The New York herald., 1844-07-14

all day. On Sunday, number Of persons
congregated in front OF the church,; there much
noise and confusion; they all seemed deslrous that
Mr.. Naylor should be released In the course OF
| the morning cannon was brought up Queen street
and placed IN front Of the church, they threatened
TO fire unless Mr.. N should be given up; told them
not to fre, or the military would fire In return
Some one said was right; l then stepped duwn,
took up handful of water out of the gutter, and
poured 1t on the touch-hole. Some persons had
post about ten feet long, which they were beating
against the door; when Naylor released ne went
up the steps and requested the crowd. 60 home;
theywere all strangers TO me heard the firing OF cam
| non in the rear Of the church; saw the persons
| come out OF the church when the military came
down on Sunday afternoon; can't tell how many
were in the streets at the time heard the soldiers
tell the crowd TO stand back they were composed
| # persons principally who came out Of The church,
and were getting out OF The tcay as fast possible.
did not see any Ut the persons VINO fired at the
military; saw a small boy with stone In his
hand, which took from him. the district is at
present perfectly quiet; am not aware OF there
beng arms in the hands Of the citizens, to resist
the authorities; | think the disturbance entirely
suppressed on Monday afternoon the general de-
sire seemed to be TO have the military removed;
there was much exciting language; 40 not know
| any person who engaged in the disturbance; saw
Mr.. Levin speaking to the people on Sunday NOM
ing, but was not near enough TO hear what he
said.
HUen CASSIDY (police officer,) sworn.-I have
witnessed most OF the disturbance. The testl.
mony OF Mr.. Cassidy, as to the early part OF the
disturbance, was the same as that OF Others, with
| very little variation On Sunday morning WAS
| there when Mr. Naylor was released | saw the
cannon brought up, and Alderman Hortz and my
self took possession of il some man insisted tnat
| the gun should be fired; the Alderman took some
water and poured into the touch hole Mr.. Naylor
| was afterwards liberated do not know any per-
| son engaged In the disturbance there was turmoil
there till about hive or SIX o'clock, when The people
were dispensing, and hoped that peace would be
again restored At the time ef the firing was In
the rear of the Commissioners Hall did not see
any of the persons fire upon the military; the dis
trlct at present is ia state OF permanent quiet, as
| think there is some talking and some little ex-
| ctement, nothing more; know OF no arms being
secreted, nor OF any combination TO resist the
authorities.
Thomas McCuLLY, sworn-I reside in Front st.,
below Almond l was not present when any OF The
riots took place; on Sunday saw mob, and was
told they had a cannon; saw mob on Sunday
| in front of ohm M'Coys house; Thomas Burns and
Michael Fitzgerald were present; have heard
that Andrew M'Lane was there !; do not know
any person in the district who disposed to resist
the authorities | consider the removal OF the
military on Monday virtual surrender to the mob;
believe large number OF persons have been In.
duced through fear to oppose the miitary; was at
the corner OF Second and Queen on Sunday after
neon but saw no tumult my impression ls, that II
the military had not come down, the church would
have been destroyed.
i JOHN TowELI sworn-Mr. Towel is the consta-
BILE of the 4th ward, Southwark; he was present
most Of the time, and his testimony. was the same
as the others, with the exception that he gave a
more detailed account Of The conduct OF the persons
inside the church on Sunday afternoon. Some
boys got picture representing the scourge OF
Christ; it was held up, and there was cheering
several persons interfered and took the picture
from them the church was open, and people gong
IN and out all the afternoon towards evening the
citizens got possession of the church, and drove the
boys our, and kept possession OF It,. When the
military came down, some one said that would
have to leave replied that | had the Sheriff Is
authority, and would stay. Shortly after an officer
came and took possession / saw some OF the per-
sons who were In the church backed out by the
military: one OF the captains had sklrmsh with
some OF the boys, and heard the word fire The
order was obeyed some were shot down; some
crippled ! heard Alderman Mckinley ask Gt neral
Cadwallader what should be done with the prison
ers, he replied zoe ,DM take more, 'ce WM shoot
them. Alderman Mckinley said you had better
MOIST the bloody ilagf you are going 10 shoot down
citizens in cold blood; went down TO the Com
missloners' Hall, when heard that persons were
taking the Out arms ! do not know any person
who was actively engaged In the disturbance; 40
not know OF cannon or arms being secreted any
!, where in the dlstrict have heard such a iunor
consider the disturbance suppressed
II AFTERNOON SESSION.
[Col Cope, of Southwark, was examined during
, our temporary absence. We learn, however, thai
nothing Of any general interest was elected from
the Colonel
4 RoBsRT CARTER, sworn.-I reside at the corner
Of Fifth and Queen streets-keepth the Fourth Ware
House, and Was at home on Saturday evening and
part oi Sunday. A committee Of citizens walteo
upon me about dark, on Sunday evening, and ad
vlsed me to close my house did so. The military
fired before closc0; it was the discharge OF mus
Neuy; cannot say al what time first heard cannon
load cannon at Front and Queen early after dark
there were only three or four active rioters; abon'
! twenty or thirty persons looking on; cannon was
on small wheels looked like a ships cannon; can.
not tell the calbre; the persons around it look d
like seafarlng men; strangers to me; the cannon
was not fired while was present--they were load
ing it in Front street above Queen; it was fired
sometime after left; there was cannon al Filth
and Queen; heard 1t fired once; il did not look
like the gun saw at Front and Queen; it was
ashed on dray; mostly young men around u; on
morning in Hagertys Alley; do not know Of any
fire arms being secreted in the District Of South.
wark, nor OF any people who intend to resist the
civil authorities.
Watch Of the District Of Southwark; was on duty
on Fsiday and Saturday highs; l hardly know
whether | was on duty on Saturday nigh
or not the military seemed TO hold sway;
I laid down to take nap on Sunday eve.
! ming, as | was tired out by over-exertion the
J few preceding nights, on account Of the dstur-
Dances between the firemen; messenger from AL
derman Hortz aroused me; he told me there was
serious apprehe of an outbreak, and that
was wanted went down to the Aderman's; found
a number of the watch already assembled had a
the Fourth of July spoken to Mr.. Mccoy, chair.
man of Watch Committee, about dischargirg the
extra watch, as every thing was so remarkably
quiet; Alderman Hortz informed me that he anti
cipated an attack on the Catholic Church opposite;
saw a considerable crowd collected about the
church; mustered all the watchmen could. and
cleared the mob from the front OF the church; was
told that q furniture car load OF arms had been
openly taken into the church; denied this, not that
disbelieved it, but for the purpose Of appeasng
. the mob; at this time the Sheriff arrived on the
ground; the mob became clamorous, and cried
out Give the arms-giye US the arms that the y
have got TO shoot down withr' The Sheriff
went into the church, and brought out IL new mus
| kets; handed them to the watchmen, and headed
them, and we marched around to the hall, amid
hooting and grooming cheering and sneering-de.
posted the muskets in the watch house; understood