The New York herald., 1874-11-13

until order was restored IN the district, and then
| went TO the station house; Sergeant Randall was
! EVIDENCE OF COSTELLO.
On. Menaei J. Costello said reside at NO. 3sv
election morning ! was IN Thirty-fourth street,
and alter. q connict which saw with Croker and
! O'Brien, J saw George Hickey with pistol; saw
! pistol IN Croker's hands after heard the shot
! Hickey fired two shots in the air; went up
! ing was over noticed man fall and Croker had q
/ pistol elevated; Hickey was on the sidewalk when
! was elevated; saw George Hickey DIE shot;
| and others; saw pistols with Croker, Hickey and
pistol Croker had was held in the direction Of
| 0'Brien; croker was behind McKenna when he
fell; McKenna. should think, was three ieet from
An adjournment was here taken for luncheon.
| After the Recess.
| John Brennan, patrolman, OF the Twenty-1rst
precinct, testified tnat on the morning in ques-
ton lie was stationed near Tnlrty-tourth street
he heard two shots fred and Immediately rushed
to the scene; he saw the parties assembled and
among them stephen OBrlen, and somebody cried
out, ''Steve, drop the rock" which ne did; he az
terward learned man had been shot; witness did
not see the fight; heard James uBrien say that
Croker had assaulted aim and called Tor mis- arrest.
TO Juror-i oid not see any person with a
10 Mr. FelIows-I dio not gei to the scene until
ClokeT had murdered man.
TESTIMONY OF MATTHEW KEARNEY.
patrolman Kearney,, Of the Twenty first pre-
cinct station, testified that on The morning
Gaagner eV on duty near r Thirtyourtn r1 street; street
somebody said there was ''muss at the corner;
raSed to the heard nSos and
pistol in the hands OF George Hickey.
To the Assistant District Attorney-When
reached the scene there was large crowd assem-
bed: some were rushing away IN various direc-
tions; did not hear any one say that man had
been murdered: but it might have been said with
TESTIMONY OF JOHN SMITH.
John Smith. OF No. 6O4 East ThlrJyfOurth street,
DuICner. teSttfleQ that OH the 0uestion
he saw the crowd assembled; he saw Croker and
left the scene; witness was not present when the
fight vas commenced; did not see weapons in the
70 MIR. Felows-I could not say whether any
shots were fired before | got there; don't know
whether the shots were fired by Croker or O'Brien.
CORONER CROKER ON THE STAND.
Coroner Richard Croker, one or the defendants,
IN response to the interrogatories OF Coroner
the city OF New YORK; reside at No. s47 Lextng-
| ton avenue; on the "a day Of November Was in
Tne Assistant District Attorney-l object to the
witness stating the details Of his Information.
| The witness conGlnued-On the 50 day Of Novem-
ber /, IN company win six Others lett the Demo-
cratic Headquarters, IN Thirty first street, about
| six O'Clock IN the morning; we walked through
with me at that time some posters that wanted
| to leave IN the districts as ! went along; We
s Street, S e
one Of O'Bnen's party and that Mcguire and the
man who struck him were gong to the station
| house; we went back TO Tnrty.iodrth street and
met the party gong to the station house;
was going to make charge against the party;
went the station house there was pistol taken
g against the party " who Struck nin, who was
locked up; Mcguire then lett the station house;
walked tnrougn Tnrty.iittn 4 street to second ave
net Mr. James OBrien, with about fifteen or
eighteen men, on Second avenue; made re.
mark to the effect that ~ those thieves did not
get out OF the district they would bring up in
State Prison." Mr.. O'Brlen let one roar of
aughter we walked to Thirty-ninth street, through
Tnrty-nintn street to Third avenue: / inquired
at every district how matters were progressing
sha men ~ 5ad ben Sesen bS
party; walked down Third avenue to Twenty
seventh street. through Twenty-seventh street TO
Second avenue; heard that O'Brlen had already
passed through all the district and had given
great deal OF trouble; instructed the men who
tickets III their pockets, 80 that the parties could
not take them; l then went up second avenue.
that three Or ionr OF our our men % had % been W badly
beaten, and also tnat one man mad had his ear
knocked or cut OF; Isaw crowd on the South
east corner OF Second avenue saw MI. stephen
O'Brien about twenty yards ahead oi me, with his
coat buttoned up; he ran right into the polling
been shot sent word to Mr.. Has6rouck to have a
man appointed in his place; l immediately came
Thrty-iourth street; stopped to talk TO some Of
my friends ot the corner; saw Mr.. Borst and Mr.
30 R the sSo
you should be ashamed Of yourself to
are aos If yau take amS
will get oat OF this district as quickly as you can
and bring all your thieves M Win & you, Tor, Il y you
Prison; take my advice and leave; you nave no
business mere; you DON'T i've here;'' while this
Costello had their backs 10 the oyster saloon and
was facing them; O'Brien came up ana stood
said billy, what IS tnat Cd an ioafef taking
aDout7' that was the nrst word spoken by him,
and replied ~ am talking about and d ae ae
your dirty work - he then said d:-"You are a re-
peater," and he called me several other names
they are not At to hear; saw
tuat he was trying to aggravate me and that he
Icalled him names back; SAID, 'You ought to
nave been IN state Prison Ave years ago, and II
ssar @ % r Ss w We're sss ss
greatest beating to-day you ever had - as turned
round he drew OF anc struck me on the temple;
stepped back and returned the blow. hitting him
in the teeth the moment the blows were struck
the shooting commenced; backed away; knew
when the police came ne shouted out, arrest
that man; I want him arrested;' the police ran
sss Saa r. 5acs n y s es 9as
came ssSsns s,,5 3ssa
tnaI i turned round and hut him
"AYrest that man: - said, ARREST tnat man, he
struck me lrst;, finally the police got mold Of
me- and during tnts time between seven and eight
snots were 1red; heard some one following that
a man had been shot; turned round aud saw
man lying on the ground near the railway track;
! ald not know whether he had been shot or
struck with stone; at the time struck O'Brien
he stopped down as Il ne wanted to PICK up
stone, saying, "Kil the - -" the polce
got around US; told the officer to arrest OBrlen,
and he saia. IAN right. Coroner, he Is coning;"
that sm not unaer arrest; Will go the station
house with you and want TO make charge
against O'Brlen Tor assault; we walked to
the station house; l hao no hat at
the time; ] believe ! was the very
FIRST one who entered the door ut the station
house; the minute got la SAID to the sergeant.
"a want TO make charge against jones O'Brien
for assault: ~ then tue crowd commenced to come
In and also Mr. O'Bren; o'Brien said, Sergeant,
want TO make charge against Croker Tor as
sault,n and said, a want to make cnarge
EVERY one OF you WIN have TO so into the back