New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-20
THE SEVENTEENTH WARD RIOT IN
VESTIGA?ION
isQuIsr REvoRE CORONER PERRY.

Ward, was continued on Saturday morning before
Coroner Perry, in the Court Of Sessions building 10
the Park. The evidence as elected wa, very impor.
TAFT inasmuch as it went TO show that deceased was
shot by one of the rioters from the second story win
| dow Of house in Avenue A.
Arson Gillet sworn--I live at No. 80 Bowery; am
| policeman Of the Seventeenth District i was on
patrol ON Second avenue about quarter past seven
O'Clock; there was boy who came running up Fourth
street: the boy reported there were three policemen
down there in Avenue Alley were killing them;
started and fast as could; when l got down
| to Avenue A, met two three policemen and two
prisoners il was about half block l passed right
down and when on the corner Of Avenue and
Fourth street Few n great many there; they seemed
to % men and their wives looking on when passed
the cCILer Of Fourth street there was stone thrown
from the top Of the house the house on the south
west corner the stone was coming from the west sie
Of The roof of the top OF the house i struck the side
walk behind NE, and struck ME ia the heel Iintng
TO hat part of the boot; as said before, l
was on tie Of Avenue A. there quite cob
lection, and requested all to leave !
begged of them 10 leave; some did and
| come did not; | passed through the crowd,
quite large concourse Of people, and requested them
| 20 leave; then l turned and came back, and saw
.topes fly from the direction saw AZ first; saw
quite a collection OF ofhcers who got together on
| Fourth street and Avenue A; as | was passing up,
saw stones fir, IN tops t buildings, aud sir. Had
den was struck and he fell; heard several reports OF
it aims, but where they came from did not know
q
did not think any Of the reports | heard were in the
in,i,e date tpo. where were; we came back to
| wheI. Mr.. Iladden and Mr.. Lockwood were, and
then We formed together IN riatoons; captain
| Usnt told us 70 TO FORM did 20; he then ordered
us 10 march forward he was ahead OF us we marched
| down shortly, and We all stopped and requested the
| crowd to disperse should think Capt HART spoke
two or three times very loud; saw stones also fired
| fom the same building i saw them first come FROM;
we were then ordered to march forward end disperse
| the crowd from the middle Of the street; when
reached the front of the southeast corner OF Avenue
and Fourth street, saw a man at a window right
in front OF where l stood; he fired either
| musket or a nfe from the window, and as he
fired my attention called to Capt llartt Isupposed
he was the victim; il occurred to so; il was the
first shot at that house heard; ! heard two
before: should say stood right before him then, OPP
pos,e the window j should think Capt. Hartt was
Ten twelve feet ahead of me- as cast my eyes on
| him saw still further on the walk, near the
edge of the stoop fall he had RO coat on was large
faced men, stout thick set, not very tall the man was
falling as was looking for Capt Hart; did not hear
pistol fred before he fell; was excited could not
say they then moved off to the northeast corner
heard them back, ano we all fell in together
after came from the corner, We marched down Ave-
nue. a toward Third street, and as we came down
there yOleys of large stones and bricks which
came on us with great violence; injured myself
very much and until nov feel the effects ain
no, able to do duty; we passed down and cleared the
sidew ak well az We could; We went down, don't
| recoect how far; we returned and came back, ana
marched by Fourth street again. that Il about all oc-
cured that know; there were fifteen twenty per-
Sons about the man whom l saw shot; Capt. HART
stood TO Dy right. and the man was four or SIX feet
| from Capt. HART, but could not say exactly.
Coroner-Where did Capt. Hart stand A. Near
the SIDEWALK; he was down Avenue a, from the win
dow, did not know how far; ! again heard shot
fired; was III the street in Avenue then.
q. understOOd you to say Fourth street. you could
not be in Avenue and Fourth street at the
time. A. do not understand the street very we
was good deal excited: was in Avenue near
where Fourt street crossed.
To a durOT-I was Oh Avenue A, in front OF it.
CorOner-What direction did that come from
Witness explained by stating it came from window,
ard the shot was at an angle tired down toward the
side ak: Capt Hartt stood toward Houston street,
twelve fifteen feet distant; it was but short dis
tsnce from where the man fell; Capt. Hart was on
the east side of Avenue a; the man fell on the east
side Of Avenue a; did not come from the Station
| House with Capt. HART the man who fired must
| Lave been at angle, and fired down. the man was
| not Immediately under the window.
Juroi-WheIc do you say the shot came froml a.
Tie shot cane from tie southeast corner Of Avenue
| A; could not say which window il came from 1t
mi sht be The second or third.
.Juror-Dd you see any blood? A. Yes; when
return ed second time | some BLOOD; could not
say how the wounded man lay; he was trying to get
up oil his hands and knees am certain he was not
directly under the window; thought it was Capt.
HART Who shot several threats had been made
a. as him two OF three days previous.
Q. What was done with the man A. turned and
d.persed the crowd on the corner cannot tell what
was dore with the man; heard Capt. HART give or
der not to fire, and TO put up their pistols.
Juror-Did you carry pistol A. l carried pis
tol, but did not draw it through my pocket "
Juror-Did you zee any other officer have pistol
| A. Yes, ] raw other officer draw pistol ana
heard the report, but could not be positive IL saw
| any officer fire
ColCner-Werc you hurt much! A. Yes, was
hut cn my legs knee and breast, and so hurt can
no, turn in my bed my wife has to raise me- seems
TO be pointng in here on short ribs; Mr.. Bgeiow Is
| nv ubN sciGu,
Juror-Do you know Of any other policeman hurt
A. Yes, Mr.. Davis was hut IN the head Mr. He'd
den was hunt badly, also Mr.. McMillen there ponnng
to officer in he COurt another who was hurt anu
several more whose names do not know; there were
| six pretty good knocks OF the heau; 'it'
| Heddtn has not left his bed since.
The Coroner stated that he had received word IRON
the physician Of Hedden it doubtful II ne wouid
live he had nervous symptoms and was In ch''cai
| position
Juror-Did you know who hit youl A. Could not
| tell
| who being duly sworn. deposed follows-Residss
| at No. III Second street; the house live IN Is
bt aidipg and day school, and is the aest house about
| there was up in my bedroom IN the upper ssory,
iesdipc and heard great shouting and hurrang from
Fourth street and Avenue A; went on the roof OF the
| house, and saw some men running up Fourth street.
who thought were police; after that heard shots
fred tb. the noise subsded Iwent down stairs and
said to the principal, will 60 OUT; then walked
| 10 Avenue A to see what the trouble was and haa
| been there but short time when met number OF
per,ons at the corner inquirirg what was the maHei
advanced up Avenue A to the corner oil Ihrd street
8s much az twenty minutes must have elapsed since
left the house until the police appeared lots OF per-
SONS were cole cted at the corner discussing about tue
disturbance; about that time there was NJ noise, no
shouting 10 hunaiDg, nor any trouble wna's "
| while / was there; stood on the southwest cor
| ner # Avenue and Third street; al tne
corner where / stood there must have been
Thirty or forty policemen; they formed in twos, anu