New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-30
THE HOBOKEN RIOT
The Inquesta at HobOken- THIRD d,

The Inquest NJ HobOken- THIRD DAY.
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Patrick HigglpS'S testimony continued
He had not seen hlm also saw Thomas Ravens,
Charles ldell and McDewy standing near the stand
the man with the knife then Lex go OF Hickey HAen
Hickey asked the Germans 20 come out and fight
then came another German and tired To stop the
trouble, when Hickey asked HIM 10 come out ana
fight l then left the stand shortly afterwards sa"
another crowd where | was told that boy wa, Try
ing 10 take a bunch OF cigars then went TO where
there were party playing cricket while was there
lying on the grass, German came and walked on
me | said, " What are you dong, you ID --- ~
he then turned round and laughed al me about
O'Clock saw party OF Germans fighting; | then
came down TO HOboken after got my tea, ! went
10 HudSOn-St. where saw Squire Browning with ms
head tied up, giving orders 10 the people TO arrest
every one they saw lighting at that time | saw some
Germans with their heads cut arrested by those who
said they were deputl3ed by squire Browning ~
cOnstables 10 arrest the Germans. / saw James
Nafey helping to arrest the Germans he SAID ne
was ordered 70 DO so by Browning the Ger
mans were not fighting when they were Ar
rested, but were going down the street peaceaoly
think that If there had been none OF them arrested
there would have been no fighting | saw some OF
them struck in their faces with fists alter they we're
arrested because they resisted the arrests ! then
went UP to Banners Hotel where | saw three Ger
mans come out of the yard one having KNIFE IN MS
hand the with the knife came across the street
and stabbed man without saying a word 10 MN
the man that was stabbed was then led away by, As
think VIM Wood after he had stabbed the man,
James Nafey struck him on his forehead with club
and Knocked HIM against a tree, where some others,
with James Nafey, arrested HIM and took him down
IIudson-straet. the boys then IN tho street COM
MERGED throwing stones IN the yard ana IN the mousse
then those IN the house and on the stoop threw bot
ties back | saw Jacob Curtis throwing stones IN the
building then went towards the ferry. when saw
a number OF Germans near the band-Oihce knocked
down and beat a man by the name OF GawleSS,
who appeared 10 be coming from his work, was
knocked down. also another man was coming
from the ferry with "A dinner pail IN ms hand
the Germans then came up from the Terry
with their coats off | was At the time stand
inc al the corner Of Hudson and Ne"drN->treetS
with Martin kemey and deceased, when ! and
kerney ran toward the rycr, and deceased ran to-
ward ludscn-sf. deceased was not fighting with
tie Germans | did not again see deceased until
Tuesday morning, when | saw him dead after IN
hour saw Naiey and another IN boat n the Cove
where there was a large number Of Germans stand
uq on the shore about o'clock ! went mp by
SQUIRE Browning's office when the White Coats, Or
Turner'S, and a number Of men AMI boys were
throwing stones / saw Michael BrOphy have gun,
which he fired at the White Goats the stones were
thrown al the houses IN Newark-st and the windows
broken before got there the White Coats then had
possession OF NewaTk-st shortly after the hrng OF
guns the Germans leil and went toward the ferry
ssw more fighting after hat, on Hudson-St, between
First and Second SITS one of the Turner's blew a
horn and then the Turner'S came TO the fence ana
broke of the pickets and also broke of the limbs OF
4 willow tree that was there, when saw them peat
ing LawleSs and others near the ferry.
Here the Jury took recess till O'Clock. There
Will be no hearing to-day Al Bergen. on account OF
the length of the inquest