The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-17
williamsburg Election Riot.
KINGS COUNTY COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Hon. Henry A. Moore Judge, and Justices Striker
Emmons.


KINGS COUNTY COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Hon. Henry A. Moore Judge, and Justices Strike
Emmons.
TESTIMONY FOR TIE PROSECUTION coNTINUBD-THRl
DAY.
MAY I5-James H. Perry-was a special deputy of thi
county from July last year till after elecon capta
Of the special deputies in WILLIAMSBURG there
ments made for keeping the the pos IL tina
in Of disturbance report should be sent to th
Ssssn "a ~ is al
ward Foprteenh); they there houi
ss' Ssss fsS%s
oSSoD 70 have them Vent b sna e.
Fsssnsh =, 4, 70 ss as
The & odson' when 60: there my men were y. down
there thirty forty deputies duty ths
sas
bad no pecal keep
Phillips ss9ss' No. called
sSud state to the period Of the day covered
Allen s A. the polls the
@ q rhlg s,a and
",hrty him; Identify any ons when 6s
on Mois hnys 81
and osn had club which he aourshed round he
talked deal about Gshtins; heard him say Go into
Cross he said that he addressed himself
crowd on the corner Of North Sixth street that he
Joseph A. school eseher first went to tho polls
was attending to the election my poll was at the
sSss opposite the il shc ssrs ar.s
shns and heard an ss sosT, ' % % Of 81
chevy a,d him reurh there about 100 persons
sssssd them .hesgis Iss had spade broken ~ ss
Le sd os IN @
With he carried his club over his head; also
% a:g
I PsppsT @ s Rs he
any one did rot see body Of mon coming down
@ an clubs
any
psT:sa: snSsssa array
McQuade hack from the him in
's 4 very :''
hs Isnss: artificial Pepper s
Ssa tho or 70 s '
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p ss nss s 70 s
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a c.ssss o % the T sss s
but . d mot low S By 5 %
II 4 see him aos
damned Yankee Bitch that ysuii lay sSeis h;%S:
ADVISED Inn TO PIT h pistols up saw Nell near the polls
eV sixth
stsfSie he s his shirt sleeves, his sa
@ n sS sn ken So much
.hng did him have sick aid not Reed during
sls him sSs ys sd \. psS
see he couldn't help Mr. Aymar to few votes; spoke to
hsss IL: s e to % %
ali parties. drank swes cline ,.wefas VIE
s Red s
time the deputies there any than be
se'aSa .sr tn. hell r.ns
maker near the poi had sas %
not know his name ss anok as he ssraof M the y0uns msa
and ). fell oSsii his him from bshisd on the shouae
used To- around los house they hshting and
Cross eIamiDed-I don't live the Fourteenth wards the
bell brought me OUT an not sure whether oNe had any
Smith live North Fourth street r.
deputies; twelve deputies sers thsrs there was
Benjamin wscneWas at the riot can't recognise any Of
tie parties engaged.
further witnesses being in attendance for the
on the District Attorney closed his oase and Col creole
ss s oas %
The Court directed his discharge
san.s q john Brown 'i
to the sour judge %eor.
evidence the jury who Immediately verdict Of
crsete esn.sndsd that accordance with the statute
sened and directed formal verdict to be entered to thas
but the court considered that there was sucisns in
pd 9 Blaze. when
day. ssa se
that ne was s,t being tried; n...-..
Prossqu which declined and the defendant who is a.
e.
Counsel defence dispensing with any formal opening
horse and from NJ to dsy of election
IL then rsintd and he put his horse in the stables him
dinner
between and and continued at the business the
down ofs certain class dorosnsss shy in
John burke testified to seeing with clubs lspeoAl
sstsssss and sis.r sSs IA S.. or Sd-S
% no sdss S o.
p.sssSss e ~. 6.Iss
raised shouting and mskins noise the crowd
xe s.n.s shss hat shss was no
the pcs before the specials came all was agreeable until
Patrick Doyle that the deputies with clubs
crying s oib-s, clear the pos before which there
Several other witnesses were examined who testified the
On close Of the evidence Mr. Hamilton moved for the
discharge Of all the prisoners the ground that the indict
ment WAS defective alleged the assault
mted divers 70 the jury unknown whersass
had that the assaults Harrison and
Smith and that those being known the prosecution they
bound to set IL out. And further that IL was not
the had assembled for particular
object which necessary to constitute ariot That 10
should the prisoners aiding In the
common purpose -
party the rioters was SUN cient 70 render them
liable
The Court reserved any decision till this mornire, when
Il ADVERSE TO the defendants Ar Hamilton will begin to
The case WILL in all probability be concluded this day.
brooklyn City News.
DppiRAIr ATrKxPr 10 COMMIT suIcIDE.-An aged lady
residing in Hamilton avenue Brooklyn, made deter
miped effort terminats her existence yesterday