New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-13
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acrus,i sud lroin,iug To Tie Times bnidi1rl'
A" That has got 10 coma dOwa fret, snd fhee ! HE
11InuSE bar got 10 core" the prisoner had no
sloncs crutcn in 6is hand; prisoner had peculiar
Kind Of gait accused shoo, his list AT the editor OF
The Tlmes, who Rood at the WINDOW IN The fi,ses
Building; did not snake Ills fist 1T MIR. Greeley, as
lie was not visible.
BY District Auorer-Talked with prisoner In
the Tombs; asked rim If he was with the moo; ac'
cused first sad he Wss not there, but when witness
asked bin n he did rot recollect talking with hlm
IA he went 90 take drink of lenonade III the faih'
ne se;d. " reco'iect talking with ycu.
Can't John F4rnn tcsti.ied-Wss IN the city Gu
the 18th OF July; was in the neighborhood OF mr.
TRIBUNE; saw me large crowd IN front OF n
TRIBUNE Building; first saw the prisoner aoou. az
saw him lead the mob from TIE TRIBUNE oilc1 up
to tie Office of The n. J. Daily Ne~s 'hey E",o
! I'VE Nefcs three cheers, and he led them o"'A ~
IITE TRIBUNE; i'll front OF French hG''i r ",.
the mob stopped and hesitated 20 proceed ac'"seu
waved hs hat and called on them To come on; wiz
ness heard the accused call for groans ior NE ihIh
my and proaus for Horace Greeley; heard inc
accused say they would gut ou' anu 'eai uo"n 'n'
- bpild,pg; some had clubs; have known Pris-
oner by sight since August, ls62; saw him again
ehont X O'clock in the evening with large crowd
gathered around, apparently 400 or 500 beard him
cal for a man with camphene, that they would 20
IN and burn down the building; they then advanced
10 The TRIBUNE Office and dashed in; some had
bricks or stones and some had clubs; they went IN
when witness heard noise OF things being smashed;
saw prisoner 90 FAR as the door; police thea came
and charged the building and drove those inside
out: saw him no more until next day; did not speak
TO him; saw the building the next morning; the
dssks windows and doors were smashed aud broken
down.
! Cross.examned-lIave no business now; have
been an Oic e IN tue army from Aug. is, loOI 10
June 1868, IN the 63d New-lork State Volunteers;
saw prisoner in the latter part Of August III a
barber. shop OF the Asior House; have been there
come eight or ten tines have been shaved by IA
German, but not by the prisoner; reached the
ground about III O'Clock on Monday, l3;h day oil
iJnly; saw accused some ten minutes, WAS within
live or fix feet OF him; WAS u spectators WAS walk
ing around for recreatlon; wrote 10 Mr.. Greeiey,
slatiuE that | knew the accused and Knew wbhl
hotel he was connected with; wrote the letter on
the 18Th OF Juy; did lot make tue complaint aiter
| knew OF the reward offered; live IN New \ OrA;
never saw Mr.. Greeley until this morning; wfoe
the letter because thought 1t hls duty; he DAD not
90 to make "a complaint before police magistrate
uecause re thought Mr.. Greeley would do that had
heard the prisoner talk treason Ia the bar e-ehOp;
saw hi q few days after the battle OF Ge.vsbmg,
also Ia September; p!isOuer said he WIS ia hopes
be would slave JEFF. Davis IN New ork withih o.
days; also, tLat Harrisburg would be taken BAN
more next; tAat the railioAd would De torn ny by
/ Lees cavalry at Annapolis Junction, at the Relay
House; thar "a corps OF .he Rebel army was going
to cross Virginia by o. The Occoquan to block
ade tie Potomac River; that Washington would
surrender without battle, and that peace wouid
lives on Lis money; sometimes speculaes Ia stock
pas.es a part OF his time IN Wal street.
/ Qaesuop--M bat siocbs DO you speculate IN !
/ The Recorder do not know If II maAes suy DIFF
ference whether II Is faro stock or Ene stock WI.
ness buys
Wituess-Specuated in stocks on the 10Th of
j ally; do not cwn any stock in The TRIBUNE or any
Newspaper.
4. ii. Wellington called and testifed-Hesie in
/ New-Jcrsey; do business in Barclay street; am
- .faf afi.Ip srtfu
Chatham street; when opposiie the Office Of TIE
/ ARricnltprsst SAW crowd beaded by a man IN
hght-co ored clothes; tha, man Is the accused.
/ Cross exanined-Never saw the defendant be-
fore and not know him; WAS there not more tlgn
five minutes; when witness saw prisoner come into
/ Court be Recognized hin as the man whom he raw
/ III the mob; witness tod the District-AitOrn-y lie
/ thought he could recognize the man, but had his
dOubta: went 70 IBE IRiBUsE ONCE 70 inquire II
tue person he had teen the man he at the
head Of the mob on the 18th OF July.
Issrc w. England, City Editor Of The Y. Y.
TRIBUNE, was then called aud sworn Am one OF
the editors was ~ the ONCE Ri !be crowd about
haipa II O'Clock; several hundred lersons were
m the crowd; the mob was violent one, and they
were led by the priouer; they came m front o!
Tar TRIBUNE Bl.ldD,, aad tie fret Ting heart
wac tie Iisoner calling for three cheers iOr George
f.. McC lellan. aud ue followed thai np by calling
Tor three groaus Tor Horace Greeley, which we're
gwen very emphaucaiiy: frfouer took bio hat OF,
and raising bis night hand, shook II toward the
Office and said, GONE out Of that, you d
biack. hearted Abohtoaist;" THE wss repeated
eeveral tunes with variations 10 the same ,iicc.;
irsoaer also said, " Hang tao Id rOn Of "a b-h,'
and other expressions oi iuceLdiGry char acier
I'm quite posiiye 10 the identity oil The man ald
have not the alutcst doubt OF ~ he remained ~
front Of The Off five OF ten minutes, he then led
the mob toward Tie Caacas,GH; uudorsto.c
u prisoner 10 call the crowd 10 60 ana cheer TIE
/ Datly NtTs; had been gone ABOUT ten minutes,
when be 7etarned, and tho former scenes were
repeated substantially; some OF the boys AaI sichs
| was al the office until - Nj. Greeley thero
during the afternoon, were nearly al the mem
bers Of The TRIBUNE Atsociation-sOme ID or -,
perhaps more
Cr5ss-examned-Ther WAS considerable excite
ment IN the Office when the MOB were there did not
recognize Any one else but the prisoner, having
taken part IN the attack; was not aware Of ever
having the prisoner before; hast saw the prg
oaer about 2, o'clock never sGw him III lHE IhiB-
USL Office; 40 violence had been done before wit
ness lett the Office about ~ on the day o; tie riot,
witness next the prisoner Ia the Mayors Ollie,
the de lie made the affidavit which WIS the lot oi
Augdst.
lie Court now took "a recess Of 10 iuinuiee, after
which the tria proceeded, and
| William Church was called and testfci-Liyee at
No. 2JS Blocker street. am III tho millinery busi.
ness WAS in the Sheuii's oihce about noon when he
heard great noise and went out 70 rec the cause
raw a crowd III the center Of which WAS Ia man IN
IQnt coat the crowd went from Tie Times build
my up toward Chatham street; witness went across
the street to rec "a friend, and saw and took paric-
uiar notice of the prisoner; prisoner and Others
grabbed at Il policeman, who escaped aud
away; witness positive this Is tue man; the
crowd were groaning at The TRIBUNE, and cheering
Tor some one, the witness did not understand who
Croes. Hummelshine, wears glasses sOme-
times to read; had not glasses when he raw the
prisoner had not talked about this matter that day;
told fIiend that this is the man; his friend had In
formed the Dinrict Attorney, aud thus he came ~
be ID witness; had recognized the man an hour ago
siuce lac had comc into the court did not uofce he