The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-22
n1urderous Array In tho Fifth Ward


SHOOTING AND CUTTING AFFRAY IN ANTHONY
STREET, BETWEEN EKGRoEs AND WHITE MKN-ONu
NEGRO KILLED, AND OTHER5 BADLY INJURED
CoRoNERs INVESTIGATION, AND VERDICT OF Tm
JURY.
Between two and three o'clo,k yesterday morning q
conflict took place in Anthony street. near Church street.
between three white and several negroes which
Edward Matthew'S Of the negroes keeper Of oys
ter faloon at No 55 Anthony street. shot through the
body ard killed almost instantly. Francis Johnson ana
ther coorod man, severely cut with knife in the
face, infoting sceration OF inches in length
Several other coored persons injured lsa
during the affray. whits man. ramed George Crums-
ley received desI crate his left cheek He
arrested by the police the charge made BY tie
colored Johnson, who sleges that the wound In.
ncted on him dcne by Crumsley, and BY come It
tsought evidence would be atducsd duplicating Ufums
ley with the discharge OF the pistol
Captain Carpenter Of the Fifth ward returned the fsa
loving acccun: Of the affair to the Chief Of Police
h y 81 sT hs hsi e
o'soek in the shooting Of oslored man named HdvarS
s M @ saa fact. h1 sss
vooped 5y the stsemsht OF the eoored MANI
% s Sss:s
s odrd as men saa nc or rn .ns v, s Ss
e White ' a the NJ.
&
Again say close low grogser at reasonable hour
Coroner o'Donnell held inquest the body, and
has investigated all The facts coming within his know
ledge which fail TO show who the person that 6rsd
the pttol and caused the death of Matthews. 1t
johnson. The Coroner, therefore, the rsndtoa
Of the verdict discharged Crumsey from the charge Of
muder but the captain Of police held him to appear b.
fore Justice Bcgat to answer for the assault Johnso1
TESTIMONY.
Policeman Maynard, Of ths Fifth ward testified t.
having been duty whom the aay occurred He heard
clrf Grad fhan ncaap NJ
went TO the place and found eight ten negroes with
clubs in their hands, in front OF the door Taey were
aonsnside whom they auting them witnsss
dispersed the colored men, and soon after heard shot
near by; went to the corner of Church and Anthony
streets, and erquirea about it, colorsd told hin
that John Sewen Of No. 81 Anthony street, had ds-
charged his pistol in the air; in going down Anthony
Matthews shot, vent to No 55 Anthony street. whsro
Matthews kept and found him dead; he then went baok
Crumslsy, whose face was covered with blood
Policemen Smith and Greer assisted the above named
oS,r and Says Tim.T naar testimony St me uo,
having heard firearms discharged In front Of his place at
2h o'clock going out to what had happened, hs
him moment after Sis he heard the report Of rsarms
again, but does not know who Arsd; Crumsley
a s
| In the house.
Peter Thcmpaon. (oolored,l barber, residing At No.
Catherine lane deposed-Tha 1t two O'Clock yesterday
morning into the oyster cellar No. IS Anthony
street. and sout minutes after into Sewes dance
house, next door, VIM. Bain there after, and
nio Edward Mathews was shot went out with him,
and met Francis Johnson who said he was cut;
then went up Church street. and heard several shots
fred, but do hnow who fred them saw three nasn
the corner Of Church street. two Of whom ints
lhe Ocean House. the other stood And nred shot; he
him point the pistol the direction Of Mat
thews and hre Matthews then dodgng around wAg-
at the corner Church and Anthony streets after the
man hao fired the hct he followed his two com panioas
into the Ocean House, mot recognise the whs
three men who were together when the shot Was fred
Francis johnson colored, OF Thomas street. tsstt
fed that at two O'Clock on Wednesday mornng he
in Matthew'S saloon, No. IS Anthony street. whsn man
named Bains in and said that he had been attacked
by three white men at the went ont with him,
and saw three white men there; the prisonsr
wss one Of them; when BY the pri,onR
ne rAyed hts hand and struok me; | found my
by him. could nothing in his hand after striking
me, he said to his friends give pisto;' he was
then about twenty feet from me- did not see any one
give him risto then went into Ed Matthew'S salooa,
and soon after tho deceased brought In he nd
then dead, and said, lord have mercy upon me-" -
VIM Blans, colored Of 50 Thompson street. testified -
being at Matthew'S saloon, shortly after two oclosk
Wednesday morning talking with Johnson and decsassd
lett soon after TO 60 home and reaching tine cornex
Of Anthony and Church Streets three young men,
one Of whom called me hard names and jsrted whaa
back 70 Mathew - and and told Robert H.Ss~ ss.
three white At the corner wanted to kin Bob and
were ere stili t there, but did not assault us.
Dr. ThI made post mortsm examination Of the body
Of the deceased and found the right eye about
two inches in length, and bullet hole between the At
Ra 'tiS's sss bullet had ' sa. q Il: ss:
passed DOWN and into the right lung and lodged In the
right ride between the sixth and seventh ribs. Theoo
wounds, he stated the Of death. The tss-
mony here closed and the given to the jury VIE
rendered the following
VERDICT.
That the deceased came to his death By run shsa
weunds at the hands Of psnou psrsoas anknewa
to u.s.
The deceased wN native Of New Jersey, twenty sins
ysars Of sgs and leaves wife end shiA 10 mourn -
osa