The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-20
THE BEDINI RIOT IN CINCINNATI.

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Examination or Judge William u. spooner
Capt. Thos D. Lukens six Lie utenants and
One Hundred and Four Police men, on
charge OF Hiot ON Christmas Evening"
Great ACKNOWLEDGEMENT not yet
Concluded.
sIxrH pAY-MoRNINa SESSION.
u the kho. Of .n % ss xsss
IL augmented rather than diminished both by our Ger
man and American citizens. 1t is probable that All the
witnesses who have been subrrAed win cot be examined
After the court convened
Mayor snelbGker resumed the stand. received con,
mnnication directing attention to article in the Hh
icaecher and upon that information said to Capt
ems 10 prevent breach Of the peace at al hazards;
together IS TO what occurred In the wAtchhouss Capt
Lukens Chief Of the Police and the pc ice entirely
under hs control the paper refer to was the issue Of
that week don't know the exact date-prObaby Wsdnss
DAY twas translated Afterwards, and published In the
Inienia or Columbian.
Direct resumed-I said to him. after calling his at.en-
ton to the article and he had returned with verbal
6Ansalion-thA II he wanted to go and see the Bishop
he might do as he pleased Hs has since told me that be
did not 60 to see the Bishop.
Col Chambsrs-Who WAS this eminent hwyer2
Mayor snelbakerI win say that the letter was entire
yulge the name; 1t WAS not any gentleman connected
With this case had intmation up to dark that the
Freeren going to have procession
Gross. examined-Thinks the paper handed him was
eimilsr to the ore containing the article.
charles Ubsn bs 80 sss ana
John Derner abused; saw four or five wAtchmsn take
hold Of him By the shoulders They kicked and abused
him ol cannot recognise Any other then returned to
the hall.
Frederick Hassaruck afirmsd-was in the procession:
had been in the hall two hours before the process
sion arched there in the afternoon at ths public
r sea y,i was d Rps' meeting Turner'S Working
heard no threats Of violence against the Bishop Bdin
or to any property disorder in the processon
to march through sundry streets to Fifth street
market pace, and there burn Bedin in efagy;
marched at the head Of the third division; my lady
Was in the procession there fifty ladies ia
the procession all was quiet except EXPLANATIONS
tne Sidewalk stepped out and requested them to keep
city this order continued until arrived the
Of Ninth and Psm Streets arriving there heard pistol
fired but knowing to 10 Christmas night and hearing
number of pistols fred, supposed the attack made
BY some boys but soon the front retreatng; not
pt' foon at Or was carried up Plum street and hsard
pistol shots fred every few steps aud heard the balls
wnizsng past my ears; say Lent pniaiPa ness Plum
times tkrown down by the crowa saw resstsncs at
oil by the procession saw many men there with stars
their breasts, but cannot recognizs any more.
Cross exsmned-The resolutions were offered vsrbally
secretary took down the minues when the attack
made the crowd reTested In disre Mt directions and
was crowded up Pum street, was in the third ion
there two divisions In advn OF me; Ninth
ttreet sium when heard the firing; The people
both SIDES also refreshing and WAS SOON knocked
Gown by parcel of fugtives and rod upon; the push
irg from west TO east; crowded Plum street.
suppose, by the military Of Lukens; went
70 Plum street to see what was done and then Was
pushed by the crewd up Plum street.
Direct rssumed-D not sse rallyng charge bet veen
Swiss and German, nsr was party TO that raying
charge; said hht for an explanation o, what was the
matter
Eion WAS on the sidewalk; WAS the Of Ninth
and Plum streets about TWO steps from the corner
Plum street. Is soon ss they came up ri sto was fred
from the police; then twenty thirty shots fred
and the wachmsn made the attack like wild beasts from
The position was In could not see, account OF the
confusion and the crowd Around me- saw great many
iesd to the ground man struck on the corner Of
Ninth and Elm streets; Waterman along and said
10 = who running, there goes one Of thole
dey;sh fellows; the man said to the oser let CO.
have done nothing ths officer took hold Of him By the
breast ad pushed him down. and then took stick and
gave him two good sound hcks the neck he then
took him down Ninth towards Plum street the officer
German; cannot recognize him.
George Volt, sworp-Was At the corner Of Ninth and
Plum, On Christmas night, on my way home; fuss gene
men saw Judge spooner AID three watohmsn come up,
and Judge Spooner said, you must 90 homo, must
not es standing On the M ; hds I've VIII w.ssh
they would put me in the watch house, because said
thai believed the watchmen did not do right in not
giving notice before they attacked the procession they
took me and the man talking TO, to the watch
house; Waterman Slack also said the to-
eleven O'Clock they took my perknits and pistol from
the sther mani ana then Waterman struck the other
man on the side Of the head the man told me he had not
would walk along but they held to and hurried
along roughly to tbs watchhouse
home that should not stand round there that evening"
do not remember that he said he afraid Of farther
carried pistol b. he knocked down In
the street. Judge spoener spoke not mildly but pretty
Leonidss Brelmeyer, sxorn-was not in the process.
sop but walked along the sidewalks to the corner Of
Ninth and Plum streets from the consert in the German
theatre; standing the north side; Capt
Lukens there; he said, "Ktn the d-n SIS OF b-s"
had pistol 10 his hand; attack then made; tue
pistols had been nred, and the fash the rush
Western
rs | came heard ''pitoh In" and saw Capt.
Luiens in the crowd and heard him say "Kii NJ 90
men kicked and abused; was not arrested; not
Freeman when first the procession 1t peacsa.
lowed; the police haIlooed and fred; saw watchmsn
taking the TO the wstchhouss and striking them
the policemen we're kicking them this was on The north
east corner OF Plum and Ninth Streets am certain that
Capt. Lukens was there.
Cross examined--Wss much excited; do not know how
Capt Lukens Was dressed. but saw his face.
John HsiIoerger sworn-Nst the procession on Vine
street, and went along with them the sidewalk
down to Ninth, between Elm and Plum, when heard
ehoo.iDg and the procession commenced retreang and
me down; when res,insd my feet went toward, Plum
street. and around the corner towards Sixth and
man; taken 10 the vstchhouse and great crowd
there; heads man fsy, she Ba FREEMAN and then
received blow the head with piece Of wood; don't
know who struck me- IL from the ride but did not
FELL me TO the floor bat made the blood rum pushed
into cell, and after hour let out to have my
wouno oTeReoj tDsre Vas . numDer Oh Watonmen snere
sswSoomon, Ertel and othsrs there (ae also pointed
out George Carr and Habg being there the morning
about Two O'clock also hieu, IN, At the time e
from towards Plum up Ninth street, and the pro-
cession at the time OF the first fire rushed back
resistance opposition to resist could have easily
1t had there been any did not at any time hear any
threats Of violence in or out Of tbs proceson the
csssion behaving the way at the time Of the
stack that II had been all along.
Jonathan Holland, sworn-Reside corner OF Eighth
and Bayniisr streets heard two wAtchmen Mszker and
hnnff ma fsr pa
said he there and Metzker also said he there
and bad tAhen > man and gave him TO another
WEtctman.
Mrs Henrietta Heinrich, swoYn--Was ~ meeting Ia
Frecmans Hall on Scnday az at night She down
70 the Of Ninth and Plum Streets after the nrst
kach they then vent towards the wAtchhouse and
Waterman who told her husband that the captain gave
his order to FIRE into the crowd after he frst fred she
the watchn In court yesterday but he ID not here
TO day. She allowed 10 retire until the Waterman