The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-29
TIE JERRY RESCUE TRIALS.
The People Of New York Enoch Reed.
U. 8. CIRCUIT cOuRT-SPECIAL TERN.
Before Hon. N. X. Hail. U. 5. Circuit Judge.
DAy--coScLUDED.

THIRD DAf--CusCLuDED.
ALBANY, JAN a. 1858.
EVIDENCE THE DEFENCE.
The witnesses for the defence having been called Syl
vsster House testified olows:- reside in Syracuse:
have been Police Justice there for nearly four this
affair at my office there most of the afternoon
was there when Jerry was brought there out fifteen
minutes, and AS returned heard the Commissioner an
nounce the adjournment till morning. the shutters were
put up half or three quarters of hour an hour,
after the adjournment they panel board shutters
made Of inch and three quarter inch stuff was there
when the windows were finally broken in put up the
shutters stones thrown did not consider
them guarantee against violence and went out to pre-
vent the people from comm ting any violence it was
half hour after the hltters were put up before
the windows broken in / had supposed
that the shutters would darken the prospect and
that the crowd would di,ierse; when the north
window first attacked with clubs l was behind the
two men who made the attack and marched up after
them and ruahed in between the two men and clnchcd
of them: told him he must not break those win
dows or doors caught hoi Of his arms and clubs-had
Climb in each hand the caught hold of was on the
north side of the north window; he the smallest
man and thought could trevent him. the other
left breaking the window lef rather sudden his name
Peter Hornbeck butcher he at the south side
OF the north window, breaking in he is muatto7a r.
ther light mulatto is five ieet ten or eleven had on
butchers frock and black ordinary shaped nat could
not tell who the other was co4d not state whether ne
was white man black man; was not so particular
about the other thought hey would find out when
they got him in the Office wa clinched by large stout
man, who showed out Of the wayne was white
man tall broad shouldered would weigh should think,
two hundred and twenty pounds had on black
could when got in, people inside were looking out
for Misunderstanding the floor, &C. the people
weapon in his hand went one and told the people not
to come in when was thrown out OF the way, on the
platform, many voices said Bring him out at the time
I cnched there had been attack at the south
window; it was broken i by weapons-the pieces bore
the marks of an axe one man inside who broke in
at that window; he called his Capp; got in
to the Office did not stay but moment they were all
looking out for themselves, and look notion TO out
several persons were at work at both windows heard
some firing inside heard one certain and thought two
then went n o the Sss at @ s S
lights had been turned oil in the front office
there were two men who stood side and side,
room; they striking their way the back door
either little open PANEL broken that the light
sh0ne through both struck the door, and were
fired from the small the second shot thought,
wounded one Of the men; at that moment broke
the pipe in the front Office and the light went out in
the back room know of the men-it Hornbeck;I
had supposed they we're the two men outside it was
beck not knoch Reed-it smaller man Horn
beck is shade sigher than Reed-should think Horn
was an taller than Enoch-stoops some and
about the height knows Enoch Reed perfectly we'll
saw him that evening-af er all the lights were out
Enoch in the front hall between the outer entra.e
and the door TO the office; Shattock with
him l spoke 10 him and took hold of him
he spoke TO me: cautioned him not to get into the
scrape; he spoke to and knew him put my hands
on bis shoulders and run them down to his hands to see
if he had any pons he had nothing in his hands; he
was backed against the north wall OF the hail. then
went into the Office did not see Enoch at any other
time that day doors at the entrance of the hail. call
it door because it place for one Hornbeck and the
other man were striking pretty hard when got rouud
great many hundred people outside the police Of
fce on the platform steps ground and bridge the near
from the centre of that building lamp the police Office
story higher than the lamp think the lamp
not lit did not street lamps that lit that
night; could identify people who near; think 1
could identify the man who clinched me; directly
In front Of the hall door descend from the steps
you go down hill DIS the south; pretty steep to
wards the east, il might be little rising think there
Office about years think about twelve feet
from the floor to- the ceiling was police constable for
several years before ] was Justice.
Cross examined.--No stones were thrown into the
police Office before started for tea business at the
and dsposing of the police officers to keep order there
had been breaches of the peace inside before started
for but there had been outside started for tea about
two hours after Jerry brought back wen to look
for the Commissioner and when came back he pro
ceeding; in perhaps thirty minutes started for tea
up to that time no stones had been thrown to my
knowledge; IT had got TO be dark when started
for tea lit up the gas before started for tea
light in the hall two lights in the front office and
the back; think lighted all three; when started for
tea went to the post Office about thirty rods on
said something that led TO believe that some
things ought to be taken Of it Thomas 6 White
did go back when left 10 go tea there large
crowd about the Office they were making considerable
nose-I heard them say occasionally bring him OUT
u returned and went into the Office: don't remember
whether there was or not it was not very dark
did not look TO see if the lamps lighted moon
Light nights the lamps generally lighted and on dark
nights often not laughter in which the Court Joined
moderatelyl-if the lamps had been burning. | think
1 should have seen the light from them; ! heard
conversation between Others in reference to the mat
ter; my principal for thinking they not
lighted that did not see any light from them;
took my Office books to the Climax House and
did not any light from the lamp: the stones
thrown in before got back the windows we're broken.
and the Comms soner had just adjourned after got
back, there might have been dozen or fifty stones
thrown in from the size OF o walnut TO four pounds
weight; there one window TO which could find no
pane to fit the north part OF the north window stones
came against those shutters, but whether they came
through not do not know the shutters put up
three quarters of hour hour after the adjourn
ment remember that TO OF the pannels could not
find the and braced it up: of the south window;
don't remember that the shutter down; after the
shutters were up i was half an hour perhaps more
before | went out Judge BY what was done in
fore this attack was made or not rather think did but
am not certain Horace Wheaton the Mayor, there:
i might have been from half an hour to an hour from the
time the shutters were put up IN saw the men break
in the north door at this time did not of on to the
ground; when went out walked back Of part Of the
crowd and did not close to the building the platform
is ten feet wide think out that time on the plat
form from hall minute to two minutes; there was
quite number OF people on the stoop not fun however
when went out Of tie hal vent the platform; took
circuit to the north end of the PLATFORM the two
men they we're on the platform; cannot tell how near
when first them might have been twothirds of the
way from the steps to the window my best recollection
is that they TO The window southeast OF
them think about OPP oste to the south door
when saw these two attack the door the doors
are about six feet apart they did not commence pound
ing til got up to them. blow had been struck;
should think they were in hurry. ! caught hold of
the smallest man T1he witness showed how the large
took him and sent him out Of the wayl Can tten
what became OF the little think Hornbeck struck
the door as was pulled away as / was thrown away
the men had their cubs raised tie big was in the
oct Of striking when He'd away heard IT, went
back with the officer could get there; when
got back into the police office the ends Of the sticks had
begun to come through the window good many sticks
pfter got back into the Office it might have been three
minutes before the crowd rushed in-rnght have been
four; went out again, think before the rush Of the
crowd in: cannot tell where At the time Of the
final breaking think there crowd rushed in when
those two marched to the back door: did not
see anybody enter the south door. did not any
body come in the principal rush at the north
door: the two men were side b. side with clubs
and the nearest 10 the small room: the light
In the front turned OF before these two
did not any body in at the north door till
that light turned OIL was in the lobby at the time
was about sixteen feet from the they walk
ing across the when first observed them they
pretty the door Of the room was either
open panel broke out IL after heard the frat
pistol fred heard two pistols fred before heard