The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-18

ssress and avenue Al saw large crowd standing eelos
Frh street; cav large crowd rushing do IN fourth
street, opposite First Avenue was then Approaching
Fourth Fret nue.; started and
wards Fourth and worked myself little Ia front Of
the crowd; after got into Fourth street wss little past
the theatre and two police standing there and
the police reatng a. the time, with the crowd
after them, haloong ana they IN ade stand there very
near the mo Of the block on SAINT side as the thea
ue end overlook them there; Of them asked me If
would stand BY him until renforcements came, which
they bad cent FOR to the station house stood there f m
three Ave min ites with them when the GRO vd made
rus towards FIRST avenue; small squad Of police
coming toXards avenue A; officer named lockwood
A. very the corner heard officer give toe order
to keep together hal only walked with them As far as
the theet they wheeled around and came pack; they
the theatre the thckest Of the crowd
was stapdpg that ueehborhood and commenced dis
persing the crow telling the peopl TO dispense
Juror-How did they dispense the crowdf A. They
ad ID cir hand on them jus, as they me-
Them dipere; | mad got behind them, and had
pushed the crowd In trout Of them ards avenue they
pushed crowd TOWARDS avenue A; had ttooo by me
theatre ths tme them oil rush together when
the alarm was given before they separated came
Nv avenue A then. and saw the men having hand 70
hand fight with the mob on the eat side OF the avenue
Third street. where the thicKest OF me crowd was
close by the teneuen houses crossed over east sde OF
avenue A; my brother with all the time the pc
lice turned towards Fourth street again, as they
ran they pushed the crowd with them and pushed me
again. they pushed my hal fell of aod had like to
have got ramped so got towards home and as they
ran down First the officers the
the same time aud the crowd run direction after
hem srd the crowd got In front Of Fourth street hs
avenue A, facing swn Fourth streeO saw the
crowd firing raw the police run dovn Fourth street. AMI
saw two distinct fashes these the two first pihtos
he ard FREQ: there half dozen flashes; distinctly
Jaw the flashes; Shen I saw the nrlne, | turned
and e' on Ds groSn0 9 qoSK and bssr
half shots In a the spectators turned and run up
the the tme ION 81 the shots we're dret
round Sixth street aad kept oil the ground and did
not make my presence again
Juror-How many shots did you he8rY
Witness-I heard about Elk discharges OF pistols
Al he arnQ ina
the Others come fromp
Wuuess-I do moi know
Juror-How near together were the police and crowd
when you the fashes'
wtDess-Tbe poll sc had run of and mp Fourth
wards distance at toe time they got up and they
went dswp could not see them the oc re- all gent do
Fourth; shots nred by them stood by the two officers
peacesbly, very the theatre,
Juror-was here any firing by officers previous TO
reaching the ground No, sir those have mentioned
were the I'd did nothing more than boot and
troan when standing with the two officers; some
wished the crowd to disperse didn't see bio struck
Juror-nd the officers aggrsvaie the crowd9 A they
pushed them back with their hands; some they used
roughly, as they kept driving and pushing; tue croSd
resist and not allow themselves TO be pushed
away; distant and could not hear any conversation
Coroper-Do you know the origin of the riot9 A. do
Juror-Md you see any officer dre9 A. No, sir.
Coroner-Do you KIN, W Mil er? A. No.
Coroner DID you any Of the old police In the crowd'
A. No, not 10 know them
john p Concs lin sSorn-L,ves at No. Second avepue
was b. Capt Hartt down to avenue A, about
half pest quarter TO eight O'Clock; saw
blows struck either by the police crowd; stones
thrown Could bats from the crowd In front
and from the house at he corner OF avenue A,
rig bit hand you do Fourth; the first firing
raw from the huse the right hand corner
10 down; saw nsshee and beard reports OF ye or six
fhot' apparently as fast as man could shoot saw one
O Who was thar A. saw officer Hedder when he
What part ofthe ARRAY was that A. Tina. was when
the officers went down Fourth street near avenue A.
Q Did you any Of the officers ires A. No, sir.
Q Do J GU see hem beating any body? A. saw them
@ Roughly or easily A. As easy Is the circumstances
The balance OF this witness testimony was unm poran
Is he did not see Miller shot, having gone to the station
house al thai time.
TESTIMONY OF OFFICER GEORGE COOK.
Q. Were do you resioes A. AT 4os Tenth sIeet. Q
Are you an ofhcers A. Yes, sir.
Q What time Sunday afternoon YOU In avenue ~
Q Near wha, street, A. Seventh street, Houston, and
@ Was quiet about there during the fore par, Of The
afternoon? A. Yes sir.
Q when did you nrst see any dirturbances A. Abou,
Coroner-I want you TO commence at the first A. We,
(ocer Davis and mysc Third street 10 avenue
and ssked Them what was the matter they tad us Tiers
two lighting, and that they had just LEFT;
told the people to move on and keer the Sidewalk clear
@ About how many people were there theres A.
Q Mem A. Men and boys
IL
that they should not mind the damned republicans.
By Juror-wss It man or boy that made the remark
The coropcr-Go on A. laid my hand on one man 70
put him aside.
Q Had tina. man made any remark to your A, Yes; he
raid he did DOT for Q republican officer he had bust
ness TO ssnd there as long As he pleased.
Q. Doyou know who the man vast A. could not
Q. Doyou know his raues A. heard tina. it was Can
Coroner on. A. Az vas putting the man aside
ed and fell on TAM nj nd
ed me and kicked me.
Q was this N the suee, or on the sidewalk, A. In the
street; was thrown In the street In the scue defend
cd my self a. much as ] could.
Q Did you your clibs A. Yes sir
Q DID you use II before you were knocked down. A.
doroncr-wen, sir' A. Cannon 60, up and away,
be had fallen on Top of me-
Q. Die any other maa strike or hurt youg A. could
not say.
Q Who DID you knock with club A TIL, Cannon
torope,-eo o. Then he sos up and ran up aveauo
Corener-Go on A folio -ed hin up asd wanted to
arrest him. and he into that house and got away
Q. What nouseY A az Avenue
q. Did you 90 ini A. No sir: they closed the door be
O where did you 20, A. ven, up 10 the alton house
ana told the captain about IT, and he sent us down
more mep-aoout thirty five
Q. Did you see any other officers before you the
coroner-Go on A He told us 10 dsper,e the mob; We
down and told them 10 disperse they would not do
h. I nw bricsbets throgn out OF the windows
q Before there was any shootinsY A. Yes, sir.
O. How did the officers dispense tho cr,wdS A. They
tolc them to move on, and pushed them aside
q We're there any stones thrown before taat tme' A.
Yes, sir.
The Coroner-You need not counue the narrative The
jury may Eish 10 AJAX some questions.
juror wisn TO know what you bad for moro
assistance after left Az large crowd fol
lowed me up and houted Al me- and fred stones at me
Q Hayey on had that man Cannon arrested9 A. No,
sir coud no, get him
A Juroc-w.s NOT. large portion Of the crowd boys'
A could not say, air
The CorOner-fid you ever know OF any psr.y preju.
dcirg tho PEOPLE lgsins the police there? A. No sir.
Juror-Isd the people modest you beforeS A.
Yes, sir; they bAskguarded me-
Y Those men mat knew youp Yes ar.
q How long have you been onicer' A. Since lasi
saturday.
The Coroner--rhcro 10 conflicting state
mens about your nrst difficulty With Cannon, and wish
you 10 detail al the circumstances very minutely A.
Well, cir, vent there's they told me there eight
here; | told them 70 dispense; there about
thirty there, collecting all the while; there hun
dred there 10 sbol Gve minutes endeavored 70 dspcrsc
them and took hold Of them gently 70 put them lde;
usgdu no vic