The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-22
Kings County Court or Oyer and Terminer.
Before Fl, Judge Brown q. A. Moore OF the Uou oty
Court, and Justices Stwel and STRIKER


THE CANARsIE RIOTS.
The trial Of tbese case, was commenced yesterday
morning. and John Farrell and Henry Collins were
Rster with highway robbery In attacking Mr. srs nish
sche OK the 9th Of Juy last, and stealing from him
M schenck the Hrst witpess and proved that he
was at Cspare on the 5th Of July last liking stoop
u .sd 1n as s
smith said they we're : S n'% al. ana gong 70 su
Som,, D~n ., !yeu'n break my stoop dom again, one
Of them struck him 10 tbs face thsa four fell on
AND struck him; J.ques smith got into the carriage
would give him one hundred d,lArs to take him home
he said he gould; when they got half way one m an,
he'll get his double barrel gum they then folio wed bs
hind and took me BY tine collar ana jsrked thit off
watch it must have erked out BY the chain il
gold watch and worth soont $50 tbs chain round
ny The, ooa to hous sas a
on the stoop the big man then said, NOV get your
ney the Others said Nc don't let him 60. he'll shoot
struck arst and then the big man. tbs then
TUNED to and tried to get them away; one came
through tbs house and put up hi, hand and they al
lsf.; that Is all saw; had the since
some ore Of Them put his hand 10 pocket and wnsss
caught it; there waa purse and tobacco box 10 my
pocket asked him WHAT do want and my sssailant
replied "Your money / told him had no money,
and offered him my tobacco; on 9th july a. the
few days Afterwards but did not kno that gnized
any oIe did not knoS Of ths party their acss
OF scars me right Dentnd counse Arrou
tro.sexamined-Did not know whether recognizsd
Farrell that day the all but Mr. Duryea District Attor
ney. could tell was almost blind tbs man With the skn
ned noe took me by the back OF the neck should
time wa. not possible that the wseh could hars bsoo
chief and 81. had nothing left on but my "a ans shrs;
when got TO the stoop out OF the carriage house. tbs
big man had hold of me till the others commenced to
strike could lot de- oribe the who put bis hArd In
my locke; the big man led me to tbs house; him
in jail the skinned nose man uas lot there; meaot
eyee were % that day that could rot say what
.sw; ono eye saw hing with, aod with the oihm
John Boeart sworn-Liyed at Canarsie: was there on
the 9th q July saws gcod many persons who came to
my house in t.o stages They drank good man, times,
ard went a~ay krows two or three Of ths persons-
OBADIAH Smith, Loy and Of tie stage orivsre-none
OF the others BY lame Toere thtr I've forty
of them One man osme and strucka man in sit
Dest' bsrroom and struck at him Creighton paid for
some Of the drinks Did rot hear ANYTHING said a. to
vhat they came out for. Recognized Farrell having
beer one in he sage
jacob Smith depossd to nesting thirteen o, fourteen
Of them opposite Mr. sobenck's barn They mepced
bea him, and be ran snd Jumped in this barn through
the window the, ran after him, and vent away with
Nh scbepck: could not recognize prisoners now.
fr m ootyn; there about thirty OF them. Toe
ON bibus teensd 10 b under the d ectiou of Mr. Hg
who drank 1n nsm o%. Of e ,hs 81. ,Ss1
gorg Gown TO the beach TO s~im they along tbs
road apo witness saw an old man 10 wagon and tao
crowd around him spd afterwards the old sic.
tiog the fDcs Add Creighton told witness 70 down
10 the house and tell the parry TO come up
CNs e1sminsc-Kpew the prisoner on trisl before;
he .uppcsed the object was TO 90 70 ella bake did not
zee Mr. ecbeDck sized did not ths prisoners ths
crater portion OF the time there nothing aid about
robbery or taArg watch any property
David Rogers sworn-R sicss In Brooklyn; went down
With the party ard undest they goiog 5h~eps
Head Bay 70 q clam bake: when they got to Hunte ay
Wood the driver said hs had orders 70 take them ca
Marie
The other witnesses examined were unable or IN oil n,
TO prove sDy thing
IN ouebtut the TRIAL several disc cssons were had bat
the, All resolved them toto the question ~heher
All lhe parties who might havs bssn sssocistsd for
ctunop ard legal offset were Haze for a separate
'e'onJ no 9 con-equence Of that object
cpoD tbs point the Cosrt chsrs.d fvorabiy to the
prsmtrs and 'he jury almost irr nsd,aely returned
We eict 81 not guilty.
Abo.hsr a'ch. consisting Of Thonss CogsinSs Mchse
Tally Jec sep and Nsthsn sw tier we're tnsn placed
On t'isl Dpon similar ip6ictmsnt jury vas On osn
relied but 10 further proceedings had when the Court
sol ,urnsd
There other indictments penciny against all the
parties for the riot.