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

the ssA brought 10 the station hsuss A. That party
Of the Hihsrnisns were killing, had killed, stage
driver
9 Thsn yca ordered the men to get ready A. Capt.
Q. Who who WAS in command of it' A. was.
g. whst did Jon see when you went there A. fight
ing between the Hbernians and police.
Q Did you see among those who opposed the rioters
any eihssnf A. did, several Ok peiiosnsn that
Q. hid yen see the Hbsrni.ns striking theuf A. /
did not; 1t was - much % could do to take Of
| myself
Q. Did you strike any onsf A. did
| q. Were you injured in the kastf A. No.
2. Did you get q blow A. No.
Q Where did you strike them A In the hsad-it is
| Q. Could your club be broken in two, A. Not very
| easy
q Was any Of your men laid up2 A. Yes, Mr. Clark
O. you the stationhcuse when this man. (poiut
into the station heusei A. No, not because had
| chase after another man, who arrested In yandam
slowed away snuely 10 his pocket So thinking that be
must bave been one Of the most active Of the rioters
found that he the that struck the stage
/ driver.
O. Did you any Of them running away from the 20
| lice? A ran after some Of them myself.
@ Did you chase man de wn into and did you
club him. A. chased that man, but told the officer,
OBrisp to strike and think he cid not strike hi o.
arres the man Christie as spoken Of by Lieut. Taft
he then described the not just in the fame manner
CROSS exam ned-o. Did you see Christie there A.
| cid.
O. Do you see him here now7 A. I do not; l can't
| him
Mr. Mckenzie sin the room, there right before you.
q Did you strike any one A. Yes, several
q Do you recolect strikings man that down and
another coming up asking you not strike
man while ne was down a. do not remember any
! thing about it.
One Of the STATS was then shown TO the jury by Mr.
Mcheon, who compared it with the weghty stub Of the
policemen, and some funny remarks bet weep
| the counsel on both sides and the jury.
Nathaniel Mason, one OF ths Ninth ward police,
patrol dnty at the time; when got there the riot
over arrested Eagerly; could not tel II any inter
fered with him. officer Kelly then up and told my
prise that if he had him before he would
have done better; officer Kelly did help TO
him; Mr.. Kelly appeared TO be doing his duty at the
W q s assn ward police Va.
then sworn-On MY way nom the station ouse, where
sent to the place Of the not; arrested man the,. vbo
gave the nsme Of Edward Murray; they were fighting
and he cried ont, zee in boysn took the station
house when arrested him he tried TO get away from
Croaexsmined-o. Did You see him strike blow or
G. Had you not struck some before that A.
struck man whom saw throwing paving stone among
ink stand lpoDting to one ef moderate ,ize
q Was there any one injured by that stoneY A. cid
not zee any one knocked down BY that stone.
z. Did you see any stone strike any personi A. did
Eot
Q. DID you see any one struck with q cluba did.
q While You were there did any policeman say to you,
Give 1t TO hin, the id Irish son OF b-hf', a. /
heald nothing Of the kind
9 Did you see these men with STATS running awayf A.
] tsw enc.
Q Bow many Of those things (ponting TO the staH)
were theref A. do not know.
Q. Are not those things used to regulate . crowd
(point.sDs TO the stsnls 4. believe 50:
Mt you see any men in green scarfs running away
Q; Die you zee anything At AM A. did. laugh.
Joseph Turner On the day of this occurrence
street toward Washington street took my billy ont Of
my pocket and told them to 60 back they resisted me
and toward the citiaens the nght became general
and found it necessary to make arrest; arrested
Pa rick Waters; he Vas saying Go in and kin the id
was discharged BY justice Stuart was examine before
Justice Stuart
Cross e1amined-o. Were you struck or injured' A.
was Of
9. Did you strike any ope' A. did not.
@ Did you see these men with green uniforms runningf
Did they strike tn. police A. Certainly they did.
@ Who did they strike A. Whoever they could get
Q, How mary did yon see blssdingi A. Four or fve
e Did you see aEy sitter their arrest with the soarfs
ia mes McPherson s~orn-I am one Of tn. Ninth ward
pte WAS In The station house ~ The time Of this
currence; on hearing OF 1t west with officer Smith
Hibernan Society attempted to arrest some CT them
got them on the sidewalk, whea the Marsh a rode up
to the static horse' and then they got me off Of nv
feet snc was Aicked while down; before got up
received blow, the head from their fists Mead
came 10 assistance; the then to the other
ride o. the street, and followed and arrested him.
and took him to the station house; his eithsr
Jsmes Ftpa trick OF P gersk recognized among them
Mr.. Edward Chrsty Who is here now; was acc usnted
with Wn Wallace bat did not him there did not see
there he gave me clip on The side o: the head rece
ect seem covered with blood ia station house
don't rscoect that any mah asked for drink of water
struck no man in the mouth who asked for drink Of
water.
Luxe Poole sworn am one Of the Ninth ward police
mp to tho time Of the It at the station house. aad
WAS sent to the place; when got there general
fight arrested John Lsverty there he in the mid
die OF the street. between the park and the stone yard
Cross esanined-Q Do you recognize Mr.. LAverty here
Harrison Redfeld svcrn-I am one o. the Ninth ward
police; was present ut the Of lion; when got
there found the Hiterrians had attacked the police;
arrested John Patterson 1t the time he the OF
him TO the station house, he is court (Here wit
ness vas shown Patterson and identified him.)
Cross exsmined-Q Did he lay bis hand on AZ y one?
A. No; he had not time to do so.
O. How many did You striker A. struck one.
g. How many of the men with scaris around your
1. Some eight or ten.
@ Did you this exIosrlating with the off cers
Joteph Norris s-on-l BESIDE in Blocker street; was
10 front OF my house when saw the riot; the procession
paused in front Of my house, the body OF dewn
Troy street, chasing some one the with badges
met the foeeiy they attacked the police and the police
attacked Them cannot identify any of the party
enc Of the men In the act Of throwing stone, and the
offcer stopped him.
Cross exAmined-Q. Did you say they attacked tie po
Lcef A. Yes.
q Did you soc body o'c.nens attack tbem7 A. Yes;
they assisted them.
O. We're you knocked DOWN A. was not knocked
down.
Q. And we're you not in The mide; OF the sgray2 A.
Samuel Carpenter sworn reside ~ No 2s2 Bleecker
street; am policeman Of the Ninth ward: the not took
place on my own teat; the frst about
eight men with regslA ON attacking in the Of
hosle had my star on at the time; saw oaiosrs
MePherson and Smith coming to my assistance; then
ord.red the men to go away, and they refused then
got to Hudson street. there the society return
ing to the of the riot after that the fight pref
" general; alre,ted one man, named Anthony McQuay
saw him striking At three four men; McQuSy
here
District Attorney-Go and pick the man ont. (The
witness then proceeded u the witnesses