New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-23
TIE H7LLIAMsBURGH RIOT

B.s.,. Iu.,ie- BOSWELL and the MAYOR

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80 yNea JOIN Noiaa Wa FassB Jszos Reed Nicholas
purhs ard J,AH L.HsAI.
Ibe examination Of the above-nsned per, ,ns.
charged with biog engaged 10 the Four,eeoth Ward
election not in which Harrison and Smith lost their
lives, was resumed yesteroay at loI O'Clock, 4. II.
Philip 5 Crooke and y. r. Lapangh for the pris.
sBeTs; james WiD4ow, Assistant Di'trict-Attorney,
for The people.
Graham Policy swofnl the mob AFTER the deDa.
Ssru,es they were arnd wab h;kory sroks the Gro I'D
yere yelling and shkips their scts; Patrick Nc Qasde the
Chaes Hcnry sworD--Saw about MY men q, The riot
With clubs; Recognized Patrick heCue, Of North Sixth
Cos e2aaiEeso Do you belong to any secret society
O 10 you Jeloos % any society OF As.oeiatop1 No
q Do you know toe meaning Of the Woid'l A. Yes 90
@ Have 700 tsseo any oath or Obligation to any
bumbe Of for sDy purpose ~hatsVer A object to that
@ Why do you object TO the questloa'
Question objected 20 BY the District Attorney wac claimed
M Cfoose eortepdsd that it sts not for the witness to
judge Of THAT Illegal or rothat was for the Court to de-
The Court witness has already testified that he does 30,
M CrosEs sss that il nsy BE- tba, witness may hsvs
Obligation without joining society and that
psy be the secret Of this band Of order ,
Tho CouTf ground from the testimony the
wines ioI believing that he was bAsed 10 bio mind against
Were YOU candidate for Office In the Fourteenth Ward
H. elec.ion1 A. Wa The whe candidate for Sepervs,r
O Wee you sDPpored by the know Nothing ? A. Mo-
Did you s,soei,te any Of men who agreed not to
know any tbios esout each other'f dpnssI
Wines objected 10 answering this question, add
tanned by me District Attorney, upon which there
Q. Why do you otjec, to snswe11 A. told might by
Gspsteo) Did you t,'oc,'e With any set Of men who
epeed not 10 know anything about each others dongs A
O Did league with any respecting this last election
BID you 90 about things you agreed not to knowl A.
By NJ LspsushDo you belong to any society for ned to
opl foreieueTsl Objected TO and objection sustained
fSds1is hoy being Jf'i@sni Objected TO- bat aasy al
Do yoo belong to any orrsu,sop or order formed to o
poe all lHshmenl Objected to and ruled out
do you beong the order Of United AmeTcsnsl A. No.
DO you belong the American Protestant Association
DO not fuow what the American Protestant Association
Uish Loti sworn special poicsmau; wss prosen; at
the tboutl oeook tesr8s down he enee, these
were saeAed ~ those 'uped 70 Be dsPu'y shsrfs
named buuou, whom bad supposed TO BE- aarr
sccoudst stand ng neara fence; be had club
hrr sel him ana got bis stick AID raised over hmi
wsic mecqs in Seconded about half sdOzss with
not recognize any present as those saw with clubs sac Larry
Have down 90 The sidewalk and men beating him With elqbsi
Peter by, stated 70 me hst II had not beeO for AID Lin
sky be would have been lad nan
Hsmou Allen foreman Of Engine Go. No l, sworD-Iives
Of No O. North Fist In the Custom House; the
polls h. he morning but not 10 the afternoon; with
clubs bot riots saw Edsbrd @cCue 10 the ero~d be did
Ross " Gardner recaedI wa. at the polls of the First
District Fourteenth Ward morning Of the
mot ard siso IN NE aenoon about o'clock cav I'd gard
John D0yei Fsnniug known by the Of Mciugh he
wanted TO borrow pistol aud said Il the specials nteIfeIed
crowd who hGo John Lyons said TO us friends Take
tbs clubs away irog The sons Of os saw Eawad sLown
there. taking an active par saw william Pagan snd John
Nolan slso wth the crowd part OF whom bad oubsi oil OF
Goes exsnined by MI Crooke-Don't know
clubs aboot before the deputies cane do not see tie
E between the deputies aud mob was eeeiioneer-
q Die sou ever take any osh outside of Court Of Justice
A. Yes, sir great many
COnDsel-see If you can enumerate them.
Mknel taken 50 macy oaths they are 700 numerous
Counsel do not audo to profane Have you
any oath obligation OF the nature Of az oath, outside OF
Court Of Jus'icol A. refuse 10 al s~er ,
q Why do you refuse to answer! A On no other grounds
than that / 70 choose TO answer
COuust Crooke Soo wish prove BY these Questions
abIt wish the Of the oath be has taken In
order that The Court decide to the reliability oil bis t
The Court decided that the question wssinslevsnt
gns kese wts trying 70 protect s9aeh5aS, Sas whether
Nty were tIeciss do know Edward Brown wes lighting
ssst The specials; With Engine No 10 that day. srted
O. Nv Mr. Lssasb6o YOU belong to any society formed
e ten Or M ofn sd 70 s no s.' o 6 too.
sucu Of the Stste OF NswYok and The awsot my country
DO you belong to the society called Know Nothhs'!
you belong to any society formed to oppose Irshmen
and oreEuol A. belong to the American Mechanics So
q Docs oppose foresneTs It's object 70 give Amer.
ieeu Meoha employ 70 preeIeIce 70 foreigners
Q. hound stand by your eountymen on
ocrasous preference f9rgnersl A On things
fe things we are rot.
On HhRt not bound 70 stand by your
ouT ctun,r, men In preference TO Foreigners.
OBJECTED TO BY the District Attorney
" in, ss-l refuse 10 answer that question.
Counssl-Nhy do YOU refuse to snswer
A,oneyI ask the Court 10 rule that question out
The Cou,DO yOu show those bylaws to any mechanic
v hne,s-Ne 90.
The Cour-Then perhaps there is impronety in stating
their Objects
O by Mr LspeuehOn what occasions not bound to
stand by YOUR oopntrimen In preference 10 oresne
do know that there particular OCCASIONS 10
bound to stand By them IN preference TO Tor
eigners $50 =, , .,-, l. ~ -
of tho constitution and y laws Of this society
A. merely subscribed my name On Joinhe us merely
soce the oil cations outide Of the BOOK are Tes
intio1s. the pun OFT Of which cannot mas public
O. Have any other obgat upon you, regulating your
Foreigners and Americans other hah those
you have moDtiouedf 81,
A believe the Sons Of Americs have some such thing
q. Do you belong to the sons of America
A ! do not. ,s--,.,. -.
The second question shove again repeated and decided
sre,evaSt by toe Court ,,.,-- $4,000, -.
yc1 rrlsra foreigners which disquay from estyns
FL court Of luwi tObjected 10 ,
Al Tbs stage OF the proceedings the Court adjourned
until 10 o'clock to-day.
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