The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-28


Gaino Identified o man he had a war
rant for and he was likewise arrested. The de. |
meanor o. the irishmep was good in every instance
,over sow more peaceIul conduct, tnes ~ mIs
offer the slightest show q 's7'P'"ss'
there were only two men wan me. nave not ap;
pretended any trouble from the beginning. / had |
informed d reporter OF a New York paper Of this
gratifying fact but he misrepresented me and said
arrests Governor Parker seeing the report came
mere ON his road home ana told me II wanted any
assistance ne would send me whatever force
should have sent for it, but as had no trouble in
making my arrests did not think it would be nee
whom to arrest. THAT is my statement.
THE PRISONERS IN COURT.
prisoners Patrick Deloy, Barney %cFadden, Hugh
Casserly and Patrick Mccoy were brought before
Squire Durham. keen-lcoking, grayhaired Jersey
was held was crowded 10 excess with the gaping
villagers to whom the riot has been an epoch from
lain, states attorney assisted by O. A. Alien. ap.
peared Tor the prosecution. and Messrs. Kupl and
do, and there was nothing slnisterlooking In their
demeanor or in their faces. Two of them, Deloy and
been long in the country. Mccoy is a harmless
looking Individual, and looks the last man in the
world to be an instigator or ringeader in riot.
Cassery is man OF about sixty years Of age, with
white head and beard, and Is the most deter
mined individual of the four. After some prelimi-
THE FIRST WITNESS, MERCY CARTER
was called and sworn. The following is the story
morning of the 22d Of September heard shots from
guns or pistols In the woods near my house Aaron
and no one else my family consisted at that time
OF Chester Diley and William Buckley, the hired
ne %s @
my attention when l was sitting on the kitchen
steps; could see toward the woods from whence
ing; then went In the house and closed the win
dOws and doors, and went upon the top of the
saw the negroes coming frst; think there were
ffty do not think the negroes had any arms; most
OF them had neither hats nor boots they beg
left; the white men were hard by them, and
ordered them away; they told me If did not
come down and open the door they would
BURN MY HOUSE;
I think here were about one hundred and ffty of
panel ont of the kitchen door; they were armed
with clubs, butcher knives, hammers, guns and
house and wanted me to open the doors; 1 told
them there was no one in the house but myself;
away; before they. left man. was Killed
There were two negroes under the porch, but one
escaped; heard but one shot fired at the house;
the negro was Killed is about three feet high; it is
open under the floor except in one place, where
there was an old porch now closed; there are two
holes through which the man crept who was killed;
do not think he spoke after he was shot, did
not see them drag man out from under
saw him; both blacks and whites nss' made
noise; the men scattered as they left the house;
he had a wound in the eve and one in the side;
there was blood on the boards where he was; did
not know the man; my son told me 1t was Ben
here as being there on that OCCASION but think
would know the one who threatened to burn the
house II saw him; 1t was clear morning when
between the house and barn did not know any
the men; called TO him and he Came up did not
recognize any OF the men he was talking to-
This concluded the examination Of Mrs. Carter.
ANOTHER WITNESS.
Chester Diley, her son, q beetle-br0wed, clumsy,
young man, was called and sworn. He took his
most undignihed attitude and all through the
examination showed strong disposition to chat
lie said la am a the son Of Mercy Carter and re-
sided with her at the time OF the riot am twenty
five years old; left the house that morning about
Buckley to the field after the mules; I left my
mother and my grandfather In the house; no other
absence and found Ben Dashman lying nearly dead;
there were about ten Irishmen standing between
the house and the barn; saw no arms or weapons
thirty yards from the house when came up; one
OF them spoke to me; his names was Mccoy; he
man | had seen before, but did not
know his name, and ! recognize him
ing to where the dead man lay saw them from the
field when had gone for the mules; had heard
the darkeys and the white men shouting from the
field, but the corn cribs Obstructed the view from
where the shooting was committed; do not know
that heard any shots was quite o way Off; I
saw the colored men running before started for
the house; they were running all around me in the
field; saw them run towards the house before
they got to the house. and saw them run by; some
ran to the woods and some to the corn field; can
form no idea of the number of negroes; saw
TIE WHITE MEN PURSUING THE BLACKS;
/ on m ha not dtsf tim ,,fs1,I
anyt thing; they said when got to the porch the
blacks had all gone, and there was no one around
came up asked what they were doing there; l
ion't think they could see wounded man from |
s 9sy sSana t Tsnt directly to sns
,bogt thirty yards away; saw the
before going to him; remained inside the house
about fifteen minutes; then we all went and looked
1t him where he lay; Immediately sent messen:
ger to Squire Anderson to apprise him OF what had
occurred; while the messenger was away saw
Anderson on the track and told him myself; when
lie went out OF the house
III the Irish had gone; I didn't hear them say
There were three dead men;' most OF the white
when ! got there was not examined at the in
luest; have not seen any Of the men since except
first knew him he had charge Of gang Of blacks;
don't know where Mccoy lived nor do know |
my of the other men who were killed; saw men |
who were concealed on the premises come out |
rom their hiding place; one was hid In the straw
house, one in the hen house, one in the wheat novel
and one under the horses; have not been any
where to identity the parties engaged in the riots
when | saw Pat Mccoy was within ten feet OF
him. he had no weapon him; one OF the Irish
boarding houses Is about half mile from where
i've; the others are one and two miles
away; there are two negro shanties on
line with farm; 1t is about three weeks since
saw Mccoy first; he was working gang OF blacks
,ear our place; after leaving the house the blacks
md whites went back in the direction from whence
hey came; Mccoy told me the blacks had killed
hree white men In the tunnel; suppose he meant
lad
SERVED THE DARKIEs ABOUT RIGHT,
)r something to that effect said in my direct ex-
had said nothing to Mccoy; l saw my
mother before / got to the house; Will Buckley
,ame from the field with me- Mccoy was not
angry, neither did any of the men seem excited;
hey were quiet and orderly; don't know what