New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-06
PUBLIC MEEZZNG&
THE POLICE BEFORE THE ALDERMEN.

birds smoDg thsm- Aldermen Biieg. and Hofnir,
were present.
Ale. HoTskIRE Objected 10 having any one in the
rom but reporters. ard one witness s, time
AID. BRIGGs thought they had righ, 10 be there.
To eyenJe ,bsm would look A. though they we're
,r,,d 10 1t the public see What they we're abop-it
would lcok ss though they had secret session.
AID HoFrsIRE ssd be was perfectly willing 20
have rspCr.ers snj one wines q: q tins.
Ar outsider thought they h9d = right TO cone ia,
for Harry Howard alssys had the door open to hi,
COMMITTEES
AID BRIeGs whispered to witness.
AID HorFNIRE- @ you read 70, eel lin to 20 on
will not go on Iwll 60 ont of the room, snd you
csn GO or alcre.
one Of the policemen ~ho wss TO sppear before
the Coumise plead 20 be permitted to stay but the
room ~. cleared Of all but reporters and the two
Aldermen.
that l.. Mss csTmsn; was arluai5t@d with M+'--ll,
Eve. in lslo ne tben moved the family from Banker,
in Brosd.ey jD-t shove where Nib'os nov is. in one
Of thomas H. suhs houses; there we're three or
fopr CHILDREN e The family besides the father aud
uo.if--; two or itree boys hs shorld suppose, from
he lc. h Of th-m, 'bsi they were English.
Al6 BorFxIRF-itnt won't DO, you should say to
tie bc,t Of your krc~iedee tbs, hey were English.
WiT>ESs-t ,hoUld suppose the father was. He
vss ;silor.
Il3 RRowS ros came in ard took AID. Hoff nirc
as'ce.
Al RR,eos ohj4ctsi 10 having -ny man IN t,le
room be- oId reporters. the Committee and ona st.
psss. He wanted to hold Aid. Hohnire to his oSa
rule.
Ad. HoYrslRE sail that he would adm, any
rn-r In thi- Boarj, b1' not any man sh" shond cons
srd make T. false report Ike ina, ia Ihe Sun aud
THE TRIBUNE
kld BRrcGs-I am 70 quibSlfr; would not admit
Fr~pk PIERCE or Meyer Woo noV.
Al BRowN-I came in because had bushes,
with AID II tn ire.
On,
AID HorrMIEE-h You have any friends you m
invite them in.
Ald. BnrGGs-I gave You 81 YOU asked for.
AID BRowS-I va, The Chairman If the Commit
tee to VI der.tard that have not the reDoie.t desire
10 he he,e came on business, but shall deny the
authority Of any ODE ruan 10 turn me out.
AID BHIGGs-I shall stay the ediDgs
All. UoYtMIsE-I don't 90 for Buocombs in this
matter so far ns | am coucerDet, l don't care
whether am ever tiected to office sgaln.
WIrvEs,-I have 5es n a cirmsn ever suce 1915.
,hi, lived rp Csmel.st by the cid green bill.
AID BRices then vent out of the room. aud some
unfortunate reporter wa cetecei, ca bis return,
sp-at irg 70 AID H,hmif-.
AlG. BRIGCs- Gentlemen we want reporters to at
trd T. II cir 'rsde
MIs EDWARD SHERLOCK portly laly Of a GER
,sin age wac iheu sycrn ard asked II che ever VS.
acausiuf.d with Mr. Mstsells family.
VEL rot thstI could ssy. Sir In 1870 lived in
Rrosdsay rear where HcHsfon--t. has been cpt
tbrorsh siuce | live in house with sMr. Matsel,
him H. and my huf band.
AID HorfaIRg suggested that perhaps che might
BOT tnow Msts-lls christian naDe, and be tAlkiug
about another family.
VrSyss-Y.s [ don't knox; | only knog the
family; We went away to savannah. and were there
a long lime eno SO | don't know 80 well es shoald
if We tsc TEN here all tie tue but there was
man named Denri.ton Clerk ia the City Prison,
who lad sume difficults with this young Mats-il aud
be told me that Le was trying to pass himself OF as
al American
Ad BEiGcs-And they we're Egglieh people, were
they
WIryrss-Yes. and looked about as green a. my
self always ssid that, II Mr. Msfsell the tailor,
was bs fa'Ler that he should be tn same man this
Dtnris ton-Tom Denriston-he said that he came
from Eng lsDd
Aid BRIGos-Wel, il has always been your i'm
pre.-on thai he an Eaglisbman
Aid. HoTFSIRE-Oi she don I know Tho Alder
man repested this several times
AID BRiGGs- Don put words in her mouth.
WITsEss-I will take very coed care that you don't
put words In my mouth.
AID. HoFFNIRE-i want TO know whether il vas the
WIrSrss-I always thought il was the SON. The
old said ,hat he h-d arrived from England, ard
that was difference between us. lie was Eoglsh,
sr0 was lrlsb.
AID BRrGGs-Ihey were con iietabe Of boysl
Wl1xEss-Yes. ii | had lived 10 New-York all the
time NY son might have informed me. 1t 10 my i'm
preston that it Is the person, but about that could
not be exact.
Hcfmire atteu pied 10 look them over.
AID. BRIGGs-I don know whether you are trust
worby or rot; have not made my mind ~ yet.
MICHAEL HALPIS Captain Of the First Ward PO-
lice II en- swore that be nstiye OF Ireland had
been 10 yesrs-in the Country, and two years on the
Police.
Ex AID. TrEs,NS ~.s then sworn
Aid. BRIGGs-Were you a member OF the Com
mon Council of 1852!
A. Twas.
Q. At the time of the funeral OF Henry Gay
A. Yes Sir.
.. Do you remember the cloth that wa, used for
the decoration of the Governor room
A. ] DO, Sir; black cloth.
Q. Did you ever know what became Of that cloth
A. never Did, Sir il made considerable noise at
the time. II DISAPPEARED very mysteriously.
Aid. HoFEsIRE-Like the spoons, once. A laugh.
AID. BRIGGs-Do you remember who was Chair.
man OF The Committee on Decorations
A. tbiak Mr.. VIM. Ii. Cornell WAS.
q You have no knowledge Of the cloth
A. No not 10 the east, Sir All my attention Was
directed to my black coat. never have seen it.
Q. You bad no coat shout that time
A. don't know about that; but had no coat of
that cloth, for show by my tailor that he al
ways furnishes the cloth. Any other questions Sir
Isaac WooLEY First Ward Police-Hsve been
in the Department years; am q native Of NswJer.
sey; graz ofabsr served in the Revolution ha ye been
in The Brdewell night for play Dg ball Sunday.
FRAScIs Brush. Thirteenth Ward POlice-An
Doct MASTER Mckinley, Policeman attached to
the Mayors flee, came up to the Station. House,
az d told me Re bad a remoDstrsnce sgaast the Po-
lice bill at Albany. lie asked me to take one and
get sigDaiuIe- He said could do this better thsn
5ny bocy elfe better acquainted in the Ward
thar he Lieut.. Clark authorized me TO do it.
AID. BRIGGs-Dd you meet any boys on your
route, who told you that Mr. HoIie had sent them
cut for signatures ond gave them penny piece.
A. don't know Of any such thing; l went 10 the
test citizens Of TIE Ward.
Communication was here handel in 10 the Com.
nttee.
AID. HoFFNIRE-Ths. 10 for you and me. be-
love that am allowed TO zee that Briggs