New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-02
BRIGGS.

R1Dcc the CcclblOD 81 Juuge Dhiy lhot enc N""'"N"
cious witnesses must answer, was announced TO be
held on Saturday afternoon at o'clock
With The hour arrived the Contumacious Three
and the incorruptibIe Alderman; bis felOw-mem-
be,s of the Committee, however, were not pres
ent. quarter Of an hour passed, aud Briggs began
TO grow uneasy; sweltering reporters suggested an
adjournment T. the LIST of September, and intmated
that ths was a topic altogether to exciting to be
brought forward in such an exceedingly elevated state
of Tie thermometer. But Briggs was calm and un.
moved Ever anxious for the welfare of his country
Briggs is no TO be deferred from serving her by any
tlemomctrcal fieak, however Unprecedented. This
Coniumaoious Three, and all Contumacious Threes,
need never atter themselves that any possible hight
OF temperature in any abode of theirs will them
against the Just wrath of the heroic Briggs. Cool and
impertui babo as a Salamander, he pursues his pur-
poses with a serene tenacity which is rare even in
October.
BRIGGS said that IL none Of his associates arrived be
would aojourn but previous to adjournment he had
an affidavit 10 be read Before, hoSever, the reading
con menced Ade~man Tucker made his appearance,
which put an end TO the iIreveent limitations Of the
Cortumacous that Briggs was not in himself all pow
erfol 10 compel them to answer-that Briggs, host in
himself. was not a quorum of the Committee.
Alderman Tucker took his seat, and Briggs said they
would proceed The contumacous visages vsiDy
elongated atther approaching doom. Briggs proceed
ed 10 say that he of the importance of the
subject and the weight Of responsibility which rested
upon him. He had statement which the Clerk would
read. The CIek read as follows:
did not know until after had sent notices for the
contumaciOus witnesses 70 appear before the Commit
te to-day that Judge Daily who is now in o~a prob
ably committed an unineDuOnal mistake In his order
dir, cting the contumacous witnesses TO appear at my
call and testify touching any aud every mater EN-
braced in the nativity resolution adopted by the Board
of Aldermen, March IS. 1855; when he doubtless
meant that they should appear and testify under the
fraud and corruption resolution adopted by the Board
of Aldermen April &c 1855. Under these circum-
chances am unwilling to proceed with the investiga
lion until Judge DAILY returns from Iowa
The reading OF the statement received with
great satisfaction by all gentlemen present. Mr. Mac
kellar thought that Briggs must have employe bright
counsel and Mr.. McCann very sorry that Briggs
felt Though be could not proceed Briggs reitersed
his sese of the importance of the investga ton, aud
therefore the importance Of caution in conducting it.
He announced that an affidavit would be read. 1t
yas read as follows
Le,is's Mlsan, whose maiden Howard, and
Of Geneva Ontano County, N. " depOse that
BON Brtndon suo County Eng and i7s; in 1909
ny father John Howard, came home Que evening while the
"ianor b, trade, whom introduced to-day who has
recently om London to reside perm men y IL Bran
10 MY her that he mad daughter named Mary, who as
just sbcu my ago who wac eorn 10 l7Ss taI, sterwad
were the children Mr. Msse had when he came 70 3 sndon
IN crpnty Ipsad (which s6 ns suffolk Couutyl and th.t
he Am, TcA after he married aud buried his hr wife
IN LS5GS" ny hn Ib"ys also Mr. Mi .e say that
ae he returned 10 England from America he got
married sgsin In Norfolk County where he had three sisters
Issrg and that be then w3 70 reside IN LSadIP ts n
ybtd her requeu IN Brandon aud oiel slept with her at
her fathers house, which was only about forty rods tom my
fathers residence in Brandon and that Mary has often slept
with me al my iahers house thai Mary ana myself nave oon
ben church togethcr that Nh Mase the Chief Police
the Poho rvestige Committee hat be born in 1884,
hut that ne born 70 my positive KNOWLEDGE in brandon
her told hmj tina! incly remember hlm from ms
sumo If ls9, hat disraetiS remember Augustus and
Fizebeth Masei who were TO my knowledge bora in
urt they ef IN 1915 that George had Wash
rgt,n attached 10 his name dunng his residence IN Baudon
from 1911 70 1915 that Brandon IN those day. hsd only several
hundred phbiars aud that the Matse family like all other
ia Hp lf Isl7 NJ Msse rs W WSo. dos n,me was
Elizabeth ConsiSble) Mrs Constable 1.-THE mother Of Mrs Mat
sel) Mary susan. William George, Augustus ami Elizabeth
MSiss all suddenly et Brandon without any one Knowing 1t
except ihemse and not heard Of a erard until
this on, family named Matse thai ever kues heard
Of IN Ems AMI Americas tha left England with my nos
hand for America since aud have resided enev
Newly orb since came to Americas thar ny husbaae
%c % s Ss,s soS S dSrns o nine ,
rssdnee in Geneys hey EASILY learn by nlung Of the
other pursuits enevu expressly desire here state
that hsv. given this afdav choce-haii origin
nted IN this wise; Nh Mead who acquainted with my bus
band Geneya stated since that he had been reading
in the NewYork utwspap that MI Mtsel the Chief Of
Police returned official document the Com
Council native Of the United States aad hal
before the Police investigating Committee that his mother
Tssdd before he nercs thai hearing this both
ys AMI husband very naturally etpre sd ma surprise that
MI should dszJwu his cDu9ry sud hu.baad 81 the
same Dsrrsed Mr. Mead Of the facts ia sh & Ia
,h h-t Mr Mead, without consulting Alderman
Bnsg Chsr Of the Police Couuit &c ia New,iorS in
forcing hin 81 these tsc inst eoen person gaining hin
aslf fephs Branch
Dir hesd wrote 10 Alderman Bugs evidence OF his authority
Mead 4uo5te1
srOns dess no. e vo untay ,j1re Mr. Mattel anybody
essI ha husband TOLD branch thai 'eYuld DOC make
Cak to VII have here stated respeo ing Mr. Nate 70 nstV
ny Hetn bad son btre mag STRAIT" and prot sted assa
H. and ID his wife had given her affidavit oay trom MS dese
'eiou Of 0ese Day which husband has atte,t vey reSd
htiore The srNa OF MI bhch in Geneva; but MI Branch
on t,o m The aida itself add then by permission OF my
bOsbstd md greatly relieved ys, If wi this expression Of
solemn osth all hsve here stated is mos sacrsdy ue
Aod iniihsr this deponent saith not
suhe he'd and TO before me mi. ssh d.y Of June
1855 oxoESE H. hokToS, justice Il the Peace in and foT 90
taTio County.
Mr. NJ Cam stated that if any more testimony was
necessary to prove that the Chief was born in En-
gland becoGd find plenty of it at short notice, and
offered his services.
Briggs. however, thought the question was settled
The oOutumacious Policemen bade Briggs an sfec
tona,e adieu, and the patriotic Alderman adjourned
tho Comni'tee to the call Of the Chairman
gentleman came in and announced 10 Briggs that
one OF the Mayors newly appointed Policemen had
Just been taken to the House by two Of bis
compatrois In arms, AND that in ct of rcmorse be
had msde several desperate attempts IL take bis own
life with bis sck-knie the result Of which will robs-
by DO that be will need new uniform.