The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-21
THE BATTLE Or "sEBAsTOPOL.'

THE EAIIiaE VI OEDhDlUfOh,
eRsPFRATE FIGHT BETwEEE THREE POLICEMEN
ANn 4 GANG or RoUoEs-oNE or THE LATTER
FATALLY wouNDED-A POLICEMAN EHoT IN
THE ARM
81 tue many organized bands OF rowdies and
aesperAdoes that infest the Nineteenth ward,
none Il more lawless or causes the police more
troubles Ihan the "sebast0pol gaug,n so called
rom the name given TO the locality IN wncn are
their headquarters. This locality has for years
been terrible TO all peaceable citizens residing U
me nelgAborhood, ana tine police have long re-
Earded At as a place 10 be visited only "aeh
armed. The name by which II is known rs most
Appropriate one A huge mass OF rocks, about
iurty-lve Ieet above the level OF the street eN-
tending about nalf way up The block between
second ana Third avenues, forms barrier 10 the
continuation OF Forty third street and makes
.sebastopyLn Tne work OF blasting these rocks
mas been going on n dinerent times for years.
Upon the top Of this natural fertilization are
large number OF sqnatter shanues, some OF
which are occupied by professional thieVes
ana robbers VINO nave put 10 good
advantage, in deylng The authorities, the
stronghold they possess sentres have been
placed on the lookout for the officers when RAID
ma been expected, and invariably on such occa'
sons the thieves have escaped. the ascent 10 the
top nom either side Is quite steep and dangerous,
Lut the deniZens, by long practice, nave become
So agile tnat they can ascend and descend Win
surprising AGILITY On rhe top Of this rock
A MINIATURE BATTLE
lonk pace cary yesterday morning, the parIici-
pants OF which were rnree policemen on one side
ana nve despeTadoes on the olneT shots were
heely exchanged. During the connict one Of the
policemen had his arm fractured and one OF the
t,fxs uftN oil
cumstances That leo - the encounter are ~ lol-
lOHs.--
Al ABOUT seven O'Clock yes erday morning John
DALEY, residing a. the corner ~ t~eAt .nrst
street and mira avenue, approached Cmcer
CBrien, or tie Nineteenth precinct, WHO vas
DaToiiing his beat and stated mat snort TIME
previous he had been assaulted by party
OF young men while passing by Tue rocks
on Forty-third street. Who, having knocAed MIN
dcwn, robbed him OF 81. From the description
given by DALEY, the poncem9n WAS SATISFIED that
his assdilants were tie 'Ssoastopol gang. every
memoer or which was known 10 him. Telling
DALEY 10 20 t. the Futyninth street station house
and remain 10 identity MS assallanrs In case any
arrests were made the officer raped for as
sistance ana 0ncers McEyeey and Granger
responding the three at cnce started for 'Sebaslo
POI, 10 capture the rougns. When they reached
the place il WAS halfpast seven O'Clock, and but
few people were stirring. STAINING on the top
Of the rocks, IN q defiant ana menacng attitude,
were i've Of the gang OBllen reached the top
Irst and going up 10 the party laid MS nand upon
Inc shoulder OF Thomas Duly, tae acknowledged
leader OF the gang, and requested him to come 10
the station house His worus were scarcely uttered
stunning blow In the lace with MS clenched nst,
and. before the bewIdered policeman rad time 10
recover himself the Others len uqon him and
pounded him without mercy. oalcer Granger,
cub In hand, hurried 10 the rellefof O'Bren, when
THOMAS DULY, DRAWING PISTOL,
fred three tour shots AT him. none OF which, how
ever, hit him. McEVeety IT this juncture reached
the top Of the hill, and one or the balls INTENDED
Tor Granger struck him in the rlgnt arm, little
A0oye tue elbow lTacturing ~ and proDaoly ne
cessltating It's ampuIaton. 0'Bnen all TITS tine
was battling against three OF the Gang, who had
him Gown IN sucn a position that ne could not get
r. mis- pistol. Wntle tney pummeaed MIN IN the heHd
and face McEyeety, with broken arm, was help
less, ana Granger was therefore pracLcally alone.
Drawing his pistol as quickly as possible ne snot
Al Duly, hitting him III me left breast IA the
region OF he heart, ana Innictlng wound winch
A. likely 10 prove fatal Duly fell when struck, and
CONSERVATION took possession OF DIS pals" Wno
quickly ned ana escaped Granger handcuned Duly
ana brought him 10 the station house O'Brlen, COW
cred with blood and with q badly lacerated lace,
and McEveety, with his arm broken, following.
Al hrst IL was supposed mat Dully's wound was
DoI serious, as he appeared to take II nightly,
but, when examined by the surgeon, IL proved 10
be exceedingly dangerous. Az the station house
DULY was identified without hesi.ancY by Daley
~ one oi the men VINO waylad and robbed MIN
Duly was then conveyed IN al ambulance TO
Bellevue Hospital.
The career OF DULY Is, according TO the police
authorities. black one. Although but twent3-
one years OF age ne mas repeatedly distinguished
himself among his lawess companions as a bold
and desperate criminal Only the 6tn OF last
snot him, a charge OF highway robbery, upon
winch he was committed oy Justice Murray, OF the
Ffty-seventh Street Police Court, IN default Or
g. 900 bal. but q few days aiterward he Was dis
charged, the complainant falling 70 appear, nav
ing, IL n alleged, been bought on by Duly y
friends. He has been engaged 10 several OTHER
IObbcries, but has succeedsa IN eyadlng justice.
McEveety, the offcer who was woundei, -
highly spoken OF by Captain Mount, who regards
him as one OF his best men. de Was also sent TO
Bellevue Hospital.