The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-16


procession In the street. reside Race above Ninth
street looked out and Aw trAnsparencies and great
crowd OF people In the street saw them pass by thsy
halted near my house. heard single shot fred and then
su session Of sbots; some back and confusion
sued think the procession had reached the corner Of
streets and sde1aIs were ore, crowded with men, woms.
and boys; the ranparenoiss seemed ludcrous to me-
one Of them had ON "Down With Bsdini' saw nothing
OFT OF the way or In the nature Of on the
contrary, they seemed to be mrthful and jovial don't
think the peace Of the nsishborhood disturbed BY
the entire police nay that they were there and ads
rests; Frank Smith, Kleine SNinresd and Lieut. aous
man r:r: among those who asd that they made ar
Cross examinSd-ny residence Il on Ra,e, above Ninth;
my house back Ninth street. and from my back
stration and from the thought they
gotten up on account of the oontsmpt In which they
ns,o ssdini saw the snsy, but did not know what 4
them; heard exclamations but heard much laughing
heard no noise IN the house, the procession could have
raised the window the head Of the procession had not
passed when my attention directed to IT. they could
the shots were fred; heard music saw motto ON
transparency, Liberty, Equality" others could not
read Here the Court adjourned.
SECOND DAY
MORNING SESSION.
JAN l0-The Court convened Of nine O'Clock The
attendance OF spectators large the day
previous but among those who attended much excite
OF Witnesses commenced BY calling to the stand
Samuel Lsinbergsr svorn.-Livs in Mohawk; he knew
that man MAJ named Christian Riohsal. '. whipped BY
down to Ninth street; the corner Of Ninth and
Plnm when the ARRAY commenced first shooting:
know who done To- he heard man in the procession say
he was shot in the les don't know who he was;
strike him with slung shot; slung shot ia somethiur
with handle and piece Of lead the end; Bchsall
was struck four times on the head; else
struck Joined the procession 1T the Freemans Hail. the
character OF the procession peaceabe quet
no arms In the procssaion had nothing to do With it and
tne procession all know, they only wanted TO walk
through the streets
Cross examined Knew HeIgbtmau before that night,
on the corner OF Ninth and Plum streets, where he
struck BtshfA no fred pistol from the pro- ession
vas not quite In the middle of the procession the
rear OF -about twenty steps back from the OF
Ninth and Plum where the firing CONNER ced; did not
know whether the first part OF the had turned
Gown rum street or not when the firing commenced;
bchsal was near him when attacked by the Waterman
saw women and children IN the whea Main
street. did not know but some tAe Sidewalk;
there were some and children in the front the
procession whsre the attack made it dark they
could not see.
BY Col Chsmbers-what he had said he had seem he
do see but no more there light; have told all
lssw came into the procession st Freeman's Hall.
Carl W. LANCE, sworn-Was with the procession rom
the beginning; at the Frsemsns Hall when pro-
cession formed, went along from sympathy; straw
man was made and he WAS to be carried by the Arch
bishops and thence to the Fifth street market fpacs
and there burn it, started from the hall In
manner; when they arrived the corner OF Ninth and
rum street, posse OF police attacked them In
second rank front rank about five six steps from the
corner WAS five or SIX steps from the ssrner tbs
cession had already turned down Plum street. Captain
Luken fred the first shot al confusion; after the
f.st shot there Eve six shots followed nmed
Aely the front part OF the procession repulsa
they all run back mp Ninth street. not arrested but
the man alongside shot; Charles Ecksring the
man who was shot the corner OF Ninth and Plum
streets; looked for the waschman who shot him. and
could not find him. they in the centre Of the street.
the wLtchmen Aired from the fdes just a. the procession
turned round Mr. Eckerlng received bali the leg and
exoi,Iet Great Goo am shotl hs then went to
the Sidewalk to watch If Mr. E could get along, and
while STOPPING down. Walking along he receivei the
Hectnd shot after he received the first shot he
escape the balls which were flying and he receivsdShe
second shot in the back; witness followed Mr. far
as No Engine house. where Mr.. fsn down
and two men and witness took Mr. f to his boarding
house he could not wall any more the first shot, he
received three wounds in the leg the
wound in the back; recognized the watchm by star
ladies in the procession bnt many ths Sidewalks
did not take notice whether any the proce
knew Lone Of the ladies the sidewAk the character
OF the procession quiet and pesceabie and laughing
among them the object to take Be ni (ths straw
mani down by The Archbshops and burn him up heard
NJ threats 10 co any violence to any persons, do
| Any Injury to the Arcbbishops house, heard no
apgry words they would do the they old with
DE- Youpghsus in Canal Market spAoa the Of
feeling tsy intended to express toward Bsdin was on
socount Il biz cruel conduct Europe Eckerng did not
resist any and quiet and pssosabe 1t the time
when shot, heard cemonstrstion b. the police 70 dis
| Tere, b for@ rb~ attack made
Crossexanned-There was no firing from the process
vas IN The "achhopse when the pistols claimed;
raw none IN the procs sioo aim pistols
men on me sio-wslks; am not Freeman when am
tir. go here TO rest in the hall fifteen
bef 10 the procession started heard speeches. don't
know who organized the procession; don't know Who
Wa The eader knows few Of them that he did
know who ~ the head; did know where Bedini
was; heard bs IT the Bishops, but did not know
where the Bishop lived they were going TO make cat
music at the Bishops house, but DO not know what
cat mntic lie; there was no mnnc bv the prooession
when Or. founghsus WAS burned in tffsy, for he had
thA rafy ~. nfas0 (rk~ IA
about eight steps; he ssio not word when he fred
saw Luken walking before the Police Court nearly
we'll there we're some TOUR or FIVE trspsparences in the
procession: LIST, "Do~n with Bee ini I'd, ''Bsdni"
emgy hanging on gallows; bad on Bishops cap;
NO horns but heard some boys the sidewalk playing
trumpets heard no shouting cries OF Down with
Bedin;' could distinguish about thirty feet; Eek
erlng had turned run before he shot: saw
the wounds but die not what taken out shot
or balls there three little hoe about the size Of
pea At this point Judge Walker suggested IL the defence
would furnish statement OF present, IL would
abrdee proceedings Mr. Smith replied that they wers
net prepared.
boute; heard that the FreeUen to burn Bsdoi in
ensy; dent know who told ma walked up to Free
mans Hall as rsual, to get tasi of bser; when got to
Freen ans Hall AL quiet speeches for liberty
made concerning Beds THAT Beaini had done wrong
Italy to Ugo Bsz deem speeches. they said they
would make procession and burn him in eHigy-tnat
he was not = republican Mr. Oolsmsn made the speech
far as know; resolutions passed make
procession and burn Bedins msy Fifth street:
the trsnsp uencipe; saw on re"No Poperyo another
or "Down with Bedini.' saw little thing In which
Bedini was hanging spd straw hxipg In the pro
cessiop; The procession d. MT in the pro-
cession, saw it At various points 1t moved Aloog;
walked with TO Of Ninth an Plum when heard
noise ard shooting, and in two minutes all the process
sion dispersed this came from Pum street, from .
saw the vstcbmen in the middle Of the street;
this body men drsd into the prosesson the procession
had not started down Plum street; some ladies
IL sidewalk person shot struck; went 70 the
watch house; one told me to go home would
be put in the wachhouse MT recognize any OF the
prison ers
Ooss-exs nined-went TO Freemars Hall ~ quarter
past ocloch about O'Clock ot 10 the Hail. procession
organised sbont 10t don tknov the leader were speak
Jog for liberty -h- there; speaking against
Broipt; " OhleDsr msde speech.hs only one that
aesps Bed,p Bedin 1t the Bishops house, don't
kLow the order o. procession; wanted to make little
&C before N. hous.; thee ransparen eies;
trsnsi mo popsry" don't belong 10 the Ffes
mans 81 ity; not in the procession have card
fom ENTER: sbou 500 600 In the p-ocs sson;
pared about fifteen feet from the front
Of The lrocssscn had not seen In the procesoa