The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-25

~ tne procession, and II struck man there; did
not hear any shots fired until the military fired;
heard some Hired
BEFORE THE PROCESSION STARTED:
| II was from fifteen 10 twenty minutes before the
military fred after the throwing OF the carnage:
| know Thomas Dugdale one OF the parties who was
| shot.
| BY the jury saw about three hundred people ON
the avenue, between Twenty eighth and Twenty.
ninth streets IN the morning; one saw with
ket, one with a sword, seven eight with bricks
ana stones Others with clubs; was the door dur
Ing the fifteen minutes that elapsed between the
throwing OF the garbage anu the shooting.
BY District Attorney Sulliyan-This was three
hours before The firing: saw Pages wound; It was
in the front of the head, ana NOT the back.
DIR. q. X. Ludley-I an a physician, and reside at
No. 27S Eighth avenue; was ut my ONCE on the l2rh
OF July; there were great many men running down
other regiments; they formed hollow square and
then fired; heard shot on the sidewalk opposite;
previous to the military firing saw woman wav-
Ing handkerchief and go up TO u man VINO fred
at her. and she staggered on the sidewalk; was at
one side OF her distant about three feet; she was
standing al the corner OF Twenty-fourth street; |
saw the man come up behind her who fred the
sh0t; assisted TO lay the wounded on the floor OF
the store a. they were brought In; three OF these
died IN the store; several came In with wounds;
dressed the wounds of four or 1--we OF them before
they LETT; the only person | knew among the
wounded was Mr.. Latimer; he was in dying state
when he went out.
made By Minle rifle, with the exception OF one,
and that was n woman; the woman's wound was
request Or. Bailey was sent for; saw several OF
the bodies searched; took Mr.. Lattmer's papers
out OF his pocket; pistol was found IN the hand OF
one man VINO was brought In; the handkerchief was
small one. rather dirty white, with an orange bOr-
der. that the woman waved. [Ihe handkerchief was
narrow, ana not very bold IN coor The police
took some OF the bodies away and the Bellevue
ambuance3 took Mr.. LattinerS.
BY the COrOner--l extracted two OF the balls: ono
of them was spent ball. Think; they were all MIME
rife balls except one; there were thirteen bodies
In the store altogether; think the woman who was
shot was between twenty-five and twenty-three;
there were two women brought into the store; do
not know her name saw on The cars about eleven
O'Clock three with pistols In their hands; about
eleven O'Clock saw a crowd OF men, armed with
Twenty.uinth streets; saw the men ger out of tins
car IN Twenty-seventh street; they got out before
George McMurtry-I am grocer at 277 Eighth
avenue, and was there about Two O'Clock the 18th
OF July; heard shot lred IRON the front Of the
THE POLICEMEN
clear the corner Of Twenty -iourth street and tne
avenue; tins was on the west side OF the avenue
aud was from the sidewalk; l think 1t about
five minutes afterwards the military fred; after the
first shot was fired l was looking from the side
window OF the store and saw the police clearing the
streets; | cannot identity any person who fired by
which these persons came to their death.
BY District Attorney Sullivan-The crowd was
different to the usual crowds who observe military
professions: 1t was noisy, and hever saw persons
trying 10 get on awnings befOre they ala try to do
TINS TO large extent, and nothing could prevent
them.
nue. ana keep saloon there; was there on the 12tn
OF July; ! saw u great number OF people cr0wdng
III tnere anu people passing
UP AND DOW. THE AVENUE:
all saw was woman, when the procession came
down. throw garbage and ash box at the process
came out or the BAKERY 324 Eighth avenue; shut
my shutters and went down IN the cellar. ana did
not again until the street was clear; could
hear every thing, nut could not any thing; had
no curiosity to see who was killed.
BY the Jury-aly house is on the corner OF Twenty
fred from that house; kept my provisions IN the
William Ward-I reside OF 2l9 East Broadway; I
am police oncer attached 70 the Seventh precinct,
and was under Captain lrvlng's command; Preached
the sidewalks commenced the troubles searched
several OF them. and found reviewers upon them:
the crowd on the sidewalks wanted 10
BREAK THROUGH THE CROWD;
could not hear any single Shots but they might
firing OF the military; We searched the people sup
posed to he rioters and found rev0lvers them;
was near Twenty-third street and Eighth avenue;
don't know Of any one who has fired shot BY
which any Of these people came To their death.
By the jury did not take more than weapon
from any one man; saw the n loaded; our orders
were 10 take no prisoners
BY the Coroncr-rnose placed under arrest were
rioters and disorderiy IN the street, and we were
then near the Central Odlce II saw any one firing
IN the streets or rioters should have arrested them;
that was my order.
BY the Jury The police had 10 drive back the
crowd at The corner OF Twenty-thlru street, as soon
as the police had retired they would come back
again; we tried to push them back, but could not
succeed.
Oliver Timms-T am
A
In the Sixteenth precinct. aud was on duty on the
18th Of July last AT Twenty-6rst street ana Eighth
avenue; ! saw pistol discharged from the mouse
at the southeast corner OF Eighth avenue; don't
snow who discharged IL; about two or three seconds
litter there were Two or three other shots nred from
he windows; IL appeared the shots came from the
houses: saw some missiles thrown from the middle
,i the block OF Iwcny-ifth street; saw them going
trough the arr they appeared drop INTO the pro-
ession heard the military fires after The military
ired saw some dead bodies; knew among them
,hares Peutt and Mr.. Page; the latter was In n
TWeDtG.SIxth
ma Eighth avenue; Charles Petit was
LYING ON BUTCHER's STAND
n Eighth avenue; Page had wound ar The back OF
he head ana IN tue mont; Petit was shot right
through the heart; l WIS block and a halr from
he riot; had no trouble in preserving order.
BY the Jury--l saw crowd ON that day going IN
seventh and Eighth avenues; several were armed;
about three feet long, and two or three mad revol.
vers either In their hands Sticking out OF their
pockets; this was about eleven O'Clock in the
James McGaw-I reside at No. "a Monroe street;
vas on duty rs police officer the I2th or july;
was In the command of Inspector walling; In the
arly part OF the morning. | was in Twenty-ninth
treet; there was disturbance In the avenue: the
viston was IN had to make several raids upon the
,arties to drive them back;
CROWD WAS BoIsTEROus;
vhen the procession got as far down as Twenty
ourth street heard q shot fired, and suppose it
ame from the house; this before the military
lred; don't know anybody who fired or received q
John Il. Barron. of 1874 West Forty street, who
his evidence saId:-I was Seventh
orner OF Twenty-nnth street and Eighth avenue
between two and three O'Clock on the afternoon OF
ne 18th INST: turned down the avenue and got to
he southeast corner or Twenty.ffth street: saw
nan there In q linen suit as was within three feet
u MIN he pulled ont pistol, and holding 1t upward
red, and ran In the direction or seventh avenue;
did not seem to fire into the military or into the
eoplc, but In an upward dfrecilon about
HALF A MINUTE AFTER
ne abOve occurrence the military fired and shot my
at on stood Sill after that, thinking that it was
he safest plans there was no o her snot fred from
lis corner; The military firing sounded like bunch
nrecracSers going or; | saw two or three people
ing on the pavement immediately after the SOL
ers fired.
In reply 10 District Attorney Sullivan-I am POSI-
We no other man fred q shot from the corner OF
wenty.niih street and Eighth avenue; did not see
nv one on the roof Of the corner house.
In cOntnuaton--I saw rhe man IN the linen sul,
re and run IN the direction OF Seventh avenue: 1
lould Judge The firing commenced about two
CLOCK In the afternoon.
In reply TO Juror, witness said that he did not
ke narfcullr a he sIxl OF