New-York tribune., 1876-07-14
STATEMENT OF AN EYEWITNESS.

An intelligent citizen of Newark, who eye
witness Of the frghtful at the factory and of
the pursuit the river and the terrible death of the
murderers, gives the following graphic account:
"The three rullilns rushed into the factory with
their rcvolvers drawn The smaller one, Charles,
Cl. Their eyes bOdshot, their coats were torn
from ,eir backs, and parspiraon, mixed with DIRT,
be9rimed their faces. They shouted at the top OF
their voices. Never! Meyerp and looked into the
room on the first floor. Aber5 and Charles. seeing
that the man they wanted not present, fastened
by the front stars to the second floor. Adolf, how
ever thrstng for blood, discharged one OF
his reviewers toward group Of workinen,
who stood in one corner One of the bullets
struck George schrciber in the ieshy part of the
arm. Adolf tnen reloaded his rcvolyers and fol-
lowed is brothers up the stairs. Meanwhile they
lad buTt into the secOndstory room and ran around
like manacs, 4 rev Oliver in each hand, shouting Tor
Meyer They did not find him, and then began dis
charging their weapons prom scuonsly INTO the
crowd. Charles Fisher the assistant fireman. and
brotherpaw Of Meyer, received two bullets in the
head aud two in the abdomen. He dropped
10 the door in pool of blood.
But the shooting continued, and
slx bullets were fired into forent parts of the body
OF JOHN Abcrs workman. The other workmen,
horror stricken and not fairly cOmprehendlng
what was actually taking place, remained nvetted
m thoir places for a moment, and made no enort
10 stop the nuIderous vOeys. Then, ganciDg at
Their companions who were prostrate upon the
floor, they aroused themselves from their lethargy,
and with a spontaneous cry of revenge
ciutched their knives, used for cutting leather,
grisped their hammers and weapons OF
every kind, and made dash for the
rui!ians The latter again raised their rcyolyers
and ircd but the crowd pressed upon them. Sew
,ral Of tie worlmon had gained the entry stairs
ard stood with drawn knives the bridge across
the canal, preventing the exit of the villains on
Ferry-st.
Pressed hard by the crow above, who showered
te,u - th missiles as they descended the stairs, the
mur,erc,s emerged from the building. They dashed
for the bridge across the canal, but encoun-
tered the array Of drawn knives. They were thus
pressed toward the edge Of the Passalc RIVER, tho
avengng wOrlmcn pe.tng them with stones and
cutting at them with their sharp instru-
mcHts The tallcst and largest brother, Adolf,
leaned into the river, and, being good
swimmer. began to make progress rapidly
toward the opposite shore. But OtficerThomas Smith
pnt oil in a boat and hurled stones at him. The
ggfan made desperate effort 10 reach the
shore 4 mU,tCred curse came from his lips,
"a a stone struck hi ia with a thud upon
the head He threw up his arms and sank.
Meanwhile desperate contest was gong on De-
tween the Two brothers and the crowd. Albert had
been pushed into the river aud as be cutched tho
slippery sides of the bank for support. the work.
racu cut his hands with their knives and
struck hin. with missiles. The contest
was 100 uneven 10 be prolonged and after one or
two Struggles he sank from sight. The leader OF
the dospgrIIocs, Charley, short, bnll-necked and
brutal fought desperately aud showed extraordinary
determination to the last. A. the crowd stoned
him he cursed them, aud when one of them Ger
man drew his knife across the ruian's wrist, al
most seycriug his hand from the arm, he cOolly
fired his iyolycr into the crowd with his
remaining hand Then he plunged into the river
headlou. He did not rise again, bat Oh the surface
Of the water there was crimson hue cansed by the
blood which flowed from bis wound When his body
WAS found the hand was hang ng only by thread
of flesh. and his skull was fractured