New-York daily tribune., 1851-05-29
TIE HOBOKEN RIOTS.
The COrOner's Inquest. SECOND DAY, MAY S
The Coroner's Inquest commenced Tues


day was resumed at o'clock yesterday morning
Patrick Ste,sley svvorn.-Resic in Varck-st, New
York do not know deceased on the 10Th inst. went
to Fox Hill after had been there about ID minutes
| saw men running toward McCaTthy's followed by
about 80 Germans, one having knife IN his hand II
appeared TO be dirk knife, as he was climbing over
the fence asked hlm what he was going to do with
his knife he looked very angry AT me and Sald some
thing in German which could not understand after
got IN the road he came TO me and struck me with
his hand then started to run to Mr.. McCaTthy's
when was surrounded by party of Germans, about
10, having clubs and stones IN their hands one Of
them with club made an attempt to strike me ,
while was trying TO get clear of him one man with
"A white coat came behind me and struck me on my
head with stone and knocked me down while
was down the man with club struck me got up and
saw John Hickey little drunk also saw Thomas
Mott standing by me then went to McCauhy's when
he called 10 me from the back window up stairs TO shut
the back gate | shut the gate | went up stairs ,
when saw John Hickey standing at the head Of the
stairs with double barreled gun in his hand also
saw ten twelve more with clubs while was shut
ting the gate heard the mob breaking the doors and
windows on the north end Of the building after had
been in the building about an hour the mob left.
went down stairs and saw that the windows and doors
Of the baT-rOOm were broken / then went down to
the ferry with crowd armed with clubs left the
crowd at the Of Third and Hudson streets, and
went down ThlId-st to Westinghouse, where met
four or five toboken men who told me TO come back
they were gong TO arrest the Germans at the fer
~ when got TO the corner of Flrst-st and Hudson
/ a band OF Germans coming down Hudson-St.,
4
Boys" and ROvers," as they are called, and iIO-
boken Boys" knock down several Germans / then
went up Hudscn-st With the crowd of koyers' and
" Short Boys" to Banners Hotel, when saw those
IN the street throwing stones at the windows Of the
hotel, and those in the hotel throwing tumblers
and bottles out Of the windows | saw Jacob
Curtis and, / think, Michael Berphy throw
stones into the windows OF the hotel then saw "A
man out of the hotel after he got as far as Mr..
Browns house saw James Nafey strike him over his
head with club also saw several others around ),
then saw the blood running down the mans face
he came out OF The MOTEL quietly and was walking
down the street | then saw man come out Of the
yard on the north side Of the hotel with knife in his
hand open he came across HudSOn-St.; when "A man
standing IN the street went toward him when the
man turned from him 10 go back to the hotel when
the man IN the hotel caught hold Of the man with the
knife the latter took Id Of him and stabbed HIM IN
the neck after the man was stabbed went toward
the man that had the knife, with club 10 arrest him
and told him TO stand r would knock him down
he tred TO stab me with the knife when he turned 10
run then raised my club and struck him on the
back OF the neck and knocked him down / then
tined TO take the knife from him then he attempted
to get up | struck HIM with my club again on
ms back, when two or three came up and took
HIN across the street he held on the knife and
tried to cut those who had hold Of him while
they held him wTenched the knife from his hand
while was standing IN the street, Squire Browning
requested the crowd not TO throw any more stones
at the building Squire Browning had gwen orders
TO the crowd TO arrest all those that saw fighting
but when | saw James Nafey strike, did not arrest
him. because thought was not strong enough but
when saw the man stab the other, arrested him.
because thought would get help, but did not think
/ would If had tined 10 arrest Nafey then went
down to the corner OF Newark and Washington sts.,
when shortly the Short Boys the ROvers," and
the HObOken Boys" commenced hghtngth the white
Goats :" / did not see any stones thrown by the
"NhIte Coats at the building until ! saw bricks
thrown from the tops Of the houses saw Isaac Van
Riper standing IN a crowd with gun IN his hand
also Michael Brophy, Jr, shooting at the white
Goats - at one time he discharged two barrels at
once saw him discharge another barrel; saw
man who was standing on the southeast corner OF
Newark and w WashlngtOn sts. fall after the gun vas
fired also saw John NJ Francis with gun al
the time the gun was discharged the " White Coats
were throwing stones at the building when the
white Coats sounded horn the Whole party OF
them would gather together saw 10 attack made
by the Germans until there was an effort made 20 ar
rest them ! saw several Germans attacked by the
Short Boys, without prOyOcaton on their parts, and
beaten cruelty acts OF violence on the part
Of the Germans until the attack in the Elysan Fields
woman came out Of Banners Hotel and tried TO
prevent Nafey from beating the German.
Hm. " ShIPP0R, swOrn.-l reside a. Hobokeni l
don't know deceased | was IN the upper end OF the
Elysian Fields when | was told that the Germans
were pulling down McCarthys house when got
there, found that tie doors and windows OF the
house were broken | saw Mrs. Mccarthy at the
tack gate | then went up sairs, when saw large
party OF Germans in the front and south side Of the
house / remained IN the house fifteen minutes,
when went out Of doors 10 the front Of the house