The New York herald., 1851-10-21

hoefst was trying to get ahead to sss aaslstAnel
or that purpose and he did not mean thst shes1.
George A. Green was sworn, and tssti6sl G
requested BY Deputy Marshal Allen, to assist Si9
IN the case Of the alleged fugitive Jerry on We'd
nesdsy last; while Jerry was'escaping from the
street bridge, where found Sheriff rsf % lowell E 81
retsken him; at the foot OF the stairs where Jerry
escaped, found Q colored man, named Prince
Jackson, hold of Deputy Marshal Swift. and held
him, and said, "you have gone far enough-you
had better hold on; Swift was trying to get away,
and ordered Prince to let 60 Of him; took hold Of
Jackson, and Swift got away; assisted Lowell
and Way bring back Jerry We were mois:ssd sd
were stripped; Hiram Brown (colored) tried to pre-
vent the recapture Of Jerry; several white mon
seized hold of me, but can't tell who they were;
the Marshals requested me to assist In detain-
ing Jerry stones were thrown into tho ofioe
after the Court adjourned there was q great
crowd in FROST of the office; pistol was fred %
nal Ira H. Cobb sat within the enclosure in the
Police Justices seat, near the gas lights IN the
front office when the first pistol was fred, went
to the outside door to close it, stones were then
vent to the door negro named Harrison Allen, who
formerly lived with W w. Teal, struck me with Q
club as turned round saw Cobb still in Houses
SEA seat, nobody in the office at the time but Cobb,
Marion and myself as | walked, Cobb run /; ths
Two gas lights were put out-frst one, then the
other as soon as the lights we're out, turned to
90 TO the back room, and met Cobb near the gate,
to place where House sits, coming out Then
went into Houses apartment and sat down on the
floor to avoid the stones in short time two pistol
shots were fred, either from the windows or by
some one who had got inte the Office there was
then great rush into the Office from the door win
dows; one ofthe windows was entirely demolished
with q bar of iron after this heard pistol fred
from the back room office; saw Rev. Mr.: L,gueu,
oolored nan, in the Office after the attack him
soon after this, coming in with plank then made
my escape, and went up stairs to the window to try
and recognise the offenders; then came down, and
shall Swift had his coat torn-he is . small sized
man; can't tell how far Jerry was ahead whea
Prince Jackson took hold of Swift police ONCE u
ten doors from commissioners Office; Iheard great
noise, and ran from the police TO Commissioners
Office; this was at the first rescue; Swift was try.
ing to get away from Jackson; Way took held Ct
Jackson; after Swift got away, he AN after Jeny;
passed him lSwift( near the Syracuse House-he
was lame; found Jerry just over the Lock street
bridge, when | met him; l then took hold, And
helped to take him back to the poli,e office; it was
Eve minutes after left Prince, till got to Look
street bridge, when met Jerry.
John w. Jones, sworn, and testified as f0llows:--
was at the Commissioners office about 2 o'clock.
soon after Jerry was taken there; left the ofhoe
before Jerry was taken away; saw Jerry brought
y all the time after; recollect hearing of tho I'D.
journment, by the Commissioner; know several
persons who were in the Office after the Comnis-
nysS, sstos adEsd HsraI IRE r.
came in and went out several times saw him
before the final adjournment; he came to the
door; think it was in the early part of the after.
noon; he walked in as stood by the door he said
nothing the first time; saw him sitting in the
Justices seat don't know whether the examins-
ton had commenced when first stood ct the
door; did not see the Commissioner engaged "A
the examination; think | went into the of6oe only
once; the negro was there when l went In; did
not see Mr.. Cobb that time; saw the Commissioner
leave the office, and saw Mr.. Cobb sitting in
don't recollect whetherl saw Mr.; Cobb or not the
first time went in; when saw Mr.. Cobb setting
ia the chair, also saw those persons whose names
first mentioned; B. l.. Higgins stood near the mid;
deor; Charles Woodruff came out of the back
room; stood up near the south window; think l
left Vanderbilt and Bellinger tending the door;
officer James was guarding the door from the hall
doorway; the door where James stood was shut;
saw MIR. Cobb as came into the door; don't reoel-
lect how long before that first saw him; did not
see Mr.. Cobb 90 out or in after the Commissioner
left; had some conversation with Mr.. Cobb; We
stood behind the inner door; Mr.. Cobb said to
me i had better put the club down; he was
time, two three feet from the hall door it 1t
the time the assault upon the doors and windo vs.
was being made 1t was about five minutes before
he rescue I; the lights were then burning did not
together think 1 saw him afterwards standing
under the gas light; don't know whether he stood
on the floor or on chair; was going out of the
door, and had to face the lights until got within
here was as many as thirty persons In the room ct
he time; the lights are three feet apart; could not
see the face of the person who put out the lights
they were turned of slow; think the mans face was
towards the east he had no hat on saw . man
reach up with his hand near or ON the cock saw
but one hand up think the man WAS on the outside
Of the Justices desk man might face any direc-
tion he had mind to; /; have known Mr.. Cobb BY
sight Eve years more saw hat in the Office whea
the Office was closed which shouldthink belonged to
Mr.. Cobb be told me next day he had sent for 1t ;;
James Nj. Clapp was the first man saw ooms
into the room had tussel with him did not see
Cobb at the time; was pretty busy; Clapp came
in before the lights were put out | arrested him
don't recolect that any enc assisted me there was
Mr.. Cobb who put out the lights; don't know
whether any other man stood near enough to put
the lights out did not see Chas. Woodruff como
out OF the back room but once. | had raised the
club to strike the man who was coming in at the
window; had been requested TO assist the Mar
shal Cobb merely said, Young man, you had
better put down that club" ClaPp had q club l
out he replied he thought was in small business
he also said he would have the negro or die, or
something to that effect; Mr. Cobb told me to put
down the club before Clapp spoke; Clapp spoke
anything to Clapp before that they were battering
down the windows at that time told Cobb that I
would put the club his head he said he guessed
wouldn I, and told me not 10 be too fAst, aome-
thing like that did not see Cobb assist to keep the
men out Of the Office don't recollect that Cobb
said anything more; | went to the door several
times TO request Mr.. James to let persons in; the
door swings into the Office to the east could see
. portion Of the police Office when James opened
the door; could see q portion Of the desk.
which Is on the west side don't know whether
Cobb left before Jerry did; the men were
just coming in at the time the lights were put out;
don't recollect seeing Lcguen come in by the win
dows; there were iron bars to my knswledge; tbs
sash was broken; saw good portion Of the mans
face who put out the lights; thought Il was Mr..
Cobb from his stature and general appearance; Mr..
Cobb stood on the south side Of the window whore
Capp came in, perhaps seven or eight feet from IL;
time with Clapp; should think the lights we're not
extinguished until the crowd had got about hall way
across the office Clapp Il not perfon that would
mistake for Cobh don't recollect seeing any other
person but Mr. Cobb with his hat of in the ONCE.