The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-01

Rsot and Csse Of shooting at Havcrstraw.
On Sunday iast Constable Myers, OF Haverstrsw,
called upon to que riot that taking place at Hollis
brick yard. While there he arrested 3 PANIED Ber-
nsrd Reilly who had been the principal rioter H. aso
arrested another man and handcufed them both tose
| Their, leaving each one hand free. At this time Mr.
Myers had with him friend besides Mr.. Holt, and
there were some thirty ave forty Irshmen friends Of
Reilly around him. who began to make demonstrations
OF reseuing the prisoner Myers told them he waS acs
ing in the discharge Of his duty and they
fere with him, or else II would not be well with them
The prisoners refused to get into the which
provided for the purpose Of ing them before JUS
tice Of the Pesee aud the constable compelled to
leasc<he man manaced it'll Reilly for the purpose of
| getting Reilly In first Upon this the (his
was stewart ran swsy the nstabls pursued BIN for
came back after Reilly but the crowd said he should not
tate him Reilly himself together with them came ms
hearts blood The constable babe them stay back he
would shoot them with his pistol, "a revover They did
fired in the air Reilly was now within too feet Of
Mr.. Myers and raised his with the manaclcoa aud
struck Myers with all his force and fell rushed TO
him, aud he in tho act OF doing Myers
again shot the ball entering the abdomen Of iy who
Myers into a shanty near BY, from which there
escape for him They did not however, dare touch him.
he told them he would shoot the st man that laid hands
him. They there kept him--scme proposing TO Lang
hID forthwith, and some thing and some another
for about three hours until some Of Myers friends
heard of his perous situation and came up to his res
They however, we're not strong enough to elect
his lib. ration and they therefore Justice Hunt
ing. As he n, Immediately surrendered
tie 3ist ul,, when partial examination was taken in
the matter before Justices iunting and Hazard-thc
man Reilly having died on Monday evening IN the Hos
ends Ne" '0'N SnsS ne n'o 'e'' conveyed MS
Upon the examination the District Attorney, sncrn
appeared for the prosecution, and Messrs Hoffman and
Pye the prisoner The nation-aftsr the testi
pony OF two witnesses had been taken-was at
the request Of the District Attorney adjourned until to-
Thursday) at 10 O'Clock NJ and the prisoner
recommted until that time. There are many other
ccun stances attending this which will BE- develop
cd as the examination proceeds.
CORONER's INQUEST.
VERDICT OF THE CoRoNERs JURY AGAINST TIE
CONSTABLE.
Coroner Hilton yesterday held the inquest at the New
York Hospital the body Of Bernard Reilly, the lsbor
er, who died IN the hospital On Monday night from
wound in the breast inflicted by pistol shot, discharged
by a constable at Havcrsraw, RocAland county, the
Sunday night previous The evidence adduced before
C0roners jury exhibits very curious stale Of facts
showing that constable, named Meyers, shot tue d.
ceased while in custody.
James Cairey, of Haverstraw, was sworn and exa,aa
ed-He stated that he knew the deceased who wcrlcd
with him in the brick yard of Joseph Holt last sun
day evening at eight O'Clock Mr. Holt with his oren,n
and constable to the shanty where deceased aud
myself lived and went stairs where deceased lay In bed
asleep and somewhat intoxicated The constable put pair
Of handouts his wrists while he lay asleep and then
shook him until he awoke The c0nstables Is George
Meyers. ] do not know for what they arrested
the they got him down stairs when he refused
to 90 with them further; they did not tell him the
son Of his being arrested asked the reason but
they endeavored to get him into wagon, but he 70
fused to be put i'm then offered to do it myself but Mr.
Holt ard the officer told not to interfere: then asked
the officer allow him the house until
got sober; upon this the officer pulled out pistol and
presented il to my breast, and told to stand back;
his worhmc, who was present, for rope; the rope
brought and they tied the arms Of deceased will III after
doing this deceased short distance but refused to
go further ssked them il they intended to murder him.
the rss1 asan ws none o. my % the
latter jerked him 10 the ground by the rope which
then tied about his arms he fell backwards and rolled
his side and In the of attempting to get
- ~hen the officer fired pistol at him; do not know
iber this shot struck deceased the officer, while
ceased his hands and knees, pointed the pistol
close to his breast and fired second tme deceased i'm
media'ely fen over on his side, and cried out Pm
Is oead;i he replied that he not; sent for
physician; and soon German doctor cane; the
! di. not hear the answer; clergyman then sent
for and after attended, deceascd Coroner Lunt
arrived and ordered the officer to be arrested but
the officer the following day walking through the
streets with the same pistol in his hand with which he
had shot the. deceased; the deceased 10 the
Holt.
ichonoi sW.rp, sail reside IN HaVersraW;
I'm in the eriploy OF Mr.. Holt; was in company With
tie last witness when Mr. Holt, his foreman Thomas
Dennis and a constable named George Meyers, came up
IL had lighted stable lantern in my hand Dennis
asked for it. saying he going arrest BERNARD
Reilly for getting intoxicated the Sabbath lie took
Tho lantern and followed them into the shan.y; Mr..
Holt sent me Tor rore to tic him. the other crcun
'aLcs tna too place nre precisely rs stated BY the
~, "ness AFTER deceased was handcuhed asked Mr..
o 70 iet NM 90; no then said to the officer, ~ give
NM 70 you 90 with him what you please; the officer
had TIE pistol in his hand At this time; neither Mr..
oi. nor lhonas nenpis demonstrated with the ohicer