The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-22

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One Hundred and Eour Police men, ON
Charye OF ni0t ON Christmas Evening"
Great Kxcitement- investigation not yet
CoAcluded.
sEyxNTH DAY-NoRNINa SESSION.
JAN l6-The Court convened In the small OF the
Mechanios Institute this morning, which just large
enough to accommodate the prisoners Witnesses and
others or gsged In the examination.
Peter sleght, sworn-On Christmas night was 1T Ger
man theatre about O'Clock Mr. stuynuyssr and Ashsr
notice to the Germans to Join them in going TO the
Hshops house to sereuads him; and others thsn went
TO FrssmeDs Hail. and saw . stu fed paddy; went to
the door and asked II members; We replied
no, and were refused admtance, and told wanted
to fun to 60 down tsrs heard them say they
going serenade Bsdin and burn him up. there WAS
nuen sxctsment In the hall; Mr. Meyer said they
going to make things spin round several In
arsarns; ths character Of the procession haloains
s.d Yelling, and crying Down with the Catholic
,ss s,., WIN n, 81 ~ SaSt NOV Who
they REFERRED these decar atoms made before the
procession formed, and heard them al around vent
streets ant as the procession passed Nath Race
thsy cried out Down with Bsdini," dawn with the
spS thu udss shsy making was 81
corner Of Plum and Ninth after all was over.
Cross eIamned-I came to BE- witness In thus case
with officer Shaer and Frank Smith; went TO Freemens
Hall At O'Clock; they we're making preparation to turn
German: Meher spake to me In German; Strsusmastsr
saa they go te have serenade they were yelling
n he
had clubs which looked like cray pas; don't know who
had them there about 900 in the processon
ladies' in the procession on the sidewalk no noise WAS
made on the sidewalk whore was
Robert Newhouss, iworn-On Christmas night In
Vine between Thirteenth Fourteenth; in vii.
Alins house. about half square from Freemens Hall;
o'clock they wanted everybody TO turn out heard much
noise went into the lower part could not get into the
por part; meeting was held In both parts saw Q man
make spesch saw the procession go up Vine and across
70 . sns % esa,s
the voice came from some OF the Freersn the Turner's
refused to up tina procession then moved down Wal
nut to Ninth, along Ninth TO Plum the procession made
hi of noise, and cried /" Down with Bedini, I" and
" Hang him up" ind bowed trumpet or horn; the
man who carried ia OF here he borrowed it from my
boarding house; think fellow pull out dirk
knife, but not tue and saw several have pistols;
heard one man cay, 81" they jumped on u.s. we viii out
their xutt belly ut heard particular directions IS
to certain taxing pa cuAr parts OF the processon
heard them they were going to the Cathedral to burn
Cross exa mined--some Of the cH,ers Mssars shsrsr
and Gichena got me here as witness they came after
me- en- last Saturday might week ago; told them all
several had pistols; don't kno any OF them; seen two
men had pistol; don't know them by Names saw them
Ninth between Elm and Plum street,; oou't know
that they fred them off, pic ed up two hats and cap
In the street. offered to sell them for fun but would not
sell them; took them horne; = offered half a
dollar Tor them and would not take it; Sc word to
the Feeplen thAsI had the bats don't kaow who had
the trumpet he borrowed 1t from one OF the bosrdes
n
Hall to be 40 admttance only to smbers aud cid not
try to get admission not tell no many pistols
John Bul ns, sworn-Live on corner Of Ninth and Elm;
1T home Christmas night did not see the process
Gon but heard 1t; 20 territed that blew out the
lights; tho swsarpg Come on boys" So, terrified me;
the ordinations wers, 'Down with him, kill him. they
nadsin loud voices did know what 1t meant 1t the
Hms my family there and were much alarmed
IL
der ard peep the house and what going
shs returned and said there was large crowd Of mea,
vw{tr htr01 r md fhav
before them, and had square box with light In it. and
it "Down with Bedini had no Ice Of the pro,ss
siop II had should have LETT the house.
Cross. amins1-Am not nervous this teok place on
Ninth and Elm they we're crying as loud rs man could;
na, there s were ~ As s%s1 s
IA English thought they were rowdes the noise CONT
nued - long IS the procession was passing
Christian Ruder sworn-Was the corner OF Vine and
Thirteenth streets about fifteen minutes past ten
crowd out OF Fresmens Hall and in procession to
furnIs Hall and down to Ninth street, they had trans
With the Roman butchers saw one man pull out long
dirk knife and say Let any rishman come to and
Will olt his guw oat' saw no pistols; vent With them
to Ninth and Along until Plum street. heard shoot
ing ana ran back and got over into . yard.
Of Thirteenth and Nine streets and saw the crowd The
streets Allsd many adies and children In the
proesssiOn; there Was Noise and frookins and merry
making ali the way down. on NINTH near Plum, and
heard shooting, and back; saw No Irishmen but
thought the procession attaoksd them from what
down. st Turnsrs Han did cot anything but noise
wboeping, Whaling and haloing; Nswhouss ran with
me from Plum, on Ninth street
AFTERNOON sYssIoN.
John Flaherty, swoin-Was IT Ross House, corner Of
Court and Walnut Streets Chrstmas night; pro-
essaion cere down Race street, asked . what the
v:rs going down to take bishop Purcell out burn him.
and hang him; and heard them say Down with Bsdia
Fl. 4:
q the procession over squares the procession was toer
abb noisy, and had great many VI men aong followed
Shem Of Race and Ninth Streets then left
them heard horn, but could not see any 1t Was in tho
secession; no arms.
more and NAM have regular trade went to the Ross
House to FRIEND the noise was loud talking and
hug hing they seemed quite merry about ~ much noise
Who said Ave going to tear the cathedral down.; he
WAS German, but told In English; hs also said shat
stepped out Of the and told me- ans then vent
the was had near the corner OF the Ros
Christmas light. 1t Fre mems Hall Christmas
afernoos heard them say that they were going down
and burn sm; they didn't say much speech was made
BY fellow who do not Know; man came up to my
house the next day and said that he in the process
gen and fred pistol 1t the Waterman two times, and
then cn don't knew who made the speeches Ia the
hall hoard cay In Freemen's Hall That like
Bedini should not BE- allowed to come to this couutry
don't know that anything said in the hall about
there being too many strangers thsre.
Cross examined-Ths fpeechss were made In the Sc
door open mot stopped, heard Hasarack make
motion to 60 down heard nothing said about barnng
the Bishop hanging him, &c esoution passed to
the and workngmsn heard them say they
were going TO make cat music and burn stuffed paddy
the man who II ed to him said that he twice and
ran; and . he the pile Of watohmen he
started I'd run; con't know his name.
Andrew Gifiin swern-Was not in Freemens Hall on
Christmas night during the day; on the evening
staying At friends hou,e and hearing the noise Of the
procession went to see it: went ont Walnut Thir
teenth. and the procession; saw . number OF
men, ard they had sparency, Down with Beciri-
NO Popery,n 30 heard they going to tear down
the BIZ hops palace went down to tins and said
TO the boys arrest them this talk hear og the side
walk but by any member Of the sesson thought
they going to the Bishops house. and kept out;
the Of Vine and Ninth said to ths chneo,
arrest THEM; these watehmen, and thought
ct time that they would take me- Mr. Bluniell
with me- said the first man who pat his bands
would shoot unfortunately had NO htol thsn went
30 the watchhouss and saw number Of wounded men;
found number Of men with few tops their hsads;
supported they wounded in batte in particular
appeared be much hurt asked to se Judge spooner
Judge s. very afecenstsly administered to his wants
about that time Il Thought there Moull be