The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-19

You and your gang the only persons who created
the disturbance and that done In a wanton msuner"
An lrishman named Patrick Dsyis Of No 81 Cherry
street. here brought into the Office his face and
head sxbibiting very severe leatng There" said
judge Beebe pointing TO the in ired man. s there
jnstScation for maltreang that man in the you
and your associates have doneS Yet you cali yourself
American. Why no American would be guilty of suchaots
OF cruelty You Amerfean you disgrace the
Of an American; for twenty orthry OF you young
TO fall upsn defenceIess and beat him in this
which you shall have awarded you commitment was
then given to the officer and Mr. Wide Awake
The injured man Informed the Court that he had that
afternoon been to the foot OF Dey street 10 see
friend, and on hs return he crossed over the
Park, and just about passing out Chatham
street side, when he heard rush Of people be-
hind him; hs turned around snd sa~ number
Of people ng his straw hat accidentally fell od.
them Vs1Has s1ieS sH ore be snd Becoming Alarmed
him and in his endsavor to escape ho run into in
Chatham street The "wiae Awskesn followed in,
manner, dragging lin out q the shop BY his hair into
the stree, when h, was rescued BY tho police The
ooncerned in this aslsut another young man, calling
himself Daniel Collins, brought Ia ~ the police
Tie Judge asked him what lie wasf He rsplied,
American, and go in for sustaining tho liberty of
speech p' "That s III very well !" sais judge Beehe 1
"but you never sustsin the liberty OF spesch by
crea,pg riot nnd asssuitDg psacable and inoei svs
people, at any rate wiz NOT permit It; lshalt COMMIT
you TO prison" This youth expires Sssirc that hi
others ~eo arrested By the police
of Judge Ieebe who much to his credit expressed his
determination to put stopte these disgraseul starh
in future and osep towards he would award
such punishment on all who were before him.
character. The following the OF the
prisoners
"wIDE AwAKEs."
Joseph Knight clerk IN Ebenezar West,
Chatham Square P. O. VIM Burns,
Daniel Collins, George Wilson's.
Michael Kelly, David Mcneil.
James Duff, Patrick Davis,
Thomas Irwin, George Saliist,
Thomas Carey.
An investigation into the guilt innocence Of the
IN the of the Court Sessions the Park
before Judge Beebe where all witnesses to
themselves "Know -Nothings" in the Park Yesterday
are not, 1t Is said recognized by the leaders OF the
"Know- Nothing" party; they do not approve of any
such measures as were exhibited by them.
WASHINGTON PARADE GROUND.
In this square the usual Sunday preaching took place.
but without any disturbance In the afternoon several
different speakers hnrangued the crowd under the shade
of large tree in the south end of the park the secrea
ry of the CANCEL Gabrs being present. with the
deon under his The audience yesterday, in this
place not very large owing perhaps to the heat of
the day when 1t found congenial to lounge
upon the grass seek refreshing shade for rest than
to stand upon the feet oil day listen to the poor Eng
sh bad grammar and logic of the fanacal street
preachers The company collected in the afternoon
composed mostly of small children, who into the
park sport upon the green and who gathered around
the preacher FROM curiosity to what going
with the hope to hear the secretary pull away upon his
accordion. AL the grown people in the company
only those who were passing within ring distance and
who stopped for the that would have induced
them TO stop to hear grinder the per-
formancc of monkey. The audience therefore
stantly changing people going and coming al the time
which the preacher an opportunity to repeat the
same sen,eaes, story and phlpo and again.
often as hs hearers changeda decided advantage
over most public speakers. In the crowd all sorts
of haracteis--gris and boys, and few women,
(who paused for few minutes they passing
through the square drunka,ls and temperance men,
black and white and to end the catalogue the
bung IN festcon from the branches of the trees janga1
in the faces OF the muhuue, and crawiei their
bodies, making altogether most appropriate audience
for street preacher TO entertain Late the ester.
when nearly all the listeners had left the main
operators, the preachers, secretary, accordeon &c
moved away to GO into weekly quarters till tia mex
Sabbath 81 ould call them forth again through thei
antics for the amusement Of the crowd.