New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-20

@ together with four others 10 the southeast corner
81 inc sI rSSS but al was quiet until the firing
commenced; az $780, when the crowd was thlo o
$3.50 diving i'm among them, and the hrng began as eoOh
"a The fring began advised the others with me 70 o se
cure the money and run to the mouse 'iS We O anu
NaV Mal1eus sworl--I was waiter IN front OF the
nam bal. & rcb ~ empty glasses heard first
shot then general firing began eoulu n9e .cH VIM
came nom as tnre ss stomach and ia down did
not Know the nor did near nun nm say bnt RScw
none of them l returned TO my station III the paioon'
VINE" 9 'MctracLen swOrn-I reside One hundredh,
81 near Nnthave; am conductor ON car no N ~ VI
he Fghthavc Railroad was coming down rom MAN
S St hS M about 4 o'clock, and when reached
soron3-,t the was hued very nun saW lhc
co. o6ead az nc stop at the corner OF Eghty-htnst
car Sea car M about Eghty-seventh-st, and after
WAITING for The ahead To move decided 70 go ale5u
Banding around the car some throwing stones at It;
tiere wer five six officers there, aud was tou ny
cnc of Them that the mob had stopped the car Mhch
2i my car driven down and when we between
Eghty-aith and Eghtysx-sts IT was stopped ny tns
mob and ordered not 10 90 one sup lHlhcI5
stones were then led at the car and after having been
kcpt standing IS or 20 minutes was allowed TO proceed
then found man. very badly wOunded lying upon ile
back platform; did not know him nor how he was IN
i~reJ and could not recognize any of the mob; the
wounded removed at the Iwenty-seoOhd ire
william Freeman testihedI reside No: s94 Eighth
ave- and conductor on car No "a EghthaVe. kall-
road; JUly l. came down from Manhatanvlu about
$50 p No. aud at Ninety St saw people running
direction; mine ABOUT Jhe Hel car MlitH
passed; saw that trouble was ahead SO Ofuefeu we
driver TO the horses lust fast possible we made
no stops hut those who could jump on did so at Nine
tethSt many stones were thrown at the car ana one
seriously wounded.
Thomas Martin was then called-I reside at seventy
fourth-st aud am a conductor No. rs Eghthavc
Railroad al 500 at Ninety thrd and Ninety fourthsts
crowd. until al Ninety sixthst the mob attacked the
the driver told them that II contained oniy women
and children hut they would not allow him TO proceed;
al sUilc as liked of the platform while / was
To ell %
dreu, but after and overlook the car AT Ninety
seventh-s did not hear any firing; an ltahan, VINO
could not speak English was wounded. ,
William Arnold, residing at the corner Of Fify-sccond-
st. and Ninth driver car No rs Eighthaye Rail
road cOrrOboracd the statement Of the previous witness
LOWS Braemer called-I reside at sINth-ave; was at
Elm Park on July u; was al ne DIT near
outside the park when heard the firing ana saw stones
flying; the firing came from the outside; saw man on
the outside knock another down win laige ciun ana
at the same instant person standing WITHIN the PAX
then inside the house and went home soon atter
John r. Lawson residing at -hundredand iith-st,
between Tenth and Eleventh ayes, ana a foreman OF
aborers on the Boulevard then called. He was at
work between Observation-Disclosures and One-hund-
i y' ~ st, t an on work. they did not take their
tools along; then went 70 his home from whence he
could hear the shooting very plainly at 4So All was
John c. Helme, Captain Thirty-frst Precinct,
then sworn-On July u was requested TO 60 TO the
Park by the Protestant Associations visited the Park
about o'clock in company with one OF lny detective
officers found the people enjoying themselves aud no
disturbance Of any kind CouycrSed with several OF the
leading members who told they did not anticipate
any trouble while in the Park but that there had been
tackled they said to that they undecided when
home from the Park, some wanted to leave
at G, while others wished 70 remain until
9 O'Clock; I advised them, If they apprt,
hended any trouble, 10 leave befork dark; ana l
promised To Afford them an ihe projection IN my power
II they desired III about o'clock started 10 out OF
the Park 10 the precinct station. situated IN Onehun-
dredthst between Nhth ana Ittn@Ees on a!IIyIhe aJ
the outer gate at Ninetysecond-st met workman
there Rad been some persons up the Boulevard who had
driven the aborers of The road it then sos went
tbcrc bod hon, ne0ns ~, he road and maj tie T0rkuS
parties had been driven of with bricks he said they had
knocked them Off because they wanted them TO go
down and fight the men at Elm Park, and he told me
great many did not go then went to my station and
directed Sergeant Kelley, VINO was IN reserve,
TO get the reserve section immediately IN
10 prevent any breach Of the PEACE l also
of duty, together with an the they met on pyst
duty to immediately report at Ine @ % b t
also TO the Central Once. stating the facts and request
ing immediate assistance as feared That would not
he BILE TO keep the peace; Of my officers now came
and told me that stones were throwing at the park
Cinct went i'm company with officers Duffy, Rauf, and
the men, Elm PARK, where met portions OF the other
While We drove ain outside persons away from the park
there still remained 800 or 400 persons within the
incosure who waited until could furnish them an cs
oort home; found body of policemen in our front
sufficient number OF our men on edch car 10 otct thc
living near the southeast corner of the main building;
took "A wagon and sent the Du0Y 10 tht SlduohHOust;
the body was aft rWard recognized that OF CroWleyi
nave used every effort find ali the particulars hut
nave SO far been unsuccessful have not found per
who could Idehtlfy any person HIe' soI WISl
caused death any those who nave been the
cause Of the death Of any by other mcdns until CLOCK
on that day had not the slightest idea that there would
De any disturbance.
Mrs Winfred Mitchell Messrs. John Orian, u. Turner,
Peter Murrv, and Michael Grow called but gave
nothing additional Turner, who had seen some men
Al the southeast of the Park craving along ON
their hands and knees with guns IN their hands.
lanes Fitzsimmuns A. Wood, James Douglass, and
lanes Clinton were called FtzsimmOns testified that
when the Society passed they said, "To - with the
persons however, knew anything about the killing
Barney Clark, PhcliX StOwel Thomas Martin, ana
John Clark called but knew nothing ~ addition 10
what Is given above. ,, -,
3tah who were stationed in the PARK, could testify 10
nothing new.
Tie testimony Of DR.. Joseph Cushman, who made a
post examination Of the bodies Of Charles Brady,
John Brady and Daniel B. Crowley at the Station
House, read
The testimony Of DR.. Charles b. Quincy of Bellevue
Hospital In the Of Gardner then READ, ana of
John g. Curtis Of Bellevue Hospital, in the cases OF
Patrick Cain and Francis Wood.
The Coroner then stated 10 the jury that he had de
ferred the calling of jury FOR eight days in order W
allow time for all particulars TO be asceltained, and he
was of opinion that nothing would be gained by further
delay.
The iury after few moments consultation, returned
verdict thar 10 their death at the hands
Of persons unknown. Adjourned.
THE FAT BOILERS AT UNIONPORT.