New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-15
The Seventeenth WARD RIOTS.
NO FURTHER DISTURBANCE.
AN INDIGNANT Me- TING.
FUNERAL OF MILLER.
ALL QUIET.

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on Monday it was understood that the gun store
| in Houston street, Orchard, was beseged BY
large party of Germans who were obtaining ammuni.
ton from the storekeeper the order Of at present
unknown parties. The storekeeper was assured that
| the money presentation of the orders would b
forthcoming Partly through fear that they would sack
the store he delivered to them arms and ammunition
The place is owned by German. Our reporter
found much difficulty in obtaining facts as he passed
through the Ward, in consequence of the numerous
spies who watched his movements 1t is hardly safe
or person to pass through some of the streets even
in broad daylight for if he should be suspected Of hsv
ing any connection with the police he would be in
stanty set upon and severely beaten. Numbers ofhe
old police are constantly paroing the Ward without
apy dscoverabe object. Their presence seems only
TO incte the angry feeling OF the population more
against the new police, and this effect is looked upon
by some of them with illconcealed satisfaction BE.
tween the German and Irish population OF the Ward
an old fetd still in existence, and it supposed that
the present state of affairs may bring them in deadly
conflict The military were ordered out again Tor the
night Their force consisted Of the 1th 9Th and Iist
Regiments.
THE INQUEST ON MILLER, KILLED IN THE LATE
RIOT.
Yesterday morning at 8 O'Clock Coroner Perry COM
leading to the death of John Miller, who was killed
during the riot of last Sunday evening, and heard ono
side of the story. The inquest was held at tho
Eustachs New Yorker Vok's Theater, No. 5l7 Fourth
street. and large number Of Germans were present
and kept good order and decorum. DIR. Wilhelm, ex-
Coroner and Councilman Schappert, were of great
service in pacfying the Germans and keeping order.
Jacob Deyfuss being sworn, his testimony was
translated follows:
reside at the corner of Third street and Avenue A;
was home looking out of the window in my house on
Sunday night when the difficulty began went home
at 81 O'Clock that night ! saw little disturbance
there it was quarrel between two Germans one OF
whom was named Nicholas of them was strucks
blow in the face; Idon'tknow by whom these two men
were quanelng with each other; don't know how
only believe one struck the other; there not much
loud talking between them; crowd of from 100 to $50
assembled where the Tow occurred; there also
and children there; then policeman appeared
and told the crowd to dspere of the bystanders
opposed the policeman, by Directing to his nterfer
ence in words; the policeman then pushed the man
back off the sidewalk; did not hear what the man
sad to the policeman; when the German was pushed
off the sidewalk, he clutched the policeman and
struggled with him; the latter then struck the former
on the head with bis club; several citizens who were
there separated the German from the policeman; 1t
done only to keep the peace; blows struck
in separating them the two Germans who were first
qusrIeng then away in different directions; Of
them went to Kars lager beer saloon, No. AZ Avenue
A; the policeman followed him there and struck him
with his club before Kars door; there struggle
between them at the door before the policeman struck
the German; don't know where he struck him; the
blow was given with club; the German tryingtO
escape at the time.
At this point in the testimony, the Germans on the
Jury objected to the trsnslators incompetency to
translate, so Mr.. Frank Reffortt retired, and Mr..
Frederick Klatzl was sworn as interpreter.
Witness cOntinued-After the policeman left Karls
the people laughed at him for having to leave the
time there had coDgregated at the corner of Fourth
street ana Avenue between two and three thousand
people, shortly after, from fifteen TO eighteen policemen
came down Fourth street toward Avenue A; when
they got to the corner Of Fourth street and Avenue
heard less than eighteen shots fred they were all
fired by the policemen; they commenced firing the
very minute they got on the corner of Fourth street
and Avenue A; the people on the corner at the
time laughing at the policeman who had run away;
they had collected around some person who had chased
the policeman away.
At this stage Of the proceedings the widow of
Miller the deceased, came in weeping, and some
nose broke out among the spectators, when the
Coroner called on Councilman Schappert and had men
selected to keep order The Coroner addressed them,
saying was necessary that this inquest should re.
main entirely undisturbed; if there was any noise he
would have tc see it stopped by force. Witness then
continued:
Did not hear any threats made nor see anything
thrown against the policeman was block off, at
the corner Of Third street ard avenue A; could see
the whole crowd fret the policemen on the
correr of Fourth street and avenue A; 1 don't know
whether there were any more policemen in Fourth
street or not.
g. How far were the policemen from the crowd
when they fired? A. Three four PAGES; could
only see up Fourth street one block; L can't say
whether the crowd extended further up mott was
e nervous when the police came down that don't
know whether they THE polce) in the middle Of
the street the sidewalk if anybody had thrown
stones or used any violent means against the police,
think should have seen it; don think any mis-
sizes were thrown against the police; the crowd
manned in its position and did not move till snsr the
police fired upon then; did not any shot or
fall at the time after the firing Of the pistols by the
Police the crowd dispersed; some went one way and
same another; ten twelve policemen followed the
clCwd up and beat them--alsO fired upon them while
tiey were dspening; it was about dark; my posi-
Il N was in the window on the second story, Ia the
'theast of the house at the Of Third
street and Avenue A; did lot stone Thrown
at al-not from the top of the houses anywhere
else; when the police came the people did not
short boot against the police; they dispersed
quietly, they afraid of their lives; saw the
who did shoot, and if should the men here
| could tell every one by name there was Nd moro
disturbance that Dght the police promenad through
the street, and dubbed down shot every man they
| saw or met. matter If he WAS Ouly going home
peaceably; saw an old man quietly returning home
dubbed down about p. m; it the night hand
| saw that closed my window; did not care about
seeing eny more such tyranny; don't know anybody
| ese that saw dubbed down by the police.
O. Have You heard Of any i-eeliog existing against
the Metropolitan Police in this neighborhood by the
Germans or others A. l have not.
q. DO you know any Of the metropolitan Police
A. ] do; George Cook, koow him personally diA
| not see him among the crowd.
| BY Jwer-HOw far from Avenue A was the 60
| man when be was struck down! A. About eigns OF