The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-12
Williamsburg Elset,sn Riots.
KINGS COUNTY rQURr OF osNrRAL SESSIONS.

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4 Vie 1uoge moore and Jusuces stryker ana Enl~'an
~ 'towlng named defendants were arraignsd beio
an Indictment for riot ahout the Ia, a,
this Court, ON ~ os .'o1' s1o A'' ~
trict DOLL Of the 70 on the 'th DAY OF Novemo
st (election day) sz:-Patrick Cooney Patrick McCu
Jonn MOAN, oonn feppe- s-svers Rernard n,Tau D.
Michael Br,en, Patrick !. lanes Ps;d U;s,, 0 NJ
ouade. john Comfy, Robert Lee md Patrick McHush
was found dimcnlt 70 select tn an
were enuIeuLthe onence 1eing ms ~ tsa ~. ~
pertmptory cnaisnges ana OF tns privek sney s's"'
themselves In the aggregate OF aPwards OF tohV:
Inc following gentle men were nnahy swornIueofss
W. Bergen William Thomas, Richard Mott, John Ben
jauin, Joseph P, Calender, John G. Whitney, Bernard
bsyie, Tunis Berlcn, Jun Jonn Stanspury, DENNIS
Campbell VIM: Warren, .nd Wm y. Brown
trct Attorney and the Witnesses were called who test
ned to the following efent:-
). William H. Cnch testified 70 oe,ng ~ the polls On
the corner Of North Szrh and Streets on the
Of November last observed general disturbance about
ore psopls tried to voIe and were oy
party who demanded to sec ths inside of their tickets
some two hIse hundred people were in the vicinity
saw man coming out OF an adjoining yard Win long
when a general rot cemmencsd; identsssd defendant.
McCue and McHugh-one wss hgnting with his hsts
the other witn piece et BOARD psKsa w
young man VINO was lying seaseess Ia tse street ana
aioed IN nim was gIes nea OF nose
and shouting, such az siii MIN, drve she deputies
ON bs examination. this witness stated that tc
the cet 0 hrs knowiedge the the irisn
and the sneris 8 dspuaes ~
on the th last and was stationed about the
Pons went 10 tae odeon cr caets SCOUT noon ana on
ms retarn found the pos entrey efegged up no that
voters could not get in ten 6fIesn other deputies
were there twenty or twenty i've were detailed Tor duty
there that day went back TO the Odeos he dep'aties
time, and word that there rot: found that
some two hundred people bad entirely blocked up the
po poas and ssey ne aspu ss.rsd tbs ss
come OUT 5r an acCnng yaru with hoef; shoveIs ard
brosdaxes; they proceeded to tsAr down the fences
denM,v i.h hreasars Sae
with bis club and fred 4 pistol az man with hoe
the riot had commenced; several we're knocked down.
tnar is h "a anu 4t 4ner,Sas o. ss ~ uaenu = " oe @
when the polls vers cloer up d;d bot see him do
thing. dia. not are him have snv vyranon -
in the croas vitaeaa. ,ad thers.was no
resistance by the crowd while clearing the polls ped
dates for aldermen.
UIiah lott 4 special poSceman on ts,e occasion tel,
yery loudly: saw Red Di.kn strike as Deputy SAeri
Hays with hoe which was Che FIRST blow be saw s.ruck
he appeared to be the principal man in tho fight.
Frederick Bennett teat6ed 10 the Glstur ahous
O'clock was one of the sa three men bestino
Alanson gays and hundred armed 1ith ciubs svoras
Enoctsa dam apothsr the third ran in Sscond ssrcrt
he saw fsI, man wish brokrn shnve r,,s A ovar S
nutvs head rnn !" his bnt Wa. sosSeS
kmsaIr. Sne, ~ Sa,,f snv 49, A. ,t;ss' ths Tr
Was between the irish and the depvty .sherifs.
On his cro,s examination Nit,.ss sssed he saw club,
DIV nfttn v.0 in Sirfh
street thsy were t.rnsd cinhs that sss before the
fenc. was puled down had eharre OF sane clubs him,
self for few minutes hsd double bssrslled pistol; il
was loaded
been dancing ao1' on he RUI stairs
Pe.rscn Rrown m.reIT d:,osea :, ts IN. rioa without
ssrtfSr. INV ons u'pO'eu 'A' i'', "'''-'
ensthW.. .n old resident mt Of the ware described the
Robsrt lee Fsnnny Ana Read q. senS engaged In the
aSbt' and ;nciting Other,
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sEcoNb DAEs
MAY ll.-Gies Smith sworn for the plantiG-Was at
.ne eecuon poils IN 'ne toor'eensn wSla al a1y WIZ
the exception Oh an nom ~ noon Wnen he ere'urneo
from dinner there was great excitement fighting
could OF recognize any of the def endanAs
Leonard Mnuse sworn-Testhed to the disturbance
and the arrival Of deputy whe came running
from Second street with cfubs the row seemed genera
with pocemens clubs, pieces OF boards hoes, shovelt
and staves; FIVE or six Knocked dswn at diferen
with club in ha hand bis attention was drst attracted
to Cooney by his trying TO get rung out o. Q cars
observed deputies running down Second street, and the
with pistol folio wed him to where Patrick McEroy was
standing on stoo p Cooney made use Of offensive Ian
0"a"" to aeEoy when Alderman nan tnsssy TOOK n9d o.
hendant)a nd prevensea MN rom ao.ng any .nlng.
examined The deputies came round the corner
ir clubs raissdMnotSng An to sistingn,sh them them
reopls ron nd the poll doors, and they fell back
way to tine oepuses. saw detenoant heed,
~ HnL % III noe seo INN ~ Any sniss PortcuiaF;
- ssv oin-lestneo 10 the distufpanse ano
,on'r1a NJ Lyons. mt man wi.n suckLA
a'op,por :. the mans name IS wade saw de-
eco, Second street, going towards Grand
MN MN DO any thing-did nos see him have a
s:.eA. saw oeie adan 0Ne,-several men were hitting
MN with suGSs. They had deputies clubs.
James noAan osworn saw three or four men getting
caos iICm 60 opers shep about O'Clock, and 60 TO-
waros tne poAs Detendant Pepper, was one OF them.
saw deienaant Pagan, with club, about O'Clock,
corner o. MOTH sixth ana Second streets He had it
nnaer MS coat the END sticking out Saw no one near
him.
Henry slmp ION sworn-saw defendants, OBrien and
Pepper go in cooPers shop and arm themselves with
Sspt rsvis IN tS .ne rung q saw aeien
streets with piece ,of hcop pole about ten udutss
after the deputies wsre driven off, saw defendant 0Nel
ot ovsr three O. ne naa no .ne ngns Lasted
able saw Reed elaot neeYns all morning bnt did not
see him in any act OF violence did not hear him shout
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