The New York Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1872, Page 7

——: NBGRO RIOT IN NEW JERSEY. Second Day’s Proceedings of the Court of Investigation, THE BLACK MEN THE INSTIGATORS, Damaging Testimony Produced Against the Colored Men, Perkins, the “Buffer,” and Warren, the “Banjo Man.” The Story of Mr. Kelly, the Fore- man of the Road. New Developments and Further Arrests. FLEMINGTON, N. J., Sept. 28, 1872, As the investigation progresses relative to the Patenburg riot it is becoming more and more ap- parent that to the Irish laborers the smallest por- tion of the blame must be attached. The two ne- groes who instigated the riot—Joe Warren and Charley Perkine—have the reputation ef quarreisome, disagreeable men, Perkins in particuiar, who aspired to be the buffer of the “camp,” as the megroea styled their shanties at the foot of the mountain, Sheriff Rit- tenhouse and his deputies, who have been un- easing in their efforts to discover the guilty parties, are daily in receipt of fresh evidence im- piicating the ‘darkies,”” and their main efforts are mow directed to secure the arrest of Perkins and Warren, who on Sunday hurriedly left Patenburg for their native place, Alexandria, Va. Most of the negroes were from the South and were rought direct to engage in the construction of the road. Early this morning John Wilson, a powerful col- ered man, was taken from his cell and brought before Squire Dunham, in order that bis evidence might be taken relative to the affray and a requisi- sion procured upon the Governor of Virginia to deliver up the absconding culprite, Wilson isa powerful, able-bodied negro, standing six feet high, and his fist is powerful enough to knock down an ox. In the Squire’s office Mr. John A. Kelly, foreman ‘of the road construction gang, was also present to ‘tell what he knew about the riot. Mr. Kelly is an extremely intelligent man and his evidence can be relied upon in every particular. He states that on the morning of the 22d of September he was awak- ened bya ORY OF “FIRE!” and immediately jamped out of bed, On fooking towards the direction of the ne- Bro shanties he perceived they were on fire, and on going into the road met a party ef the flying blacks. He inquired what was the matter, and was told that the Irish had Gred the negro nuts and driven the occupants out. Mr. Kelly directed them to proceed as fast as they sould tothe shanties on Mrs. Carter’s farm and take refuge there. A powder magazine was stationed near the scene of the riot, and appre- ending an explosion he proceeded in that direc- faon. On his way he met another crowd of ne- groes, some twenty in number, in 4 fearfully ex- cited condition. One man, who seemed to be a ringleader, @—d cowards, and wanted them to return, renew the fight, and have their revenge. The ma- jority, however, thought it best to run, and they also went towards Mrs. Carter’s. Going a little farther on Mr. Kelly came upon the BODY OF THE MURDERED MAN, which was lying fearfully mutilated on the road. The body was covered with cuts, and in addition had received some gunshot wounds, The negroes by this time had completely deserted the shanties, which were abandoned to the flames, Mr. Kelly met small groups of Irishmen, who in- formed him that the negroes had attacked a small body of Irishmen, of which McColl was one, in force, and had beaten them badly. He endeavored to quell the riot, and found the Irishmen tractable in Ustening to his advice, and in afew hours every- thing was quiet. In conversation with Mr. Kelly I asked him who he thought were most to blame, and he said it was about evenly divided, but was of inion that the negroes in the first instance were e aggressors. There had been no such feeling revious to the riot exhibited by the Irishmen wards the negroes, and both parties had been in the habit of drinking together. John Wilsoh, the colored man, tells his story as Yollows:—*'I was sitting in de camp, about one o’clock on Sunday morning, when Joe Warren ana Charley, de ee player, came in and said we've been fightin; with de Irishmen and have got the worst of de fight. Get a boys, and help us. t together ali we col id and started, Joe riey leading. We came upon four or five of de Irishmen and we all turned in fighting. Some of as had clubs and weapons; others used dese (holding up his fiste). Irishmen were licked by us. And den, as we thought dey would get to- gter more men, we ran away towards Mrs. Car- rs barn. We stayed there until we were drove out de next morning. Joe and Charley are tough men, I tell you it would take two men to get @way with Charley is great on de fight. Acting on this evidence warrants have been is- Den for AL Ba of Rates Ca Perkins, and rat Ramee; one to Alexandria to i! ‘back the. men, “who, it is said, ate well known to the police of the District. Some hesitation was shown by the Prosecuting At- pated in granting the warrants, whereat the became in ant, and said that if it were two Irishmen who were wanted the warrants would soon be issued. There seems to be a disposition on the part of some of the authorities to screen the negroes, with what object no one can tell but the parties concérned. I called at the jail afterwards, and by the cour- tesy of the Sheriff was accorded an interview with the Cassily, the old Irishman, was Seated in his cell like a. d lion, and if his name had peen O’Brien or McDermott, one would iwagine he was A DESCENDANT OF THE IRISH KINGS, He states that he knew nothing of the riot until Sunday afternoon, as he worked four or five miles from where it occurred. On Sunday he was first of and heard that an Irishman had been killed, and that the negroes had burned some of the shanties to attract their enemies. On Sun- morning he went into Clinton and met an old friend, whom he had not seen for years. The result was that he got tight, and in that condition ‘Was arrested by the Sheriff, charged with engaging in the riot. Cassily’s story is corroborted by Mr. Kelly, and he will probably be released, as no evi- dence can be produced against him, The old man has the reputation of being quiet and industrious, » only fault being an over-strong attachment to juor, lcCoy does not deny being present at the house of Mrs, Carter on Sunday morning, but asserts that he went there to make peace, and was engaged in that work when he met Chester Dilley, last night's Witness. McCoy's position as a boss confirms this statement; but McCoy will be held to await the result of the investigation. The other four [rishmen, who are prisoners, the matter with great unconcern, and were whistling and singing in their cells. The cells a ade improvement upon those of New Yor! both roomy, clean and ts The colored men denied all knowledge of the affair beyond the fact that their huts had been attacked; that they had turned out to defend them, and after fighting some time were forced to retreat. beng tet pn — at of the three, the othss e of at, Mos ana » being of the lowest, We and IGNORANT TYPE OF BLACK MEN, None of the prisoners are ironed, and one sub- ‘was ht suMictent to escort the six Irish- men from the jail to the orend Jury room, in which investiga lon is being held. morning some of the farmers who live near Pai ae came into town and I several of them. The; into, it 8 and that bi to ieee the ringleaders and make suchan example of a8 will effectually deter others trom f¢ . pet? ten o'clock the investigation was resumed and the prisoners brought into the butey Jury room. ery mayne employed nti Dy ‘tel 0} ‘farm servant rT. He test ne follows: live at Mrs. Carter's; I ‘was there on the morn! he of the riot; I wen? to t! fleld with Mr. Dilie: seven o'clock rn- f ‘- ‘the wi ck thet moi > OK was no mo T i —~ i i ft, and there were no honae excepting Mrs, Car-_ EEE EE reproached his comrades as‘ wkEW YORK = Se Soins Dale By mn we Was ihe men shouting! t , on it; when 1 of what he would do if 1 did not open the door; there were eight or ten persons near him; none of the men present isthe man who had David College); Thad no acquaintance With Mis f had seen him before; I did not know his name until now; I saw him with other men passing by; I did not know the men; I did not hear College tay ny. I don’t think he saw the man draw the kni upon me; I had seen him at church in Patenburg; that is the only time I had seen him before; I did not see Patrick McCoy at our place on ‘Sunday morning. Cross-examined—I do not think Dilley and from the fleld exactly together; Dilley was a little ahead of me—not a at distance, however; he made a little halt fat; he stopped for a few seconds; I think Dilley came between the corn crib and the barracks; I came up on the road id the corn crib; comi it to the fence; they passed into the field; it was about three hundred or four hundred is from the building where we met these black men; they were getting out of the way of the white men as as y could; they were running; after we met these negroes we met no other persons between the house and the barracks; I came after Dilley to the yard, and we went to the house; there was @ man overtook then; I opened the wagon house for him when drew a knife and threatened me; I did not go in, the man did; I stood by the door and he came out; he said as he came out, “there is no one in there ;?”i don’t know where ley was at the time; when the man approached me I must have been half rey from the house to the jl was towar the house; I suppose I must have been fifteen or Pkt al gtd from there; I was but a little w: from the wi house; did not say anything Dilley when the knife was drawn on me; I was not very close of him; I suppose I was tenor fifteen feet from him; I id no! my @ Word to Dilley until we got inthe house; I did not ask him whether I should open the Sage gpg oid door; I did not notice where he was at tne time; the knife was @ little like a butcher knife ; we have one at the house just like it; it was about @ foot long; I made no ob- jections to opening the door; I think there were four ‘wagons in the wagon house; I cannot tell how Da- vid Collage was dressed ; I knew his face and that I had seen him before; i do not remember every- thing; 1 think I saw nim before the on me, passing; I had not seen him vefore for some weeks; I did not talk with him at the time I saw him; i think there were no other raiiroad labor- Colt = nevi ve him. eine eae pail | : seen I recollect is face; I saw him talking with Mr. Canfield, the minister, and another man; I did not stop to look at him perHicaletiys than day we were Leefat around, a Phd ei us 85 Idia not say anytl any one about him, and no one bald anything f Mert cannot tell who was with me at that time; there were a great many of us; you are ask! me too much when [Aad isk Ine who was with David Collage at Dilley's ouse that Sunday merning; he was passing towards the house when I first saw him; 7 saw him, and that is all] know about it; he was not over five or six yards the barn when I first saw him; Dilley and I were notin the house more than fliteen minutes before we came out; I suppose I told Dilley some time that Sunday morn- ing about the man drawing the knife; 1 cannot recollect what time it was; {cannot say whether it was before or a:ter Squire Anderson came to our lace; I was sent to look for Squire Anderson that jay, but did not find him at his place; I, however, saw him on my way home, going along the railroad line, about a quarter of a mile from Dilley’s farm; I did not talk with him more thana minute; I dia not tell him about the man drawing the knife upon me; I do not exactly recollect the first time I told it; the Carter family were by when I told the story; I have not been seen before in this mat- ter; I saw other men besides the eight man stand- ing in the building, but the largest portion were over in the pasture; I think over there there were more thana hundred; 1 have no means of knowing that those eight or ten men were with the others, except that they were at the building; the men in the pasture field were armed with clubs; the ne; 8 we met were com- ing from the direction their shanties; Ido not know which way the eight or ten men went when they left the buildings; as Iwas going to Squire Anderson’s I heard the report of a pistol or gun, I don’t know whieh; J turned around pretty quick and saw a lot of white men over in Mrs. rs CLUBBING A MAN, and the man they were clubbing was black; I believe there Were about forty or filty of them around him; I went on my business; when I came back they had left; I don’t know the name of the colored man they were clubbing; whenI got back he was lying in the field; I suppose he was dead; I did not go to him; Mr. Anderson and Mr. Dilley came over from where he lay. Cross-examined—The black man lay between our house and Squire Anderson's; his home js not far from our place; the men were going back from the asture field when I first saw them; they were fast inishing the negro; the pasture field Is south of the house, and the n ‘was found north of the honse; I believe it was the same crowd I saw in the fleld whd clubbed the negro; when I came yu) they were all gone; it was about seven o’cloc! when I went to see Squire Anderson; Dilly had seen Anderson before I did and had told him all about the riot; I cannot tell whether the men who were in the yard were the same men who were clubbing the négro. John A. Kelly, foreman of the road, was next ex- amined. He identified all the peingnses as bei employed on the road under him, except the oll man Cassily, who worked on a different section; he gave the names of the gang bosses who worked under him; John Kelly, one of them, had char; of a gang of men in the tunnel at the time of the riot, the others are Hugh McLaughlin, James Demp- sey and John Reynolds. Too ag be gang, in which Reynolds’ gang, were colored. Reynolds has not been seen since the riot. The others are children. Grant left on Saturday; his gang were white masons. Daniel McKeon, Patrick McCasy are of the prisoners. John Lallely, William bel ha Loug! Connors and some others, ach has = génefally about fourteen men A man named James Carr had charge of the tunnel. The house where lived was about five hundred yards trom the tunnel; I had no knowledge that there was to be a riot pre- vious to the time it occurred, The witness then narrated the first intimation he Teceived of the riot, as free. in nis. private ex- amination before Justice Dunham in the morning. He gave some further details relative the efforts he made to induce the Irish- men to abandon the fight, im which he was partially 6 3; but» one. or two unruly spirits urged the more peaceable portion of the men to come = which some of them aid. When Mr. Kelly found the body of the murdered. Irishman he immediately went to Squire Smith to inform him of what had occurred and have an in- quest held. The inquest was heid and a verdict of wilful marder returned against parties unknown. When hi mg ary body he saw a cal & gun, by another laborer named ‘Moiloy? recognized one man, McFadden, as bei where the body lay; saw a man nai McKilroy fire & gun off opposite to the burning shanties; he was directly opposite to them; after the inquest Supervisor Anderson came up and re- ported two killed and probably three and notified the constable to procure twelve men; Mr. Kelly could give no information where the white population could be found, but he has received letters from two colored men, William Pierce and James Gray, who FLED TO ALEXANDRIA, VA. ; no answers were sent to the letters; witness could not give any information as to how Thomas Coll came to his death, and had no information on the subject; the murdered man's father re- sides in Carbon county, Pennsylvania; he has been in Pittsburg since his son’s death; McColl had two wounds on the top of hia head; they were cuts inflicted with a blunt instro- ment—a mattock or grub tooly he had another wound behind the right ear; it was a circular cut; the reason assigned by the Irishmen when they went in pursuit ofthe negroes was that they wanted to have revenge; they went towards the Dilley Farm; there are no buildings between the shanties and Patenburg; there are some private boardin; houses between the burning shanties and the Dil- ley Farm; on the farm there are colored men's shanties, which contain about thirty men—two gangs; the number of colored men on my section was about seventy; Dempsey, one of the bosses, who left on Saturday, has been among the colored men for @ long time, and was on very good terms with them; he was relieved of his to go into the com- missary and straighten up the accounts of the col- me he ored men; there was some slight dispute about their wages Andrew Quinn was in company with Thomas Coll, the man who was killed, and I heara they had a quarrel with two of the negroes, one of whom was e banjo layer; Quinn said one of the negroes struck at Coll, and then Quinn knocked a ist " out of the other man’s hand and knocked im down. The witness was examined and cross-examined at great length, but his evidence was on the whole favorable to the prisoners, and Pino) impression in the court room. ie liberality of the Hunterdon county authorities allows eases fifty cents a Ge expenses, and Mr. Kelly at the close of his evidence complained of the heavy loss he was incurring. The witness was bound over to appear at the term of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, to give evidence before the Grand Jury. Daniel McKeon was next examined, and testified as follows :—I was of of the colored gangs at the time of the riot; my boarded in one of the colored shanties on the Diliey Farm; I boarded with a farmer a quarter of away; I never heard that Sy ert eee until it had taken place; heard of no difficulty or threat which was ely to lead to a riot side; I was at my boarding house when the riot broke out; Tissued rations at the commissary store on the Dilley Farm, to the negroes up to nine o'clock; Satteley accompanied me; I know nothing of the riot of my own knowledge and have not since made it my business to inguire; I know nothing of the manner in which Coll was of my killed; I heard one a killed but did not see him myself. examination has been adjourned until Wednesday morning. the Court of Common AKRALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER which meets ‘on Monday, requtring the attention of the lawyers, This cveuian another rT, ‘Thomas Cough, was bro! in by a de; sherif; Dut it is not elteved. that, any evidence can Dé roduced against to him in the riot. Phe two men mee aaa. are David Collage and ulburn. is %, pecuilar-| individual, 8a) is a Me! or, as he styles "g member of the “Chiarch of God.” ‘From mn pearances the jail will soon be filled, Gnd accommodations will have to be Poadha mel for outgid ition prisoners je. So far as weatiagas gone no evidence has been roauced to impli- anv of the ‘with the exception of whom some alight testimony thas been produced, A deputy sheriff started for New York to-day in pursuit of an Irishman, who, it is believed, 18 trying to reach his native . ‘The county officials are now thoroughly aroused, and no measures will be teft unturned to arrest all the parties known to be concerned. At the itt of the Court to be held on Wednesday morning, it is expected that the two negroes— Perkins and Warren—will be produced. they were the Headers in: the riot it is expected their arrest will produce startling developments. THE TRIAL OF STOKES. An Interview with Stokes as to His Coming Trial—Stokes Confident and Cheerful—Tre- main, Townshend and Daily to De- fend Him—He Says that He Must Be Tried or Builed. A reporter of the HERALD paid a visit to the Tombs prison yesterday and obtained an interview with Edward 8. Stokes, The warden of the Tombs, Mark Finley, had on for the first time a beautiful blue uniform of the finest blue West of England indigo broadcloth, On the upper story of the peak of his cap was the inscription, “Warden.” Mr. Finley, as soon as he saw the HERALD reporter, escorted him through the gates, and passed him, ina gracious manner and with a wave of the hand, to the inner audi- ence room. There are some beautiful plants waving in the yard, and the inner aspect of the prison seemed cheerful enough to all who were free to go to and fro; but for the poor prisoners it was @ very cheer- less, bleak looking’ place. bi The cell of Edward 8. Stokes is very clean and very neat, but there is a total absence of any gaudy display, and the magnificent adoraments that have been illustrated in the weekly papers are totally wanting in the cell of Stokes. The few arti- cles of the toilet that are scattered about indicate that he is now, a8 he always has been, scrupulonsly careful of his personal cleanli- ness, Everything is valuable and of the best mate- rial, but still the books and slippers are the only articles that may be called luxuries. “How do you do, Mr. Stokes ?” said the reporter. “Tam as wellas you might expect. Of course I have no exercise and when you knew me! al- Ways was fond of taking a walk; but I cannot do it here, as the boundaries are limited,” answered Stokes, smiling cheerfully and shaking hands heartily with the visitor. The terribly long confinement, though it has told upon Stokes, has not affected his constitution as much as might be expected. His constitution is of iron and his manner in conversation is as cheerful sever. His eyes are as bright as ever and he has the same fire and agility of movement that was noticeable in him before his imprisonment. Stokes ‘was dressed with his usual care and neatness, but he did not wear his diamonds. He wore a loose, gray tweed sack, pair of very handsomely cut gray trousers anda purple silk scarf with white spots, Stokes could not do without a cane, and he struck his legs with it and the table while talking. The interview lasted for some time and the good spirits of Stokes returned to him as he talked energetically of his troubles and of his prison experience. REPORTER—How do you feel, Mr. Stokes, and how have you passed the last eight or nine weary months ? STOKEs—I don’t feel very well, but I manage to endure it. I suppose the loss of exercise in the open air is the cause, REPORTER—When Hagerty and Baulch were here you walked a good deal, did you not? Stoxes—Yes, I had some exercise theu; but I have not had an excursion in the yard recently. The Commissioners have treated mé pretty well, though. You see it 18 a little different, the life here from that which 1 have lived formerly. I used to spend my Summers at Saratoga. ButI expect the Commissioners will soon grant me some privileges, ReEPoRTER—There is considerable discussion about the gentlemen who are to be your counsel in the coming trial? Have you retained Mr. John McKeon for your next trial to defend you? STOKEs—No, Mr. McKeon labored very hard at the last trial. He is a most faithful and honorable gen- tleman; none ever hved more 80. He does not know whether he can bear the labor and strain of the coming trial or not, still itis unsettled. Mr, Lyman Tremain, Mr. Townsend and Mr. Daily are retained, however, and they cannot be surpassed for fidelity and ability. Berger Boy do you feel about your trial this time, Mr. Stokes ? Sroxes—I am impatient to have it. Ihave to be tried some time or anather, and I can endure any- thing but suspense. Still, if they are going to delay my trial any Jonger, my counsel will demand that I shall be bailed. RTER—I suppose the prosecution will develop something startling on the new trial? STOKEs—I don’t know that the prosecution can make any very new developments unless they can hire some more boys who have been concealed in coal closets and wardrobes who will spring out like monkeys from a bandbox when the Spring is touched (here Stokes laughed) 2 la Thomas Hart, (Stokes! eyes aan: flercely.’ REPorTER—You get very excited when you speak of Thomas Hart. Stoxes—Well, God khows (passionately), I have had cause enough to denounce him—that bad boy Mae around). It was his false story, for which he recei money, that embittered public opinion ist me. I believe if I am rhtly informed that all of the socom on the late believed that Hart peryured if, F think that five or six witnesses swore that he was not there at all. REPORTER—Do Rheg suppose that that was the reason that District Attorney Garvin ignored the testimony of Hart in his summing up? Stoxrs—Well, you can tell yourself. You were resent at the trial. You heard the evidence that ie was arrested for stealing whil mi servant at the Troy House in roy, and was because the complainant did not appear. Most unquestion- ably Garvin is too good @ Jurist to have committed any such blunder as to dwell on hi ba es to the jury. I think Mr. Garvin treated me in some respects very roughly, but I think it was creditable to him not to use perjured testimony. If he remains in office andI should be acquitted he will have the opportunity to prosecute that boy for po dem The evidence against him is overwhelm- ferorren—When do you expect your trial to come off ? psf Jo \ ly holds the next term of Oyer and Terminer ; how will you like to be tried by him? Stoxks—Very much indeed. I do not think there is a more upright judge on the bench. He is not infallible, but when he errs it is not from any im- pure motives, | am sure of that. REPORTER—Do you think it will be dificult to get a jury this time, so that it may be found necessary to change the venue to another county ? SToKEs—My counsel think that there will be but little diMcuity in obtaining f jury; in fact, they ey that a jury can be obtained in three or four jays. EPORTER—Well now, Mr. Stokes, I would like to ask you—that is, if you do not think it wrong—if you have any new evidence as to whether Fisk had @ pistol or not, The public by this time—you know time changes all things—seem to be pretty well eaeeeet that your meeting at the hotel was accl- ental, STOKES (quite reserved)—That is something that I must object to talk about, and I don’t wish to be interviewed upon that subject, Mr. ——. And I hope you will not make me say anything that I have not told you, as I have seen a g many statements in hewspapers that never came from me (excitedly). There the interview ended, and Stokes bid his 1 pag goodby, shaking hands with him eartily. During his confinement Stokes has received a = number of letters expressing sympathy with im. The trial will come off at the Uctober term of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, THE INDIANS, Important Action of the Chickasaw In- dian Legislature—Probable: Speedy Opening Up of the Indian Territory to White Immigration. Sr. Lovrs, Mo., Sept, 28, 1872, The Chickasaw Indian Legislature has passed a bill memoriatizing Congress to allot their lands in severalty, and calling on the Choctaws to join them in their request. This is Eoqarted as an ad- vanced step towards opening the Indian Territory to white settlement this Winter. Another Revolutionary soldier, and, no doubt “the last,” has turned up in easee, He 1s 118 and went to Nashville recen CS to receive pel which had been fora time. He has tour children living and the ofthe fauauy has Furped bie veveny-Aith year, AQUATIC. A Gala Day Among the Ama- teur Oarsmen. Exciting Single-Scull Match on the Kill Von Kull—The Fall Regatta of the Ridgefield Bowing Club—Single-Seull Cham- Fionship of the Woodside Club. EDWARD SMITH VS. 0. T. JOHNSON. Single Scull Match om the Kill Von Kull—Rowing in the Dark—Collision— The Race Repeated—Smith the Winner. Another great amateur event of the boating sea- son occurred yesterday on the Kill Von Kull, the occasion being the meeting of the rival scullers of the Argonauta and Neptune boat clubs, These Organizations, it is known by the entire frater- nity, have battled with each other in friendly spirit for years, and until this sea- son the Neptunes had always been victori- ous, The introduction of better material in the Argonauta crew changed, however, the old luck of Bergen Point, and this year the streamer over their elegant boat house proclaims that they are the champions of the Kills. After their late defeat the Neptunes took to themseives much consolation that they had Oliver T, Johnson, No. 3 of their crew, matched against Edward Smith, the bow of the Argonautas, for a three mile turning race in shells, and for many days they felt exultant in anticipation of the victory of their man. But fortune seems against them, as, after yesterday’s work, the most unprejudiced in this ‘world must say that Smith is much the superior of his antagonist, and proved himself a man of good Judgment and excellent nerve, as, by force of cir- cumstances, they rowed over the course twice, making six instead of three miles, in both of which contests Smith proved a fine winner. The contestants in this race were Edward Smith, 23 years old, 5 feet 834 inches high, ana weighed about 144 pounds. Oliver T. Johnson, his opponent, is 21 years old, 5 feet 103, inches high, and weighed esterday 160 pounds, The occasion was of such interest that Smith had George Roahr build him a new shell, the dimensions of which are:—Length, 29 feet six tnches; width, 10545 Weight, pounds. It was named *, Warner,” in honor of the Argonauta’s nial pre- siding oMfcer. Mr. Johnson’s boat hi no name, but it was understood that it was 30 feet 6 inches Jong, 11% imches wide, and weighed about 30 pounds, THE CONTEST. The day was all that could be asked for. _All the afternoon the surface of the Kill Von Kull was like @ mirror, now and then only being rufied by a breath of air. In excellent business manner the judges and referee were selected before the race, these being A. R, Warner and E. R for Smith and Harry and W. A. Wemple for Johnson. Mr. Leander Waterbury, of the Ata- lantas, was chosen referee. The course was from a dock at West Brighton to a fagboat off Elm Park dock and return. From three o’clock to the termination of the race, which was made in the darkness, the river was crowded with boats of all characters, from the heavy barge to the tiny shell, wherein were representative oarsmen from several known clubs and amateurs whose names are familiar as the splash of an oar. Of the latter were Engiehardt, Deely, Shaack the banks of both Staten island hundreds of ladies and gentlemen, and the bal conies of the several club houses were so throngea with interested spectators it looked as if the great annual event was t) be rowed . A wheezy little tug, the Jim, furnished excellent quarters for the judges, referee and others, The start was agtéed to be from the Staten Islahd shore, and to this point Smith pulled over about half-past four o'clock, and his appearance was the signal of much applause, particularly from his intimate friends, us they knew too well that he Was not in fine trim and yet suffering severely from the accident that befell him in the late four-oared shell race. Shortly after the noise suddenly ceased about the Neptune House, and John- son’s big form was seen on the float. In due time the racing shells were aligned with the Cart bata and while every Argonauta and Neptune within hailing distance cheered vocifer- ously, the word was given and, like men bent on de- termined work, the scullers went on their mission atSh. 22m, Johnson had won the choice of posi- tions and took the inside. Both men got away dn form, but before ten boat lengths been pulled the force of the undercurrent swept Smith's boat down near Johnson's, and their oars struck each other amid the repeated cries of ‘Foul!’ On they went, however, Johnson rowing forty strokes to the minute and Smith thirty-six, n off Port Richmond, the lead in favor of Smith, the boats collided twice again, evidently the fault of Johnson, and, though Smith stopped and his shell came to a@ standstill, they continued the race. From Port Richmond and passed the linseed oil works, it was evident Smith meant to show ‘what he knew about rowing,” and in the easiest imaginable style he apen to the front and at the stake-boat was ten lengths ahead in 10:25, rowing thirty-five to the minute. Homeward with an easy, steady, all- owerful stroke Smith shot his shell ahead and at Jonnson to the starting pomt one- eighth of a rei the latter's friends urged him on with those old cheerin cries, ‘Hit her up now, Olly,” “Give it to her just once for me’’—in 21:57 Soon as the men could approach the referee’s boat both claimed a ‘foul,’ narrating the particulars as above given, and Mr. Waterbury found !umeeif in an unpleasant position without wishing it. After due consideration this gentleman ordered them to at once ROW THE RACE OVER, although at the time it was growing dark very rapidly. He then allowed the men to go ashore for a “rub down,” and with all Dd niet el in made at 6:20, as night was shutting in on the Kills, sont the scullers on their mission for the secon ec. a id, his efforts, roundin; shead, and maintai: ice to the end, winning one of the most gallant amateur races on r The second three miles was done in 21:60, THE PRIZE . for which the men rowed was an elegant gold badge, made in the form of @ wreath, crossed with two sculls, and froma rope running crosswise de- pends @ costly di RIDGEFIELD ROWING CLUB. Whittemore Wins the President’s Cup, and Ballard the Single Scull Scrub Race. The Ridgefield Rowing Club of New Jersey held their Fall regatta yesterday afternoon on the Hackensack River, near one of those many spots on Jersey soil rendered famous in his- toty by Washington in the war of inde- pendence. The Ridgefield Rowing Club, al- though of early growth, has a large membership, and judging trom the rowing of yester, day has among its members the making of some ama- teur oarsmen whose 1ame will not be long confined to the Hackensack River. The officers of the club are :—General Alexander Shaler, President; George Law, Vice President; C. T. Harris, Secretary; H. A. Wilson, Treasurer; and Samuel Hammond, Jr., Captain, It would have been hard to select a finer day tor rowing, as there was not a BREATH OF WIND. and the dark blue waters of the Hackensack were unrufied by a single ripple. The tugboat J. Fuller arrived from New York about hait- two with the judges and referee on board, and shortly aiter- wards the boats were called up for the first race, In the meantime carr! after car- ES had driven up, and the long el ge 8 =0was = goon ly packed vehicles of every description, freighted with some of the fairest of Jersey’s daughters. The judges were Colonel T. My Colonel George L, Stewart and Mr. N. P. Stanton. McCiure, Mr. 0. Dr, Russell Withers, of the Atalanta Boat Cinb, of- ficiated ree, and Mr, Samuel Hammond took the time. The first race, SINGLE SCULL SHELLS, brought out three competitors for the President's e1 Cup, which, by the way, wasareally handsome bi Mr, W. R. Whittemore came out in a shell of ten and a half-inch Mr. Samuel Ham! dr., 1n & shell of. beam, and Mr, bag L, Wilson in a seventeen foot working bost. course was from the toll brit to & stake boat, moored @ mile and a halt to the southward and return, peeking ina & distance of three miles. The men w in line shortly after three o’clock a Whittemore soon eae eee GAME RACE in his working boat, but could not come up to Gan ae proved himself an accomplished haifa oarsman, ¢ boats arrived as follows :— Name. Owner. au BO General Shuler....W. R. Wuittemore... 23 4 Minnie........ -George L. Wilson.... 23 52 Make-no-Mistake...8. Hammond, Jr....._ Not timed The second event wasascrub race for working bo ats and shells, and out of the seven entries five came to the scratch. They made a tolerably good start, Wilson and Ballard leading, but Presently the former fell back and gave way for Pollock, who ane up With OSusd, 28d ouched Hammond's boat 29, 1872—QUADRUYLE sitkey. as he went by. but losing his POOTBOARD fell out ofthe race. They came home as follows: Harry Clark did well at the start, Place, aM. Ss. on 23 35 2 23 50 8 Not timed, 4 Not timed, 5 Drew out. H.C. Clarl La ces 4 mmond made a protest eee lock, which, however, was not sustained ry the The third and last race was between the four- oared of the Riagefield and Edgewater marry | Clubs, ey made a good start, but the Ridgefiel Club soon shot ahead, pulling about forty- two to the minute, and crossed into the water of the other crew, who were pullin about thirty-nine to the minute. The Ridgeflel crew were never headed, and finally won easy by about ten lengths. The names of the crews are as follows :— B ime. club, Crew. mM. 8. Ridgefleld—Sam Hammond, Jr. ; George Law, G. L, Wilson, W. R, Whittemore ; D. D. Comes, coxswain.... a Edgewater—F. W. Winterburn, J. A. Winter- burn, R. Fulton Cutting, E. W. Smith; W. E. Cowan, coxswain 22 45 The racing finished shortly after five P. M., and the tugboat J. Fulton then steamed alongside the Toll Bridge in or.ler to let the ladies witness the distribution of prizes. The President’s Cup was esented to Mr, Whittemore by Colonel T. alley Myers, who made a few appro- priate remarks, after which General Van Buren resented the first prize in the scrub race to Mr. lard, and Colonel John Oakey presented the ladies’ prize to Mr. Pollock, who was second in the same race. The regatta proved a very decided success, and the large numbers present at the con- test showed the interest taken in MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY by the residents of the neighborhood. The tug then started back for New York, and after a pleas- ant voyage of about three hours over the winding Hackensack, Kill Von Kull and other waters, arrived at the Battery about nine P. M., where she landed her passengers. WOODSIDE ROWING CLUB. plead Uae Mr. Edward Russell the Winner of the Champion Badge. The members of the Woodside Rowing Club held @ very pleasant gathering yesterday afternoon at their headquarters on the Passaic River. This club ig an offshoot from the old Atlantic Rowing Club of Hoboken, that has taken Toot on the banks of the Passaic ana is now in @ very prosperous condition. They have erected a very comfortable club house, and have already obtained a ee membership, nearly ‘all of whom are devotees of the oar. The gathering yesterday was for the purpose of witnessing the ‘annual race for the SINGLE SCULL championship of the club. Several contestants were expected, but the known reputation as an oarsman of one of the contestants, Mr. J. Edward Russell, deterred many of the young aspirants for aquatic fame from putting in an appearance. The course was from off the Point House to the Midland Bridge, turning the middle outtress, and return, a distance of about two miles, Some time elapsed before the contestants made their appearance, but shortly after four P. M. they both came out in ordi- nary wor boats. The water was as smooth as & sheet of glass, and both men looked in good trim and fit to pull for a million, Mr. Alexander ear of the Atalanta Boat Club, was the judge and Mr. Henry Handy officiated as starter and referee. They got off well together, but it goon became ap- parent that Russell had the RACE IN HAND, » as he went to the front without any ap- parent effort and won easily by three or four Time, 16m. 108. Both men were in good condition, — Russell ae about 140 pounds and his antagonist, R. Smith Carter, turned the scales at 150 pounds. It was @ very pad race, and was witnessed by two or three hundred people, After the race the memers came together in the club house and passed a very pleasant evening. MAINE STATE BOATING ASSOCIATION. DECREE Grand Aquatic Amusement in Portland Harbor. PORTLAND, Sept. 28, 1872, ‘The Maine State Boating Association races for the championship of Maine were pulled here to- day. For the champion flags the ’Longshoremen Club entered one four-oared boat, and the Emerald Club two boats. The ’Longshoremen pulled the three mile course in twenty-one minutes, beating the Emerald No. 1 twelve seconds. The ’Longshoremen were the winners last year for the double sculi championship. Stevens and Shaw, of Bath, and an Emerald Club east of Port- land entered, distance three miles. The Emerald won in 25:16. The time of the Bath boat was 26:30, There were seven entries for the single scull cham- jonship, distance two miles. . Davis, of Portland, won in 16:45, beating W. F. Stevens, the present champion, thirty seconds, LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. Tue “ENGLISH CaTALOGUE of books published from 1863 to 1871 inclusive” isin press, It forms a supplement to the English catalogue of 1835-62, ERCKMANN-CHATRIAU’S “Histoire du Plébiscite” has been suppressed by the French government at the instance of the Prussian government, who con- sidered that some of the illustrations were calcu- lated to give an unfavorable impression of the conduct of the Prussian soldiers during the war, The suppressed edition has been purchased by an English house and will shortly be issued. Two Russian NovgLS, by two of the best novel- ists of Russia—“Taross Boulba,”’ by N. Gogol, and “The Daughter of the Captain,” py A. Pouchkine— have been recently trai tad into French by M. L. Viardot. ‘Tue LITERARY REMAINS of the poet Durger, which have hitherto been withheld from publication, and include letters and poems of considerable interest and value, have now passed into hands which give hopes of their soon being made accessible to the public. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MACAULAY’S Critical method and that of M, Taine is thus defined by the Spectator : “Macaulay, @ fair type of our English critic, habitually summons poets and stateamen to the bar of Justice, tries them by a defined standard of esthetics or morality, and sentences them to fame or infamy as loftily as if he were the judge of all the earth, M. Taine, on the other hand, tries every poet or novelist by the standard of his own rules. He asks not whether the rules are good or bad, but whether the work is well done.”’ Mn. GERALD Massey is engaged on a work to be entitled “Myth, Miracle and Mystery.” Portions of the subject will be treated in a series of lectures, which he is preparing for delivery in England and America. Tuk Inland Monthly for November is full of read- ing of an interesting and instructive kind. The tone of thonght that pervades is one that we de- sire to encourage. Most of the articles treat of subjects of social interest and are treated in a broad, if not very profound, manner. The neces- sity for the adoption of @ nobler education among women is specially insisted on, and the school of fashionabies and “woman righters” treated with merited severity, though in measured language. It is creditable to the people of the West that amid their struggle witn material diMculties they find time to dovote to the cultivation of a literature which promises to be at once vigorous in style and elevated in aim. NEW PUBLIOATIONS RECEIVED. From J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia :— “Robert Ainsleigh,” by Miss M. E. Brandon, three volumes in two; ‘The Laird of Norlaw,” by Mra. Oliphant, two volumes; “The Issues of American Politics, an Exhaustive Treatise on American Politica,” by Orrin Skinner (of the New York bar). From G. W. Carleton & Co. :—‘The Married Belle, or Our Red Cottage at Merry Bank,” a hovel, by Julie P. Smith; “Faustina,” a novel, transtated from the German of Ida, Countess Hahn-Hahn. From Scribner, Armstrong & Co.:—‘Travels in South Africa,” compiled and arranged by Bayard Taylor; “Oriental and Lingutstic Studies,” William Dwigiit Whitney. wba From Orange Judd & Co.:—“The End of the World,” @ love story, by Edward Eggleston. From T, B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia:— “within the Mazes,” 4 novel, by Mra, Henry Wood. From J. M. Stoddart & Co., Philadetphis:—"Re- publicanism im Ameri¢a, a History of the Colonial and Republican Governments of the United States of America from the year 1607 to the year 1869,” by R. Gay McClellan. From August Brentano:—‘Nimono’s Royal Mlu- minated Legends and Nursery Tales.” “Each story, or legend, is illustrated with @ set of hrilliant Pictures, designed in the quaint spirit of medi@val times and printed in colors aad gold, by Marcus ‘Ward. illuminator to the Queeay” 7 —< “WORDER WILL OUT.” Professor Panormo’s Assassin Caught at Last. ONE OF BROOKLYN'S BLACKEST CRIMES, Highwaymen Braining a Citizen in a Public Street. The Story of a Self-Con- fessed Thief. ASTARTLING RECORD OF CRIME. The murder of Professor Panormo, the music teacher, in Brooklyn, which was committed by highwaymen on the night of the 23d of January last, is still fresh in the minds of the readers of the Heratp, The Professor was waylaid about ten o’clock at night as he was returning to his home, after having given a music lesson to one of his pupils in Oxford street, near Park avenue, The following day the police began to look about for the perpetrators of the horrible crime, They arrested @ Dumber of parties, but as there was no evidence which was calculated to implicate them in the murder one after another was discharged, and all. hope of securing the guilty parties was given up. THE ALLEGED MURDERER is now, however, in the Kings county jail, one of his comrades having just ‘given him away.” Tho man is Michael O’Brien, a New York thief, who, with an organized gang, was in the habit of mak- ing trequent visits to Brooklyn for the purpose of robbing the dwellings of citizens. O’Brien was arrested in the apartments of Mrs, Payers, at 247 West Eleventh street, New York, where a quantity of silyerware, which he had stolen from resiaences in Brooklyn, was recovered, by Captain Ferry. 1¢ was not known at the time of his arrest that he ‘was at all implicated in the murder. THE CLEW TO THB’GANG OF THIRVES, Some time since Officer Roache, of the Third pre- cinct, arrested a ponne man named William Hig- gins for sneak thieving. He did not think ne had Made much of a capture, for all that was found in the prisoner’s possession was a pistol and a tape line. It was subsequently agcertained that this tape line was among some articles which had been stolen from the residence of Mr. John Gilbert, 357 President street. Captain Ferry went to Higgins and told him that he was satisfied he could assist him to discover some property which had been stolen from District Attorney Britton and others, HIGGINS “GIVES AWAY’? HIS COMPANIONS, Higgins then told the Captain that there was an organized gang which had been operating in Brooklyn for some time past, but they belonged in New York. “You say that this gang is the one which has com- mitted all these silver robberies in Brooklyn?” re- marked the Cpptain. “Yes, I do,’’ replied Higgins. “Do you know where any of that silver is 7” “Yes, What do you want ?’’ “Well, District bet it Britton’s house was rob. bed the other day, and the following silver pieces were stolen”—here the Captain described the pieces and said—‘‘Do you know where { can get them f” “Yes, I do; I’ve seen @ part of them in Mra, Gagan’s house in West Eleventh street, and part in Mrs. Sterling’s, in Greenwich street.” “Are these two boarding houses where these thieves all stop 7” “yeg,?? “Just give me the address of them and the others.”’ “Mrs, Gagan’s house is No, 249 West Eleventh street, New York; Mrs. Payer’s roo! are inthe same house, Mrs. Sterling’s place is at No. 70Green- wich street, Michael Hannon’s ig at 22 West street, and Michael Keeley’s is at No, 23¢ Morris street; then there’s some places in Baxter street, too four Jews, three of which are receivers.” THE ARREST OF THE THIEVES. Captain Ferry visited the above places and suc.’ ceeded in ronrrer ieee: all the property which had been stolen in Brooklyn for months past. At the house of Margaret Sterling, Thomas Devine, Lawrence Bowman and Edward McMahon weré arrested, The latter three are the parties who committed most of the robberies. Mrs. Sterling was arrested as a receiver of stolen goods, At the house of Honora Gagan, 249 West Eleventh street, New York, was found most of the silverware stolen’ from the District Attorney. The officers found Thomas Brown, alias Scotty, and Michael O’Brien in the apartments of Mrs. Payer, in the same jouse of Mrs, Gagan. The parties were all arrested and brought to Brooklyn. O’Brien was suffering from @ pistol shot wound which he had received while making his escape after having robbed the residence of Mr. Brown, 113 West Eleventh street, New York. ANOTHER REVELATION BY HIGGINS. After all this had been accomplished and the thieves and receivers lodged in the Raymond street jail the Captain again visited Higgins and asked im if there was not something more which he had omitted to tell him? He said, “Yes, there is some- thing which never occurred to me before.” “What is it ?”” “Why, do you remember some time ago of a fellow being knocked down in the strect one night and dying the next morning ?”’ “Where was that f” said the Captain. “] don’t know what part of the city it was in; he ‘was a music teacher.” “What!” said Ferry, “you don’t mean Panormo, do you? eh1 is that the name 7” “Yes,” said Higgins, “that’s him.” “Do you mean to tell me that you know about that! and have not said anything Y” “Well, it never occurred to me before.” The Captain was incredulous, and said he could hardly believe that. “Well now, look here,” said Higgins, “you may not believe it, but it’s so, and I never thought any-| thing about the matter til lately; I didn’t read the he hain I didn’t know what there was about it. “Well, go on with your story; never mind about! the forgetting business,” said the Captain, who was thoroughly alive to the importance of the matter. “You see,” resumed Hi; Tombsin New York when and I came ont on the morning after the night om which it occurred. I'd been taken in for fig! ing. Well, I was Cs g over to Brooklyn on the nig! of the day when I was released (the night fotlow-' ing the assault on Panormo), and I was comin; over with one of our chaps that we call ‘Cockney, he’s an Englishman. When we get together—an. of us—we generally telleach other what sort oj luck we'd had, and says Cockney to aes ant God,| but we had @' narrow escape last night with that — in Brooklyn.’ ‘What's that?’ said I. ‘On!’ says he, ‘Cassidy and I and Scotty and O’Brien came over here last night on an expedition (mean- ing to rob some house), and we didn’t get adamned thing. So one of the fellows sald, ‘Oh, let's go back.’ Gaaldy said, ‘It's @ damned shame to go back without anything. ‘Tnat’s so,’ said ——, ‘Weil, ins, “I was in the! ‘hat affair happened, let’s lay for somebody,’ said another. ‘Here you are, then,’ said one of the four. ‘Let’s go for this man coming up, and see what he’s got ut him.’ ‘This,’ said Higgins, ‘18 just about what Cockney told me, Cap,’ and then he went on to say how they robbed ormo. MURDERING POOR PANORMO. One of them grabbed him by the collar and sald in a rough voice, ‘What have you got about you? Come, pony up | at the same time shaking Pa- normo, As soon as he felt he was grasped he cried out, or attempted to ery out for help, and another of the four pulled out a pistol and ‘jabbed” him in the neck with the muzzle and said, “Damn your dirty pnts you yell out again I'll blow your braina out. Feeling the muzzle of the pistol at his neck, Pa- normo stopped and a third man proceeded “to go. through him,” and was just on the it of taking: his gold watch when the man who pulled the pistol on him (thinking Panormo would not dare to cry out), replaced the pistol in his pocket. ing the pistol disposed of Panormo again’ cried out for he and cost him) his life; for, witha ible oath, O’Brien struck, him on the temple with a clab, and as the unfortu- Beha teas inburte nye seo tog of the blow in struck him, him over the left eye and flat along the face to the upper Noy OB WALES Wate Cee which was so fully desoril Ai th6 time. Only: two blows were —— and the ling, the; New York in different of the murder of Panormo as told ves is tn! tion from “Cockney,” who and took Pe 5g F- & search for Cassidy and the fhe the gang. After, had found their man, and they cured him and took him over to he was locked up in the Butler street juently committed to =, be Cockney, be sent tion, He was subseq Rot be foubd, and it is sald thet he has fol an M roomate will immediat search of him, sia