New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-07
THE WILLIAmSBURGH ELECTIoyRlor.
EXAMINATION OF OLIVER LEE


The examination Of Oliver Lee, arrested n, =.
charge Of causirg The death Of VIM. Henry II .rrsop
az the lae election rot IN the Fourteenth Ward took
place yesterday before Mayor Wall and Justice y -.
well FmnpS Crooke and Mr. Lspsush aapesreI
Tor the prisoner. Lee pleaded no. guilty 70 the
charge Ioree witnesses on the part OF the prosecu
non were examined, after which Lee was committed
10 ue county jail to await trial on the charge Of man.
tlaughter The foloeng was the testimony taken;
Thomas Hayden, sworn-I live IN No,tb s.ys,,b-
IT. end am spar.msk6r; recoect The difie1I,v tba.
occurred on The 'ih 81 November 1854; hay. known
The cefendaIt for about Elk or seven war. b,ve
Known Nm. II. Harrison ebout si1 months: wa, nm
~ bat'ei man when The bel struck ssd ran down;
wep' up second e., toward the polls; saw a crowd
running from North Fifth ct down second AZ toward
1rshdi ibey had short locust clubs, another crowd
"as pursuing them, some having clubs; went to-
"aru 1ranc ~ when an old man came 10 and
nssPPeo pistol Of me; started 10 run when [ saw
VIM H. Harrison fall; four or i've persons hit him
al the same time, with sticks olu bs &c; when be
ie ran up, showed them away and got his head be-
tseen my egs 10 save him; do not think auy one hit
nm more theh once be received all the blows on his
head could not recognize aoy one bu Oliver Lse;
De struck Harrison With some kind Of light stick
Wnch broke II was about two fee, long aad looked
IKE pine stick; cannot say whether anything was
sara before the blow was given; all the bio were
gwen nj once; HaTisOu standing up al the time
his head was little cut; about three minutes after be
spoke end asked 10 get bis hat there were pa
pers in IT. stood him up at the corner Of North Fifth
sbo SecoDo-tts minute, then assisted to take him
up North Fhh-st
PieTson Brown, suWn-I reside at No. 10 North
StcOnd-si.; am CRATE aud fender maker; was in Sc
cond ct between North Fifth and North Sixthsts on
The 7ih day Of November, between / and clock;
saw crowd Of from 300 to 500 people cone down
Stcond'st there were tso parties contending and
beating each other; saw several beating an old man.
ana moved up toward him; heard some person say
klll him. he passed by me; another person namsd
wilson was knocked down near me; next say was
Nm. Henry HarTisO"; at this time the street WAS
nearly sOhd with mob; when him he W ~ from
four to six feet from the sidewalk defending himself;
I'VE or six persons wee direcog blows a, him With
clubs did not know any persons that we're then at
lacking him; he got 10 the gutter the side walk
where | saw him receive blow with a club, and be
dropped down on his back; went up to him, when
man attempted to jump on him, which ] prevented;
Harrison said "You have done enough" did not see
Oliver Lee, and did not know him; was in the act
OF raising Harrison up whtn Smith received blow;
then left Harrirop and paid attention to Smith did
not recognize any one.
. Edwsrd L. Brown, sworn--I have seen Oliver Lee |
frequently; saw Wm. III. Harrison and Smith to- |
gether; bad not seen them minute before Smith
Int with cluC this was between l2 and o'clock; / |
rem up to assist bin, and before got TO him he was
down; just before, look ed and saw Harrison on his |
hands ard knees; be got hit over the head while in |
this pOeitiOn with club.
The defendants counsel admitted that Harrison |
Died from the effects OF blows received Oh the day
aforesaid.
Lee was then examined. He said: My name ia o.
liver Lac; am 20 years Of age; was born ia ireland,
and live with my father in Fourth-st am butcher
am Lot guilty Of the charge preferred against me.
Lee was then committed to the County jail to
await Trial on the charlie of manslaughter there
was evidence that the deed was pTemedtated.
Lee stands six feet two inches 10 hight. During
the examination be appeared TO be in good humor,
and perfectly uncODcerned to the result Of the
amipaton.