The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-07
STATE OF THE CITY. >
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ORDER REIGNS IN THE METROPOLIS.
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gPECIAL MESSAGE OF MAYOR WOOD.
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AppoAB I've the People to Maintain Municipal
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Interesting Proceedings in the COM
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will the City Police Property he
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REQUESTS On THE BODIES OF THE BEAD.
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TuE MILITARY STILL ON DUTY.
THE FIREWORKS hGhN POSTPONED,
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Interesting Proceedings in the Com
mon Council.
will the City Police Property he
Given Up!
REQUESTS On THE BODIES OF THE BEAD.
PINE MILITARY STILL ON DUTY.
THE FIREWORKS AeKN POSTPONED,
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MoUBsrs ON THE BODIES OF THE KILLED.
HsoUIsr ON THE BODIES IN BHtLEVUE HOSPITAL
THE ORIGIN OF TIE RIOT.
Orouer Perry proceeded 70 hold inquest yesterday
svnng II O'Clock, the bodies Of the two men lying
In Tho desdboue Of Bellevue Hospital who were shot in
n Ne riot 10 BAyard street Saturday afternoon
ne names Of the deceased are Henry Lautenberger,
nave Of GermsRy, agod 30 years-and - bernard, OF
ma Division street, aged 30 years. both married men, They
received the wounds in the breast and died almost in
ssa,sly The following jury were sworn in:-sephen r.
vAnderhoof, Oliver II. Perry, James Seymour, VIM. H.
Smith, all residing at Twenty seventh street and Third
svenue; Arnold r. Reynolds, West Twelfth street; VIM
Wallace, 81 Bsyard street, and John Hsgerman 5s2 Six
toenh street.
Richard Quinn svorn-I reside at No 81 Cnryste street,
md work a. baker at SO Bowery; Saturday, the 4th
INA, at O'Clock 10 the morning. heard great noise OF
cheering n the Bowerv, and large crowd Of about
handred people breaking In the windows of No 40 Bowe
~; told my employers and they said, ave are pre-
pured for them shortly after that they attacked our
pAce; saw two policemen coming up at this tme they
were officers Meredith Smith, the crowd attacked them
Win stones the mob broke In our doors aud we beat them
bank with bottles, glasses, and anything we could lay
bands on; sitter fifteen twenty minutes lighting they
we.e driven away by the Bowery boys; We then shut up;
whether any feud exists between the Bowery boys
Deed Rabbits; can't say whether pistols we're used or
No more witnesses being present Coroner stated that
Ae would adjourn the inquest until O'Clock, ~ his own
snce The jury having viewed The bodies-and ghastly
nd ury proceeded 70 iSi VariI street. where lay the
body Of Patrick Rowhan, young maA aged 19 native OF
ana died Al 10 O'Clock that night pistol ball entered his
skua us shove the left temporal bone Ihe testimony IN
- case win be taken this morning ss 10 O'Clock, at
ODroper Perry complained or the ine1aciency of tho
Pence Comm and their officers in snordng him
"a Witnesses whOu. assistance from the police Dat
e A5een subpunas which he placed In the hands OF the
s % on Ss
mo fact that much confusion and terror reigns in
whe street, that nothing thought OF but assaults and
basaer,es, clubs and brickbats
AFTERNOON SESSION.
No Csroners Jury assembled at No. Centre street, ut
O'Clock, and the testimony proceeded with. AL the
evidence taken had reference TO the origin Of the riot
vheh occurred the Of the Bowery and Bayard
ssrees about O'Clock Saturday morning. the belli
serent parties being the Bowery boys and tho Mulberry
street. boys, or Dead Rabbits Tho testimony In CON
neeeop with the bloody ARRAY Of tho afternoon will be
naken to-day. Drs. FnneI, weltje and fdrnam, who
made the mortem ninaton, testified tnas the pail
eascred the back Of Iautenoergsr passing through inc
kcrsa yertebra and coming out through the ste mum,
nile 70 the night OF tho medal line, peroratng me lung
n N transit Death was caused by hccrahon Of the
they are Of opinion that the gun or pistol was heavily
charged Deceased I've feet eight inches him, lad
slightly bald 10 Bernard they found eunsnot wound 70
paepR through The rshs lang and base Of the heart ca
ing egGsion Of blood into the pericardum. The wound
then extended through the body Of the lung and passed
sut through the sxa the right ride. Death was csns
ed ey Internal hemorrhage
Charles Francis, 80 Bowery, was sworp-The nrst be
szw cf the not was about quarter TO two Saturday
nncrripg; he swoke by uoise In the 8owery; no
sesed out o. the window and saw crowd Of young men
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SEQ In one tried enter the house, but met by
nan from inside the stoop, who pushed him back; ~
inrswn which struck tho door and second struck this
man on head and Knocked MIN down. at that moment
yoey o. stones .Ss nrsa s dne 90 am ~ . ou
yk hem up; tho soscs went through the windows tho
people inside who seemed 10 be about five or SIX were
Shen trying put up the shutters they finally got them
an up but ono tho crowd then moved down TO No 81 and
suaehcd The windows; they were hoosing all the time;
~ essS ssss sswa ss o%o one crcd
spoai do H." and they dested two or three went back
10 No 70 and flung large stones through tho wnaoS the
sbou, fourteen or fifteen sailed out Of No So crying
s&fycw 70 II them;' q crowd then turned into the
sssseS the houses witness Judged thai hey da not and
them, because they continued the pursuit; all was hen
calm until hAfpasi three, when wines vas woke up
swuin by the me tumult cries OF "Where hey
share were only about nfteen Of Them them they were
souns the buildings No 40 and The adt Theatre there
VIZ no this time, and they went down Baysrd
ssrees shouting and thro ring stones unfortunately:
Encws nom hcarsay that there was quarrel election
between the Bowery boy. and the .Dcsd Rabbits then
known the Mulberry boys; the latter came up 70 tho
pon in nzAbe,h street. and attacked the ballot boxes
We former had the advantage them knows none OF the
psad R.sbs either b name or sight, never heard the
VIM A. smith sworn-was q special policemen on The
~ q. Sv.ry soS or
two saturday morning return nom station house
saw great crowd coming up Chatham street, near Nut
berry, making noise and cheering for Fernando Wood;
they passed up The Bowery; witness followed on the
osher side OF the street; they stopped At No. 40,
he or aaop sn .crss the street Sss
We met with voley % stones and he was compelled 70
run for shelter into the coffee cellar No 81 they kept
some parties who were inside came up aer they stopped
nrng the crowd then ran and they followed them AZ far
sscw any Of them heard there was an in feeling between
The bowery and Mulberry street boys since last election
ne Coroner here informed he jury that this was most
Important case affecting the character OF the city, and
CURED thorough investigation II would probably be te
dous he trusted that good citizens they would give
testimony would throw light upon the origin Of the rio,
on saturday morning. reserviug the latter part Of for
morrow he hoped 10 be able trace this dlssrsoeful
ssr 10 its cause they wsud observe thai bad STATE Of
feeling was shown 10 exit between two localities in the
xtn ward iha, might assist them greatly in their In
mos sowe policeman, % Orchard street, sworn
Was in the Bowery, Bysrd, on Saturday morning
inn from Mulberry street Shouting and firing rols; he
had companion with him; two young men met them In
Division street and said "Ocers you had better get out OF
the Bowery thore party coming up for the Tenth they
have beaten all the policemen they could ind, and killed
some Of The Fourth ward crowd hon entered Chatham
square; hey were armed with clubs; hey gave Three
cheers for Fernando Wood; with SO and his companion
went up Division street. stones flung after them and
some OF the crowd followed them far Chryste street,
the res, went up the Bowery attempted 10 90 down Say
ard n ON Chryse but driven back by Shower OF
stones cry raisei "Therc goes policeman, let MIN
have % went then 10 the station house Tor help, aad ser
vesrt naves hurried out The ,tecu men who there
Bot when they returned the crowd bad gone TO The Five
Points In about hour the went back 70 the sta
uos house before they left young man told them that
person paed Robert Brown badly beaten 81 the cor
Of Chatham and Mulberry there were several young
standing around at that time they offered 70 assist
the police and attempted 10 get ahead OF them,
but were prevented by Sergeant Davis; all was quiet
when they got down; about daylight party appeared In
Mot street, and shouted "Cone on" ~ the young mes
vbo we're round the police they approached this party
M the purpose Of making arrests, but the stones bew so
nst that hey had 10 retire me two parties Of young