The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-15
The Late Election Row In the Eleventh Ward.
ARREST or THREE POLICEMEN ON CHARGE OF HoMI-
eide.


On the morning Of the I'd ultmo occurred at the
Eighth district polling place in the Eleventh ward No 1sI
avenue G, between a man named Patrick Vaughan ard
three Of the policemen attached to The above mentioned
district In which the former fatally shot by q
the officers In the ARRAY Policeman Hawks recevedtwo
severe stabs with dirk knife in the hands OF Vaughan
and only at the imminent risk Of the polcemeus
lives that they secured their prisoner Coroner Hills
held inquest upon the body Of deceased, when the
evidence elected went to show tina, the policemen
justified In shooting the deceased and verdict TO that
effect rendered by the jury The friends of Vaughan
were greatly dissatisfied at the verdict and since The
conclusion Of the inquest they taking the
They procured the services OF Mr. Charles s. spencer
attorney nj law, and the subject laid before Justice
by number OF persons, going 10 make out case Of
homicide against the policemen who participated IN the
row, and charging them With having wilfuy killed de-
ceased when hefe really necessity for doing So
The following the principal afdavts made In rea
ton % the case
Eliza vaughan. Of ISL avenue c. being duly sworn says
that she the widow Of Patrick vaughna deceased that
the morning of Wednesday, the second day OF Decem
Der inst between the hours OF II and O'Clock her hus-
band Patrick Vaughn came 10 his home, In the front
building front fourth noor OF said 131 avenue g,
in company with his brother Hugh Vaughan and Mrs
Of said ISL c. that at the time sad Patrick
Vaughan In he quito drunk that said Patrick
neni been undrereed consequence Of bis being
toxcatcd undrcss himself that after deponent had got
her husband IN pea sDe went 70 room OF MIS- Ann
Kennedy for moment, and then returned 10 the entry
door Of ISL 9, and stood there for
two and then started TO up stairs 10 her room,
when abe met upon the stairs her husband again dressed
and bavisg IN hrs hand small single barreed owing
piece, which he had borrowed OF his brother Hugh
Vaughan few weeks previous 70 so hunting expe.
ditlon said gun unosded that her said husband
bad been upon the proposed hunting expedition
bad any ammunition been in depopent's house that
upon seeing her husband dressed and coming
down the stairs deponent went the sidewalk and called
John Kennedy and Edward Tracy come and take her
husband again up stairs that said persons came and sad
Tracy took said gun from deponents husband that depo
nens husband did Dofwish TO 60 up stairs hs room
again; that Mrs. Ann Kennedy was present, having
crossed the street from her house, 1872 avenue c. thai
said Tracy, John Kennedy, Mrs Ann Kennedy and
deponent attempted 10 get deponents husband
back TO his room; that deponents husband re
sisted, but did not strike infct any violence;
that At this time the front door shut and locked In
that while deponen and her said friends were thus at
tempting 10 get depoDents husband back 70 her room,
policemen 20 said door thus shut and locked and
Knocked very hard Al said door, and demanded admit
lance that deponent said 10 them that they were not
called In and that she should not let them in th2t IN
moment two two policemen, named Peter Duly AND
VIM S. Miller came in bsyiug obtained abundance oy
side door tha when said policemen came In psnents
husband had no gun weapon OF any description 10 ms
hands that deponents husband then asked for his gun,
and said that he would b up stairs without H. that
the officers told him he could not have H. that said
ooer Muller made use Of the expression chat would be