The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-08
Examination OF the Musderers of james
Bafohelder.
BOSTON POLICE ooURr-JUNE

The examination in the OF John G oiuer, A. G.
Browne, JI, John Roberts. Martin stowell, Walter
Henry Stove, John Thompson Nelson Hope we'll aud
Join Morrison charged with the murder James Batch
elder was resumed George sanger for sovernmeat O.
y. Farley, A. Andrew, H Smith, W. L Brent, and
Edward Avery for defencsnts.
Robert Taylor Chief OF Police testified to his know
ledge Of disturbance around the Court House the
evening Of Friday May 49, between nine and O'clock
saw crowd Of people running and halocng through the
square passing round from the east to the west sei
could not tell what they said; man climb l,rAp
post the most sou,hery the east door, when the Eyht
was put out; the man arrested BY officer Hk and
gave his John Roberts, recognise the la
court, known Roberts or Krogman, both Of which
names lie gave; he locked for putting out gas
nsssne 70 the west side with shout Ths. Is the sie
with noise Of pistol Shots three or four in the yd,
accompanied with breaking Of glass; men at the door
which broken in, striking the door with axes also
stick Of timber used AZ batseriag ram by some
twelve TO twenty men forced against the door cried
to them TO 'boh on, went the steps and seizsi
the act Of striking the door With an axe he had
struck twice; don't think he struck 1t when
took hold Of him. although he han it raised for pur
then OPEN pulled the man of the steps, and with Mr.
Lasee officer. carried the to the station house;
good deal Of resistance was made with shouts take
him away !" &C.. Gc; rescue him +" kill the officers"
there pistol shots and bricks still firing the
was arrested; the person in question Mr. Stowel,
him put the CELL positive Of II directly after that
one or two other prisoners were brought In went into
the square again. stopping In the Office but maate or
reaching It colored with brick coul not
say whether the door broken not; think II
not in the attitude OF throwing the brick; arrested
him, Mr. Scott sn officer assisting; from The appear
ance he would have thrown the brick ct the building;
resisted all he could carried him to the station house
the Walter ihHD returned TO the square aut
found the door Of the Court House OPEN
the inside and grea crowd outside two three
passing back and forth In the entry aud persons
the stairs attention called to remark outside,
'damn you, you dasn't show your ads or "you're
afraid TO sho~ your heads" or some such remark there
ata AZ tha Int fha
sdewalks the square full of people, and bricks
thrown heard pistol Court street placed OH
Lasee ut the door with directions to let pass
In de-right have added unless he officer; went
towards Court street. hearing bricks thrown in that vci
nifty heard difficulty at the door. and going towards
heard the voice OF Mr.. Cluer who standing the
sidewalk near Mr. Laselle as though he going from
the steps heard him the building belonge to the
czen OF Boston. and they had right 60 NJ think
those his words-addipg also, 'they pay nine
shings day to do their dirty work" orsomething to
that effect, reached to Mr. Cluer said, "Mr Cuer,
there's enough of that, went into the street, when he
remarked that the had no right there did not walk
ans distance together think there was nothing thrown
after that up this time not than thirty minutes
bad elapsed from the cement OF the trouble II
might have been ten minutes less from the time
putting out the light to hearing the conversation Of
Dir. Cluer should think Mr. Cluer very much excited
at the time: his indicated excitement; did not
any arrests; after getting Mr. Sto veil twenty
feet from the door, heard sing out look out
for the axe;' turned around aud with axe;
sent an officer for him, when he dropped the and
shot (ran) into the crowd.
Cross examned.-Mr Cuer was good deal excited
agtated, by bis appearance; could not say that any
Officers were excited spoke loud SO that he could be
language that he used except what already stated
did not him do any act Of violence towards the build
ing not acting from any other than the usual orders
from the Mayors the orders were not to aid in the mt
ter Of the fugitive but to preserve the peace Rob-
erts on the do not know that any officer went
to Roberta cell TO identify him. made no promise to
Roberts when he locked him up and do not recoect that
be said he had to put the light OUT M arrest might
have been five ten minutes before the door burst in
1T could not have exceeded fifteen minutes; had
eIsahon with PbGnx thinks 1t In his cell (couver
sation objected TO- but ADMITTEDLY gave his said he
was sorry he there brought there innocently
and doing nothing; said he took the brick he had
from boy; did not throw it down lest else
should it, was told he In the act sf throwing it.
to which be replied he about throw 1t out Of the
crowd arrested three that night had Roberts and
phs1 before was about half past nine when he was
cells told them he cory they there and wish
ed they out Shad a conversation with Morrison
the next morning. thinks he did not converse with him
in relation to the part which he took in the riot had
such conversation with Stowel but with Morrson
went TO the lock up to identify Them asked Stowel
where he got the and PhGnix about the BRICK
he did not ask Morrison If he the who had the
axe; did try to find out BY confessions whether It
Stowel not the sidewalk with nothing in his hand
when be was arrested.
the night of the riot; great deal of noise ma ie
heard shout to put out all the lights also cry for
help &c burst in the east door arrested Roberts on the
lamp POST in the act Of putting out the light told him
beforehand If he put out the light he should arrest him.
subsequently, arrested John Wesley the side of
the Court House for throwing brick through window;
the door at this time not forced beard cry staye
down the door, damn the building tear it down" did
not any others helped carry another (ponng
to PhGnix) to the station house, Mr. Cluer there
about the time the door forced and after Wesley
was arrested had no ton with Cuer heard him
belonged to the citizens of Boston, and that they had
right to go into It, He stood the door, but could
not say whether he was addressing the crowd
one at the door,
Gross examined-Mr Cluer was near the steps of the
door was not paying particular attention to what he
saying bricks thrown the door had been forced
and man standing at the door, o whom he was
facing at the time If he had been committing acts Of
violence at the time should have him. was at
the door when the panel was broken In did not see
Cluer at that time this conversation afterwards
certain he the notice that he should arrest
him II he put the light out; had conversation with
Roberts the next morning in the lock up made pro-
mise to him. did say to one but Roberts, that
If there Lad not been many round he should have
made him light the gas, and let him 60.
VIM Iasell, police officer was on duty on the night Of
2eth of May had previously been a watchman;
OF the defendants, who gave his sto~ WE'LL and
Mr.. Cluer, the west side Of the Court House, saw
Cluer about 10 O'clock after the door forced
standing the door steps by order of the Chief OF Po
lice Cluer the sidewalk three feet of the
joist was projecting through the door; things
thro~n at the tme was on the second STEP Cuer put
his foot on one step and hand upon witness IL in
the act Of passing in told him he could pass into
the Court House he said he knew the laws of the
monveah the Court House belonged to the people, and
had no right TO stop him. and would not be stopped by
a contemplate puppy like me; told him he could not
pass in, except over me- at that time stepped down
upon the sidewalk and the crowd was gathering fast
Cluer replied with abusive language, that doing
the dirty work Of the city for dollar and half day.
turned then and away.
Cross examned-Think Cuer was not there longer
than three minutes put his hand his breast but not
powerfully; he claimed to go in heard that the Supreme
Court was in session at the time stood there order of
the Chief of Police told Cuer he could pass into the
Court House nothing done but an attempt by
Cluer TO pass into the Court House. and attempt to
keep him out
VIM G. Allen, police officer, was in Court square on
the night OF the 26tt Of May of the prisoners
who gave his name as John Morrison; him hold
of the timber which they showing against door
arrested him and him to station house, could
not that he any Of the others here there were
many wenty hold Of the timber the bottom panel
OF the door had been broken: afterwards identified him
In the Lookup Mr. Scott helped carry the to the
station house.
Cross.exsmned-Sure there were as many as fifteen
hold Of the timber; a coored with an axe; no
was large stout man. should think {. was Thomas
Jackson could not see his face 1t dark, and the
light was out could not distinguish any man.
Hartman Putnam, police officer, in Court square,
west side Of the Court Hoe, night Of Goth May saw
colored with the gray head the prisoners
there he gave his Thomas Jackson he had hold
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