davis OF No
81 BrOOme-st, white men.
The dead lay in Thompson-st between Broome
and sprngsts The body taken 10 the Prince Street
Police Station and laid out in the back room. The man
whom soTell had stabbed in the back was found where
he had fallen, in front of No. 100 Tbompsonst lie
carried TO the police station strctcher. Police Sur
gcon Cook reached tho station afterward and ex
aInined the wounded man. He suffering from shock
but the knife had penetrated the spinal cord and the
lower limbs paralyzed. The wounds pro-
nouhccd mortal. The ambulance reached the station in
p short time, and the injured transported 10
Bellevue Hotel.
The knife used by sorrcll whte-handled clasp
knife with a blade three inches and half long. The
blade was ,fOlnd Mt the wound In the dead mans
breast sorrell did not deny that he had killed the man.
said Sanders had cut him the steps OF the s
when he got into the street the crowd tried stop
him. He found that he was fainng. He then drew his
knife and eneavorcd 10 cu his way out. brick, he
said had struck him in the head, and the whom he
had killed was attempting to arrest him. He did not
know the name OF the man whom he had killed. The
other he had believed TO be jeff sanders lie had since
learned that il not jeff Sanders, but another man
who resembed JEFF "LOOk at my arm" said he, show
ing cut inches long Jc. sanders did that with
razor" Sorre was then taken down stairs and locked
up
Thomas Hicks, who was in the saloon Of John NJ Lyle
At No lbs West Thirtiethst gave account Of the
fight there. He then added that all the who
engaged in THAT fight were in Dlgers about yeser
day, and the quarrel renewed. An attempt was
made TO kill Mathews with cleaver and JEFF Sanders
cut sorIcl's with razor. Mathews sitting at
table drinking beer. rush make out Of the door,
aud the fight became general at Thompson and Broome-