The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-14

po'emen TO continue with the charge
TWO reviewers s sSn b n% a. every moment
individual, and fearing that his cause was a DIES.
favor by every means In his power He began by
saving that the policeman had made a mistake Il,
declaring two pistols were found upon nm. -
"Do you mean to tell me,n said the Judge utnat
these two men are lyingYr "'
ION, no. Yer Honor. Shure doan't think they
are lynn; but only, sir, amt the mon that had
"They say you are.n
"Then its nice pair o. Irishmen they are TO tell
sich things about honest mon.p
This policeman swears he arrested you and TOOK
this large pistol from yOu, and the other swears
that when you were brought to headquarters he
searched you and found the small ono In the back
pocket or your trousers. and both are loaded and
ION. yer Honor, shure al me chance"
NOW, Tor man OF your age 10 be engaged In
such things "a this Is not only criminal and against
the law, but highly dlsgracerul. It's influence upon
Is sufficient In itself TO corrupt OF others You
appear u me TO be the worst man who has yet been
brought before me In this afrair."
'Oh, yer Honor. be alsy on me. Shure me mother
was Hogan"
.YOu are not helgn9 yourself any BY that line OF
conduct can tell you that won't save you.n
"Oh, shure what am dor I'm only poor man,
"why did you not think OF that before you went
'Och, murra. warra yer Honor. didn't do it,"
"You are making 1t worse every minute.r
"0ce, snure what am to do"
II will ] will God help mer
You will have to go to prison ana wait your turn
.'Oh. blood.a-norens an me own mother Hagan"
The hypocrite was gone III moment ana the des-
perado showed himself In the full vig0r or his mus
cular rascaty. There was more whining no
crnglng he shook back the sparse locks that fell
Then having gone through the formaIitles OF the
preliminary examination necessary to make ont the
hind MIN with good o show OF majesty as he could
command. and looked upon the assemDage for a
that little ruse for effect. Now, look upon the man
himself. they aid look at him, and they watched
I'm mn nyv1U lint ~
and contempt that soon turned away from such
base ingredient In the patriotic, self-sacriicing
band.
One OF the numerous citizen policemen that were
called into action on Wednesday by the emergency
Of men he had arrested in Mott street previous to
the famous charge Of Copeland
W ey ween oaT ne su the,
wouldn't move on when told Them"
81 don't know sir. We got orders to clear the
street. and most OF the other people went away, ex-
cept these two men. and they wondn't STIR"
ibid they have any armsf"
''No, sir, didn't ind anything upon them"
"What were YOU doing there my man f''
town Wid letter rom me me employer to rena q
his an fest sOpt for mint to what was gOn'
on; ne'er another thing did do yer Honor but
SWELL now. you see what position your curiosity
has put you In. How much better would It have
been for you TO he at home last night with your
family than TO have spent the night IN cell. your
poor wife IN all probability frightened to
the state the city in during the dav she did not
know ut what moment you might he brought home
men like YOU that are to blame, but the leaders
who incite you into this KIND OF work, and
steal away into corners and hide themselves. After
devotlng every energy OF their corrupt natures to
be sure to drag you down to your ruin. they shit
the responsibility upon you, and simply use
SH1 advice ~ a sneasnp Of Won
but TO oil here-neyer be brought into Court Of
Justice again upon charge like this. 1t brings dis.
grace upon you ignominy on your little families and
profit to no one except, perhaps, those men who
don't care whether you 1--we or starve. as long as
they can make you serve their ends. Where are
they now, these leaders that led you into riot and
bloodshed BY Their inlammatory language and
your hour OF troube-trouble, too, that they have
brought on your There is not one OF them here. II
here Tor every one Of you, using every means IN
their power to get yod out OF this scrape.
AS me sS Judge hashed loud burst Of applause
and an order given to clear the Court II any more
such manifestations were INDUCED in.
The best looking youth In the party made his APP
pearance next. The policeman had arrested him on
the line Of the procession with very ugly looking
awhat did you want that forsn demanded the
Judge.
Helm from Tipperary.n
'What has that to do with it?'
well, yer Honor, that's the way We sthop orange
something wud the ould dodge here"
''Tnen you TOOK out that StOneY'
''F0r to kill an Orangenan, yer Honor; but the
divl ha'porth a-harm would do to the police"
young man, am sorry to hear you confess to
swell that's the way see It done at home, Yer
Honor. and sh9re the ond way - always good.
To an individual who seemed very much excited !
over the events OF the last few days few leading
questions were put.
II just heard you say the militia were to blame for
all the lives that were lost.n
'Yes; SIR dld say 1t, and l am In position to
maintain II. Does any man OF common sense, living
say that the Governor Of this State did not
not know all that has been going on for some time
taken Within the next few days viii sunlciently
psoSys that ~ There s are i men IN this city
ninth regiment I who afsa upon the people and
and known to the Governor OF the State Of New York
such.
III know II, sir; but you win find 1t proved IN the
pubic courts OF this city before ten days are out.
going to put up with such things as that and say
"Weil, II you are sure Of what you say,
~ am sure, sir: and. another thing that I can |
fnd any quantity OF proof TO confirm my state
ment IN, Is that the Lieutenant Colonel Of
drunk He was seen In that state BY the captain OF
a company In another regiment stationed In the |
bu lding who are ready to come forward and saw
So and who VIII do SO at the proper time.
III these things are really true they demand
"Wby during the riots OF 1863 did they send the |
Seventh regiment TO guard the Post Oiice and the
Sixty-nlnth to quell the ri0tY'
made.n
Eyes, and the best they could do on Wednesday
was TO send the Slxty-ninth, the only regiment or
soldiers IN the city, to guard the Post Ofcer
Why. SIR know OF my own knowledge that the
colonel OF that regiment went to Governor Hoffman
and offered 10 guarantee that he himself would keep
the people quiet with his own troops, and az the
same time begged Of him that he would allow it to
be done.
This gentleman continued In this strain to nun.
Der OF friends until the Court Closed and even then
he might be seen gcsticulating the sidewalk as
he were continuing the subject,
About tweIvc OF the rioters were discharged, be-
cause there was no evidence to show that they had
any overt act likely to tend towards
breach OF the peace. In the other cases they we're
held to bail at double the usual amounts Tor ord.
nary ofYenees-&50 81, 900 and 1000.