The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-06
Court OF Oyer and Terminer.
,re Judge Kent and Aldermen Emmans and Woodruff.

Court OF Oyer and Terminer.
Before Judge Kent and Aldermen Emmans and woodruff
JAN. 5-The Sunday dissemination in Canal street
There was large assemblage OF 1.-THE boys that run with
fire Engines this morning. in and around the City Hall
anxious gain to the Court to hear the trial
of Pete williams At halt past 10 o'clock the jury
tered and Honor directed the prisoner to be placed at
the bar Peter walked from the stove, where he had
viously been standing with his customary air of logged
brayado and took his seat ~ the side Of h MS
the District Attorney produced the knife belonging to
the prisoner and also the esden weight which found
in his pocket The prisoners counsel admitted the den-
tity these articles.
CHAnLEs II. FESroN, examined-On the night of the
afray WAS con ing along West Broadway, and saw some
standing by the corner on Canal street.
med Camp struck in among them They scattered Camp
started and three after him. man, whose name
is said to be Lynch squared off, but struck blows
While they stood there two came into the crowd
and said they run with Eleven and could lick any
longing to Twenty seven" Stanley took of his coat and
said "he ran with tweny-seven," and asked if they
wanted to fight him" Lynch struck of the first two
the side Of the head and knocked him Oft the walk
Williams one of Eleven's men, but not the one
struck He .hen started to when Williams ram he
turned round two three times and made thrust
at Stanley saw nothing in Williams hand at that time
he along then turned and made thrust at Stanley
thrnss at STANLEY Williams was without hi. coat at the
time the other man who up in company with Peter
and who was with him was Camp (some discrepancy
to exist to the spelling OF this mans
of the witnesses say it is Camp and some RemP) do not
know if it Williams who gave the challenge, or
Camp they were both without hat coat Stanley took
off his hat and coat just the challenge fight given
after had the stabs inflicted they both started and
ran down West Broadway at the time Williams made
the thrust stanley the latter was about yard of
Stanley appeared to me to strike back saw Williams
the shoulder he lamp post at the time he did
not say thing to Stanley at the time did Stanley
speak to him Williams then started to off the gutter
to the other side of the street in doing this he dropt the
knife and stopped to pick up and then started forward
towards Beach street Stanley followed him, but as he
going down he slipped and fell there was man in
side who kept Williams in and Stanley struck at him
through pane of glass he came up and said
PRIsosERs CouNsEL.-There, you need not tell what
somebody said
WirNEss-When he up from the confectioner's
shop where Williams ran into, saw blood on sanley's
shirt; as saw Williams strike Stanley with the knife,
the glare of by the light of the amp did not
Williams again. do not belong either engine company.
Cross-eramined- i work in printing office; never
at Lound's place; the Sunday of this afay had
been to Hoboken it a dark night yet saw Williams
strike Stanley during the race; enough
have heard them call out if they had made excama
tion did not either OF them tumble or fall but saw
Williams stop to pick up the knie am positive Williams
was not knoeke down; the who was knocked down
was not the man who was chased down the street by
Stanley.
and was present at the ARRAY saw two young men run
ming down West Broadway in their shirt sleeves heard
no words and blows; both in shirt sleeves,
and heard say he could lick any thing that run W 18th
Eeven when Lspenard street the ahead turned
round to strike the who chasing him. they were
running in the middle OF the street, was on the sidewalk
about or feet of, suppose, but they were in the
middle there lamp post but did not how much
light CAVES could not their faces they went down
| as far as Beach street. and there lost sight ofthem
Cross EraruinedI lost sight Of the headmost one when
Lspensrd street. if either OF the parties had stopped
| to pick up any thing should have seen it,
By DrsrRrcT ATToRNEy.-I saw Williams come up from
the confectone without his coat and appeared to ty.
ing his cravat he had the knife in his hand and said he
was one OF the boys Stanley was near he had blood on
| his shirt.
keep confectionery at the OF Beach street, in my
store the night of this aray time after dark heard
persons rushing down the steps, and Immediately after
the door burst violently open and man partly fell mside
he recovered datey and tried to get out heard
knife in his hand he said those persons after to
injure me, protect !" told him put up the knife
and would let him out the back way did so and told
him to il he afraid of them for that Beach
street and led to st Johns Park he did not but stood
still came to the front and the men then asked me
told them to round the back way and they would catch
him while they gone the same man let out at the
back way again and asked me to let him in said
would not he then said take my coat !" examining
the front of my door found spots Of blood in the
struggle which took place before let the out he
gave slight cut my pantaloons, which think
was by accident; it did not do any injury gave the
coat to Alderman Tou, when he came round with the
watchmen.
Cross-e1amined-The violent way in which he opened
the door prevented from closing again The out
side tried to lay hold of him. and he appeared to be
cited from running could not say II he struck the othe
man who outside. did not see him when put
him out at the back door but he returned in minute
a half cannot say how many persons were pursuing
him. saw one in his shirt sleeves but how many mor'
cannot tell The outside did not strike the prsone
through the pane of glass He put his hand in at thu
open door, and attempted to lay hold OF him.
ALLEN CANT examined-The morning after the al
fray, when went to work
| DsTRICr ATToRNEY-Is that all you know about 1t
WuNEss-Yes
DISTRICT ArroRSEY-Then that is just nothing at all
You can go.
AUGUSTUS FOWLER examincd.-I live at No. ~ Varick
street was present at part of the aaray but am an
Assistant Captain of the Sd District Watch That even
ing was going my rounds when man told me OF the
murder, and another man gave me coat with weight
in the pocket and went to the Watch House The prlso
| ner was in at the time, sitting bench. ] looked a
not knowing him at the time when he said in rough
looking at him 'well" he said should like to know
who had my coat" asked if that his coat, and h,
said he believed was told him that the man he ha,
stabbed was dead He replied, Pm id glad of it.
wish they may all die before the morning" When Aid
Tiou in he looked round, and said, I'm the man
gentlemen" He then about to be removed down to
the cell, when he stood up, and said he'd good mind
to give me hell" Afterwards he said he the only
man who psed the knife
Cross Eraained-He did not say that what was done
was done in self defence He appeared to act somewhat
wid.like.
Watch, Third District the night OF this ARRAY
was brought US that had been stabbed in Canalst
and was at the drug store in Canal street. where assist
ance necessary TO keep the crowd out went down
and found that the wounded the Hospitals
| which did and found him at the CRIB Jr, whence he
was taken to the watch house after this went to his
mothers and got clean shirt for him. which requested
him to put while thus engaged he made some remark
which induced to say he hoped that they were dead
said one was dead he said he was d-n glad Of it, he
hoped they would all die told him would get his shirt
washed for him. to which he said he wanted washed
clean he ioaned to be hing in in another
ton had he said he the only who used the
knife told him that wanted to get at the rest and If
he would tell it would be the better for him.
| PRnossR's CoussrL--l suppose the testimony would
stop h
DnrRcr ArroRNEy.--ls this in relation the others
net applicable to the prisoner himself
| 1.-THE CouRr ruled out the evidence
| Cross-ezanined HE appeared to be rather wild.
| JAMES MuRH,Y examined-I reside at 81 Greenwich
street Lounds' place that night but did not
the ARRAY.
wARK.S 5. VAN CouRr examined am butcher, and
reside in West Broadway was in at Iounds that night;
saw the prisoner and the two Camps there; they
were rolling round the floor; Williams turbulent but
not so much so as the Camps in few minutes they
and back, and told me there fight; went
out, and the first man Lynch he took Oft his
coat and hung his arm and then out IN the mid
die OF the street, after and Joe Camp place him
self in position for Lynch Camp said something and ran
down West Broadway; saw no blows struck between
Lynch and him. went back to MIR Lounds', and when
had been there few minutes heard say man
had been stabbed; did not Williams after he left