The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-14
TEE SEVENTEENTH WARD RIOT.
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Additional Particulars of the Fight on
Sunday Night.
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RENEWAL OF TEK RIOT YESTERDAY.
ATTACK ON THE NEW POLICE.
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THREATENED DIES rRUCTI0N OF THE STATION HOUSE.
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Five Thousand Excited Germans, Fully
Armed, in the Streets.
Tremendous Sensation at the
Post MOrtem Examination.
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APPEAL OF CORONER PERRY TO THE MOB.
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SCENES ON EMPaNNELLING A JURY.
Sack Of Allen Hay e Co.'s Els
Enlistment.
THREE REGIMENTS OF MILITARY UNDER RAaMS.
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HOURLY BULLETINS FROM OUR REPORTERS,
70. 10. 10

Ae shooting Of the German John Miller, In the riot In
Ne Seventeenth ward Sunday evening" led to fresh
and serious disturbances yesterday. Tho police
completely set at Defiance and mob Of FIVE SIX
thousand persons kept possession Of Gil day
Ine friends Of Miller blamed the police for all that
red Say they bring home the shooting Of deceas
cd 70 one Of the policemen In that district They
asperAed beyond all because they said deceased
va innocent man. and was In way engaged In the
row. On the other hand Captain liar, says
tlas Miller engaged in the riot, and threw
stones OF one Of the policemen Be ~ II
may, however, the whole German population Of the
Seventeenth ward in arms yesterday against the
Metropolitan police, sunrise until sunset the Off
cera were o. defiance and compelled to seek shelter
In he staaon house, where they anxiously awaited
attack the whole day long.
The excitement among The Germans living IN the neigh
beshcod OF deceaseds house go Al intense.
ne stores and lager bier saloons were ali
shut up, while the shops In First, Second, Third and
Fourth streets block each side Of the avenue were
partially closed. In fact there 70 al suspension of
brsinees In the naghborhood. The streets were lined
With men, women and chtreD who all appeared 10 agree
upon point, and that that Miller innocent
victim the hassy conduct of Metropolitan police
ne Tiiest Impressions in Dutch and German show
cred upon the heads Of the policemen who bad offended
~e residents OF that district
THE ATTACK on CAPTAIN HABIT.
rns rioters al armed, and opeuy boa,ted that II
ney caught any Of the policemen their ground they
would beat them 10 death The police force being too
think Of Offering any opposition to tho moo the latter
Rad shipgs eli their way If stray policeman hap
psHed 10 come within gun shot be Immediately
chased and In many instances tired A. Capt Har him
sef had very narrow escape, aud had TO use bis legs
with double quick motion 10 avoid being made prisoner
In Ia 9s sres me se%naSy WITH SpS
whom tbs mob discovered him coming down the street. and
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cepson OF slight confusion Of the right leg Capt Hart and
his follower succeeded in beating resrea arriving
n the station house In safety.
ARRIVAL or CORONER PERRY.
About O'Clock P. N. Coroner Perry arrived 81 The
Seventeenth ward station house for the prr of holding
sosmed OF excited state OF feeling existing only
Hrobg friends Of deceased, but among whole Ger
mped 70 20 10 the OF alone and unattended
by any ore When Captain Bart heard the dec
sss be WA .% VI To a ne
Coroner determined 10 20 alono. 60 all the en.reatcs
sfoptain Hart and BIS officers were IN vain Deputy
superintendent Carpenter appeared a the station house
ist about this time, and sent word FOR reinforcement
from tho neenth ward bu upon being told by the Coro
upntcersary 70 issue such order,
The fifteenth ward ner back again whsn they arrived
Coroner Perry felt quite confident tina. tumu could
guised the police were only kert In the station house
fcr few hours and deesred intention of going among
the ex ed people the purpose Of endesyorng 70 pre-
val upon them 10 keep tue peace.
HIs ArrFAL TO THE NOS.
In accordance with the above resout 1n Perry
prcoec led ~ No 81 avenue A After some difficulty he
racceeiea Ia ehoierrg his way through tho crnwd until
be got up tho very door of the house wherein The do
ceased lay The excitement at this moment ntonse;
she people little suspicious at nrst, wheroupen the
Coroner mounei chair, and made the following appeal
70 hem m good citizens Of New York
GrrrKS--I have come here 70 investigate ss 70 the
Of the deash Of the who lies dead among you
zee by your ACTIONS that you feel arsrieved-,haa
wrong mas been done to yeu ! shall commence tbs In
sos Q to Al In the meantime, call upon you lag
Adding cisps 70 keep the peace In your neshborhood
Toa have fcruery bad the character OF being quiet
psuplc; do Dot do anything which will place you In an.
othor light before the co3munity now call upon you 70
s.s.s me 10 my dulles and no one Mil have reason 70
don ,hall bring policemen here 10 protect me, but
shall call on you 70 preserve order and see that tho laws
are Mihfully carried oul
THE rosr soRrEx EXAMINATION.
AZ bc CONCLUSION Of the above remarks loud and enthu
sasfie cheers were given for the Coroner, vbsh
and "rcaih ~ the murderers Of John Msi" The room
csped by the dcccaed IN the basement Of the tenement
heuse already referred to- then visited by the Coroner
ARD NJ nnrel and preparations were made for holdings
Pot unoem examination OF the esfy. e friends OF de
n 3. r,sa s nc S s.1 ssSSs.
ne ccfcDer promptly sooedcd, and psopersuou com.
ereed the presence q no lees than half dozen Ger
nans representing themselves 10 he medical men While
Che doctors engaged In making post norton the
ooroner vent IN pursuit of jury, and stopping al tho
fear q Captain HART, .ho never expected 10 him
turn alive.
now rms roLroB WE'RE TREATED.
Isyirg the Coroner, who Ia search Of ury,
We VII now turn The attention OF our s the ats
CT Tao rioters during biz temporary absence The mob
gu kept possession az he srccv, and scrunized the
ty deec,ed several Ooers in c sen.' clothes and gave
thosn sound beating for daring " ntrude upon their
privacy. Whenever any citizen mate his Appearance upon
Tie battle ground he wss closely watched ard II At All
r1srecied Wa questioned A. 70 his occupation II bis
trplanaon was satisfactory the rngeaders would Allow
tim 70 proceed about bis business Many citizens were
tiussnterru ted and severely erarnped but no
tioence Vas offered n any OF hom who could gvo alta
factory 70 the questions propounded The excited
OF the Germans spreaf terror among
che Inhabitants OF The neghborhocd, and during hs en-.
Tire afternoon she Seven ccu,h uard was one continual
ecero Of turmoil, Tbe rioters carried knives clubs and
pi and threatened death 10 any person having the
uniform Of the METROPOLITAN upon him. A. we said he
fore a number Of policemen dressed olt1cns' clothes
were caught and beaten but no one was dangerously In
surcd
sopRL VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
About O'Clock z. ~ o motel vigilance committee, In
The shape OF OK policemen, organized by the mob.
The policemen nockcd 10 the OF The row, and
putting badges upon their coats assumed the responsibility
Of preserving order about the door o the deceased mans
redebce fte mob looked upon them be protectors
q the peace and declared they would recognise no other
ohcors Several OF these policemen ngurei conspi-
cuously in zoe crowd and advised the MOI what 10 do
should tho Metropolitan police attempt 10 Interfere with
them. This accession 10 the effect OF
ne tno poons oi her a~ess operations, and rendering
the rioters quite independent In their actions.
scEsEs on KNPAnSKLINa rHp Jvpy.
About four dok Coroner Perry and officer Shansle
trrned rom their journey In search of mrv re Coro
n acted IN concert with Councilman scus npsrt IA Ger.
maa) on inc rebeious district, and Desired 10 obtain
Jury MAT would prove satisfactory 10 m Germans n
proposed the' three Americans and lhree Germsps
men Of responsibility and position, should be sworn 70
rustc true inquiry into the OF niiIer's death
With that object in Wow fully two hours were consumed
NJ getting the jury togeheg, This hsvnr boon scccm.