The New York herald., 1872-10-19
THE PATENBURG RIOTS.

THE PATENBURG RIOTS.
Discharge Of Two Of the
lrishmen.
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Difficulty in substanHstins tlp Cases Against
ANY Of the Prisoners Their Ooanssl Rssssy-
ing Their Defence for the Trisl-The In
vsstigation Adjourned Untl Mahday. II
PlsnN0rox, N. J., Oct 70. legA
me negro riot Investigation was resuned -
moving, and o feeling OF relief was expsrieneo1
by all present wheR It was announcea by the csua-
sci for the defence that but two moro wisaesses
remained to be examined. The tedious inquiry -
now continued more than three weeks, ard baA
comparatively little light has been thrown speQ
the history OF the transaction which has cansea
such an unwonted excitement In the district. One
thing, however. has been done-the misrepresenee-
tions and faisehoods which class prejudice ~
Know Noshingism cast upon the Irishlnen mSAo
nrss days OF the inquiry have been oons-E
pleSely dlssipated within the past sfsw
days BY the evidence thas has been adtiaoedSl
and those who wese at nrst the most inclined -
believe the Justice OF the accusations have now
entirely changed their minds. John Wilson, tho
negro against whom sAe strongest evidence has
been produced, and whom his owa confession Ina
plcates, by some inscrusable dissemination OF tho
oonnsoi FOR the State u only detained e.
witness. The counsel for the defence, Messrs.
Bird and Kuhl have conducted tho oAsea
Of their clients with Judgment and talent
and to- their endcavors must be ascribed
the favorable turn the has taken for the pris-
oners. ON the part OF the State the investigates
has also boon ably carried through, and ID through
no fault OF Messrs Allen and Chamberlain, thaA,
the cases against the prisoners have broken down..
Much unnecessary time has been wasted In the
endeavor to get at the facts. but this can De ex.
planned when IL Ia considered that the counsel on
both sides have had very little experience In
criminal The riot has been an event in their
lives, and the remembrance OIL will not easily b
efiaced from their minds They are preparing for
great legal tournament In December, and expect
to cover themselves with immortal glory whether
victorious or vanQuiSh0d Justice DunhRm has
ts x me e
vestigation except when absolutely necessary.
His CLERK, who happens to DO his son, V an on
may be expected to ripen into great legal light.
sherir Rittenhouse has gained in popularity by
digniHed manner In which he has borne the cal
umnies and SANDERS that have been heaped upon
So enNTLEMANLY AND COURAGEOUS CONDUCT ~
escaped justice, i IS owing to no fault Of his ana
| 1t is unfair and unmanly TO charge hlm with
'se The prisoners have conducted themselves admi.
rably since the opening of the inquiry and have
gained the good opinion OF all who have been In
shown o ~ themselves to be be Orderly and quiet men.
and until strong evidence is produced by the prose-
cution It Is hard to believe them to be the contrary.
The counsel for the prosecution will have an up
hill Job to secure the conviction OF any OF them.
IN Mr.. M HIen NJ at the opening Of the Court announced
his intention Of calling one witness on on behalf o.
who testified as f0llOy5:- Atst.ta9 z.
live at Clarksvile; was at Patenburg the DAY
day after the riot; was In the habit OF running
q bakery wagon there; knew man named David
College; he Is one of the prisoners here to-day;
dealings with him ana had lent him money to get
some things with; saw College the Monday morn.
him in his own house went into his house and he
told me they came after me and compelled me to
go; said TO him would not have went; went; ne said
great big man with butchers steel, who said to
him he would be damned II he would not put It in
did not know any Of them, 50 he was compelled 70
the riot was; asked him how 1t took place when
they got there's he said he was so far IN he rear he
nGs e aa
little distance beyond there was another one shot;
he said he did not know who had .. done II they
then went on to Dilley's; he said there was
H pulled out When When they came back the colorsd man
some distance, and when they came up to him the
| colOred man said, Gentlemen, .A Ash EN
AA AN AN INNOCENT NAM" i9en#4
they beat him again until he was killed; said 70
him. "WhO done 1t 7" he said he was too far In the
to pySs 1 1has Yss al
Ts standing az IN my house @ at tight and after sSs
thin think eth that F was all that was said; Iemue Xpger
was there at the tlme and he inquired Of me who
sna ss % out something about this matter; said
The witness was cross-examned at considerable
length, and he reiterated what came out in his
] direct examination almost verbatim, save In
some minor details, in which he slightly contra
William Thornton, at the conclusion Of the last
witness testimony, was called for the defence.
| Ireside within half mile Of the brick church,
on the road; keep boarding shanty; | am also
boss Of gang Of men; ! was N the shanty
the ga snoas Of spssmSs psssnsr ueS seaS
the prisoner, boarded and worked with me; he
worked with me ell day on p saturday, he was in IN
vs house a
Francis Lamb was next sworn--I am laborer !;
railroad laborer more particularly; lived In VII:
liam Thornton's shanty at the time OF the riot;
nusT the same gang With me; he worked with me
thst aveninG after six O'Clock = he slept
iaA' II tSs Ss'l shanty thas night the same S,n
room with me repemse: sse:ntAh there Ito 10
breakfast; we went out Of the shanty together
morning; we left about eight o'clock; last saw
him 60 up to the tunnel about eleven O'Clock; we
knew nothing of the riot until we reached there:
/ he was going after his shirts; saw him ON Monday
morning again about nine O'Clock. y9H 6Hgs3
Michael Fayley sworn-I lived at the tunnel on
the 22d OF September last; kept boarding shanty;
| saw John Coyle that morning at my shanty ne
! / don't know exactly what time In tho
morning he was there, but 1t was early; can't tell
how many boarders had that night; don't know
whether any OF my boarders were In the riot or
not; some OF them went away on Sunday morning; !;
was up some time before Mr.. COyle came In. .
Mr. Kuhl made motion for the discharge OF