Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28
The Astar Place Riot.

The New York Police Gazette of Febru
airy 3D. contains the statement at length. 1
is very long, filling near three closely printee
columns of the Gazette. The New Yorl
Express furnishes the following as the sub
stance of the statement:
We do not. We think, state the matior 10,
: broadly when We say that in the article be
| fore US, which It's author heads Seere
History Of the Astor Place Riot, witt
6limpses at the Forrest Divorce Case, b,
Andrew Stevens, the writer comedies that
J he was an active agent in bringing ahouI
the lamentable catastrophe in the month oI
May, 1919. One expression 10 this effect
is in these words 1t is we'll known ms
being a devoted aud sincere friend of For.
rest during the riots and during those trials
also lie more than merely insinuaios
where the money used for the purpose Of
packing the house ON the nights Of riots,
which he said he bad aud used came from.
Mr. Fofrest, throughout, he represents as
being exceedingly exeerhaiel against Mr.
Maeready.
lie gocs into details of the preparations
for driving Mr. NJ. from the ,iage-a pro.
liminary meeting Of Boys under the
pretence Of " ball Play. at lloboken
wherat it vas found impossible to gel up
the requisite enlhusiasm-then the publiea.
ton and circulation Of parts of Mr. Mae
ready's speech on the stage, " referring to
larties and factions '-inputations against
him oi sllrring the Democratic party -
purchasing tickets, providing maney.
which were p!entifully supplied eda-Ire.
pairing iallamainrY banners to b used in the
theatre and, adds the writer as the hab.
itdes of that theatre We're supposed ia be
fond Of perfume, it was provided literally
in the shape Of three or iagr dozen bottles
ol a new kind OF udnr, never before intrn.
iuepd to god s5ciety.' lie then goes IN To
show what instructions wem given Ia the
Predetermined dis,urbers oi tue peace on
the first night To kick up such row that
nothing could be heard but to nsc no yio-
lence. The throwing Of the chairs ut Mr.
Macrcadys head, Mr. Stevens represents as
NJ having been contemplated by him or his
assistants, in getting mp that demonstration.
To thcjssulng oil the "cdd signed by
some Of Mr.. Ms friends, asking him 10
appear, Mr. Stevens attributes the whole uf
what followed, ION the fatal 10Th May) Il
was taken up. he says, q" By certain .ct as
defiance by the upper ten and Eng.
lish interests combined, and be significant.
ly adds. AL sorts OF umors were raised aud
indu>triou.ly circulated, purposcly to keep
up that impression" The flame thus kin.
died and kept alive gathered strength hour.
ly up TO the nigh, uf Mr. Macrcalys per.
tounanee, when il burst out in violence and
wrath. Meantime however, Mr. Stevens
says he Wa, importuncd 10 induce Mr.. For.
rest 10 come out in a card, appealing to his
friends to push the thing no farther, and
thus to prevent the consequences that all saw
We're impending Mr., Forrest was not, for
the moment in the city, but some two or
three Of his friends deemed it advisable
that he should do So" One Capt Rynders
begging him (Stcycns) to urge that course
upon Mr.. Forrest, the writer ot " the Secret
History says:
81 told him (Rynders) | was satisfied il
would be no use to ask him Forrest to do
anything Of the kind knowing the bitter
hatred he bore Aiacready, aud his resent.
mcnt at the signers Of the card Of invitation,
but would see him, notwithstanding.
did 60 to the theatre he had just returned
from the country my message was deliver.
ed the result was as anticipated lie
was inheXible; and If half the city were to
have been sacrificed. the purpose nt his
heart, think, would not have been changed
| came back with heavy heart, and thought
most seriously whether il was not best at all
hazards to issue card in his name.
II it turned ont well, il would be a glo.
rious move, which he in his cooler mo.
ment5 might sanction or he might ropud.
ate Il as a weak invention Of the enemy.
| believe it would have been done, bad there
been time and could a printer have been
then procured, who could have been trusted
with such movement Ii was not done.
and the bloody and disasterous result is con.
tinually before me, when think that possi.
6ty all those lives might have been spared.
II ii had been done at the proper time,
it would have saved ne from many a sad re.
Election, that, however remotely, / was pos.
sibly an instrument in the sacrifice OF so
many innocent people, for the mere gratif.
cation of bitter personal feud."
Mr. Stephens remarks upon his leaving
town to avoid a subpoena in the Forrest di.
yorcc case-the course pursued towards him
in connection with the affair, by the counsel
Of the deiendant-his statement relative 10
the money transactions between him and
Mr.. Forrest, out of which the recent reports
against Mr. Stephens integrity arose. con.
cerning all of which transactions he GOES in.
to an eSculpatoly detail and his personal
commentaries upon Mr. Forests character
and conduct occupy large portion of this
this remarkable statement.
As to Mr. Stophenss own position in this
matter. we must say that we do not see how
, the authorities, with these statements before