The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-08
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TERRIBLE ROW BETWEEN THE COMMISSIONERS AND
THE RUNNERR- KNIVES AND REvoLvBRs BROUGHT
In PLAY.
regular meeting OF the Board of Commissioners Of
Emigration was held yesterday-Gultan Q. verpanck,
Feq., In the chair
communication received from Wilson e. Hunt
declining to act as commissioner post to which he was
appointed by Governor Clark.
Jebn r. Kennedy called the attention Of
the Board to difficulty .. Castle Garden.
which had occurred that morning and in under
stand the subsequent action of the board perhaps It
would be well 10 state what the difficulty was the facts
OF which were furnished BY our reporter.
II appears that Jacob L. Smith, Councilman for the
Second district, First ward called upon Isaac O. Bar
ker, Acting Mayor, end told him that Boyd & Hincxen
tmppers bad gwen him permission to go board the
hip st Nicholas, from Hav,e when it would arrive and
land the passeI gers as he pleased and Mr. Smith ASKED
The Mayor to give him suthoriy SO to do Mr. Barker
cid as he cesIed but 1t sppears that the clerk who
dr.w up tie permit wordsd it 50 as to give Smith per-
h to 60 on board any vessel he desired and land
which was directed to Sergeant Reach the emigrant
squad, stationed at Caste GaGcen. The Councilman
then hired the steamer Brbeck end with gang Of men
we4m the Commissioners alege runners, boarded
HeSt Nicholas day morning Soon AFTER the agents
q ~ IDs as s.ss..d to GO, On board .hsn
sid threatened e. shoot them they dad not keep way
TIE mate also ordered them of. They came b.ck and
reported the condition # hirgs to Mr. Kennedy, who
he's charge Of the Garden Shortly after the Brbeck
to TIE Castle Garden pier with the passengers OF
The ST. Nichoas-some ESQ In number and their bag.
gage. Mr. Kennedy declined allow them to land;
wiereupen CouI Gilman Smith showed his badge OF Office
n Of sns Acting
boupd to obey it, The passengers wers landed where
upon NJ Kennedy desired the Councilman land their
bnesgs aso but he declired coiug ing he woad
take care OF II for them. Upon this, Commissioner
eus who was present addressed the Germans in their
own gusge, and charged the Councilman with being
esgaed with gang Of runners to rob them ct their
Effects; upon which such an outcry raised that
b. besk which was steaming on oams back within hail
ira ebsnce sns the passengers told they could
poor were terribly ssssssd ''ssa saa
they to be robbed on ali sides But the dfcuty was
nety ever number of the sccailed came TO
the gate of the Garden and demanded admission which
being refused they knives and forcing their
wsy in when the emplotes seized their revovsrs and
scr time though there was to be terrible
fight. After time tie inrruders forced out,
spd peace restored. The passengers registered
possible and permitted go after their baggage
Before the afrsy had fairly commenced, Mr.. Kennedy
had sent TO Mayor Barker for additional police orce
dy that he wanted to see him. and when the latter call
ed be Acknowledges having given Councilman Smith the
le'nit This the Commissioner alleged he hadno right to
de- the lsDoipg of passengers IL under State law, and
The city authcIes have business to interfere In the
matter at all Mr. Kennedy also states that Smith is
sgent for ,he Pennsylvania Central Railroad that the
while the Brbeck booked for that road
and any from twentyf five cents up taken from
,h.m On aecouSn. The rest to be paid to Lohrsna
he heard conversation TO the following effect between
the captsin esxhe Birseck and Councilman Smith =
Captain ssy, Councilman can't hare the landing
Of the passengers Of the ship Neptune that is
irgrpp
Ctuncumsp-Oh no; the passengers that sbip
have money, and could make nothing ont Of them.
Af,er these acts detailed at some length to the
Board,
D. MORGAN moved that, in view OF ths extraordinary
proceedings just detailed the Castle Garden Committee
ne instructed TO give full report Of the facts to the
Board, at the next nesting with view to take some
scLjcn tbereuPon.
MI PtDY objected, the ground that the resolution
reflected Mr. Barker, whom he believed to be HON
cradle man. and who would MT play into the hands Of
uppera.
The resolution, however, passed.
Nj. BhNNEDY made the following his quarterly
port for the Castle Garden Committee
RESUME OF vEssls AND PASSENGERS LANDING AT CASTLE