New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-23
DETAILS OF lHE ATTACK.

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are reported.
DETAILS OF HE ATTACK.
Much INDIGNATION was expressed IN Brooklyn on
reading tie account Published exclusively III
veste,day,s IRrBuNR Of the rufhanly ASSAULT Of
Tenth Ward Democrats on that portion
of the Eepublcan trchligbt procession
which was Coming from the Eighth Ward.
The scverest criticism is made all sides on the
police II is asserted by the various officers IN
command of the detachment and the men them
selves that no police officer to be seen during
I q whole fight. although tho men were
driven and stoned for over q quarter OF nlIle.
Ihc explanation given by superintendent Campbell
Is tha he parade the greatest of the KIND ever
seen in Brooklyn. and all the available force was
required along the main rontes that officers could
not C spared to protect dctachments on their way
To Join the main body. This statement is answered
by the evidence of many who saw the immense
crowd about tie City constantly jbe and
insult the men in line ,hey went by glvlng spec
ial attention to the cOored organizations, winch
were e,.red at and insuted grossly. The crowd
went far as to attempt capture one of he trans
narencies borne by a white al this very point.
! The transparency was Injured, but the poilce or
whom there were plenty about, made no arrests
| Captain Leavey, in whosc precinct lthc Thrrl the
! OUTRAGE was committed. made no mention OF IL IN
his official report yesterday morning, ana when
spoken to about it declared he had not before heard
| of the affair Being asked where the police were
whose duty 1t was To be in the neighb0rh0od
of the occurrence he answered that they were on
duty at a Democratic primary. superintendent
| Campbell sent for Captain Leavcy and questioned
him sharply abodt the matter. The captain
SAID that at an early hour in the morn
| ing information was brought TO him
/ ,lo. a oon,nou,- of Hova in Rlue while returning
was assaulted at Smith Street Bridge with stones
| ard Other missiles. lie at sent out number Of
officers but hey brought no information back.
! The superintendent ordered Captain Leavey TO
make a thorough investigation OF the whole matter.
! The attacks on the three Eighth Ward companies,
the Boys in Blue. the Garfield Battery and tile
| ow Bows. occurred about o'clock. The men
had reached ] hrd-st, between Hoyt and Bond-sts.,
vbers AN open lot with higu board fence affords
| ample portunity for party TO hide without
| being noticed from the middle of the street.
The neigh oorhO0d Is known as Slabyille. The COM
| paries knowing the feeling OF their political oppo-
nenrs had some expectation that the great turnout
would be seized upon a good opportunity by the
Democrats to create dIs stur'ranee. Fearing this,
the companies avoIoed line of march much shorter
! than the one selected, because they knew trouble
| would ensue if they did not. They had no idea OF
| molestatIon in the enc settled upon The detach-
ment marched with the Boys III Blue in front under
the command OF Captain james Wcodhead, one
| legged vet ran of the late war, who was COM
mander of the companies as whole. Next came
the Garfield Battery, under command of Captain
Waller Smith, drawing handsome brass howltzer,
and then the Tow Boys, under Captain John Lane.
All wore handsome uniforms, ana they presented
fine appearance. Together the companies numbered
neady 200 men. There was a file and drum corps
of five young men.
At the point where the attack made
| there are no street lamps for some distance up
and down the street and only about twenty
! torches were burning to furnish light as
the companies desired to save the oil IN
their torches until joining tue main pro-
cesslon The Boys in Blue had passed the point
of attack as did the Bdtery without the least
picion OF the ambush but Just as the Tow Bows were
midway of the open lot the men behind the fence
| and stationed at other points made sudden ap-
pearance and hurled number of tin cans
| and tin pots at the latter part OF the company.
| Tho SCENE which ensned IS described by Captain
| WOodhead as something irightiul His men finally
broke tier torch sticks In two and used them as
| clubs but IT was impossible TO make any headway
! against the fivlng stones. Some OF the men
| were dragged into the mob, and bru-
| tally cutfed and stripped OF their uniforms.
| The list OF those seriously wounded, so tar as
| learned numbers SIX, one OF whom Is not expected
| TO survive his injuries. Ii IL as follows:
| Daniel Douglass, Patrick McGowan, James Graham
| John New ell, Richard Reed and william Ross
Captain Woodhead. though In the thick Of the fight
! all the tIme escaped with onlyrough banding. his
bravery no doubt saved his men from more serious
| injuries. Ihe mob was somewhat overawed by his
| bOidness IN facing It, and at one time he fought
slnUle-handed a party of three men who were drag
| ging Charles Thompson from among his
comrades. He seized thompson with
| one hand and with the Hfher com
pelled the ruffians to et 60 their hold of HIM and
| bore HIM away seuseess from tue. Iough usage
he had received =" can assure YOU, sali the cap
| tain that the crowd WAS one OF the roughest |
| ever saw They simply rushed on Ike SO many Wild
beasts and when they could not strike us tney tore
our uniforms from us ana trampied them unGer toot
! | have been told that the police say that our
assailants were mere boys but THIS is absolutely
lieutenant j. W. sImonton, of the Boys in Blue.
received two blows from flying stones,
but able to be about yesterday.
struck several times but not seronsly hurt. Edward
| RYAN a clerk in Albert Daggetrs office. was struck
twic-, but not much hurt lie saw u Doth heed ana
| Douglass bleeding though n great opening had
| been made IN his neck with knife.
Tho first official record Of the assault appeared
| at Police II H.adqnarters at o'clock last evening
| where list of the injured was sent in by Captain
Leavey OF the Third Precinct. Captain Leavey
reporter ~Ts s:'''' The assault, he said. occurred
! lust in the edge of his precinct. The
patrolman on the beat heard OF the trouble IN ne
early evening, and after investigation. as he could
! find no one 10 be injured. he made no report. The
| Captain continued " Both Third aud fourth-sts.
| are au.et respectable neghborhoods, lhrd-st. IS
| built up with residences, and have had
| no trouble there. We knew OF no in-
| tended march through Thlrd-st.; 1t - I'M
| usual for PROFESSIONS To come IN that way.
| / think the attack was committed almost wholly
by urchins who follow after every procession, with,
| perhaps "A few of larger grow tn. The crowd doubt
| less came M from the Eighth Ward with the pro-
| cesson and the fight the result of local feel
| ing entirely
| The Republican Campaign Committee took action
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offer a reward of 5000 tor the arrest and conviction
| of the perpetrators OF the Outrage. The following
| notice was issued
| HEADQUARTERS CAMPAiGs COMMITTEE OF IllE KINGS (
| a. ~FItx Al