The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-21
TWO CENTS.
ny s!csos Gould the mob not have bee. lus,lsI
without the aid Of the military
A. IL could NOT hx snuh hmm

BY sJcaoS;-could the mob no. hav, bee. ,us,,sS
without the aid Of the military.
Alt could not, by any human force
fssossicx TAI mAncE sworn II AN Recorder II the
city OF New York was so on the lorh Of Nay last vas
MI 'he Astor Place Opera; went there . sbout V
o'clock; saw very considerable ass-mblage Of p-o-
pie IN Astcr Place; they continued to increase unsa
probabdy nall past eight; called into the Opses
House, some arrests were made In tho Opera ouss fs
the purpose OF uppressing disorder na
the mob ulting the honss ION Astor Pl.eet
line Of policemen formed siona the linz OF shs
street the policemen were making arrests contnualy
ana rescue~ were made; almost often an arrest
was made, attempts were made to rescue;
thrown from the street especially from the eastern
part OF the mob: the police hit by tho stones .
rush made occasionally by the mob tho police
yielded occasionally call made for thss
Coz der the house; An alarm of lire ~. nsd.;
tho IRE was discovered and extingushed ths tre
unuer the psruette where the prisoners oousaed
ms TIME hs hsuse was attacked and stones
,nroush THO windows from both sides J went u sns
door ana found that the police driven or sevora
roncsmen we're strnok ! WAS struck several Tires
mS@i aoid the Sheriff he br thu military
maj the police force WAS not adequate 10 wtnstsa adj
the attacks; then went in at the cal of tbs asror
turned, and asked where the military were; I was in
formed thai they in the that stu srsss
passed round the theatre to the street
where found the military under General sanford
they had formed liues; told the military coiamanisrs
that the military we're wanted in front If the house.
and not In the rsar the military came round on tts
aide walk 10 the main entrance in Astor Place,
IL was very dark; ! desired General Hall to throw
h iioe Of men across the street, and charge bayC~
rots upon the crowd aud drive them across ths
street, they did 20, but were driven back General
Hall ask.d for order to fire; then ordered s,s
collection Of people to disperss was then near IN.
west end Of the Opera House; repeated nay order In
loud voice possible; the order seemed to have
but little effect then passed TO the eastern end the
house the officers making arrests ali along tao
line Il was AT this time thst the first volisy rsd
the military nred into the air; saw distinctly thai
their pieces were elevated the yolley
ordinations and plentiful vollsy Of brckbsts and
ssonesi some OF the military hurt by ths stons.
several fell me; Gen Hall then said, Recorder
you must give the order to fire. adding. that hs
men would not ain unless they received orisr 20
nre said no let me address the mob nrstp soeo
adv anced to position the military sud che pso
pie, and ordered them to perse they would 10 fred
uponi repeated this several times; met With rather
rough reception; voilsy of stones fired At che
military and police, spd at myself, with loud u
"fne d you, you dare" saw several persons FALL
= gun was ala" dischsrgea, and it announced "a
me that Lieut.. shumway was shot aud him
red into the building then gave the order to tire,
and stood ny che officer white gave the order to ME
after this fire the mob yielded and retired sus
came back tho right and lett aud the attaor
was renewed; several muskete then fred b., IA.
military at whose order do not know, and then the
mob dispersed the rioters would throH stones, shd
the military would immediately respond the stones
thrown into the house from both sides they passed
the chandelier from each direction.
Cross examined by Nr. SnTB--I cannot tell At wnst
time Mr. Judson brought In tell hos lors
u was before the military arrived; the mitsrT
there and from that and from conversations with GA
GERS afterwards think there were 100 or AZ;
iuisntry ano parbaPe " cavalry; there srssi
d"si Of confusion 10 would bs impossible 70 eststs
tn. number 81 persons congregsted; u was dsref
nsss from the Opera House down to Broadway and IN
The ether direction md from the distance IL sStsnd
nbo ud think there from 5000 10000 peraon,
did not hear, M nediAtely after the frat Gre 81 spy
one b,in9 killed only know of one; not in . po,
sition to s.- those Who were shot (: only one
by Mr.. sHsswoOs.--it was quite dark don't kusv
II al could distinguish persons at ten feet distance
should think that 10 about half psss nine ~
more dark ut the eastern end Of the house; nout
Distinguish objects al five. eight ten feet sosl6
not distinguish noes bnt psrson pscsd bis eye up
any one In this crD~d he could keep him In visw >,
the distance of eight or ten feet.
The District Attorney gave notice that he had su
than two witnesses perhaps but one 50
ANIME The defence vii bee conducted in sconrcsr-s
with the order IN which the names appear tbs
dc,ment Court adjourned till nine o'ooos Rrls.,
morning