New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-15

SIDNEY b STUART. -so-l-l all Jerk of ile police
ai fe Hale 9i Justice present - disturbance ol
Tlnr-aaT ia-' asfs wen, from -- Place a comp i-t
wa Justice M-Oraa ard o.lcr- of '-e pe.ce arr - i'
lo ufe-4 Hol.~ near uc.Ycs. some NJ f~ lno- 81" eff
opened lad va- fN- audience sl. asserl.ir-. went
hin'p. .4.rf i-'' ono 3D. I4-r i a. party ....-
most 0' f1e police agl-frafo were here 'l" lf-f-i
Dc is fceu he nagi.trafes ami jla-e t1mnnl- ana To-
ef ali ,f .e-. m authority wa- that arrests should
he MADE n f'e House unless FOR -pre acill p.'f' t'
tending sh-,lf-v 81 f0 breach ri -te public Qeace WIN
-ea-rae r. ndr qerre f-ry r ghf h-. applaud cIl-s-
cuf D hc n'ruauce ~ public Orders taf rue " i-
absolutely ,-ered ir The early par oi fe nigl. l1 n"
he lower part Of fle farqlee fna' were inconsistent VITA
sa . '.-e9e isnr7aEe ~ Nsercsdg- .6, "a. con-
ine1 olt 0r 5 persons. ~ ~ cActra .pa,s.na 81
.en frnu 'ne Thesfer. he te'atef -nia" 'nr ha fit
eri ue fp 'le Recorder o consult a- Pop 'e r"if' n'
mssin- ITO arrest. -av rle Recorder AMI s.f'fl io @
f Character of fae fIlaHrr. l- came and witnessed
.o.r conduct s0 ordered fe ,f f1 arl~-' 't"r' " i
tfc minute. every ONE .f fieu sos e.ec'ea from
fsc ii.re and connaraf.e orf.r ua- -len restored
about fu.- ue -.llc fo0f place Il fle amph,t Hi
.... ,r e .,.u.,. tl ..,i. fe play pIecee.ea Y.i
~ b...lt. sa Rerofd.-. u about r. tme. aaa
lo,, ,f f- h1uee. ,,a. n aud olf OF flr bou-- a e
s.sIf f. os,-e conr.,ea loal rIa -n,. .p be- a,-,.
alarm of ire -rn below. Immediate under fhe dress cf
o... v .s.. .f.r,t.I-f. -f1Hes amt fn were
former ,,a- lsrot n firs was ir fie house ~ '-
time fHc police, D. men, were ordered olt INTO tlshih
wa quite cncolr-4 of people. and quite crowd around
le dlnr not very dense, those Uho were as-ai.ln- D.
o ~ years. can't LAY how many OF those Young men
were about The door bp' r wa- very small PROP it.pA
n ard e s,s~s-on fte door n Eigtrh-sf them ceased
le s.41us on ihe door n Asforp ace appeared i' ~
..i. ,,-- m ,nd ou ,,h oa-e fhc only danger wa. that
pf lrg struck tr tnctbs- and stones fne crp"d " a-
4l. very faIbuenf. very -ff-" inasof'f HPl'ai'
-pec' l'or- Those he appeared '' 'e ..'. N .-
..H|I ffrt cd Hf
,,-l -5 bsdv larr s- t0 he compelled fo come m. me
police made p l. or 40 arrests adj efoi-i r arrest
fg '-n. a . ca bring fte younE unfer. n il- -'de o
rmna- continued. fle mob becoming more dense end "a
,,, b.v rs or ~ mol ce outside tie house il A 'ar
place. the crowd continued 20 grow larger ana assume
ge' into house and after bad been n ihe 'h~a'rr
or lo minute. ] heard the report m" ,nnl l D.. p. , &
of went down stair from fhe drrssclrce e And met
some persons bringing 40 man, J., wa ,'. ia ' a.
wounded. shortly afferuarf another was brought u
were -''fefa of ihe military "folA" n soe ua D.,i
brought n separately by fhc police. some of them perfect
is -e-eiess some policemen were also broue n' a.,o
eial o ihe rioters. mostly young mem Afiii o H'.e
ge.f 10 The crowd o d yer- they would be- rrei cu
don't think that was ' ile SuefIf of Recorder when
order gwen 10 might have been done one lnn e1
tunes va. u tlr house ncu the military trci, when
fe soldiers were brought n Judge Eimouds desired M"
30 ake their nance and number, and see now much they
er- inlri there were about between n aud co. took
e name m between 80 many for the half hour or three
quarters after te hung they were brought ln -" none
i' I'D previous f0 tAe tunc
Cg,6ae,-Fron what You that evening previous 20
the firing Of the Military. what s your opinion a. 20 se
ri6'. without calling 90 their and ihe Military
liffaoss-I ou'i choose 20 have % stated
CarfHeJ-lt l- a mere matter oi opinion
HifneT There others more competent 10 give such
an opinion.
H1fnos-No. only O. remark. short coloGuy took
place 10 which the witness cid not wish 10 give any opin-
on bat finally asked the Coroner 90 repeat hs question
The Coroner did so
H'naes-Tncy could NOT have dispersed fhe mob
C0yoae,-Nov with regard 20 qieiAng The not
have Guced the riot for the assault entirely directed
against the soldiers and not against he mouse 'na al
desire TO say ih- part of The subject
H. ans,cr 10 Immediately before the hfng ihey
could n have quecd the not they were not equal % me
emergency regard the principal error io be 10 ao"l"s
1 Juyoy-Wcre there many Policemen brought 800 in-
urcd before the arrival OF the military
u ffHcss-NO not many
DENNIS RYER sworn-Snce the hrst Of May am out
of business; was Assistant Capt of Police sixteenth
Ward for months and then resigned was az ihe opera
House The evening OF The Disturbance was 'i4une
nn ihe sidewalk Mrs. LaugdOn. house ln A7oi IAte'
there al g. o'clock when arrived mere mere WAs
"a greri number 90 PEE PIE also on le 'll's' 7-. -.
cont uucd 10 increase stood there until uei tie nis'
voucy. suppose az about 70 0clocA' r hi"u NJ. n
crea-ng previous to ihe nnng -aw sohc pVN .i" ,
throw stones, hrst al The street amps j, ol
The theatre. then a. the windows OF the iA'H,i' %
the military arrived. the mob gave dy ahu l h'i fa
aiier they passed Lafayette place. some hssiles M''
thrown al them. few minutes after" ara sonpens ~.
infantry pHssed through As0rplace lHe ulop tuFr " I
ANA LEI iNem pa-S there missiles also nfo"h d
them after Tie stones were thrown al hc theaiie u''s
and rroaus were gwen for Forrestand MacTeady nHnou
lf nu hour another company of infantry and company
,f horse came through. he infantry faced on the uraei
dr .olu of them when ihey fred discharged Their gun,
, ,, am and some. direct across the street: this could
see b., the fine musSes there were lauses tF ecu
I'M. frirr and le mob fell back toward laiay aycc-pacc
and fy rl RroniNav rctrcated about ten feet toward
The railing ball passed me and shol a hdu "., ~
standing little behind me- pumped over ~. IN tals @ A.
hold D. Hiu
charge: some person cried ont that man was shV' a
o.d othein back and help 10 rasr tlr man u'
,, fhen rob hmm io Fire Fifteenth Ward Siaronhou-r al
fe time DEE was -hof there were hui very ie" peI'v'
the -irc,i. on tlc Sidewalk opposite ue 'u'Ste'' %
Wa m ihe Shl'-"p.-' 't '.t ,l..' stomach.
through fhc foot. and another shpi tfpu-h e -''.'
ry,. io ihr crowd to o-per-c or they -Hollt h f'u
urou. Frequently climbed iamp-po.i i' lfl u '"D
iv of fhe pcr-ou- that were throwing stones 81" '-.
could identity tleur heard llmne, ~ prI&sUs & "a:
sV 80 myself That 90 The (hie of Ponce hdh tN'ioi-
n authority that hc could have -per-ed tai moo al ,
f,r .v \, . throwing soues mean fo say 30 Ice bad
ri th, force Do. laf m ilc Opera House aner te mill
ary arrived was impossible for ihc police B" "l''-
JOHN CLARKE. - Water-st BooAbrder. s'vorn-
Wa. az fh. Opefa House on the night oi the mot "as
there about o'clock stationed my seii on 'he south SIDE
ou rhe sidewalk. Langdons house before ile nfn-
and STAYED there m 90 when he military came as on
the cs. Of the theatre the broken ground afr me
horse passed through Asiorplace ilai evening i"NHu
he RO,serv saw NO more Of them. shortly dei the hl
ua, came the crowd made way for them and some sohes
Mere thrown At them boys. saw one man iaAe
up stone and told hm that De ought o b- ashamed Oh
himself. was stopping the military Ili le ulucI
va. given load and then passed through tishlsl
thc theatre Broadway and there stopped s-l r
military formed line / passed through broaA"af H"
Aston place tine Sidewalk opposite TIE ineaiIr snyIl
after hc military around and formed ~ iieli o W
fh.sfer stood talking some gentlemen and sneif a.
-sfWnrl The nrug commenced, shortly aiitf"hiu man
ID nearly u front of SAID hr nal NJ ti 'i
e-- -sid be- VS. struck with stone. Ne pcArl -A h
ana carried ham drug store, corlcr ~ bfoa-"H' an.
B. ,at--f no person believed ftA ie lai been ""Ali
b., a mu- srt ball uuul they saN iie wound i-rh-'it
iI-n rooI many vengeance and 'i't Nf Wa '-
though the len un- have heard since tAi, m- lAu-'
wa. Brown. dii not know the deceased hc F'i-o-'
- hp were throwluc stones were pruclpauN oof- '-I
others were brought INTO the drug Store VIM w
there after surgeon came 10 The deceased .tii ~.
uoi 40 into Asfur-pace. the general opiinoh va
The military had the ground ihrie Quo
been no vs, LOST. and that the only damage dp-e 't-
have been broken windows did not hear any N9in -.
en 20 the people 20 disper-e or they woll ne nie 1i
ufnk if n bad been gwen IN loud voice s"'A- 'a'
heard o..
| WILLIAM McKINNEY-Pohceman Of the IhfeeuiA
Ward .wor i arrived 81 the Opera House on Thursday
evening st about O'Clock had been ~ the Ihea'er
h, YER, e,s minutes until were pat on duty 70 front
. of he men who was Killed had attempted 20 arrest
previous p the military arriving BE- "as iAheh uoh ir
y, -le mob and Wa dragged to he curo-ionr o NE
,,,,,.,,g .t5a be was shot slerward saw hlm 4yns
is inside. n wss for throwing stone ihai arrested
G-r, / .vas knocked down myself with stone
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