The New York Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1854, Page 8

coming Larry he dent dered bia arrest was because I saw bis from the | after I got out of the crowd, I Hlays down, ond mp. Sgr peid, * Cooney, THE WILLIAMSBURG ELECTION RIOT. ite wide of the street with a club in hie hand; at | five or ax men beating him with stoves, cad be’ was wr st, the saine moment Al- ree gon ay— wnnnnanmnnshitinaiae the same time that a posse of ty aheriits were com- | apparently dead; I then hurried for safety; caw a ‘and anow _— caught Ovoney ‘cien ing toward the polls; Mayor W: ey ps the deputy very large number of men armed clabs. ‘and took bim ar; Coasey qupene som “ Phe Investigation by the Coromer. | +>erits and ordered this man's arrest; did not see this | Alsnson Hays sworn—I am @ apecial dopaty sheriff; be very much excited; “hin spout six feet of op man assault any one: at this time the rioting had | on learving ‘hat Silkworth had been beaten polls Alderman Linsky stood wh. when he at- an armfulef <anatsanstietissiutiil ceased, at the Arst rlot in the morning, Lsaw ‘offcer | in the First district, Fourteenth ward,] weat for asclat- ; | ott" Coe.” oa Myers running across the’ street from the polls, bled: | anoe at the Odeon, to get, saslatance to F “ake the rung out; saw a.'derman Linsky ows VERD.CT OF THE JURY. ing; Tgot between him and the crowd and protected | who wished to vote at this poll; the ; ¢ commenced about 7° ! 4 ved | . him; did not see any one strike him; the man with the | about twelve deputies went down there pas- was going on Alderm“? jaay ‘tee ‘relia red shirt hada round billet of wood, about three fect |-eage into the room; the polls were blocked } left for a short time without mp” having byt -q long; ou ees rasning werd the pres ae cok ates ie wee he ER deputies tory blow in clearing ek i; ii ; McElroy ay a : as Om 4 wes 4 crowd had gone down Second street; he ot 0 polls; one man an axe, another a hoe, way; lsaw think, bets do , Twenty-five Persons Imaplicated, | {iraicor {novel in his band: Le bad blood on the aide | and'e third s club; they were tearing down the ‘commence’; he wae quietly’ along: whether or not he picked up the shovel again; olanal Of his face; he went toward the scene of rit, I did net | fence adjoining the polls, and mating clubs ofthe boards; | we attemp ; | ie areae tha uiaetie depres bel ol again; FLIGHT OF THE RIOTE Ft een et ae At Dosa She rene Giaes | Dee Sete en eee ee ee ee | jes J tacgapimgal i in the second riot, Patrick M. Doyle, who went re m, when man wi ‘axe raised it over a or with me; after the Mayor came I tuok clubs from ® great | head of the deputy; I seized hold of his arm and knocked SEVENTH Dar. | &e., &. &o. many; did not know any of them by name: al e f ter the | him down with my club; reinforcements of the mob, | while retreating down, a woman threw s womans isos riot 1 saw a cart passing down North Sixth street; #01 armed with clubs, ‘stones, amoothing irons, &c., came | from the second story window at me; saw a mob of four | street: was the ringing ® - 4 man unknown to me stopped the horse; I stoned tl from every direction; seeing our danger I drew a pistol | or five hundred Irishmen, armed with hickory clubs and | Of the bell on election day; when I got in madara eid HE i “ ‘aud told him to drive on; Mayor Wall was | and fired at them; the other deputies had been driven | stones; the mob were beating Antoricans, from appeat- | Pear North Sixth street, met a lot of deputies coming The Coroner’s investigation, which bas been pro- ngs taken from t! away, and my comrade was down; I was felled to the | ances, every one they could get » chance at; previous te | round the corner of North Sixth ‘pursued by @ greasing fer the past ten days, concerning tho death of | ground, and recollected nothing of the riot after two men | this riot I saw parties come out of the cooper’s yard fot of Irishmen, some armed with clubs; i was well Wm. Henry Harrison and John H. Smith, who lost their near the polls; aw the | jumped upom me; in the morning heard a number of | North Sixth street, between First and Second streets, | Guainted with William H. n; I became entangl . _ ypeluded | *™@¢ deputy strike another man that was in the act of isbmen say, ‘if any of the Sonat jes came round there, | armed with clubs made from hoop er saw them gol im the mob, and was struck in the beck while running lives im the Williamsburg election riot, was o rising from the gutter; this wasin North Sixth street, | d—d if they would not get clubbed to death; the ring: | toward the polls; this was while 1 had the prisoner; toward Grand street to get away; while attempting to last night at twelve o'clock, at which tine the verdict | near the corner of Second; this occurred at the time | leader of the rioters was a tall man, with red whiskers | was at the polls by order of Capt. Perry to preserve escape I saw Mr. Harrison standing on the edge of the was rendered, Oliver Lee is found guilty, a# principal, | when the fighting was going on in Second strest; both | and red hair, and had on a red shirt; heard him say in | peace. | sidewalk; saw Oliver Lee and four or five others fring of ‘the marder of Harrisco, and Thomas Newmen and | 2° that were struck had bs of some kind in their | the morning, when Silkworth was in there challenging, | Ross W. Gardner, sworn—I reside at No. 88 North at Harrison with sticks; Harrison fell; I ran to him | yt i} 23 dw; I recognized deputies that day by their clubs. ~ | ‘Jerk the sou of a b—h out, and break his d—d neck; | Fourth street; corroborated most of the testimony of the | pushed the crowd awa his head between my an unknown person, of the :aurder of Smith, and twenty- | James Laverty sworn—I was going through Second | recognized Michael O'Brien’ in the morning, who ap- | previous witness, from the timo he come there with | Petccrered ins 1 epneatter led hima cowed tate Neet ee ation two persons are found guilty as accessories. street at the time the Gre bell rang; was overtaken by a | peared to be anxious for a muss; did not see blow | officer Hays; know several engaged in the first | Fifth street, and washed the blood from him; he was f cousploxtoned, ‘The following is the testimony taken before tho Coro- | Ste company near North Fifth street; was xoing om to- | struck before I struck the man that raised the axe; the | and second riot; at the first riot aaw Edward McCue, alias taken from there by Isasc Nelson and another man; it am the ward North Seventh street, and saw a number of people | Irishmen drove away American votersin the moraing: | Edward Fanning, who appeared to be a ringleader, wan in front of Sevyer’s stables, near a pile of staves; last ner:— between North Fifth and North Sixth strevts, clubbing at that time our captain was beaten; the rod-headed | Edward Brown, John Lyons, James Ree, (who strack | Harrison hada yellow locust club in his hand; he was day; when I WAS OVer; saw 8 num Tuvnspay, Nov. 9, 1854. | each other; it appeared to be a general riot; I turned to | man with red shirt on was the man that raised the | ‘Thayer,) and Alderman Linsky; at this ‘time I heard struck from behind; Red Dick was not near Harrison; | ber of Irishmen with clubs ‘comsdbacae Dr. C, H. Schapps sworn—' was called to attend Wm, | the west side of the street and proceeded to Seventh | axe. Alderman = Linsky say to John Nolan and Calahan, was the only man I saw there that day with a red | of them; ‘when I Arst got there I procistened H. Harrison on Tuesday lant, the ith inst., between two | street, where I stopped and looked at the crowd; did not | George Harker sworn—I was called to the scene of | the hatter:—‘I don’t think these special deputies irt on; have known him three or four years; bis right | of this city, them to throw down their and three o'clock, think; found him suffering from com. | recognise a man I knew engaged in the riot; after the | rigton Tuesday when the bell was rung: the riot was | have any right to arrest; if they ehould attompt name ia Richard Kinsly; caw him after the riot was over them did so, but a few retained their clubs; pression of the brain; on examining, I found extensive | riot subsided I returned to the scene, and saw Mayor | nearly over when I got there; saw a short man, who | to arrost eI would knife them; they had no authority | with a handkerchief around his head; he was with | then either them hands theas wounds of the scalp and fracture of the skull, radiating | Wall, a man named McCoy, and othera, usually wears a white coat and formerly kepta bakeshop , from the City Fathers;”’ at the time taiat officer Hays a1 the mob; saw Red Dick with something like a spade or pononely to throw them down, which tfley did; at this in many directions from the centre, but without any dis- | Barnard Mcklruy, sworn—tI reside at No, 90 Grand jn First street, between Grand and North First streets, other deputies cleared the polls, just previous to the | shovel in his hand; he was drunk; saw in the mob Ni- saw Ald. Linsky come toward me; 1 was near the cor- placement of the bones; found uo other injuries about | street; I was at the riot between 1 aud 2 o'clock P. M. | gtrike a young man who works for John Holt; struck ringing of the bell, when the assault was made; Iwas cholas Burke (now arrested), Pat Blake, a fellow | ner of North Stxth and Second streets, when I found Ala. the body; the immediate cause of his death occa. | on Tuesday; when] went there saw John Browa at the him across the back with a stick; saw another man | shoved down, when Alderman Linaky said, ‘That’s | named Traverse, and another ‘named Curley—all in the | Linsky by my side; just Satter 1 saw Alderman Lasky ty sioned by an effusion of blood on the in, caused by | corner of the polls, and crossed over to the other corner, | throw three or four stones at him: at this time the young | Gardner, don’t strike him; the mob left me; saw Ed- | mob at the last riot; in the riot 1 saw Alderman Linaky | my side, saw him his star from his and pat the blow that he bad received on the hen when T heard the fire bell rung; looked down Second | man was trying to escape; I left immediately aftor; I saw | ward Wall in the crowd in the first riot, and as near as I | protecting Peter Myers; Oliver Lee, the man I saw strike the | Hai on; soon after saw a party standing about o; first or second house east of the polis; went toward them; observed s very tall man among them with aclub Charles K. Silkworth sworn—I was at the Grot district | street toward Grond, and saw a party of men with clubs: | {he young iam tugn apd strike the baker with adeputy’s | Fourteenth ward polls on Tucsday last, between seven | I suppose they were officers, by their clubs; they went recollect, he said, ‘I can lick any man of the depu- is a tall, red-headed gee ia stout built, club; this occurred iu North sixth street, between Second | ties of my inches;” did not see any im conduct *and over six feet high; think he had on a dark brown aad eight o'clock A. M.; was told the polis had been open | across the street to the polls, and # fight commeaced ot | and Third streets. among the deputies; at the time John H. Smith was | plaid coat anda cap; think he has cleared out; Lee: | in his hand; ordered policeman to arrest hime about iifteen minutes; ‘the tirst riot occurred between | te door; saw men with pieces of board, clubs, &., | “Daniel McGrath. sworn—I reside in Fifth street, near | knocked down and beaten in Second atreet, saw Aller- | nearly a head taller than Red Dick; he is six fect two | Bradley stattly slowly, and I then puraved the man my* the time I got there aud two hours afterwards, which | Le n away; do not know any of the parties. | North Sixth; am « policeman in ithe Second d; was | man Linsky within ten or fifteen feet of him; do not | inches; Lee struck Harrison on the baek of the head, | self toward a white frame house just east of the polle; y (0. was occasioned by the arrest of a man who was chal- lenged and refused to swear in his vote;on said man being North Sixth st arrested (I believe) by Vincent M. nthere was an | nocn at the time the riot attempt to rescue him parties unknown to me by game; think I can ifentily some of the parties when I elroy sworn—I reside at No, 90Grandstrect; | prosent at the polls on near Second, on Tucsday ait 4 went in; there were a number of men and women in- ne , on Tu f side, who opened the door for him, and shut it as scom as he got in; Bradley first pursued this man, but he ram 60 slow that I him before he got to the house, and arrived there first; did not see Alderman Linsky near me at that time; while I was there at the scene of the riot, » cart was driven through Second street, toward Grand; 1¢ was stopped while crossing North Sixth street; Aldermam Linsky ordered the carman to drive on; he did 80; Thad ordered the police of that ward to be divided between the two polls, and that they should be on duty, and keep the peace at the polls; ‘hen 1 got there, after’ the did not see them there; I think the present politioal mast day in the morning, and | think he could have prevented him (Smith) from being | and the club broke in two; he is a desperate man; Har. aguia in the afternoon after the riot; went in the mora. | struck; saw present in the second riot Edward McCue, | rison fell down; I was within fifteen feet of Harrison; ccurred; the first | saw was | ing on receiving notice that there was riot; when I weut | alias Edward Fanning, Edward Brown, James Reed, Mr. | no one struck Harrison that I saw after he fell; a crowd pased over to the polls, ai the riot was over; saw a deputy with a stick in his hand, | Flaherty, John Lyons, a milkman residing in Second | was on one side of him; do not think any one could have I think, as the deputies | who appeared to bein the attitude ofa fight; he appeared | street, and many others I know by sight, who were in | struck him without my seeing it; others struck Harrison see them; order was soon after restored so far as I nd shouted out, “Clear the | to have been atruck, and was taken off by his friends; { | the riot in which Harrison was killed and Smith was | at the same time Lee did; Lee's blow came down directly know; I acted there simply as a challenger; at the time | polls; saw plows struck, but cannoé tell which party | was home at the time the bell rang, and when I went | beaten, eaw the tall man with red hair, red whiskers, | on top of Harrison’s head. of this riot Istayed. by the polls; the next disturbance | made the attack; just after the riot commenced, saw @ | down, the Mayor was there; the fighting had ceased; | and red shirt on, who is a sawyer, anda short man with William Flocker sworn—I reside in North Fifth street; ceeurred about 12 o'clock; it occurred by my challeng. | man with a Lose im his hand; think he and two others | took a club out of the hands of Nicholas Burse; he had | a red shirt on, and sandy hair; saw him ofter the riot in | I was present at @ riot that oceurred at the polls _be- ing voters; some parties said that I was not a resident | came out of a house just above; thoy rashed into the | no coat on. | Mrs. Murray’s liquor store, and heard him say he hit one | tween f'snd 2 o'clock; testified that he stood at the door of the ward, and asked me to vote; told them I would | crowd; saw a man with a shovel strike at a maa; think ward E. Brown sworn—I reside at No. 25 North Fifth | of the Know Nothings in the fight; saw some pieces of | of the polls when the deputies took possession of the vote when I got ready, I uppealed to one of the inspec. had @ red shirt on; T knew no one engaged iu the me- | gtroct: was standing on the corner of North Fifth and | hoop poles and stayes taken into Mrs. Murray’s bya | polls; did not think the deputies acted harshly, and tors, pamed James Mudge, who told them that I lived in Alverman Linsky there; he took @ man away | gecond streets, when two men run up with clubs and | woman: I asked her what they were for? she said ‘They | would have acted the same ey did; the Irish made | | the same house with hin; a ery was then gaixed by the | that assaulted me; Tsaw aman there with a red shirt | Quocked Mr. Harrison down, and then Mr. Smith; one | are to kill them bloody Kuow Nothings;” I took four | the attack upon the deputies, and were armed moatly | pointing policemen entirely defective, as political same parties to “haul him out;” @ policeman was ‘there { on; there were about thirty or mure standing in front of | was a manand the other w: half-grown boy; the man | away from her. with clubs; saw the fight, but could not identify any of | sans are generally appointed; did not order the fire bel} at the time; when the shout was raised these parties | the poll door; saw a man named Cooney there; he caine | ada club between three and four feet lon, jhe wasa Daniel Jacobs sworn—I reside in Fourth street; Iwas | the parties; after the deputies took possession of the | rung. made » rush for me, Iwas struck and beaten and aur. | up to me and said Twas a d—d Know Nothing, and my | sniddling sized man, had a white coat and tat cap on: | at the polls corner Second and North Sixth streets, on | iG SPSSION. polls a minute or two intervened before, the Irish mado fhe attack; Ihave been a policeman in New York for the deputies appeared to be doing their ; 1 beard some Irishmen say they had EVENIN Abraham R. Ward sworn—I am a policeman of the Second ward of this city; was not present at the riot im question; saw no part of either difficulty; did not see j rounded on all sides; 1 was got out of the room; had a | father was an Irishman; he attempted to draw a large | fit ' : ? the day af election; ahaet 1A oftloek A. i pistol in tay pocket at the time, which had been given | pistol from a belt,when Alucrman Linsky took him away, | U#Yeseen bim before; the boy had s club in his hand | the day to me that morning; do not know whether it was loaded | heard one pistol fired: I suppose it was in Secoud stroe waman | Shout two fect long; Ne had a plaid coat an plush cop | fetch an armful of rough ‘barrel staves to the polls and on; his name is Tom, Newman; they seized Smith as ho | throw them down in the street; four or five men com- | duty as office oF not; drew it from my pocket after I was dragged out, | I think when Cooney left me he went up and caught ® | way going along the sidewalk; the boy strack him with | menced splitting the staves over the curb; officer Brad- | ‘killed one man and another was down;” I lived in any improper conduct on the part of the special depu- but it was taken from me, and that was the last I recol- | horse by the Lead, and afterward he caught hold of one | yi5 club; the man struck him afterward over the head | ley came up to them and appeared to tell them to de- | North Seventh street, and moved from their this morn- | ties that day; did not receive any special orders that day lect, 9s I received « blow on the temple, whicki rendered. | of the rungs as if to take it out. and knocked him down; did not see Smith have aclub, but | sist; did not see the dgputies act any way improper; | ing, having heard that the Irish wero going to tear out | or the day before. me insensible; dhis was betore the fire bell rang; Mr. | | John Brown sworn—I reside in North second street; there was a turned on¢ on the ground by him; this was | had'been there earlier in the day; Bradley did not use my’ house and burn it down this week; my children | Edward E. Brown recallea—The John H. Smith I spoke Mudge, one of the Luspectors, refused to let me come be- | was at the polls, First district, Fourteenth ward, nearly | in front of » house in Secona@treet, near Sawyer’s horse | any authority, but turned and went into the polls and , heard this from the neighbors. : hind the barrier erected to protect the polls. all day on Tuesday lust; the riot occurred between Land | stable, aud about a hundred feet from North Fifth street; | left them; I went away soon after and returned after | James Wells sworn—I reside at No, 145 Lorimer William H. Clinch sworn—I reside at No. 214 South | 2 o'clock; saw the commencement; saw four deputies | toward North Sixth, Pierson, Brown and myself went up | dinner; stood talking with some of the deputies in | street; was present at the riot on election day at the Second street; was at the polls of the Fourteenth | come up with Mr. Hays; then there were twenty or | and got hold of Smith; we prevented anothcr man, | North Fifth street, out of sight of the polls, when word | time the bell struck; when 1 it at the corner of Second ward on Tuewiny last, between 1 and 2 o'clock P. M.; at | thirty persons around tlie polls who appeared to be there | aying ona pair of overally aad blue shirt; this inan | came fcr all the deputies to return to the Odeon; shortly | and North Sixth streets the riot had commenced: I was the time of the disturbance stood on the sidewalk soar | to keep back others from voting; Deputy Sheriff Hays | pad a piece of hoop-pule; as £ took hold of Smi¢h I looked | after the bell struck, and Ireturned to the polls’and saw | knocked down three times; just previous to the riot Mr, the entrance to the poll; saw several men, apparently | told them they must stand back so as to give people a9 | around and saw (deceased) Harrison on his hands and | men tearing down the fenee, and raw Hays knocked | Hyatt was giving me aclub, when a man, whol am in- Americans, attempt to get into the room to vote, but the | opportunity to vote; at this mowent there was a perfect knees, and g large man with a red shirt on atrack him on | down; I was also knocked down with a stave, and when | formed was police officer, said: ‘If you lead on your crowd would not let them; they appeared to be Irishmen; | yell given, and some two hundred men camo out uf the icad afta lubear the hondte ctw spade, and then | I got up saw some eight or ten men beating Hays; ran men, I have got a revolver, and one of the balls shall some one of this crowd, ap Irishman, demanded to see | houses, having previously armed themselves with hoop- | ran away; this was within about ten fect of mo; Ido | toward North Fifth street in Second street just as No. | be for you,” told him if I saw a man voting illegally I the inside of one man’s ticket, and would not let him go | poles several feet loag; these men’s faces resembled | not know that I could identify the man with the rod | 5 Company ran down North Fifth street, and stepped | would arrest him; I was & deputy sheriff at that time, in to vote in consequence of his refusal; the man accord- | those of I ery much; they had ven gccroted in | shirt, Harrison was about ten feet nearer to North Fifth { across Second street; saw aman fire a pistol and an- | and had been engaged in selecting deputies. from ingly went away without voting; this was about ten mi- | two stores, some private houses, aud an old stable; as | gtreet than Mr. Smith; we took Smith into a grocery | other a stone at Mr. Woglom; the mob gathered around | crowd, and stationing them on the corner; hadona Autes before the bell struck; the next T saw was the de- | soon as the yell was given, the doors were opened, and tore in North Fifth street; just previous to their being | No. 5 engine and gave » shout; some of the men’ with | blue coat with brass buttons; I was sent there by Capt. puties trying to clear an eutrance to the polls; they were | these men rushed out, and a desperate fight commenced; | assaulted I saw Smith and Harrison walking along Se- | fire caps jumped into the crowd and shouted; saw aman | Perry, and acted by autharity. ofin my testimony in connection with Mr. Harrison was the person who died since; he died last Monday evening; do not recollect anything further in regard to the occar- rence than I stated on that day. Lucius N. Palmer, M. D., sworn—I attended John Smith, now dead; he died’ from injuries which I found te back part of the bendy cused. Appsceatly by blows: e back part of the caused apparen' 7 theee contusions caused inflsmmation of the | brain, and this was the cause of death; there was no laceration of xen ; he had symptoms of a fracture at the base of e ukull, Pierson Brown sworn—The John H. Smith » of in my testimony in relation to the death of Wm. H- Harrison, is the John H. Smith now dead; my back was resisted; the first blow I saw struck, a man came out of | after the Bght, heard some of these men say, ‘We have | cond str et, together. | lying under the wheels of the engine. | | Joseph A Wiggins sworn—I reside at No. 135 South | toward Smith as he ran towards the stoop; the the yard adjoining the polls with a hoo and struck some | licked all the d—d Know Nothings, and now foteh on | “Wan, ellen career reside at No. 520 First street; Adjourned, | First street; was at the corner of North Sixth and Se. | wasin front of s little store; when ‘Smith ran in person with it; do not know:the person ho hit; did nut | your Orangemen,” 1 saw abont.a dozen cordwood sticks gm q policeman of the Second ward; was at the polla | SIXTH DAY. cond streets at the time the fire bell rang on the day of } direction he by me; on turning round he was in see the deputies use their clubs previous to this; shortly | thrown from a window over the volls; the two police- greatest part of the day on Tuesday, at corner Second | ToxspAY, Nov. 14, 1854. | the riot; saw the fight, but did not know # man init; after I naw persons using mpades, shovels, hoes, clubs, | men who were present did not interfere with auy of the | And North Fifth streets; went 10 dinner abouttwo | Wm. Chase sworn—I reside at No, 803, North Sixth | noticod particularly a tall Irishman flourishing a shove barrel staves, &c.; the first blow struck was by the man | persons armed during the fight nor after; saw @ man, I o'clock; the first I knew of the riot, saw a large number | street; was present at the riot that occurred at the polls | with the blade partly broken off; he had red hair and with the hoe; the hocs and shovels were used by the | know by sight, with a mallet in his hand; the most of | of persons with clubs; was by my'house, crossing First | on Tuesday, about 2 o'clock; was present when the | red whiskers; think he hada red shirt on; should think Irish upon the deputies; saw two in this crowd 1 knew; | the men that were engaged in the fight returned into | gtret, when I saw the mob Pushing down North Sixth | special deputies came up to clear the polls; did not see | this man was not less than six fcet and an inch tall; the name of one was Patrick McCue, and Patrick McUe; | the same buildings they cawe from toward First street; do not recollect hearing the bell { Hs strike any one as they came up; thought they after the fight heard an Irishman say, “Jasus! no d—d the actof falling; thought he had stumbled; he hi been struck, but I dont think he was; first took Smith by the shoulders; the first I saw of Edward BE. Brown was when he came to Smith’s feet; I placed son on his feet on the sidewalk; this was directly im frent of where Smith fell; the man that struck Harrisom they were both fighting, and I think Mc@ue had a staye, | Adjourned. ring; Iran near to the corner of North Sixth ond Second | went inside, or tried to, as the Iish gathered round and | Know Nothing shall vote here to-day.” Adjourned. struck downwards; think it hit him on the back part ef rand the other was using his fist; should judge there was | THIRD DAY, i 3 streets, when some one called out to me to keep back, or | attacked the deputies with all kinds of weapons; was on EVENING SESSION. the head. some three or four hundred Irishmen — at the time | Saturpay, Nov. 11, 1864. | I might get shot down; 1 passed on and ran down Se- | the other side of the street; think the Irish m: he Dr. H. P. Hardcastle testified that Mr. Harrison was NINTH DAY. of the disturbance; do not know Alderman Linsky; 1 | John Hanford sworn—I was pre: at the riot on | cond street as far as North Filth street, and got between | first attack: as the deputies came up, saw the mob brought to the dispensary by two men, to have his FRIDAY AFTERNOON, Nov. 17, 1854. picked up a young man during tho riot that works forJ. | Tuesday afternoon, about 2 ofclock; was on my way | the two crowds; ono party was armed’ with clubs and | make a rush for clubs and weapons, some of them fear- aula dresasd on te 3 James H. Perry sworn—I reside at’133 South First Holt, who was lying senseless, and carried him across | there, and near North Fifth street, in Second street, | the other with pistols and clubs; tried to stop'the party | ing down part of a fence, with which they made the at- Sanford B, Allen Sheet es ee the street; got him into First street before he recovered | when’ the bell struck; a large number of people were | going toward North Fifth. street: the arty runnii tack; saw the women throw clubs out of the windows for | i afterwards placed him in charge of lis | moving from the polls towards North Fifth street; at | Sway Gred three or four shots: part of the srowd comin ould think there were two or three hundred of | Su'eiection day; between one and two cicheky ohne tae friends; saw an Irishman with red head and red shirt | this time saw no fighting; passed on to the corner of | from North Sixth strevt passed me; kept back all that I | the mob arming themselves with clubs; saw them knock special deputies came, saw John Nolan, a laborer, bring that had been drunk around the polls, together with | North Sixth and Second streets; after I had stood at the | could; when I returned to the poll} quiet was restored; | down and beat the deputies, and chase them through | ,b°ehtebunies came, sew John Kaien, a taborer, bring three others, beating a man in the gutter, who lay ap- | corner about a minute, saw a party of deputies, asl | did not see Smith or Harrison that day; saw a tall man | Second street, toward Grand; saw Nicholas Burke, who | North Sixth street: saw other men gather up the staves parently senseless; the red-headed Irishman was about | supposed by their clubs; knew but one of them, Kapel- | with a red slurt on, who had been beaten, carried away; | appeared to ‘be urging the mob on; saw policeman | \4 carry thet away; abous thle tittle tee Gepdtien feet six inches tall, and stout built; heard « pistol | yea; they were running towards the polls, with their | he was a stout man; think he is a sawyer or ship car- | Bradley while the deputies were being attacked; he stood | came, and a general fight took place; saw ‘in the fight a shot. cluba raised; there were about ten or twelve in the | penter; saw him around the polls earlier in the day; | back of the crowd in North Sixth street, and did not | than hamed Kinsley; saw him go back in # yard and get Q. By Juror—What did you go there for? A. I had | party; they went immediately to the door of the polls, | think be then hada coat and cap on; they took him | take any part in quelling the riot; at this riot saw | q shovel; saw him strike one man with it several times; heard rumors of a previous’ riot, ad went there out of | and nearly all went in; parties standing around cried | fromSecond street toward North Sixth street; from | another Irish policeman; he did not take any partin | last I saw him strike this man was in Second street, curiosity; the polls were completely in the hands of the | out to “clear the there they come;’’ the leader of | what I have heard, I think Harrison and Smith | quelling the riot. | near North Sixth; Kinsley was knocked down, and, on Irish at the time when I first went there, the few depu. | the deputies halted, as he was in advance of his party, | were taken away before I went down; I suppose the | — Q. By a Juror—Can you tell an Irishman? | recovering, he ran toward the poll aud said, “Give me a ties having been driven back. «i called them to come on; he waited for them tocome, | crowd that were pursuing the otlier wero Irish; | A. Dean. club, until kill another son of a b—-h:” think the shovel Direct—ihe polls were held at the corner of North | and they advanced together; while the deputies were in | I saw gatte a number of deputies at the polls during the Q. How? A. I can tell an Irishman by the smell. | handle had been broken;saw him go towardaSecond street, Sixth and Second streets, on the northeast comer ; 1] the room, saw parties tearing down a fence; the same | day; did not see them attack any one; was at the polls | (raughter.) Isaw these two policemen after the riot | I think with a club; saw two women throwing clubs out picked up the young manon the west side of Second | instant I saw parties rushing out of the | when Silkworth was dragged out; attempted to assist i putting their hands on the rioters’ shoulders, while | of a window over the polls; my attention was then street, between North Fifth and North Sixth streets; the | deputies entered, some armed with clubs, some fighting | him, und liad my club taken away; ‘saw a young maa | Clubs were flourishing around; soon after saw the police. | drawn to Patrick Cooney: he came within four feet of manon the east side of the street, directly opposite, | with their fists; saw one man havea spade or shovel | named Flaherty protecting Silkworth; I went to his as- | men go into corner grocery with some of the rioters; | me and drew two pistols from under his coat and cocked whom the four men were beating, Tam of theimpression | handle; don’t know where he came from; saw about | sistance; helped to get Silkworth to the corner of North | saw a man bring up en armful of staves and throw them | them; he stood wih his back towards me, and said, street; Jam a deputy sheriff of Kii county; was ap- pointed by Englebert Lott, sheriff of this county; pre- vious to last election day 1 had ordered each special de- puty sheriff of this city to be at the polls of their owm * ward on the day of election, and in case of a riot te notify me; on being informed of a riot that took place im the morning about 91; o'clock, in the Fourteenth I went there; took about ten ‘mon with me, and everything quiet; left the men there, and told them im case of disturbance to send word to me at the ‘Odeon; about 11 o’clock deputy sheriff Thayer came and told me preparations were being made by the Irish for another riot; told him to withdraw all his men until I could re- inforce him; Thayer wasa lieutenant under me; I am aptain of all the special deputies of the city of Wil- ; my force consisted of about one hundred men; about forty were out that day; then went to the Fifteenth wand polls, and ordered the ‘men to the Odeon; ot one man out of the lot; at the aame time ordered ther pecials of the First Aistrict Thirteenth ward, to ge was deceased, (Win, Heury Harrison;) he was about mid- | twenty or thirty of the mob armed with clubs; the mob | Sixth and Second streets, where L was knocked down; | down; policeman Bradley came u; and by his moti ap) ‘d—d Yankee wround and order the 3) thoy saw to the Odeon; bina roman hy soon got together in n solid body, and drove the deputies | persons were striking nt hilm while®we were taking him | aurearcd. to be telling them to take ihe proven no Fgh ole, Ledahocseplstnie the tend teed ek | oe from the Fifteenth. ward polla heard the ‘Thomas H. King sworn—I reside at No. 91 North Fifth | down Second street; saw a deputy pass me; his face was | out. Adjourned, at this time a number of men were splitting up the | a rifiepistol in the other; at this time the mob Ja to | bell ring; on arriving at the Odeon the men had street; was at the First district polls, Fourteenth ward. | so bloody, could not recognize him; saw a man knocked | FOURTH DAY, } staves, and arming themselves, and did not heed the affi- | get down Second street; a man, not Alderman Linsky, | tarted io‘the ground without my orders; about six de- on Tuesday last; was there at the time Silkworth was | down with a stave; # man with a shovel handle and four | Suypay, Noy, 12, 1854. ; he went away without making an arrest; this was rsuaded Cooney to put up his pistols; I said, “Oli Al: | puties rem: and we picked up s great many on the struck; saw one O’Brien strike him with a stave; heard | others were at him; the crowd closed on him, andIdid | pjergon Brown called—I reside at No. 40 North Second | before the riot; saw Alderman Linsky once or twice just fon. uw had better leave before you get your head | way down, making about thirty-five deputies and others; him called Michael O'Brien; he struck Silkworth « not see him again: wan not present when Silkworth was ' street; I was in Second street, about 60 or 60 feet from | before the riot, and saw him after the riot in couversa- | broke,” saw John Lyons, Patrick. Lrons), Nicholes when I got on the 1d had two deputies with me; vio earned that had commenced; found yor Wailand Alderman h there, who advised me to withdraw with my men; the rest of the deputies remained about half a block behind; when {got back to the Odeon 1 had another big party; before the second. militar; a A Deputy Sheriffs under my command had warrants Sheriff Lott; the object of the sheriff in a deputies was to preserve the epency after ti the head; O’Brien is now under arrest; he is the same } dragged out; heard the report of @ pistol, and went | North’Sixth, during the riot which occurred thereon | tion with @ number of rioters, some of them havi Burke, Oliver Lee, Barney O'Neil, and several others man that struck Silkworth; a man that I saw yesterday, | down Second street, and saw the mob chasing others. ‘Tuesday last, at about 2 o'clock; at this time a mob | clubs in their hands at the time; saw some of the jong know by sight engaged in the inst riot; Oliver Iee a and heard him called Fugau, was the ringleader in caus- | _ James K. Ridgeway sworn—I reside at No. 83 North armed with clubs were rushing down Second street from | putting the clubs under their coats when Alderman peared al man among the mob; he was ing the attack; Silkworth was standing at the polls chal- | Sixth atreeg; was present at the riots that occurred st | tho polls, pursuing citizens who were fleeing before them; | Linsky spoke to them; saw some of the men have clubs | armed witha club;just before the deputies came up, I saw lenging persons; Fagan cried out, “Put him out,” when | the corner of North Sixth and Second streets; in 'the | | saw Wm. H. Harrison struck on the back part of tho | with sharp iron hooks attached, with which tney could | Alderman Linsky, and heard him say, “They would the crowd dragged him outside, where he was struck | morning saw an officer arrest a man for attempting to | head with a club by a man from behind him; Harrison | fasten intoa man’s flesh; while Alderman Linsky was | maintain the day in spite of the deputies.’’ with the stave; the room was crowded full—all Irish- | vote illegally; the crowd roseued him from the officer; fell, this was as Harrison was backing from | among them saw the rioters exulting, dancing, shouting | Thos. McCairey, sworn—Was not present at the riots men, with the exception of two or three deputies; O'Brien | the deputies drew their clubs and attempted to arrest "the middle of the street up on the sidewalk, de- | and whirling the sticks about their heads; after the spe- | corner Second and North Sixth strects, at apy of the first cried out, “Put him out—he has been here all day | tuose that had rescued the prisoner; at this time Isaws | fending himself from fifty or sixty Irishmen | cinls were driven away, heard the rioters cry out, ‘‘come | riots; was not at the polls at the time a man was arrest- challenging;’” he was seconded by Fagan, who at the | man who called fora pistol or knife; he said he wanted | who were Tones to strike him with clubs; the man | back here, you d—d Know Nothing deputies;’’ did not see | ed for voting illegally; do not know of any parties en. F a same time made a rush withfehe rest at Silkworth; did | to shoot or stick the deputies, if any one would give him | that struck him stood on the sidewalk; 1 think that Har- | the deputies act ina rash manner, and did not see them in the riot. saw Mayor Wall at the Odeon; adi him te call ou& not see Fagan have any weapon. ja hte or knife; he bee a short, stout oe s Se rison had a stick in hia hand at this time; I think he | strikeany blows until after they were attacked during the ~ john Gibson sworn—I reside in South Second street; | the military; he told me to get my men together, and John B. King sworn—I reside at No. 91 North Fifth | stood he was assistent foreman of cit re Fide mot, | chmein the direction of North Fifth street; I picked | fight heard some of the mob say, *‘there goes Smith, the. | was present at the riot that occurred at the pulls, corner | that he would render assistance, bocce oS walted street; was at the polls between 12 and 10’clock Tues- 8s appeared to Piheante ad’ gett hold of their clate, | Um,vp after being knocked down, and he went toward | d—d Know Nothing;” one of these men was about six | of North Sixth and Second st lastelection day, just | at the Mayor’s office that afternoon, but he did not rea- day last, when the riot occurred; saw Michael O'Brien | gathered thee 1 “7 Ra Hyatt ol ethis Sie 3 | North Fifth street; 1 did not see him afterward; at the ; feet high, had on a cap and light coat; saw him strike | after the fire bell rung; at this riot Isaw John Lyons | der the assistance; men are ready to make standing on the staircase near the ballot boxes; he cried | others of the mob wou! ty cm rj sand ry oh 4c} | Same instant I saw John H. Smith; he was running from | deputy; can identify him. s strike Deputy Sheriff Edward Wade with a piece of hoop | sffidavit that they could not vote at this oll after the. out to put Silkworth out—he had been making noise proaigige i tebe ys “4 puties, = oe reed | the west to the east side; 1 stumbled and fell partly on John Elliot sworn—I reside at 24 Grand street; I ‘was | pole; saw another man strike him with a hoe, and seve- | Irst riot; I think the Mayor neglected his duty. (The enough there—he had been challenging good | down; I understood that he > Ren Or a wor! | the stoop; at the same instant I saw a man strike him on | at the polls in the Fourteenth ward after the riot; did | ral others with clubs; this was on the south ,side of | Coroner ruled out as irrelevant a ion of the last tes- men’s votes; Mr. Mange, Deputy Sheriff, asked | in New York; the man that knocked kim dowa was ® | the head with a club; did not know the man who gave | not recognize any deputy sheriffs there that day. North Sixth street, directly opposite the polla; saw Jas. | timony in'reference to Mayer.) I considered myself re- O'Brien if ‘he | was & ‘voter ; O’Brien "replied, | young man, with a striped coat on and @ black cloth | the blow: did not notice how he was dressed; I think | James Holland afirmed—t reside at 49 North Sixth | Lee, —— Melady, Wm. Lee, and about fifty oth Spo to the sheriff, and not under of the “Dewn with the d——d heretics ;’ 0’ cap; Twas told his name was Patrick Lyons, a slip-car- | Smith was not struck before he fell; immediately went | street; saw part of the riot on Tuesday, about 2 o'clock; | armed with clubs, running down Second street toward.| Mayor; was willing to co-operate with the Mayor in any- came to the rear of Mange and Silkworth, and, with | penter; this Lyons soon after wont away and came back | to him, and the man attempted to repeat the blow, but I | saw men engaged in the fight, but was not near enough | Grand; 1 stood at the corner of Second and North Sixth | thing I consider for the best. others, Silkworth out; saw O'Brien havo hold of | with « mouse colored coat; after the deputies went away | stopped him and picked Smith up; I did not see any one | to recognise any one; atood in front of my house—third | streets; at this time 1 saw Oliver Lee in this crowd: caw ee eee ‘others strike Silkwarth; the Irishmen these men went up to the ay Lente rbot Laas — | else attempt to strike Smith; myself and Edward EB. bones frame fn freon of Second street; saw several | Thomas Newman in this crowd; Oliver Lee is about six came up 80 fast with clubs, stones, &c., that I had to | him again; the first man ng ee nn aoe tovnag | Brown took Smith away; I picked up Harrison from the | men residing in that. vicinity armed with clubs; can | feet two inches in height; saw Barney O'Neal and John leave; at the time the engines came saw others beaten | short, stout man,no pyr a — panta:sam | Suiter directly in front of where I saw Smith struck. identify some of the men I saw about the polls; saw | Doyle in the mob; think Doyle had a big stick; saw Ed- by the Irish with clubs, shovels, &c.; saw an old man, | this man Lave hold of Si rte ec en he was = | , By a Juror—Harrison made no ellert to get up until I | some of the men going after clubs in the morning; some | ward McCue going through Second street toward Grand particularly, that they were beating} they struck him | out; saw s tall man also beating lim with large club; | took hold of him; Isaw no more of Harrison after I | of them are named McCue; saw the names of persons | street before the deputies came up; did not see him at with shovels and stones; he was no: Mr. Harrison, but a | he was. tall man, with red whiskers: he was dressed in | gtood him on his feet, as I turned immediately to Smith; | arrested in the paper; the same men I saw about the | this riot; this was just before the fight commenced: saw deputy sheriff, who was’ an elderly man, having on, I | blue overalls and blue shirt, with cap on; have seen } wt | Paward E. Brown, while we were carrying Smith away, | polls that day; saw a man called “Red Jake”’ before and | John Lyons got a number of the mob after the fight was think, » light coat and hat; saw an Irishman with red | twice since; there were three riots, and this was just | said he mew the man that struck him. after the riot; he is a good sized man, pend six feet | over, and tell them to hide their clubs under their coats, hair and red shirt; he was beating a man withaclub previous to the last one; this riot commenced about12 | Isaac Smith called—I reside at the corner of North | high; he had = red shirt on that day; his hair is sandy; | which they did. he | Hamilton Allen—I reside in North First street, Seventh; caught the engine corner of North Third Second streets, after the bell commenced ringing; bell was ringing until after we returned to the house; Edward McCue was with the. ine wher it; he returned to the enginé house with us; he back the engine in the house in North Second street; tween Second and Third streets; 1 am foreman of Engine Co, No. 1; did not see McOue after that; do not know whether or not J left McCue at the house; at this vE in | o'clock, at which time the deputies were driven away; First and Fourth streets; I was presentat the riot that reard he was a sawyer by trade; after the riot, saw Day. time saw the mob running in Second , across Ne » page ieee ire: when the fire-bell rang I stafted for the fire; and was | occurred ast Tuesday at the corner of North Sixth and | RedJake go down to Dr, Hareis’s, to get his head dress: | SIGHT H TCRSDAY, Nov. 16, 1854. | Second street; on leaving the ongine house went dows SECOND DAY. not present at the third riot; saw » great many Irishmen | Second streets; the first that1 saw of the riot was a lot | ed, and saw him returning; went up to the polls after | Richard Walch sworn—I reside at No. 0 Grai atreet; | North Second Second, and up to the polls; the a : Fnupar, Nov. 10. 1854. have clubs about that time; I reside in the middle of the | of deputies retreating around the corner in Second street | the riot, and saw several persons engaged in the riot; | was on thecorner of North Sixth and Second street fighting had subsided: McCue was in command of ‘The jury assembled again at 9 o’clock this morni block where the polls were held. | And & number of Irishyen following them, armed with | saw Henry Simpson, John Edwards and Mr. Harris | the time the riot occurred there last election day . - and Fr i: Hoa it ees bly: Bs no fire up that. way; is Was came u} f {Fourth} Wo. Meeks sworn—I reside at No. 104Grand street; | clubs of all descriptions, butts of hoop poles, staves, | standing by, but taking no part in the riot; have heard | the fire bell was rung; this was about one o'clock pg Me proline ea hh bert se Mine Fire Department; am on qagiient engi’ | spokes of wheels, bedstead posts, shovel handles, anda | them sty ace they Knew some of the persons’ engaged | the time tho deputies came up, the man that ‘ap- last Tuesday at the First district polls of the Fourteenth | neer; heard the alarm of fire for Fourth district on Tues- | loaded whip stalk; they appeared to be beating, or try- | in the riot; have heard that some of the rioters had | peared to be their leader cried out, ‘Come on boys, ard; was Jesent at tbe time Silkworth was acaauited | day Laat, and started to go; on arriving at cornerof North | ing to beat, every man who was trying to preserve the | since died of their injuries; did not, during that day, | come on boys, show the Irish sons of b—s« no quar- aad 4 out of the room; he Was «eaulted by John | Fourth and Second yar ut No. od was no ue; | e; 1 lays wae ae Lorne ou Leer — at = ee any of the de es wae te ud ay on was in genre any B-- Fhe Sixth; I + r it; ‘th d rushing throu; nd street towar supposed to ir. Harrison, struck by a man witha | improperly; saw four men engaj inging up hoop | im to be @ deputy by his club; im: on 1yOee tas Staere; SEKworth bad committed no neenelt; | sow the crowd renin’, polew:'T think the person called Rea Dick 1s named Rich. | their arriving at the door of the polls, they became eee posena street Iw n inspector of eloction | pelo: Ross W. Gardner recalled—At the last riot Idid not see Edward McCue, alias Edward F: ; Lintended te bave corrected this mistake; he was ringleader at the riot in the morning; in the moruing he wanted to bor- row my pistol. 8 ters, an North Fifth; there red to be a general fight be- | loaded whip stalk; the man who strack him had on a " Englebert Lott sworn—I am Sheriff of Kt County; i ‘bad ee A Se een tupeonered about | tween persons with hey light colored diuve andothers | old tine frock coat, out at the elbows; hadona pair of | urd Kingsland. engaged in a general fight with the crowd standi James H. Perry isa deputy aheri appointed by mei E Atteon minutes before the guoeral fiot; there was no im- | with hoop-poles and barrel staves; proceeded toward the | faded dirty plaid pantaloons—not a large plaid—panta- | Andrew MeMann sworn—I reside at 108 Grand street; und; Lmoved over to the southwest corner of Second | #Ppointed the deputy sheriffs of burg, the recommendation of J. H. Perry, the commandant of the third division, to preserve the peace of the city of Williamsburg; mended 5 loons in the tops of his boots; I had seen him around the | wa: ifs im th f riot; the reason of my going down was, because | b , t the polls of First district, Fourteenth ward, on and North Sixth streets; saw two or three of the depu- proper conduct on tee ar ot ene eT ete Beatles | Lory Raging Domspany No. Bin North Wixth vireetned was | pola previoun to this with the whip sialk in his hand; | eicetion day, from 10 to 11% oelock A.M. did’ not | ther beating Richard Kensheler (Red Dick) on the head Py of the Pomphos Silkworth was being beaten; proceeding there to turn them back; then went toward | he was hooting and hallooing, and appeared to be riot- | witness any disturbance; saw a man who styled himself | with th jubs; a party of Irish came to his assistance, i . k; at this | ing all the time; I should think that he was about twen- | Captain of the Deputies, was going into the crowd and and struck at these deputies; next saw Red Dick, with | granted thi ; did not see him take any part in the affray; said he was North Fourth street to turn another party back; at | ing I should tl by % " d " : rao i not on duty, and soon alter left; I lett before the bell time a crowd of some fifty men were rushing from North | ty-eight years of age; ducing the riot, and after Harri- | selecting owt deputies, and stationing them on the cor- shovel handle in his hand, puraue and knock down op we gy phot a ieee if get re- ie si s armed with hoop-poles and staves, striking | sonand Bennett had been taken away, I saw a tall, red- | ner opposite the polls; this man was about six feet high, oneof the de yuties; the mob at this time was movi wee eee ae ae ae I live at No. 62 Grand wag tos saat came in their way; saw Mr. Brown trying headed Irishman, with a red shirt on, badly beatenabont | with a blue coat and bra “3 ind stat Tam ous of the Deputy Sherilla; was present at | tocarry Mr. Smith from the polls toward North Fifth | the head, picked up‘about fiftecn fee? from Sixth street, | tow mam, who went away and brought back an armful | fell, several struck at hiin with clubs; Tran to him and treet; J am one Cr uctecath ward on Tuesday last; was | atreet; next saw a man with blue cont aud gilt buttons | in Second, and taken to tho southeast corner of Sixth | of turned clubs--some thirty or forty in all; the ¢ endeavored to protect him, but was struck; do not think talled ‘there by the ringing of the bell; whea I got there | striking an old man over the head with aclub about four | aud Second, inte @ store; previous to his being picked | asked me if 1 knew where there was @ shoemaker’s shop, | he was struck after he fell; after I was struck I went to T foums irisivmen aide themselves, by tearing down } feet long; I followed and pusted nim oi tue man; theold | up, I saw him retreating, followed by a deputy; be j Where he could get the clubs strung with leathers; did | Mr. Kemsen, Mr. Meeker and Mr. Brown, who were ces and splitting the boards for clubs, and with axes; | man was on his hands and knees, and was knockeddown | attacked this deputy; the deputy turued on nim and | not ancwer him, saw the people were getting excited at | standing near, and entreated theta to assiat in restori fences and spitrith a shovel, they were assaulting the | ateach attempt to get up; struck him over the headeach | struck im, when the Irishman backed, but did not turn | his actions, and wont away and yaw no moro; I went | order; at this time the mob was tunaing towards Nort one joriffe nt the time, the first thing I saw, when | time; ke then turned and threatened to strike me, but | and run; the Irishman had a shovel in his hand, with a | away for fear ot a disturbance; knew the deputies only | Filth’ street; did not see any one in the fight that I Peet en war three Irishmen beating Alanson Hayson | did not: I had an engineer's cap on at the time; I then | part of the blade broken oil; at the time the deputy | by thelr clubs; #aw neither of the riots, | know by name. Oy ‘with clubs; I endeavored to protect him; he | turned my attention to Mr. Brown, and on looking back | struck the man he was struck at by twelve or fifteen Leonard Minuse sworn—TI reside in South Third street; | Margaret Moore sworn—I reside in North Fifth street, Sie {the crowd by iy interference; the next {| toward theold man,saw him on his hands and kneesagain, | Irishmen, but he dodged all of them and fled: I then saw | was prerent at the riot about 2 o'clock on election day; | gear Second street; saw part of the riot in question; got clear of t babe Gukae. wih'e shovel, at- | near the corner of Second and North Fifth streets; he wad | @ tall man, about five fect ten or eleven, thin face, ra- | saw the commencement of the riot; stood at the door of | went up to find my little boy; in Second street saw & SAW WAS, A Very ts pne of the Deputies; I proceeded to | inthe act of discharginga pistol; the man with the blue | ther Tight complexion, with @ short drab overcoat’ on; | the polls when the deputies came with clubs and drove | man coming up with a shovel handle fourishing in his tempting’ to strike one of ens Knucked dawa by being | coat andbras# buttena returned back with some four or | also bad m cap on; dit not notice anything else | the crowd back; saw several of them strike at one man; | hands; was very much frightened, and got on Mr, Bell’a protect that Bepsty, but, wten by several mon; have | five men,armed with clubs,and brandisited his club inmy | about his dress; this man aimed a blow at Wilson | as ihe deputies came across North Sixth street they cried | stoop; this was im Second strect, near North Sixth; rae ee s thet ‘while I was down Harrison Wott ais | face, and said he “was 's goud, mind to give mothe with the butt end of a hickory hoop pole about | ont, “Clear the polls,” the crowd fell back some | man had red hair, and acted like a craay man; saw him of Captain Adams, on being informed they were using their authority for political hig: rites By a Juror.—Did you thi ‘illiamsburg in such B®. oe an to require the appointment of these. deputies A —Tdid; at the the 1 appolnted these special depa- tiee there wag rioting in consequence of street preach- ing, and had not revoked them; recently, in consequence . ot intormation, received from a reliable source, that there was danger of « riot on election day, I continued them in office. ‘The testimony in this case wag bere rested, and Coro. ner ng beg wed it. bs een! te ~~ Loge that the deputies were at the polls in the discharge their duty. They were assaultod by the mob, to- tee with other citizens, were beaten. Wm.. uttons on; saw him whisper in Second street from North Sixth street; as the deputy 7 for the we of | three feet long; Wilson avoided the blow, ant | twenty feet up North Sixth steect; do not think | knock # man down, and the injured manwas carried tison waa killed there by a.blow given by Ouwer Lee, Ure By endeavoring to protect me, sic Fourih | ame, dee eee eer cinsot toe cas of, | knsexed” bith “Cewal | 1D Blow Wok GE da the any of the depuries went into the polls; ne the crowd | neay; this was a little below the stoops when T came od John H. smith was also killed by blows from elude... Stephen be evry he polis in the Foarteenth ward by | No, tian up, Who appeared to know him, and told him | Ielt side of the face; do not think the blow marked | tell back I crossed over to the other side of the street | down, saw a pool of blood where the maa was kaocked | 1 ands os. Newman ‘and & person anknowa. Fs dew [hed nal t ! waa ‘all right;”’ one of the par- | his face; I saw Deputy-Sheriff Bennett fleeing before | and stood against the brick house in North Sixth strect; | down. ihese men were principals, and some thirty others ac- the bell, and had been there previously; betore I wont | not to strike me, that ceswories to the murder, hexing been engaged in the about fitteen persons, who were armed with clubs, and | while erossing heard the clashing of clubs, and the fight | “"s3.', adams «worn—I reside in North Sixth street, home heerd an Irishman about six feet two inches in | ties came up again to strike me, and one of the oificers | ote buntene Kisay FUMD BOL RhOw bay Of Cned 2 * ttentior not. The Jury then took a recess till 6 o’cluck P. M. ¥ h, ; | ; persons; | commenced; while crossing over my attention was ca ‘y election day, about it saying be wished to. spill oF pen otauioe i vob baad wi cis cator tea ridh ov ts sol ea ‘Bat | Traw clube thrown out of the upper windows of the | fo cart that had been stopped in he crowd; » man was ees eet nt es sae Dick: cce him | The jury at 12 o'clock Jast night, efter baing out Ave, ‘bait; was in his shirt sleeves, with iste doubled | oficer Bradley trying to stup the crowd that came rush- house where the polls were held. trying to get s rung out of the cart; heard the carman’s | Do sou0 q young man in Second street, with a broken | “hours, rendered the following : ahs ~ sheer ; ed, reser | Benjamin Wilson called—I was called on Tuesday last | name was Cox; the carman held on to the rung, and hand; brew the shovel and knocked th Seca had op erties ait, tid tet th pols afer the | (nficeman's club ou Second street neat North Fifth, wth spout i oleh, to ge to the polls at the coraer of | droye think he an whe had Bold of the rungs | men on the Eater: te sere sire nero the ; 4 lood 4 4 | th Sixth and Second streets, by . 7, to whore med Cooney, i end; man fell about midwa; re et ee the win | blood on it; thaveitin my possession, | Aivision I belougr eo assist in, restoring. celer; I re- | saw him with « pistol; be hed a di back of his head; the young, y VERDECE. That Wm. Honry Harrisom came to bis. death brag c . rab overcoat on; stood east side; Red Dick fell at the same brain, on tee 7th instant, Sag ioe selie were tela ret a 0 ne Boee® | Uil pollcerana, soun after the fick commenced at the Bained there some twenty minutes, when't was order. | againat the brick hous, and could got neither way; from | UN is"the male of the tree; sas weveral men bent. | CSaned by a blow or ves on dhe head with clube or | ed to the Odeon; about two o’c! went to the | here I saw with a; the ‘kod. z KA en sorte lg grape had hee ers fo Hirst, dairies poll, Fousteeath, iTnyeoun,with'a'zod | poile again tn company with several of The deputy | porite ney aa sooa ae the fight, commenced san tbo | ink the young man with lwop-Foiet: the man kuceked | oi a blows wero stamck by Oliver Lee, ducing m Pie Lana sworn — Tam an Alderman of the Second | thirt on, rea lr, heavy red whiskers, and had on blue | Hecnnd ear numer, of Gran: ae ppt | en a sree, shovel wi oats faeiy| misde-aged mah fll in the gutter; recy di | riot that cogursed about 2 elook om Hat day, i Norte yrard of the alty of Williamsburg; was present at the lat- | overalls; he scized Harrison Grst; Me. Macrison was clue | foe Poueputy's club ia my hand; aman sclzed my club | proken, saw'a man named Donnelly with the. mob, hav- | tinctly that Red Dick had red shirt on: at this itme t } sixth street, and near by, in yield pore ter part of two lots thatoecurred at the corner of North | to the fence in Second street, peat ont ae etee | and heldityT then anid to Yala man, “Go home;” his ane | {aga elub raised oyer his head; it was similar to those | Resrd the report of © pistol tnd Went taverd hoane: I | ia reigon was struck sagt killed by eald Oliver Le, xmas Seewed serevts; the fest rick cocurred about | east side: I baye renton Ve Celene eat that 1 asgiotea to | ewer wee, Vl willy’ Be. et go my. club; a man who ofthe deputies; he appeared to come from Second etReet, |e eee i ae ee ad tictaee ney | is guilty us peincipads and that Padriek Cooney, Patrick, saath ee tari ctls to ae eae eae Ok | (eaenaran) at Ducanasy, where teey tal gon thay bis. | was leaning egainst the ralling beck of ime, told the ee cate, tht PP is ete frag | improver conduct ou the part of the deputies etoro the | McHugh, William bee, Richard Fyaslea, allas Red Dick, North Sixth and Second streets when the fire bell rang; | namo was Harrison; the large man seized Harrison, | ot ere Bes tg a ria hth = ienty at) ee 7 ee or aud striking’ in all directions, | 88! ¢ comme ne HERRON , Toapelly, ‘ality Pepper (ashoemnaker), when Larrived at the First district polls, saw a: large | and dragged. him away from the fence; I interfered, | man who held my elw Trent Cena cence: | Setselng Sey Seith Fed ohlre ands Bad red hale ond.) q,° 27 ME. Manler, juror ize bees one converse Pats ee ious, Jnmge Lice, Noboles Barkay ‘and was struck twice; some fifteen or twenty men com- | red hair and whiskers, and light ¢) some had clubs in their mands man was the only dark coat; can’t say whetber he ‘aclub or not; Ire: | whiskers; saw the deputies strike him over the head election? 4 this time I was on the south side d to beat Harrison; the large | about one hundred feet from 8: | one 1 saw with aclub; when Igotout of the crowd Harri. | treated Pat llake, kM John Doy S ic! icCue, amen eon 5 , Barae; M James — hyons, -—— Yrahesty, a i: it Hi hward toward North Fifth street, and when | about « dozen times; this Donnelly used to drive of North Sixth strest, ; j bout the centre of the block, I was followed by a tall | coal cart for Tuttle; was formerly a member of A, It was the goneral talk among the Jvish that the , $n ATO, ae a eat Patol nae ee, | S00, waa down: thin tie erison war standing just at | Irishman with sandy hair and whiskers: be had y hicko- | gine Co. No.9, but lately he wears a eap with “1” on it; | Americans intended to olect their own men, and deprive | othes Saknown, to the jury, are acceusory by Being €t from the Basement of 8 Bouse Wino eiatal eats | wae taken from bik; lub under his ari, with | ry club, evidently eut from ® hoop polo; he struck at | kaw officer Bradley there; do not think it would have . aged in verdint upon Joh H. Smith was similar to the above, the. jur, fading that Thema: Newman and Joha itting acap on the pistol; I imme- | the time of the attack with oer, from there and went about two one end resting in the palin anyone; he came | | Pavard Drown sworm—I reside at 87; North Sixth wil his hand; it was a stick; | me; I dodged the blow, and then knocked him down, and | been safe for him to have arrested tise mob; Al. | street; was present at the riot that cagurred on election 's club; saw the large man | struck him after he was down: I struck him to save my | from Second street into North Sixth hundred feet farther trea econ ve ia North Sietm | thot look tke s potcemtick fromm’ Harrison; {rushed | own lite; tbink he tried to kill me; Taw hundreds en- | derman Linsky was prevent at this time; saw him on the | day, corner of Second and North Sixth streets; ams MNT | Doe woee gvilty as yeincipals, ant that twonty-twe the young man; he cared house from the southeast | [chy ree, drt ceive. “ihe same time the crowd rushed | gaged in the riot, but did not recognise any one: did not Ni “atteen. foot above me; do no uink, he | ringer of the First ward bell tomar: do nel kack who } otherg aba named. were ncotshory suraet of Second iets he was called. beck by some ep eat’ aon tt tiub raised over Harrisou's head by know who or what they were; id not gee Mr. Harrison; | moved frvm that place pci Fg fiat E Cooney | ingecaw three deputies with theta chabs teleed ever ba- grees "Hts coite we sowie ae i ; . : the mob aj aim lows at every one india: | about ten minutes; se head; he was staging in the door of tle 1 ladies on the stoop of the same house; he went | the large man, and come down; at this time I had boon | Tt Wit Appa ot Sarticularly at the deputies; Tsaw | came back with me; as he passed me he was in the act | wari McCue’s head; be ota THOMAS J. MORREDL, 4 7 \djourned. % ] * : 3. C. oon eieets 08 the ret; SBIR Be. hao Pie roma | Tiere fariege wes; Dolor Nort sath soot wit | FIFTH DAY. ward him; I followed after itn Hc Reat orca tay | gut"and took a deputy away whom the Inn were beat TBAAC La a hp aa | shovel, with the blade partly broken off; at another time | pues, Rov. 18, 1006, | wrae a Ae this inne, ln order to watch ans | ing; then came bem, sonny party of Icisbrnan bent, J - Tesan’ beotees oung man | Mi \worn—I reside at No, 05 North | attention of McElroy . | The sores aped from Willamaburg, but ie him | Las aren a heard thatehis: ee is oven. the “pitch treet I ‘ams Deput aad was i ie rae on A Ke Cy Cony son’ poriee “shine ps te: pith we mo and protect bag | most Pri pilin i te bung aacsnrira ne « in”? North Sixth and Second streets, until the lowal Nv rt ji Te Aously been arrested on a charge of riot, carred ot name of “Buckskin,” I saw him strike six or seven with | corner ‘all day previous: wae there | looked around and saw Cooney pointing ® pistsl at Mc- | see McCu oogaae taer ‘ ‘ Bec Tackioe Boswua, th street, to attack. | riot; had been there nearly y previous; was ry ri the sve silver stars, ‘afl in the sum of $500 to appear re gone down A | feet ret trwhen be attacked Harrison, he came across at the tne the riot uecurred, wien Mr, Harrison was } Elroy, and the the ‘ier yan hb % Am peste hn, ad | The ot; a he dept weeeid | 27 in the scm of $i00 to Mppeet Moret for Uso muriorte ; ish i t 83 of Harrison. on Killed; about 9 o'clock I arrested a man for attempting | two fnoy ‘Nothings will | abink Uaaw atx or seven depusea vivating ta Unb, atthe son ; W! lh olde of North | from North ifs street, ote tatog ony port ta Uae to vole illegally; os 1 attempted to take Lim away, « | Irlabman, and you are @ dwanerd Wawel, above Becoad street; the rongom I og. gqerrison did mot appear to be taking any part in the z =