The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-20
The Street Preaching Disturbcrs.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.


Before His Honor Judge Beebe.
JUNE 19.-The examination of those persons who were
arrested charge Of disturbing the peace Park On
Sunday during the preaching of the itinerant ministers
off yesterday at 10 O'Clock in the Of the Court
of General Sessions which crowded to suocation By
the friends Of the prisoners all of whom listened eagerly
to the proceedings.
HELD TO BAIL.
The first prisoners brought before the b Joseph
Mcknight and Daniel Collins charged with committing
assault and battery.
Stephen O'Keefe being duly sworn, deposed-That he
des at % Prince street. and that Sunday the 18th
he was present and saw man, whose to deponent
is unknown badly beaten by several persons and that
IDENTIFIES Joseph Mcknight and Daniel Collins as two Of
he persons who beat him; assault took place in
clothing store next door to Garrcks porter nouse in
John Ings identified the prisoners and corroboraed
the first witnesses testimony.
Knight in the of $780, Collins father also went ba
for him in the of $500 Both prisoners were then
set at liberty to appear at the Court of General Sessions
David McNel was next placed at the bar.
Officer Brown, attached to the Chiefs Office being DUR
sworn deposed.T he present at the difficulty in
the Park on Sunday and saw David Mcel present,
there that he saw him strike man heavy blow in the
face whose name is unknown to the deponent.
Officer Smith deposedThat he David McNie strife
the man alluded to in officer Browns statement and that
he saw no cause for the blow.
The prisoner was bailed out by Daniel E. Goodwin the
sum of $500.
William Burns was then placed at the bar Cautain
Stevenson, of the Sixteenth ward police being duh
sworn, deposed-That he was present in the Park on
snnday and ne saw there William Burns now present,
guage and gestures. Burns bailed out BY Owen
Kenny in the sum of $500.
Thomas Irwin was then placed at the bar charged
with assault and battery Officer Reed deposed that he
was present in the Park during dcuity and there
deponent unknown violent blow in the face: that he
was an old man. and several had hold of him the times
provocation given for the blow Held to bail in
the sum Of $500 to answer.
George Wilson was then brought to the bar Onicsr
Titus deposed that he arrested Wilson, him make
blow at officer Keefe but could not say that he hit
him; saw him strike another man, whose name is un-
known to Witness who thereupon arrested him. Held
to bail in the sum Of $500 to answer the charge.
James Duff was then brought up Officer Wooley de-
posed that he arrested Duff in the Park and that was
guilty of dsordery conduct and using exciting language
George Falls was next brought to the bar. Officer
Welsh Of the Second ward police deposed reference
soner in the Park that he the prisoner with other
men, have man named Thos Carney down on the
extricaing the man, who refused to release his hold
on him until witness struck him with his club. Held Ia
bail in the sum of $500 to answer.
EbeneSer West next brought before the bar of JUS
tice. Officer Brown, attached to the Chief Of Policies
that he saw the prisoner in the Park and
was guilty Of dsordery conduct. Held to bail in the
DISCHARGED.
Michael Kelly and Thos Casey against whom no evi-
dence going to show that any act was committed
by them was produced, discharged by the Court
who reprmanded them for being present at all such
an occasion.
REMARKS OF JUDGE BEEBE.
His Honor Judge Beebe, after the examination had an
Teen gone through WITH said in reference to the
preaching in the Park Sundays that he de-
srous far any man, to maintain the majesty of the
laws any persons to tho Park with the inten-
ton of disturbing the preacher he would 60 any
msgrae in protecting the person of the preacher and
preserving his rights But, the other hand If any
persons came there for the purpose of disturbing the
peace by recklessy knocking down men, women chn
dren for little cause, they would be punished
the extent OF the law. II of those present to
the Park next Sunday and there disturbed the peace and
quieness of the CITY, they would he arrested and
ly punished. Not man o boy could 60 into the
crowd with the intention of creating disturbance with
out his being 'spoted" by the police Every who
would so into that crowd would be surely spotted"
rested and trial for the offence be punished to the
full extent of the law The police there to protect
the preacher both from insult and injury and it not
the business OF any body of to take the law into
their own hands, and inAct personal chastsement
any one whether he be native foreigner Such
as he witnessed yesterday Sunday were blasphe-
my and shame and disgrace to the city, for crowds OF
men and boys there for other purpose than that
of creating Notwithstanding fight. The learned
Judge then said that he would be present the preach
ing every Sunday and they all might rest assured that
all who should by either acts, words gestures endea.
vor to create disturbance of the peace would be prompt
ly arrested and punishe for the offence according