New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-18
THE RIOT INVESTIGATION.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY - THE GERMANS
INCITED BY CITY OFFICIALS TO ATTAIN
THE POLICE.


The following evidence was taken yesterday in the
Seventeenth Ward not investigation. 1t puts a diff
ferent compile 1ion on the ARRAY tia. given by the
first witnesses. DIR. Sherrnans testimony is pareu'
larly interesting. -,
Robert DE Granehe sworu-Resides at NO. log
Ryipeton street and is Metropolitan policeman, and
was with Sergeant lockwood on Sunday evening a.
II o'clock at the not in Seventeenth arc attention
was fret attracted TO il by seeing mob near Avenue
A; we meant 10 disperse the crowd when they at
tackled us with stones; firing took pace a. liift
time | saw man on the top OF house on the corner
Of Avenue FIRE musket or rlde; shortly aiter~afd
man fired pistol and then ran BEHIND ehulAfi
the police did not retreat but after few minutes he
firing took place briskly that We cleared the sue
walks, and went off; Capt Hart then came WIN -
men, when be took command of the whole force there
as they reached the corner CT Avenue a ana infd
street, witness received wound By being stFuSx
with club the shoulders; another ofhcer was
wounded by being struck with stone; witness du
not any pistol fred by the officers neither ola ne
see any have pistols; Capt HART told the men 10
keep cool and not fire; the first shot was fired from
murket or rifle; did not see any of the officers knock
down any for resisting their authority saw Two
Knocked down for firing stones did n3t see Nut
Ter shot Capt Hartt said TO the police, Keep cool,
men keep cool ard don't use fire-arms; one OF the
officers was knocked down with stone witness can
not swear whether the police red pistols or not when
the captain told them not to hre the men asked,
Are we te be made targets ct! ; never knew that
the police carried pistols.
William AIsopp of jacksonville, FLORIDA sworn
Was at the scene of not Sunday; was passing
down First avenue 10 Fourth street about o'clock,
when he saw some officers four or five, conducting
some prisoners to the Station House. the crowd follow
ing behind; they went up Fourth street to Secood
avenue; he observed nothing particular IN the acton
Of the officers until they came to 1hrd street. when
they told the crowd to turn back; two or three OF
them then took the prisoners down Second avenue 70
Third street he proceeded down toward the Bo~ery,
where he met small body OF police; after this he
lz.- ST. rhanaA IN
witness turned around and followed them down Fourth
street to Avenue A; when witness reached First ave.
nue. he stopped; the officers there Were hali
way down Avenue a; the crowd advanced aaS.l
began to fy from the crowd; the Police then
rushed on the crowd, and struggled to and fro
no shots were fired from the middle OF Avenue
A; saw shots fred by the officers; these shots were
not the first ones however; the pistols which tne
policeman fred elevated as if firing at the north
west corner OF Avenue and ourth street; witness
looked W and saw person on the roof oil the mousse
saw s.ones thrown from the opposite corner before the
pis tolls were fred the stones or briskbats were al
tired from the northwest Of the street; heard
about dozen shots fired altogether; the shots came
from the crowd and the officers together; did no. see
any Others of the police bave pistols; there was
great deal Of confusion there; witness saw several
policemen knock down men who were ressting ne
W, ud be- unable 10 recognize the policeman VINO
fired the pistol isl proprietor OF saw mill IN Florida
DR. John H. Sherman residing at No. l2I Fourth
avenue. was sworn-fad conversation about the al
fray of Sunday; had patients in the infected district
ilaupbterI; saw some Of them Monday, in the
course of bis usual avocatons; they said they had
HAD fine time on Sunday, they had Killed Capt
HART and two policemen, and they meant to Kill the
whole set Of id Metropolitan Police; asked them
what was the matter; they said the metropolitan 70
lice were coming to put them down, TO shut up their
lager beer saloons to take away their rights as citi
zens and they wouldn't stard 1t; they sad they had
the authority Of the Mayor and Judge Russell to resist
the law laughter and they would resist IT, for they
had thrown stones from the houses on the police they
had fired from their roofs and windows they had put
their wives and children in the front of the windows,
and they fired from behind them; they stated thai
they in the revolutions ID Gernahyi tuey hau
fought for their liberties mere, ana meant u uo gu
here. $780,. 80
A Juror here made objection to the testimony, as
having nothing TO do with the case The Coroner SAID
this investigation was to get nj the circumstances
which led to the riot well the fact of the riot
| itself and the witness ordered to 60 on.
Witness c6ntinued-The Germans said that when
Mayor Woods police were there they let them do As
they liked for they were good fellows but the new
| police wanted to make them pay license for their
lager beer saloons, and then to shut them up that
Judge Strong and Counselor Tomlnson had told them
that they had right to pay for the lager saloons nor
to shut them up told them 10 go 70 the Police Com
missioners they said Never mird, we will put them
| down by force
Observation-Disclosures It may, perhaps, seem i'm
properto admit such testimony this and therefore
II must not be as evidence against any persons mpi
feeling among the Germans, and to demonstrate the
origin Of the riot.
Witness was questioned by Mr. Whalen, Juror, as
10 the OF the persons IN question, and refused
them.
VIM T. Hail. r., of No. 20 Sixth street, sworn, says
Was at the scene of the riot in the Seventeenth
Ward Sunday last, at u o'clock; be was standing
on The stoop of his house, near Second avenue when
| he he ard g haoOiDg from Avenue A; looked down
there and saw large crowd of boys and men, walked
TO the corner to see what the disturbance was when
| he saw large crowd in Avenue a, from Fifth TO
Third street they went down Fourth street to Fret
avenue, and were halloong; witness then went down
toward the Theater and saw two policemen standing
there's the policemen retreatiGg when he arrived
there the crowd following them they stopped few
doors from the Thester, when one of the police asked
| him witness) to help him, until reinforcement OF
| police should come a few minutes aferward the
| crowd rushed up the First avenue; looked up and
saw a SQUAD Of police coming up Second avenue;
| man named Lockwood was at their head; this mao
| told the men TO keep together; they did not
| regard his order, but broke ranks; they
| marched TO the Theater, when they tarnsa Daeki
they then commenced dispensing the crowd, by laying
their bands their shoulders and telling them to 90
away" they drove the crowd up Avenue A; he came
| I'D Avenue A, and saw it was hand-;o-hand hgnt
with the crowd after while the Ponce began 70 run,
driving the mob in front of them; they pushed witness
and his hat fell off thinking he might be tranpied
Cd, he went home; as he was gong ne heard Pis'o
fred he looked around and another one fired; as
soon as he saw the firing he again turned 70 90, when
h. heard half.dozen shots fred; don't know where
the first shots came from there about SIX yards
between the Police and the crowd; there were no
ebos fired before the reenfcrcemeuts arrived some of
The Germans wanted the crowd TO dispense, but few
b,bird pu.hed them on the Police pushed everybody
away quite rude; suppose that is the reason the
or, wa resisted do not know The origin OF the riot;
did not see any Of the Police tire shots; there
no old Policemen in the crowd DID not see Muller
shot o
John p Cobklin. examined-I reside a: No. 8 Sec
end avenue; was first sent by Capt. Har.t down to
Avenue A shout u or u p m. on Sunday; AN an