The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-02

even knew Of the existence Of riot the hill or at
McCarty's Yet some Of them, accompanied with
their wives and children, were not only beaten in
the most cowardly manner, under color of law and
Justice, but robbed by their assailants. OF
the ffty-two Germans imprisoned, only three re-
main in custody; and in reference to upwards Of
forty, there was not a man to come forward and
make an accusation against them. Only two white
coats were arrested in ALL and not single Short
Boy. So that the guilty were allowed to 60 scot
free, while their inquity visited upon the inno-
cent Germans, many Of whom were in company with
their families.
These are the extraordinary facts The verdict
of the Coroners jury saddles the right parties both
among the Germans and Short Boys, but they
make very important omission-they say nothing
about the conduct Of Justice Browning, or the law
less arrests and assaults upen the Germans at the
ferry and its vicinity, which led to retaliation on
their part, resulting in the death of Martin Bridges,
an innocent man, who had nothing whatever to do
| with the affair. The Coroner and the magistrates
have also acted remissly in allowing the ringeaders
of the riot to escape from their hands. The result
is that the magistrates this side the water re-
fuse to aid in their capture, alleging as reason
that the Governor of New Jersey refused to deliver
up George Wilkes chief CT the stool-pgeon gang,
when fugitive from justice in that State.
Such is brief and correct analysis of all the
legal evidence taken during the recent investigation
of this most atrocious and dastardy riot-a riot
which originated in the want of morals and integri-
~ among the governing and higher classes Of this
metropolis, and in the weakness ard imbecility of
the authorities both in New York and Hoboken.
The united newspaper press OF this metropolis has
expressed but feeling of Reproduction at the
duct of all concerned in the sad catastrophe itself
A cry has been raised for the discovery and arrest
/ of the ringleaders among the Short Boys in those
shocking scenes. But who will arrest them Who
knows them Who will take the trouble Of bring
ng these scoundrels to justice Judging from what
We have seen recently transacted in this city among
the politicians and the authorities should not
be surprised to see some of these very scoundrels
the more readily nominated for Of the p-inci-
pal Offices in the gift of the people at the coming
elections. Probably some one Of those brutal ras-
calls who devised the plan of being deputized as
special constabes and who imposed on Justice
Browning, will want to be District Attorney, as a
reward for his legal ingenuity another will be
bilious of running for the Legislature of the State
because he BACKED a mans eye after his hands
were tied another will the Office of Alderman;
another desire to be chairman secretary of some
public meeting and another will make speech, to
DC reported in the newspapers, on the necessity Of
the democracy uniting together, Of the whig
party being true to themselves These are the ma
terials, and such the rewards and honors given
to rowdies, of all sizes Of all descriptions and of all
ranks, in this metropolis, according to the history
OF the last three years. Rufhanism is getting ram
pant, by the corruption and proGigacy Of party
politics.