New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-28
THE coRoNER,s INQUEST.

were lDa4U Two IEEl tlLo Oh utIh VI lis 49,
one the top. There were also bruises around the
eyes and deep cut on one cheek. The following
jury was impanelled
Abraham L. Van Boskerck, Foreman.
Nathaniel r Hoyt, William Hayens,
Daniel Blauyelt. Isaac ' Brewer,
John Higgins, jeremiah Wilson,
John Ireland Isaac Odeu,
Franklin B. Carpenter Josiah HIATT
We give below the testimony Of the witnesses who
were examined yesterday It contains some interest
ing particulars in relation to the riot;
Martin Kenev. sworn-Reside IN Ho0oken was
standing with deceased on the corners Of Newark and
Hudson SIS. on Monday evening, between and
o'clock saw large body Of people coming down
HuGsOn-st, armed with clubs said 10 deceased,
Martin, you had better look out for yourself
several Of the crowd came near us, when ran from
them saw 10 more OF deceased until / saw MN
wounded the mob struck every one lndlscrlmlnate-
" that they came across was up on Fox Hill IN
the afternoon | saw the Germans beat man Sc
verely with chairs and boards saw two or three
men take the wounded man from Fox Hill toward
the ElySian Fields started to 60 home when
passed McCarty's, at the Elysian Fields, saw party
Of Germans coming from Fox Hill saw ~ or ~
armed with clubs, when person SAID, II dld no.
want to get hurt, had better run two others anu
myself went and got IN d boat lying IN the IFei'
when saw the mob come ana strike ever one
they met also saw IS or Il beating and kicking
boy about 10 70 years old then went up the rVer
In the boat landed above Elysian Field, and came
down TO Hoboken. The remainder Of this witnesses
testimony a description Of the fight IN Hudson
ST. not differing from the account already published
William BrOtrn, sworn Reside IN Bloomheld-st
know deceased. Left the house about hali-paSt SIX
O'Clock. and went to Hudson-St, 10 Banners Hotel
where / saw them throwing bottles and stones from
the hotel; the IN the streets threw bottles and
stones back al the building. Esq Browning ordered
them TO stop throwing. and most OF them did so. /
then saw man come out OF the motel saw three or
four strike HIM over the head with CLUBS. Went
down Hudson-st. with the citizens when | saw
person by the name Of Wood. with man who had
his neck cut. / then went down HudSon-st. and
stood on the stOOp OF HOOOken COttlge' Wherc saw
a large body Of people coming from the ferry saw
man running ahead Of them, who the mob Knocked
down. on the corner of Newark and HUDSON
SITS, after he tel they beat him went toward him
and saw that 1t was deceased did not go close to
him for they were throwing stones l waited then
about 20 minutes when / talked 10 some Germans
who sand deceased was a rufan ana we XII him al
tcrward the crowd went up NewaTk-St~ When Jesse
Hunt, John Blaney. another person ana myself
picked deceased up and took him IN the hoboKen
Cottage Deceased was SenseeSS when we picked
hum up, and brought him in. ! then went up liud-
son-st as | stood in Michael AlisOns yard, heard
some of them say they were down on Dutchnen,
dead or alive have known deceased since last iaIl
have worked IN the shpyard with nm nave always
known HIM 20 De peaceaDle man sd" seFcIh
Germans throw stones through the windows IN
NewaTk-st saw no one 60 IN the houses III New
sTk-st.
Francis Y. Banner sworn-Reside at the corner OF
Third and Hudson streets, HObOken; about o'clock.
saw crowd of lOafers coming up Hudson street, and
commenced throwing stones at my house shut up
my house. and went up stairs. saw young man 10y
the name of Stanton knock down German as ne
came out Of my yard also saw boy by the name OF
Mott, saw some others throwing stones at the WIN
doWs after the stones were thrown IN the windows,
those IN the building threw them out again at the
crowd IN the street
Jesse Hurst. Swom-Reside al Hob0ken know
deceased about half past O'Clock on Monday came
from Union-Pace 20 Hudson-st. there saw the 20
lice of Hoboken they called, and others. ar
resting the Germans when they saw single Ger
man come along, they would say here Is one oi
them. saw several OF the Police strike the Germans,
also saw some Germans strike the Police, IN their
efforts to escape the Germans appeared 10 be trying
to get TO the ferry aferwaTd saw large body
dressed IN white coats, coming down hudson-st.
there was one ahead who appeared 10 be their lead
er he had a horn which he would blow when the
white coats hOcked around him aiterward | saw
them beating man at the corner OF Newark ana
coats beating deceased went to him and saw that 1t
was Martin Bridges went 10 deceased win Mt.
Brown there were four or five Germans, dressed IN
black clothes, looking al HIM asked them 10 let US
they Would kin as then went few steps from de-
ceased, when some other Germans came up to nm
and struck him with stick about his body, and one
took brick and threw It and hit HIM on the Jaw
They then eh him, when BToYn Two others ana sy y
known deceased TO be pcaceaDie man
James H. DGreU, SwOrn-BetWe cen ana o CLOCK
went up 20 Fox Hill, where party OF Germans nom
New-York were having celebration Whe stand
Ing or Q feet from "A man who was selling cigars
saw the man take a boy about about 10 years Old by
tho neck and said he had stole cigar then came
several Germans and took the boy from the man
then a man came up which was called one oil the
" short Bows and SAID II was shame 10 peat the
boy that way and would lick any one that struck
hin then there was German struck me man on ms
head. when be turned and struck the German IN ms
face after that number OF the Germans ana snort
Bows commenced fighting tins appeared 10 DC the
commencement of the not. The remainder OF lhlS
witnesses testimony related 10 the night al McC arhys
and lludSOn-St and does not dIheI hd'eidii, NUN
the other accounts.
William r. Compton, swOm-As was coming from
Mr. Duers al about s. or O'Clock, on Monday al
ternoon, saw Mr.. McCarty and ms VIE anu chlI1reh
ON the crosswav. with ms wagon, on the road to
Weehawken some one sald be was drove out OF ms
house by the Germans went to Hoboken saw VIM
Wood standing on the corner OF lMIu anu WASH
ington SIS with a club, making threats against the
Germans went to the rear OF Banner Hotel "here
| saw man throwing stones over III the yard among
the men, women and children went 10 the 'front.' Oh
the house on Hudson-St ana sa" me IOnCei a 'ie!
were called armed with clubs German came out
OF Banners Hotel, when James Naiey went up ana
caught him by the throat, When jacob ouI,s an.
some others, zone OF whom lthA va III "a! To-
Brpplly Jr) went up and struck nm tlIee or lour
blows aplece when the blood ran down the uerniahS
back they then SAID he had enough le' nlin 20 ESq'
Browning then came out OF the hOtel dIlq t9u 'lle
crowd 10 fall back they then went DOWN HuusOi1-sl
| afterwards saw German Knocked DOWN near Nj
SpieSsS he appeared to be badly c1t on niS heau
then passed down 10 the corner oil bovllneI.5 dIlu
Second SIS, where 4 saw Michael brOphy anu ms
father standing when German passing along was
seized by hs throat and said " here Is one OF ihem,'
when ms father parted and told hm 70 LEI lle man
90. then saw Andrew Jones WIN gu H 1 Nv
held II nm and SAID he could fetch Dutclman at
any distance l also saw John NJ. Frances Isaac
Van Riper. James Naiey and another person "hom
l could not recognize.
After the examination of the last witness me IN
quest was postponed until so'elock TINS morning
Il Will be concluded in the course OF the day Inc
funeral of Mr. Bridges viii take place this morning
We return our thanks 10 Mr.. Crane the Coroner,
fer his kindness in furnishing all possible facilities to
our Reporters, during the examination and AFTER
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