The New York Herald Newspaper, December 21, 1853, Page 6

ee THE NINTH WARD RIOT CASE. Ceart of General Sessions. THE CASE FOR THE PROSRCUTION. CONCLUSION OF FOURTH DAY. Before His Honor Recorder Tilloa. Jobn Miller was the next witness produced for the pro- eeution, and deposed that he lived in Twenty seventh @trest, but at the time of the riot he lived in Gansevoort street. @ Where were you on the Fourth of July last, when the wot frst commenced’ A In Eighth avenue, @ Was any body with you? A. No, sir, @ What dic you rst see of the rigt? A. At the corner of Abingdon square | saws lot of men hauling a stage ‘rough the street, and I walked over te the west ride of Bedson street, but by the time I got over they had it across the street; I heard a citizen halloaing out, “Don’t will the driver, but arrest him;” that gentleman was im- motistely struck by one of the Hibernian society, whe Dad his regalia on; « rush was then made at the citizens Dy the rioters, and! ran down to the corner of Troy @treet; some men chased us as far dowm as Washington street; when I came back | found they were engaged in a ght with the police, who were trying to separate them, ‘and in their efforts to suppress the riot three were strack with staves, acd the pehcemen struck members ef the Hibernian society back in defence Gross examined—Q. Can you identity any of the men! A. No, sir. aw you teuched st all? A. When I was running down Washington street & man caught me by the throat and choked me. @ Inc you see any of those men who wore green eearfs geting truck? A. The police struck them with their clubs. @ Did you see any cf those called citizens, st iking those with green searis? A. I'did om one ogcasion, but Mat did not take place until) afier the man was atruck with » brick bat in tue Landis of one of the Hibernian tecirty @ be you belong to apy fre company the tire bel that cay? esr the bells rung Jacob S. Brown, bing doly sworn for the prosecution. that he wes bookkesper, aud lived et 49 Foarta — saw the commencement of the a! . @. Woers were you # auding at the tims, and slate sil Bhat oven rec’ A Iwas in Hudson atrest at the time, and sew one of Kipp & Brown’s stages waitiog for t nm; #aS space enough for ihe stage to x gh, aud the driver attempted 10 drive thr ugh: ail We proceesion bad passed at the time with the exoap af # dozen men, who fel! back for tre stage; tney t cemrmenced io Leat the borses ever the head wits the aid you hear A lam pots dremap; cor dic her Staves; che pasengers inside of the stage we much frightened, some of those who the horves then pulled ocpem the door got into it, and the parsengers got i ont ‘he driver's seat, and beat him vith «taves; Kelly was then on the op of the stage trying to protect the deirer from the vlows of bis assailants; [beara ome of thove who wore the green scerf ory out, ‘Kick the damned @eiver off” Iclapped him oa the thigh, and told bim if the driver did snything they had betier arrest bin, and ot to best him. @ What did the remainder of the procession do that Bad passed on to wheres the stage was attacked? a. They all ran back like @ fuck of sheep @. What did you see then? A. Citizens then came to Delp the driver; sticks and stones were freely used; Teaw s man thrcwing one stone which struck the driver, Q Did you see tie police when they firs: came No; but I did aiterwards: they first tried to put the rict by remonst!ating, but the rioters turned around fend ‘ought the polic Q. Can you itentify any of the defendants as beiog recent atthe rict ? Witness than loored around and identified one of them whom, he «aid, tried to keep the driver from bsing killed, Gross examined—Q. Dic you hear any fice belle that A. No, sir. Did net Keily do a1! he could to protect the driver! A. Be appeared to be doing 50. Q "Had any wan in the ciety a tail? A. Yes, ] think they had Q. Dit you see any men strike those with the green | searis? “A. I saw the policemen clubbing them. | @ Before the jolice arrived, did re see any of those | with the green scarfs struex? A. I thiak I d ‘Mr. Binnt—Q. Was that before or after the citizen had Deenstrock? A. It was after ‘Walter Naughle, was the next witness produced on the td the prosecution, and deposed that he lived at 795 wich street, and is an architect by profe: sion. First saw the prosession in Abingdon square; saw some | men tahing the horses of a stage by the heacs; pretty ‘the whole of the procession bad passed the square ‘at the time: there was small space between, no that the stage could go through; the driver, while endeavor- fag to get throvgh, bad his horses caught . by tee members of the procession, who beat the Beerece Crea fully about the head ani neck with their @teves; then three or four men fot up on the stage ; 1 went over sni told them if ne did anything why not hsve him arrested; just then one man cried out, | the ron of I then got up near the stage, when A was struck with s prickbat om the left arm, but could got teli who throw it at me: when! next oked around | founc thai Kelly was up on the top of the stage remou Seating with the men not to attack him; I think he braa @isbed hin club to keen them off; I looked abont aad cow another of Kipp & Brown’s stages coming up hich stopped becive the me Kelly was on; then there @ great rush of the citizens towards the curasr ou8 bad tbe criver by the jeg, tryirg to drag his ff the ; the men with badges on were beating the cit! to get into my house bu? could not do Ao, an obliged to get ‘nio an entry of the house nar doo marsba! turned around one or twice and cried out, him off, tie ton of a—,” some & i oe pr forty or ifty of bia mon x with himatthe same tice; I saw the police whan ‘they came; there were sone fifteen or sixteon of then ia a , aod ail had thei Troy, Bucson stive. to Greenwich str ¥. seene of Sighting, the police moving in a» ‘through the miccdle of the s:reet; there were bout eigh ty or ninety men with their badges on; | only ew one citizen struck by them, and he was a batshar, wat coult rot tell who struck fist; he ran down the street, i f eet, -e smined—Q. Did you see the man that came ont knife in his band? A. | heard there wase knife vat I did not see it you see the policemen striking those with the ? A. leew them striking them with their clubs; some marks of the clubs on the heads of the lie e z i i Did you see any of those ruffians—for so I eall the ‘with marks on them’ A. I did not the men with bsdges on attack you? A. They i [ Attorney—Th+ coumse] on the other side calla zens who arsteted the police roffivns the two acted the most ruffianly, the citizens or with the badges on? yurt objected to \he quest'on, and the witness left pall West deposed that he was a house nd lived in Twenty-third street, near I saw t ocezrrence; I was st the point at Abingdon square, acd went there to procession aa it sed; one of Kipp & tage! was coming up, and it attempted to pave throug! the men belonging to the procession would not allow it, ani they caught bold of the horear and beat them with their staves; ] had my littl son with me at the time, and after leaving him on the sidewalk | went to let rome of the passengers out of the stage, when wo men who were at the door of the atage cried ‘out to “kill the son of a b——b;” tha police had not arrivad at hie time; | then went towar ls Kighth strest, where [met Officer McPherson; be asked me what was the matter, ani Itold bim that the Hiberaiaos attacked a stage driver, end would be apt to murder him; I went down to the cor- wer of Hudson and Troy streets, where the fighting conti mned as before: the singe at ime was at the corner of Hadeon hen he ar n amoug them, a I saw of him; ] did not identity any of the defendants; I did not see the marshal at the time when the stage was attacked. (Cross-examined—Saw the marshal at the head of the | eee and he could vot have st the stage when affray took place; there were four or five persone in the st. ye at the time; I was not struck, because I ran away iu time. (Leughter ) Mr. McKeon—io you belong to the crder of United Americans? Listrict Atterney—I object to that, becnase it is ir jt. Mr. McKeon—I propose to show that, belonging to tha wooiety, he is prejndiced and biased in bis testimony The Court ruled against Mr. M:Keoo, ani noted his exception. Mr McKecn—Do you belong to any order? (Ruled out.) Benry Boyland was cext placed on the witaess steod aad, being sworn, depored that be lived at 146 Hammond wtrect: was prerent at the time of the disturbance on tne eorner of Troy and Hudson streete; I saw a stage, and the Griver of it was being besten by a mo3; with geen scarfs on the top of the stage, and macy ethers trying to climb up; witness on going ap to the and asking what was the matter, got a blow from « which knocked me down sanselers; | heard the mar- shal saying, ‘Goin, men; | don’t know when I came to my sonens, ‘bot when I did I found myself lying in Greeo em aneet I did not strike any man or do anything to Crom examined—Was not iaid up in bed at all; I hare feme marks, one on =r right eye, which I was near from @ kick I got then; ome of my ayen being blind, 1 not see for arly & week or two afterwards; the manhal did — y, ‘Fall in men to line,” buvasid, . of the Ninth ward, deposed—That he house when word came that @ riot was 7 Werepaired to the scene cf d.sturbance 8 fight was going on between the citi- gens and the members of the Hibernian society; we weot and im doiog so the men with the police, and I was knocked Droke their ' etaves in two, and clubs; I was throttled by one some dozen of them got knocked me down; I strack one of thom bon the head, and dropped him; | wis 4 Boyer ond Westerfield; the man the: | ded to @ citizen for sa! prisoner tified Rennaban.) ! saw the ‘marshall, but wis too far away to near wha: he said. Cross-examined—Q Have you heard anything of Rsn- makan since the affcay? A. 1 heacd he was sick; I was sick, too, from the blow I reeeived; | heard about tue riot stage on my way to the @ When you came up did you see those with green wourfe fighting, or, ae I call them, raffiany? a. [bey oo not ruflians, they were very respectable-loohing n Q How often did you rtrike Rennahi pre then Mr. Bover etrook hin over YA. Oaly once ead. with hie ehirt all torm off and the crowd pursuing | Now, | Q. When you struck him, did believe yourself danger? A. did. vie iii Q Had Rannshan a saw him since he was indicted; I poomey lip witha sician? A. He had; I mit ta mark the ow from that he was one of Rappaban; se beaten by the polive? A. 1 did mot see any one taki:g them off, Q Are you s member of the ‘‘Kaow nothing’’ society ? Witners— What's that—what is a koow-noching ? Mr. McKeon—I don’t mean to tay that you don’t know anything, but do you belong to s secret rociety, calkd the * Know No ” The Court had rel ‘the question out, and roted his exception. Witners—I have mo prejudice whatever sgainst ay foreigner. Mr. McKeon—That is all 1 want—that settles it. Mr. MoKeon—Q. Did you put your club through a baa- ner? A, No.1 didnot; who says 1 doue any such thing as to put wy club through @ banner? Mr, McK+oa—Well, we will leave that to be proved by witne @ 8. Oficer Gamb}) sworn, and depos Sixteenth ward, was then heard there was a riot, and on gring down to the cor of Hudson and Troy streew found several Hibernians in a conflict with the police; I saw one of tne Hibernians who bad been fighting, and on attempting to arrest him we were struck with clubs and fiste; | icen'ified Joha Comroy and Enward Christie, who strnck me in the head with a clud: Conroy was striking either one or two policemen; I then went ato the muss and knocked bim cown with my club; Christie then came up and s:ruck over my clue and bit me in the head, eut- Ung through my bat, ‘Cross exainined--I struck Coproy once or twice; 1 have no cuts, but my band is sprained yet from fending off a blow; | cid not arrest Conroy; sowe citizen ssid he would lake bin: could pot teil whether officer Taylor took him priscner or act Coprey bad no staff in his band, and wes m tenceavoricg to get the men iato their ranka; I think Christie eas the map that etruck me over the head with \be oly. ‘ou bear officer Mason was brought into the you ough . when one i to bave been onject to the question. heard noth'ng of the kind. Did you sce offiear Kelly there ? chjvet to your examinizg*the seed om the part of the prosecu sic been persecuted by the other peii an Ivtsbman Uo to the present nothing has been prodnced ageinst Mr. Kelly that wonld connect bim with the alleged ristere; but, on tha contrary, it ap- pear: that he was doing bi: Cuty, as @ good policeman should have done. Tre Court sustained the course intended to be pursued by the instrivt Attorney, and the witness was recalled to the stand, when the District Attorney asked him what he saw there in relation to officer Keily ? Witress--When we were adout arresting the marshal ore of the police said they could not, and 1 stepped for ward to strike bim, (the marehal.) when someboiy stepped behind me and caught my arm wrile I was itmess af- uf owe | in the act of atmking at Saunders; I was per fectly surprised; Kelly said, ‘Let ‘the man go, be is atterding to bis busizess;’ Kelly had no elud in his band at the time, and witness had bie star on when he was siopped from striking Saunders by Kelly. (Micer Ackerman being sworn, deposed he belonged to the ecti ward police; was in company with officer Gambling and two etrer police officers om the ¢ay of the riot; when { got there I saw the standing at the corner of Troy and Hudson streets. Here the Court adjourned the ease until 10 o’clock the next merning, when Mr. Ackerman’s examination will be continued. FIFTH Day. Dec. 20.-~The Court resumed its sitting this morning at 10 o'clock, snd witnesses for the prosecution were examined. Cornelius C. Ackerman reesllec—Q. You were one of Sixteenth ward police? A. Yer. District Attormey—You had got as far, in yesterday's examination, at where you stated that you were on doty at the corner of Eighth avenue and Fourteenth street. Just state what-you saw on arriving at the scene of the riot. A. I ssw the stage standing there; 1 then passed right out of the centre of Hudson street, and I saw the marshal on horseback; I spoke to him, and told bim the best thing he could do was to bring his men into a line, and go om with the procession, he made no reply, but tarred his horse from me, and rode off to the bead of the line and back again. iad you ycur star onf A.J bad. I heard the marebel repeat to hie men, to “Go in and kill the polcemen.”’ Them there was a stone thrown from the rowd thet strock# man standing beside and glanced off ré truck me sleo cn the shoulder. The mam that was truck first eaoght the stone in hie hand befere it reachea the greund ; {t was s paving st came from those who wore the green searfe ; thinking I saw the man that thiew the stoxe, I made an attempc to arrest him, bat the crowd closed om me and I lost sight of him ; I reoog cized Loree or four men the next morning at the station house, snd also identified them at tre Police Court: 1 never #aw them since; I forge: what tneir camea were Dirtrict Attcraey—Take this affidavit and refresh your ir, NeKeon- What co you want to do that for? yr Bluzt—-Only to refresh bie memory / Wirness—Those whom Jidentifiel were James Burne Neuse and James Sanmahan. kr. Keon—(o, poor Rannaban; they a’! bim because they came very near billing him. @. Did you sew Mr. Kelly there? A Idil. G. What did you see him doing? A. Be was locking on Q Nothingels? A. « Were you struck was oree grappled and thrown back, bat soval injury. Crorsexsmined—Q. Have you apy marks upon your remember ‘mn the midst of the riot—how comes it that you sustained no ipjary’ A. I was im the midst of it, but got mo blows. Q Ine you see any of thoee who had scarfe on struck ¢ A. Yer, by the police. Q Did you swrike any of them? A. | strock one man over the bead. Q, Did you strike more than one? more over the head. Q Did you see any blobd 7 ing. A. I struck two A. I saw Rappabas bleed- you strike Ramnakan? 4. I did; ber policeman who tried to arrent bis, Do you tn0w that a Doelor was sent for? A. Ido se also did Q. Did you ree bim bleeding ? Q Did you see him knocked down? knocked him down myself. Q. Can you recogniae any of the men? Hannaben. Mr. MeK#on—I euppore ro, for you nearly killed him, Q. How many prisoners vere there in the courtroom Bt Jefrreon Mirket/ A. Fifty or tixty Q. Wer ero raore than fifty or sixty in the roon—, was it eo crowded that the magistrate bail to give erdera not to bring any morein? A. Yessir, Q. How large was the paving stone? A. As large ne ray fist, QW A. Yes, on the bead A. 1 thiat I A. I recogaise ‘ere"you'at the station house when the riot first tock piace? No; I was at my post, Q How long after you saw the stage did you see Kelly? A. Aboat fifteen or tweaty minute 8. Q Do you know who Grove the staM@ off? | A. I do not. Q. Ind you see sny of the men trying to throw their ecarieswas’ A No, bat I saw one maa who had his searf in in bis ha Q. Were not the members of the society runn:ng awsy from the police? A. They were rauning away from the poise ene citizens who were calied upow toad them, Q. Did not the police strike right and lett with their clvbe? A. They did. Q Did*y on see Kelly afterwards? A. No sir. Q. Did the blow you received from the stone iojure you much? A. Not much; it glanced off, and the man stand ing beside me caught it in his banda. Mr. MeKeon—Just like plaving ball, I suppore John J, Van Kleeek waa the next witness sworn, ard Gepoved that he lived at 44 Horatio street, and was four and tea dealer, «. Op the Fourth of July last were you present ata riot (hat took place in the Ninth ward? A. Yes, sir, @ Where were you at the time? A. At the corner of Troy and Hucson streets. Whar were you doing there? A. I went down there merely out of curiosity. « What did you see when you got there? A, There apveayed to be & general riot. Q Well, just stats what you saw. A. I saw the stage ntopp ihe corner, and there appesred to be a general riet around it; lsaw no policemen there except officers Kelly and Cusack Q. What were the socie'y doing ? A. There were some of them on top of the stage Q What marke had they so that yon could them? A. They bad om blue coats and wore . What were they Going? A. 1 don’t know, as my attention wan called another way at that time on count of @ great rush in Troy street, between Greenwich and Hudeor w these men attacking the pri- vate citizes y citizens did you see attacked by the #0 Q How ciety’ A. I cannot tell the precise number. Q. What way did they attack them? 4A. They rushed right in and flonrished their staves about them, so that the citizens kad to fly; I sawone man knocked down io the gutter and jive orgixon top of him beating him sbemefully. é Q. What were you doing at that time? A. I was look- on et them ). How long did you remein there? A.1 think it was in the neighborhosd of twenty minutes or half aa hour. Q Were you there when the police arrived ? A. I waa, Q. What did they do? A. They firat tried to disperse the rioters without striking them, bat a4 the rioters would pot do go they ware obliged’ to call some citizens to help them, Did they attack the police? A. They made a rush ti who tried to ¢ ree thero ; the polies made hey were obliged ta do no identity searts of A i Gié;T marebal? . D." he ray anything? A. I did not hear him Q Did ou vee him after that? A. I saw bin down the street, on no reeback a Wret (o.)-wee? A, Tha people then came rashiog eam bint by Q, What then too place after they came back? A A geveral riot then tw. amd the marshal was ar reated by Linn tepant Cross exer iued—Q, 0 ip tite midat of th Q What induced the Hibernian society to strike the ei or ruffians, as you esi! them? The could not see the necessity of calling these citizens ruffians; it would enly create confusion. @ Did you see of the citiseme knock down the members of the ? A. When the came tuey were knocked down rather fast by the oitiseos. Q. Did you see any of the citisens getting any scars or pes? A. IT taw a man named eid, with a black sorapes ? eye. % Who is this Reid? A. He iss butcher. Poo al ra in the fight? A. I suppose @ did. Q. Were you not examined asa witness before Justice Steuart? A. I was. Q Did Saunders strike any oxe with his sword? A. 1O Q When Saunders was at the stage, what was Kelly ¢oing on the top of it? A. Nothing. Q Was he exdeavoring to protect the driver? A. I did not se him move s hand ora foot while I was there; there were some five or six people om the stage at the time Q. Are you an American? A. No; unfortunately | was born in New Jersey which, I believe is out of the United States. (Laughter. 4 Q. Did you strike apy one that day? A. I decline an swering the questicn. District Attorney—You oan anrwer it if Ri wish, Yeu bad » perfect right to knock any of rioters down, Witners declined answering arc then left the stand. W. 4H. Van Biankener was then sworn, sad testified that be worked in » corporation yard. Oa the day of the Fourth cf July last 1 was im the neighborhood of the riot; I in Washington stieet when ® boy came up to me aud told me that the Hibernians were Deating the eisizens, I ran up to the cormar of Troy and Greenwich etreets, where they were all fighting. 4 man was struck dewn just beside me, with a cart rung: 1 pickec Lim up and icok him to the station house; | did sot kcow what bis name was. Crost-examined—Q. Were you struck? A. No, Q Dic you strike anybody? A. Weill, 1 guess I did. (Laughter. ) Q Did you kneck any man down? A. I did not wait to see it wy blows knocked any of them dows. Jobn Creighton, being culy sworn, ce, That he lived in Hamersley street; gyas within four or five blocks of the riot when it firet commenced. What firet attracted his aitention was ® pumber of persons running down Audson street, revera) of them having their heads ail cat and bleeding; they had baéges on; I commenced closing up thes 016 theo, ae quick a8 porsible; { did not not rece, bise avy of the parties saw not of the com- mencement of the riot; saw nothing more than these mep rupnit g pact me with their heads all cut. Famwuel Beylend, being culy sworn, de; a tollows:— Tem attached to the Supreme Court, aad liveat 201 Wert Thirteenth street. Q. Ware you im the neighborhood of the riot? A. Yee, I wer in ihe r eghborhood ef Abingdon square. Q What did you see there? A. I saw men etoppirg the horses and some of shein on top of the sts they doing on to They were beating him with their staves and were trying to get the driver off the box; | afterw: found that be torned his horses round and drove off to- wards Budscn street as faet as he could; after hestarted to go away the wen get inside the st took hold of the lines and stoped the horses, and balf a dozen of them got om top of the stage and some of them struek him; then a general fight took place, Q. Did you see the marshal there? A. I saw him riding up sod cown and making motions with his sword; he ap peered to be calling them back. Q. Were you there when the police came? A I was. Q. What was core then’ A. Tney tried as much as they cculd to stop the riot, Q Did you see any person strike these men before the police came? A. I dic not see; I was on one side, Q. Could you identify any of ‘the prisoners? A. I iden- tifleeé one man besides the marabal, who appeared to be very active. @. Did you ree any stcnes thrown? A. Leaw one stone thrown at the diiver, which hit him, and another that landed box, oe oe Were you in the midet of the bi? A. No, I was little on one side. ; Q How far were you from the stage? A When the riot first commenced 1 was about three or four rods frcm it. Q Did you tee the stage driver there? A. No. Q Did you see any ciiizens at that time? A. No. Q. When did they rush ic? A, Just as soon as they covld. Q you see Kelly there? A. I saw him on the box of thi coe - Q 6 appear to be doing anything? A. No, pot when I raw bim. Ae » No. Q Had he the reine?. Q. Were you struck? A. No. Q. Did you keep out of the way? A. 1 did. Q. Did you see the Sght as long ac it continued? A. 1 Q Did you see any men taking their baiges off A. No. . Did you see any of them struck? A. 1did. Q Did you see the police when they came? A. I did. Q. Did'you see them striking the Hibernians? A. No; 1 saw no blows struc! . Thomas Lovett was Dext sworn —I am sn engraver. and was formérly a captain of the police. Q. Were you among tke first at the riot? 2. I went there as a. tizen to cee the fight. Q. What cid you see on getting there? A. When I got there, there appeared to be a fight st the corner of Troy and Hudson streets; Ishould euppose there were five or six bundred persone there; the police went in to stop the riot, as far as it was in their power; when there. 1 went to the astist.nce of one of the men, (officer Sprioger,) who wasstruck on the fiont part of the head; I tovk hia to a drug shop. 5 Q. What dia the crowd do when the police arrived? A. They resistec them. : Q. De you know whether be wae struck by accident or not® A. I canret say. - Richard J. Bush, of the Ninth ward police, ewore ss follows :—) arrived there at the first of the riot. Q. What first called your atteation to the fact? A. 1 heard of it in the Eighth avenue; the procession had gone to the east of the rajlr rack; 1 then saw one of the wen with stones jump vp snd take hold of the horses, Q. Did you see any of those parties in the Eighth avenue? Mr McKevn—! object to spy evisevce in relation to any occurrence that tovk place ia the E'ghth avenue. If itis intended to prove that these men etopped the care, I do most solemnly protest sgainst apy such proceeding, This ‘objection was overruled by the Court. Witness—A pol'ceman war standing on the centre of the grack, ramed Mr. Cusack; the conductor got out of the car and asked him if he could pass along, amd Mr Cursck replied that he could not pass; I turned and went towards my houre; heard « noise, and on looking round leaw the people running; 1 then went to the corner of Troy strest, and the firat thiog I met was the party with the scarfs chasing the stage; two or three of their num- ber got insice the stage, raised one of the front windows, and tried to catch the driver by the Jeg: he crowded him. self vp on the sest, eo that they could not get bold of him; then some of hem got the horses by the heade and they became entangled in the harnees; then three or four of them got on top of the box. and got to the driver; officer Kelly waa in tbe middle of them, and he protected the driver by holding him; one of the party got up be- bind the stage, got hold of the driver yy the neck, and struck lim I \hink two or three times; should say twic: at least; that perron bad » ecarf also; seme of the ple then interfereé, ani many of them were poked down; ore man, named Reeves, was knocked down by the members of the Hibernian Society. Q. How many citizens did you sep attacked by them? | A. There was sush a crowd collected I could not tll. Q. What were the citizens Coiag, that they were knocked down? A. They cid nothing at al. excest trying to keep the peace. ). Had any of them struck # blow? A. No. Q. Did you remaia there until the police came? A. 1 id. Q What then took place? A. Then there was a gene- rt ral gh . Q. How mapy people where there sssembled? A, About 260 cr 300, Q. Did you see the marshal there? A, J did. Q. Did you see any of the precession retarning after the stage was attacker? A. Yor. Q. Could you hear what he ssid? A. Yeo. Q. When the police arrived were they resisted? A, They were. Q. Did you see a boy chased into an area by them? A. I did not. Q. Did you ese what the extent of Mr. Reeves’ injuries were? A: I did not; I only saw himknooked down, Q. Did you identify any of these parties? A, 1 inden- tified one man who struck the stage driver. Cross examires—Q. Were you struckt A. No sir; 1 did not intend to be, &. Did you see any stones thrown? A. Tro or three. Q Aze you sure there wers three? A. lam. Q Whe cid the first stone strike? A. Tae driver. Q. Where washe struck’ A. I cannot tell, Q. Were you there during the fight between the citi- zepe and the Hibernians? A. I wee there from the time the stsge was first attacked up to the end of the riot. Q Was Mr. Kelly there? A. ile was. Q. What was hedolng? A. He was on the box, and teliing the people to go cown. Q ould he nave done sny more to protect the driver? A. He migbt Lave done better if he bad had his clad. Q. What more could hehavedons ? What would be the use of strikirg any man over the head with aclab? Did he not put his arms arowd the driver to save him from the blows? and teeauve he did not elubd eny man, you thitk he miyht Lave “done better.” I would have shot seme of those who attacked these unfortunate creatures if T bad been there District Attorney—Then I would be under the necessity of indieting you for murder. Resorcer--Genilemen, you must suspend your remarks, er | will have to reply t you, too. Q D see any men bleeding? A. Yes, those with Q Was Reeves trying to get noar those with the green searfson? A. Icannot say. @ Did you ree any man down on his knees, and begging of the police not to striae him? A. No, sir, Lieutenant Taft was then sworn antl deposed that he pes ‘J Fourth of July leat lieatenant of the Ninth wal lice, Q. Where were you at the time the stags was attacked? A, At the station houre. Q How many of the reserved corps left there with you? A. I thick eighteen, Q. Waat did yon see there? A. When I got there with a platoon of my men I paw at the corner of Troy and Hudson streets a large crowd of people with sears Sight ing with a few policemen, the Hiberniana were armed with sticks; I gave orders to disperse the rioters, and in doing #0 1 was compelled to use my club to the bes: a1- vaotege: they strack at me with sticks, but I warded off the ttaves and struck them in return; when I was sar. roupced by thee man I heard some voice that I knew erylug out “Do you want help?” J turned around, waic, “Yer, go ip;’’ then a number of sitizens our aid, ana we ancceeded in entirely dispersiag the: @ Did you see the marshal there? A I did; my at tention was @rit oalied to dm by Mr Van Kiet, who +0, ped bin heree; at the aame time officer Yeonwit came np o® the other sive, acd Sana ‘ers then dre bir eword; cnicer Beunett then preseated bie club, sed the morvhal | | | Cropped hia eword, and | detalied Mr, Beanstt w taxe | him @ prisoner to the station henna @. Were any of your men injared? A, Yer, officers Seely and Clark were cut on their heace. Q ue Mr Kelly? A. I did anins far so 1 red to 9 Aotog bis duty, ) You were at the station hour took pisces what was the scsoun! of the affair te the station house? 4. That s party } A were killing, or had killed, a stage Q Then you ordered the men to get ready ? A. Capt, Ackerman did. Q. Who who was in command of it? A. I was. Q. Whet did yousee when you went there? A. fight- ing between the Hibernians and ‘opposed the rioters Did ume those ary citisen ? A. 1 did; several ex-pclicemen that I w. vid you see the Hiberniens a oe al dia gage much a2 ! could do to take care of myself. Q@ Did youstrike any one? A. 1 did. Q. Were you injured in the least? A. No. Q. Did you get a blow? A. No. Q Where did you strike them ?, A. Im the head—it is ® repens spot. - Q. Could your club be broken in two? A. Not very easy. Q Was any of your men Isid up? A. Yes, Mr, Clark was laid up for one day. Q. Were you in the station/aouse when this man, (poivt- ing ata friend of one of the deffendrnts,) was brought into the station house? A, No, I was not, beesuse I had a ebase after anctner man, who I arrested in Vandam street near Hudson; i found that he had his regalia stowed away snugly in bis pocket ; so, thinking that he must bare one of the most active of the rioters, I took him to the station bouse, where, upon iavestization, fe was found that he was the man that strack the stage river. Q. Did you eee any of them running away from the po- lice? A. Tram after some of them myself. Q. Did you chase # man dewn into an area, and dia you club him? A, I chased that man, but told the officer, O’Bries, not to strike, and | think he cid not strike hima. James H O’Brien was then sworn, and deposed that he arres ed the man Christie as spoken of by Lieut. Taft He then diseribed the rict just in the zame maauer that Lieut. Taft did. — exam ined—Q, Did you see Christie there? A, 1 did. Q. Do you see bim here now? A. I do not; I can’t see him. Mr. MeKeen—He ie in the room, there, right before you. Q Did you strike any one? A. Yes, several. Q. Do you recollect striking a man that was down and another man coming up aud atking you not to strike the man while he was down? A. I do not remember any- thing about it. One of the staffs was then shown to the jary by Mr. McKeon, who compared it with the weighty elub of the Policemen, and some funny remarks were made between the counsel on both sides and the jury. Nathaniel Mason, one of the Ninth ward police, was on patrol duty at the time; when I got there the rict was over; l arrested Haggerty; could mot tell if any one inter- fered with him; ofticer Kelly then came up and told my ara yl that if he bad went with him hefore he would ave done better; officer Kelly did not help me to arrest him; Mr. Kelly sppeared to be doing his duty at the other end of the street, keeping the crowd back. Wiliam H. Smith, of xteenth ward police, was then sworn—Cn wy way {som ibe station touse, where { had left a prisoner, I met three other policemen; I was fent to the place of the riot; | arrested a man there who gave the rame of Edward Murray: they were fighting, anc he cried out, ‘Ge in boys;” I took him to the station house; when I arrested him he tried to get away from me. xsmined—Q. Did you see him strike a blow or Crost throw a stone? A. He did not. Q. Had you not struck some one before that? A. I struck a man whom J raw throwing s paving stone among a crowd of people; { should think it was as big as that ink-stand, (pointing to one cf moderate size Q. Was there apy one injured by that stone? A. 1 did not eee any one knocked down by that etone, Q. Did you see any stone strike any person? A. I did Bot. Q. Did you see any one struck with a club? A I did. Q. Waile you were there did any policeman say to you, ‘‘Give it to him,-the d—d Irish son of a b—hi’’ “A, beard nothing of the kind. Q Did you see these men with staffe running away? A. 1 ives aes low many ose th inting to the stai ie there? at do not eer Nacaand gi . Are not those things used to regulate a crowd, (rointing to the stef)t “a1 believe #0. 3 5 OU 86@ BBY NeD en scarfs rapning away? A. idle Bot. 7 = A vs Did you see anything at al? A. did. (Laugh- Joreph Turner sworn—On the day of this occurrence I saw the Hibernian Society driving citisens down Trey street toward Washioy street; I took my billy out of my pocket and told them to fo beak; they ted me and ran toward the citizens; the fight became genera! acd I found it neces to make an arrest; I arres Pa rick Waters; he was saying ‘Goin and kill thed—d ‘Yankees; he was the first one I arrested; believe he ‘was discharged by Justice Stuart; was examined before Justice Stuart Cross examined—Q. Were you struck or injared? A. I was rot. Q. Did you strike any one? A. J did not, Q. Did you see these men with uniforms ronning? A. When they were compelled to by the police. Q Did they strike the police? A. Certainly they did. Q, Whe did they atrikey A. Whoever they could get » chance at. Q. How mary did yon see bleeding? A. Four or five. Q. Did you eee asy after their arrest with the scarfs ou? A. Yes. James McPheron aworn—I am one of the Ninth ward police; 1 was in the siation house at the time of this oc currence; on hearing of it] we:t with officer Smith 10 the plece; w2en J go; there I found men fighting with the Hibernian Society; ] attempted to srrest some of them; ] got them on the sidewalk, whea the Marstal roe up aid feic—Don’t allow that officer to take that man to the station houee;” and then they got me off of my feet, anc I was hicked while I was down; before I got u T received blow: on the head from their fi came to by assistanee; the man then rai tide of the street, and I followec and arrested him, i the station house; his name was either iteps trick or, Fitsgerskc ; I recognized among them Mr. Edward Christy, who is here now; | was acquainted with Wan. Wallace, but I did not see him there; I did not 5 Sprit ger, or Barker, or Buseber; I know that Christy was there, he gave me & clip on the side of the head: I reoc}- lect seeing several covered witn blocd in the station house; 1 don’t recollect that any mafl asked for a drink of water: a Sg no man in the mouth who asked for a drink of water. Luke Poole sworn—] am one of the Ninth ward polica: up to the time of the ri st I was at the station house, and was sent to the place; when I got there I saw a general aght T arrested John Laverty there: he was in the mid- dle of the street, between the park and the stone yard. Cross examined—Q. Do you recognize Mr, Laverty here? A. 1 do not. Harrison Redfield swern—I am one of the Ninth ward police: 1 wan present at the « there | found the Hiterniat striking one of the Sixteenth ward police officers; 1 took him to the station house; he is now in court. (Here wit- ‘and identified him.) Cross examined.—Q Did he lay bis hand on ary one? A. No; he had not time to do so. Q. How many did you strike? A. 1 struck one. Q. How many of the men with scarfs were around you! 4. Some eight or ten. if oe you see thie man expostulating with the officers? . No, Joreph Morrie eworn.—) Rriae in Bleecker street; I was ip front of my house when | sew the riot; the procession used in front of my house; the body of men ran dewn ‘roy street, chasing seme one; the inen with badges on were attacking a man in the ares; aa I turned around I met the society; they attacked the police, and the police attacked them; I cannot identify any of the party; I «aw one of the men in the act of wing & swne, and the cficer stopped bin. Cross examined—Q. Did you say they attacked the po- lice? A. Yea. Q. Did you sees body of citizens attack them? A. they assisted them, ‘ Q. Were you knocked down? A. I was not knocked own, Q. And were you not in the midet of theaffray? A. I was. Samue) Carpenter eworn—I reeide at No. 202 Bleecker street; ] am @ policeman of the Ninth ward; the riot took place on my own teat; the first ] saw was about seven or oes men With regalia on attacking a man ia the area of a house; 1 had my star on at the time; I saw officere MePherson and Smith coming to am: ordsred the men to go away, =f Yee; assistance; we then they refused; I then azrerted one man, named Anthony McQuay; Tew him strigisg at three or four men; i see McQuay here. District Attorney—Go and pick the menont, (The witness then proceeded to the witnesses and selected the priconer.) Q. Was not the man quietly carrying a banner whea youetruck him’ A. I strack no one. Q. Did he knock any man down? A, No; I did not ar- rest him, becaure he struck pe one. ¥ Did you see the Hibernians struck by anybody? A. es, Abraham Clireman sworn—I am the deputy keeper of the Jefferson marie* prison; I was present at the riot; I saw theres man rush out of the procession with « brick- bat and knock some one down; otera rughed on him; I don’t know his name; fore Justice Stuart; I cen’t see the man Q. Do you koow whi Te now. Q. Did you see the man afterwards that wae knocked down with a stone? A, No. Q. Did you see any policemen strike? A. No, sir; there were about twenty-five or thirty men brought into the rison ; I did not di not call hem d—4 Irish sons of b—s. . Are you ® member of any order? Question objected to, and objection sustained. David B. Reed sworn.—I am « butcher by trade; J re- sided, on the 4th of July last, at No. 7 Abingdon square, Q. Where were you when your attention was calied to thir riot? A. I wae inthe house at the time the riot broke out. Q What did you do? A. Iran out of the house and went to the corner; I saw a stage at the coraer with three or four men on it; the horses were very much frightene3, I stood there fora few minutes on the cor ner of Abingdon p'sce and Troy street; there were four or fire men around the stage, holding the horses and Jerking them, and threatening to cut the poll strap; I wold them it would caly hurt the horses; vere was one of the men trying to pull the driver off the box; one cf them got on the stage ard pulled tue driver by the hair of the head; I saw officer Kelly on the stage; I saw ® man behind me on bis back, and two or three men stamnp- ing on bim; I oried ont: ‘For God’s sake don’t kill him”? How were these men dressed? A. They had regaiia cn, ond were white paotaloos; J thought the face o/ the man that waa on the ground had the flesh from bie oheek torn One of the mem struck at me, and I bit him back agein; thom five or #ix strack me and smashed my bat; Iraa dowa Troy to Greenwich street, and several pursued mo jike a Hoek of sheep; one waa abeed of the reat, and I stopped and ka ocked him down; then the stones flew tike bail: by that time my wive and daughter oame after me aud I went to to the stoop of my house and stool thery notil tue poliow cane: alter the polioe came, a general verimmage followed; j saw the Marshal thera, but I doa’t koo# what he raid; | s.cog"iae one of the parry bere; it was Convery; I caw bim rumoing with @ bloody Lead (Lavgbter ) Crosa-examined—Q. Were you jejwged? A. | wae not, Re Ro! j CH was lice came, and the was not so large as it was. large To the District Attorney—The crowd were in Hudson street when my wife and ¢caughter came; it would sot have wade much difference with my wife, for she don’t mind trifles, (Laughter ) Cross examination resumed.—Q. Were there any other Seman there at the time? A. Yes, half a dozen on my L 5 Q. Dia you see any stones thrown? A. Yes, about twenty-five were thrown at me. Did none of them strike you? A. No. William H. Lefferts am one of the Ninth orn—I ward police, and was a the Fourth of July last; I was one of the detachment sent there; a great many ple were jpg on me, and I endeavored to the crowd, but we were met with opposition; we to press them Hodson street; one of the men threw a 3 I think it hit William Murray, for immediately after he came with the store and said he was hit; the name of the man who threw the stone was Thomas Trainor, Cross-examined—Q. Do you see Traincr here? A. I do, Q, Were you examined before? A. Yes. Q, Are you eure he isthe man? A. I am sure of it. Q. Did you not say on your previous examination that you could not identify hin? A. I did not Q. Did ycu strike him when you were going in? A. No, air, we Did yeu strike him at all? A. Yes, when I arrested Q. Do you recollect saying anything to him, as you got him into the station house? A. No, Q. Did you not cal) him ‘you d———-d Popish fon of Debi? I never use any profane language, and I take ult that the question is asked me. Caleb 3, Frost sworn—I am one of the Ninth ward po- lice; I arrested Peter Hone at the riot; I was interfered with while doing it. Q. What was the result of that interference? A. The man got away from me; | saw him again in Hudson street, Sighting the police with a staff, and J again arrest- ed him and took him to the station house, Cross-examined—Q. Did you strike any one that day? A. I rather think I did. J Ri yee se Hone strike any one? A. I can’t say; Hone had a green scarf on; Kelly pushed people away from Hone, and said he didn’t want one of his ewn “countrymen taken; Kelly was examined before the Com- missioners; the Chief of Polise told me that I should have knocked him down. Jacob L. Savery sworn—I am lieutenant of the Ninth ward police; ] was at the riot om the Fourth of July inst; Ifound a great many people fighting there; I re- eognise Cox roy as one of the rioters; his conduct was s0 violent that 1 ordered him to be arrested, Cross exemined—Q. Did you strike anyone? A, I did; Istruck at Mr. Conroy. but some one cheated me out of the blow. (Laughter. James Westerfeld sworn—I am one of the Ninth ward police, and was present at the riot; 1 recogalse Trainor as being engaged in it; 1 saw him with his Gut drawn, running s{ter some one, and I arrested him. Q. Bo you reeognice Trainor here? A. He was here befare, I think; Isaw him in two different dresses, I struck no one on that occasion. Erekiel Maynard sworn—I am « policeman of the Ninth werd, and arrested one man called Patrick Kear- my who was put into my hands by a citizen. john Sharkey sworn—I am one of the Ninth ward po- lice; I arrested a man named James Gilley at the riot; Lieutenant Savery was struck by a stone. Cross-examined—I struck nobody that day, but it was not my fault if I didn’t. ° Martin R. Bean sworn—I am & policeman of the Six- teenth ward; I was up at the SI nth ward station house: Captain Stevenson, with » platooa, and myself, went down, butit was nearly over when we got there; { de not now see any one engaged in the riot. Edward Hawthorn sworn—I reside at Abingdon place; Twas on the roof of my house when this riot took place: i saw @ crowd around the stags, and saw them pull the Griver off; he did not make any resistance, which sur- prised me. Q. Bad ; y of the people hold of the horses? A. Yea; there wag a great mob of people, and they were all fight- an ong themselves; I could not see into Troy street. 3 examined—I ams clerk ina shoe store; I have lived in this city for two years; I went on the tbp of the honge to see the affair; I did not see the driver ked off the box: I saw no polies officers on the a box. Thomas Taylor sworn—I am one of the Ninth ward Police; at the time of the riot, I wasim the station house, Q. what did you see om reachiug Abingdon square? A. panialoous ob, Rghiag « party of thar oldseas, | on, opal ° . Q Who ordered them Deusen? A. I ordered them to disperse, and I arrested one man. Q. Who was that man? A. I don’t know him—he was a stranger to me. at became ef him? A. They rescued him frem aed ee oad eee him on the ground and stemped on Q Who did? A, The party with the regalia; he had no regalis. Q. Did you have your star on at the time? A. Yes. Q. What bappened then? A. I tried to get them off of aoe Cost ary I Ss Sac te met ae answered officers too; I had my club tn my hand, and by ihréaten Dg. to club some of them T got the mau away; | arrested another man, but they rescued him; he yas fighting: 1 brooght to thls man 5 gat him from Officer ett. Oross-examined.—Q. Did you strike more than one man that dey? A. Yea. OW did you strike them? A. I didn’t mark any particalar place. Q. Did you see any of them bleeding? A. I don’t now. Q. Did you take anything from this man when im your charge? A, No, ir. Q. Did you not takes watch from him? A. No, sir; I have oniy one watoh- only one I’ve had rince I have been one of the poiice (laughter); he told me that he had lost his watch, anc wanted me to go after it, James }. Bennett sworn—I am a policeman of the Ninth ward; a:rested Conroy; the Marsha! attempted to drew bis sword; I then told him I would shoot him if he did not put the sword up; he was arresied and taken off th ae) I did not netice officer Kelly there; I can’t jentify. Q. Dd yon etrike Conroy over the head? A. Yes, Q. Did he fall’ A. No. Q Did you see the ductor attend jhim? A. No, I did not; when! threstered to shoot the Maranal I had a ro-ewood ¢ ub in my hand; the end of it stuck out of my pocket, ane he micht bave thought !t was a pistol. Wm. B. Davy sworn—I am an officer of the Ninth ward; I went with the force. Q. Did you sucesed in arresting any one? A, One; I do rotsee him here; I eaw him here yesterday. Natheniel Burns sworn-I am a hat presser; at the time of the riot a number of men rushed into the house with regalia on, the Irishmen and the M. P,’s were fight- iny “agepees 1s eeeuted Bi ‘ostervelt the District Attorney—Q. Do you know the person that you saw yesterday in court? A. Yes, it is Trainor. Israel Bower sworu—! am one of the Ninth ward police, ani was present at the riot; Ranneham was contending with officer Clark, and the other was in the act of striking (fier Poole. eae Crovs-examined—Q. Were you struck at all? A. Not enongh to burt. John Rush sworn—lI reeide in Jane street; I was there when this disturbance tock place; at the corner of Abing- con poe anc Eighth avenue, the stage was stopped; o! cer Kelly ge had the driver by the necik ; several persons remonstrate’ with the society, but to wo effect; one of the people with the green acarfe climbed up to the top of the stags, when some one at: tempted to the man to come down, and I was down and go! considerable of « kickin lay there; while I was down the crowd made a rysh at some one op the outside and J got away; the police at- tempted to arrest them and they resisted the police; when I say ‘‘them”’ I mean the Irish; they struck at the lice with their staves and broke them; I did nct see bers oroken; the police called upon the citizens to give them some assistance. Crore examined—Did you strike any one that day? A. I struck nobody until I was struck myself, Q. You then ‘-wemt in’ didn’t you? A. I did, sir. __@. Were you injured in the affray? A. I was slightly injured; 1 was not laid up next day with my injuri The Court here adjourned to 10 o’clock this (Wednes- day) morning, Coroners’ Inquests. MELANCHOLY EUVIOIDE OF A LUNATIC IM PRISON— IS ATTEMPT TO MURDER HIS WIFE AND FAMILY, AND BURN DOWN THE PREMISES. Cororer Wilhelm yesterday held am inquest, at the pri- m in Essex street, on the body of a German named Wil- lam Kirk, « tailor by trade, who formerly resided at No. 228 Third street, who eame to hia death by strangling hime)! with bis neck handkerchief, while confined in one of the cells on & charge of assaulting and entting his wife with a knife, endeavoring to take ber life, and then set- ting fire to the various articles in the room, evidently for the purpose of burning up the premises, The wretched man war, beyond a doubt, laboring under a temporary de, rangement of mind, which not only caused the sudden attempt on the life of his wife and family, but also the destruction of his own life in the prison cell, The follow- jog is the cvidence taken before the Coroner:-> tharmony. John Lalor, clerk of pcliee, sworn, says—That Willliam Kirk, the deceased, was brought to the court yestercay morning, on # obarge of attempt ‘to take the life of his wife by cutting her in several places with a knife; the officer having the deceased in charge brought a knife covered with blood, with which he said the injury had been inflicted; Justice Wood asked Kirk if he had out his wife, when Kirk replied ‘yen,’ and laughed. Thomas A. Hearn, deputy keeper of the Kasex street prison, sworn, naye—The decensed was placed in his cus tody yestercay, charged with assault and battery on his wife with intent to kill; 1 placed him, like other pilsonecs, into a cell. Thomas Gillerpie, tworn, says—I am one of the prison- ers ccctined in tne raid prison; I went into the cell ocou- pied by deceased this morning to bring him something to cat, and he did not spesk; I went up to him to shake hic, and ] then found that he was dead; at the tine deveased was in a sitting position on bis bed; his head was weal on one side; all his clothing was on except his nat coat. Charles Kuhn, sworn, says—I reride at 390 Hadson street, and am & cabinetmaker by trade; | am brother: in Jaw to William Kirk, the deceased; hi marriei to me fiv past; he always appeared to his wife, and it was only duriog the past week that be acted #» strangely; he was nota drinker; J bad not seen him since six months past, as he used to argue too much on politica, and get very excited; op Monday | was told that my sister wanted to see me, and | went to her hi , at No. 248 Third street in cem- a friend; when I got there she was sitting by having her fno# tied up on aseount of outa ia her neck face, aod arm, and head, which she exhibited to me, and raid that ber husband had done it oa Sandey night, or rather on Monday morning, at sbout 4 o’clock; fis them told me that ceovased ned not felt well on Thursday iaat, and went oat fore little recreation; ho stayed out very long on that sfternoon; he went to see scrue friends, and returned very late; his friends told me that they thought deceased loosed and talked strangely. On Patorday morning hia wife wished him to take some easter oll, Fut be retuned to take ft, saying that his wife wanted to polcon hia, Or Sunday deceased opensd the wlodow, and cried out ploud $het his wife wanted vo gol- jumped out of bed and thi te tmother it; as she did so 1 and he then took one ta his table on which stood 4 se! and the fluid spilled, into w! ; wy sister then rushed directly Od Kirk agsin emothered the fame; 2 wife by the throat, and threw her against the olos ‘.! 3 The room was dark, the lwp havirg been she then felt him strike her with something sharp; and also that she had cute on her face; she dually got to the door, and having cried out; the alarmy Frought ‘to her aid the people in the house; thems let _ner go, and with one lexp he jumped down strira and ran off; after that he did not come home again; 4 half an hour after two policemen came and aid 1) sti deceased had given himself up and confessed that he ). df murdered his wife, Dr. Uhl, sworn ort made a post mortert . éxe™ tion of the body of deseased, and found a handk: vied around the neck six and pulled very ti: ity #0 a8 10 make # well markt d inc entation amd eochymosl. ort the ekin ; on opening the chest [ found the lungs moka congested and the heart filled with blood ; the body gen ony presented the usual signs of at tion. Fron the manner in whieh the spe? hg a tha it mortem sppearance, I am of opinion that death wad roused by strangulation. On the evidence as above giver, the jury rendered tho following VERDICT. “That William Kirk came to his death by committ seen eneraben te Seemann ¥ & deranged state of mind, on t from 19th to the of ber, 1853.”” THE LATE REVOLT AND FATAL AFFRAY ON BOARD THE SHIP JAMES WRIGHT. Coroner O'Donnell yesterday concluded the inquest om the body of Shadrich Simpson, formerly first mate of tha ship Jaines Wright, who was beaten and cut on the head ee of the crew, the 24th of November frong which injuries he died on Sunday last, at his No. 163 street. It sppeared from the evi« dence, that the ship lay at Quarantine, ready for sea, and James Burger, the pilvt, testified that he was om board of said ship, when some of the crew became dis- orderly, and disebeyed the orders of the mate, whea aa affray took place; but the five prisoners could be identi- fied by tbe pilot; the assault took plact in the forecastle, where the mate bad gone to order out the erew to thelr duty. There was no evidence a¢duced before the Coronsx. whereby either of the sailors under arrest was < nized a8 tae one inflicting the fatal injury. All the eri- dence was that the mate was seen coi aft from tha forecastie, bleeding frcm the he: 1 ‘After the agsault a steamboat was and deceased were tak re, on board, in a state of revolt, until arrested. In the abrenee of any itive evidence implicating the Prisoners, the jury rendered the following ‘VERDICT : “That deceased, Shadrick Simpson, came to his death from wounds received on board the ship James Wright, on the 24th day of November, at the hands of some per-. sence pagons to us oe eew aa i leceased was @ native o! land, aged 29 5 The prisoners were remanded raglan curtody of the United Kd gpa to answer an indictment now pencing egainst them for mutiny on this very eccasion, FATAL ACOIDENT—DEATH OF CAPr. JOHN BROUGH? TON, OF THE SHIP GEORGE HURLBUT. Coroner Hilton was yes:erday called to hold an inquest on the body of Captain John Broughton, master of the- thip George Hurlbut, lying at Burling slip, who was found dead early yesterday morning, lying in the hoki of the ip. eo it seems, only took command hip on Monday. amd that evening they had bee ad A besipeserd ugeriepeeey ee reas? seeps and deceased, on over 1@ al acl jentally into the hold and was killed. The wite of the aly was on board the ship, and ssys that about 10 o’clock he left the cabin, but did not return, and mach anxiety wad manifested in comsequence of his absence. Theatr ind Exhibitions, Bowery Tumatre —Mr. E. Eddy hase benefit to-night,” ane tere three parts in two dramas and a farce. Woodward and whole company will sustain the bene- ficiary, and the demonstration will undoubtedly be a brilliant one, Broapway Txrarrt —Mr. Collins appears this evening in two of his best characters The new fares ‘The Two. Buzzards,” is alao to be repeated It has been played four times, and bas made a great hit. Berron’s Taxarre.—“David Copperfield’? and “The Yourg Actress” are t> be represented this evening. Mr. Burton, Mr. Johnston, and Miss Robertson appear in fa- vorite parts Several new comedies are in rehearsal, NATIONAL TuxaTs —The drama of ‘‘Unole fom’s Cabin’? is to be played this afternoon, #ith Miss Cordelia Howard aslittle Eva, In the evening “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is ta be repeated. Waiticr’s THeaTke —Mr, Brougham’s comedy, “The Game of Life,” with the original cast of characters, in- eluding Mrs. r, Miss Fanny Dean, Mr. Lester, Mr. Blake, and others, is to be played this evening. Also the eharming comedy, ‘‘Who Speaks First?” Barnvm’s Mcssvm is doing well with the drama of “Uncle, Tom’s Cabin,” which is to be played this after- noon and evening. The giraffes are as tallas ever, and the Bearded Lady is still attractive, Broapway MUsKUM AND MENAGERIE—A great many interesting things are to be seen at this estabrishment for twenty-five cents. There is apy amount of lions, tigers, and morkeys, a rhinoerros, Mr. who does with hig feet al) those feats which are gen ly done with armgs, (he has non ) and Herr Driesbach, who is not in the least afraid of the tigers. Buz remains at Stu; and instrocts the peop! is worthy of patronage. Prriam’s SkvEN Miz Minor is exhibited every even’ at 653 Broadway. It illustrates Canadian scenery—s subject, boldly treated. Joxes’ Paytoscore of California, st Hope Chapel, seema- e since his gitt echeme wad apnounced. All the particulars are given by advertise- evant Institute, where he amuses: every night. The en' ia JULUIEN gives a concert this evening at Me’ item Ba), and plays the ‘Great Exhibition Quadrille”’ for the third time this evening. Persons who are curious in na { tional melodies, should not miss this opportunity to hear the “Songs of the World.” Curistr’s Minstaeia (No. 472 Broadway,) are giving = great deal of music, dancing, comicality ani other good hinge, for two sbidings, Au early attendance is advisa- le. ‘ Woon's Vixstazis —A new burlesque, (directed byS. A.’ Wells,) called ‘ Vizgicia Cupids, or the Rival Darkies,’? was successfally produced here last night. It will played during the week, with other intergsting features. Buckrey’s Minsrres (No 529 Broadway,) are doing well with ‘Norms”’ and the Jallien burlesque. Step in and see them, and you will be sure to be amused de. hted. Misa Daverrport commences an engagement at the Chea- nut Street theatre, Philad-Iphia. Toe theatre-goers of ‘that city will enloy a great treat when she bi out “Camille.” Mr. and Mrs. Barney Wiiliams are playing at the Saint Charles Theatre, New Orleans. The Bateman gs ay iy aig lay i Pittsburg, Pa. an lorence are playing at Pittebi The “ Key to Uncle Yom’s Canin” is being played at Troy. Wise Fiza Togan, Senorita Soto, Mr, G. W. Smith, and Miss Anna Cruise are playing at Field’s theatre, Mobile. Murphy Ade and Peel's Miostiels are giving coneerts in the same plac s ar Keene was to open the Charies street thea- tre, Baltimore, last Monday evening. Mr. Peter Richings and Lis daughter are playing in Cleveland, Obio, Gabriel Ravel’s troupe ar Bates’ theatre, St. Louis. Mrs. Barrow, Miss ©. Wyeete, Mr. MoVicker and Mr. H, Sedley are playing in Chicago. Mrs. T. 8. Hamblin (Sha») commenced an engagemont at the Howard Athenwum, Hoxton, last Monday evening. She played Margeret in ‘‘Love’s Sacritice;” Mr. W. Marshall ae Macthow Eimore. Julia Taraball com- menced an engagement at the National theatre on the fame evening. The Canada Bank Fraud. 10 THE EDITOR OF THE NKW YORK HERALD. In your paper of Mondsy last you publisa » statement which is termed # confession, purporting to be made by me in the case of the alleged Canada Bank frsui. I havo made no mtatement with the excep ion of one made some few weeks since, which then eomposed only a ow lines ia jour paper, that is yet given to the public, I have mate no confession, nor have] xuy tonake. Although thera sre some fastain the last pabliched statement puroort- ing to be mire that may be true, yet it is not my state- ment as I intended it should appear to the public, Iwao made to ray inthat statement that I had ia my possea- sion vp thd agate drafts. Ideny that, for all the per I had was genuine, and came into my hands for Feritimate business purposes. By lishing the above, you will oblige yours, &e, . W. VAN AERNAM, Health of New Orleans. Reports injurious to the health of New Orleans having, gone abroad, some of which have been published in this city in the shape of corresponcence from New Orleans, the Mayor been induced to issue the following mation — babe a Mayoranty Ov New OriEANs, Dec. 10, 1963. Reports of a mont ir jurious character having been cir- culated both in the Northern and Western cit: relative: to the health of New Orleans, and being entirel founded in fact, I deem it my duty to state, for the formation of persons abroad, thet the health of our city was never beter, and that visiters may come to New Or- Jeans with impunity, A. D, OROSSMAN, Mayor. Tar Current Orgrations or THe TREASURY Derawraext—On the Lith of December there were of Trearwry warrants entered on the books of the depart- ment:— For the redemption of rtocks.,.. $28,917 53 For Treasury Department, exclu: 2,179 28 For the Customs 06,497 64 into arvienss 2,505 For the War Dep 70680 62 For re-paying for the + 14,649 6% For the Navy Department. + 148,419 72 * Monpsa.— Daniel Cullen was nen Loe on the 13th inst., and sentenced bj the jury to ninety pine years imprisonment in the 4 tentiary Cullen, in September last, shot his wife a istol at his house, mear the corner of Tenth street and Locust. She died of the wound about a week afterwards, n the boepital.