The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-06

Patrick Donahoe.
The above named persons locked in csAs during
that day and night, and on Tuesday morning Justcs
Stuart commenced the examination and taking the evil
derce against the accused PARTIES General sandord and
Mr.. Busted appeared counsel for the rioters.
The police court presented interesting SCENE The
prisoners seated benches one side the room
and the witnesses, policemen &c, the opposite sde
The stage driver able to appear and gave his es
pony follows
Edwin J. Carpenter, residing in Tenth avenue near
Twenty sxth street, sworn, saysTbat the 4th day
ard when Bank street. ia Abingdon square was
stopped by the procession which going down Bank
street towards Hudson street waited until the process
sion nearly all passed when there opening in
the line OF twenty feet the end of the process
sion my horses were fiery and the boys firing of
crackers, which made them very itsve and they started
~ the opening in the lbe immediately from
the procession seized the horses by the head turned
them aeout and drove them down Hudson street. And
then turned them about again aud drove them up Hud
scn street; during this time others we're engaged
in throwing stones and using their slaves at
sizes struck the head and back and
he said nen rioters constantly calling out tear
the ION OF a b-h oil this box" "kill hun" shoot
him. and other like cries. during this time unable
20 manage my horses. large mob created ADD re-
msined in that situation until released by the police and
believe that had it not been for the police the rioters
would bsye kill amongst the prisoners present
only pfy Ed yard Mooney and James sandus the
latter being the marshall who both present and
gagged in the riot.
Cross examined by Gene raj Sanford Il FIRST saw San
dus az the he ad OF the ranks at Bank street saw him
before ard after the horses attempted TO the ne
the procession, should think the end of the line
absut block and hah OF when attempted the
lne him after they seized my horses he was riding
about horseback know that he said thing,
nole. ted any one "a EMoouey throw stone at me
i after attempted to the line don't reco
ect seeing any banners ming in the procession when
attempted 10 cross the line Mooney the for
ward wheel of my stage when he the stone saw
him several times curing The riot.
Henry Boyla sworn fsys-I reside at 145 Hammond
street. ut the Of Troy ana Hudson reefs
James Sapdsu, the marshal ON horseback, with a
drawn sword waving II about and heard him saw go
10, men or go into it' stood there for about mi
struck with staff the he adj knocked down aud kicked
my clothing torn of bea'e until was iuseps
ard when came to ] found myself in Grtenwch strre
the first saw of the mar hal be waving bic
ahou thi head calling out Ego in" /" go 10, men =,
recognize James Sandus nov preseat in court
Sidney Par ker sworn, saysI reside at SO Esnk
faw the disturbance, and witnessed several psr.on,
kr ocked down by the rioters they got the stage and
pulled of two passengers from the box and beat them
went 70 sssistthe police, and received cut
head inflicted By fome Of the rioters This wit
went on and detailed he actions Of the rioters, cosro
borang the evidence Of the age driver and the witness
Boylsnd
Richsrd J. Bnsb of No so Troy street. sworn sayg--
was present wbsn the rioters running after tho
stage which they caught Mt the Of Hudson ADD
Troy streets there OF the riccrs the
reaching rough the window gto cstch at the dri-
ems and at his legs the In the stage belonged
10 the Hbernlsn Society policeman got on the box TO
protect the driver, and while the police had hold OF
the driver, one OF the rioters got up from behind
the STAGE and struck the driver three times;
hs man now present in court named Michael Dougoerty
y ire rerfon who struck The driver; the fsb then be-