New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-04

itous and retired route from Newark to PATERSON S
tance between the two cities is only eleven miles,
HArHER M'NULTY's ApPEAL TO THE RIOTERS
The Rev. Father McNuty TO whom the omclalS uo-
cord great credit for the part he took In enecte te
removal Of the elder Dalze from the raging crowd mas
sent card TO the newspapers, Of which the following
an extract: ,
Gas nv name will be necessarily connected with your
repOr OF the terrible tragedy which occurred yeseIda
what share had n the sad affair AS citizen as a
lover of peace and order yielded 70 he fede naTor
by Sergeant Mcbride, and approved Dy MS tSe
officer Entering carLiagei 1 ur0HS rwonnted the
drivers platform and attempted to mako my first out
door speech-and to such large audience COM @
Cty Fathers have boasted that of all the cities OF equal
size IN this country none is more & & W hnv tT
G any attempt to take the law in Their her, own Ta
hands would disgrace us ana ioIeNG @ 1bo pfroUt,ors
who ignore law, and execute summary punlsnmIeHdI d
upon whom they judge guilty how m the stafa is noted
would vindicate the majesty Of law ana s9usS al pT d
Seaec ali should remember how hOrrd It would be to
make any such attempt as was e1pecleui I Ill, @ I'D
"T6e Tnsnmty and dispatch with which the auhori-
thus rescung him from the angry crowd is worthy OF
ali praise Thank God that our city Is sAVeu from Oens
the scene of another horrible murder" =,
In postcript he writes "Alow me to add ono worG.
One report says that as large pof9tRR EI ~. iCS oS
thought well to call in the aid OF the Cathoc clergy.
deny the assertion most empnad%, pmd Gnon Cathocs
and looking out upon the vast crowd ala hotreeoBu|o
He - said Yesterday to TRIBUNE reporter; "When
was summoned to the scene OF thls riot felt decaey
about going the reason that knew the persons com
posing these societies not Irish Roman Catholics.
and that If went there ana nterlereu IL lSht poss
so forth and might lead people to believe that the irish
are Quarres0me race. and are always ID some uislup
ance or other But after thinking 1t over for moment
considered that If could assist In keeping the peace
and good name Of Paterson ought to Go-a9d went;
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to my congregation or that Of any Roman CaIhpmG I
IL the & sy e Ien Se al ey
able people. 1t was arranged by BY the ot,rnet 1mei
ii the attention Of the crowd and that then the prisoner
should be hurried away The Chef While was seiMK- TX
the door of the house. and, we were, afraid
that the crowd would break this line, and rescue
crowd did surge in and broke the two lines OF police
completely. But the man was then on the bottom OF
the COACH and we managed to get away ana preVeheu
second murder"
ANTICIPATING THE EVIDENCE AT THE INVEsT1-
CATION.
Livingstone Cowles clerk of Fuller's Express Com
pany who was subpGnaed by Mr. sandford and made IN
affidavit before him. stated that he left home
about 8 O'Clock in the morning. and arrived at
Garret Rock shortly after g. After the singing
number of the people started toward the city and he
was on his way down the side OF the Dill when lie oD-
served men running back. Dalzen and his son
we're preventing people from crossing the field Garr"t
Rock the S0utD Blue Guys
leased by Daze at the bottom his house standing on
the west On the east is path skirtng the corner OF
the held with toHa an Tans Daze 'He a9d his he
was about fifty yards the west, on the other SIDE OF
and turned the people back as they came out OF tho
wood which skirts the pasture above, Dut ms ms
fect TO people crossing the pasture by the path. but
when they Got the pasture which Is rough broken
.iissHSn,od isyss@ TiDes: said s 70
{ Tef net of this quick az we
for old Daze is dangerous aud might fire at auy tine
rect nS sUI line SSs With ut ihe&scyes As they hurried
they noticed young Dalzell standing about thrt
HAND, He swung his arm If to throw, hut dd NOT do
so. The elder Dalzel was then coming up the other
pS Swsv az when he heard the gun fred and Van
sSg smnr nR' o y @f he
the gun pointed at number 9f people s%DS%9men
ana children. The people coming down from the
h at the time the shooting occurred but ihG e rHy
Of whom Van Hontcn was one might possibly nave Dceh
coming up from the city: ~, ,.- ,,. -. -.o ,r,, 10
one Of the first witnesses called at the Inquest gives
the following account Of the orening OF The anfay
Sd aPer HP %ia the ssns nS people Sn stroll
about came down along M ,he patihway ana Sc wSs On
aHa @si Shey iGhS had crept, through tic fence
Tae3 oDa2 Daze e ana nda poned s gun tu them Mr.
McAister and his wife and family came along and they
bead on them. Then about five Elk young fellows and
q couples OF girls up from the town aid got
over the fence. Young Robert DaZill walked toward
them with long stick in his hand and ordered them
Van aouG3 n6 3SvG@a S ed ana ac R m sf%oE m
asked # he was going to stand that, ana Why ,I he
didn't hit back. and being urged on the young FELLOW
walked up to Dalzgli and sad' What DO you mean by
striking me with that stckP or something
OF them at the time Then. they clInched;
whether Van Houtcn tried to take hold OF the sick
simply grappled with each other. Young Dalzcll bad
Van Mouten's chin, aud was bending hIm
backward when the shot was dred; striking
turned round two or three times suddenly aud then
his gun again. when his threw up his arms and
shouled, Father father, don't fire any mOrc.' The
distance from Van HOuten TO whore the old nan stood
with the gun was not more than fifteen feet.
was dead, perhaps. When they did, the crowd
coat over the dead inan'q face, and Ieft him in
body to 60 for ne man tsHt m shot , MN, mm;
came up levelled his gun at them and retreaGd to his
house. The crowd kept at respectable dis
aud THROWING stones. Daizcll aud his son got
Into the house by lower window and tho crowd
gathered outside throwing pieces Of rock at tio n"n, M
people from the building Soon after INC two mon hi
got into the house the crowd collected around
It, when DaIzel suddenly put ms gun tnlOuei
an attic window and fired on the crowd This e1 'spr-
rated them aud they determined to smoke HIM out; 80
tot TO fiheIonso ana drove him out"
The outbuildlngs and housc itself, which
occupied and only partly furnished, were destroyed.
and only heap OF ashes remains. The angry mob even
on the uremjs,s and threw them into flames Tue
premises were the property Society for Eotnbs
fishing U>eil MANUFACTURES. The second house 10
which Dalzell retreatcd belonged to the old Wilson
homestead. The third housr, in which Mr.. McCucKinS
and ls family dwelt, was wrecked. Even fences were
destroyed and the garden was ruined