Tammany Thugs tua Bill cov neeg tua tsiaj

Nyob rau hauv lub Xya hli ntuj 1854, ntiaj teb Bareknuckle Prizefighting tau zus ib John Morrissey, leej twg tseem yuav severed li cuab Tammany enforcer, William sib tw “Bill cov neeg tua tsiaj” Poole rau tus tsis muaj tuas muaj txoj kev sib ntaus. Qhov no yog ib beating txaus ntshai thiab ob peb hlis rov rau John Morrissey. Morrissey yuav muaj yeej yuav muaj ib tug bareknuckle prizefight nrog Poole, ib prizefighter part-time nws tus kheej. Morrissey ua ib qho yuam kev lawm tseem ceeb heev rau ntaus Poole txog cov ntsiab lus uas nws. Thaum nws kho los ntawm tus beating, Morrissey thiab nws cov phooj ywg pib tau lub ntsiab lus kua zaub ntsuab. Ua ntej lub xyoo tshiab tau ob peb lub hlis, ntau tshaj cov cuab Tammany thugs evened tau.

Rau hnub Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 24, 1855, William Poole thiab ib tug phooj ywg nkag mus nrog Stanwix, ib lub tavern rau 759 Broadway hauv Manhattan. Lawv pib haus ntawm qhov bar txog thaum ib tug neeg qhia Poole of John Morrissey tus muaj. Morrissey tseem haus haus uas lwm tus txiv neej Tammany nrog rau tus sab nraum chav. Poole hais tias Mr. Thawj saib kev kawm, yog ib lub proprieters, “Thov txim, yawg laug. Kuv yuav tsis tuaj yog hais tias kuv paub hais tias lawv tau nyob ntawm no. Kuv yeej tsis los tsev rau cov teeb meem.”

Poole taws ib thoj rival faction, cov Native Americans. Cov Native Americans yeej tsis nyiam lub proliferation ntawm Irish Democrats nyob New York City txoj. Feem ntau ntawm qhov sib ntxub heev heev ntawm Poole thiab Morrissey yog ib tug ntog no thoj rivalry. Txawm li cas los, Poole tus phooj ywg Yankee Sullivan poob lawm nws prizefighting npe rau Morrissey vim ib heev controversial referee txoj kev txiav txim siab. Qhov kev txiav txim siab ntxiv roj ntxiv rau qhov hluav taws kub simmering.

Raws li Poole yog npaj tawm mus, Morrissey them tawm ntawm chav tsev sab nraud thiab sib tw Poole mus sib ntaus. Poole cias luag nyav thiab hais tias, “Koj tsis kuv ib zaug ua ntej koj niam thiab koj ho tsis nyiam nws.” Morrissey txawm nta hlo ib phom me tiam sis khi los ntawm nws cov phooj ywg James Irvin los ntawm firing cov riam phom. Morrissey knocked proprieter Mr. Thawj saib kev kawm cia. Nws raug rho tawm haujlwm cov phom me hauv ob Mr. Thawj saib kev kawm thiab Mr. Poole tab sis nws tsis tau tejyam mus. Ob peb policeman los txog thiab ntes tau ob tus txiv neej.

Tsis pub dhau 10 los nees nkaum nas this, leej txiv neej yuav tsum tau tso. Poole thiab Morrissey ob leeg rov qab mus nrog Stanwix tab sis Morrissey ua ntej lwm confrontation tshuav. Poole sawv ntawm qhov bar txog li 15 feeb tom qab ib tag hmo rau lub ob hlis ntuj 25, 1855. Peb Morrissey cov phooj ywg, Patrick McLaughlin, James Tuner thiab Lew tus neeg ua mov ci, approached “Bill cov neeg tua tsiaj”.

McLaughlin tsawv nkaus William Poole los ntawm cov tes tsho tsho tiv no. Poole uas cog noob ob peb zaug ntawd McLaughlin qhia rau nws mus. James Turner stepped nyob hauv cov kis ntawm ob tug txiv neej thiab muab McLaughlin ib ncig. Turner taug kev McLaughlin deb ntawm Poole, tiam sis ho Turner txawb qhib nws lo thiab thau tau ib rab yaj phom. Thaum nws muab rau Poole, Poole Hmoob txawm cem rau Turner “Dab tsi? Koj puas yuav npaj tua kuv?”

Turner ntsia mus pom tus nws rab yaj phom, uas yog cradled ntawm nws caj npab. Cas Turner nws txo qis rau riam phom los tsa ceg nws npab, Turner tua thiab lov nws lub caj npab los uas. Turner screamed thiab Hmoob txawm cem tias nws poob rau hauv pem teb. Nws raug rho tawm haujlwm txhaj tshuaj thib ob ntawm hauv pem teb, uas ntaus Poole saum nws lub hauv caug laug CAP ib tug.

Raws li Poole poob rau hauv pem teb, Neeg ua mov ci Lew txawm nta hlo nws ib rab yaj phom, sawv “Bill cov neeg tua tsiaj” thiab tua nws hauv lub plawv. Tus haib Poole sab laug piam lawm tab sis yuav nyob nrog lub mos txwv nyob rau hauv nws lub plawv rau kaum hnub. Tuag ntawm nws lub tsev nyob rau tim Poole 8, 1855. Turner raug rho tawm haujlwm ob peb ntxiv txhaj tshuaj ntawm hauv pem teb thiab tej zaum yuav muaj tej zaum tseem ntaus neeg ua mov ci Lew. Neeg ua mov ci khiav los mus nrog Stanwix thiab New York. Nws yuav raug ntes tau rau ib steamship taws rau lub Canary Islands tuaj.

Morrissey thiab cov neeg ua mov ci tau sim cov peb zaug tab sis txhua tus raug twb hung juries. Nws thiaj li, New York City tub ceev xwm thiaj tso cov txiv neej tom qab realizing lub txim ua txhaum nyob tsis tau.

Feem ntau cov tswvyim los txhawb zaj dabneeg no tuaj ntawm tus tub soj ntsuam 's Inquest nyob rau ntuj 10, 1855 thiab reprinted hauv lub New York Tribune nyob tim 12, 1855. John Morrissey yuav mus ua ib tug New York state senator. Neeg ua mov ci Lew tuag nyob obscurity.

Koj yuav tawm ib saib los nug cov lus nug txog qhov no los yog tej tsev xa rau kuv Facebook phab thiab Twitter profile.

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