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

peared 10 be very uch excited; when the carr wss
stopped AID Linss stood within about SIX feet Of IT,
Gid not zee him interfere with CoOney when he a.
tempted to take the rung out; AID Linsky there
before the fight commenced about i've minutes;
while TIE main riot was zoirg on AID. Linsky might
hsve left for short time without my having noticed
bin; MeElroy and myself left togssher As soon as
Cooney was taken away; | saw Ed. Wall. think,
before the riot commenced; be was walking quietly
.lopg; when left the polls to cross the street the
deputies had struck no one; they we're pressing the
crowd back.
The Jury here took recess to p. NJ, during
which thew proct eded and viewed the body OF JOHN
Smith. who died the nigh. previous from injuries
received in the riot
Henry Simpson sworn-I reside at No. a. North
siIth.st: was present at The riot Tuesday stood
on the northwest corner OF Second and North Sixth
sts think il was about o'clock; saw the special
deputies go over to the polls fsm seconds 'hor,
them eprseed in a fight with the meoi there was
general melee and persons armed with clsbs, &c,
were running from all directions toward the polls tue
mob rushed at the deputies and crled out, Ihey
"are Know. Nothings;' after fighting about two
minutes, the deputies ran down Secondst- toward
North Pifth-st., pursued by the mob saw one mn
knocked down and beaten by the mob in secondst-,
about ten PAGES from the corner be lay on or near
the curb-stone saw "Red Dick actively engaged
in he fight; saw hin, knocked down several times;
be armed With shovel, the blade partly OIL al
ter the riot, when the mob returned. saw young
man named Michael Brien armed with short club
and brick; saw him with the mob all thai
day; milkman at the same time,
named Patrick McCue, armed with q club; saw
man named Pepper, 8 shoemaker, armed with club
after the riot he very active all day, aud seemed
to be very much inclined for a riot he was in both
riots saw man, was told his name was Travers,
with club after the riot; after the mob returned
also saw Patrick McCue discharge a musket ia
Second-st.; this was few minutes after the Mayor
came; in the morning saw number Of men engaged
~,1os tha ri fha
ern impression among the people there was that the
deputies were not regularly constituted officers, st
least have beard them say so since but that they
came there as Know Nothings TO break up the polls
"WEDNESDAY. Nov. Is, 1854
Thomas HAYDEN, sworn-I reside in North Seventh
st.; was called to the scene OF the riot by the ring
ing of the bell on election day; when got in Second
at near North Sixths met lot Of deputies com
ing around the corner of North Sixth ST. pursued by
lot Of Irishmen, some armed with clubs va, well
acquainted with VIM. II. Harrison; became en-
tang ed in the mob, and struck in the back while
running toward Grsnd.st. to get away: while at
tempting to escape, saw Mr.. Harrison standing on
the edge of the sidewalk saw Oliver Lee, and four or
FIVE others, striking at Harrison with sticks; Hsr-
rison fell; ran to him and pushed the crowd away,
got his head between my legs and covered him. l
coon after led him around into North FIfthst. and
washed the blood from him. he was taken from there
by Isaac Nelson and another man. it was in front Of
Sawyers stables, near pile OF slaves; Harrison
had yellow lOcusk cluD III uic nbuuf ue Ws sHuCh
from behind; Red Dick not near Hsrrlsoni be
was the only man | saw there that day with red
shirt on have known him three or four years. his
right name ia Richard kinsy; saw him after the
riot wa over with handkerchief tied around his
head; he was with the mob; saw Red Dick with
something like spade or shovel in bis hand; he was
drunk saw in the mob Nicholas Burke, now ar
resedl Patrick Blake, afellow named Traverse, and
another named Curley-a in the mob at the last not
in the riot saw AID Linsky protecting Peter Myers;
Oliver Lee, the man | saw strike Harrison Is tall,
red.headed man; be is stout built and over six feet
high; think be had on dark brown paid coat and
cap; think he has cleared OUT Lee u nearly head
taller than Red Dick he Is six feet two inchesi Lee
struck Harrison the back of the head and the club
broke in two; he is desperate man. Harrison fell
down was within fifteen feet OF HARRISON; no one
struck Harrison that saw after he fell; crowd was
on Meade of him; do not think any one could nave
struck i'm without my seeing it, others struck Har-
rison at the same time Lee did; Lees blow came
down directly on top of Harrisons head
James Wells sworn-I reside at No: l45 Lorlmer-
ST.; was present at the riot on election day at the
time the bell struck; when l got at the corner OF
Second and North. Sixth cts the riot had commenced
was knocked down three times; just previous to
the riot Mr.. Hyatt was giving mo club, when man.
who am informed police officer, said, IL you
"lesd on your men, have got revolver and one OF
" the balls shall be for you; told him If saw man
voting illegally would arrest him; | was deputy
sheriff OF that time and had been engaged in select
ing deputies from the crowd and statoning them on
the corner; had blue coat with brass buttons;
was sent there by Capt Perry and acted by authority
Joseph A. Virgins sworn-I reside at No. 1875 Sosth
FiIst-si was at the corner OF North Sixth and Sec.
ond sts at the time the fire bell rang on the day OF
the riot; saw the fight but did not know man in IT.
noticed, particularly, tall Irishman hourishing q
showed, with the blade partly broken OFF, he bad red
hair and red wbskers; think he had red shirt on;
should think this was not less than SIX feet and
inch tall after the tight heard an Irishman say
"Jssus no id Know Nothing shall vote here to-
day," IAdou med 20 evening session..
"WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION.
Sanford u. Allen, swou-I reside at No. 80 Grand
st. present at the polls at the time OF the not on
election day, between l and o'clock before the
special deputies came, saw John Nolan, iaborer,
bring an smfu Of dressed slaves and throw them
down in North Suth-st. saw other men gather up
the slaves and carry them away; about this time the
deputies came, and general hight took place; saw In
the fight man named kinsley; saw him go back In
yard and get shovel, saw hun strike one man
with il several times the last saw him strike THIS
man was in Second-st near North Sixth; klnsley
was knocked down, and, on recovering, he ran to.
ward the poll and said, "Give me club until XIII
another son Of b-h" think the shovel handle
had been broken; saw him 20 toward Seconds ST.,
think with club; saw two women throwing clubs
out of a window over the polls; my attention was
then drawn 10 Patrick COoney; he came within four
feet of me and drew two pistols from under his coat
and cooked them; he stood with his back toward me
and said, I" III shoot the first id Yankee son OF a
Obj lay my eye upon" he had horse-pistol In
the right hand and rife pistol in the other at tins
time the mob began to get down second-st; man,
not Aid. Linsky persuaded CoOney to put up his Ps-
tolls said, "Old Allen you had better leave before
"you get your head broke" saw John Lyons, Pat
rick Lyons, Nicholas Burke, Oliver Lee, Barney
O'Neil, and several others / know by sight en-
gagged in the last riot; Oliver Lee appeared TO
be leading man among the mob; he was armed
with club Just before the deputies came up, saw
AID. Linskey, and heard him say They would
maintain the day in spite Of the deputies.
THURSDAY soRSIsG, Nov 10.
Richard Walch sworn--I reside at No: 50 Grand
ST. was on the conner of North Sixth and Seeond-sts