New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27
sRIGGS INVES7IGATING COMMITTEE.

This Committee met yesterday afternoon in Mr..
Valentine Office, City Hail. for the purpose of con-
iinuing their Investigations.
George W. Maiscl, Chief Of Police, was the irst
witness called. After being sworD, the Chief, in an
sver to question from Alderman Briggs handed that
fukc,ionary paper, romarking as he did so, that
che had nothing further 10 say" The document, as
follows, was then read by the Clerk;
at IL my belief that the proceedings Of the Com
mittee designed exclusively for personal and pm
vac inter,s's, and do not mean 10 recognize your
PRETENDED authority until the las. judicial determDa-
ton which eau legally obtain holds that yol have
the power yOL claim TO exercise. therefore decline
10 al swer any questions whco YOU may PROFOUND TO
me- (Signedl Gro. W. MATsELL.'
There appearing further usc for Chief Ma'sell on
y present occasion, another witness, Richard b.
Coz molly, County Clerk was called, ana sworn.
Mr.. Council, testified that no certificates of na'u'
ralizaiOn had been issued by him since the Commit
zee entict the PR sent Investigation, or within The
last year and half the Naturalization Clerks nane
il John Brown.
O. DIX Na,hsnicl or Bon iam,n Jarvis over give you
u par er sizing the application Of George Matseh
for Latu; HliZatiOn. -
A. Isaw aracer which had on il the family of NJ.
Aatseii. it vas u g family record; ] do not remember
the nan cs y The tam ~ the paper was handed II me
by Mr.. JaNs; had il for three hours, but dld NJ,
show il 20 Nj MatseA; believe he saw 1t and sai1 II
was of 20 c" Querce be did not appear to consider
ia record If hs fa I'll family was not an aPpli'
Cston iCr naturalization.
Q. Has Nj Mat-,n, nov Chief Of Police, ever been
Datpfeli2'a
Mr. Matte Lao the paper referred to IN his possession
for n long tmc-I believe not; | think the name OF
Geo. Ma;sol! ;ho paper; DO not know that 1t
was George w Ma.seH; do not know that there
was aniGoc name.
Naihaiie Jarvis was next sworn, and testified that
he w0s Deputy Clerk Ot tnc Court Of Common Pleas:
paper sv erng TO the one referred to, was found
among the records of the office; the name OF Geo.
Ma'sfl a lt-t of The of the
family; old OF remember whether the name Of Geo.
W. Ma'sell was on it; | cannot produce the paper
without order from the Court
John Blown next s~OTn, and testified lie
could not consistently swear that any policemen on
duty had been natural zed; witness believes that two
policemen we're La.uraIzCd, but 6s 1t several
months siI &c he could rot remember names thinks
one was an applicant for police, aud that he was
born Of American parents the other arrived when he
was a child Mr.. Matsel has never been naturaiize
10 my knowledge
Robert Bowyer was called, but did rot ans yer to
his name.
The Clerk then proceeded 10 read the folio Siag aii
devits:
GU and County Of Nc, York 81 Louis. wyekOa, re-
n6ns No 10 West SiXsenh depese thst was requested
BY Stepl H. Branch 60 South seveah near the cor'
os Of Third t. L L. snd saopep. Mary Mat Nat
pens ssdy Who replied that this was ~ extreme case I'll
B a.sSSs . wbsn roTse Mas's or ei Sss
a. his children, william native Of Eoslaod, long d.
Mar ustve OF England, who nov resides IN VIZ
hsmsbuIgh l. l. Susan native of England, who the wife
Of Mr. tol who is believe an un s'urslIed ,oresnsr aud
Geose native Of Brandon Ing aud who the Cef OF ~
lice Of the City Of New York Augustus nativs Of Saudon
EngeI6, Nho G'ea VA S'uih AuotSa l4toe NAIVE =.
Brandon EusLd who resides IA The Seenh Ward IN this
i aSa 1 hue CIV ,n. Hea-y kba
tive ofthe United States who married -wdos OF Augustus
Amecs tbs, ins.mueh knew a., and played with Por
ten Of these children Of Georse MAssil taiI'r Sn my
childhood could recognize hcn that nasmGch IS
hsve S,e5 Gopse A. his rsdepce Who low reoosnes
his u OF al tus MI
Bianch requested subpoena on Mary Maszl Fnn
MWth'msNvreh, ssIed BY Alderman Bnss' aod Davld l.
tai AL accordingly len the City Of NesNoIs tJt that
;, Nth Soytat st. neA The corner # Ihrd "ismsbUsh.
= ns,ns sSed ssn' lite gu TO aqane iof M. f.la
,sS'qSSl ~ man Rsc1d Mcsno an having 'i'si' ~
bo they hers etlasea y DIST husband thai ne little
there that then made inquiry % the lei bors and
otts NJ sian cd . isy reside hese snd had been cen
wS1eG ios n a F a. n DS y Iy ne, aagsasl'
ri know Mrs FLn where she reslded; th4i staia
made GppcsiE ~ the aforementioned neishb0r- sud
~h Ae adj HAT The neil hbor Mr- tnns daughters thai
Mrs Finn t6e mother cersuy d0 esids aeTe Which they
eOshDsy AID nevou,y sckOowegsd tut said th.t abe
ae.ert from on hs fatn connection Of the MAJ.
se snc on family N WLiAmbarsn wh9 told ias mat she
snsw ne m Fbr decd in the Of he toyshoP S09io
~ Which bad inquired ana that she lsc seen bet
short tine ~ vi9us; 'hs' hen called on Mrs EsIwies
.ecr IN neea;s.y recognized IS MIS- May N.sell f91,
.ees' osushtel and form ny Man Abbott sud sksi her
Nasee Hrs fina, her mother, ami answered" No 10
Int usnueI sAe al the time s.sInming The door most
N I. tseei hAi wAsa fret eet 10 tie toy-shop 70
Tor Ais FIN her daughters evioccd treala
ns e.1es sed hP' SAD aws such a. never ~tnesea
ieNae' "SFs'HJn> anu ~ 81.
~ LOUISA WlChOFF.
s.fofi, SEPT o. 1853
'a !" before me, this 9th dsy OF September 1875.
"a. OtokGt W. WHEELER, Commissioner OF Deeds
e@nsr, al CSsfiy Of Ne's York m- Thomas Fendsr Mes
q 1855 beHd OF dsrnea oepcse h' On Saturday Sept
the eide, & q serve ubpcna MIS- hsry Mitse Finn
CIV OF George hatse the Chief Of Poiee Of the
store p..- ~ sai wen Into toy AZ Jnfeeto y
R.uses,b - corner Of South Sevssth and Third-stA. VII
ys,s Of ss saw two young ls.is- each about 70 ADD