New-York tribune., 1876-07-14
TIE SCENES IN 1HG TRAGEDY.


TIE SCENES ~ HE TRAGEDY
TT,i- startling trsedy, begun in resistance TO an
arrr O.. three men by an officer, ended in the death
of seven mon two OF them beloae aeinC to the clty
aorr three being notorious dcsperadocs, the others
Easiu, been Killed BY The three villains without
t,-,y.rltiol or assault of any kind. For many
rr,r. riIr,, brothers, named Charles, Albert and
Adnif Tu,ihurn, have been conspicuous III the
poics records OF Newark and other Ne"-JerSey
town., and ;hcir character ~ dangerous men has been
,l,ruggiiY understood b. the officers OF the law.
ilv trade they were tanners, and tor some
.iIue wcr, employed at the esab'ishcel n OF /. W.
Dawson * Co. in Eiyer-st, from which they were
lately discharged, owing N part to misconduct ana
ina part 60 general bad character. Yesterday AFTER
no,g ri. > O'Clock. after they had been on dru"ken
.,r., ia ,.irh they had become troublesome 10 the
r,.sl.h.,h,od. Police Officers August Dicheison
and Rl.auin E.sdca, with warrant issued by
.i.-rp. attempted 10 arrest them fer Elgh-
w,y robbery and attempt 10 cytort money from Nr.
'f..rr. ;.c foreman OF T. ". Dawson & Co.'S tau
,.... The men lived at No. I01 Jacksor-,t.,
where the officers were met by them
af DE. door and at once fired upon.
L+,,ca irll dead AZ She first ire, and DckcTSon re-
treated w.,h p serious wound IN his tic"'
The men then ran down the street to-
,-.r9 the talloy, aud as they cam" oni
. choir lor.. ,!lt,r,l a Mr. Cihiil Oi No. lo5
.I,rs.,.-s... whom tey shot down on the spot
..a.c a ax.i cuIeat at once ensutd. People were
Attracted hv the p.,tol->ho;s and ga,heed az lhe
s.... ot ilr shooting Ia spite OF the g,eat
....lcr who almost immediately congrcgatca ~
rg. street, the Iui,ihorus made their es-
r,rc by rushing through the crowd pl"-
,oi, i'm tleir hlads. aUl threatening any one who
might dir. oppose tasm. The wounded mcn were
ty,tt.,ru Ia the statjoa-housc, and DicSerSon was
-a,. cared for hy y,i,Ian, and every means USED
,,r hi, relief bat IN vain. i,r died III Il" hours
aftrrvsgl Meanwhile some Of those who
lHI gathered at the scene followed the
u,rl,,,rc,s. and others watched them from
III. streets in their passage through the. city.
On tA,irw WY they fred upon two citizens WoundihS
both. Reaching the taUnc.y ia Ever->t, IN when
t.,cv had formerly worked. ana from which they had
I.ruGiscn.Iged 'hc In brothers at once caieu i"t
tiafurrGauol the estapilshGcnt, Mr. Meyer, VINO iad
gwen them their dismissal. Mr. Meyer vas absent.
-rd ,st. r.p.ltcd demand, tor his appearance, with
no attention from iEc men IN charge, the m'lIdeIcls
h.l,I, an iudlsciimtnate firing upon the shop. They
finally entered il, and fred at random through the
rooms. vounding one man named Fisher IN five
,,ae,.. Tncy then wcat up to the second
t,,r and called for John Alhcrs, VINO opposed them
with a large knife in his hand. With one blow
a. mead, severed the hand of one OF the
r,,ni,ns from his arm. They fired upon hiul,
wnrrling him near the heart, another
shot passing hy hun to man near by'
who WAS wounded by it. The Whole shop
was ia AN uproar and with their leather
i,,iyes in Their hands the workmen rushed
uuou the a.-a,,lns, Who hastily retreated'
DEATH OF THE MUWDERERs.
Ry This time a large crowd had assembled around
Tie tanncry aud loud cries were uttered against the
J,,peril Ices which became the more intense as they
emerged from the building. The workmen
Turned out in full force, to the number
of over 80, and pursued the villains
toward the Passaic River, where their only possible
means of escape would be in swimming the stream
On the road stones were thrown at the retrea'ing
brotherS kuyes and clubs were IN the
hands of many of the workmcn, VINO
rushed over each other in their mad pur-
suit and sought opportunity to strike
blow with their clubs OF cut cash with thelr
knives Several were successful III TINS, ana
hand-to-hand encounter took place, IN WHICH the
mnrlcrers were severely cut about the head
and body, but they made good their escape
~ far as ille river With the blood streaming down
their bodies they were followed by frantic crowd
which every moment became larger. When the
river WAS reached the men attempted TO cross IT.
A shower of stones fell upon them, and IN
the midst Of furious cries the shore they plunged
in bleeding from the knife-wounds and bruised
from blows that had been given them with stones
and clubs They swan with difficulty, being nearly
exhausted Still the stones and other missiles were
thrown upon them from every hand that could iind
ANYTHING 10 hurl, until finally, when far out in the
stream they sank with exhaustion aud soon were
dead Shouts of gratifed vengeance arose
from the triumphant crowd, and as they
returned the excitement i'll the city reached
the utmost hight. Everyone came out of
his house to learn the cause of tho uproar. Men
left their business officers endeavOred to preserve
order but in vain. Surrounded by great as
semblage of people, the wounded men at the tannery
were taken to St. MchaePs Hospital. One
of them named Fisher died very soon after
ward The assistant foreman was already dead,
and others, who were more or less injured III the
atiray, we're cared for as best they could be. The
river was dragged for the bodies of the Thelhorns,
and one of them recovered toward even
ing. 1t showed marks of severe cutting IN
various parts of the body and was badly bruised.
Men were engaged late in tho closing hours
Of the day searching for the other bodies. Police
man Dickerson, who was one of the colored men on
the force died about o'clock making seven deaths
4, all pol;camsn Elsden and Dickerson, the three