The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-18

g weln A On making Inquiries they ran
INTO ~ from all directions and surrounded ms;
The sidewalks and stree.s became blocked up entirely
iss ny duty ohcer TO ask the tn qutel W ds
perse ~ss resrted by one single Individual whoca lid
he said he bad az much Digit to stand there
wished TO keep the peace and sad Gene men, should
be very much Obliged TO you VOC would all aiaperse"
u VIVA, o,a they answer A. The one man said Ire
Q wellf 4. / though, the man w~ little in liquor,
store DID this 18th the object Of clearing way fos he
people to pass around. AS cleared one way they
crowded behind me from the oher and comp ete'y
Q Wei ,rs A then said TO officer Cooke, 1--WE will
through the crowd and started for TompEus squsre'
where knew we mad a reserve force We had been
q. cSnsr Of an rs Gsse'' the
O 10 you know who those men weref A. do no.
know them by pane, bu' could recognise them.
The Ooroper--wi you make 1t your business to hunt
them up when you GO from here9 A. Yes, sir.
wens A. found the officers at the corner OF Eighth
street and First avenue and all returned TO the
O. How did you get hat injury your head' A. On
that afternoon, Fourth street think II was by stone
brickbat thrown Of window; had prisoner In
barge; had previously arrested one man and carried
@ Had there beer any firing before that A. None that
b. Juror-whcn you got to the Of Third street
snd avenue was there any appearance Of hghtS A.
| Not then.
he crowdf A. There fight at all until the second
time went there ,-,. u ~, s,., .uo,
No person attempted to strike you the nrst umer A.
9 How about when you got baskf A. The riot was
O. How many persons asked you to dspcrse the uaob'
9. oneY A. Yes
Q THee' / hink there vcre-I can't swear though;
| I will swear t. the two.
Several members Of the jury here desired to adjourn,
bur after some discussion was decided to hear
| witness.
| mi
and found 10 80 grains; other smaller balls had
o %
He stated In reply to suggestion from a Jury man
he @ os Ss soa @ SuT Of
he ALTO irtended TO have an experienced gunsmh mako
.oms experiment. with view Ppo sn Of ascertain a
not believe the inquest could be concluded this week,
because from the excited state Of feeling on the subject
there q number Of witnesses yet 10 be examined
The jury stated that they would rather proiong the In
quest days than DO detained more than four hours
TESTIMONY OF JOHN THOMAS, WHO swRARs THAT
MLLBR WAS SHOT FROM WINDOW ON The
SOUTHWEST COR,E a or AVENUE A AND FOURTH
Q What is your name, sir' A. John Thomas reside
at 1T Norfolk street
O. Were you present In tia Seventeenth ward police last
Sunday during the nghtS A Yes, sir.
Q. With G. plain HArus commando A. went before
Csptdn Hartt was with him when he nrst arrived in
O. Did you see any one shot in Fourth street, A. Yes sir
O. Who was III A 1t sss q large man. standing on the
corner Of Fou, b street and avenue A
O. Where were you standingf A Upon the opposite
side Of the street. saw firing upon the southwest cor
ner; was on the northwest corner
@ Are you the firing came from that corneri A.
live that the firing came from the house on the
southwest corner Of avenue A and Four! n street.
Q. From what Window A. From the window on the
Fourth street side
recy under the window the southwest side; he
looking down facing
9 DID you see him i.ln A. Yes, ,ir.
O. Did you hear pistol shot at that moment A. As
heard the second report heard the man haoo and fall
Q. Where did the report come fromi A. The second
Q Did you hear any other firing at that moment A.
O. Did you see Captain Har,t al that moment A. No,
@ where was he about A do no. know where he
g Was there crowd Of people around him when he
Seli A. There were q fes.
Q. Did you see this man before he cried OUT A. No,
Q. Was be carried away' A. did not see him, sir.
Q. How Was be dresssd-wss his coat on or or A. II
was off, he was In his shirt sleeves.
| 2. Were his shirt seeves whiieS A. Yes sir.
Q How tall heS A. could nos exAcly say;
he looked 70 be very tall and very stout
| Juror-He looked TO be or good size.
@ What oolored pants had he on' A. think he had 90
Up this time had you seen or heard of any firing
from the ofcers A. say that did, aner the
pert Of those three discharges probably the lapse Of I've
O These three were The lat you heard, A. Yes, sir, al
o. They all came through the window tina, you sawf A.
Yes, sir, these three discharges that spoke OF.
Q Was there any other firing ~ that moment A. Not
o How long had you stood there before this man fell,
A. Isuppose might have stood two or three minutes
O. wS there dis,uro ance that cornerf A. Yes,
O. Was there any dsurbaI ce at that timer A. No. sir,
not :. the time that itav these people nrng out Of the
window
Q. Was there good deal Of excitement about that timer
| A Yes, sir, considerable.
\ q Stones being thrownS A. Yes, sir.
Q Did you no ice what the man nIe With A. should
|
swear positively that I. pisto-it was some small
shooting iron; If bad been muskei should asve seen
| II out Of the windo~.
Q md you see Miller after hisr A. Yes, sir, saw The
where did he LIEF A. On kind of pl. form in FOlrtn
street
O Wac II the same mani A. Yes, sir, was tho sams
Al the moment be was shot lhere was great throwing
Of aones A. YES cir, LODGED several stones; repeated
TO some Of The officers 70 osk al that airing Out OF ihs
window.
Q. You saw this man lying in Fourth street, near
Q Was he wo in6ed, or dead' A. cannot say; he wa
Was be bleediue' A. saw blood on The side OF his
At the time sht.s fred or tn, window
stones we've being thrown lron The roof a. Yes, cir.
Y Was II nigh duAK at the time he fef A. sppclrei
TO be rather Ozark, know could not the
plainly as before
The Coroner 70 the Jury-Any questions seui,e aenY
A Juror-You that Miller under lhc win-ow
where the thOt wa aredi A. Not exactly Under, bal
Q How Ear from under the window the wax did NJ.
Ter stand when he el A Probably four fee irom H.
house
O. Directly undor the Window A. Pretty near
O. Within q foot or tsof A. Ycs, sir.
Y I'D that man stoop DOWN A. did not Sc him be-
fore be cried out
o. Were there any policemen near when he R,s sho.7
Not TIA, Know of they we're across The way : Ts
the way myself
O A,ou, how high va, tn window from the ps yemonR
! A. could not exactly say now high
O Did you have pistol hat evening" A. Yos, sir.
q Was II loadeo9 A. Yea, sir.
q DID you FIRE ~ a. No, cir.
Q How many Of the oncers thai you Know Of had ps.
tolls A could not say, SIR.
| o Did you sec any of theiuf A. | m ght.
q did not ask you that; did you ;, any OF themf
| The Coroper-Tel what you know about II, sir.
1 u Can you distinctly did you them having
| ristols7 A. could not tell their
4 did nc AJAX fur tb,ir nam.e--diI ~