The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-20

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time Becker and Austin In altsrcaton whom the
crowd came in was IN the middle q the Sesr the whole
committee room door opened saw crowd outside;
shorty after John Austin got into the the door
John G. Phelan sworn-Knsw Isaac Austin, John 8.
Austin and Steve wilson In the committee ct
enter the room saw John Austin Wilson, and Ike Austin
there after the lights were put out remained few
moments and saw Steve Wilson come out with blood
on his face the rush made about eight clock heard
talk about entering the committee room.
Cross examined-Had known Wilson for fifteen years;
there to see s man At the Brig eus1 ri bali ii;
saw Wilson and John and Isaac Austin in the lower
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sFather Smons Game, and Ia played for the drinks;
QaughterD Wilson played Father Simon;' John s. Aus,
there large crowd of aborers there can't say
how the fight in the barroom commenced before the
Wilson's face; did not Ike Austin in the fight be-
lieve the aberers nterfered with Simon 5" men it
not till after the barroom fight that knew the General
Committee in session; heard Quinn buster around,
and say he could lick any in the house.
The prosecution here closed, and Mr. Cochrane opened
for the defence contending principally that there was
riot and there were, 1t caused by Quinns party,
who drove the others down to the commit tee room.
He then called the following Witnessed
Charles Brown deposed-He is Of the proprietors
of Tammany Hall and the I'd Of December last;
the Brighton Guard ball was held there that night;
ballroom but at the request Of Mr. John Becker, they
pane down. witness did not speak to them they were La
boring men like foreigners; they told there
meeting up stairs and shortly after this, witness
John Quinn conversng with these men in the barroom;
OF those persons afterwards in the basement
il was about half past O'Clock when they first
came Quinn very noisy and he said he could lick
one in the room.
1t being four o'clock the Court took recess for half
an hour.
EVENING SESSION.
On the reassembing OF the Court the FIRST witness call
cd was
Abraham s. vosburgh-was member of General Com.
John s. Austin the defendant, there before; he
at the table in the centre Of the room did not him
making any demonstration of acting with the crowd
moment two previous to the crowd breaking in he had
turned and was about leaving the room; the only one
witness recognized among the crowd was John Quinn;
knew John and Isaac Austin did not see them in the
crowd the crowd were generally very rough looking
lot, working men he would say; could not say what
countrymen whether foreigners not; Quinn appa
rently man sixty years of age.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hall-Mr Quinn was close to
the side door, Mr. Sche not struck to knowledge
Captain Rynders-Was at Tammany Hall on the even
ing of the 3D. at ball. he down stairs about half
past ten as he should Judge for he left home at nine
o'clock and had just danced the Spanish dance which
the fifth, and he thought hour and half must
have elapsed after he left home game being play
ed John Quinn there; not when he first came down
the hall and staircase crowded he concluded the
General Committee were in the coa hole from seeing
Of the members about; Wilson there his head
was cut, and bleeding he (witness) came down to the
lower bar room for reeshment he heard high words
and said jocuarly, 'The election is all over and you'd
better not fight about it now the difference was be-
tween man named Murphy and another general fight
took place. [The witness gave also long account Of
barroom fight John Quinn came up, and some others,
and said he d been beaten.
Cross -examined-Saw some members of the General
some.
Charles Fletcher sworn Was in the barroom below
about twenty minutes afterwards, he heard one
haloo to mind man coming down stairs" and about
ten men, in aborers dresses, down; went to the
Pewter Mug and came back John s. Austin standing
by the stairs heard nothing till next morning
Mr. Stephen Cornell sworn-Was a member of the COM
mttee: John S. Austin there that night and he said
he committee to invite all the General Committee
to ball, and he said it ga Cd id blsmed
shame and that there was fight outside, and they
wanted to put him out where the fight was:'
schureman, Wallace and Wilson, it was about halfpast
ten O'Clock.
Mr.. James B. Hetherington sworn-Was member Of
the committee, and was present. there about 20
minutes past saw John Quinn he passed through
the upper barroom, with half o dozen laboring men,
drinking witness passed into the committee room;
should think it about half past ten when John
s. Austin came in should judge it ABOUT
ten minutes afterwards when the crowd came in;
went stairs about Of hour before the
crowd came in there fighting there then; it was
in and it hard to describe it. 0aughter); he did
not know the people in the crowd at all could only
OF himself somebody else throwing his hands about
(aughter) heard them crying out black joke heard
thing said while Austin there about smashing Mr.
Scheii's head
Anthony S Wood member of the committee last year,
srorn-Was there all the time Austin in the room
ard heard nothing about smashing heads; saw Wilson
and Wallace in the crowd Quinn there; he was lying
on the ground, (Hughter); afterwards him his
feet in the barroors the crowd iaboring men,
Wilson's face streaming with blood him strike
one Of the men that came in.
Hugh Mooney evorn-WaS af Hal
he believed; believed he at twenty minutes after
six; saw game played by quite number; Wallace
was not; Matthews was, be thought Schureman was
some laborers in with Quinns to the bar and
hey down with Patrick Murphy. he thought heard
40 give them any directions fight; Murphy and
number Of men standing on the steps Of the Hail Of Re-
cords, some Of these had stones in their hands;
heard one say
The District Attorney objected to the declarations of
these men, as il not in the building
Mr.. CochIane proposed to show that these came
Tor the express purpose.
The Court-You may prove their declaration if it was
oft
A.-Murphy said if they did not carry the 9Th of Au-
gust some of them would have heads This at
Iammany Hall previous to the disturbance Did not
MUIR ny on the Hall of Records
Dennis Ryer-Was there about eight O'Clock saw
Quinn and number of laboring men in the upper bar.
room in the lower barroom there number Of per-
sons saw the game of wig wag played there and af
ter they lad been playing some time, Patrick Murphy
made remarks and went the steps brought down
seven OF eight men, and placed them all in a row. and
sat down in chair, and said to the men, Now when
say go IN want you to go in looked at the men; and
one take stone out of his pea jacket pocket and put
il In again the that playing got up to drink
and Murphy got into quarrel with of them; and
general fight took place they fought Mr., Austin Mr.
Wallace and everybody John Quinn who had gone up back
steps came down the front ones followed by his
some one cried from direction Of committee room door,
: BY G. they beat us' Quinn brought out from
the committee room senseless; when he came too he
wanted TO lick any one that opposed to him. and the
committee too
Gross examinedWas Health Inspector under the Board
of Health; went with Mr.. Alfred Phillips; Mr. p
beaten also; went in by upper part; " wig way
played; Steve Wilson played Father Simon did not
hear :" Father Wilson say 'go in"
Mr.. Cochrane-It was'' Father Quinn said that
Cross examned-Iaa Austin and Wallace
neeted with Oil Depsrtcent; he recognized scye,
raj lamp lighters there; he could not tel, all
but would answer any question that he could did
not know Patrick Matthews Steve Wilson was in the
department he standing at the Of the bar
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