The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22
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RIOTING AT ROCKAWAY.

CITIZEN AND SOME POLICE OFFICERS INJURED
THREE RIOTERS RESTING FOR SIXTY DAYS
AND ONE HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
riot which might have had fatal results but for
the promptness and energy Of the police took place
at Rockaway Sunday afternoon. A party of
young fellows. numbering 100 more. went up
from Long Island City. They repaired ut once to q
pavilion kept by man named Lcbenthal and famil-
iary known as the schooner House," where poor
beer and plenty of it dealt out to them When it
began to operate their stomachs and brains
they were ready to 'clean Sheriff Bush
more and his Rockaway police" us they
boosted they could aud would do before they
returned To test the matter couple of them began
q fight among themselves in the barroom when on
Ger Sprague jumped in TO make arrest and Quell
the riot. he immediately seized ard thrown
down and kicked pretty badly. The fight then be-
came general and the crowd of rioters jostled
and pushed out on the roadway. where they fought
all the way to the railroad track. about hundred
feet distant. These i've men fell upon OF their
own party and beat him very severely. During this
ARRAY word was sent to Captain Gardner ut the Sea
Side House to bring down his There were
then eight officers against hundred or moro
rioters, for the number swelled the fight pro-
crossed The officers were Obliged to use their clubs
freely and effectively before they could make any
rests and then not until two of their had been
stabbed. But they arrested Edward and John
O'Bricn, OF Hunters Point and James Mackin, OF
Dutch Kills. the leaders IN the riot This, however,
did not end the fracas for little later In the day
Officer Pinkham and a citizen named A. Austin saw
two men ngnting the railroad track. They wore
too drunk to stand up and fight but rolled and tun.-
blcd about, and both would have been run over by
incoming train had not the officer and Mr. Austin
seized and dragged them from tho track and almost
from beneath the wheels AS it was the head of one
OF the men was grazcd by the passing train. One OF
them. named c. ]. Rev. drew knife and stabbed Mr..
Austin and the officer in tho arms. Rev WAS locked
up and the injuries of the officer and citizen were
attended 10 in drug store.
OFFICERS MAurED AND BEATEN.
During the general meite Oilicor Locsc, better
known perhaps, by the alias OF .'Snatchom,"
knocked down, his club wrcnched from him aud he
beaten and kicked about the head and faco and other
wise injured about the body.
Between the SCHOONER House and tho railroad
track there is old well covered with boards.
These pushed aside by some of the rioters. who
attempted to throw Captain Gardner into the we'll
hole, but failed. Most of them thon hurried
board the boat and returned to New York and Long
Island City. Yesterday morning the arrested PER-
sons were taken before Squire johnson. who on the
testimony presented held Rev for the Grand Jury
aud sentenced tho O'Iricns and Mackin to sixty
days imprisonment and to pay fine OF $40 each.
The beach was quiet yesterday. but half dozen OIL
GERS remained III tho vicinity of the riot nearly all
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