The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-23
pole.ns., Who -.r, Climbing them, ana ..ying th.y

ponoemeo, VINO were ciuooing snous anu HyinS sney
By the Court-o Who we're they olubbinss Those
with the scarfs two three cut and bleeding the
expression used by policeman Go Ia AMI clu
the Irish Of -" retreAted back nom where
nrst stood and knocked down BY two grown boys,
when got good kici ing relation u mine picked
up; was LAYING in the gutter, aud insen,ibs came
then to the big aud they pursued thsy
came up and knocked . man down; thought ths whole
side OF his head knocked OH thew then tore the
to pieces and carried IL away the who picked
me took into the house and that Was all saw.
Q Did you see the officer that arrested Conroy! A.
did not
Q. Did you Felix Avsryf A. cid, and his whole
Gross. exsLpined-Q What Ia Jour busness2 A. A
'ongshore
Had you got the banner before yoa turned back
How many persons does IT take to carryit9 A. Four
persons-two behind it and two fore
g. Do you know the height Of it, A. could no: toll.
Q. O. uld any reach the top it, A. No.
Q: What were the uprights OF the banner made Of
A. thi ii OF irsn.
stopped until yen back to what he stsrS
A. 1t Wa more than twenty minutes.
O. Did you see the marshals A. did saw him on
horseback and tw or three of the poll arrestng
him by pulling him on his horse.
Q How maj were there with scArfs on A. There
Q Did you zee COnroy arresssds A. No; bus Jaw him
bleeding.
who gave you orders to go ba :ks A. Saunders did
Q How many Ut you won't back A. About fifty
should think.
Alderman Bri.,sy being sworn dspossd that there
tive hose com anies in the neShborhood OF Abingdon
O. On whose recommendation Kelly appointed to
the police in hat district
N ,trict At orney objected to the question.
NJ hcKson-I want to show the jury that there 10 .
prejudice existing in he Ninth Ward against the adopt
70 citizens and have right to show that the police
occasion of the rot trsate the affair with
verify which cha, Use those imbued with Ill feeling
tow tbose lot born in this country offer to prove
~ the Alderman of the ward who minated MI Kelly
hat ct the time of the nomination fespgs Of hostility
were expressed BY the police of tn, Ninth ward against
sI
Tbs Court ruled the question out and noted the coun
sells exception.
Q Do YOU know conroy9 A. Yes.
o What hind of n her A. he indus
rious rockingham he worn cd fer some years ago.
Here the Cosrt took . recess for fifteen minutes.
John BrAdop, sworn-I reside In the Ninth avenue ,
VAS II Abingdon square this Fourth of Jsly last;
down far Abingdon square, and observed the
crowd my way to Canal street; was near the
middle If the square when stage it about
thirty yards from me- saw men getting up on the box
t,virg :, oct him M Ina stage. At that moment In front
of the horses there in his shirt sleeves with
red skirt think; he struck one OF the men with the
scars which the first blow saw struck this Vas
the sidewalk; they ove powered him, as they were
rather toe many for him. they attacked him With their
hands he then uDg ont the boys to rog the FIRE be
he said this there was general fight; then
attention turned to the STAGE saw two or three
get upon It, and try to taAe the driver or then man
got up behind and he die than any OF the rest he
struck the driver several times; one OF the men
punching the drivers legs with his staff police
man on the box: he had club then there
. gentleman belonging the Bibsrnians rode up with
rattaH small sword and ordered them to fall in he
rode in between the two stages saw no than
red shifted struck a. that time but did afterwards
in the neral fght the whe up to the assis
lance Of this man were mostly young men.
Q You were on the west size Of abingdon SQUARED A.
The Eighth avenue comes into the east side of Abing
don squAref A. Yes, sir.
O. The horses were on the west side of the street, A.
Yes.
C.n you tell the jury about the dist.ncs in feet,
from the east Of abingdon square up TO where the
stage was Il time you themS A. cannot say.
Q Was the cry to ring the bell made before he was
overpowered? Certainly not did not notice whether
any knocked down the action Of the man with
the staff was b. ore any blow was struck
David Roach rworn-I Was en- the corner Of Fourteenth
street and Eighth when heard Of the riot first
when got there it looked like general Hght the Ninth
ward ofcsrs and myself followed down 10 the place. the
s, ps .os ~. vsat thew Ssre do
ing wh.n struck; sss blood on the n
Cross-examiLea-Q Did the police try to get the mon
on A Yes; tbrts OF them drunk ant were
pretty obstinate and ugly.
Q Who tore the barser up' A. Why, the outsiders.
Q Who we're the outsiderss A, Tnose opposed to the
Q Die you know any p en- near the bannere A. No.
q. Are you on the pelicef A. Yes, one Of the Six
. wnc attacked the police' A don't know.
DO you tbs outsiders attack the man With the
srt%E tcaIfsY did; they attacked sens with stones,
there all yong cnaps; sax the banner broken all
to ii-css; to 1t As One; heard noise
there out di not pay my attention 70 THAT was ssd
ltard Of the outsiders say Give it to them sons OF
b cic not the banpsr kicked through the
street Lave been To Engine Compsny No 10; have
any Of the banner there; heard one OF the
poicemen s.y " Kill tbs ID 81 ms of b-s."
t. urorI saw pieces Of the banner scattered around
TIE street after wards.
James FDsIi svo.n-I out vi the society on the
Fourth q July last; | was s'sd officer; while we were
Nti,rg or the arder Of the procession saw the
who scarfs hips in ,irsction then Sal
ZONE IN advance OF policemen and others AZ
be got ahead of them he sang out $50 into them boys
he struck him WITH club: Crysta ana caught hoa Of
the banner but the stones were flying so fass that We
for our lives Mt that point Crystal of toward
Car o. street. Crystal in section No. l. didn't see
Crystsl struck, and him strike nobody; saw
crowd Of attacking the with badges and heard
them say, Go into the Of b-s and screaming;
! can't say how many banners We had don't reo0lect
what was on them.
Cros, e1aniDed-when I heard the row was between
Norton and VsrcA street, didn't allow any of my
to go back
Barr ard Thornton sworn-on the day Of the was
In section No IL heard muss behind me; was
my brother; did not him Knocked down he left
ment ! . force OF men coming whom didn't
know At the time standing EEK. the big banner
lsft that place and went right home before that heard
the marshal say, "Men, keep your ranks"
Cross examined O. Were you not driven away by the
David Marsh, sworn-1 reside 10 Hudson street. above
Horatio this disturbance the Fourth Of July;
saw the Hibernans cone down, when q stage came up
and driving through them and appeared 10 be going
them; the eriver used oaths can't say what he
said precisely they let the stage diver pass that
int u, Eighth aw the IL R pass ss
saw large crowd down Abingdon square; before got
there saw horse and stage dash through the crowd,
who very much excited, of the men with
regalia raised his stan and beat the driver; said,
Don't kill bin ~ the marshal then passed and sad,
" Don't let them hurt the man" saw man get into
the stage and atthpt to pull him down; he kept them a.
bay wi III his whip and feet raw man who was pc
eemap link, try to preserve him heard several say
.D--p the hish,r &c.; there = great rush the
Hbernisns, but could not much in the croud there
vas good deal OF knocking down by the 3ho Boys;
there fopr Ave low grog shops around there;
Of these boys Eockng one of the Hibernians
who tried to defend HIMSELF after tho occurrence
minedI live at No. $40 Hudson street;
apysc Of lace GOODS thst had been getting
shaved In the ghth avenue about two blocks north Of
Abingdon square, the rst stage the Eighth
there large crowd about IL; saw his stage dash
through; saw no oIe stop it then; wnsn got to tbs
corner IF Troy street there person tha stage
With The driver, don't kno- who he there were
81 ea each side having Id Of ths horses bits; the
The heads head ng up street. didn't see
sny pole strap broken; ! saws stone thrown don't
know what became Of the man that pcsrd the stones
rush made co sn Troy street; made efforts TO
thu driver at the time this picked the