New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-18

worth stancing at the pous cballen ynE pors0nsi
Pagan cried ont Put him out when the crowd
dragged him outside where be wa struck with the
s,sve: the room was crowded ful-an Ir.hnsn with
the exception II tive or three deputies; OBren first
cried out, "Put him ou'-he has been here all day
q challenging be was seconded by Pagan WAC 1t
the same TINS made rush With the rest a. Six vortn
did not zee Pagan bsve aoy Weapon
John b. King sworD-I reside at No 81 North
Fifb.st was at the polls between 70 and ! cosk
Tuesday last when the riot oc surred: cav chsel
O'BneD standing On the staircase near the ballot
bo1e,; be cried out to put Silkworth Olt-he hsd
been making nOise enough there-he bad been cha-
longing good mems votes; Mr.. Mango. Deputy
Sheriff, asked OBrien If be was a voter; o Brisn
replied, Down with the id heretics' o Bnen
came to the rear Of Mango and lk-otth and, with
Others, dragged Slkworth out; saw o Br'en have
bold OF SlkTortb, saw Others strike Slkworth; tue
lIishmeD came up fast with clubs, stones, &c,
that bsd to leave; at the time the engines came
saw others beaten by the Irish with clubs, shoves
&c; saw an old old man particularly, that they ware
beating; they struck him with shovels ana stones
he was not Mr. Harrison, but deputy sheriff, who
wss'an elderly man, having on, think, light coat
and hat; saw an lrishman with red hair ana req
shirt; be was beating with a club about four
feet long.
Adjourned to 9 A. NJ. Friday.
FRIDAY, Nov. 10.
Frederick A. Bennett sworn-i live at No. %
GrsDd.st; / en- one of the Deputy Sherifs; was
present at the riot in the Fourteenth Ward on Tues
Gay last was called there by the ringing OF the BELL
when got there found lrishmen srming the mseves,
by tearing down fences and splitting the boards for
clubs and with axes; saw one man with snoveli
they were asssultng the Deputy Sberfs at the time;
the fret thing I saw, when ] got there, was three
Irishmen beating Alanson Hays on the head with
clubs; I endeavored to protect himi he got clear OF
the crowd BY my interference; the next saw was
very tall slim IrishmaB with shovel, attempting to
strike one of the Deputies; ! proceeded to protect
that Deputy, but was knocked down by beng struck
with stone ard beaten by several men; have been
;.I, tha+ ilo I dn Loaf
by endesvoring to protect me.
Stephen Bingham sworn-l reside at No. 3l2
FOur,b.st; wss called to the polls in the Fourteenth
ard by the bell, and had been there previously be-
fore went bone heard an Irishmsn about six feet
two inches in hight saying he wished to spill the
blood OF eli the Protestants or ID Know-No.h-
"inss;" he bao light sandy hair was in his shirt
sleeves, with f,ts doubled up he had on white
shirt; did Lot zee him when / returned; all l saw
was when got to the polls after toe bell rung saw
women throwing stones out Of the windows Of the
houses in Second-st next to the house in which the
polls were held.
The investigation resumed at the City Hall, on
Friday evening at o'clock.
John Linsky, sworn-I am an Alderman of the
Second Word Of the City Of Willlamsourgh; was
present at the latter part Of two riots that occurred at
The corner Of North Sixth ana Secondsts. the first
not occurred about O'Clock A. NJ. was on my way
from the polls corner OF North Fourth and sixth sts.
TO the polls corner Of North Sixth and Second SITS,
District Polls, saw large number OF people. some
had clubs In their hands, and some were sriking at
this time | the south side OF North lxtb-st,
about 100 feet from SecOnd-st, near where stood;
saw Young man come from the basement Of a house
with pistol in his hand; he appeared to be putting
cap on the pistol ] Immediately moved away from
there and about 200 feet further from Sec0nds
did Lot know the young man; he came IRON a mouse
in North Sixth-s the second third house from tho
sOuth-s asst OF SecOnd-s; he was called back
by some ladies', standing on the stoop of the same
house be went back without firing the pistol saw a
man ,med COOney, who keeps a liquor store corner
of North First Second-sts., at the riot; think be
had pistol in his hand; saw him apparently about
to make assault on young man named McElroy;
took hold Of Cooney, and ordered him away, aud
be ODE we'd; saw a around the polls that day,
who bad q red shirt on; at the riot that occurred at
the time Of the alarm and after the Nd had gone
Gown SecoDd-st. toward North Fifth, | ordered Po-
lceman Bradley TO arrest man with Q white shrt
on; he ran into frame house on the north side of
North Sixthst, above Second.st.; the reason | or
dered his arrest wls because saw him coming from
the opposite side Of the street with acub in his hand
at The time that posse OF deputy sherfs we're
coming toward the polls, Mayor Wall stopped the
deputy sherffs and ordered this mans arrest; did
not see this assault any ONE at this tune the
riotbg bad ceased at the first not IN the morning
Officer Myers running across the street IRON me
polls bleeding; got between him aud the Gro Vd and
protected bin; did not any one strike him; the
man with the red shirt had a round billet OF wood
about three feet long, saw him running tosard tue
Mace of riot after the CROWD Dhu gone uONn oeCOhu-
It. he bad the handle of spade or shovel in his
hard; he had blood the side of his facei he went
tow ard the scene of riot die not go i0t0 Second.s
until order restored saw at the second RIOT rat
rick M Doyle, WHO went there with me; after the
Mayor came took clubs fIom great many. did no,
know any of them by name; after the riot saw
cart passing down North Sixth st.. some man I'M
known TO me stopped the horse; ! stoned the man
away and told bin to drive on; mayor van was
present at the time; there were ruDgs taken from
The cart; at the second riot | saw deputy sheriff
strike man that stood on the curb stone, near the
polls; saw the deputy strike another man that
was in the act of rising from the gutter this was Id
North Sixthst. near the corner OF Second, tins oc-
CURED at the time when the fighting was going on In
Secopd.st both men that were struck had clubs OF
some kind in their hands; recognized deputies that
day by their clubs.
Patrick McElroy sworn-I reside at No. 90 Grand
ct was in North Sxih.st, near Second, on Tuesday
afternoon at the time the riot occurred the first saw
was the deputies coming; they crossed over 10 the
polls and Immediately got into hghti think, as
the deputies crossed North Sxthst they shouted our
"Clt or the POLLS saw blows struck but cannot tell
which party made the attack just after the riot COM
meuc.d saw man with a hoe IN his hand think DC
and TWO others out Of house just above; they
rushtd into the crowd; man with shovel strike
nj a man; think he had red shirt on; knew no one
engaged 10 the melee; Aid Llnsky there, he look
a man away that assaulted me; L saw man tnere
with red shirt on; there were about thirty or more
standing in front of the poll door; saw man named
Cooney there. he came up to me and SAID was
id Know Nothing, and my father was an irish-
man; be attempted to draw large pistol from oelt
when Aid. Liz sky took him away; heard one pistol
srtd; | suppose it was in SecOnd-st.i think when
Cooney left me he went up and caught horse by the
head and afterward be caught hold OF one OF the
ruDes as If 10 take il out.
2 John Brown sworn-I reside in North Second-st.
beard some Of the men say, 1--WE have licked all
" of the id Know Nothings, and now fetch on your
"Orangt men. l saw about dozen cordwood sucks
throw from window over the polls; the two police
men who were present old not interfere with any OF
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