New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-19
THE INQUEST IN THE NEGRO CASE.

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THE INQUEST IN THE NEGRO CASE.
From rhs Pisavps,. IF The 3h
The inquest on the body of the negro Nike, who
was rho, 10 the heart during the battle between
10. Of insnrrecsisuary negroes and the police. On
Monday morning, was terminated yesterday. Ine
testimony showed that the negroes were net below
Cotiees brickysrd. On beng asked where they
were goisg, they replied: rs Is no white man
busiues-." Being armed with huge knives and
clubs, they were permitted - pas on, but the
police sprang their rattles, cad finally force OF
eight or nine was collected, aud at the Lower Cot
ton Press they were told to stop and surrender.
But they laughed the order to soorn stated that
they were well drilled, ard expressed . determiua'
ton to fight their way till they met with sympa-
tbizers and protectors. Making breast work VI .
heap OF ballast, they commenced 70 mug stones, ana
q tue police closed 10 attacked them w:th their knives
aud pistols. The number of the dark brigade at TINS
inncture il supposed to have been about thirty.
Officer Shields here cut in his right arm with
weapou supposed TO have been made Of scythe.
Officer Gillian was also ent in the breast with .
similar weapon. Officer Benson was wounded IN
the shoulder with stone and Oficer Canty was
struck with stone in the left side and cut with
cane knife in the left srm bis club al the sane tine
being cut TO the depth OF bslf an inch. Ofcer
Ow. ns was very severely wounded. He was iirst
knoc ked down with large stone which struck him
on tho shin; then, In defending himself from the
sweep OF cane knife, he WAS deeply cut on the lsft
arm Just at tie elbow joint, aud Was osberwise M
ursd by club blow the head. Up TO this
time the police had not fired . shot. CAVITY told
n negro who was advancing TO keep back, or be
would shoot HIM. The darkey replied, I" Shoot
and be ID" and he did 90 advanced.
Csnty did shoot and the negro FELL crying that bis
Lev was broken. lie attempted 70 get up and again
fell back. Another stout fellow approached,
cheering his darby followers and urging them with
snch words "a "Cut them, cut them; kill the white
sons of b." Canty fired again. but low, and fear.
ing that bis shots would become exhausted, turned
TO the stone heap for ready weapons: He here re-
ceived blow on the leg which knocked him down,
add he was obliged 10 crawl away. Tho tight was
now 20 fierce that the police began 70 fear shat tley
would be overpowered, but fortunately some Sol.
diers--whoee blood Yves thicker than water-went
to the relief Of the police, and the negroes were
Oyerpowered. When tnmnoned 70 surrender after
the soldiers cane they said they wond die first; but
q few shots made them alter their opinion, Tor IN the
subdung yolley the leader fell and died ut once. II
was not yet daylight when the tight took place. In
the dar khess several got away. The number OF cap
tured was, one killed, nine wounded. and four uu.
wounded.
After hearing the evidence, an abstract OF which
we have above given the jury returned verdict TO
the effect that the deceased died OF gnnshot wound
in bis left breast, just below the nipple. he ball
passing through the heart and causing Immediate
death, said shot having been fired BY some person
unknown to the jury. Furthermore, the Jury ~
forth that according TO the facts sdduced in evi.
dence the slave was Ut the time in open insnrrec-
tion resisting tho authorized officers of the law and,
in their opinion, the killing was, under the circum-
stances, justifsble.