New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-13
--,r rorpTH or JULY RIOTS.

.,,.c,, IN TIE BODi oF orf
aNQ.ESs DEATH OF ANOTHER VICTIM.
efAn i,,.v c,renoop Coroner Perry concluded the
Tn ea''' .,.viously commenced on the body oil
Inqu'sil's osrks. who was killed during the Bayard'
aNVl ia. on the afternoon of the 18th inst.
L. Evidence adduced failed TO point out tue ia,
uho stl remaips at large and laughs ~ -, r','
I've at hi. cowardly achievement in takus 'as
sS.r innocent man while in the discharge VI n' 'A'N
duty. .,. o,;darce taken before
The following ia copy ofthe evidence '''''''
the Coroner; .,,;or nj No. Cannon street,
dspOsed as loliows FRIDAY s ng lit was patrOiog my
chatham s'ree' ,,.est about III O'Clock; saw mop
pea. III NC sbe corner of Mulberry anu Gna'u ond
s,rsets. the mob were noosis s,tsct the deceased.
throwing s'y yown and kick him. and cry out, huI
KNOCK Nh 1d black MetrV phtan son oi = IN, !
tne ~ c,oss 10 the theater ana iouhu tntce hoio
Officers who had dss ss. when one Of the three
aeIssS 4, The arm from which wound he Il now con-
sn"J, the mob then commenced general anu u 1
S.;~;na,e attack ON the police AMI others; my
cl,aS ne down 10 Pearl street; ran TO No IS Whte
c, 20 Give information to Captain Carpenter, VINO
So nm reinforcement and the crowd seemed 10 as
800. did not see deceased alter ne was h1Eii Nc
ps.sed wore a badge upon his hat shook hanus
with him about bali an hour pei3le, anu ~, 5000.
hated him upon his appointment; could nor 10y
&c any of the crowd; | heard no names causu OUT
Moses james of No 46 street. being ouy
says: am special policeman on FRIDAY lisn1 ino
Sd inst, was stationed win MI opaH as III ua wa
street; there were two other policemen Win US was
ordered 10 White street at IL O'Clock 10 report vi our
Hay over there while passing down Cnatnnui s'lsJ.
n gang of Mulberry-street men caiieu '0c Dcau 80
ri Ci5b" wsss,abeatng man in the street, we went
% ,cscue him fron the crowd they would not recog-
pize us as officers; we ordered them 10 oeSit, o0t
sbsy would not do So and continued beating the man;
We then ar1estd the ringleader of the party, when
NV atacke u.s. we got the prisoners as tar as the
corner OF Chatham and Baxter streets when the crowd
nocked rs in and commenced throwing bricks AT US;
oue of our men, named John Nanny, was struck win
A brick; Mr.. Sparks was the next one who was mt
and knocked down senseless with BRICK; l was IN
fbe act of pick ing up Mr.. Sparks, when was hit
wifi a brick also; then left the crowd and went
40 White street; this the same gang who after
wards went up through the Bowey 10 attack 'ne
ery Bows; cannot recognize any OF Them
Jobn Mahoney, special policeman corro6orated the
testimony Of the last witness
THE case was then given to the Jury, who after due
elaboration. rendered the following verdict" That
deceased came to his death by injuries inflicted on
July a. 1857, By gang of persons calling themselves
IDead Rabbits, and that deceased received the in
;ure, while in the discharge Of his duty as special po-
iceman Of the Metropolitan Police"
Patrick Kerigan, young man VINO resided with
his father at No. SO Baxter street, and who was Sc
yerely wounded by receiving bullet III the shoulder
during the of the 4th in Bayard street, has died OF
his injuries. Coroner Perry held an inquest on the
remains of the deceased and the evidence taken was
Is follows:
Francis Kerrigan, father of the deceased, testified
That. about A. o'clock the afternoon OF the ith OF
July, deceased came home suffering from gun.shot
xo1nd in the right shoulder; that deceased did not
nav where he was shot, but witness believed that he
Nss shot while engaged in the riot above mentioned;
deceased fingered until 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
Wien he died; deceased was somewhat intoxicated
when he came home wounded.
Anne KerrigaD, mother Of deceased, coroborated
ns testimony OF the former witness.
The Jury in this case rendered verdict of "Death
from gun-shot wound received while engaged in
"the not in Bsyard street on the 4th July, 1871.
Deceased was nineteen years of age, and was native
OF Ireland.
Thus far eleven persons have died from the injuries
hey received during the riots of the 4th.
The inquest on the body of Mr.. Meyers, who died OF
Taursday night last will be held to-day by Coroner
Perry, who intends to investigate the matter
thoroughly.