Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-07

The Riot and BIoodshed in New Y.,..
The following is the best historical account ~ :.
melancholy affair in New York, which we hav. ,...
It is made up Of the evidence OF the Mavo,
Gen. Sanford, before the Grand Jury. II NAV :
valuable for future reference. '!
Caleb S. Woodruff, mayor OF The 81.
and county Of New York, sworn:-
| was informed on Thursday la., IN,
was likely to be distur bance At The m,
tire. in Astor place, and in consequence =
which sent for the Recorder to com. =
my Office at | l o'clock sent Tor ..y,,,I
gentlemen TO be at my office at IL o'clocL.
the Recorder, Sheriff, Chief Of POG,.
Gen. Sanford, the Police Justices. ,,1
Mr.. Nibblo; these attended about el.,.s
o'clock /; Mr.. Hackett came with Mr.. M
10; | enquircd Of Mr.. Niblo. the prom.
tor of the theatre whether ,heyir,end,d, !.
play at the theatre on Thursday nich:bs
stated TO me that they had pn: out ,Le;,
bills and proposed to do so. / then en-.
CURED Of the gentlemen presen, wh,.
probability there was of dis,urbane.
that evening some of them though. Their,
would be disturbance +; the Chief Of Pa.
lice, in particular, said he though, j, nigh,
be serious one conversation then pa,.
sed between those present as 10 The ben
method Of suppressing IL; | cnauired Il
the Chief if the civil force would be sun.
Client; he said he thought il would moi
then asked him if the aid Of The mili,,r
would be required; lie said he though /
would | then put the question 10 the Gen.
tlemen present, whether under the iii.
cumstances, an order should be ISSUED
they ali answered in the affirmative, e..
cept Gen. Sanford; Gen. Sanford remark
ed that it was not for him TO say wheibs
they should be ordered out or not !; il v.
his business TO obey the orders the order
was then afterwards given. and handed ID
Gen. Sanford's son; The order was gen.
eral order, as 10 the number to be called
out. Myself, Mr. Niblo and Mr. Haekelt
had some conversation respecting the clio.
sing the theatre !; stated 70 Mr. NibIo a,
Magistrate, that thot ! had no right /,
interfere with his establishment, but n,
private wishes were that he should clos.
his theatre on that night, they seemed ID
think they ought not 10 close, and that Ii.
magistracy ought to protect them. and We
came to the conclusion, as an alternative.
to do SO; instructions were given 10 The
Chief Of Police and Gen. Sanford 10 TAX.
such measures. and act as occasion requ.
ed; went to the opera house about nine
o'clock in the evening went in and IN.
CURED for the Recorder and Chief Of p
lice.
/ saw outside immense multitudes d
people | made myself know at the door,
and went into the house; inquired Of the
Recorder, Chief of Police, and Sherif,
what they were doing the answer was,
there was large force outside they sta.
led that the windows and panels Of ii.
doors were broken in, the military WEI,
outside; it was stated BY The Chief Of p.
lice that great difficulty was TO be enter
tanned as to keeping them from breaking
into the house, with the force he had and
he was fearful they would succeed, as hi,
men were doing all they could do after |
had been there about fifteen minutes, Gen.
Hall stated TO me. that unless gave or
ders for his men to FIRE, his men would
leave the ground my answer was, not
yet General, let us see lie said he lad
been struck with stones on his head and
body: and the blood at this time was run.
ming down the left side Of his face he re-.
peated twice or three times tina. bis men
would not stand to he stoned TO death with
arms in their hands; finally he stated to
me, Mayor, you must give the order to
fire, OF my men will all be killed nv an.
swer was again, await little )" nothing
passed again between the General and
myself; he left me without the order Il
did not give the order TO fire; there wa,
no proclamation read to the people BY me I;
was inside; there was no proclamation
issued by me that day. / issued none,
because | was not sufficiently informed Of
the state of facts TO deem it necessary the
means taken through the day were precau.
tionary about twenty minutes after Gen
eral Hall left me, notified Justice Mount.
fort that was going to the New York
Hotel. ind should remain there to receiys
any communication they had to make II
then left, in company with my brothe,
and went to the New York Hotel thi
was previous to the firing or the military;
! remained at the hotel with Governor
Fish until eleven o'clock, and went to my
house; the disturbance then appeared 10
be over.
IGen. sa nford's testimony next week.I