New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-14
LATE ELECTION RIOT IN THE ELE'
ENTH WARD
ARREST OF THREE POLICEMEN CHARGED
WITH MURDER.


WITH MURDER
A. has been heretofore published IN detah III lHL
TRIBUNE oil the morning OF the I'd of December last
disturbance Of serious nature occurred nj the Lighth
Election D.tric, ofthe Eleventh ward located ut No.
Isl Avenue C. in consequence, rs was alleged oi Que
Patrick Vaughan breaking into the Pol-room' ana u.s.
saung one of the canvassers or inspectors OF eecou
ut said poll. Ii appeared at the time tl"' o.'''''
Peter Duffy, VIM. l.. Miller aud Oscar van i"S'o'
while attempting to Opprehend Vaughan were beaten
bv him and his friends in severe manner a"5'n'
socws 90. hold Of checse-knife. and plunged it
several time into the side OF Oflccr HAWKS VINO n"u
orIv uoueut before come to the assistance of his
sssocotes and was about inhicting similar violence
upou others when psto-shot from OF the officers
brought him down. Vaughan was conveyed to the
New.york Hospital; where he died on the 2lst ut
Iro,, m irouest held b. Coroner Hills, oil the est-
mon that could De obtained was taken. Every op'
,rr;,, was offered 10 the friends of the deceased 10
furnish testimony relative to the conduct of Vaughan
and the case kept open for two or three days
when the jury in their verdict, not only eXcupaled
the ofcers but commended them for the act, a. the
evidence clearly showed that the hoting was done in
selt-defense.
Since the inquiston, the friends being greatly dis
witnesses who have sworn that the officers were not
justified in shooting the deceased but the contrary
took his life in brutal manner. The aiidayts Of ten
or twelve witnesses setting forth material facts in the
case were on Tuesday afternoon presented to Justice
Connolly at the Lower Police Court, and a warrant
against the officers demanded.
The magistrate, having read over the affidavits
issued his warrant the day and placed it in the
hands of Officer King of the Lower Police Court
Tuesday evening with instructions to arrest the &C
cused the following morning, lock them up for the
night at the Station-House. The arrest was duly
made and the prisoners remained in the StatiouIiouse
without going on duty. Yesterday morning the ac
cused appeared before the magistrate and demanded
examination.
TIE following are the principal afidavits before the
Court:
Eliza Vaughan, of No. lSl Avenue G, being duly
sworn der-cs .ays-I the wife Of Patrick Vaughan the
deessd That on the ,ons 81 and ok NV husband
Patrick Vaughan home in the front building front RON
Hurb Vsmsbaa and Mr. ThoInus howe the wife Thomas
Howe the and landlord Of the premises No lo Avenue =
dI that the aid Patrick Vaughan bad
having st BY dePonsn been anse'sed IN . o. h
dIoItnt hid got her husband in bed she wrnt TO e Eoo Of Mrs
Anna Kennedy for monent and then returned to the entry
door No. ls Avenue C. and stood there for minute two
and L started to 20 up stairs to her own ROOM when she met
hsIds a ,mal singebareed owing piece, which he had
borrowed Of lis brother Hugh Vaughan few week. Pre'oy
her aid husband had never ben the propose. hunting es
Sp" ns s a h s d Gf% ana Inning DOWN a
stairs depnebt the sidewalk and called John Kennedy
thai ad person, came ,ad Tracy said qua from de-
ponsnrs husband that deonen husband DID not wish 70 60
having from her house No i Avenue G.
siteurted 70 r depon, NJ. husband back Lis tia,
popen husband resisted but old not ke or inct any no
ponen, having shut and locked II that while dponeut and h
said friends thus attempting 70 get deponents back
ard sndtd adni;tane ths, poncat aid TO them .t they
not c. led n and thai abe should not let them IN t. Ia"
policemen named Peter Dudy aud VIM l.
Ner having obtsined mi;snoe by aide door that
when said poces ~ deTon ut husband had
pom any description ia bic hand that Opponent. husband then
askd f Lis aud said that H. would got 60 Up stairs without
Ofc.r Miller made use a the expression That hid b. id
he should have " husband insisted upou hay
e ths sid Miller md Duffy then csash, aid P.trek ysusa
dpnr ,snd y the neek ard collar Of his cost and shook
with club upon the head cutting him and causing him 70 bleed
account Of he two chidin that said Otoe aer then struck
dpopet blow in the mouth with his list; that said Patrick
VAUGHAN deponents husband sad Officers or pro-
vocation whatever or said violence Inflicted by them upon n
that The Gpolsnt then opened the back door In the hop that her
further the hand, Of the Cer that her husband and
John Kennedy then into the yard that kennd hsd also
Gfe.rs Miller and Duffy With club. IN very severe manner
tlst said Kennedy the tius he cabbed by the -sd
nths sy wod any manner provoked I9euee ,ha
when drIr husband and the ssd John kennedy into
he yed .ed Officer Miller Pursed them and SAID Ohoef Duly
into the depOren informed for assistance thai
in moment Officer Duffy returned with two others. Of
Officer Van Tessel, and the other deponent s
noru.ed vas Officer Hawks; that Officer Duffy thea
with blows without bn ding him down. and then
third blow which brOugE. Dc Cts bgbald down
hat dcTouets husband was doing nothing except tying % run
away deporens hui band got aEan sftr bnz knocked
down wlsu Officer Duffy ced out sLOt him. AID inm.
daeiy OHcr. Van Tsei and MIL both frd, ana dP.ut.
husband ssecd a. HIT and turned around scversl times and
liz bleeding from two frs ot wounds, and five
from club. BIZ bead that he laid upon the floor with
Pillow under BIZ head 10 abb ~ five minutes Thereafter Occr
Van To.s. and Miller up dePoueus cad d-megded
sduittanc, q deIpI. refused % tt then. in and asked them
i.C.0r that Officer Miller called or Ofice- Diy that
Officer Dufy and the three officers n broke IN depcuts
is weak and sL, and dragged him LIE back Of the
down tire gts II stair that IN about IN
hour depouet permitted 20 e hr husband ~ tie Eleventh
Nsrd >tso hou-e and found him lying without clothing
about HE chest upon plank that ply icl p-obcc
wounds thu, be- taken the City Hopi.l and then died
dPcIeIt y informed and beicycs, from "a shot wounds
Monday Decebr p instant a. twenty pa. five ocl),s
and was buIed on tie Wednesday following
Peter Hickey n No. 81 Ninth street in the City
nf New iok, being duly sworn, saycIE-t tie morning OF
"Wednesday, Dec. q ult lie was few doors from 40 IN
avenue between AID O'clock in tie noIuingi ta De-
head tie q about p minute
thereafter depoIet cut and a called Pstsck
NluFlan IN char-e " two policeman, L4t aid IaugG cried
M-rdeE" AID te-scd aid pol emcn not 20 st6e him nDei
Inst va dsk and asssd parties went further n GePolen
be heard lie sound Ct cubs II violently coming ~ cOna
With IeT.ou, hat dsTor,nt went the E9vnn WId Ste
tor House Immediately and there found Psek Vaughan i.
k tack hat While he lay b.se 1ls bel less Ocer Bill
E-h, 81 straight - = Nr1g bting apparently
unable up, sald Officer Ar ruck hiu aud Knocked hn
upon Als night q e, ard sad, You 81 b.
sAci Dc iLs2 lied Lin y he Td sld Threw ha o. his 70