The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-07

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the time being and while be present, allAy a saeSs-
ment snd his acts productive Of good result Bet
deponen feels that he has dscharged his duty ~ hw
abiding citizen and feels able 70 hive down his eneuies
Jackson to Grand and can IN no wa, 81 csssssa
as having aught to do with any after distur banca.
EDWARD LETS, FIX CAPTAIN Seventh ward.
Sworn before me this July 9th, 1867. W. McKEIAs,
Commissioner OF Deeds.
Oily and County Of Men Fork n.-Harrs Wines Jr,
and John Blair being duly swon depose and ssy shsf
Let's, and that the same Ia uo Of dep,nents' Wedge.
HARRIS WINES, JR.
JOHN ]. BLAIR,
Subscribed and TO by both deponents this ALTA
day Of July 1867. WIN SINCLAIR, Comnr of Deods.
CRY and County Of NeD York, ~. G Cohen. OF said
city, being sworn Opposes says cay u
Juy instant he in tho company OF Edward Let's
captain Of the Seventh ward Harris Wines, Jr captain
of the Eighteenth ward and ex Lieutenant Blair Of tha
neur streets, when deponent Metropolitan policeman
ming the opposite side Of Cherry street Captain
I. What Ia tho msterr to which said othcer replied,
I" There the d-t riot below SEEM 1t the urgent
solicitation OF depeuen. and exIieut Blair said LatA
paired to the alleged sceno Of riot In company with said
Wines Blair and deponen hoping that the presence a.
said Let's would BIO the Of queing said rios
irving the jackson ana Cherry ssFee dopo-
nept found large crowd OF persons there assembled who
the suggestion OF said Blair cheering for
said Letts Wines and Fernando Wool May or OF his cy
the further solicitation Of deponent and the crowd sene-
rally said Let's proceeded arm In arm with said Wines up
jackson to Grand thence to Henry,a part Of the crowd
at the junction OF Henry aud Grand Streets the crowd
the further solicitation Of said Let's departed and said
went on hs way without creating any disturbance whn
to the knowledge Of deponent Deponent further says
and that no verify believes that the Of sad
Let's bad tendency 10 quel said disturbance, which
solely occasi0ned by tho freaks Of drunken and that
all accounts wherein said denounced AZ he ins-
gator and abeor Of said riot are untrue, and without the
least foundation. ). @ COHEN.
sworn before me, this 9Th day Of July, 1851. W.
MCKULAR Commissioner Of Deeds
INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE
The OK members Of the Police of the 3eventeerin
Municipal district appear resolved 70 retain at least
portion Of their old associations For this purpose hey
yesterday afternoon at the station house. and proceed
cd to organise themselves into an association 70 DO called
the municipal Club OF The Seventeenth Ward, for the
purpose of mutual protection and support This movement
understand is to be followed by similar through
each ward In the city, among the members OF tha old
Municipal force. is also purposoi at an carly day, 70
have general parade Of the whole force, In order 70
give the citizens or New York fair opportunity Of udg
ing of the cabre OF the men who have been 90 sum<y
At the meeting yesterday In the Seventeenth ward no
following gentlemen were elected permanent sncsrs--
VIM II. Mansfield, President Joseph d. Binder, First vce
spending Secretary Frank Reior, Recording see-
tary The utmost harmony and good feeling prevailed,
seemed Y
sble tho ends the association will have in view.
THE SCENES AND INCIDENTS
IN AND ABOUT TIN BATTLE GROUND LAST EVENING
POLICE AND MILITARY ARRAEdKAENrs ETC.
Yesterday afternoon word to Deputy supcrnsen-
dent Carpenter at IS White street, that the citizens In tho
vicinity Five Points Mission House and Cow Bay
preparing and arming themselves for the purpose Of
pelnng anticipated attack them from The msmbes
Of Engine Company No. IL in Chambers street, With
quest that immediate steps be taken by the auhors fcr
queling anything OF the hind.
Deputy Carpenter, In company with Mr.. L n. pease
Superintendent Of the Five Points Mission Hoase n,med
nely started tour through the disAnected district.
and conversed with large number Of excited persoUs all
Of whom gave them 10 understand that they had In
formed that the members of Engine Company No a were
making preparations TO attack thsm early The evening"
and they aiming themselves merely for Defence
but they ali agreed that they opposed 70
having any coiision, and wished for peace, which
they would gladly accept, provided they could
be assured THAI the authorities and police would pvossct
them IN that enjoyment Deputy Carpenter pledged him
SELF and n needs be the entre Podco and military Of the
city 10 do and to maintain IL At all hazards. Upon
being assured of this from Mr. Pease In whom hoy al
repoee the utmos confidence aud respect,
they all promised 70 stand BY and aid Tho police 70 he ~
most Of their strength and capacity.
Mr.. Carpenter then left the ground and lmmcdxtAjy
proceeded TO the house OF ingne Company No q, whore
number Of fremep, 10 whom he communicated Mo
rumor that be bad heard, and ssked II lhero any
given By every one present They also added hsa such
idea had entered INTO their minds and hey
should be very sorry TO entertain TO- single moment,
a. they were a. anxious TO- aud would 90 far 10 main
tain order a. any other body OF men In The city, In
proof Of which they had already given erisrs D0s
from an alarm given By the o,y Han bell,
and no, OF their District and Instance
10 into the Sixth ward Assured OF this Deputy Car
All a
should any be attempted aud returned 10 the White
station where he gave orders that tho special poc mon
detailed Tor duty A White street, should be mustered In
tho yard Of the house half past seven and tho regular
policemen W DO mustered inside Of The tho same
for patrolng the lower wards during the night, = ao
deputy said he gons 70 send " pair N tho wsyds
all night az though nothing bad happened, and show tho
rowdts that the police In and
chsrge Of the ward
The men were accordingly summoned into the yard and
by So perintendeni Carpenter In the following order
FIRST wARo-Under command Of Sergeant Do Camp, 20
Forun wA.D-Undcr command Of Sergeant BAan, 20
special men
sixrH wAsp-rnder command sf Sergeant E,ess, %
special and Is regulars, all OF whom were 70 pstro ho
ward until daylight this morning without relief
The entire special police force of The city being
q them having served night ana day Or three days n
succcsAion with but slight intermissou FOR sleep.
ALMOST A ROW.
About bali past six O'Clock quite large number os
cited individuals coneregsed In tho neighborhood Of ~
sion park, In the Five Points and wAs fearful from the
lone and mannen Of some Of them that q dssuybanoe
would take place. Mr. Pease, In company with oos or
Two pobcemt n Immediately get about pcsuadiug them %
dsperse and keep the pcaoe, which had exosllent
cnec for shovt time tho crowd OF i've on hundred
highly excited persons had almost entirely d~appeassd,
and holding Nations knots of vss scns And
wcncs all through the different localities OF tho PolneB
Indeed Is deubtu whether there would po< have
been serious difficulty had In not been for the timely and
cool manner with which Mr. rcase coAxcd them
INTO apparently good nature with each other. largo
number Of the party subsequently, gathered tho corner
Of worth and Centre streets, and appeared very sxnsd
al they quickly dispersed By the police and Tho
residents In the vicinity who kept their word with M
and Mr. Carpenter and aided all they were aba ty
persuasion and otherwise In keeping the peae.
special policeman named John lang, detailed ~ Tho
Five Points and Cov Bay, got " drinking rather rccy
with yome Of the party In shoee regions with whom
evidently wished 70 keep good terms and became 20