The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-24
FACTIOUS FIRST WARDERS.
THE sHANAHANs VERSUS THE o'coNNoRs-
BATTLE BETWEEN THE LEADERS AND N

THE sHANAHANs VERSUS THE o'CoNNoRs-
BATTLE BETWEEN THE LEADERS AND m
TANNERS
The First ward Of New York. which IL sometimes
cdled the Thiryhrd county Of Ireland but which In
reality combines in tho elements Of its population NOT
only the natives Of all counties of Ireland but Of
all the provinces and districts Of Germany I'd France
besides good mixture OF pure Anglo-Saxon, the
Thursday last OF premature riot
There is block Washington street, bctwees
Morris and Rector which known the Kerry Block
Here, for years, tho OConnors have held full sway,
and in political pnriance they controlled the election
"deestrick.n There were three brothers, known re-
spcctvey as Daniel D., alias 'Dan D. O. - David D.
and Jonn D. O'Connor. Daniel D. O'Connor keeps
a liquor store which the OF oil the wild youths
in the ncghborhood aud although nothing DO said
against his own character individually, his patrons
ALWAYS looked upon among the worst characters
In the ward. Here tho members Of m association
called the "Franklinn--now the George Muller Chow
der Club-used to meet ana hold high revelry
WITH WITHOUT MoxKY,
il 10 stated the proprietor knew they would settle
their bills when their business became lucrative Most
Of these young men who drankin OConnor 3 place
looked upon the residents OF no ward and tn police
as professional thieves Daniel d O'Connor, however,
Henry Smith, Police Commissioner, lived he was
power in the ward Since then, however, his name
and his amo dwindlcd. and his patrons left him BY
degrees. The Franklin Association split up account
oil many intcrnecne quarrels in It. number Of
cques and thieves destroyed their usefulness
scyes, much 10 the benefit Of The community in
general
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1 On Wednesday night number Of this excellent COM
pany went 10 Mrs. Lynch's opening, at No. Green
witch street. They were enjoying themselves accord
ing TO their wont when they wcro broke In upon BY
another crowd and On account OF insufficient numbers
they made hasty rctrcat Il Is charged that tho
sailing party were undcr the Immediate direction Of
Daniel d. OConnor
Tho quarrel not allowed to sumber. and on
Thursday, at noon, David D. 0Connor met the leader
OF tho opposing faction, ..Buck Shanahan, IN front
Of Daniel oconnors store, aud the hight was renewed.
O'Connor was struck on the Mead and thrown
TO the sidewalk. His trends gathered,
also did the friends oil tho Snanahan,
and nm old fashioned hand-to hand fight soon began
Tho Malow House, which u on the corner Of Rector
aud Washington streets poured for ITS crowd, and
Shanahan and his friends were then bc-
tween 1rcs, and they rctreated best
they could In the melee, however Shanahnn
drew a revolver ana fired NJ OConnor wounding HIM
IN the left forearm. Shanahan then ran into liquor
store the corner Of Morris and West streets and
intrcnchcd himself behind the bar. He nrod about
seven shots, OF them wounding = young
named Callahan, Of the house MaIiow.
Eight OF the rioters were arrested by officers Of the
Twenty seventh precinct on Thursday night. They
Police Court yesterday but discharged. because
neither Captain Saunders nor his officers could prefer
any specific charge against them.
The priso arc what Is known the stable
Gang, " and looked upon with terror by the
Inhabitants Of the FIRST ward. One VI tho prison0rs
named Anderson arrested last Saturday night fol
highway robbery at the foot OF Dcy street and DIS
charged for want OF evidence. NUMBER OF tho other1
we'll known 10 tho police, and have been arrested
At different times for various offences.