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

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tn he the end If the riot % far as saw; saw
Officer Bradley trying 10 stop the cr0sd tbst cane
rubbing down Sscond-st; picked up club resen-
bling a policeman club, on Second It, near North
Eifh st with blood On IL have i IN my possession
Triah Lott, sson--I reside in FJlnore-st;
Srecisl Policeman soon after the riot commenced q:
H.. 1T District Polls Fourteenth Ward while the
mob were beating Officer Hays saw large man,
vih red shirt On red hair, heavy red ~hiskers, ard
had On blue oyeralls; be seized HsrT7son first; Mr.
Harrison was close a. the fence Ia SecOnd-st near
North Sixth, on the east side have reason 70 be-
Teve tlis man 10 have been ldec-ased Mr. Harrison
from the fact that assisted to take him TO the DD
peussry where they told me- That bis name was Hir
risnu: he large man seized Harrison and dragged
him away from the fence; nterfered and was struck
twice: some fifteen or twenty men commenced to
beat Harrison; the large man was the only one saw
with club; when got out Of the crowd Harrison
wa. Gown; think the stick Harrison beaten with
wa taken from him; Harrison standing just at
The time Of the attack with a club under his arm,
with one end resting in the palm Of bis hand; It so
q site k; did not look Ike pocenans club; saw the
large man with red shri seize the stick from Harri
son; | rushed in and struck; At the same b ne
the crowd rushed up, and saw the club raised over
Hsuisop's head by the large man and come down; at
this time had been crosded away; man now under
arrest wss one Of the Who struck at me and then
rushtd into the crowd where Harrison was; before
the large nan attacked Harrison. saw the large
maI in North xth. st. with q shovel, with the blade
partly broken off; at another time | saw him have
mortar hoe ard at another time with a large club;
] heard that this man il known by the name Of
"Buckskin;' / raw him strike SIX seven with
thee weapons in North SIth-st previous to attack
ing Harrison; when he attacked Harrison, he came
across from North Ffth-st., and had no weapon IN
HE hand; Harrison did lot appear to be taking any
par, in the riot after got out Of the crowd. saw
Lazy Hsy- down, and five or six men beating him
with slaves, and he was apparently dead; then hur-
Tied away for safety; saw very large number OF
men armed with clubs.
Aisnson Hays, swOrn-f am Special Deputy
Sheriff on Learning that Sill worth had been beaten
At the polls in t. District Fourteenth Ward, went
for ASSISTANCE at the Odeen TO get assistance 10 pro
t.ct persons who wished to vote 81 this poll the bell
rang sno about elve deputies went down there and
made passage into the the polls were blocked
up; old rot see any Of the deputies strike blow 10
clearing a passage TO the polls; one man had an AZ,
ano,i er Doe and third club; they were engaged
tearing down the fence adjoining the polls and making
clubs Of the boards seeing this, another deputy ana
myself rushed in 10 stop them, when the man WIN
the AZ raised il over the head OF the deputy seized
hold of his arm and knocked him down with ny club;
reepforcemens Of the mob, armed with clubs, stones,
smoothing irons, &c, came from every direction;
seeing our danger. drew pistol; fired at them;
the other deputies had been driven away, and my
comrade was down; was felled TO the ground, and
recollected nothing of the riot after two jumped
upon me; in the morning hesrd number OF lrlsn-
men say, If any OF the deputies came around there,
cd IL they would not get dubbed to death the
ring leader Of the rioters tall man, with red
whiskers ard red hair and had on red shirt heard
him say in the morning, when Skworth was in there
challenging. Jerk the son of a b-h out and break
"hs Cd neck" recognized Michael U Bnen IN me
morning, who appeared 10 be anxious for muse; did
not SIC a blow struck before ! struck the man that
raised the AZ; the Irishmen drove away American
voters in the morning. at that time our captain was
beaten; the red. beaded man with red shirt on was
the man that raieed the ak.
EDWARD l.. Brown, sworn-I reside at No. 25 North
ct Was standing on the corner of North Fifth and
Second. Ste, when two men ran up with clubs and
knocked Mr.. Harrison down and then Dir. Smith one
was man and the other half grown boy the man
had club bet ween three and four feet long; he was
midoDg sized man, had white coat and plush cap
on: have him before; the boy had club IN ms
hand about two feet long; he had plaid coat and
plush cap on; his name is Tom Newman they seized
smith as he was gong along the sidewalk the boy
struck him with his club; the man struck him alter
ward over the head and knocked him down; did not
zee Smith have club, but there was turned one
on the ground by him this was in front Of house IN
Secopd.st near Saw yers hOrsestable and about 100
feet from North Fifth-st; toward North Sixth, Pier.
sod, Brown, and myself went up and GOT hoid Oh
Smith: we prevented another man, having on par
Of oversrs and blue shirt; this man had apiece Of
hoop. pole as took hold Of Smith | looked around
aDo saw (deceasedl Harmon on his hands and knees
and large man with red shirt struck him on the
he al ith club or the handle of spade, and then
ran away; this was within about ten feet OF me; do
not know that could identify the man with the red
sbirt; Harrison about ten feet nearer to North
Fiith.st. than MIR Smith; took smith into q gro
benz a,ssulted [ saw Smith and Harrison walking
along Second ST., together.
Adjourned TO Z. NJ, Sunday, at Mayors Once.
StxDAr, Nov. IL.
Pierson Brown caled--I reside at No. 40 North
Secondst ] was in Second-st., about 80 or 90 feet
from North Sixth, during the riot which occurred
there Tuesday last, at about o'clock; at this
time a mob armed with clubs were rushing down
Second II. from the polls pursuing citizens VINO were
fleeing before them | saw VIM. IL. Harrison struck
on the hack part of the head with q club by man
from behind bin; Harrison fell this was as Harrison
was backing from the middle of the street up on the
sidewalk defending himself from 80 or 90 lrishmen
who we've endeavoring to strike him with clubs the
man that struck him stood on the sidewalk think
tfM Harrison had stick in his hand at this time;
think be came in the direction OF North tlfth-st.;
picked bin up after being knocked down, and he
went toward North Fifth-st; did not see him after
ward; at the same instant saw John ii. smith, he
was running from the west TO the east side STUN
bed ard fell partly the stoop; at the same instant
saw man strike him on the head with club did
not know the who gave the blow did not noilce
how he was dressed; think Smith was not struck
before he fell; ! Immediately went TO him. and the
man stemied 10 repeat the blow, but stopped nun
and picked Smith up; | did not see any one else at
tempt a. strike Smith; myself ard Edward l.. Brown
took Smith away; l picked up Harrison from the
gutter directly in front OF where saw Smith struck
By juror Harrison made no effort to get up until
] took hold of him; | more OF Harrison after
stood him on bis feet, I turned immediately 10
Smith: Edw +. Brown, while We were carrying Smith
away said be knew the man that struck him.
Isaac Smith ealled-l reside al the corner OF North
Flint ard Fourth-sts present al the not that
occurred last Tuesday at the corner of North Sixth
ard Secondsts. the first that saw OF the riot was
lot of deputies rereatng around the corner in Second
St and number Of Irishmen following them armed
with clubs Of all descriptions brtts Of hoop poles,
slaves spokes of wheels btdstesd posts shovel ham
dles. and loaded whp-stslk they appeared to be
bearpg. or trying To beat every man who was trying
10 preserve the peace; saw them beat Benz Wilson;
saw a man, whom supposed to be Mr.. Harrlson,
strn,t NV a man with n loaded whip stalk; the