The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-18

- Poos, yust before the last riot conM0noo4:
side q this moment heard tearing Of fences, ed !.
Looking ,soesd saw me. tearing fence down. Il tho o..
short hoop poles and threw them down; the sS 49,
he had Deputy Sheriff B. r,sS the ss.:s
house. and was striking him over the head wisA -
s sooSs, ~. vas shoat the middle Of the blood g.
Bennett and induced him to throw down the shovs -
NOT Know whether or not he picked the shovel asss
not how their names. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
VIM. w. smith sworn-I reside at No. ~ Grand s<rosks
present at the riot ct the ION corusr second ~
North Sixth strcets, between and O'Clock Al nj: ~
man that was called 0Brien 70 the opposite So
OF the polls to where stood from dfsturbane that vu0
going on around the polla who said Thave iiied oss
id Know Nothing there he lays ON tho street nss.
hand took It to Be- stick 1 cam. s~sy -
not present at any other RIOT this Brisn had ~
al Of Nothing. and o e
from voting to-day CAM only know his name e .
whisIers he appeared to be 70 h>s
Mayor VIM. H. Wall sworn-I am Mayor Of the city
Of wilismsburg went to the scene Of riot last ssct
Der Of Irshmen with clubs In their hands some 50 Of q
Of them when Hrst got there proclaimed myself Mayor
most Of them did So but few retained their clubs;
then either took them from their hands oDsrdersd hea
time saw AID unsIy come toward me- wa; near the corr
ner Of North Sixth and Second streets when found AL
nsky BY my side just after saw Alderman Linsky 81
side him take his star from his pocket and put G
nrst second house east Of the polls went toward
in his hand; ordered policeman Bradley to arrest him;
Bradley starty slowly, and then pursued the my
went In; there were number Of men and women ii.
side, who opened the door for him, and shut it
as he got In Bradley first pursued this but he
SO slow that him before he got to the and
arrived there first; did not Alderman nsky near M
at that time while was there at the Of the riot
stopped while crossing North Sixth street; Aderman
Iinsky ordered the carman to drive he did SO; had
two polls and that they duy and
eace at the polls when got there, after the riot did
not see them there; think the present method of
sans are generally appointed did not order the fire bell
rang.
. EVENING SESSION.
Abraham r. Ward sworn-I am q policeman Of thD
Second ward of this city not present at the riot in
question: part of either difficulty; did not
any improper conduct the part Of the special depu
ties that day did not receive special orders that dag
or the day before.
ofin my testimony in connection with Mr. Harrison
the person who died since he died last Monday EVENING"
do not recoect anything further in regard to the occur
renee than stated on that day.
Lucius N. Palmer, NJ. D.. sworn--I attended John 81.
Smith, dead; he died from injuries which found
the back part Of the head caused apparently by bows
these Commissions caused Inflammation of the BRAIN and
the scalp he had symptoms Of fracture at the base Of
Pierson Brown sworn-The John H. Smith spoken Of
in my testimony in relation to the death Of VIM. h
Harrison is the John n. Smith now dead; back was
toward Smith he ran towards the stoop the stoey
in front Of little store; when Smith In that
direction he passed by on turning round he In
the act Of falling thought he had stumbled he might
Smith by the shoulders; the first saw of Edward E
Brown when he came to Smiths feet placed Hsrr
son on his feet on the sidewalk this was directly in
If vhp mar
struck downwsrds think hit him the back part e
the head.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, Nov. II, 1854
James H. Perry sworn-I reside at 1873 South First
pointed bv EnalePert Lott sheriff Of this coyntv
vious to last election day had ordered each special d.
putty sheriff Of this city to be at the polls OF their
ward on thu day of election, and in Of riot t.
notify being informed Of riot that took place in
the morning about 81, O'Clock, in the Fourteenth ward
went there; took about ten with me, and found
everything quiet; left the there and told them
Of disturbance to send word to at the Odeon;
about IL O'Clock deputy sheriff Thayer and told mo
preparations were being made by the Irish for another
riot told him TO withdraw all his men until could r.
niSss HIM T 1 va; lieutenant t under me- e%
men about forty were out that day then went to tho
OF out of the lot at the time ordered th
pedals of the First district Thirteenth ward to go
started FROM the fifteenth ward poll. heard tn
bell ring; on arriving ct the Odeon the had
to 1ass as1 q.
way down. making about deputies and others
when got the ground had two deputies with me had
previously learned that riot had commenced; found
Mayor Wall and Alderman Wilmarth there, who advised
me to Withdraw with my men; the rest of the deputies
the odeon had another big party; before the second
riot Mayog. Wall advised by COL Smith to call out
BY Sheriff Lott the object Of the sheriff In appointing
these deputies vas 70 the peace after the ro
the military; be told me to get my men together and
that he would render assistance, necessary; waited
der the promised assistance; men ready to maks
affidavit that they could not vote at this poll after The
Coroner ruled out irrelevant portion Of the last
timony in reference to Mayer) considered myself
sponsible to the sheriff. snd not under command of IT,
Mayor was willing cooperate with the Mayor in aay-
thing consider for the best.
Hamilton Alen-I reside In North First street. near
SEVENTH caught the engine corner Of North Third and
second streets after the bell commenced ringing Tho
bell was ringing until after We returned to the engine
house; Edward McCue was with the engine when met
IT. he returned to the engine house with u.s. helped
back the engine in the house in North Second street b.
tween Second and Third streets am foreman Of Engine
Co. No. l. did not McCue after that do not know
whether not left McCue at the engine house, ct this
second street, leaving the engine house went down
North Second street to Second up the polls tAo
fighting had subsided; McCue was in command Of tAs
engine and asked me there was no Are up that ways
this at tho time came up TO the engine.
Ross W. Gardner recalled-At the last riot did noe
see EDWARD McOue, EuWaro fannl08 inten0e0 -
have corrected this mistake he ringleader at The
riot IN the morning. in the morning he wanted to Dor
row my pistol
Kngfebert Lott sworn-I am Sheriff Of Kings Countys
James II. Perry Is deputy sheriff appointed BY me;
appointed the deputy sherifs of Williamsburg under
the Recommendation Of j. H. Perry, the commandsnt q
the third division the Of the city Of
Williamsburg; on their being properly recommended
granted the the deputies personality think
appointed about enc hundred men for williamsburg
voked the warrants Of about thirty men, under command
Of Captain Adams, on being informed they were using
their authority for political purposes
By Juror.-Iid you think Williamsburg In such y.
disturbed state to require the appointment of these
deputies
Al did; at the time appointed these special depu-
fles there riong In consequences Of street preach
ing and had revoked them recently in consequences
OF information, received from reliable source, that
there danger Of riot on election day, continued
them Ia office.
The testimony In this here rested and Coro-
Hanford reviewed 1t. He said 1t had been shown
that the deputies at the polls In the discharge