The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-15
lroducsd those the clubs carried by the police by

produesd those the clubs carried by the police BY
the ordinances Of the Common Council.
| Cross examined-At the time Lopes was brought In
hs coat was partly on he had vest and nsckcloth on
any marks on him. looked at him he lay the Hoor
did not any bruises him; made no examination
OF his person at ALL do not remember that Foster had
his club with him when he In the rules and regu-
latons forbid the police go out without their clubs
was present when the dirk handed to the Assistant
Captain, BY officer Prendergast; examined it at the
distinct marks Of fresh blood on it at the time there
more stains on II than appear on 1t now the hit
TO the Judge--I assisted in taking of the coat from
,.oPtH, uhen he was brought in don't know what be-
To Mr. Blunt-rhe coat half drawn over his head;
ne nae vest and neck they taken
On saw no MAJ ks OF blows or bruises him. he had
sisms nat hat Produced; that is like the hat; the
coat tpe prisoner has now is like the that
taken on HIM purse was also taken from him aud
handed TO Assistant Captain Beard.
To the CourtDid examine il there was any pocket
in his at where the dirk might been concealed
Cross examinston--Did not make any examination OF
by the directions Of the Court Langdoa went to the
prisoner and examined his coat and said there WAS
pocket In the left hand side where the dirk be car
| ried
| To prisoners coun.e--It is the ordinary pocket.
assistant Captain Beard cslled--The purse produced
was taken from the prisoner and handed me- IA long
white handled spring knife producedl that taken
there some money taken from him and watch
watch and money produced; marked them with the
Dame OF the man Francis Saunders
Joseph kotopo, Spaniard-examned paI thy through
the medium of Professor Allen who acted interpre-
ftr deposedIi am segsr maker l DO not know
he came with Saunders to my factory, Chatham
and Roosevelt streets 1t was between nine and
| o'clock; they came and staid in my room about ten
minutes; had known Saunders before; | went out
with them to jackson street to the house Of Saunders
6rotner-in law drank glass of liquor there; Saunders
brother-in law kept kind Of family house; 1t
me We drank once only, but lot certain The wit.
ness here described the way they went from Jackson
street to house between Dover and Peck Slip do not
know who kept that house, We had something TO drink
there; think we drank only once; don't know who
Kept the mousse there was no disturbance there;
went to another house few doors up; don't know who
Kept That house; drank there there was dis
tuItaDce there; after We had drank, Lopez had diff
Guilty with the man; the struck Lopez and Lopez
returned the blow after that there entered Ave or six
men and these Six men beat Lopez and aunders at
one; BY pushing me they got me out OF the house;
wanted the officer to take along with him the two men
wEo bad struck mel the policeman said he lid 40. want
TO take NE away prisoner; he only wished to convey
me nom the disturbance when arrived at the cerner
Of Roosevelt street, in the hands Of the policeman
heard the cry OF murder thought the voice emanated
from the corner; standing half on the cross
ing and being in that position thought The crv cana
from the corher at the time Prendergast released
me- and ran in the direction Of the cry the behind
me- Mr. Prenderges about three four steps from
Roosevelt towards Water street. several run
down Water street towards the river went straight 10
my own room up Roosevelt, to the Chatham;
Lopez wore Panama hat that night; 1t white like
Panams-lhat produced this appears to be the hat
wore a black hst Saunders Of those shney
winch you call oil cloth cap-Idrk
did not see the dirk before it is mine did not see
any one stab the policeman; OF the police struck
me that night Prendergast only pushed me- 1 under
stood that Prendergast wanted to take home to the
station house," Prendergast only to the door Of
the house where the disturbance was; bear in misd
was on the door way at the time did either Of
the other Saunders lopez struck BY the police
Queston-Did Saunders and Lopez follow you when
Saunders, and I asked him Tor Lopez; / cannot saw
how lorg this before / heard the CRY of muir
der peIhsps ten minutes I did not see Saunders
cry If mfrrd ar.T AZ
Saunders till an hou after when he TO my room;
Saunders had moustache beard and whiskers [saun.
Witness contnued-I think his whiskers were larger
then than now and he had moustache and beard
Twas arrested about O'Clock next morning in my
room. tspriDg -hsndled knife produced do not own
that knife did not see 1t that night q When did you
srst hear Of the ,tsbbing! A had heard from saun
teen stabbed; did not 60 anywhere after he ard of M
heard enc Of the officers in the street speak partly
derteod him. he asked what the matter; that officer
was tail do bear in mind the description OF
dress he had on; at the time the officer cane up Go
not know where saunders and Lopez were;
persons on the other side when the officer came up;
think was not At all in liquor when liberated by
the eer struck dc OF Of the house to Intimate 70
the officer that wanted him to take the man in,. to
the station house, at that time other person but
may have spoken in spanish and English to the officer
but was confused. when the police et me 70 walked
up Rockwell street did not run; walked fast
Cross-esamined-LoTe5sI think. drank three times
win BE that evening, two OF these glasses think
we're rquor and one beer but cannot say fer GER
been before they came 20 me first that evening L
do not think that they appeared TO have been
oritkpgi 90 not besr In mind how many persons
IN the house phcre the disturbance at tn. time the
pcliceu took me did not see Lopez Saunders was a
little nthiLd: Il was In about quarter q an hour think
alter the police nen came up that heard the cry Of
murder; Saunders wore cap that night; Immediately
PRECEDING the cry OF murder do not remember hearing
To the District Attorney The policeman pushed ms
along telling me TO 60 home TO my room heard the cry
just 1t the tine the policeman pushing me along
drpcsel-I n
bel, nging to this city, recoect the night the police.
man vas stabbed; l did not know him; DO not know
any o the parties; think Il was on Friday or satur
day about two O'Clock in the morning; was standing
on the southeast corner OF Water and Roosevelt streets
was the corner nearest the rivers Rufus Delino ano
Their bostman. was with al the time; saw four or
i've mel standing at the opposite from me- they
were tfhcers and three sailors the officer that
stabbed was taking to the that stabbed him; ne
seemed to want TO get him away or 20 20 aboard his
hp my attention directed the street this
ofcer and the he was talking TO: the man had ON
light Kind OF abat the officer gave the shove and
ne went ba,k hye OF six feet and he came to him
again ara saw DIS ltbe man y arm move describes
the notions said TO my companion az the time that
believed the officer was stabbed; had hardly said the
words when the officer cried out prendergas or soae
such nsme, that he stabbed the next thing saw
ives the man that stabbed the ocer running down to-
Hsfh The water the ocer that stabbed ran after
him aud do not know what became of tie other officer
j vas not examined before the Coroner; I was only
iaAsn few days ago, ami committed by the
Bttrict Attorney TO the custody OF the Sheriff
fer went Of ball. the TALES; Of tie other nen went up
nocstyet ireet an positive that the who
overcast, there was little light from the lamps 4 was
not IN count this morning when the testimony was read
h'r have read II in the newspapers; and the other
yeung Tan went up as far Cntharine market, then
came bach and met the officers taking the man that was
stabbed up 10 the staten house went 20 he station
houte with them. The witness here described the posi-
n'n IN which the Officers and men standing shsn
le aeiion occurred dd tot 50 in &c The station
house they would not let us 20 in
Clos-examinsi-I had been nc the theatre thai
nsLt; vent down to the river TO there vas any
vessels That We knew that might stay board until
cayhgLt and there none then came M stree, |
We W heard the noise; he officer that was stabbed
AZ TIE nan that stabbed him staating little on
NON the others there two callers with Prender-
not see knie that night do Dot know what Kind ~
hats The ether men hsd ds not take 90 much notice
81 uem as Cid ofthe mss that stabbed the shove
Tie nicer gave the msu would knock down a chili
D. showed him, and tie vent back i've or six feet;
did rot zee any club yih the fcer nor d.5 no, hear
any loud talking
Rufus D.sro depesed- an captAia o; the schooner