The New York herald., 1844-07-14


| and thus addressed him. ask you upon your sa.
| cred word as a.man and Christian, hav..you any
| more men here Have you any more arms +
Have you any ammunition? To each OF these
questions he answered positively no. Finding
nothing new IN our progress, we again proceeded
| to the room or vestlbule from whence we hrst
| started. In this room were several closets,
| and some OF them were IN case or counter,
which stood along the wall. We asked the
priest to open il. He said II contained nothing
but few lemons and articles for making some
thing to drink. We asked hlm again 10 open II,
when we dlscoved keg Of powder, some peIcns-
sion caps and buck shot and on account OF fhs
qulbbllDg OF The priest, we were anxious 10 open
closet hlch was under the stairs, leading from me
vestibu e To the room behind the altar Ihe priest
here said that The closet contained private properly
\ belonging 10 his brother, w. III. Dunn, ana some
lew small articles belonging TO himself, and ob]ec-
ted to open II, stating that the Key OF that place
| had never been in the hands OF any other person
but himself and brother No denial would be lis
tened 10, and accordingly the closet was opened; ~
! il was found seven single and two double barrel
guns and several pistols and several hundred cart
/ ridges, some OF which had eight, ten, or more
slugs, and buck shot Ia them, and upon examna,
ton of some OF The iowling pieces, they had
seven, eight, and even nine fnger loads IN ihem.
| Up,n this the gentleman who spoke 10 the
| Priest at the altar, mentioned the conversa-
tion 10 Mr.. VIM. Ill. Dunn, who denied mat
his brother had said any such thing; he brought MS
brolher the Pri~sl 10 confront The gentle man,
and he also denied with regard 10 the arms and
ammunition, and said that he had misunderstood
the questions or had been misunderstood himself
We been IN every pat o the n use, a,n ana nov now
kets, including thOse stacked III the room and those
in the hands oi The men; nine pistols, two SWORDS
seven single barrel and TWO double barrel guns,
three pixies or b yonets liked on pieces o1 wooo,
similar 10 brush handles. These were all taken by
The police to the Commissioners Hall, together with
the keg Of gunpowder and cartridges, and ball ana
buck shot. AT about two O'Clock on Saturday
morning, the City Guards, were in the church
under command Of Captain HILL. having Just arm
we'd. Alter having finished tae search, William
ii Dunn made an address TO such OF the commit
tee as were present, which he stated that tor
fear any wrong impressions might go abroad against
the Sheriff, himself and his brother, ne would
say that he told the Sheriff the number OF men and
arms that were in the church, and would say
further, that they had been on the premises since
the eighth or tenth of June, having been obtained
by an order from Governor Porter, and that he,
Hubbell, constituting him captain OF company
Of men 10 defend the church He also SAID that on
the evening OF the 4h Of July, he had one hundred
and fifty men in the house drilling them The
sheriff said he knew OF the arms being IN me
church, having been told by the Priest ana Mr W.
Fl. Dunn; and subsequently the Priest stated that
he had received on The Ith Of July, letter stating
that the church would be fired on the lth, 9th, OF
18th OF Juy-hence the necessity Of arming the
building. The names OF the persons found IN Tie
church with Priest Dunn, have been handed over 70
the proper authorities. These men the Sheriff SAID
should be reached by law, II any law couid reacn
iLem they were discharged and are notyet arrested!
This we conceive to be fair statement OF the CIR
cumstances connected with the church; we believe
!, nothing is knowingly withheld, or too slowlnsy
{ portrayed; we leave 1t 10 our fellow ctizens 70
draw ,helr own conclusions And though all OF us
cannot (n account ot being separated on duty and
stationed at different points,) testify to the same
things, yet the statements OF each, taken IN the
/ aggregate, will fully sustain this report
J. Adopted in Committee, July 1lth, lS44.
! John w Smith, Jacob +. vande rslice, John M
i Dutton. David W. Moore, John Baxter, David
I Ford, Francis 5. Bready, Samuel Martio, William
{ Copeland, Wright Ards, John Farelra, r. > John
: son, Thomas A. Roe, James +. Nj. McElroy
Frds. Is. Longmlre, James Bcaer, Solonan Wal
p keT, Reuben Stewart.
4 Having headed this Committee by request Of III,
Sheriff, | subscribe 10 the foregoing report.
dI n. MCKINLEY, Aide
[From Philadelphia Chronicle. July ial
All was perfectly quiet yesterday; not the slight
D est evidence Of any disturbance was manifested
\ The troops continue on duty, and VIII, we IL arm
remain tor some time There were various ru
mors ahoat MS to the disposition OF the troops, bu
1 we refrain from giving any OF them
~ in the nelghbuThoOd OF the Glrard Bank, there
! were collections OF persons all day, but nothing
I more than mlsht be expected from the display o.
I military
iy quiet--the sentrles were paradng front of IN
, head quarters, but nothing like violence was ex
. hibired.
n The subscriptions for families Of the killed ane
i wounded on the part OF IN, military, we ar,
pleased to say, is rapidly augL entlng. The com
! mittee ms IN the Hall Of Int spendence yesteI
day, and the contributions were very large. Capt
, Scott remains IN precarlous state, although h'
4 appears tie lmprovlpg--the bail has not been ex
!, racted, and yet he suffers but slightly: The wound
ed at the hospital, it is believed, will all recove
/, | but one. if
I We understand the troops will parade for drill
l | o-day.
We have received list Of names appended I,
the address to the Governor-but do not think then
necessary for publication. About 400 IN all, have
L a. hal
:, the number They should have been withheld un
I'll completed.
The CITY Councils made an appropriation o
5000 last evening" TO cash the script q those com
anrs who have not yet presented their pay rolls Z
The County Commissioners, and who may be pai'
| by The latter IN County Scrip
- [From Philadelphia papers. July Is.l
d| LIBERAL.-The subscription Tor the families o
The killed and wounded soldiers, already anoun
' to nearly $4,000
The TRooPs.-Our military friends IN the city
: are numerous and well appointed, but we nevel
saw body OF men SO unobrusive. They are
carcely TO be seen, unless In their progress to c
. from head quarters. They seem to ieel that III,
I duty of the citizen Is connected with the disc
I pine Of the soldier, and that they are as much
concerned to preserve the prophecies of the time
and place. as the aged and retired residents d
the city. We could not have expected much d
ferent conduct from men who constitute part oi
The most useful portion Of our citizens, though \
might have been apprehended that youth, and .hei
separate association, would have led them at time,
10 indiscretion. Such, however, has not been tn,
2 case; and the citizens OF Phil delphia, when they
express their gratitude their gallant defenders
will find no less cause for ihankfuness in the gen
D tlemany department and orderly bearing Of those
who SO admirably sustained the soldiers charac
ter.
ANOTHER OF THE WOUNDED DEAD Elijah Jes
ter, another of the persons shot in Southwark by
the military, died last evening in the hospital Jes
ter and the boy Doughery, who was killed dead on
Sunday evening, were both IN the employ of Mr.
Abraham McDonough chair maker, in Seconc
street, below Dock
USING EXCITING LANGUAGE "A female named
, Catharine Kane, held TO bail to keep tn,
peace, by Alderman Redmsn, yesterday, for max