The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-29
BLOODY WORK OF SEYMouR's FRIENDS.

BLOODY WORK OF SEYMoUR's FRIENDS.
THE TENDER MERCIEs OF New YORK
SAyAaEs.-C Coroner Collin held an inquest
on the body of Mrs. Ann Derrickson, a
white woman, at No. IL Worth street, yes
terday afternoon. The circumstances OF
acts which characterized the doings OF the
rioters throughout the city during riot
week. The facts set forth in the testimony
are of heart-rending nature. The 1oi-
lowing is the testimony Of the two prlncl-
pal Witnesses:
Ellen Zoos testified as follows-I have
been stopping at Mrs. Derricksons, No.
II Worth street, ever since the riots on
Monday the rioters commenced IN Inomas
street, and on Tuesday, at 10 o'clock p. M,
they commenced in Worth street, In the
rear of our place; they followed out "here
ID where the niggers Hive in the rear; there
was large crowd: recognized three per-
sons by the name Of Cruise, Jim Vess, and
Moses Green; It was dark but there was.a
light in the front basement; they then
came into the front basement, and broke in
the front door and window; somebody
said it was the big Niger in front who
blew the light out; Cruise had an axe in
his hand, and struck the son of the de-
ceased in the head with the axe; Jim Vess
struck him (the sony with cartrung; de-
out to them ''for Gods sake to kill her and
save her boys" she got struck with a cart
rung in the hands of Jim Vess; she was
struck over the head, chest and abdomen;
she had the little boy under her clothes;
Nose Green went up to the lamp post with
a rope to hang the boy; after they got done
beating him in the house they dragged him
out in the street; they stripped the shirt off
him, then Jim Fess came in and got the
kerosene lamp, and went out and said,
''let's set fire to the nigger;" a man by the
name of Fred. Michaels, living in the next
basement, fired his pistol at the Grove, and
they ran into Leonard street, and left the
boy; deceased then went out and brought
the boy in; Jim Vess came around next
was dead yet, saying if he was not he
would come around that night and make
sure of him, that he had nine lives like a
cat; IL recognize the prisoner present as
Jim Vess; the husband of deceased is a
black man, and he escaped by the back
window during the riot.
Alfred Dickinson testified as follows:
reside at No. IL Worth street; am son of
deceased; on Tuesday, the week of the riot,
at 10 O'Clock p M, the crowd went into the
rear; Jim Vess and Cruise were the lead
ers Of the crowd: do not know Jim Vess;
my mother knew him; heard several
people call their names out; they went
r tueIe III search OF cOlOreQ peOple; tAey
came to the front basement and broke into
the door and windows; ! was there with
my mother and brother and another wo-
man; Cruise struck me over the head with
an Ak and knocked me down; the other
man, Vess, struck me with cartrung; my
mother came to my help, and Jim Vess
struck her on the arms and head with the
cartrung; they then dragged me cut into
the street, and wanted to burn me; they
got some kerosene in a can; was knocked
senseless; Cruise knocked me with big
club in the street; / did not hear of any
body going to hang me; when came to i
found myself in the house; my brother had
brought me in; was taken from my
house to Mr.. Gray's in Hudson street, to
keep out of the way of the rioters; on last
Saturday I was taken to the House of De-
tention as witness; don't know where
my father was during the riot; my moth
er's arms were all black and blue, and she
got cut on the head she received her inju-
ries trying to protect me.
There were several other witnesses exam
ined, whose testimony was corroborative
ofthe foregoing. a
The Jury rendered the following yer.
dict:
Ann Dickinson came to her death from
Peritonetes, caused by blows received al
other unknown persons, on the night on
July IA, 1868, during riot at No. IL Worth
street. s. %
Deceased was a native of Ireland, %
years of age. .1aS faa a
James Best is q years of age, native OF
Ireland, resided at No. 10 Leonard street,
is = peddler, and says he is innocent of the
charge made against him. He was com
mitted to await the action of the Grand
Jury. ts,} =
The other persons named in the verdict
are already in prison on other riotous
charges awaiting trial.-N. Y, Tribune.