The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-22
THE NINTH WARD RIOT CASE


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Ceurt or General Sessions.
n0NcI usIoN OF rHx CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION
OPENING SPEECH OF THE COUNSEL FOB TIE DE-
yyECx.
SIXTH
Before Ills Honor Recorder Tfllou.
pre 1.-THE Court resumed its sitting o.day and
proceeded to examination Of the witnesses both for
ahs prosecution and defence.
James Mead was the nrst witness then put upon tas
stand the prosecution who being sworn, dspossd
that he lived at Hudson street. and attached to
sAs Ninth ward police.
O. Were you at Abingdon square whom the rio. COM
usnosd A. No. Was 1t the station house.
O. win you state what while there In oonnec
s3on with officer MoPhersonf A. I went in company
With sutsaant ssasrsw and ave other policemen,
10 the Of the riot little in advance of the rest tins
Arst thing that did to try and pacify them while
trying to paaify them discovered ohcer AcPnerson on
hA Knees with Eve OF the rioters around him.
is was while was endsavorng to get the rioters TO
Dawn 70 other end OF the two OF them had
"a white AID green; among the number recog aizsd
N the policeman Mcpherson Was Chrstie the other man
rot one Of them .way rom hin b, catching him ~ the
bask Of the neck and while pulling him away another Of
thsn nrsd paving stone striking officer MCPHERSON, "a
thought In the head seeing this let my prisoner CO.
put after the that threw the stone he down
Troy street and crossed the othsr side and went
towards Hudson street. and he turned struck ut him
With club he then do into area, where had
b protect him from the crowd that gathered around him
shut the gate Of the he into and turning
around saw officer McPherson who came up and took
him prisoner; his James Fitzpatrick recog
nisec him the rsxt day At the police office there was
ssite there and clubs used rather freely
~ the OF Troy and HUDSON streets they had officer
Wssterheld up in door way, and as ran up TO his
srs Of the away struck at him with piece OF
stat, and Lieut.. Taft knocked him down; he was very
among the rioters, and recognized him the
nsxt day ~ Conroy; there was warm work few
Dens the hrst thing did on arriving, which waa in tn
% 70 away from the the distuy bance and
rather surprised to see Afterwards that he was engaged In
O Were there any others you recogEzsdS A. As I
got down by the corner of Hudson and Bank streets
Lieut. seaSrew was struck with brick which started
Hammond street saw him, and Ar AcAurrsJ was struck
- him with . stone.
q who was that mani A. don't know; it was the
that officer Lenerts took n was engaged in per-
saseirg my man to 20 away when Mr. Leasrts took his
Q. Who was this nan that you wrs engaged with and
sstsmpted to get aways A. Idon't know who he was;
= is indicted he was directly in ffont of when Nc
Murray was struck.
Cross sIaminsd-Q How many stones were thrown
O. DID yer zee more than one man knocked down. A.
did; the that stands behind You (Christie) was
Knocked down.
Q Did you see anybody else knocked down A. saw
soaroy.
O. Any body elseY A. saw good many.
Q Tell me their namesS A. TrAinor was knocked
@ How maoy did you see knocked downs A.
tell their they were hustled to the right
o Did you see any person struck scros the heads A.
fhs man behind you (chrstie)
g By whom A. By = policeman
@ By whom was he kno cked down? A. By Lieutenant
O. Was Tranor knocked down BY Tafta A. He was
struck by Lieutenant TAFT and also elinched By him.
Q Did you any struck A. Yes, BY Lieutenant
O whereY A. Across the head.
@ Did you the With green searfs struck by any
s.sY A. Yes, By citizens, in defer ding themselves.
Q. Did you see this man running away Why did he
- into the to escape the pelicsmsns blovsf A.
1dont know it for anything else; he vas coward
6Dr firing . stone and then running away.
g What shoud he have DONE then, II 1t was An act OF
he Court objected to the question and ruled out
o When you got down into the did you arrest
himY A. did net go down into tn- area
@ Why notY A. stood outside and shut the gate to
ysctect him.
q From vhom' A. From the polio. ard citizens;
~ that he hred the stons dd MT want to - the
nan injured.
. By citizens 4. Yes.
Q were not these flying in al direstionsi A.
q Did they get out o, the hgit' A. The, did after :
Q How long did this disturbances continued A. About
q. Did You see the members Of the Hberni.n Society
ALipg their badges OFF, A. Cannot :sy that L did
q. Did yos zee the large banner? A. l did.
O. Was the frame work of 1t brokenf A. It vas car.
I'D II to the station house myself tried to protect it
nom the citissns them Masking towards it, for
~ thought struck me that I. would be- injured
Q. What crowd I'D you rushing towards III A. As
ssearos tie banner 1t down Al Of sudden, and
made rush to it but when ! got up there sav
o wby did you rush to III A. Why to do the best
that coud dens the saion; went there to pro-
tset the banner A. well - for other reasons
O Do you any u those who near the banner
when it feilS Nj Wallace was there, Mr. Murray and
n. Rush
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s& the junction OF Hudson ard Morton streets.
Q. hos far that from Abingdon squarss A. About
q By whom va. the sanusr destroyed A. It was i'm
poenbis for me TO tell
Wsrk at like Are engineer A. No, sir; II came do IN
O Was the frame on the zround' A II was
O. What portion Of it did you get? A. Ons side Of the
hasdls of the uprsh asd one Of the iron braces
O. Do you rscoles. that the figure Of Warrington
. the bAnner7 A. can't tell; 1t disappeared sud
6euly tia. could not tell what ON It
O Have you seen it SINGER A. have not.
Q. How many blows did you strike that day. A. Oaly
sns; and that was the away afsr striking
VIM Murray, of lls Bank street, was EEK. sworn and
nsctsd with tie pslce.
@ On the day Of the riot when IT tosk place, where
were your A. at work. 1t tbs corner Of Greenwich
q What srs. attracted your attention, A. saw
were going towards where lived zos Up from my vork
end followed them down.
q. what cid you sec taecf a. Nnn yot On me CO..
nsr Of Troy street Ard Eighth sav aAds
towards Troy stree. by the members OF the Hbernsu
Society," chasing one, | don't know whom;
went down to the of Trsy street
and Hudson street md stood ON the there
thsm rushing at another that took to be Mr. Boy
land saw him the other day, and thiok that the
individual ST. uck by them; there were many
people around him that though, tn incommodsi each
ether; then crossed 70 ths with officer
Nswee, and there met attachments Of the kinth and
axth ward police, who formed themselves across tns
street put main body o. the rioters back far
- Hudson street of the poics took hold Of man,
and then sticks, soass and umbreas were aet By the
rioters 70 from the hands OF the
Hoe who used their clubs liz return they had two or
three in custoty, and saw they tiled to rescue them
they had of GER by the neck and as
saw that went 70 his assistanc. the polie caught
the a an and arrested HIN, bot dJnt know what his
name WAS .
q How many around the oficer' A. don't