The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-08-28
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10 Hang aud burn n Litilc BOY.
As showing the beauties and "pcaco"
principles OF the Copp@theads, VIC give an
account ofp legal investigation had In
Now York City few days ago. This IS
Int one Of the many brutal and fiendish
ou,rapcs committed by the Coppcrheuds,
whom Coy. Seymour appropriately styles
his dear friends" Rcodit
Coroner Collin held nm inquest on the
body Of Mre. Ann Dcrriokson, a white
Nomnr, yesterday afternoon. The cir.
cnmstarces Of the cnsc present some of
the barbhrous acie which characterized
the duirps of the rioters throughout tho
city curing the riot week. The fnots
.ct larthlin the testimony urc ofa heart.
rendiau nature. The following Is the
Testimony Of the two principle witnesses.
Ellen Ford testiiies rs iollJws--l have
been stopping at blrs. Dcrricksons, No.
~ Worth street. ever since the riots; on
Monday the rioters commenced in Thorn
a. sir Ct, aud on Tuesday, nt 10 o'clock
u. m. they commenced IN Worth street, I,
In tp rear OF our place, thcy followed
cut "hero's where the niggcrs live in the
tcur," there was largo crowd; ! rccug.
nsed three personally the name Of Cruise
Jin Vcss, and Moscy Green; Il was dark
nut there was a light in tho base ment;
| blowed ont the light in tho front base.
mont, they thea came into the front
basement and broke in the front door and
window; somebody said II was the big
L. q ii. al.
Cruise he'd 40 axe in his hand, aud struck
ilir son Of the deceased In the head with
the OK, Jim Wees struck him (thc son)
with cart.ruug, deceased fell right over
her son and she called out 10 them "for
Gods sake TO III her and save her boy;"
she got struck with u cartruug In the
bands o. jim veCs she wns struck over
the Head, chest and Nhdomau; she had tho
little boy under her cloths; Moses Green
went up the lump.post with n rope to
hang the boy rfer they got done beating
him in the house they dragged him out in |
The street; thy stripped tho shirt Of him; :
then Jim Wees cum0 in ard rot the kcro /
ecnc lamp, aud went out and said "lcrs
ict fire To the niggrri' n man by the
name Of Fred. Michncls, in tho next
basement, fred pistol AZ the crowd, aud
they rat into Lsunard street, and lcll the /
10y; deceased then went ont aud brought |
The boy in; Jim Nc,s came around next
mcrurV, uuJ asked me if uat niggct
was dead yet, saving If lac was not he /
wuuld come around that night aud make /
sure ofbiu that hc had ninu lives like q
cat; recognize tie prisoner now pres.
ent as jim Yeas; the husband Old ceased
s a back man, aud he escaped by the
back window during the riot.
Alfred Dickinson testified as follows:
| reside ut No. n Worth steel; Dui
son OF deceased; ON Tuesday, the week
OF the riot, at 10 O'Clock y. m, the crGwd /
went into the rear; Jim Wees aud
Cruise were the leaders of the crowd; | F,
do not know Jim Wees; my mother knew
him; heard several people call their
names out; they wcht there In search of
colored poopc; they came To the front
basement nnd broke into the door aud
windows; | was there with my mother
gAd brother and auolhcr woman; Cruise
struck m" over the hcnd with mn IN aud
knocked ne down; tho other man NcSs,
struck me with carlrung; my mother
came To my help, and Jim Vcss struck
her on the nrms and head with the cart !
rung. they then dragged me out into
the street, aud wanted To burn ine, and
they got some kerosene ~ CAM was
Knocked senselcss, Cruisa knocked me
with big club IN the street, ] did
ust bear OF any body going to hang NE
hcn | came to found a.ysolfi in tho
house; my mother had brought me in; |
was taken from my house to Mr., Grcys
IN Hudson street, To- keep cut OF the way
OF The rietcrsj ON last Saturday ! was tS'