The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-22


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Witness-I do not besoag to the United Ansriosas.
Mr. Cooae referred 70 case that recently occurred Ia
questions were proper.
@ 10 you belong to secret society popularity known
a. know NothngEr
Witpess-I decline answering.
MIR. Crooke-You can only decline answering on the
ground that an admission would crimnats you.
witness-Do not know whether or not An admission
would criminate
g To You belong to secret society popularity known
O. 10 you know anything about party styled by the
people and newspapers Know Nothingss A. No, sir.
Have you heard such party spoken of A. have.
10 you know society or association of that namet
A. do not
Q. Have you attended any Of their meetngss A.
have never been to a meeting Of that society.
Q. 10 you know whether not there Is q society
called Know Nothingsf A. Do not know that there Is
Q. To you belong to any secret society," A. decline
TO answer.
Q. On what grounds do you declinef A. If answer,
BY Councillor Iaraugh--Do you know an association
called the Lott Association A. No, sir.
DO you belong to any association formed to oppose
foreigners A. decline answering.
Q. On what groundf A. For fear 1t might crlminate
question would not crimfnAte the witness.
The District Attorney said-This is irrelevant The
question ~ the eople against paric. Pagan Sc They
foreigners
Mr. Iapaugh said it not proper ascertain Il there
has been league formed to put down these foreigners
This witness stated at the Coroners inquest that he
could tell an Ishman by the SMELL long the society
he may belong ia lawful then 1t could not crimnate
witness by answering his question He believed wit
could not be competent who belonged to an order
10 put down foreigners such testimony should be
received with grain OF allowance He would therefore,
ust that witness be compelled to this question
Whether not lie belonged to any society formed to
oprose lrishmen ~
The Court said witness had already stated that he b
longs TO no secret society.
q To you Lnow what is requisite necessary to dis
qualify you from being wtness A. Yes, sir, to GER
By Counsellor CootcDo you belong to any secret So
ciety thst's got no manner A. No, SIR
@ DO you belong to secret society that's got any
name? A. decline answering.
q VIZ do you decline answering A. On the
grounds at stated before it might tend to crimnate
Q. What do you by eliminating you A. To
crimnaie me, think means to tell that which you
should not know to these question might tend to
subject me to criminal punishment
Q. How long have you belonged to your society A.
Q. You know-I don't A. belong to the society Of
my friends, as every decent men does; belong to the
society OF my family.
@ Did you take any oath or obligation In joining that
society Of your friendss A. took the same obligation
any married man.
[Question of counsel repeatedly
A. decline answering any such questions
Counsellor Cooke-We've got it now-'the society Of
my friends,n
O. You decline answering the ground that it might
crminate you. Does this society OF your friends
any part in politics. A. decline answering.
T. On the same grounds? A. On the same grounds
O. 10 your religious feelings have anything to do
with the society of your friend A. (witness excited
decline answering any such questions unless the Court
rule it.
The question repeated and objected to irrelevant
Counsellor Cooke--I think have got at it. It has
been proved that this is society of friends.
O. What is the object OF that society?
The Court saidH you meant 'by the society of your
friends your wife, your sister, &C., you would not c
nina you rsef by answering,
Witness--I mean the society Of my family.
Counsellor Crooke-I suppose the Know Nothings con-
slider themselves one great family What the objects
Witness-of what society," Do you my family
Counsellor-No don't.
witness--I don't understand what you mean when you
say that society
tounsellori mean that society referred to by you,
g your friends"
ciety.
COunselor-Now I've got it; now I've got it.
getting a long way around mean by the society Of my
friends my father my mother sisters brothers, auns
and uncle
@ Don't you anything else by " the society"
A. No. sir.
Q. Have you taken oath obligation which would
interfere in your telling the TRUTH A. No. cir.
that would interfere? A No, sir
QUESTION by Mr. iapssshIDo yoS belong to the Anne
Question by Mr. Cooke-Nd you ever take any oath
except in court Of justice A. decline answering.
pisols A. About four months got last July had it
Loaded carried it to protect my lfe had been threaten
ed by Mariners the pistol was given by the mate of
the yessel-[th Court here ruled the questions
rrelevantl-I not of the deputies; did not
attend meeting at Mr. Thayer's the night before cleo
ticn
Regular examination resumed-I saw Michael o Bren
and Patrick Pagan at the riot Bien struck Skworth
over the head with stick aud cried out, " Put him
out-kiii him." saw 0Brien among the rioters after
dinner.
Francis Harrison sworn-I reside in North Sixth
street; at the First district, Fourteenth ward,
the day Of the riot; in Mr.. Heaths yard: in North
sixth street. when about twenty came there and
took hoopLoles Of these afterwards
polls with clubs; this about ~ O'clock did not see
them doing anything the yard is in sight Of and about
zoo feet from the polls these from the polls
after the hooproes, and appeared very much excited
heard them say they would kill all the id Know
NotLings. Witness pointed out the following named
persons with clubs: Pagan about o'clock; saw Pat
rick McCuc, ORren and Co0ney with clubs witness also
pointed out Michael Hannah from the audience Of
the persons in the mob.
Patrick Simpson swornI reside in North Sixth street,
considerable of the election riot fghtng
latrok McCue there about O'Clock after with
o stick; young man called Michael o. Brien
Witness pointed out Michael O'Brien and Pepper,
whom he had recognised in the mob Pepper b.
fore and after the fght Witness also testified seeing
John Nolan Barnard ONeil and Nicholas Burke, during
the day, some Of them in the mob
The Court here adjourned to IL O'Clock to-day.