The New York herald., 1862-08-12
Trial Of the Brooklyn Rioters.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Tho trial Of those persons arrested in and about the
tobacco factory in Sedgwick street. Brooklyn and sup
posed have caused participated in riot alleged
have occurred there the 4th inst. commenced
yesterday in the Sessions Court OF the Brooklyn
City Hail. before Justice Boerum of the Second district
All those charged and named in the indictment pre-
sent, namely:-James Tools. John Spauldng, Michael
Maher, William Morris, John Long, Patrick Keenan,. Jo
soph Flood, Elias p wedan. Patrick DAILY. Robert john
son, - Sullivan, Richard Bailey, William A. Thomp-
son. The indictment charged "divsrs others," who,
however, have not fallou into the meshes Of
the law therefore responsible. The thirteen
who appeared yesterday were OF all from sixteen to
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OF the memorable battles In front Of Richmond
Another more boy-was IN military uniform, and
looked careless and happy as II he were mere spec
aor One or two the group had anxious countenauces
but the majority seemed perfectly Indifferent.
Counsel for the prosecution were essrs Britton and
jerks For the defence appeared Messrs Norris Hughes
veeder and Blackly.
who testified that the 4th inst between twelve and
o'clock in the day, while at his dinner of his
that Immediately to the Of the
whore there from fty 10 seventy five people
bled, all in high state Of excitement that he saw bricks
and thrown at the windows OF Watsons
factory; that he saw one with ptchfork, shouting
"Fetch 'em out, the d-d black sons OF - that he
rushed in with his club struck right and left and pacfed
them he then went 10 the station house for aid his
return 10 the factory met cooreG man, who told him
he wanted go the factory bricks flying pretty
HIM safe the factory; they walked on he
throw a brckbat either at him or the negro dodged, TO
avoid tho missile, and tLon rushed on tho who
threw IT, witness recognized HIN tho prisoner Maher;
tho crowd, however, pressed him. 30 that ho could
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was continued TO the corner of Harrison and Van
Brunt streets, where the runaway was recaptar.
ed conveyed 10 the station house, at the
eeciing the capture lie the prisoner
nan whom he called to assist him in arrestng Maher
that keenan, consequently Influenced the prisoner Maher
20 90 along quietly to the station house, being tired with
his oxertions witness remained time at the station
house. and when he returned to the factory at about
half-past one, all was quiet.
On cross exas,naon witnoss recognized the prisoner
Daily "a lad Of apparently eighteen years) the person
who bad the pchfork; DAILY WAS excited and swear
ing heard great many In the crowd say "kill
the damned black sons OF b--e;' saw the colored
men 40 nothing witness , arrested only ono man Was
mssiopers Of New York. Did not admit having said
during that examination that be won't 70 the factory u
Captain Holbrook, OF the Third precinct testified that
he reached factory about quarter before o'clock
saw large crowd OF persons some Of whom throw
ing brickbats and stones at the factory windows That
he into the factory where he also found crowd
rushing about and shouting Heard some one say "Fire
the building burn out the damned niggersv Saw
coorcd dragged down stairs three four had hold
OF the man. witness rescued the negro aud struck
ing from part Of the interior Of the factory and
found the place had been actually fred witness cxtin
gughed the fire. went TO the second h0Or where lac
found about twenty colored people, half dozen of
whom were men, the rest women somo Of the were
bloeding one had split head and another split lip;
bricks coming through the windows PRETTY briskly;
thought OF the women were injured
Sergeant Wright, Of the Third precinct, testified sub
stantialy the the other witnesses He deposed
that he got 70 the actory about hapast twelve o'clock
and found Q crowd or he supposed, two or three hun
dred people, bricks flying In proiusion; went into
the factory made his way up the rst fight OF stairs
which was ammed with people pushed the crowd back,
and presently got the stairs csacd the attention Of wit
was TO the prisoner remarked
They've got TO bo driven away II may cost some lives
and i've got one anyhow" Did not arrest Keenan,;
witness could not that Keenan, partcular,z who
be driven away but Inferred that negroes
meant met Kccnan previously outside, vhom he told 10
aid In keeping the people quiet; said TO him. Ths thing
must STOP" to which keenan, replied, eyes yes, yes,
in excited manner; thought Keenan, was very much
excited all along; does not know why or by whom
arrested did not arrest him beeausc be had
other matters attend to- Captain Hobrook present
when the remark was made by Keenan, the remark was
not addressed the crowd but apparently 10 witness 1t
did not occur TO him that Ksonans remark would
thorize arrest.
Cross -examined-Has been in the police force Ave
years witness told the colored people not 10 be afraid
that they would bc protected; one white man and
one uegrs receive cut EACH elso injured In
one hour the whole affair over; few policemen put
the down. witness could not say how many persons
he got on the stairway could not swear that there were
two put on by him..
When the examination OF this witness concluded
Justice Boerum adjourned the proceedings TO ten O'Clock
A. NJ on Tuesday, tho 10Th nst when they win be con-
tnucd in the Second district court ruom Of Court
and Butler streets