The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-12
The Bedini Riot In Clncin nnti,
EXAMINATION OF THR POLICE.

[From the Cincinnati Gazette. Jan. el
Pursuant TO order, Mayor snslbaksr was engaged on
Saturday In the examination under OATH of the Cnis OF
Police, six Lieuenants and ninety watchmen The
object Is was ted to ascertain whether not
OF December 25th nd received any illtreamsnt what
thst treatment and who Of the police guilty OF
any vicsi &c AZ tnst time me invesgation was con-
Couucil and ciz~ns. Ater being sworn tho following
questions were propoundsd:-
Md ou see any person struck in the vstchhouss ON
Christmas even ninsY" Hso, who struck themSn 'Have
you heard any wstchmsn say he struck any onss
whons siIty-ons watchmsn testified In the negative
that they In and ost during the evening" but
ssa Of the natter
struck; he was prisoner, and pulled out revolver
when wat;hman Norris struck him; watshman b. Smith
head abusive language used towards the prisoners did
not now who did IL watohman Rose prisoner uck
eooli not identify the officer who dealt the blow.
WAtchmsn Scribner noticed Off GER make . motion
to kick two Of the prisoners end prevented him. Did
not rscollect who that officer Watc Imam B Phil
lips saw tall man struck but did not know who did it,
Ohcer Hurrel gave the same evidencs Captain Laksns
one man struck by Lieutenant Houssman, with the
open haLd. Officer DAVIDSON man struck by Lsa
tenant Housemsn there was much excen ent aod could
not tell all that going en-. WatchmAn s. Colby saw
Andrew kleins strike man. who resisted him when
trying 10 put h In the celia. OHcer williamson test
fed the same. Officer Dsran saw Norris strhe . man
and catching him by the neck, and used him very
roughly; also saw Mr. KIeine strike ! man Officer Nett
wAtchn Norris strike several with club
or stcb Ee gave them each several blows. Saw other
watchmen strike prisoners, but could not identify who
Officer scnid.r, while bringing prisoner in through
the door Of the w,tchhouse some one came And kicked
and beat him. He could not identify the prisoner, or
the watchmAB who struck him
Watchman Rusy stated that he had made several at
emps to strike man in the watchhouse, but Captain
Lukens made him keep back Officer Sambush observed
officer strike his prisoner In the watohhouse but had
forgotten who it was Officer Stevens stated that
struck his prisoner the back part OF the head,
his shoulder In tie excitement he die not know
who did it. Another officer tall with whis
hers struck over the head with club did not know by
whom.
Officer Erte citizens abuse prisoners and then
an officer beat them over the head With club; did not
Wa,chman Frank Smith eaw Adam Klsine strike pri-
soner when he pulled revolver and tur, cd upon him.
Watchman Burns saw Lieut Houssman strike a man
who reisting he did not hurt him. also Norris
The river police testified that they were present
the TINS CT the riot, and knew notbrg Of until next
morning; wstchman Haxen had undefstood that John
Kline, OF the Third war had been boasting that hs
struck men that night
watchman Kline testified that he was not there and
den the charge that he had boasted Of knocking men
officer Mssdsr heard pistol fred off in the wachhouse
ssw . man strucE; did not know who gave the blow.
The watchhouse keeper, Mr.. Strauss, saw watchman
Norris strike three four men several times.
WAtchman Scented saw man struck by an officer In
the mouth, near the "rol call desk had forgotten who
struck him.
Iisu,eDant Houseman struck, but struck
bimfeif when entering the watchhoue door, and turned
when prsoDe advanced toward him and he pushed him
bscs There number of persons in the wachhouse
who interfered and who not oficers.
Waterman Redding thought thu watchhonss keeper
too III excited and aourished the keys rather
than necessary Norris had stated to him that
he struck prisoner
Watchman Hudson saw Lent HoussIlau push m IN
in ihs doorway heard Capt Lukens several times order
the 1aichmen TO use the prlssIera well.
Officer Cook attended the prisoners; saw no cruelty;
observed an officer raise mace to strike one OF the
prisoners, and prevented him.
At this stage Of the proceedings the Mayor continued
the examination OF the remainder Of the police OF the
city until Lext Wednesday. There are some twenty VINO
have not yet testified, but who, most probably, knos no
more than that given above.