The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-05

vhss got afy yards this sds Of Pl.m street. With my
kss sfssr sot . NE states Soass: Z sss two q
thrss ssstss sssr IS arst shot Ssrs were probably
sS.s ~ s
ay-Dovn nit SsisiS tss ". ISssbss Is arrest; M
not Y arrest untl ths word from the O.yin q ths
y.s xa sitsr the airsst fhisk ssx Mr. Ts.h
pross:sien saw % lighting VIA ssssss:d bsss; :as
0dcsr Frank Smith, sworn-I was ssnt up 10 yrssmsn'a
nsl On sunds, night y the c.pt.n When thsy ..sd
nj" AID "D-p Bsdin" was in e,npany With another
oesr went dowa the canal to walnut: met t. pro
Rsa fi. S' s "..s %
Sixth street Afterwards the corner Of Sixth and Plum
heard them shouting ran up bat the crowd dapsrssd
abusive apgusss; saw the transpArsscss and the al
lows and the efigy with mitze On it, bead.
CS.; H We; about t.C hours Ground Ts.s
In the hs; remained outside some Of the crowd had
horns-hnd Of pcst horns; followed the procssson to
when eame up the mswd had dispersed ran up pretty
quick 1t II customary to refuse bail In OF riot;
did not spp.:s the Y.snsn that =. ss we're watch
eevsd was to notify the Captain when they staxsd had
two pistols and mace with mo- some Of the police had
clubs and had and pistols. suppose; whsn
they started out there some women on the side
walk, and some In the procssaion.
Peter sleght worn-Was st Fresmens Hall ON the
night; understoOd that the crowd to 60 down to
the church and have ssrsnad and perhaps further
saw the procef sion.
procession; did not see any tight
Isut philip' sworn am an officer saw sprsoss
nzsd John Welner In the procession.
Cross examinec-SAw about twenty thirty women
the rear Of the procession; there was somewhat Of
"Down init bim; he appeared tight the men were chat
ting ard talking going along; saw man draw pistol;
he about hundred feet behind the procsssion
grabbed him and the pistol fell the crowd rus he'd
around did the Hrst pistol nrsd could tell
II the police had rushed whom the pistols fred
so tel the not z % 0 out did not por%
them that the police we're Watching them; lent my ps
toll to Capt Luisns and borrowed anothsI did not
sny officers I'D their pistols Ia Z gunsmths Wee-
ern row; saw man, ct the corner Of Elm and Ninth,
ore pistol; nrsd at him; don't know whether the ps
ofaosr Benjamin shsttuck, sworn-saw several Of d.
PENDANTS IL the watchhouse aftsr the arrest
ohssr George Williams, .worn--ssw sDrsnsls in the
he said he belonged to the Fresmen.
Cross examned- Didn't strike anybody, did not
rush; had got my man the other side Of Plsm STIR ct
when the first pistol heard fred; did not II
sSns s s he mot h0. D da not
Gaiesr George Carr, sworn-ldenti6ed Sprengs.
Cross examnsd-Did not strike sprspgls; lid not 50
any one s Ike him; did not SEQ he bleeding whom
caught him; brought him to the watohhouss door;
have been policeman two months; the FIRST shot came
the opposite party just y. ;; cam; ,S S:G,.
front rank; did not rec officer Solomon know Of;
was very much excited; struck the eye; ar
rested the nan who carried the banner, 'Down With
Bedini;;' don't know who the ~as; can't Identify
him; don't know II any one was struck in the watch
house; Was 10 excited did mot know what did do
when ths arst pistol was fred think the procession
broke mp little.
Onaor Thomas MsaSa, sworn-As We got to the crowd
the pistols were fred
Cross examiEed-when the pistol was fred rushed in
back 70 sst another don't know any o. the m.n here
now; when back the third time TO the watohhous<
the al locked up did not see any ons struck
70 crowded they could not sit down ia them
Mr.. shattuek recaled-The cells were pretty full don
SUPP oee they could ut down In some Of thsm.
Of avs minutes was here tstep and asr court
NJ Dickson and briefly reviewed the charges 81.
violence upon Bedni, In connection with the testimony
slicited There hing yet adduced (ssd the pro
sscutor) that exhibited such intent The sgy ndicstsd
with hml" 30, could ~ well BE- interpreted and con
nesed With the Idea Of the egy % we'll as TO the indi
vdua OILY four or ave Of the defendants had ys,
been identified - being in the procession He had
veTsed with Ill the watchmsn fousd that but seven
Of the men could b recognised by them taking par
In the procs.sicn and with the exception OF the
be proven upon them. Had It been the ion Of thu
to nolsst B<dni the police timely in the pre-
vnt Of It, ExamiDng the law upon the matter, 1t
CLEARLY evident that the State had failed to mako
case and he would therefore ask for the dsehags Of ths
cs'endants.
The Court r-plIsd-That Is tn. case had bssn assn
| chsrg.d
This to- mpstion Of the case was received quietly and
the court adjourned.