New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-03
THE MURDER AND THE RIOT.

FoR GOING IN TIE LAITERS FIELD-THE NUN
pgRERs AFTER FIGHT FOR LIFE-DRlVEN FhoM
HIS HOUSE BY F1RE-THE FINAL ESCAPE AZ
NEWARK.
The City of Paterson contains nutnoer Oh "ei-
man singing societies and it has been the custom
of these organizations to follow old-time observ-
ance of the Fatherland, and welcome the month OF
NAV with songs of gladness. Yesterday morning
these societies formed in procession about Ocloch'
and marched accompanied by large crowd 10
Garret Rock, where for many years they nave
assembled to celebrate this festival Inc societies
nresent were the Germania, Arion, Double Quartet,
Scb;lIerbupd Quartet Club GruetG Maennerchor.
Iasalle Maennerehor and WOhlraHs orchestral
band. Garret Rock is large plateau on the sun'inG
of Garret Mountain and isstuatedsOuth OF the Dusl
ness part of the city and within its limits 1t slopes
M sharply from the city streets but the other slde
is rs steep as the front of the Palisades. Forming
line along the edge of this precipce. the singers
many of whom wore garlands of flowers, sang their
opening chorus to the rising sun. There were then
nearly two thousand people present
The people of Paterson continued to arrive at the
scene in large numbers One little party OF about
dozen persons endeavored to take short course to
the park by crossing pasture. In past years the
people in assembling at this festival, have given
ANNOYANCE TO the holders of land by needless tres
mass. and this particular field was always made a
bypath by them. This year it was leased by Will
lam Dalzell, butcher and grocer in Paterson, who
occupies little farm of which this field is part.
He is man advanced in years, and we'll known tor
his hasty temper his deeds of violence having 1t Is
said, already come before the courts more than
once. He had been heard to swear that nobody
should cross this field at the time of the May Day
Festival and he went out yesterday morning armed
with shotgun, with the avowed intention
of resisting any trespass upon his land.
While the singers were occupied with their
choruses the little party just referred to
approached this field for the purpose OF
crossing it. This was about o'clock. One
of the party, a young man named Joseph Van
Houten, nineteen years of age and a
stepson of ex-Alderman Swift, came up
to the fence and lifted little girl
over it. Then he stepped over HIMSELF and the rest
were following, when a son of Dalzell ran up ana
ordered them to go back. The result was struggle
between the two young men, and both fell to the
ground together. Dalzell the elder then
appeared on the scene, and as Van
Houteu rose from the ground he shot him in the
abdomen. The gun was heavily loaded
with buckshot, and the wound made at SO short
range was Rhastly one. The front wall of the abb
domen was torn open, laying bare the intestlnes.
Won Houten reeled and fell to the ground with the
exclamation. "My God, l am kiledV In few
seconds he was dead.
sEKKNG VENGEANCE FOR THE MURDER.
The crowd soon hurried from the mountain sum-
nit to the scene of the tragedy, and pursued the
two Dalzells, who fled to little barn near by.
Constable James Riley endeavOred to keep
back the nfuriated thrOng, and having sue
ceeded to some extont he went into
the barn and arrested Dalzell But the crowd grew
larger and more furious The most active threw huge
stones at the shed breaking it into spinters here
and there. and began to CRY out for the murderer
to lynch him. The mob was SO violent that the
constable said to his prisoner: Hero, take your
gun l am unable to protect you." Dalzell then
fred straight into the crowd, and struck boy
named Murphy and little girl named Vandewn-
ter These received medical attention at the hands
of Dr. Hurd and were found to be suffering from
slight flesh wounds only.
Dalzer and his son then rushed into their
house near by, the stones flying about them as
they ran, and three officers came up-Sergeant
Mcbride and Officers Vimson and Wildes. Mcbride
endeavOred to keep the crowd back while the
officers went up to the attic Of the house, where
the Dazells had taken refuge and took the two
men into custody; but the mob Immediately set
fire to the building. The officers driven out
by the flames and smoke, and with their prisoners
sought safety in house two hundred yards away,
which was outside of the city limits. The two
Dalzels were willing prisoners, and kept close to
tho police. Several times they struck with
stones and the elder Dalzell was injured that he
could scarcely walk. The revolver of Vim
son, who had special charge of the murderer,
was knocked from his hand by large piece
of rock. They reached the house, which is occu'
pied by a man named Wilson, and at this point
Chief of Police Graul and two officers drove up.
THE MOB LARGER AND MORE FURIOUS
BY this time the crowd numbered several thou
sands; they threw stones at the house, smashing
the windows, and with yells of Lynch him.,
Lynch him." surged around the building. mar
named Patrick Gallagher produced stout
rope, and with loud shouts it secured to The
limb of @ tree. Then Chief Graul made LITTLE
speech, which was listened to quietly and respect
fully but of the order to dsperSe not the slightest
notice was taken. The thrOng cheered the Chief
aud cried out several times. "Do not in
terfere with the officers" at the same time
vowing that Dalzell should never sec Paterson
again. For q few minutes, however, the people
were uet and the Chief, believing that his words
had had some effect, arranged his men around tho
prisoners and make rush for the city. The stone
throwing was 80 incessant that they had again to
take refuge, after having run about zoe
yards down Stony Road. this time in the house O
man named Ferguson. The wOuld-bc ynchers were
so incensed at the prisoners escape from them that
they demolished the front of the house with stones
and one of the inmates, a servant named Mary Nc
Guchin, was badly bruised on the head. Several
others were injured also. but in the excitement II
was impossible to ascertain who they were or the
extent of their injuries.
.-. CALLING OUT THE MILITIA.
It was now nearly 2 o'clock, and the Chief OF PO'
lice gave up almost all hopes of getting off the pris
oners alive. He left his officers to guard them OF
best they might and drove to the city to confer
With Sheriff Van VOORHEES, and bring up the rest o.
the poiOs The Sheriff was found at the Court House