Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-22
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FoE TESTIMONY. -

ExAMrN7T70N OF DR.. MKIGHAE
T.E TESTIMONY. -
The mail this morning brings rs New o.:
leans papers Of the 10th inst containing full
particulars of the renewal of the outragss in
that city on the presiding night sfrsady
briefly noticed in our tslegrsphic column.
The following account is taken from the New
Orleans Pioas -
We regret to state that the outrsges which
have disgraced our city for the last week, and
which We had hoped were forever ut IN end,
were renewed last night, under circumstances
Of still greater atrocity, If possible, than has
ever heretofore characterized them. Between
and 10 O'Clock, a. Mr.. Cooper, member Of
the Board Of Assistant Alderman, was sitting
on the balcony Of his house in Susette street,
between Tchoupitoulas and St. Thomas streets.
in company with his wife, and Mr.. Adams and
his wife, party of men came along, and with
out o word being spoken, one of them fired q
pistol into the balcony, the ball striking Mrs.
Adams in the arm, the blood from which
| spirited over Mr.. Cooper, who was sitting next
| to her. This gentleman Immediately gave the
alarm, and cried Watch" as loud rs he
could. The Waterman from the corner above
ran down towards him, and the assssssns
| started up, meeting the watchman and pass
| ing him. Before the thing could be explained,
sight. 10 @ aees . esF
Mr. Cooper Immediately proceeded to the
First District police-ofioe and reported theoo-
cufrence, but says he could obtain neither
satisfaction nor assistance there. = a 72-
But the outrages of the night did not st p
| here. Sergeant Thomas, Of the First District
police, reports that at 10 o'clock he found a
man named Michael HYDE. at the corner #
Magazine and Girod streets, with TERRIBLE
cash in the abdomen, inflicted by some par
| ties unknown. ,. "a .
About the same time, man named DoNney
was found on the corner of Tchoupitoulas and
Girod streets, badly. cut in the head, and
| stabbed in the right side of the abdomen
These men were doubtless assaulted BY the
same party. Both were sent to the Charity
Hospital. -
We also heard of Frenchman having been
stabbed on 6ravier street, but of this We ave
| no authentic information. Our informant told
| us that the wounded man had been carried eff
by his friends, and that no one appeared to
know the assassin. cii7
About 10 o'clock, Sergeant Kearney, of the
First District police, having occasion to visit
| the upper station on Robin street, mounted a
horse, and as he passed the Annunciation Mar
ket he was fred upon by party of mon con-
oeoieu III INC upper Gnu VI the market. FOR
tunately neither himself nor his horse was hit,
and the latter, frightened by the report rapidly
bore him away. IL
We make no comment on the above men.
toned transactions The utter powerlessnes
| Of the police has boon shown, and the only
| remedy lies with the citizens Of New Orleans
Will they act, and at once?
In the same paper We find the following
paragraph Judging from the names of the
parties arrested, it would seem as if Irishmen
only could be arrested by the police of New
Orleans: - <
ARREST OF ALLEGED RIoTBRs-The police
of the First District last night arrested num-
Der OF persons for alleged participation in the
recent fatal riots. Their names are Michael
Murphy, NJ. Sullivan, Robert Laughrey and
Michael W.; Reilly. These men are all keep
ers Of grog.shops in the vicinity of St Mary g
Market, we believe, and are charged with per
hitting unlawful assemblag.s Of armed men
| on their premises who fred on citizens They
| were arraigned this morning and ordered to
give bonds in the sum of 81 900 each for e1-
animation.
In the Picayune We also find report of the
examination of DR.. Meghan, who was said to
have led on an attack with sword in one
| hand and . cross in the other. The cross
business seems to have been pure invention
of the telegraphic reporters. We give the re-.
port entire. .
EXAMINATION OF DR.. MEIeHAN.-The ex.
animation of Dr.. Meighan charged with lead
ing on riot on Monday night last in which
two persons were killed and two others badly
wounded, came off yesterday before Recorder
Summers Mayor Lewis was the first witness
called, who stated that on Monday night he
| saw the accused at st. Mary's market, in com
papy with Capt Cavanaugh and Q crowd of
other penons Witness spoke to Capt Ca
vanaugh, and requested him, as an officer of
! the State, to use his influence with the crowd
| to induce them to disperse This the captain
promised to do, but some of the persons in the
crowd cried out that they wanted protec ton
| for their lives and property. The prisoner sp-
peared to be tho only person excited he said
he was natursiised citizen, but he intended
to unnsturalise and protect himself. The
crowd did not appear to be organised, and
witness saw no leader.
| VIM H. James, Chief Of Police, oorrobora
ted the statement Of the Mayor
Dan ell Busby, police officer, stated in SUBJ
stance that he was stationed in tho nei ghbor.
hood Of st. Mary's Market, on the night in
question, and saw the crowd gathering about
the market After the Mayor went aWay the
crowd were ordered to fall into rank, and from
| the sound Of the voice witness thought il WAS
Capt. Cavanaugh who gave. the order. ,Dr.
Meighan participated in all the movements.
Everything was done quietly, and the orders
were given in low tone of voice. The men
| were armed with guns and sticks and marched
up Annunciation street, headed by Capt. Cav
] anangh and Dr.. Meighan, the latter with a
drawn sword in his hand. Previous to the
marching, policeman named NOLAN came
running up, crying out that they were going
to burn down ST. Patricks Church. a :, ?
7 Ofacer Horribly testified to being in aPoev.
fare street on the night in que. ton, and
| hearing man run up the street crying, Ring
| that bell, they are about destroying St Pat
rick g Church" The bell commenced ringing.
and the man cIied out to give it five taps The
bell tapped six times when sthe man a1.;,
cried out, Give it i've taps, not six" Wit
mess heard firing in the direction of Gimp
street, and started down that way He "a y
two men lying dead in the street, and ono
wounded He saw an alley gate move In the
| vicinity. and found the prisoner slowed awav
behind it, armed with q sword and pis,oI. ia
said he had been wounded in the abdamen!
and being druggist he would 70 iiome. Goms
persons osmo out on q balcony, and said m .
poor man was wounded, and witness let him
Co. subsequently, believing it to be his dutv
to arrest the accused, he did so, and took him
to the watch: house Here he could find no
wound upon his perSon and the n,;son :, -: =