The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-15

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pohoe were in the middle ofhe street or on the sidewalk
body had thrown stones or used any violent means
against tho police think should have seen s don't
think any missiles were thrown against tho police ;
the crowd remained In Us position, ana did mol move Ill
after HE police fred upon them did not see any one shot
fall the after the nrng OF the petols by the po
hce the dispersed, went one way and come
another; twelve policemen followed the crowd up
and bea them also fred the while they dis
persng; 1t WAS about dark; my position vas in the
window on the second story, In the northeast
o. me mousse az ne ne
top of the anywhere ese when the police came
the people cid not shout or boot against the police; they
dispersed quietly they afraid Of their lives; saw
the who do shoot and if should the meu hero
could 'e . every one by sight; there wa was
mepaded through the street, and dubbed down or
shot every they or met matter he was only
iag heme dubbed down about P NJ it was on the
right hand side Of Third street, between avenues aud
B. after tAat closed my window did not care
body else that saw dubbed down by the police
O. Have you heard Of any III feeling existing sga.ns he
Metropolitan police in this nelghborhood By tho Germans,
or otberf A. have not
Q Do you know any of the Metropolitan police2 A.
do George Cook, know him personally; did not gee
BY Juror-How far from avenue WAS the old man
when he struck DOWN A. About eight Dr. zen PAGES
could not tell what policeman did IT. 1ont know any
members Of the expoce when they are dressed IN
citizens clothes.
make another post norton examination Of deceased,
10 extract the ball. Permission was readily granIed
EVIDENCE OF CASHIER KUSrz.
live at No. 20 avenue A, where murdered man s;
witnessed the first ARRAY occurred Sunday
last; went home between d and O'Clock on Sunday
evening and took my tea while taking my tea saw sene
A; / saw one out Of the crowd alone
and run towards KArps No; a avenue
pasted up 10 Fourth street; looked of the window
and shooting going At Fourth st ee four or
Seu area wsns
down other shots were fired, but don't know where
from; as g0s to the door one man brought IN thus
Miller was brought and placed his feet. he fell
his knees. and then backwards when Mr.. Miller
thus laying On the floor dead two policemen came in the
house dubbed him the head he lay in tue entry
juror here asked the witness, in German If the do
ceased the sidewalk when the policemen struck
him on Inc head : The witness answered yes
Witness-I was In the hsuse when Miller was brought
there and they said be belonged In that soase vent out
and looked his face and while doing they tho poce)
dubbed him the head he Ma on his knees and was
falling awards the side~alk rhen tnoy hit him;
deceased there disturbance the sidewalk III the
ume hit the head ct the same time by these TIVE
oSers dd not know Miller psr'onsiy xnew ne nvea
the house when was hit.
EVIDENCE OF MICHAEL REFS.
live at No. 40 avenue cav the nrs Of the aray on
Sunday; the of Third street and avenue A.
1t ha past P. NJ; stood on Third street,
opposite ksrPs; about q hundred people quietly
men, think they policemen, though they had no
badges rushing into the crowd they spoke To one single
clear
there still and quietly he did anything no answered
that he had right stand there much as he pessed;
then one Of the officers took bold Of him and spit 1n
The officer ran aisr him; one ocsr then ran Fourth
sss .Is S.g I'VE s sau@ raR ~
quiet there distprbsnce the crowd laugh pg;
did nos hear The crowd making any threats against The
officers
Q. What was the crowd gathered there forf A, You
viii find, every sunday avenue filed with the same
In mill IN nd
got ihere there was no nght, though heard there had
been about four Ave minutes after The officer gave
the alarm rap fifteen sixteen officers coming down
Fourth street, FIVE men abreast first, and alter them
CaI tain Harit, think; the I'VE men were two or three
feet ahead they marched down IL the corner
of Fourth strtel and avenue A; when they arrived
there they turned round and marchef back about
wo three honses rev boys sand h o mere com
out their clubs and club every one in their way; three
officers there drew their revovers and fred At the roof
or hodse where there was man and his
wife standing; there resistance whatever W the
officers; the crowd quietly run away; the house bred
at opposite VIM. Gray nors house, did no, see any
stones bricks pistols fred from the house the ocers
fred at dit not stones brickbats or anything
else red by tho cro~d about " or eleven shot, think
wsre nred; all tho thos nred by the
officers and nobody else; there was no opposrion
In the crowd before he police fred the people away
toe commencement Of the dring; also went away;
did any shot, dii the deceased 10 tue
crowd; did not see any body In toe crowd whom knew
did any Of the policemen there; know the
first attacked by the colice very ~en, but
ont kpor his name.
BY Juror-ihd you see the METROPOLITAN police sboo.
against the crowd, or only against that housef saw
them shooting only that house, iS roof and win
dows think very probable that the police bit the house
tboy shot against hut don know did not zee u; PEG
plc VI ting In the windows Of the house shot at
Alderman steers wished h know " only more
vIntows were occupied by persons looking out and II
witnass-I don' know whether there wero more than
two persons locking out Of the windows al the persons
after the first shots we're dred.
EvIuEscE OF VALENTINE LUTz.
live at SO avenue A, corner Of Fourth street. first saw
the di.lurbsDce shortly after p. NJ; was standing on
Fourth street. towards First and avenue A.
officer standing by conversing with another
named Coos; asked them what going on, but
could gci no answer Mr. Cook appeared be persuadng
the policeman 10 away, that would then all be right
seou, three minutes & squad 2. policemen sqo,o
they the Of Fourth street ana avenue A.
where there crowd collected they ra,ed heir clubs
bat them some hundred Of the crowd ertendcd into
Fourth street the people sv,y fast as possible so no
OF The hour closed ard people had 10 take sheher
wherever they could get So hoard shots fred don't
know who fred them, than they from the
Ssy ed 10 ~ q @ 20 ne p Is ana
tons; they chased the crowd into Third street. whsre
about twenty more shos were fired; the policemen
returned from chasing the crowd down 10 Second street.
and cleared the crowd that stood Fourth street. heard
hoorg; when the police arrived the crowd laughing
the police saw stones thrown afier the crowd
dispersed standing alongside OF Cook, Metropoh,
police officer, when three stones dred; did no
sec wnere ney came ua DO, o e "a, N
the crowd so savasely
THE CORONER THREATENS TO ARREST A JuRyxAs
The Coroner ASKING the winess question, when
OF the jurymen, Mr. Chas. H. Whalen, Interrupted
him. and wanted himself to ask the witness question
The Coroner ordered the juryman 70 besens saying he
would not be Interrupted.
Mr. whslen persisted In his interruption, saying be
knew his rights.
The Coroner impernrvey commanded the juror 10 be
silent or he would arrest him.
Mr. whasn AFTER the Coroner asked hi. question: arase
and was going make speech regard W the rights Of
Jurors questions OF he Witness and also the ueces
sy OF the taking all the answers OF the witness ua
AZ they made.
Coroner No speeches. sir no spccches-stop, sic; no
more Of n
Mr. whsleu-I wish 10 ask question.
Cornuer-If Wish 10 ask question you can do go,
but you keep your seatno getting up here 10 make
speeches
Mr. whaep-Uuless we have a free and open trial. with
the privileges OF the jurors allowed, Wish 70 retire from
Coroper-You can DO 20 at any time, air.