The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-16

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Captain HART and the under his command remained
in the station house all day yesterday, agreeab to an
order Issued by Superintendent Tamadge the urgent
request Of Coroner Perry a msttur OF irnposs
bilty smoet for any collision to take place.
eeSe tece,ysu ro's M ron "a M John scAuen ore
make any app alton 10 Super ntendent Talmadge Obtain
leave 70 defend his company from an anticipated attack
the part Of the Germans and that the published
In yesterdays HERALD therefore incorrect If Mr.
McAullen himself did not make the application
representing himself ~ an officer Of the company ques
ton did.
INQUEST ON THE BODY OF JOHN MILLER.
SECOND DAY.
Before Coroner Perry
The Court met twenty minutes past Q O'Clock yeser-
day morning The inquest continues 10 held On the
stage Of EusAches New Yorker valks theatre ut No
5l6 Fourth street, near avenue A.
Councilman shapper continued 10 render active and use
fu assistance to all parties.
THE CORONER REQUESTS THAT TEE PRISONERS BIZ
RELEASED ON BAIL.
The Coroner Gent the following message Justices Elan
cTeau and Brennan before he proceeded with the in
quest--
s-In relation the persons arrested at the late riot In
the Seventeenth ward would recommend that you re-
lease them their giving moderate ball for their futaro
+. A. PERRY, Coroner.
INV York, July IL, 1857.
EVIDENCE or JACOB NIcHoLAs-How THE RIOT Be
aANIwrrHEss THE FIRST NAN ASSAULTED.
riot on Sunday evening last; IN the boarding house.
lao Third street, at O'Clock; left the house and had
Wedler. came out Of house and struck With both hs
fists In my face, snd then struck my head with a
The Of Third street and avenue A. don't
know the pane Of the officer; bled prousey In the face
the onicer came there when called him; went into the
basement Of house No. 12e Third street, after which saw
nothing further.
Q Why did that como ont and strike your A. l
don't know, did not speak . word 10 him.
U. was be German A. He German peddler. I
had had no quarrel ~ sa him previously did not see the
This; this WAS the beginning OF the fight
EVIDENCE OF susrAvg RfcHrKR--coxxKvcExxv or
THE RIOT.
reside at l26 Fast Forty first street, the corner
oclock tho tine Of the riot, ffom af,y TO eighty
people collected, all pesceable; saw Officer
wen. three or our ieei back and Other. rsms,ned ,s
ssked the people What was the natter every body said
~ don't know then went up to Tenth street. stayed
there Is minutes and then came back the same Of
deer stu there one young stood close by my side;
man came TO HIM and said 10 German "Go away from
here viii give plenty OF trouble" this man was rot
officer; officer went the street aud turped;
another man who was no, an officer spoke something
officer . and pointed to the young man who stood by
said "You son Of b-b away no pushed the young
man with his hand the young man staggered backwards
turned round and raw three -four other help tho
officer and tell him 10 light he young man. who then lay
his hands and knees; the officer sruk him three times
away; bis head Was bloody the ofhcer remained sti
little while and then he amer Me young man tho pao
pie about said he wv going into Ksrls nd not any
| thing more OF the young man officer; I wont
| up to Fourth street; saw two or three
officers, one at avenue AZ they all back: heard
the bck, between Third Fourth sree,s plenty Of
officers then at the people AMI the pcope ran at them
the people stayed on the tdewak and Third street:
saw the ocers running away with clubs and Stirring inc
people The Sidewalk the oioers returned 10 Fourth
street. and saw shooting there hisk thsdsx shot.
were nred by the officers wont back 70 house r Third
street, and nothing more but beard shooting:
give the order 10 nre heard order Cor tue PEG
pie 10 diverse before tho airing there were neep or
twenty orHcers did not zee any slope~ ,hrosp Al Inc
officers, saw one stone long way from the officers
roIns towards them The order Of The nrne sho,
cfncers; heard no commands given 70 the officers by
their captain; when the officer sstAcsed toe young
man | before spoke about no raised his hanfs
defend bimself strike the ocor the crowd dd not
aiiempt TO help the young man. or resist he ON ,ers
HHroRr ov rms pooreRs VINO MADE TUE posr NOR
TIM EXAMINATION or DrcyssyD-rRsr rosr NOR.
The Coroner then read the following srdavit bv Dr.
Thomas N,pen, rhe male the fret post mortem csami
made po.t norton esanir alton OF the body or John
Nnier, his residence, 70 avenue A. on Monday Lofty 10,
1857. vas asssed by Nv Mulot ard several other Ger
physicians Deceased large muscular man,
with well oeveIcped body. found a gun sho, wound
over the len csvcle or collar bone, two inches
from the sfcrno cavicnlar articulation Tue ball IN
ns course, fractured the bone mo small .p,n,srs
several pieces Of Which carried into deep seated
murcles Of the neck The sub csvian vein wa, scarao
and large sruouu n eyrsvsaeu blood va. found il hc
surrounding tissues The dIrcscn OF the wonu y as ud
Gated the ertravaeafed boof FROM b.fore back
ward and then slightly upws-d soug he auteria rorou
OF he neck examined the head carefully but found no
evidence Of fracture IN any part
The risht temrorsl region swollen and backeued
iftbe rart han been injured bv blow NJ the o,lpon
thai his denh csused wv this gpnsho wound and
the result or injuries 10 the head think that the bal
LEI stood IN level with the person who sho ~
g. FfSNEft4 NJ y.
nvtDxScs OF DR.. RorsLsR-sEcoTD Yosr soarxx
KxAsIsAIIos
reside ~ the corner Of Canal and Elm streets veter
terday Nth four other physicians made the second
post mortem examination OF the body Of John Miller:
found eadeu bs In the neck between the irachea ard
Tho esopafus the Of the ball 10 an up~ard
stopped wss about inch higher than where entered
In all other tcpccss the witness corroborssed the
cnt Of Dr. Finnell.
EVIDENCE or JOSEPH BrsHOr-U0w rHx POLICE
ACTED AND nov rBE PEOPLE wERs ASSAULTED.
Ireside at ~ avenue A. last Sunday evening stood be-
fore my door between end o'clock saw few peo
the matter wten reached the Of Third street
saw man by the name 81 Nicholas he had blow upon
HE eye; while standing with Nicholas tive officers
along Third street named Cook, the other
American or Fngisbmau; the small Nicer, whose
name DO not know iumred among the crowd; he took
hold OF an old man and wanted 10 push him back
wards but the old could not 20 backward
or forward on account Of the crowd when the OH
Ger that the man could no, 20 backward he drew his
club ocer Cook seeing this ocer draw his club, drew
his~ also; young man was standing this old man,
and the second officer struck him heavy blow on bs
head; ~er receiving this blow the young man ran away
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