New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-21
THE SEVENTEENTH WARD RIOT Nv
VESTTGATION.

JUROR.
Coroner Perry yesterday continued the nqsAxcs
u; The Gaze Of John Muller who was killed in e M.
r;o, in the Seventeenth Ward. For the better sesu
uodat;o. of the Germans who wished to testify MA
matter the Coroner held bis court the fourthsss
Tbea,er Most Of the witnesses testified against ths
Police and seemed determined at ell hazards to msks
ont case aganst the hetropohtans.
scene was got up between one OF the jurors Nj
Whalen) and Cororer Perry, which came near result.
ing in the arrest and imprisonment OF the refractory
Juror. Mr. Whalen became quiet just in time 10 AVOID
harsh measures.
Below will be found full report of the testimony
and all the interesting incidents, as developed durAs
the days proceedings:
Mrs barbara Nesslcr, on being sworn, deposed that
he resided at No. AZ Avenue A; witnessed the dis.
tulbarce on Sunday the i2,h a., az o Inc .mS
rui Mig with bloody head, pursued by one o. the
nffc.r. the officer who pursued this man caught him
near Karls place and gave him one blow more right
On ~ iH Were there many people about at that tme1
A About from twenty-five TO thirty persons; 80
o. What were these people doing a. they didnt
do ANYTHING; this man who ran to karis TOT proteo
ton was showed out sgain and the door lot ksd whe1
Tho man came out OF karls he went INTO the next
door to Mr.. Schroeders; the officer then gave No
alarm rap and the boys hallooed; witness then saw
.til
he left; at that time there were great many people
coming out Of the German Church; shortly afsr tha
first officer gave the alarm rap, IRON ~ "a - rceis
came along 10 bis assistance; they came down touna
s,,s,t. saw them first when they came INTO Avenue
A: short thick-set man, an officer gave fae CON-
m,nJ with biz hand, when three Of the officers
me need firing al the corner house. -,
Q. Was there any firing previous 70 mat On e''nes
O. Did YOU see the flash of the pstol A. Yes SIR;
thev held their revovers pistols with boil nthds;
al that time there were people ioekpg out VI '9s
windows; at the beginning oil the hiihg heI9 W. Nv
eonl. ON the tops of the houses; aterward witness
saw man. -, NJ c. -
ore. .....o -, Ia 20 tho ofI;oar, ,
O. What else did you observer A. linen me ofh.
c.Ts commenced knocking the people down, without
apy difference-man, woman ana chid oh hot zee
~ A. wbich bous. did the officers fire. A. At the
hoe ON the south east corner live In the third no q
from the corner; would know the officer that nfed IL y
sav him again; he little lame on one foot; saw an
other officer fire at man VINO was OF ~ iee. now
6iately sfterwaId Officer Dritchman, whom KNOW
persorslly came and knocked the same man over me
head: the officer who knocked the man on the mead
took hold Of him and threw INN on the Inea
the oicer ran toward Second street; heafo 'en "o's
O Did YOU see any stones thrown at the oficenf
A. Saw no stones missiles thrown al the omcen,
and saw no resistance made TO them; only nead inc
Loys baooing; heard eight ten shots fired did not
see or hear pistol fred by the people; remained u
the window all the time. b.
Peter Werlich, on being sworn, depOsed that her
ded No. 81 Avenue A. the south east c0rneri saw
the not; came from WillsusbuIgh that day with ny
family; arrived homo at about u minutes TOT O'clock
had some difficulty in getting In the house; the door
cosed up by the crowd IN the street the c.o~s
inc talking or walking; two pohcemee
near the corner of Avenue A and Fourth
treet the policemen went up to man and uied 70
take him of; tie man took hold of wagon ana neid
ON to il; after that twenty policemen coma
down Fourth street and rush into the crowd Ike wild
men, they commenced firing as room a. they went mo
the crowd the crowd then scattered; saw 2 man
fall on the south west Of Fourth street, the po
lice men fired in all directions; saw another man fal
in Fourth street. near Avenue A. close by the coal
box; the officers then kept firing through Avenue
toward Third street; one Ut the ohcers, know hed
two shots at woman; she was looking out OF the
second story window of the house the south west
corner of Fourth street and Avenue Al; saw
another officer fire at woman while she
was running in at the door with child 10 her
arms she took refuge in the third door from Fourth
street, in Avenue A; officer followed her In and
tried TO strike young lady IN the entry, but cant
say that he succeeded this young lady had also taken
refuge in the doorway; all this was done inside OF
three minutes; the avenue and Fourth street. fer
witness could see were cleared the officers then went
TO SecoLd stree firing oil the time saw two officers
fire two shots toward the corner Of Third street and
which they fired; the officers, about fifteen
in number, came back to the corner Of Fourth
street and Avenue A; they pointed three pistols
tho window, and said if did not shut the window
they would shoot us dead; my wife was 40 frightened
that obeyed her requests they then went to the
northwest corner and tired at three who were
was cleared, and you could not see anybody in II;
then went down to Avenue G, and came back again
and went to bed; 10 stones or missiles fired by
the people all the time.
Q. When these policemen rushed in like wild mes,
how many shots did they fire A. Hall dozen shots,
/ think; they fired four shots through Avenue A;
when they went to Second street think they fired sif
times; the officers stood right under my window and
fired at tho house opposite; the who shot q
tie coal box was slight man and had on bis coat; the
other was in ais shirt sleeves; l know Muller,
but can't cay he was the man who was shot; know
the officer who fred If was Officer Lock God; IknoW
the nan, and noticed him very distinctly.
Jurer-Oficer Lockwood testifes that he id
nt carry pistol that day had We not better send
for him, Nj. Corsnerl
Coroner-Yes, Sir Let some one go for Mr.. Lock.
wood.
Witness: know Officer Lockwood well; saw hin
distinctly have pistol in his hand; him point IT.
eew the fash and heard the report; this officer had
whiskers.
Q. How many shots were fred altogether A. I
think between twenty and twenty.hv ehots.
Catherine Gilman sworn reside at No. 50 Avenue
A. second house from the corner Of Fourth street; re
saw crowd near the corner, and two officers among
them; .sw man standing leaning against a lamp.
post saw an officer strike this man with club, aud
blood flowed freely did not see that this man did
ANYTHING; the man fell down and got up again;
he then ran toward karIs porter-hous the officer
pursuing him; the officer overlook him and hit him
orce more; the door Of Karls place was closed then.
At this point Officer Lockwood entered.
Coroner-Is Officer Lockwood here
Officer LOckwoOd-Yes, Sir.
CorOner-O Officer you DISTINCTLY swear that You had