The New York Herald Newspaper, July 14, 1857, Page 1

‘ WHOLE NO. 7621. THE SEVENTEERTH WARD RIOT. Additional Particulars of the Fight on Sunday Night. RENEWAL OF THE RIOT YESTERDAY. ATTACK ON THE NEW POLICE. THREATENED DESTRUCTION OF THE STATION HOUSE, Five Thousand Excited Germans, Fully Armed, in the Streets. Tremendous Sensation at the Post Mortem Examination. APPEAL OF CORONER PERRY TO THE HOB. SCENES ON EMPANNELLING A JURY. Sack of Allen Hay & Co.’s Es- tablishment. THREE REGIMENTS OF MILITARY UNDER RAMS, HOURLY BULLESINS FROM OUR REPORTERS, wk. &., &. ‘Whe shooting of the German, John Miller, in the riot in the Seventeenth ward on Suaday evening, led to fresh and serious disturbances yesterday. The polico were completely set at defiance, and a mob of some five or six ‘thowand persons kopt possession of the streets al) day. ‘The friends of Miller blamed the police for all that occur- red, and say they can bring home the shooting of deceas- 0d to one of tho policemen in thatdiatrict. They wereex- maperated beyond all measure, because they said deceased ‘was ap innocent man, and was inno way engaged in the row, On the other band, Osptain Hart says that Miller was engaged in the rict, and throw mones at one of the policomen, Be it aa it may, however, the whole German population of the Beventeenth ward were in arms yesterday against the ‘Metropolitan police, and from eunrie until sunset the offl- cera were set st defiance and compelled to seck shelter tm the station house, where they anxiously awaited an attack the whole day long. The excitement among the Germans itving in the neigh- Derhood of deceasea’s houre (20 avenue A) was intense. ‘The stores and lager bier saloons on avenue A were all shut up, while the shope in First, Second, Third and Wourth streets, for a block on each side of the avenue were partially closed. In fact, there was a toval suspension of Dusiness In the neighborhood. The streets were lined with mon, women and children, who all appeared to agree pon one point, and that was that Miller was am innocent ‘viotima to the too hasty conduct of the Metropolitan police. ‘The vilest improcations tp Dutch and German were show, ‘ered upon the beads of the policemen who bad offended de residents of that district. THE ATTACK ON CAPTAIN HABrr, ‘The rioters were a!l!armed, and openty boasted that if ‘they canght any of the policemen on thelr ground they ‘would beat them to death. The police force being too weak ‘to think of overing any opposition to the mob, the latter Bad things aii their own way. If = stray policeman bap. pened to come within gun shot be wae immediately Ohaged, and in many instances fired at, Capt. Hartt bim- self had s very narrow escape, and bad to use his logs ‘wih double quick motion, to avoid being made a prisoner and lodged in the hands of the enemy. He was vw Bis home in First street, (mn company with » policeman, ‘when the mob discovered him coming down tho street, and once made « rush as ‘f to ca) bom. Stones and othe missiles were freely usod by the rioters, Dut with the ex- oeption of a slight contus‘on of the right log Capt, Hart and Bis follower mucceoded in Deating a retrea!, and arriving ‘At the station house in sarety, ARRIVAL OF CORONER PEERY. Abont 1 o'clock P.M. Coroner Perry arrived at he ‘Seventeenth ward station house, for the pur sore of holding am inquest opon the body of Miller, When he was in- Formed of the excited state .of feeling existing not only ‘among the friends of deceased, but among tne whole Ger- man po ulation of the ward. the police, he deter. to go to the sceno of the riot alone and unattended by any one When Captain Hart beard the deci wion be war almost thunderstruck. “Why,” sald he, they will tear yoo to pieces, Coroner.’ Bui the Coroner was (otermined to go alone. So al! the ontreatios ef Captain Harit and b's officers were in vain. Depaty miendent Carpe ter appeared a: the station house about this tim 4 sent word for s reinforcement ; Dnt upon being told by the Coro. trary to anne such an order, heeent on back again whin they arrived, Perry felt qui'e confident that tue tumalt could be eted if the polos were only kept ip the station house 8 few hours; and decisred his Intent on of going among the exited people fur the purpose of endeavoring to pre- ‘vail upon them to keep tbe peace. HIS APPEAL TO THR MOR, Im acoordance with the above rerolus on, Coroner Perry proceeded to No 29 avenue A. After some diMeulty ho pacceeted Im shou! leriog hin way through the crawd until be got up to the very door of the house wherein the do erased lay. The excitement at this momont was intonse: Ghe peopie were a ttle suspicious at firet, whoreapen the Coroner mouutei a chair, and made the following appeal to how as £00: citizens of New York: — Gaxtizwen—I have come here to investigate as to the canse of the death of the man who lies dead re Beee by your actions that you feel ageriey: a ‘wrong bat been done to you. I shall commence the ja. ‘veetigation io a fair, caadid manner. Juatice hal! be dove toal. Inthe meantime, i oxll upon you as law BDdiding CilleeDr to keep the peace in your neighborhood. You have formerly bad tho charactor of being # quiet ; do et do anything which will place you in ea. Other light before the community. I now call upon you to ‘aseiet me ip my duties, and no One will have reason to Sompiatn that there has not been a full apd fair \eveatiga téow. I shall bring 20 policemen here te provect mo, but ‘abal\ call on you to preserve order and see that the laws are y carried oat, THE PORT MORTEM EXAMINATION, At the conclusion of the above remarks loud and enthu oucupied by the doceared tp the basement af the tenement bourse already referred to, was then visited by the Coroner ard Dy. Finnell, ant were mao for holding © port mortem examination of the frieuds of de. Grased leriros that the exam! tm the presence of some German Be Corcer promptly acceded, and jon waa com- mMenced tn the presence of no lees than half a dozen Ger- mane representing themecives to be medical men. While the doctors were engaged in making the post mortem tho Coroner went in porvuit of a jary, and stopping at tho Beventeenth ward station house on his way, he reliornd the fare of Coptain Hartt, who never expected to see him re- turn alive, TREATED. ve , Who now wont in search of a jary, A} now ura the attention of our reaaers te the acts of tue rioters daring hie temporary absence. The mob bo Kept possession of he sircow, and serntinized the atenance of bas person pewing slong avenue A ofeere in cit)rens’ clothes, and gavo than oom mew Birt res » intrude upon their . Whenever clilzen mace bis appearaace u fro'badtie ground he wae clorsly watched, and if mall faevected wae questioned as to bis oocupation. If bis explanation was satiate o the riugieadere would allow bim to proceed about bis ness. Many citizens wore SiuMfinterra ted and sevorel, but no Flolence was offered 10 any 4 factory answers to the questions propounded, excited Manner of the Germans #preat terror aud confusion among he Inbaditants of the neighborhood, and during the en: tire afternoon the Sevenwenth ward was one continual feore of turmoil, ‘The rioters carried Knives, clubs and pigtoin, and threatened death to any person having the ‘aniform of the Metropolitan upon hi As we be fore, a number of policomon drested im ¢\\sone’ clothes ‘were caught and beaten, but no one was \noveroualy in. The HOW THE POLTOR WER’ the jared. A MODRL VIGILANC# COMMITTEE. About 2 o'clock fF. M. a motel vigilance commitica, in shape of ox policemen, was organized by the mob, ox Patting Dadges upon thelr conta, aseimod the r presorviug order aboot the door of the decersod realdenoe. 1¢ mob looked upon them of the peace, and declared they would r oMticers, Several of there ex-policemen dgurot ao a the bance sad savin the mo) what 4 ahon: Metropolitan attempt to iaterfero them. This accostion 1 tho mo!» has th of tne tho boldness of thelr iaw the rioters quite iatepuntent ta Ute wooed: “lagen SCENES ON RMPANNELLING sORY. LING THE FoR The Coro- the policomen flocked to the seene of the row, and or 4 3 and officer tarned from their journey in of a jury ner acted in concert with Couneil dalspet a maa) of the rebellious district, tad aamire) cy hy Jory Mat would prove to the Cormans. It war propated thet three Americana and tires Germans, men of remponstbility and position, shoul’ be sworn to roalto a true Sy Aa: tho Cause of Mi )lor’# death, With hat oct in fully two howre wore conmumed fo getting Jjary together, This havin voen acgom- plizhed, the Coroner, together with ofleer Shangie, pro- | main so thronghont tho night, if the G—d ¢—n Metrop>- ceeded Wo No. 39 avenue A for tho purpose of snuouncing the reeult of hie !abors. An immense eoncourse of mei awaited bis approach a! tio corner of avenue 4 aod Third sireet. They formed a complete line across the street, and presented rather an imposing a ie. When the Coroyer reachod their nos immediately ized bim and commenced cheer- ing vebemently, and almont curried the official to the house the deceased. At Grst {t was thought that some vio- lence was intended, no excited was the appearance of tho multitude; but when the cheerieg commenced it was evi- dent that the most friendly feeling existed. As the Coro- Ber Moyes towards the house, loud ‘cheers for the Coro- ner,” mingled with cries of “Down with the Metropolt- tans,” rent the air, The committee of ex-nolicemen wore quite active with the ricters, and joined with them in their cries of “Down with the Metropoliians.”” Que of their number endeavored to raise a cry against officer Shanglo, ‘an he accompanied the Coroner; but the object of bis fury passed into builcing ere the faci that a Metropolitan man was present became geveraily kaown, and 60 escaped unmolested. When the Coroner eniered the bifliding the mob surrounded the place for several squares areund, all eager with anxiety to know the names of the jury who were empannelled tw inquire into the case. INTBRFERING WITH THE CORONER. ‘When the Coroner entored the apartment of deceased and announced that he had empannelied a jury which ho believed would bo satisfactory to tho friends of deceased toud cries of “Read off their names,” wore heard on al sides, A great deal <f confasion occurred at this moment, im consequence of rome impertinen: fellows objecting to one of the jurors, They very modestly ‘that bis mame should be stricken out, and that one of their own number should be placed there instead, The Coronor protested against their ontcries, inasmuch as they were ‘not Germans, and consequently could not be very much interested inthe affairsof deceased. ut the outaide pros. sure Was 20 great tha} ihe 0: was obliged te yivid and accordingly one of the very men who protested agatcal the juror ip question was choson to take a part im the in- quest. ‘The Coroner raid he would not striko out the namo of any of the jurors, becanae they were all good and true men, and would do their by 4 faithfully and fearlessly; but at their urgent solicHation he would make an addition of one juror from their number. Even this did pot seem tosatisfy them. They insisted op haying another juryman added to the list, but the Co- roner would not listen to such @ proposition, and when he foond them endeavoring to impose upon his good nature he broke ovt in the following straia:— Gxstiawen—I wish to have justice dono you all, In con- nection with your Gouscilman, Mr. Schappert, I have ehosen s jury, thres of whom are Germans aad three Americans, At your request I hayo sdded the name of a seventh person. 1 wili not add another one. This case will be fully und earefally inv: d, and I havo no doubt when it le concluded you will be all sutisfled. Now, J want you to allow all tho witnesses to come and Lane 4 from Mere unmoieeted. They must not be ce 4 whether they are Metro; Pelicemen or not. I want them to be treated with eapect. 1 went everything to go off quietly and peace: a Over German population bavo been always noted for their love of order and good bebavior, and 1 be lanes ‘will not now lose the good namo they have ao long . Gentlemen, we will now pro- coed to the corner of avenue A and Fourth strost, ‘were ‘the inquest will be commenced by swearing ihe jury. NAMES OF THS JURY. ‘The Coroner then took bis leave of the ently satis. fled crowd, and wended bis way to the bove men- tioned, where he to meet the jury at ten minutes before 6 o'clock. The gentlemen subpcused were aii in attendance and answered to their names Lows = B. G. Dunn, of No. 453 Third avenue. Francis Rapport, of No. 40 Fifth atreet. George Grillig, of No. 40 Fifth street. J, A. Fractas, of No. 511 Third avenue, Dr. Francis Iremonger, of No, 418 Third syorny9. Jeno Peck, of No. 76 Third avenue. Charles Whalen, of Tenth street. The oath baying been administered, Coroner Perry ad- dresiod tho jury as follows: THE JURY VIEW THE BODY. Now, gentlemen, we will over and view the body of this dead man, and from re we will adjourn to our homes, to meet bere to morrow morning at eight o'clock. Jn company with the Coroner and Councilman the jury proceeded to the residence of the |, and there viewed the body. On their return they were loud!) cheered the mob, who bad copgrogated in Thousands about the then. THE MOP BRCOMPA MORE BOLD. Ag 200n as the Coroner and jury had taken thelr depar- ture from the oene of the disturbance the excitement in oot toa 2 = An BN to talk of ware! up to the ery , aD tho station, which fevttented on the corner of Third street and the p taie 2 They appeared to be considerably elated at the friendthtp which the Coroner held out to (hem, and imagined themecives quite stroug enough to tear tho ma. tion house to pleces and gend the Metropolitan policemen flying ali over the ety. THEY MARCH TO ATTACK THE POLIOR. Fulty confident of their |, they mustered and Commenced to march up Third sireet, firing shots snd filing the air with the most hideous noises. The oware of the approach of {ihe quickly assembled upon the tide. their station house, and with their clubs in the of the rioters. ® warm reception. fed ami the men, bat nine- tenths of ther had to depend on their sione. While the police wero awaiting tho onward march of ‘mob, Counciiman advanced towards them and ey upon them to turn back. They bad then as Second avenue, and were in the act of from. He advised them not to act 80 madly, and intrested thom to return to their homes. After much solicitation they cou. sented to postpone their atack, and wended their way homewari. THE SACKING OF ALLAN HAY & CO.'S BTORE. two minutes the whoie front of the building was battered in with bricks and paying stones. The doors were knocked off their bieges, and nothing but a complete wreck remained. The operatives in the establishment succeeded in making their cecapo umburt During the whole of the demonstration the were compatiod to remain idle spectators of the outrage. They felt quite sa. Watied at having ercaped tho violence of the mob them selves, and did not deem it proper or wixe to intorfore with a force which outnumbered them @ hundred to one. PROGRESS OF TILK FIGHT, inen—epecials and otbers—it being cnderstood tat some one or two hundred wore held in reserve at the White ina manner. to get the names of but two; one was— Jobo Botz, a a German, about 18 years of aga, who was arrested Witton, the ward ‘® German, while stancing at the corner of Bowery and Toied street, talking with some heard to say, tem Metropol ans; if they take holt of me L'll ive em somaliteg like,” Officer John Tinsdaie, of the Fifteerth ward, who happened to be standing by, overheard the remarks, and 1a sa eoodenmn bis hands over one of the porseeston, About balf past cight o'clock bag Su verintendent Carpenter sddreseed Sergeant Major Waterbury as fol- Mr. Waterbury, you may take all the special police and return with them to 88 White street, where you can place them under the sergennte with directicn for them to plane them on their usual beste. The regular policomom will romain here onti! further orders. ‘Mr. Waterbury then left, taking with bim abont one hundred special polisemen.'s large reinforooment of roga- lare and yolusteers having (iret arrived from ‘be 15th, Oth, Wh, 10th, Fah, 19th and Sd warda, numbering in all about one hundred and twenty five or thirty men, iv a {dition to those already at ihe station bouse belong to the 17th ‘ward, and thore from 88 White street, ing 0 oggre- ante of spwards of 200 mon, all well armed. » About half-past nine o'clock word was rent to the station bourse thats crowd of two or three bandred Germace were on thety way, af! woll armed, for the parpose of making an attack on the #tation house, This report, jon of hearing At! ‘® general rush ‘They’ 5 ws he oir cantie. tor the door, the ory being, up and at ‘em boys, ‘agut till the Inet, litan police would withdraw and not come near them. Mr. Draper objected to this propor ition moet omphati- cally, raying that tho police must remain in every ward, come what would, About 10 o’clock oflcer Kashmire, of tho Tonth precinct, arrested a German, who gave his name as John Zivalk, obarged( with disorderly conduct in Second street, below Second svenue. On his way to the station house tho prioper disgorged svrndry Lg paving stones from his pockets, where he had concealed them, for the purposo of, ae be taid, “elf defence.” Ho was sent below siairs to rusticate for the night. About tho same hour officer Wilson, of the Fifteenth ward, arrested a large buriy looklug’ Germen, also in Second tlreet, below Second avenue, charged with dis- orderly conduct; and on being taken to the station houxe and gearched, & loaded pistol was found in his pocket. He alo was sent bolow to keep the others, already thero, company, A#_200n amit was arcertained that a riot was going on in the Seventeenth ward, many of tho members of tho Seventh, Eigoth, Twelfth, and Sevepty-Gret regiments, Ubink!ng, of courge, tral they would be ordered ou}, im mediately donced their uniform, and repaired to their hbeadguarters, ready for a call, thereby creating the in pression among ihe rioters and citizens generally that ihe military had been ordered out and were under orders at a moment's notice. Tt was romored during the fore part of the ovening that the Germans bad not only armed Specneves, De had totem Man oe eahee fhesigun © cy ‘an- i of ® general fight durin t; but the pro- Dab.lity is that there was very itt ‘truth im tho report, ACCOUNTS BY OTHER REPORTERS. STAGB OF THINGS UP TO RIGHT O'CLOCK LAST BVEN- INé. There was much excitement in avenue A through the day yesterday, the headquarters of which was the front of house No. 29, wheres post mortem examination was delng held upon the body of Miller, who was killed in tho riot on Sunday. Botween 12 and 1 o’clock Captain Tartt, of the Seven- teenth ward police, went to his house in avenue A, which ig near No, 29, in company with ancther Metropolitan officer, to dine, The crowd rushed around the house aud attempted to fasten them into the back yard, but they forced their way out and wero assaulted with brickbate, stones, &c., but fortunately escaped without being eeri- ously injured. ‘The crowd increased after thie occurrence, and at 3 o’cleck avenue A was thronged by thousands of men, womenand childrenfor near half a mile, They said a man had been murdered in cold blood by the Metropolitan police, and they woyld have revenge, Hundreds here arrived with pistols, which were loaded to the muzzle, ‘and many bad clubs, similar to policomen’s clabs, con- cealed under their coats. About 4 o’clock Coroner Perry enterod tho Beventeenth ward station house, at tho corner of Third street and tho Bowery, when a consultation occurred between him and Captain Hartt. Captain Hartt expressed the opinion that the crowd should be at once dispersed. Ho said tho honor ef the Police Department was involved. He said he had sent men into different places in the vicinity of the disturbance, and they had reported that numeroug arms wero concealed in the lager bicr saloons, and that men wero supplying themsclves in thoso ata te Gt cee bene few men 0 mol be slaughtered by overwhelming numbers; he th that a strong police force should be sont forthwith, called out, 0 believed ho understood the Sacra Rye ‘be did ie the either or the military jmmedis Coroner Perry raid that German character as well as ike a be abot down like Soren ‘the continue d.”” banda leave us in the morning, we do vot know that they will ever reiurp, Tbe Metropolitan moa may murder them in the street for ao offence ’” This speech bad a great effect 1 those who heard it, who seemed to bave implicit faith im ite tath. They de- cared that if @ Metropolitan came there he would gets | bar‘er rap upon his head than any German got yesterday. Abou! this ime pistol shots were peard in rapid succes. #i0n, apparently ‘np the direction of Second street. There was immediately a grest rush in that direction. Hundreds of men ran as fast as their legs could carry them. There were leaders who gavo certain sigonis indicating the di- reetion in which they were to run. The precise objsct or rerult of this Gring We did not ascertain with certainty, though it was said to be in the victnity of cand) in Second avenue. It afoat, ‘a Metropolitan polcemaa: avenue, was aseauited and purrued by the crowd, was Gred upon, and retarned the fire, and flaally, without Deing injured, took refuge tn the buililing mentioned, This Dutiding 's near Third street, Nos. 3@ and 41 Second ave- nue. The crowd, — the pohcemen was in this Dullding, rushed {n that direction with clamoroas abouts, They declared they would bave his blood. The doors of q nilding were tly closed and fastened. The mob Joey km street, demacding' adny)\\ance, and pcg | ray Some person probably desiring to eave the Ife of the yoliceman raised i cry that he TB pm og P.M) renty 6 er Thied streot, when the jailly disporsed in that reeiion. But the trick was soo disc svered. Gao of a4 a (now returnet The coors being still was commenced with stones, ‘Craah | crash! went the window lights, horled with farious violence ale i i i i f i z im, apparently about hy are you throwi do man?” Boowure,” ack repub- h FROM TRN TO RLEVRN O’CLOCR, A little after ten o'clock officers Kassimer and Witsog wo prisoners into the Seventeonth ward station rushed up to the doors and windows in great numbers, to te what was going on, The frst prisoner gave hie name ae John Swabb, a German, aged 88, business gartener, Bo bad s pocket full of stones. The seeond one, aetal | worth man, gave bis name as Vites Hoffman, also a Ger- nian, age 43, business tailoring, He had a loaded pistol in bie Hartt took his piace behind the | porsenaton. At halt past ten Oaptain desk, and catied the first platoon of men, most of whom answered to thelr nanes and ware sent upon their beats, He eaid to Mr. oy “Me. President, do you think It ne- coarary to double thore benta?”” A.—-No, wit: J Jo oot Mhink it fs noceseary. Sergeant Bryon, of the Nineteonth ward, reported that » diatarbance oocurred Io Ferty second street, and omended EDITION—TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1837. down to Tuirty-ntnth etreot, just at dark. Ht appears thas number of boys gathered aroid and began to apd chen ry them with his sword. The quelled ihe disturbance. A little before eleven o'clock, a man camo into the sta. tion honge, and wanted to reo ono of the prisoners arrestad during tho evening. Tho man was refused, and sent ol. SCENES DESCRIBED BY AN EYE WITNESS, ‘Shortly after the Coroner arrived, and tho excitement bad abated, 2ome one porseased of sientorian lungs shout “Policeman, policeman.” The word was ohough; [ wae inatan:ly echoed throughoat the entire crowd by hundreds who wero on the qui vive for every incident of this kind, The effect produced was clectric—tho whole crowd rushed along avenue A to Second street, in pursuit of a solitary in- dval, whom (bey supposed to bo a Motropolitan policeman. As the torrent of the crowd rolled along the avenus, the various lager bier saloonsy which wore filled to overfow- ing, threw open their doore, and each one poured ite stream of excited men into the crowd which were pureuing: their way up Second street, and were soon around their victim, In the meantime ho had strained every nerve to outdo the multitude which was in pursuit of him, andoven when he was overtaken ho continued bis flight, battling bravely with tho crowd, and looking about for a place where he might be likely to find shelter, Bat he was overpowered and kuocked down with a blow from @ club, wielded by athletto arm, Cries of ‘Into bim,’? “Kill him,” ‘Ki him down,”’ and many others to them arose on sides. But one was deceived. The brave man starts to his feet the crowa had time to completely surround bim—knocks down one of his antagonists with a blew—the others start back as if momentarily clectrifled— be tekee advantege of the circumstance and boldly resumes bis race, The crack of a revolver was heard above the noise apd Dustie of the mob—atill he continued his light and was a few paces abead of bis pursuers. At iast he suo ceeded, fortumately, ju meeting with an open door, iato which, Hiaping, he gladly entered. ‘the hovre ‘which bo at last succeeded In entering hap- pened'to bes buicher’s store, The store is tenanted by a stout irishman, who at that moment be at the door, When the man who was pur- sued came up to bim, ho said, “Tet mo ta for I am exbausted.’” Me was admitted§ without beri- tation, notwithstanding the ferocious a; of the vast mob of at least elx or seven hundred persone, who ‘bad almost arrived at the door with him. Bat ‘wore too late to carry thelr wicked purpose beyond the point which they had now reaebed. Seven or elght butchers, who being ped at Tai of the proprictor of tho store, anc who happened af this time to ve a: the shop, rushed to the door with thetr knives in their banda, and Did deflengg to the muliitude, They im return demanded admittance, and accompanied their demand by threats, the discharg- ing of fre arms, &c., at the same time prevsing closer and closer around the door, The besieged, however, remainod firm, refusing to admit any person, and threatening to dea! summarily with any one who would dare to attempt an appointment by dischmrging pistols, shouting, swearing vengeance, &c. live had effected bis escape throngh tho back door of the store, which opens towards First treet; after which, our ro; 1, who, like the rest ot the crowd, was probibited entering the house, lost sight of bim. It wav si ly ascertained thal the mat thus chased waa not a policeman, bvt # privale citizen, who in all ity bad noth: whatever to do with either the ger the police. He hads cut on his forehead; bis mouth was badly broken; he received several blows on the head, and ope wound, probably from a revolver, which caused bim to limp, STATEMENT OF A GERMAN CITIZEN, WHO WAS AN EYE WITNESS TOWHE FIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. Tho following is the statement of Mr. Valentine Lutz, a respectable German citizen, doing business at 125 Canal wtroot, who witnessed the so-called riot im Fourth street on Sunday evening. The «ifficulty, he understood, com- menced by two Germans, who were returning home from an enteria'nmen,t at sbout 7'P.M., partly intoxicated, gotling into a dispute aboat the Liquor law. While they were standing on tho corner of Third strect and avenve A, two policemen came up and ordered the men to separate and go home. They refused, telling the policemen that they had as much right to stand there in the atrect as any ono ¢lae—as said officials themselves. One of the police- men then collared one of tho Germans; tho Germas si 4 thg-podcoman a blow, or attempted to do f0, The police attempted to arrest him, Ho ran away, and tried toget into Mr. Cari’s house, at No, 42 avenuo A; but the door being locked, he could not obtain en. trence, Tho officer pursuing him, he tried the next hall door, No. 44 avenue A, obtained ingress, and immotiately locked the door behind hina in the face of the policeman. ‘The latter official wae then froely laughed and scoffed at by the people in and onts‘do of the house; for ho was flied, and could not catch bie maa. The second policeman chased tho other Cerman ep Fonrth street, bat did pot succeed im catching him. The trot officer then returned 1@ the station house and got ® relaforcoment, Jt was th@o about twenty minutes pasi seven o'clock. I was standing im Foarth astrost, about one buadred feet frea the Gorman lager bier saloon, I taw a whole stad of reinforcement palice come up. They immediawly cried out, “Clear the street!” «4 the road!” With the words or warping came their blows. Formed in a column five adrosst they marched op, strikin, and beating every!odiy they met with their clubs, No stone, no brick was thrown at them, no stick was raised and no hand was moved against thom, The assault was upon peaceful and quiet men gatherod there for recreation and enjsyment; it was entirely uacalied for, Not satisfied with this, when thoy arrived at the corner of Fourth atreet, they com: mopced clecharging their pistols into tho crowd, Oilicer Traeschmann t rald to have Brod tho first shot; \t was fired up ata house. Seven shots wore fired there, The exeltoment had now become very great, the people ran in every alrection to eacape the @; L could not get into my Louse, but bad to teek safety in a stable. The houses were all cloved aud locked. A uew rolnforcemeut of po- lice then arrived; @hey marched down ss far as Seound street and avenue” A, when they again beganto fire upon the crowd, Some twonty shote were there fre’. They thon returned and passed up Fourth and Fifh ntreets; it was thore the people _ first began to amsault and fire © Oflcen or twenty thote were fl Gav left the ground, and » Tt is euppoeed that the man now dead, Joba Millor, was thot by cilcer Glilman. That officer obtained Coroner Perry to attend the deceased, and all the @ermaue thongbt ‘very bad of it, becange if Gillman shot Millor, it ahould be invostigatod, and the afair not mlenced by the verdict of a propitiated Oproner, Tf the Coroner wants wilnosses to Se the shooting of Miller, be canessily obtali m. 2 tery that he (Wile?) wee aanding Peaoratly bocking con tertify 0 (Miller) was on (0 see the disturbance. [also saw him, a por no attetapt whatever—not even a movement—#gainst the police. te war purely & victim—be was massacred. Mr. Koots aesisted ia taking bim up after he was shot. An officer gave him a crack with his ciab, anda man who wan helping to carry the doscared to his hom was struck with a club on the ad by @ policemaa aud burt very oa Gilman can testify when and bow tBe man was thot, anc bow they beat bim with clubs after he was rhot. Many of po gle by (he police had just come ont of church, ‘were on their way bome; my son was among (hem. ARRANGEMENTS OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE. Tho Police Commissioners convened duly at White street yesterday morning, to it in council upon tho resnit of the previous day's work, and to continue the job of or- gxalzing the diferent wards, The usual throng of applt- cante and customary procession of tho lobby waited upon tho renston of the Board. Another long list of yolico can didates was complied In the course of the day by the Corn mittee on Appilcations. A temporary reinforeernent of ton men was ordered to Ingreage the numbor already under Captain Walling st Se- gvine’s Point, ‘ Dr. Thompeon, the Health officer, baving called in re- gard to the purposed more for having the old hospital buildings farther protested, he obtained the cousent of the Board to Rave his own assistants put in charge as special officers. The following correspondence between tho ‘Quarantine Commission and tho Board of Police oovupiod ‘the attention of the Board APPLICAZION FOR MEN FROM THE QUARANTINE COM- ON. Daas @—R—The Commissioners for the removal of the Station are of the full belief that the attack on on the of the ine’ Point, will ing on the Sheriff of the county the boildings, 4c. The Sheri’ . Some * there. The police more wag seen of miseionere will, on the requ! ately uy ‘& sufficient force, and to any extent that may be reynired to protect the property of the State, We are, respectfully, youre, eo. FOBERT BEN ON, for Commissioners. To S. Drarrn, Meq , President Metropol an Polieo Com- nissioners. Jory 18, 1867, THE POLICE COMMISSION RESTOXD. Yorn, July 19, 1967 Dear Si—Yours of this morning is received. ‘There it po dowbt as to the promptocsa with whieh the roquis'. tion you refer to would be responded te by the Board of Police, The requisition, however, should not be mado ‘until the Sheritl fails to secure a poese in Richmond county ; — nae for for y og wou fully set 3 inability to protect tho lives property at Seguine’s Pont, without tho asistance asked for, Tho Beard will, also, in the event of the call for mon, expect the Commissioners to ceineiie with the Sherif as to the propriety and necessity of the caze, S, DRAPER. ACCOUTREMENTS, Notices are stuck up in tho White street oflice indicating where the ‘cape’ can now be had for the now force, The regimentals and other appsintments are being burried up for the equipment of tho force. The pecniiar feature of there equivments, and ono which bas already had its deadly effect, is a islon of revolvers, which the Board bas provided for the men. It is denied at White street ‘vbat the yerchnee. of these arma (s at the charge of the Board, although their use avd the fact that pretty much al} the men are 80 armed is openly stated. 9 reporter of the Heraip bas been shown at the gun shop where they are procured a §) mof tho ‘pistols used by tho police and furvished to them at a whoicsale discount rave, Each revolver and {ta accompaniments {@ put up in a thick Faste boardbox to fit in the pocket. On the outalde or vover of this box is the inscription in » large printed label— enreceeneerennes. renee OROPO LOLI DOIDIDIDOREE: METROPOLITAN POLICE PisTOT. COC OO OOOO OO OE LIL ELE TELE DELETE LET DOTTIE DONE TOTTAETE RE-APPOINTMHENT OF THE OLD FORCE, Consideration was bad yesterday of the appointment of some men of the old force, in view of some individual ap- plications which were very powerfully backed up. Por- tions of these will be favorably re; apon and exposed im the nsual list of such aa are published for the criticism of the lobby. It is thought that a considerable number of the old men, where they wiil pass this ordeal, will be ro- appointed, The Board affects a refueal to appoint from the municipal ranks, for the reasen that they have been dismiss- ed for cause, yetdo they re-appolnta great many very questionable characters—men, in some cases, wh have been ejected by the old Boards upon cs minal char; You emongs; those of ‘were takon into consideration, were cot old ranks wi . In the case of theee, the impress! they will be retained upon tho ground of asserting that Maj or had no right to dispearse them. As there was not a quorum of the Board present to act upon this matter of ap- pointments, none are actually cunsumated as yet, THE STATION HOUSES. ‘The effort to obtain possession of the station*bonses upon the order of the Comptroller, was renewed again yester- day in the case of the bixth ~ward. The order was dul complied with, the messenger of the board returning w! the information from Dow! fat he was ready to yield np his chargé ®# soon as the authorized parti*es from White street should #68 iit to re- lieve him of his charge. Mr. Talmadge will cause « formal roport as to the condition of the bullding to be made, that repairs and ageneral cleaning up may be had for the reception ef its new occupants. tne AeVANTERNTHE WARD RIOT. In the course of the forenoon word was brought to White streot tbat the Seventeenth ward riot had avain broken out. Mr. Tallmadge despatched the Doputy Suporintend. ent to ascertain the exact state of things, whilst ho «lex- iched also forma) orders to the captains of the Fifteenth, hth and Thirteenth wards, desiring @ seciion of men from each for service at tho scene of the riot. Other messengers haying also arrived, tome brought de- mands for reinforcement from Captain Hartt, of tho Seventeenth ward station, whilst sill others gave sueh deseriptions of ‘tho condition of things tat the Superiptennent concluded that tho wisest thing to do would be to prevent any more police from Ddeing sent tocreate m riot in the excited neigit! . Some of the Commisst»nors and their attaches proceeded ‘a! different times ae far as Captain Hiartt’s station in the Bowery, whilet the Genoral Superintendent, Mr. Tall- madge, went alove and examined the exact temper aud condi ion of affairs at the scene of the riot. His opinion, xpresged on his retarn, was that the absence of all po- loemen from the neighborhood would alone put a stop to the excitement by letting it dic out, and witholding the main good for {ta ‘continuanee. variety of confused councils, however, prevailed at White street through tho day, and much uncertainty was as to what done, Faoh of the Commissioners, well as the superintendents having bis own ion to maintain, and his own suthority to vindicate, it was at ope moment sent forth from one of the house that the reserve force would at once be sent to quell Ine prescmed riot, whilst immediately after It waa positively asserted, om the authority of another, that the military would be ordered to the to clear tho rtreota, ko. Owing to the effect of this and of the rumors of still other disturbances, the afternoon session of ihe Commissioners was in a manner broken up. THE INQUEST IN AVENTE A. The messengers from White street did not go farther than to the neighborhood of the scene of tio excitement, and from the crewded and busy appoarance of avenue A, between First and Sixth streets, they bronght in their @> carly hour the greatest excitement led Delghborhood yesterday, in d to the a of Miller, who lay dead at movements oi Coroner in this inquest t bo beid on the bod: his bouse No, 29 avenue A. Perry, and of Captain Hartt in to this matter aro recited cleewhero. Ase matior the ‘‘movements of the *? it ie neccesary to details which eal the interference of a fow of the olf police, their unlooked for ee upon the scene of the quest ou the body iller. HORRIBLE RXHIBITION, iiminaries of the inquest in the forenoon, as re. the physician whom Caronerferry bad post lem examination priceeded to The body of Muller was laid in a coffia in Dis appartments in the basement ofthe house Bue A The collin rtood upon twoychairs before the wind opening into s back yard. shis yar’ was acccastble | from the avenue tbrotgh an entry or alley way. Tho crewd oe in apd out, snoceoding each other at fho wiadiows aad staring at the exposed body of the dead man. The surgeon set about his task ta the presence of tho After the iated elnew! brother and friends of the docensed. The first incisions were made upou the neck of the while inthe coffin, Dut it was fodud neceesary Wo have the body taken out and lait op a door and chairs. The crowd by the time this had been done bad grown so thick and packed in the room, yard and the etrect (Bal It was found !mpoesible for the fergeon to proveed. The windows were al! blocked up, mod neither any availablo light or op; fen the movements around the b YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. oficerr, Capt. Hartt seomed rejoiced, and sald he knew Feroando Wood was at the botiom of if, He forthwith went over the origin of the riot. The altercation om the sidewalk, which made the dret disturbance, he had 10 doubt wee a sham affair mads up hy the Mayor to entrap his men into @ riot siready planned , xo as tacome of when the Stadt theatre andience chord oe dismissed. Ospt. Hart! invelghed in tae bitterest und moat extravagant mao- per again # Fernando Wood wt tho caure of all tho roubles ward. MEETING OF CITIZENS OF THE SEVEN: TEENTH WARD. ‘ Ata meeting of the citizens of the Seventecnth ward, held at Mr. Groonort’s, corner of avenue A and Vieyontis street, Mr, Bornard Riley was chosen Chairman, and Kr, Crum, Secretary. Mr. Ruy took the chair, and tald that the citiens of tho Seventeenth ward always peaceable ant wiking: to obey the law, and move that a committee be ap pointed 1o Bee that the post mor'em emainination be com dueted with fairrees and justice 4 Whereupen the following committee was appointed to be presen) at the post mortem examination: —Alderman Wm, Coulter, Councilman . Riley, Coucilmas Schaffer, Councilman Mapsfleid, Mr }ickhof, Mr. Delahan, Michaei Smith, Jan. Mr. Lambrecht, . Crux, Mr, Paff, Mr. “ooller, A. Wober, F. Fo!z, Jas. Koolbo, Chas, Welle, Peter Lutz and Wm. Groenert. On motion, the following committees was appointed ta engage i sayas & Tomlinson to attend the ees mortem exe mination. man Mansfeld, Mi ) Seueb, Joseph Kooh, Chas, Crux and Mr, Regelmann. Mr DELAvaN and Councilman MaNnrimeo sald that they had been ey 6 witnesses, and that no blame couli be laid to the citizens, and thas the old po ice had no part in the affair, and thet a private citicon bad been shot down with- out the least provocation. Mr. M. Swrra said that an outrage had been com- mitted by the biack republican police, #ich as bad never been attempted before; that the Municipal police never had occasion to use or carry pistols to quiet the people, The Crstkman eaid that the citizens of the seventeenth ‘ward would do all in their power to show they were = peaceable community, and they would always do their bee jo keep up the good order and character of we ward. A motion that the committee meet here at 7 o’clock \c- morrow morning, was carried. A motion of nciiman Mansfield, that they shoukt ail meet lo morrow (Tuesday) night fu mass meeting at Eustache’s, was also carried. THE LATEST FROM THE SCENE OF DISTUR- BANCE. Exavey 0’Q:ocx P, M, At this hour a scouting party, which had been sen\ out incog, returned and reported to Commissioner Draper that the rioters were thickly congregated Letween avenue A and First avenue, and through Second, Third and Fourth streets —that they were vociforating terrible vengeance on tho Metropolitan, and were firing pistols and gune and yelling with demonaic rage. Mr. Draper instantly ordered ‘that « sufficient force should be sent down t disperse them and bring somo of them in. (ne of the scouts remarked, “ We'll do it if we have force jb, but they are armed with revolvers.”’ “Well, then,” tad Mr, ‘Draper ‘send all tbe men you can muster—leave caly 1 (0 take caro of the station house,’” 5 ly made hie ay- ements to send outall the force, numbering at this me full five bundred men. Jt was determined to pre- coed in detachments down Second, Third and Fourth atreeta from the Bowery, te meet in avonae A at Third strect, 80 a8 to completely surround any who oppose! them. The station house svcn resoundod with the muster- Ing Of the various warde, and the Mune formed abortly after eleven o’clock tn the following order:— ON THIRD STRERT. Tho main detachment formed op Third street, under the commacd of Capt, Hartt. Thero were with him detaob- ments from the Seventeenth “under Capt. Hartt; Fourteenth , Sergeant W! , and ward, Ser; Stewart Smith. The line of march was down street to avenue B, avenue 810 Fourth atrect, down Fourth avenue A © Houston Seoond street, First ayenue, and ON FOURTH STRERT. ‘This detachment was under command of Sea- bring, of the Ninth ward, with detachmonw from wo Ninth ander bin own chargo, the Tenth, under % Davis, and the Third ward under Sergeant Peace. route wes down Fourthstreet w avenue A, through ave- nue A, Second street, First avenve and Third sireet homo, ON SECOND STREST. The force on Second atreet was under the command of Sergeant Bryan, with detachments from the Ninrésenth ward, the Thirteenth ward, the Fifth ward, under Ser- cant Tenace, and a detachment from tho Second ward. ir rcute was down Second street to avenue A, through avenue A to Third erect, and up Third strect home. The force was about equally divided, theugd per! the larger portion were ia the Third a- the others hailed them, so as all to march down to gether, Tho Third etreet squad marched down without molestation in solid phalanx, followed by « large orswd of bangers on, The outsiders (vii off at Arst avenue, and wailed with breathless suspense, the rorait o” the attack When the had reached about the contre of tho Dlowk in street below First ayenne,” « tremendous shouting waa heard, and rcatering reports of ire-arms, though very fow. Amid the noite and copfusion the moat aconizinf, froans could be beard, and the outsiders made ® grand rush for as retreat. The mov bowever, proved (o be very weak, and soon gaye way. Two of tho rioters were arrested. Officar Tinedale, of the ‘Lith ward, arrested a humpbacked German who gave hie name an Lawrence Reiser. fie had fired off ome bar rel of & coable barreled pistol, which had burst; the other barre! was still loaded. On examining him at the station house, another pistot was found in bis pocket, and a #up- ply of ammunition. Ifo was locked up, evincing the ut moet tremulation, (flicers Haight, of the éth, and Keyser, of the second, arrested a German who gave neme as Gotielb Feigiey, jn the act of arssuliing aa offver. He wns taken to theatation hovee and locked up, after haying been rather severely clubbed. No arms were found on bie person. THE POLICE FIK® INTO BACH OTHER. By some unaccountable blunder the third and second the part thoro who wore ongnged in ox. amination. Tho greatest confusion prevaiied, | xeorations and denvunciaitons of the new police were mingled with kindly re incencer of the deceased, and threats of von Prey’ fe js inurder, But the operations of the surgeon ing interfered with Dy the throng, attention wes direct- ed tosome effort for clearing the room. A good man: ‘were accordingly pat out of the room, and only the inti. mate friends relailves of the deceased ellowed to ’ besides ibe surgeon and some erman physicians of — ‘who superimten ied the examination or aid- ed in it. Bot the clearing of the inride gave no refef on the outatde of the apartment. Tbe crowd tht 4 at the wincows, and pu and rocoersd pate ir ees upon the horrible sight within, As tho ovck wae seen severed and bloody, ae the heart and contepte of the cheet were taken @ul, thelr horror seemed to exasperaie Hho spectators to the bighost degroe possi hie. To procure some order, ono or 1wo of thoee present, who seemed to act af head men—one belng a pl ysician—pro- posed that something should be done to maintain order. Alter tome unavailing perzppal efforts, they concluded that the poli¢e would be requitite to enable the injacst to be held; but as the new police could not be thonght of, they capyarsed the nestion whether some of the okt mon could not be hal for the time. This idea wae vory weil taken, and & Committee volunteered Lo see it done. VIEWING THR BLOODY CORPSE. The corpse of the decease! lay stretched with ite head to tbe windows, The brows api face wore een by the crowd, masher! and biasskened as from the olcbs of the po- lee, the neck cut gad covered with clotted blood, made ® shocking exhibition, whilst the cutire pro coms «oof =(culting ope the chest, examining the clavicles,the exhibition of the beart ap’ the bloody bea, as wel asthe ory Lands of the a were seem by processions of horrified aud exasperated Germans, who crowded up to sicken or eure; ‘hemsely oa with the unaccustomed horrivie sight. The efvct of this exhibition naturally enouuh exarperated the men and wo. men, who went to and fro reciting it aud commenting epon it, The brother of the deceased gave natural vont to hin feelnce at one of the open windows and embitter- ed the fecinus of his auditors by dwellixe apon tho widowed wite and orphan obtldrem of the decease, bis inoffenstve character, the manner of his doath—ae a per. fon pasning to his home on tho Sabbash and ignorant of ‘the eisturbance, until tbe reckless }loodth redness of the new polico malo Bim the victim they beheld. ‘This map’ adjurations had the greatest elect, and bis hearers wero Sppereatly roady for any manifestation of their = “lt in fact, grew quite upmenageavi, end preseed #0 bar Upon those within that operations bad to be suspended. THE OLD POLICE ON DUTY. At thia joncture several Germans made their way Into the houre. One of thet named Corelli had im his hands * boneh of crape ribbonr. Tois man had scen Captain Hart, ‘and in an interview with him had procured the promise that no more new polite would be sent down to the fone of the Inquest. Ho also, with others of the commitiee mon already alluded to, had found some of the old police at their station house and at their homer, and had ially procures! to come to the rene of tho or”) and preserve order. These men of the force were ¢xoilisere luxey, Reifort, Monaban, Movaban, Thorn and Mulligan—ive men. Mr. Corelli and the other’ Germane made a special indication to the re. ter of the Hanan, whom they sought out, that they ie) procured these men as a sign to the public of the or- certy and law-abiding purpose of tho Germans, anc ag the ard and entries were instantly meet the officers, ¢ Committee men polnited owt this fact, adding that evea In the height of the riot ibe previous day the Germans had withdrawa themssives, Whilst the police shot after them with their pistols. The Ra angen 9 continns:! keepin; order as posted by (be committee, and were even ch: by the crowd whenover they satifed forth to clear a pas- sage for access to the horse. CAPTAIN TARTS OPINION, command are now Nowhings, amd to this the Ger- mane attr bv te the rook lereness and the rondiness to use pia. the avenue people complain. They say his men the murdered man, but they ageort that the po’ with clubs after be fell. On being asked whether be had given bis men orders to fre, Cups. Hartt depied that he had, but be did mot demy that they had fired without orders. When wld of the peaceable manner .0 whioh the Germans had proocred the five oh} po icomen to keep order for them, aud their ready sabminaion to the Was discovered. |Poljceman Kennersiey, of the ighth ward, received a feeb wound from a ptotol ballot, but wars not neriously Injured. Shortly afer 12 o'clock al) the detachments returned and announced that they bad mado their way clear. Mr, Draper bearing exaggerated rumors as to some of the men being shot, gave orders to have the military brought up. ‘They had been under arms during the evening, whe Tit Regiment, Col. Voaburgh, and the Sth Regiment, Col. Lyone, af Centre market, and the 7th Regiment, Col. Doryea, at Lafayetio |. The order was however sab- sequently countermanded. There being no a of any further disturbance of importance all the ferce wa ordered home st midnight except the Sth, 16th and Mh precinct detachments, Twerye o'Crock Minion, The excitoment ati!) continaes. The military baye deen tent for and itis expected that they will arrive in tho couree of halfan hour. Mr. Draper amd Mr. Talimadgo thought prudent to call out the militia, and their arrival is looked for momentarily. Gen. Hall and Depaty Superin- tendant Carpenter are here, and are apprehensive of & ee- tious difficulty ere the military arrives. Dr, Alexander B, Mott haa jast returned from dressing the wounds of the prisoner Figley. He had three long wounds on the realp, made by claba. There was no free ture of the |, but the doctor eays the prisoner has ah —_ some symptoms of concusaion of the brain. Offcer Kennedy, of the Highteeath ward, bat a fem wound in the left thigh. A ball passed through his pante- loons, and graved bis leg, inflicting a tevere, though not dangerous wound, The wound was dressed by Dr. Mott, and the injured man was conveyed to bis home. Captain Hartt, in a dialogue with General Hall and Captain Carpenter, eal the entire cauro of the riot wam that be was known to be a ‘cold water man,” eax that io the bueiness of cloring up the liquor on Sunday the whole a‘air was Ini fo bim aud his effor®to mako the matter \aorough tn tho ward had givem the atimaiua to the entire business. Simeon Draper, with the Depaty Superintendent and General Hal, beid their sessions at Captain Hart's station house, and nothing was ‘one at the Commissioners’ office. Hate past Twarve 0’ Croce. The Seventh and Seventy Orat regiments are ready at @ moment's notice to march to tho battle ground. The #e- yenty (rst regiment W# under arms at Lafayette Hall, tn Broadway, aad will there awalt further orders from General Hail, The streets in the neighborhood of the ealmost dererted, so it is supposed there will a need of the milkary 16 niet. . wa The Fifteccth ward policemen have just been ordered back to their station house. The Superintesdeats bas gone homo, saying tha: there would be no more need of bis presenor, as evoryth ag was quieh and would re- main 80 moti] morning. Owe o'Cloek A. ML ‘The Seventeenth ward station bourse 8 gow almost ée- serted, Bearything ts a calm as could be desired. Quiet lune been fully restored. LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUMDED, DEAD. Jobo Miller, of No 20 avenue A, shot fp the breast aad tnored about the head, WOUNDED. Iienry Hadden, polieomaa, seriously. ‘Thomas Wakab, Nightly. Charles MeMiller, do , badly. Thomar Davis, do., scalp wound, ‘Wm. J. Fountain, do., a! i —— Kennealy, d0., seriously. Crammer Robert, German prisoner, sealp woun., John Schwet, German prisoner, somlp wounds of the bead. ‘Adam Gler, German prisoner, badly out, Philp Hover, German prisoner, severely wounded, Morris Willy, German prisoner, slightly wounded. Lawrence Reiser, German prisoner, sightly wounded, W. Foigley, Gorman prisoner, dangerowsly wounded. Comsimer Kenta received a severe wound im the head, No doubt there are several other persona injured, but it \s Lwppossibie to ascertain (hoir names at to the excited state of feeling extetirg In the «istrict where- fh the riot tock place, However, It is suppored that there a nove Injured so eevercly that any immediate danger may be apprebended,