The daily gazette., 1878-02-25
A Sunday Sensation.

PISTOLS AND POLICEMEN IN THE FIRST
wARD--A EXCITING Row-TnI
MAYORS OPINION OF THE 70 wERs OF
POLICEMEN.
/ About 4 4o'clock Sunday afternoon, an
exciting row occurred at Front and
Justison streets, in the First Ward grow
ing out OF an attempt made by Police
men Brickel and Carey, to arrest two
young men named Vim. Lloyd aud John
Prlce, for corner loanging and disorderly
conduct. The two men resisted, and
the lively tussle which ensued soon drew
together large crowd of special ors, some
OF whom interfered to prevent the ofti-
GERS from making the arrest. Feeling
The contest to be unequal the officers
resorted TO shooting, Carey firing first,
and Brickei taking Carey's revolver and
nring four more shots. One of the lat
yer struck young man named Robert
Durlis, who was in the melee, infiicCing a
slight cut across his upper lip, while
another just grazed his stomach. Another
ball passed through the coat sleeve of a
man nan named Martin Dordan, who
was standing across the street. A shot
also grazed the leg of Price, but inflicted
no Injury.
The affair created an intense excite
ment, and the great crowd which soon
collected around the corner was conslde-
rably fluttered by the shots from the
poiicemen's revolver. During the con-
fusion Lloyd escaped, and Price was
taken to the police station. During the
evening Lloyd was arrested, and also
VIM. Price, brother of John Price, who
had interfered 10 prevent the arrest dur
Ing the afternoon. Robert Burns was
arrested this morning at the police sta
tion, where he had gone to witness the
trial Of the others.
The hearing took place at 0 o'clock
with the two Prices, Lloyd and Burns in
the dock, when the origin and particulars
Of the affair were detailed by the testi-
mony of the officers, as follows:
Officer Charles Brickel, sworn About
4 O'Clock Sunday afternoon, a colored
man came to Mr.. Carey and me,s and
said he had been insulted bs crowd at
Front and Justlson streets. We went
there, but found that the crowd had gone
away, with the exception of John Pric Q
and Lloyd, L told them they must 90
away, but Lloyd SAID shed be id if
he would 60" l then collared LLOYD,
and Price collared me; Carey then took
Lloyd, and / struck Price, when his
brother William came at me with two
bricks in his hands. | then got Carey's
pistol and shot at VIM. Price, and l also
shot at Robert Burns, who came at me
with couple of stones; one of the. shots
struck Burns in the mouth.
Continuing his evidence, officer BrIckel
stated that the corner was a lounging
place for very disorderly crowd, who,
only short time ago, beat Mr.. John
Lyman, OF Newport, in very serious
manner. They were also in the habit of
insulting ladies', and no colored people
who passed by could escape their perse-
cutions. But Robert Burns, he said, was
not in the habit of joining this Ioafing
crowd.
Burns, one of the accused, here said
that he made no assault upon the officer;
he was only trying to induce Price to
submit to the arrest, and did not pick up
the stones until he was shot at.
Officer John w. Carey corroborated
officer Brickle's statement of the
origin of the affair, and said Mr..
Brickle took hold of Lloyd, and Price
interfereh; then took Lloyd, and we
scufied around the pavement, drew
my pistol, and fired one shot towards
the ground thinking to frighten him
into submission. Saw the Gro wd come
towards Brckle.-Wm. Price and
Burns having stones la their hands;
Brickle fired the revolver, and then
Burns went away.
Officer Brickle further stated that
Lloyd got upon him while he was
with John Price, and woDld
have beaten him severely had not two
men come to his assistance.
The Mayor then referred to the evil
practice of corner louDging, and said it
originated many insults to the people
which were continually complained of.
When policeman orders crowd off the
pavement, they are required by law to
obey the order. "This resisting of the
officers in the discharge of their duty"
continued the Mayor, is bad thing, and
must be stopped. When an office sees a
nan in the commission of crime he has
4 right to arrest him, and when the man
'essts arrest the officer has right to
'hoot, If his lite is endangered"
On Lloyd and the Price the Mayor
hen imposed a. fine of $40 and costs for
iisorderly conduct, and held them in
400 bail each for their appearance at
Court, on the charge of resisting the off |
,ers. AS Burns did not seem to be con.
,erned In the corner lounging or disord-
,rly conduct, he simply required him to |
give bail in the sum of S400 for his ap-
,earance at Court, on the charge of inter-
ering with the officers while in the dis
,harge of their duty.
r
air contained until after the trial, and |
he little police Office was jammeu with |
pectators during the hearing, while |
lozen of persons crowded to the windows |
md around the door.
During the morning the required bail |
vas furnished and all the parties were
eleased.