New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-18
TROUBLE Ai'ONG TN ORDER or KNOB
"NOTXINGS."
SEIZURE or THEIR CHATTER AND OTHER
LOlLMENTS PERTAINING TO TIE ORDEG.

SEIZURE or THEIR CHATTER AND OTHER
LOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE ORDER.
few days since Anonymous letter addressed to
Roman Catholic ccrgymcn o. ha City. appearc in the
columns Of one Of the City i,u- h stating in cf that
tho author wes in possession Of socrss Of the Society
called Know Nothing AL i,r the sun OF $1,000
would discoso ihoso secrets I'D al the Affairs Of ti'
Order The announcement, though conn: from On IN
known source created considerable excitement among the
Members Of the Order residing in The CITY AMI measures
were at once Instituted to Ascertain possible the author
Of he anonymous letter. Suspicion finally rese Tor son,
cause not made public upon nr Jon L. Elliott, one Of
he principal officers Of the Order, in whose possession
were the charter and tie prya'o papers and with we"
of obtaining possession OF thee documents, as u ac5eI
DIR. j. W Sleiclt Mr. Charles Il. Allen, and Bcnja"'n
r. Morse repaired, shortly after II o'clock on Saturday
night lest 10 the Office Of Mr. Elliott. No Al Nassaus,
whore hoy met by Ar. Eugene Fers who dr'ir'
20 know their busness, when tssy stated that they were
about going Of by the cars and wanted trunk anl one
or other things from the Office. These they carried
away and ia the morning discovered dat the d,cl
and papers nppcrtaning to tho Order of "Knov
"NoiDgs together with some money which was in tho
trunk hid vanished.
On Tuesday Mr.. Elliott went before Justice Osborne
end nado On affidavit TO the effect That on the 18Th
" of May between the hours Of O'Clock Z. ~, and IL
"oclock p. a.. his Office No. 81 Nassau-s.., buril
ouy entered by the door being forced open by three
"mon who lighted alanp and then broke open trunk and
took from and carried away nearly all its contents which
consisted Of vac soi rituals Of secret organization
% copies Of liz charter parchment, opscksges OF
"prntod blanks the zeal Of the Grand Council Of tho Stat,
" Of Ncwl ork and six tin In the vasc rus
set leG, poG.mOnnao containing private papoio, SO
bank bill and eleven e. bank bl.. lie further states
in lis affidavit That hc is informed that the pe5ons WHO
were sccn carrying the trunk from the pronisc were the
same who had met in his Office the afternoon,
81. W. Scelt, NJ. D.. No ~ Mad.on-si.; c. u. Alca
No. Wcst-st., ard b. +. Morse of Morrisilns New
York and tina. he believes them gully Of the crime oi
burglar, &C."
Mr.. Eugene Ferris also made AFFIDAVIT. in which he
States ihat when they going away they said al
fright"
warrant for the Of the three gentlemen above
named granted by Justice Osborne, AMI Messr,.
sleicht and Allen notified attend before the MACS
trotc Yesterday which they did, and hearing in the m 81
ter will take place at O'Clock this afternoon. Officers
Webb and Martin, Of the Lova Police Court, TO whom
the warrants inruscd have been unable, tins far,
TO meet with Mr.. NOISE Counsel have been {agel
on both sides and the investigation will probably be
thorough.
Mr.. Elliott states hut Yesterday morning ho rcoevci
nearly dozen letters requesting him to leave the City
forthwith and threatening in case Of refusal to do 81 tat
bis Digs would he few in this wcrll. No names were
signed to thcso letters and many Of them in d.
crscd hand. Mr. Elliott it il said has armed himself and
If prepared fer almost any emergency.