The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-19
THE SEVENTEENTH WARDRIOT.
COroner's Inquest the Body OF John Ulfiey,

| SIXTH DAY.
Before Coroner Perry
The investigation resumed yesterday morning N tAa
Court Of General Sessions, in the City Park. mo Coroner
and jurors punctual In attendance The crowd n -
tendance to be dninshing from day 20 day rta
| frat witness called was
Arson GiIlet, swornI I've at 366 Bowery am p0l.oo
Of the Seventeenth DISTRICT patrol on Second
avenue about quarter past O'Clock; there . boy
who came running up Fourth street tue boy repoTted
there three policemen down heo in avenue Abbey
wero killing them; started and fast could;
heo policemen aDi 70 pr soSors; was aSos. Ss
block ssed right down and when the ofaye-
nue. and Fourth street saw great many there they
seemed 10 BIO men and their wives looking on; when
passed the cor1er OF Fourth street, there
thrown from the top or the house, the house VISA On ha
Q Where was tho stone coming fromi A. Tho usona
coming from the west side Of tho roof of the top he
house struck the sidewalk behind me, and struck IN
the heel (ponng to that part boo a. said before,
wcs The corner Of there quite collee-
some did and some did not passed. through tho crowd
quite large coRcouYse Of people, and reqleesd them
10 leave then turned AMI back and stones W
from tho direction at lrst qGile col.
lection Of officers who got together Fourth Aai
avenue % was passing up saw stone: come from .op
h1d several epors Of Ore srms, bot whsre they
from did ne. know; there olOer thore men,
least bus one; did not think any u the rspoY6
heard In tho Immediate spo. where we're, va
came back to where Mr. Hadden and NJ Lockwood were,
and then formed together ploons Capt Hara
told Us so 10 form we did So he ,hon ordered Us 10 march,
forward no was ahead OF as 20 marched down shortly
and all stopped and REQUESTED tho crowd to dsperse
should think Can't Haru spoke two three times
very loud; saw stonos also fred from the same
building saw them first come from; We were then
ordered 10 march forward and disperso the crowd from
the middle OF tho street when we reached tee
front Of tho southeast corner Of avenue aud Fourth s
Isaw at window RICH. In front Of where Is,ood
he fired ehber muskct rife from tbs Window, ard
% he fired my attention Vas Cal od n Capt HarH 1guo.
rst ii that house heard heard one or Two before
should say stood right before him then opposite tho
COW should think Capt HART was 10 or 10 feet ahead
thwak the edge of tho stoop fall he hsd soas
on; was large faced man stout toick se no. very tA;
the man falling as was looking for Ca tain HART
Coroner-pd you bear pistol ared9 did MOI hear
I q pistol fred before he fell; was excited could
not say they then moved OF 10 tho northeast corner;
heard them como back, and W. all fell In together.
after came from the corner rched down avenue
towards Third street, and as down there
voeys of largo stones brick' which with
great vocnco was Injured myself very much, and even
| passed down and cleared the sidewalk - well 10 va
could we went down, don't reeooct how far returned
and came back, and marched by Fourth stree; again hsa
Is about all occurred that know.
| Coronor-You say . shot: were there any
persons about hmf A. There wore Gteen or twenty per
soDs about&he man whom saw shot
CoronerA0as it to tho right OF Captain Hars2 A. Cap
tain HART stood 70 my right, and the four sx
feet rem Captain HART, but Icoud not say exactly
Coronor-Whero did Captain HART stand9 A. Near tic
sidewalk; he was down avenue A, from the window, dd
not know hoe FAR again heard shot Hred was IN tbe
O. understood you say Fourth street. you could n.
he in avenue and Fourth stree, at tho Same time A do
not understand tho street very well; good deal
cited was in near whore Fourth street crossed,
To Jlrer-l was on avenue A, in front OF II.
| Corrner-Whu drec ion I'D hat come FROM
Witness explained by stating il came nom window,
and tbs shot al angle cred down towards hs side
wsi Captain HART stood towards Houston ssect twelve
or fifteen feet Distant but short dstance non
where the man fell Captain Harti ts soe 81
avenue A; tho man fell the east sido 81 A;
aid from station house with OAp.sIn Har.;
tho VINO lred must have beoo anglo and 0Yed
down; the man was not immed latey under the window
4 JuTOr--Whcre do tho n ms you,g A N
shot from The southeast OF A; could
not say whi,h window Il came FROM migt. DO he 90
Juror-Dd you see any blood? A. Yes, whom re-
turned second time saw blood; could soy
the wounded man lay no try Ing 70 get up On HE
hand, and knees am certain be was mol Directly under
The window thought II Captain HART who shos,
as several threats had becn made asains him tso or res
| What done with tho MANI A. turned srd Dis
was done with the man; heard Captain HART q 70 ordcrr
not to IRE, and 70 put up their pistols.
JurorEDd you carry psioR A. carried pistol, bua
Juror-Dd you see any other officer have . ps.ol2 A.
Yes. raw enc other onccr draw pistol and beard No
report, but could not be poeiuve N any officer Ore.
Cort ner-Wero you hurt much? A. Yes, ws buri 90
my legs, spec aud breas sn1 20 hurt cannot a
my bed; M WHO has % rise me- seems TO be (porusg)
10 here 90 short nos; Mr. BgoIow ls my physio.an.
Juror-Do you know OF any other policeman tir' A.
Yes Mr. Lawn was hurt on the head; Mr. Heidep va
hurt badly, AFRO Mr.. hcNen there, (pontng an ojcer
In tho Court Is another who was hur AMI several
whose do there were SIX or % zen prsy
good kncss on tho head M Hciden has len ha bed
since
tho Coroner stated that he had received word from NO
physicians Ct Hcdion II vas doubtful II ho would Two; no
bad nervous ~ mptoms, and In q critical position.
yaror.md you know who BIT your A. Gould not toll.
Hboma II. Briggs sworn-Resides nj III Second suse.;
The house i i've In Is . boarding and day school,
and tho taIlest house about :nere; was
and heard great shouting sud nurraiog sre1
and avenue went ON mo roof OF the house,
Police AMER that heard shou ircd .hcn The scss sep
sdcd, went down stairs and said 70 the prf c'pAl w VIII
was, and had been lhoro but ,hort time when ma
lumber Of portions u Tho c@ncr nquirins what vas no
matter advanced up .venuS A % The corner Q; md
street mnoh ~ twenty minutes must have elapsed snca
len the house until The police appeared lots OF psons
were collected al The corner discussing about the dkur
hurrsipg arr trouble whatever while I was thcru;
stood on The southwest corner OF avenue ard rtirt
street at the corner wbere stood ,hsro have been
thirty or forty policemen they formed twos, AMI rushed
yross the street 10 The butchers shop the poE,s
coming up avenue A Q crord Of people were runnag
through ,be middle Of me s.rcet iyrg from tho pocs
but those who ssood the side they Yet them pass
S they ran 70 the butchers shop, some Of mo
lice eommerccd 10 Gre on the crowd where Stood hey
wire about three feet distant q shot be
us such man a. saw bleeding with hole in hs recx;
turn but ~l do them the ja,oe 70 say ihcrs
then nrrg from the house tops the ga not h when
nc was .hot, but ran along with the crowd.
Q How DID you know he was sho,' a. heard pope
say cloee By me man VI. ,ba, and snev he wss the
zane man afterwards saw curled up near his osn
Q want TO know how you knew no wa shot, A.
saw Dim sally back and thcn run with the crowd be va
within ten twelve feet from me; the way char
vhen The police towards the butchers shop The ros
taw not The 1rst or u
The wnoss became very much confused IN his state.
mtnts spd the Coroner went over the examination sga3
a. follows
O what old the man do when he vas shos, A. Imae-
daey whsn the ang commeuocd they began % dspsr,s
down avenue A.
Which way DID the man gof A. He went win tb9
crowd towards Houston street
How did you know he was shoti A. have tcld yoi
that before saw the police IRE, and Immediately heard
mat EIorca apn1n shsS1
What fur her die you see that made you believe tho
man Was shosf Nothing more At that tine; saw The
man Afterwards lying on the sidewalk vas len nssrly
Alone on the corner, and wen. into entry where b9r9
vere some women and two or three
Where were the police standing when the shot was
nred A. They we're Ia line avenue A. sRd from
Third street came towards Second street
o. which way they faciugf A. Facing ssNdn
second street was standing sill, nj that tme.
q Did the police stand stl when they hred7 A. roey