New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-23

GOV 81. am a member of No. Al Engine
Company. was in the fight; was attending bar at my
honss sunday morning when heard the alarm Of fire;
rooaaJod nm Rdpest toward Grand-st to catch the
anp';n. IN he engine coming down hill; afraid
"a catch hold OF the rope and walked on the sidewalk
came down by tie side OF he eng on ,e WIN ~
fro. ran INST No Engine at tue corner of Delaney
"rd PJgests for fear they would come after me- No
6 Engine was stopped: A. was Foing on the walk ~
the street got Iii on the TOP o os nena WIN W
m snnc.shot which staggered me- when returned 10
hoard tie reports 81 psts rom tue
corner of Delaney and RiGge.ss.; No Eagine Jay
there; saw q member Of No. WIN WINE iiont ~
ssap saw ho me he was; would not be-
able TO recognize hm did not see him shoot nnynony
only saw him fire the pistol saw no nose e'I,' sam
bnck and ladder compary there was so much shooting
d,J mot know which way 10 turn; was arrested wie
irving To get out Of the crowd cant say Wheeler 'no
man whom saw fire the pistol belonged to No iose
- or M Il Engine; 10 members u No ~ use
nistoIs or clubs didn't see anyone hurts INST hcniu
of the death of deceased IN the newspapers saw no NV
of any sort; beard about 10 shots hIed; ohy ~" o
man of my company WITH hle'cap on ho"u "i Wy Wy
,e,,hrs n M Engine ever threatened me- phsseu
nv No 4 Engine because thought tie IRE was beiV"
Rdee.ft con not recognize any one WI" rSeu P,sso,'
- rn ark like Kill the sons of bs was hlc"u
NJ The ENGINE. about 90 men had hold OF The enFhei
don't know who commenced the hshti saw 10 poieu
men shoot; they came On the grOuhu Us soon DO '"'
Tostimonv Of Patrick Bolcer-My name IL Patrick
Dolror. live at No Il Morrisst.i am member OF 20.
Al Engine was in tho atfrny SUndsy morning. was III
No Al Engine came down praniTtt TOOK i.e TT
and ran 20 the corner of Ridge here lei 90 ihe
rome and followed her down the hui. she siopI.u u
Ienpth ahead of No o, Oh the opposite sac ol Tie
strsot beard shots fired; ran around O., corner
heard orr Foreman order us TO fall M ala 90 was
taking the CINE back when was KNOCKED Ill the hchi
with wrench; policeman came up anG sau .us,
come 10 aud my wound dressed "n'h
got there th"y locked me up; was not IN me inuss w
iii near the end; shots fired from he rear 81 40
toward No. Ill saw 10 shots Ietlf"'.i 'tI. ' va
and L
caurht m the police we're on tho GROUND;
II was after the police came the order was gwen W
back; was in the act If SEEING the rope When ny W
the Wrench when LETT the en-. me, cofh'I "liu NV
Eidge.st there large crowd tie So" % persons
take hold the rope: ire saw no violence used
lbs any members of No. a. could hot see NJ. ho'o'
could not recognize the man VINO struck ne 90,
Testimony If Thomas Checyer-My name - thomas
Chceyor; / reside at No. 200 Ntahi"n-sti an
member ONO II Engine wa pre- ent ~ t,e ha.,y
Sunday morning. was In the engine h'uci LesIu t"'
alarm of fire. the engisc ont and proceeded uo"h
Kdeest; was running on the SIDE o The ehtlhei We
STOPPED leneth ahead ol No Engine ~ soon ~ W.
stopped heard three cheers tleh N...t VI T
fired into our engine from The rear Of 80. EnslHc,
saw one ran ! know 20 belong 10 20. hhtlht
ire three Shots his name j. An'n1onl
Turke. he was standing hy tue thgIue
lie uolice came promp.l, the ground they used
no NOR. yipcace than was nec'sslI!i A'@Fu OH v''
man order ~ to back the engine out can ;" car Z"
identity II Mr. Burke. saw him re ai'F we ~ ~ to
lev es given he was IN full dress had nn s IRE nav
ana i-e shirt when order was given o. brc. ei i%N
hold II the rope; WIS going home Aeh t"' Nn''i ~
gineer Mr kucslHId. met US In ltldsest he.T b,"''
"a u rnrin, wnsihel iusi ahead ~ Us, hr. Kings.
Land ordered Us o. remain STEADY uniu 40 co. so''
distance ahead, then ordered Us o 20 ohi 80" "uhp
of men with hats having iie NUMBER On. NV - wa,
imuosstic ~ sny vhc' her they were No. rAsne OF
N1 Hose. did not recognize any ono b4I Nurse /
food or 20 ,oet f-oin Burke when be fired; d1d not
know deceased. Barke fred at crowd .IoI"H oui '-
zine; saw uo clubs used. ..
Testimony Of John Murray--Ny name Il John lli.
raw reside at No. l42 Delaney sti am hl'Ipc' 81
No Al Engine Company was slitlug on ny s'oP W.,
heard an alarm If .rci went doWu 20 hlltc 81 "a"
come buruir, matter fiLg from The I""l ~ 80. 81
Ridge st.; cant soy for sure whether II Wa TOE We
root the fourth story 1t sas above We 'H.'u s''''
saw No q er gine hc'W Riyngtnn anu Dr4hhc!-fs
No II was about turu Ing The corner ~ rhI-s ai"i
think from the noise leird member ni 10 ~ i"e
say Look out boys here tto' CONF OF I'lr i.'y
are am not sure which. did not eaten hoo oi thc rope
but walked along TIE walk aiicr Toe eng no stolN
heard cheers Noley "i shots. was STRUCK ny ''
IN the breast the shots fred ~ soon a. the engine
stopped; immediately started ol my ithersi sn~ na
one ire. saw nothing more Of The dihcuIfyi hthid
number of shots ffcd; Lelrd 10 thfe-.s Midf t'ifi
there had been disturb Eco have not tuELeH OUT 10
| fro for two months before this one.
! Testimony Of Edward 4. Pembroke-My name j.
Edward 4. Pembroke reside at No. li2 i-ast Broad
wn,; am "A member OF Engine Company No. II; came
down with the engine; LEFT the rule corner 81 Br0om'
ani Ridgests. ran alongside; size went down To DE
lancey IT. aud stopped. saw man. whom recognized
as Anthony Burke, the foreman "i 20 Engine h't
four shots in crowd around NO ~ Engine was on
the corner Of Delancey.s; ten or fifteen PAGES nom the
engine; heard three or four shots when No. -
stopped; do not know where tney came nom
then saw Mr. Burke come from behind No. O. snH
him fire toward our engine into a crowd WHO stool
around IL; then went down Delanc, y-st and stayed
there few moments and came PACK lo1hd lh', paSn
| ing Engine down; took hold OF the iefcr py ul'
time No engine passed ours saw no mrioDcr7 OF oul
company fire any shots; saw number oil cups u-'u
bat could not say BY what company recognized no oL'
| bur Mr. Burke; did not know deceased; Was ac
quainted with Mr. Burke; am OF friendly terms WIN
him; did not any one near HIM "hen he hied ~
came out from behind tho engine when ne hfedi Mr
Burke had his fire cap on; II was lght hhu fccoShh
him distinctly; was about ten PAGES nom LIN whei
he fired; saw 10 one fall.
Rnhert W ;ray; am attached 10 the Thirteenth Pre-
cinct Police; wns duty corner Of Grand and Gin
Ton. .ts when heard the alarm IL was about o'clock
1 ran around Ridge-st; saw Fireman standing IN IN
door of No %; he said IL only straw bed on TN
| roof there were two or three companies there AM
more were coming down; saw no hre; do not know
how the bed got II fire; met Oiilcer inner: ne ha'
been upstairs and thrown the bed OIL the roof hear'
an engine coming down; l waited Ia see II IL WAS NO
Al; Engine No. was then on the southwest corner
Dslancey and lddgoss. when the engine saw comhi
down reached me SAY II was NO 81; they stopped oi
the north east corner oi Delaney and Edgests.
soon as she stopped heard cheering. and then boil
companies fired do not know What company eheered;
was then standing abuU. - or IL feet from IL Engine
md n few feet from Engine; MONDE
Of 81 Engine fire shot; his name wa'
Owen Dcrmoty. ran over, took hoid OF mr.
and told him he 20 10 the station house; when
reached the station house he gave his name as Over
Dermody; then went back whoro the fight was saw
man about ~ hit Cheever member OF No Al. stand
ing by hs engine, with c'ubj knocked him down
do not know who he was hustled of the sldewa
by crowd and could not arrest him. then heard 81,
foreman Of No. Al order the men TO get hold and tax
her home; Mr.. Burke then came up and asked mc 4
protect lim did not SEQ him fire. no pistol In hi
pos session. told him he had better take his engin
fNme he got lis men on tho rope and started his en
CINE toward Rivington-st.; saw crowd rush towar,
No 6 Engine; do not know whether they were runner
or not; saw Mr.. Clayton have revolver; asked bin
for IL; he refused; 1 took it from him; said i wou
give IL to the Captain when went in; then ollowe,
No. up Ridge st. toward Grand; tley passed No. Al
No Al followed them; they had anOiher lively brush u