The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-05
NOW roB US TROOPS ~ NEW yonKi
A street Row that will be Mngnincd into
Fearful Democratic Outrage.

EeRrful Democratic Outrago.
Early vest erday morning the "Farricr
Battery" Jersey City colored POLITICAL club,
after participating In the Republican procession,
was returning bone by way Of Canal ond Des-
brossee streets, when two struggling memb bers In
the rear we're attacked by a gang Of Ioafers at
Desbrosses aud Greenwich streets. The word
speedily along the liue OF the processo nists,
aud all turned back with the common cry,
Lets stand together" Oficer Budds, who was
near the head Of the column when the alarm
was given, hurried to the point OF danger, ar.
rivinR there, he says, before any OF the colored
men, and found a negro lying upon the side
walk, with two white men kicking and beating
him. The oficer forced bis way through ring
Of a dozen or fifteen white men who stood
around the combatants. As he laid his hands
upon the shoulders OF one OF the white men tho
Others closed in upon him, In an endeavor to
rescue the prisoner. He pied his club vigorous
ly, but would have been overcome by numbers
had not he negroes como to his asssi ance, and
by determined charge scattered their oppo-
nents. About this time two pistol shots were
fired, II Is not known by whom, although tho
fact that white men were the only ones struck
leads to the inference that coored men did the
firing At this time a riot OF no mean Dropor-
tions was In progress. The negroes, with their
torches, were steadily driving the white men up
tho latter street tho whites suddenly disappear
ed into the club rooms OF the Aiken Cam pagn
CLUB As soon as the Club-fOOm door closed
upon the white men, the negroes resumed their
march toward the ferry, anu the only subse-
quent molestniiOn that they experienced was a
pistol shot nrod into the ferry mouse from out
side the gates, fortunately at too high range to
10 any damage.
Coutempo raneously with the disappearance
OF tho negroes, Ofiicers Stoddard and Skidmore,
arriving upon the scene of action. found two
men suffering FROM wounds and arres ed one
Norton, an eN-convict, who was pointed out rs
the man VINO began the nght Dy striking the last
negro IN line when passing him. The man ar
rested by Officer Budd while actually beating
the negro described himself as illiam Fitz-
patrick OF 49, Greenwich street The wounded
proved to be ihOmas J. Fisher Of Is Desbrosses
street, slightly wounded IN the right knee. and
william j. herriman OF % Desbrosscs street,
stabbed In the left breast severely, but from
pre- cent appearances not dangerously. The
wounded were taken to the Chambers Street
Hospital. whence fisher was discharged yester-
day morning.
testimony Is very contradictory as to how the
row began. Police officers over whose posts The
prOcessionists marched say thJt the heroes
were marching in rather loose order. but neither
Aiken Club, members uf which are believed to
have provoked the Disturbance, Ia composed,
tue police say, OF denzens OF " Rotten Row." a
very disreputable locality. The CLUB had been
having 81 blow out" during the evening and
had drunk heavily Of ale and beer. Ihey stoutly
deny that there was any planned Interference
with the proc. ssionists. Tue sound OF q ne
gtoes nfe aud drum attracted tue members to
tue street, and the row, they say, was started 10y
negro VINO, III reply to ttuuting words, thrust
his torch into the face uf white man, who
promptly knocked htm down. A haokman who
was staiuing ~, however Is positive that tue
negtOes did not even repiy to the taunts OF the
white mcn. and NOftOn's attsCk upon the last
man IN The procession wa5 entirely wantOn aud
unprON oked.
were BADLY hurt. Ihcy marched away In good
orucs, and In every way got tue uest Of the t2nt.
The prisoner Fitz africa ana Norton were
oischareed ~ Justice Dufy at the Iomos yes
terlay.