New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-05
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MAYOR WOOD INDICTABLE.
HIS RELATIONS WITH RECORDER SMITH.

HIS RELATIONS WITH RECORDER SMITH.
Recorder smith sotice the rendezvous of almo..
all the broken-headed bruised and fugitive voters in
the city yesterday. Complaints Of every description
poured in upon him. One man SAID he vas driven
from the polls where he belonged in the First Ward,
but was told that his ballots could be deposited with
ore Of the Judges. Another poor fellow had been in
tc,ually attempting to vote from seven IN the morn
Ing till four ard wanted TO know il this was "a free
country" Presently entered a man with bloody
hanckerctief round his head, which had been bruised
by sunc-shot in the hands Of Wood man."
These things our reporter hmsef witnessed during the
hour OF so he was at the Recorders Office, and
than these had been ,ransprirg throughout the day.
Thirteen warrants issued during the day. only
ore of which was executed. Three Of these were
against notorious character in the First Ward, named
Joseph Petty Thomas Henley and Patrick Callahan.
Those against the two former were made upon five
affdayis. What became of these ca.es will appear
from the following narrative of what took place be-
tween Mayor Wood and Recorder Smith:
About half-past eight the Recorder wyste to the
Chief of Police requesting Him to det.i six policemen
Ia execute process which necessary in of the
wards for the preservation of the public peace and the
lives of the citizens. The Mayor happening to be
in the Chiefs office when the note arrived, took the
matter into his own hands and sent back word that no
police could be spared for the purpose, in addition to
the ten who are attached TO the Court OF Sessions
Eight Of these tie Recorder afims, were on turlough
and eeconooring for Wood through the city. AT all
events but two in attendance or could be brought
into service One of them, officer Lord of the Sixth
Ward, was sent for but didn't come near the Re-
coricrs office during the day. lie will be removed at
the earliest opportunity.
Shortly after this refusal to aid him, the Recorder
went himself to the Chief aud said that he mus have
assistance or he should call the Sheriff Thereupon
the Chief went out and brought word from Mayor
Wood that he would send squad at once. Twenty
five men, headed 10y Dear connection Of the Mayor
were accordingly dispatched to Greenwich street They
ar,sted the men, VIZ: Petty Henley and Gala
han, against whom they had warrants, but brodsht
them before the Mayor instead of the Magistrate who
took the sfdavits and issued the warrants Our mOdel
Mayor with but little delay discharged the chief Grim
nals Petty ard Henley, tchW t4F, on the promise OF
ere Ennght that they should be forthcoming in the
morning. This Ensh is an Immigrant runner OF some
notoety who is now lying under Indictment, ahd could
give nothing better than siraw-bail Callahan, the
otler party arrested was sent down TO the Chiefs
fice TO be bailod but Recorder Smith, hearing what
was going on had meantime arrived and ordered Pat
TO be carried to his office; one Directing the
police vbeyed. He was admitted to bail in the sum of
$1,000, and released on the promise Of two respectable
cz :ns that he should lot 60 the polls again dur
irg the day-a promise he probably kept, as lie was
pretty thoroughly frightened
THIS finished, the Recorder wrote to the Mayor,
stating that he undcrtood he had discharged two men
without bail, thereby committing misdemeanor under
the statue Immediately came reply, which are
enabled to present verbatim:
MAYORS OFFICE, Nov. 4, 1886.
SIR have discharged no person without bail, end
any one who says have "es. vv,,,unou,oon
49, NJ Smith"
At the moment this choice JiHet-doar was received
Enricht was telling the Hon. John McKeon the facts
Of the case as above stated. Ascertaning that the
not was still under way the Recorder applied about
H. o'clock to sheriff Willct who with promptness
which the Recorder commends in the highest terms,
furnished him with forty special Populations in blank,
only fifteen of which were, however, filled up TO the
hour of closing the polls. We give the names Of these
pitIioc citizens:
Jane. Hal, John P McChesn@y
Jane Griffin, shez Hammond
Charles Jonss, yolh h}oeftsy
Bradford {. p Armstrong, Charles Gould
Jeremiah c. Wheeler, Dennis Delany
'H''''' Michael Conner
Asf was deemed unsafe to attempt to execute the
warrants with 20 small force, nothing was done.
The arrest Of the Mayor was in contemplation, but
the legal PREREQUISITES not prepared in season.
The Recorder declares that he shal be indicted, and
that Judge Capon is equally ready to do his duty,
the services OF half the police force will be dispensed
with az penalty for their crinical commissions and
omissions during the day. Halpin and Dalton, cap
tairs in the First Ward, wiz be csiated among the
fret.
We owe it to the Chief of Police TO add tina. no
feult can be found with him as lac a. 20 time
unwilling to act, but was obliged to remain az = sub
l. 81. Mayn