Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-03

stairs; there were no guns in the bar room at the
| time, and did not any there that night, when
the watchmen came there, came back and attended
| the bar again
! VIM b. Barber examined-Witness lives at No.
q Prince street; city marshall; he has been EN-
ployed attend the house No. lOl Elizabeth St, on
the occasion of their balls parties, which usu
| ally about three times week; last evening there
was ball there, which was very respectable party
| about III clock called to go down stairs, and
saw alb so 60 persons in the bar room, breaking
and destroying every thing in the room; the young
iady who was attending the bar said, Barber, they
| are breaking every thing" endeavored to make
peace, but it Of no use; they coHtinued their
| depredatons and some of them threw some of the
| missiles at me- and one of them made pass at M (,
| and hit the thumb; bottle hit me on the he'd,
| and was hit the hand with something w,.ica
thought the leg of table; then went ia. the
Alderman, and also raped for watchmen the Alder
| man came with me, and we went in the house; the
Alderman said, ''What are all these muskets here
fort" did not see but two; the Alderman directed
them to put them up; after which the Alderman said
he wonld go and send posse of watchmen, but they
| did not come soon as thought necessary, and
| | got the fence into Grand street, and met
the alderman with two or three watchmen;
| told him | did not think he had enough, Tor
| | was fearful that there would be trouble, they
seemed to be gathering pretty fast, he then told me
to go to the 9th district watch house and get posse
| Of watchmen, and t Id Capt. Fisher and he imme-
ciatey turned out all hiswnen, and they went up
there, and when gSlpo me house, we understood
some muskets had been fired and one man was Killed
Saw two individuals have guns; the name of one OF
| hem is ri her, and thinks he lives in the house
| There quite a number Of the German corps who
board in the house and would probably have muskets
Did not see aay guns fired
| There being no testimony to show by whom the
guns had been fired, the coroner adjourned the in
quest until Thursday al IL o'clock, when the nves
tgation will be resumed 1t is said that Magee's
house is used as drll room or armory for the JET
ferson Guards, which will account for the Germans
being able TO make such a lamentably desperate and
| fatal defence against this detachment Of rowdies
FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE AFFRAY-AD-
| JoURNED INaUesT.-Among other persons who suf-
fered in the afiray Tuesday the name of Colonel
| Ming has been mentioned to This gentleman
| was ON a visit at friends in Broome street, when
| news was brought of the disturbance at Magecs.
| The Colonel FASTENED to the spot, and German
with broadsword, in the act Of striking down one
Of the rioters, when he threw ~ his right land 10
stop the blow, and receiv ed the full force oft
his fingers. 1t was reported last night That anputa-
| ton Of the hand would be necessary.
At II o'clock, the Coroner and Jury re-assembed.
and took the following testimony:
| Valentine Magee examined-Wtness keeps the
house No. l0l Elizabeth street. There was socie-
ty ball at my house, consisting OF German emigrants
No other persons were admitted, unless they were
| introduced by the marshals, who attended at the
house to keep order About III o'clock, i was up
stairs in the room joining the ball room, when
heard them call for the cons,abes ran down inn
mediately, and found great number oi young men;
and there number OF tumb!ers and bottles bro
ken and there were some OF them standing on the
bagatele table and they being rotous, swearing and
cursing AMI destroying every thing in the house,
begged them to desist, and asked Them n they wond
ao SO hing, ing ,hey should be welcome
| One Of them said yes, l want something; handed
him a tumblcr, and he smashed it ON the counter
| Immediately after one OF the men who was al.
| tending the ball, came and asked for glass of
drink, asd while he was in the act Of taking the
| glass, he was stabbed in the forehead. near the
| eve, with a dirk; il made the blood run, but did
not think IL made very deep wound; saw the
| instrument and know it was a dirk; there were
| no other Germans in the room at the time / went
before the bar | at once told them This would
| not do, and then there a large lump If ice
thrown from the street. and hat me on the forehead
| and made the wsund you now see. (The wound is
between the eyes, about the size oil shilling piece
| cut diagonally and crossways. and seems to have
been done with some rough missiie) then jumped
to the door and closed il; of the persons
| side pushed it OPEN and there two more pieces
OF ice thrown in, and tried TO shut II again; there
were several more pieces Of ice thrown in. My
wife was at the time holding back, fearing that
| should get hur. My wife wac strrck on the side
| of the head aud fell down. don't know whether IL
was the force Of the blow which Knocked her down
Some presented pistol to my breast, and snap
ped il, but il did not go Off The pistol presented
| by one of tae men outside the door. ! should not
| know him again but by bis dress He had on pea
| Jacket, such as is worn by Grcmcn. lie did not
speak a word, on presenting the pistol, bat turned
aud ran across the way. After this noihcr young
| man, dressed in the same manner, came up with
short rifle in his hand. ! caught held Of the rifle,
and tried To wrest IL from him. While holding on To
Z the rifle struck me across nv hands with
4 a club, and forced me 90 let go my hold. Several
Of them then go; hold Of and beat me and drugg-
| ed rue TO the next door, and some ef them said,
| that's the want; give ~ To him. run and
Jumped in the door, aud there were several piees Of
iee thrown in. up stairs, and then out IN the
yard and hid myself away, alter which heard some
| firing. but dogt know where IL came from. There
| were but two GUNS IN INV house at any me, t. my
| knowledge. | doat know how many guns were Tired
/ hut there was quite a number at enc time. heard
the reports of three four al the same time Can
no, positively say | could identify any of the indivi
| a uals who were there, bat believe j could II
| should see them. There was no fgi between the
rioters and those who attended the ball. The con-
stables sent tor the watchmcn. Did not give any d.
reo.nns 10 auv body o. Ere. nor did request any
/ person 10 Gre \ musktt that night don't know any
| thing more about a. The wateamen came, and the
alderman also and took possessicu ~ the house aud
siaid all night. I'd not hear Of any arrest that
| night.
John Cosgswsll. lives IN Second street, opposite
| the Church. am a ship carpenters am not volnn
teer fireman, bat ssnetimes run with the engine No
81; was at the house No lOi Elizabeth street, on the
night of New Years Eve, IN tie ball room, and
staid about half hour. and while was up there
| man cred guu IL M the window; should not know
the man if should see him, but think he was Ger
| man; I believe there h.a been some guns Tired be.
fore got into the ball room; there were but four
persons weat NJ stairs With me. was Mr. Ieed, Mr.
| Ming and one her rran; ! suppose had bees be.
| low a. M A.. stairs.