The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-05

second time II was piece about six inches by ten
and from ten 70 fourteen feet long. Then we placed
ourselves on the Stair for deience nobody came in
head IN; heard several guns fired; one pistol was
fired from the Inside after Batchelder was carried
in; they were 6red on the outside first was in the
passage way, then; II was before I had passed
on the outside went and turned Batchelder over as
he lay on his face, dead, six minutes after
first saw him IN the passage way; did not see any
wound; he was all blood clear up TO his bowels did
not know his name before; had seen him on the
wharf, trucking; saw him before that evening, In
the United States Court room; he was with the
other Marshars men; think he was at the east door
when it first started three of US were left to take
charge of the east door.
Crossexamined- from Sharon, Mass; there
worked on my fathers farm; have family; lived
in Boston twenty four years. been IN the United
States employ about Elk years; am foreman for the
weigher; there wasn't no arms come down to US
men till the door was forced the first timc all OF
had clubs, small, little thing could have knock
ed man over with my fist quicker than with one Of
shal's employ; they only pushed and jammed the
east doors about two feet Of the timber through
the door; was supplied with arms by the Marshal
after the attack wasnot Furnished with any strong
drink before the attack; had drank nothing myself
that evening; think refreshmsats were first furnish
ed us between twelve and one o'clock; did not
smell or drink Of it myself, so I can't say it
was liquor; can't say it was before or after twelve
;
least ; the refreshments were furnished to all
in the house; have been in the MArshal's employ
to-day; went down to the wharf with Burns, under
arms was employed in the Sims case; have been
in the Marshals employ week tonight; never
caught a slave; another foreman took my place; did
not ask whether he objected to coming here; ate
supper at Parkers that night some Of the Marshals
men went with me; received my orders directly
that night from John Riley; there did not any Of
that company drink liquor at the supper that night,
or anywhere ese before the killing; saw conflict
that night, between the col0red men and the Mar
shal's saw no weapons used except them clubs;
saw the Marshals men have weapons, after the door
was broken in; we were armed with cutlasses and
pistols; they were brought into the passsgewsy;
don't know who by; we put them on mighty quick;
we had orders to put them on from somebody;
then had orders to let them in il they would come,
and took our position on the stairs; the Supreme
court came down stairs while we were there armed;
they came down with the Sheriff at their head and
went through the police court room; the pistol was
fired the inside, after the door come to the &C.
cond time; think it fired in the passageway; it
was about the time we was putting on the arms;
may be there 20 or rs of us; nobody took post
at the south doors did not leave the lower part of
the building, think, till half past 2; left about
that time; don't think the door was fastened again
that night; never heard that any of the men had
liquor or that we could have it in the building that
night; the cutlasses had scabbard which we grid
ed on.
The further hearing in the case was postponed
until this morning, at 10 o'clock.