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

,ide Al this moment heard tearing Of frnces saf 90
looking around saw men tearing fence dsss. Ct he
corner Of the bouse; the light then commenced; my
,,ten,ic, VS. drawn 30 = man who brought up q
rynfuI az short hoop poles, sod threw them down.
.he mob seized the clubs; q, this time sas Red Dick
with the handle Of shovel be had Deputy Sheriff
Penpet against house and was striking hsm ever
the head With the shovel this was about the middle
Of the block In Secondst.; got Dick ssay trom the
man Vas told vas Bennett, and induced him TO thrsv
down the shovel, do not know whether OF net %
picked up the shovel sgain saw 90 one IN 'ne ~
mob but there sre 40 many Psts do not know then
uames. Adjourned to afternoon.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
VIM w Smith sworn-l reside tho. 4sGrsnd ST.
present ST the riot at the poll corner Seeoad am
q nan that was called o Brieo, come 10 the opposite
side Of the polls to where stood ron disturbances
that going around the polls, who said have
killed oGe id Know Nothing. there he lays %
" the street mean 10 kill al that come in mywsy;
he hsd stick in his hand took 1t to be cord wood
stick; 1 came away coon; was not present q, any
other riot this o Brien bad red shirt on 81 the
time; be alec said " am going TO prevent oil Of the
ID Know. No,hings and Americans from voting
to-day If can;' only know his nsmc to be q Bttsa
by hearing him called 80; at that time he had whs-
kers; he appeared to be lieht-complexioned.
Mayor Wm. II. Wall swern-I sm Mayor Of the
City OF williamsburg; went TO the Of not last
election.dsy; whom got there the fighting over;
saw number Of 1risbmen with clubs in their bands,
claimed myself Mayor of this city, and ordered them
10 throw down their clubs; most Of them did %, but
a few retained their clubs; then either took them
from their hands ordered them personally To throw
them down which they did; at this time saw AID.
Linsky come toward me; l was near the o,rner Of
North Sixth ard Secondsis- when found AID
Linsky by nv side just after l saw Aid husky by
my side, saw him take bis star from DIS pockes
and put il on; soon sitter saw party standing
about opposite the first or second house east OF the
polls; went toward them; observed very tall man
among them with club in his hand ordered Police
man Bradley TO arrest Tim; Bradley started slosiy,
and l then pursued the man myself toward whita
frame house just east of the polls be sent in; there
/ were number of men and women inside, who
opened the door for him. and shut as soon a. ma got
! in; Bradley fret pursued this man, but he ran so
slow that passed him before he got to the house,
and arrived there rst; did not AID Liusky near
me at that time; while there At the scene OF
riot cart was driven through Second 81 toward
Grand; il stopped while crossing North Sixth Ct
Aid Linsky ordered the carman 10 drive on; be did
so; bad ordered the Police of that Yard 70 be d.
vded between the two polls and that they should b
there after the rist did rot them there; think
the present method of appointing policemen entirely
detective, as political partisans generally ap-
pointed did not order the ire bell rung
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, Nov. II, 1884.
James II. Perry sworn--i reside at No 1873 south
First-st am Deputy Sheriff Of Kings County;
was appointed by Enelebert Lott, Sheriff Of this
county; previous to last election day hal ordered
each Special Depety Sheriff of this city to be ut the
polls OF their Ward the day Of election, and n
of riot, To notify me; on being informed OF
rio, that took place in the morning. about ~ o'clock,
In the Fourteenth Ward, went there took about ten
men with me- ard found everything 1uiet left the
men there and told them, In case Of disturbance, 10
send word to me at the Odeon; about II o'clock
Deputy Sheriff Thayer came and told me prepare
iions were being made by the Irish for another riot;
told him to withdraw all his men until could rein
force him; Thayer was alieotenant under me 1 am
captain Of all the Special Deputies OF the GUY Of
Wiliamsbmgh my force consisted OF about 100 menj
about 40 were out that day; then went to the Fiji
teenth Ward polls and ordered the men 10 the Odeoa;
got one out Of the lot at same time ordered the
specials Of the First District, Thirteenth Ward to 20
around and order W. specials they saw to the Odeon;
as started from the Fifteenth Ward polls heard the
| bell ring arriving at the Odeon the Inea had
started to the ground without my orders about sig
deputies remained and we picked up a great many
On the way down, making about IS deputies and
others; when | got on the ground had two
! deputies with me; had previously learned
that riot had commenced. found Mayor Wal aud
! Alderman Wlmsrth there, who advised me 10 with
draw with my men; the rest of the Deputies remain
ed about bali block behind; when got back to the
! OdeoD had another big party before the second
/ riot Mayor Wall was advised by Col Smith to Can
out the military to preserve the peace Al this poll al
! the Deputy Sherifis under my command had warrants
signed by Sheriff Lott tho object of the sheriff IN
appointing these deputies To preserve the peace
| after the riot saw Mayor Wall at the Odeon; advised
him to call out the military no told me to get my
men together and that he would render assistance,
if necessary; waited at the Mayors office that A.
ternooD but he did not render the promised assis-
! tarce; men are ready TO make affidavit that they
coud not vote at this poll after the last riot; think
the Mayor neglected his duty The Coroner ruled
out as irrelevant portion Of the last testimony n
reference to Msyor) considered myself Responsible
to the sheriff, and not under command oil the mayor;
was willing to cooperate with the Mayor in anything
| 1 consider for the best.
Ross w. Gardner, recalled-At the last riot did
! not see Edward McCue, alias Edward Tanning; In
tended 10 have corrected this mistake he was ring
leader at the riot in hs morning; in the morning he
wanted to borrow my pistol.
Epelebert Lott sworD-I am Sheriff Of Kings Co.;
James ii. Perry is deputy sheriff appointed by me;
/ / appointed the deputy sherifs OF Wilhamsburgh,
under the recommendation Of j. III. Perry, the com
mandant of the third division, 10 preserve the peace
of the City Of Williamsburgh; their being properly
recommended granted the warrants to the deputies
personallyi think appointed about 100 men Tor WI
hamsbureh; revoked the warrants Of about 30 men,
under command of Capt. Adams, on being informsd
they were usiDg their authority for political purposes
! BY Juror-Did you think Willismsburgh IN such q
disturbed state 70 require the appointment Of these
! deputies
! Al did; at the time appointed these special
deputies there noting in consequence OF street
preaching, and bad not revoked them recently, In
consequence Of information received from reliable
source that there was danger OF rot On election day,
/ | continued them in Office.
| The testimony in this case here rested, aud
| Coroner Hanford reviewed il. He said 1t had been
shown that the deputies were at the polls In the dis
charge Of their duty. They were assaulted by the
mob, and together with other citizens were beaten.
/ VIM. Henry Harrison WA killed there by blow
| given by Oliver Lee, and John II. Smith was also
killed by blows from clubs in the hands Of Tnos New
| man and a person unknown. These men were prin-
cpals and some thirty others accessories to the muir
GER having been engaged in the riot. The Jury then
! took recess 70 Il. NJ.
The Jury, at ne o'clock last night, after being out