New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-13
TRIAL CT TysG TqCFRRs.
Con.,uued iram First Papc


srom J2I OCiocll AT MOOR, the essemoeimg OF tne
mob to Jhe uuDJer Of tere hUndrees, IN front OF Is
office, on Printing House Square, and NJ y; a.
Whittier was a tie head Of toe mob; be si'" t"eiI
pointing tie PRISONER; he had on light eoG,ua
coat aud Panane hat; heard and saw ni w.,
address the ulG3, usiug viosent ges'ures' nc
slternated his appeal TO she MOP, py sioe' ~, M
lent interrupted by Mr. S'.nkishi nc eaue N
for Horace Greeley to snow untet'
,b., ba x,ass Cd id sounded ID Atoli-
Zionist and tt,t il he would come down he would
,ske hs bto or take bis hegrt ont; called ioT goanS
5ron, the u,,ltitude tirc meb gave them IN &oswer
rJesent: there NAV have been less then have
Inbs ana stooes III theiE hands; the lasted at
that time in front o. the building some twenty min
utes: thly gathered together again IN the afternoon
several times, but the prisoner was NOT present;
ureone- called upon tie mob 20 give cheers for The
Caucasian. a newspaper printed few doors from
TIE 1aWUNI; after cheers We're gwen, groans
were called for Ior The TRIBUNE; prisoner again
called upon the mob 10 cheer for Mcclellan; thinks
he also called Cor Sroans for Tie NCo York Tunes
witness WAS there in the latter part Of the day, end
thoks the oiEce Was broken into between i and !
O'Clock.
TIE attorney for defense here and objected to
this evidence there were two other indictments
inst the rrisol lone for arson, snd another Tor
burglary on which he is yet 10 be tred he desired
that evidence only as to not should be received by
the Court.
IN. Recorder thought the evidence was proper,
show by other witnesses that the prisoner was 'hele
IL the evening. -,
FxaniuatlSn rroceeded-Soon after, about !
O'Clock the mob commenced throwing heavy stones
bricks aud clubs first demo.ishing Tie WINDOWS ana
the doors: tley entered the Office and demolished
the furniture in the front pOfou OF the oilce; al
attempt was maze at kindhug ire ty setting pa
pers on fire in The office; witness eXlngulshed The
ispers that were tire; thinks there were upward
OF !. coo persons onttide; some dozen or more were
coming in when witness stepped out; cannot give
the words Of the crowd; tue yelling and screaming
was great that witness could mol describe what
was sand.
Cross examined by Mr.. Blankmsn.-l have been
IN the Office twelve or fourteen years thought LIE
went there III 1879; ALI lan VI family nave three
children am not acquainted with pflsoberi nade
an affidavit this case; have stated all that occurs
TO ms AZ present as having happened; have Ueen IN
Cr,st.doro g. where 1 understood tie accused was
employed but do not recoilect him particularly {;
lave no remembrance of having met him anywhere
before the day OF tie mob; am % years oil "gc;
have worn glasses fOaT OF i've years. DID noe wear
glasses in 1880; have not bought glasses VI Mi.
Pike his Ii Just Is distinct now as To persons
or things few ieet Glstant from him las ii Was IA
his Youth should think accused was about forty
feet from him when he saw MIN, standing directly
In front of HE TRIBUNE Office III Nassau street ;
witness inside 'he office; the Windows aud
doors open; Jli not vary ter minutes from
Ia o clock tie mob moved up to Ihs CaHcGst1n
and returned TO our ciics tue crowd cenierirg around
hin; | did not see hun have u cane or use clutches;
did not think lie should have observed the clutches
or & cane, as there were boys between witness ana
prisoner; thinks the crowd Were around blm on Is
first approach; Inn walk Noticed has peculiar
gait which was not active and quick, like most meu
hs gait rapid wa1dilng; might or might not
badH ojserved lis lameness did not ihlIK be OBJ
served it, Witness attention was 80 fixed Oh prs
oners face that he dc nOt see his eSs should thin
lie is five feet inches high thinks he was Oc-
cnpyiug the front desk alone; other persons Ia
the rear part OF the Office; Mr.. Greeley Lad come IN
aoC taken biz letters, and gone up To the editorial
rooms as usual; did 10, see him in the editorial of
fee; oii not MT. Greeley there at tie time the
defendant WAS there; there Others III the mob
who had light costs; one OF Witness purposes IN
watching 10 identify persons aiterwar1 and
have them arrested; he dd not cause the prisoner 5
arre.t was taken 10 the place Of his confinement to
identity him; had not tho remotest idea that he
could be mistaken have no more doubt OF lin than
Of my own identity; intended to remember the nc
cused for three years, because he had LED the mot
against THE TRlBUNE building.
The Court here mterlosed 10 cave the time OF the
Jury suggesting 10 tie counsel the propdety OF re-
framing IRON ashing he witness The same question
three tiles III succession.
Crgs--exiJniGailon proceeded-iad conversation
WITH the accused IN the presence OF others; said 10
accused that d. he would own up aud turn State u
evidence, and
Witness tere desired to state what he told pri-
soner but Nh Bi4nkman peremptoriiy stopped hiLi.
Kecorder--COunsa does not want your eXac.
words.
Wines told the accused in the MAYORS Office
that lie recognized him; that THE mob parG II
d grand national conspiracy, and told him II he
would make d clean breast OF il, and make ont a
clear statement OF persons VINO had led Inn on 70
this riot, wItDess would use bis influence that he
could be used IN testimony Galus: the leaders OF the
cons piracy, aud that The accused would come Of
with light punishment be lwltness would %
this his responsibility, and thought that he
could do il HIMSELF s3:d would befrend him if be
would make "a statement, if he would bring 20 light
who It the head Of The nsprdcy; witness knew
how TO bring about the end he proposed to prisoner;
witness said that he wOuld befrend the prisoner
the condition OF bis making clean breast Of the
matter; that II he wO0ld bring 10 light the Of
the consprators who had first trained the mob las
the witness believed the conspiracy 10 have existed
before the mob commenCeGJ nc knew how % bring
about bis being uEsG az Il wltnese, aud that II would
be the very best thug for hin 10 do; wltners wished
bin to tr1s 10 biz fficndship in that matter; wit.
ness felt az If be doing perfectly night by the
proposition that he made for Le believed that here
great leaders ID this matter, tina; the prisoner
merely a subordinate, ana that he would be
dong GOOD service by communicating facts 10 the
authorities Of The city that would result in the
Punishment Of the leaders, the prisoner said he
not there and could not tel anything, az he knew
nothing about 1t; witnese did not koOw that the
Mayors proclamation, Offering reward OF 500
for tie apj rebeusioo and conviction OF each
offender ia the riots issued on the 18th OF
July; did not know that the reward was offered
be.Ore the prisoner was arrested
William A. Hal, called and sworn-Am mer.
chant, located al NJ. u Park row; deal N boots
aud shOes; saw this defendant on the 18Th day OF
July, from about ~ O'Clock until nearly O'clock;
first notice be took Of him, witness on the
fourth floor, ia the front room VI HE IRIBUsE
office; accused We at the head Of the mob IN Mas
sau street 10 front Of The IRIBUsL Office; saw him
lead on II crowd 10 attack policeman, who broke