The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-21

officer stopped him.
Cross s..mined-o Did you say they attacked tie po-
@ Did you see body o,ci.1ens attack ,bemf A. Yes;
they assisted them.
O. We're ,eI knocked DOWN A. was not knocked
Q. And we're you not in th. midst Of the .Gray2 A.
Samuel Carpenter sworn-I reside .. No 1922 Blocker
street; policeman Of the Ninth ward the not took
place on my own teat the Hrst about
eight men with regslia on attacking in the of
houe had my star on at the time; saw ofiosrs
Mepherson and Smith coming to my assisance We then
ordered the men to 60 away and they refused then
ing to the OF the riot AFTER that Hght pref
ty general; ayretted named Anthony McQuay
saw him striking At three or four men; see McQuSy
here
District Attorney-Gc and pick the man ont. (rhs
witness then proceeded 70 the witnesses and selected the
prsoner)
Q. Was not the man quietly carrying . banner when
yon struck him A. / struck no one
Q. DID he knock any DOWN. A. No; did not ar
rest him, because he struck one.
q Did, you see the Hbernians struck by anybody A.
Abraham Ciremsn sworn-I am the deputy kee PER OF
the Jefferson marhe prison. present at tho riot;
saw there man rush out of the procession with brick
don't know hs name; took him to the police Office be-
fore Justice Stuart; Tcen't see the here now.
y 10 YOU Know whether It was . brckbAt or not :
O. Did you see the man afterwards that was knocked
O. Did you any policemen striker A. No air; there
were about twenty i've thirty brought into the
lrison did not drag these men along did not call
1 them id Irish SONS Of BIS.
| @. Are you member OF any order2
| Question objected to, and objection sustained.
David B. Reed sworn-I am . butcher BY trade; re.
sided, the 4th Of July Last at No. Abingdon square.
Q Where were you when your attention called to
this rotf A. was In the house at the time the riot
broke out.
Q What did you dor A. ] ran cut OF the house and
went 70 the corner; saw stage at the with
three or four on It; the horses were very much
frghtenej stood there FOR few minutes on the cor
Of Abingdon and Troy street, were four
or 20 around the stage, holding the horses and
jerking them, and threatening to cut the poll strap;
told them 1t would My hurt the horses there
OF the men trying to pull the driver of the box
them got on the stage pulled the driver ~ the hail
Of the head; / saw officer Kelly on the stage; saw
man b bind me on his back and two three stamp
ing him cried cnt: For Gods sake don't kill him
How we're hese men dressed? A. They hAd RECALLS
en-, and white pantslo,ns thought the face OF ths
that the ound had the flesh from bis che-h
torn One OF the ms struck ut aud hit him bach
xgsn then Eve or six struck and hsd my hat
down Troy TO Greenwich street. aud several pursued
Iize flock 1T sheep; ahead of this rest, and
and k ocksd him down; then he stones few dixie
ball by that hse vie and daughter sft-r
and vent TO the soop OF my house md stoo Their.
until t1e polio. alter the pohos came, gsnsra
scrnrnsge fooHed say the Marshal there, but doa
koor Whist he said noyrizs one OF tho party BE-
vas CoLrery; saw HIM ruasing with bloody head
daughter
craes examined-o Were you irjued A ] wis not.