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

beard shots after that while stood ihere saw Miller
coming do~n Tho sidewalk aone a. soon as he reachei
the house no fell down his back right before my feet
another gentleman and tried get him up carry him
inside; by tho time got hold Of his two policemen
them strike Miller then went the house and
up stars; the other up Ia three minutes
Doctors thop, heard did not hear the
with me say be saw the deceased struck the head
To Jurori did not hear the officers tell the crowd 10
dsperse before they began 10 ire; did not see Miller
shot.
EVIDENCE OF EDWARD MESSENGER
I've ct No. abs Second avenue; was at the scene OF
the ARRAY on sunday was coming down avenue A with
my friend and observed crowd or persons the corner
of Third street and avenue A. so vent there 70
clearing people of the walk they acted pretty
rough with them; saw one Of the policemen 60 up 10
man aod say something TO him. also handle him roughly
push him OF the sidewalk; thero kind Of grum
bling there both policemen then walked Tnird
street, ore OF then named george Cook came back one
IN the crowd took the polceman's part; he called
George Cook into the street, with few others; he
raid something q don't know WHAT 10 them; the
police after being thus spoken w. went oack on side
walk and acted very roughly to the people, pushing them
offihe sidewalk there was standing behind the
amp post he Too handled roughly, though he wac
not the way nj all they had words Drescher,
who called the police into the street, with two Others
struck the by The amp posts and pulled him ino the
street the policeman also hit this with club, aud
split bis head he ran away and went down avenue TO
Karl's ailer short time he came out again; him
then run down avenue A, and policeman aher him.
officer Cook then ran up Fourth street Tor help
aiierw ards the crowd increased, bat all quiet
saw three four policemen coming down Fourth street.
Charley Dreschor told them q German who
standing there he did not tell them what arrest him
for; the police handled him very roughly the man said
be had done nothing they took him off, shortly after ak
policemen came along Fourth street and began 10
clear the people away seventeen eighteen mere police
then marched in line up Fourth eet; the people had
ut that time left and the middle Of the street clear
lie police stopped at the corner aud talked among them
seves they then 10 both sidee of the street. pushing
the people and clubbing them the police proceeded far
avenue and returned when they at once 90 nmenced
firing the house at the Of Fourth stree witness
shot; neither stones brickba.s thrown
from thar house. anywhere else any ;ime he did
not know any In the crowd.
To Juror- tell whether officer Cooko Char.
ley DFefcber struck the Of the post nrst they ell
rushed in together; Cooke struck him with his club
Il. N. Wilhelm Esq, q German citizen, who was Coro.
ner summer, connected with Coroner Perry to aid
him IN this investigation.
The Court then ~ 20 minutes before one adjourned
meet next morning at o'clock In tho same place
THE SECOND POST MORrEM EXAMINA.
TON.
The friends Of the deceased appears were somewhat
dissatisfied with the result of the post examination
Of the body made by Dr. Fnnen, and accordingly II
resolved to have second post morem msde yesterday.
About O'Clock NJ, Drs. Roesler spraager Kamue-
and Kaz amsyer performed the operation aud after
hours hard labor they succeeded in finding the ball.
which ESCAPED the search Of Dr. Fnnel on previous
day. The bplet-a revolver ope-was discovered lodged
between the naches and osophagus where had embed
ed itself after passing through the cavcle The
OF opinion that the ball fred level VITA de-
ceaseds shoulders and not from houseiop ut
st supposed Further that the deceased shot whea
he bad his aide turned 70 the peon who discharged the
pistol
VISITS TO THE CORPSE
Al the conclusion OF the post mortem exam n-tou the
body WAS laid oct and placed In handsome mahogany
coffin, on which was the following inscription
JOIN MILLER
= DIED JULY IL, 1857.