The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-20


the Eighth ward station house With him, when man
named Benjamin Henderson, brother Of John Hender.
the crowd against whereupon deponent ordered
his benjamin Henderson's arrest and he in company
with the other prisoners were taken to the Eighth ward
ing when he had them taken the Mayors office for the
CHARLES s TURNBULL
Captain Of Eighth Ward Police.
Sworn to before this 10th day Of October, 1885,
FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor.
CAPTAIN KIssNER's STATEMENT.
City and County of New York ss-Captain David Kiss
ner, Of the Fourteenth ward police, being duly sworn
says he has read the above affidavit Of Captain Charles
Turnbull and knows of his own knowledge the facts
to therein to be correct far he present
and TO the time he left with the prisoner in charge
Sworn to before me, 10th October, 1856.
FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor.
STATEMENT OF MR.. ALBERT BRISBANE.
THE EDITOR OF HERALD.
1t is very rarely that reply TO attacks but the dis
graceful and brutal assault com mited upon me on Thurs
day evening" and the garbed statements of the press
The founr of the club which has caused 40 much talk
lately, is 5. r. Andrews Esq, gent eman Of superior
mould and an old and esteemed friend. ! called upon
him on thursday Governing and found him very i'll with
hemoTrhage Of the lungs He requested me very psr
cuary to TO the club and state that he seriously
indsposedfor he thought people might imagine he stay
ed away from fear He requested me also TO state briefly
the objects which he had In organizing the club
Although dislike very much address ing promiscuous
audiences with whom there ID unity Of opinion,
went and explained briefly those objects
The first to open place for social meetings OF the
people ard for their amusement and instruction They
cannot find these at home being too poor to invite and
not fashionable enough to be invited.
The second was to unite band of reformers who re-
cognzed what Mr. Andrews calls the sovereignty of the
individual conscience liberty and self reliance
above the prescriptions of social and political institu
moral matters in midst. then left the stand and
went to the part Of the room, where there
some crowding and noise. accosed one ofhe captains
of police-a Mr. Turnbul it appears-and asked him
whether he could not induce the people to leave quietly
as Mr. Andrews was not present to attend to the meet
ing He Immediately seized me in brutal manner seek
ing evidently chance to show his ZEAL forced down
stairs and conducted me to the Eighth ward station
house.
On appearing before the Mayor he questioned Mr..
Turnbull TO what offence had committed. He IN.
swered that had made remarks which had, in his
opinion, an immoral tendency. Now it appears that
citizen Of this commonwealth be seized by the
police, and dragged to loathsome station house, and
incarcerated all night because one Of the members Of
not accord with his views Of morality shall test in
courts of justice whether such brutality violence,
and Dissertation of individual rights legal
To sum up went to the club and made statement of
its objects, oblige sick friend. In my opinion the
great reforms to be effected in society relate to political
banking We must strike down the privileges of capital
and elevate labor feel sympathy for all reforms, and
not it seems to break the basis Of social injustice
radical reform in the relations Of labor and aptal
A. BRISBANE.
SOMETHING FROM THE "FREE LOVE- SIDE OF THE
HOUSE.
TO TIE EDITOR HERALD.
NEW YORK, October IL, 1855.
am reay to prove that very nearly all that appeared
in your paper of Wednesday last relation to Free
"ninth part of man." The club formed for all
parties TO pass pleasant and agreeable evening, and
nothing more AS for the squeezing Of hands and the
passing of around the waists OF the ladies' there Is
nothing of the kind The meetings attended by
of our most wealthy and respectable citizens, whose
names might mention IL i disposed but will
not give the satisfaction OF any PERSONS knowing The
company pass the evening with dancing he principal
ement singing chess playing card playing social
evening. some one gentleman will entertain with
agreeable and amusing story which calls the laugh
troduced by member, who vouches for his respectable
y He gives his name, his residence and his that
shilling and walks in to look to participate in the
evenings enjoyment Now what is there in all that to
make such time aoouty think the person that wrote
time.
We going to bave house built cxpr essly for
We are going to enlarge the number Of members, to
double-yes, treble, what ii is now.
going ahead in spite of and everybody,
and let those stop US who can We n defy them
Of the New York Freelove Association.
ANOTHER LETTER-THE CAUSE OF THE EXPOSE.
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.
The Tribune Of late TO know considerable CT the
affairs of the League Freeove Association. Probably
could enighten tie readers of your paper how the 7
sne knows 80 much One of the reporters of that paper
q do not know his name but will describe him: tall,
demure looking young gentleman, with long hair and
large turn down collar belongs to the so called Free
love Society, did belong until three four
weeks back, when serious circumstance c;urrng, he
obliged to leave. The circumstance this:-One
evening" about weeks since at of the meetings
of the association, this reporter accidentally Of course
got meddlng with the affairs and effects in the shape of
n woman, Of the celebrated who lately figured in
the papers though not with this concern and the lady
not liking the of Mr. Reporters addr sses spoke
rather loud for her lover, who =, and that
gentleman coming up at the time with some of his
friends commenced serious battle upon the poor
porter. by this time of his friends had come up
when might have terminated very badly, had not the
Chief up the spot and stopped the battle. Thus
it ended and thus the Tribune knew much for the
porter for revenge exposed the whole matter he having
got Int in the eye which gave it of rainbow COLOR
and = y bruife upon the head with chair.
Yours, &C., MEMBER.