The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-19
Jefferson Market Police Court.
pef,re Mst1ca Dndge
INTERESTING CASE.


Jefferson Market Police Court.
ff Before Justice Dodge
INTERESTING CASE.
n~.;no :, a,.-,, H. The examination into this
WA. continued YESTERDAY Il, the Jefferson Market Police
corr. haso,a I,.,,a Dodvs The case u brought by
James Irving 17Y East Twenty yst street. one Of the
Tamnlany Hall General Committee Charging Louis Bic
raj, Matthew H Moore, Barney FreW owen deone-
gan and others with felonious assa1~ upon nun
with intent to kill Tho examination into Wv ose0
rst up last Thursday whom II appeared ~a' 'no
assault charged was committed tho 29th OF Dece0pS
1854, In Tammany Hail. where the plaintiff was at lNe
timo attending to his business one of the Generd
Committee. The plaintiff tho stand testified thai he
was assaulted By Bera snd others with pistols and
knives and that threats were made TO murder him
Owing the absence OF witnesses for the prosecution
further examination postponed nj Tuesday, a
tive O'Clock. large number Of the 'fsnov" cad
ssoMder hitters'' were attendanoe great deal Of
interest being excited among them.
At an carly hour after the opening q the oourt on Tues
day large number II the friends OF both sides were pro-
sent who took great interest In tho prooeedins mani
Testing It In boisterous manner at times, which the
Justice soon checked
Tho nrst witness called was for the prosecution.
Richard Aien, sworn, tesnAsd-was present at the
time Of the difossy In Tammany Hall; was standing at
the BAR and saw crowd rush in, Mr. Irving q the head
he backed into the room, and said TO them "Whak do
YOU want to dosdo you want 70 murder mee'' he had
his hand inside his breast coat pocket and heard ham
say he would go with any one Of them and fight; saw
pistol in the hands Of Bierl half dozen pistols in
the hands Of the crowd heard threats made Of boring
holes in Mr.. Irving and the like
Gross -examnod-Did not see MIR irving draw tho pas
to from his coat pistol In Bierals hands before
saw Irving put his hand In his coat Beral was about
twenty feet from Irving when he drew the pistol could
not swear it either knife or pistol in his hands;
only saw the glitter; the barroom was fui ana was
afraid OF getting hur ana went M M no sS s.rc
or malaeated.
crowd when IL rushed upon Irving.
At this point of the proceedings MT spencer cOunsei
for the people said he did not consider this case 70 De
decided now by tho weight Of evidence but merely an
examination TO show cause or nton and would now rest
the case. - a..
Fourth street. testifed-Was at Tammany Hall ON the
Goth OF December know Mir Irving, as also tho DEFEND
ants; was outside when the dhcully commcncooi saw
cra and others SO inside the barroom; siad outside
about ten nutes parties run outside ana look mo
the window; then went inside and saw Irving behind
little counter at end Of the bar, Bera standing IN
front Of him; they talking about fghting laera
wanted Irving TO each take friend and 60 outside and
fight Irving said he would go alOno with him; BieTal
would not 70 alone he said Irving would assasnate
him. weapon in the bands Of IRVING did not see
Cross cxam,ned-Did not 60 inside for about ton min
utes after the difficulty comme0ced was nearly over,
but they still jawng
ny Hall; know Mr. Irvingi know Bera; do not know
the other defendants the night in question tho crowd
The head back in; he said 'Keep this party or Of me-
they want murder me" he kept backing and back ing
bill and offered 70 dollar that Irving had his
Besas pistol In his pocket did not have full view o.
the parties behind the bar waiting on CUSTOMERS
did pistol knife drawn BY any one; did NOT
hear Bera make use Of the expression ~ will bore holes
in you whom Irving asked Bieral IL he wanted 70 XIII
him. Bieral followed him up and said Irvsg had his
pisOl his pocket and he wanted H. and also used some
very hard Words did mot hear Bera say he did not
Cross examined There wero about SIX Or eight men
pursuing Irving ~ the time
Henry Haight sworn-Know the parties 10 the ssit;
was q Tamany Hall on the night "a question the Goth
OF December; heard somo words bOtweon Irving and
Bicral Irving was a. the back part q the bar room
'front.' Bicral asked him IL he would eight him, and r.
wing said he would not; had full view or both paries
weapon; did not Irving have any weapon; would
have seen pistol In Bieals hands II he had drawn one
Gross sxamnod-The difacuIty was about over when
got into the barroom.
Daniel Sanford sworn dcposed and said live at 40
Charlton street; know irving and Biora; was at Tam
many Hall tho night Of the dcuity heard the two men
quaeng with each other In front OF tho bar they said
each other coward Biera said Irving was coward
and he could make good ell he said; saw Irving have
pistol in his hand; Bieral asked him f no wanted to kill
hmS" Colonel Deavan got between the parties and scpa
rated them Irving was FIRST the barroom did not
at time that night pistol or weapon In the hands OF
Cross cxamned-Ama seaman was al sea six months
ago, in the transport General Mcclellan went to Port
Royal rs coal passer; have not been a. work since;
went TO Tammany Hall with Michael Norton and others
about half past O'Clock; was not present when
Irving first came into the baroom can't say he pur
alone and beginning 70 quarrel with Irving heard Mr.
Bcrai hard words, but cant remember them saw
pistol n ssnng Ms ss
Beral came in he was pcaceable before that time y
Now sir II Irving there fifteen minutes before Bieral
came In, then Irving could not have come oacx ing In
with Bieral in front, have sworn DotOre~
Counsel for defence here stated that as the witness was
evidently iaboring under intense excitement he wss not
Competent as q Witness and asked leave TO withdraw
him Counsel for the people making no objection tho
witness withdrawn and his testimony bloted from
Henry McDemott sworn.-I know the parties in this
case Tammany Hall on the night Of the difficulty
was In the barro0m at the time Irving came in back
wards and said lot Of men wanted to murder him
Biera then said, "You are murderer and thief and
Senator Bradley and Bill Poole watching lrving's
bod" Irving backed down TO the end Of the co uner
with h: hand on pistol; B,osai came ~, 70
Irving backed into little behind the counter Mr.
Cornell in while they talking loud and asked
Bcra e he wished TO go OUT no said yes and went out
both tho mon when they came in the barroom; did
/ not see Bera draw pistol or knife
Gross examined My attention was first attracted TO
the difficulty by seeing Irving back into the room; four
Ave were pursuing him; was sitting by the bar at the
time have talked with n, Bera about this matter
Bartholomew Ward being called TO the stand
| Know the complainant; know Beral; was at Tammany
Hall the night OF the difficulty heard some one outside
the barroom say "keep away from me- don't want TO
have anything 70 do with YOU" Irving back into the
baoom and Bicra following him heard Bicrai tell Irv
said scep away from me did NOT see pistol in the
hands OF cral; left before the difficulty was settled
Cross examined Ave or six were In the crowd
following Irving Bieral called him coward, and said he
had put up Job 10 have Senator Bradley killed; stood
by the bar the time; heard IL hard crowd that
followed but did not know them.
l Patrick Connolly testfed-I know Owen Ge0ghegan
not at Tammany Hall the night Of the trouble saw
Ceoghegan place. Third and Twenty second
street. at Eve O'Clock goth OF December sad there
until half past six Geoghcgan then came down town
with me- with him until nine O'Clock that evening,
and neither Of went Tammany Hall left him on
the Of Houston and Grecne Streets he not out
Of my sight quarter Of an hour
| Cross examncd-Was at Mr. Ge0ghegan's the third
Thursday Of December; do not know where was the
second nrst Thursday know tho day In question was
i the Goth Of December from the memorandum OF the
/ friend was with; did not see the memorandum, but
know u was the Goth OF December; saw the memoran
DUN and tho day she 10Th; heard OF the mus