New-York tribune., 1874-01-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE TONpKINs- SQUARE sKIRmISH


aRRNGsMENT OF THE PRISONERS IN Police
COURT THEIR STATEMENTS ALL COMMITTED
voR TRIAL
The examination of the men arrested by the
Donoe Tuesday for participation in the riot that grew
sut of the proposed unemployed workingmens mass
taooting 10 Tompkins square was begun yesterday NC
eoro Justice Flammer In the Essex Market Poice court
Tho courtroom crowded with friends OF ihe ptis
ener. but tho utmost quiet prevailed The foiio"'ns
policemen present 90 prefer complaints agaiuS'
tho prisoners: Detectives Woosey, sillck Muien' NC
9ann, lacey and Leahy. The proceedings were pck"n
by the officers making series OF aidaNlts IN ro@"ou
u the nature Of the committed by the accused
They affirmed that three prisoners Peter D. hcKerhah
John ebhardt and Jacob Hcuser had thrown stones at
the police while the latter engaged In dispensing
pe crowd that obstructed the street. fcter j. AeAer-
man II was asserted whom arrested was found 10 nave
~oues m his pocket Thomas Aux had concealed on MS
porson poeNetknc and an iron stove-litter Thomas
MeCrayip John Hare, John Murha. Lorenzo SelesIro,
Csrlo Grossi (gho represents himself to he an tauan
,ouuD shouted and melted the crowd to resist the
police and made inGmmatory speeches. John Muucr'
pames Donohoe. Charles Englehart, Joseph E.ckhoh.
Marx Marcus. George Bonrins William Jackson, John
Prtchic aud Henry Folder had been seVerally guilty OF
rlotous conduct.
After the aGidavts reod the prisoners were one
after another questioned in regard 10 what they might
have 60 say defense. Thomas Aux was placed at the
Tar and charged with ufhug stone with the intention
inc concealed weapon Aux stated that he resided at
No IS First ave- and denied throwing intending to
In regard TO the stove hitter found III MS
possession declared that upon returning home TO ms
dinner his wife had been absent and the nre
almost out finding mis- own stove Inter he weiH
TO neishBors house to borrow one, and having Cd
tained returning. iwhen meeting friend
tho latter induced him TO accompany INN 10 see "h"I
was going on the crowd. Furthermore tAat' In cou'
rany with his friend he entered house, where''shorty
,t.a hr,k IA
,,ar OF tho coat using him very roughly, and that nc
IemonsIrstod. aud was thereupon arrested He auueo
mat feeling something hard In his pocket INTO which ne
inadvertently put the stove inter- he drew u ouV W
see wnat II was, but not with any mteh-
non OF using 1t against the police. Ho ad-
t,,tfc1 rcss,int rhe arrest. but explained that
he only did because he knew he was gulties or any
ofcnsc. lie was he SAID engaged as an agent lor te
sale OF wilson sewngmachines, and in no way con
nectcd with the COmmunisuc or other secret organi1a
10 the police station when arrested the compliant would
have hccn different; was, " took three oicerS 70
ovcrpower HIN. AuX committed Tor trlil at tHe
spociai Sessions ana held 10 bail m SlUoo. -,
wuh throwing a cobbe-stOne at mounted policeman;
he denied the charge and affirmed that Whe. ariestca
verised In new spapcr; when man struck him III the
,tght eve and arresed him In reply TO question from
Justice Fanmer he said the man was not IN The dress
of An officer. sJustice Flammer explained tAat
~ was detective VINO effected the arrest.
Tho prisoner stated that he worked in
Mottst' ana was passing up firstaye. on his way to
Thirdav Justice Flamuer told the accused that ne
would he tried In two DAYS and recommended hin TO
Ie hls Cbasactef, alsO
produce MS parents n they could testify to the time
ihat had elapsed the hours OF his departure
from hls home his arrest IN Frstayc He was then
committed for tra at the SPECIAL SESSIONS ana oAi WAC
nsed atHoo.
.rra,gned and charged VITA throwing stones at the
Iohce re denied All knowledge Of the Commune aud
htacs about half year and declared that he had not
able TO obtain work but was seeking some III
seconds when arrested: he had been accustomed 70
work ia broweres. lie was also COMMITTED LOT ul"i 10
the Special Sessions and bail was hxed az FlOcV'
Jacob Heiser. who also spoke in German was likewise
charged with throwing stones at the mounted police
In reply ne emphacaly denied the charge as Wen as
beuC q member OF any COmmunlsrc association. lie
bad been four years soldier ana had iough IN
wofk in siYth-st lie committed for trial at the
special Sessions, bail beng fixed, as ia the other cases
CHRISTIAN Berkniscr he prisoner examined, was
charged with rotOus behavior lie said that ne had IN
tended walk the procession. Justice FIaInlner SAID
that nc had risht to DO So The prisoner then DC
bo dong anything contrary to law that ms only
intention wac 10 make known his necessitous condition
Schwartz the Interpreter, testified tbat nc
Knew the prisoner who had worked for him as a shoe
.ter ten year, ago ana that he hYe Smie5 o@nd @ i6 a
trial with tDe Others ana bail was h1cd as before at
Peter j. Alderman who said he was Painter, wa
charged with attempting 10 throw stones at he PonIe
He sand that though nc did pick up stone, II was only
defend himself should he be attacked by the crowd
with tGe Communists lis father, he said, had died
iutestatc and left about $4,000 when was dlVlslDIe
reply TO a question OF the Court to what nc was
dong when arrested, ne said he was seeking
no work obalnaDe in DOmpkiussquarc. ana sald thaJ
b fathers property could be divided whether he Uhe
pri-oneT) the Island not. The prisoner IN
uirCd could have bail and upon being Old that he
send to procure suretie SAID that ne
had 10 pay the messenger, ana asked 10 be
discharged, he an innocent man. Inc JuStlce
lod hu that the OH who had arrested him (Mouer
Mad made afiidavt that he had seen nun
AWAY: and that when searched after his arrest stones
were found IN his pocket The prisoner shd the Oncef
smoke falsely he going TO work at MI FIerccs
when Justice IamneT tod nun c must stahu
hn al 81 pp Mr. Schwartz Identified AckerDan also as
having worked FOR him about elght years ago ana AS
having been steady, industrious man AT that time.
The examination of the remaining persons VIII DC con-
finued TO-DAY at 10 a. M
Al hae been stated that 10 was Mayor HdVeineyeTS
futontion address the WOgkngmeu who contemplated
holding "a meeting al TOmpkin s-sQudre on tuesday, the
men against the prohibition &c march 10 the
The Mayor, therefore, expressed his vii
Iingness address them IN order 10 prevent
hv that means the annoyance public officers would
3pere nee and the obstruction To travel which march
great procession 10 the Cly Ian would cause
.ud tie inc eytaOe that would follow attempt 20
tr,e the line police Canast IN order 10 reacn the
sTty Hall The real wOrklugnen dd not assemble IN
square, and therefore he did not think he was
bound To keep his promise
were dismissed Yesterday morning by The Police Com
1nsionrTs. view OF the good conduct of the men ON
Gsorce Blair declares that certain charges made
a.sf him ina resolution passed by the Working ngIDen's
Jin,ou are utterl. untre lie airins that he Is
Iommunst ana that he works every day at No. a. Ann
.i lie also assert. .hat the Workmen's Union was not
composed OF delegates from all the trades dloD there
wee LUt few unions represented
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