New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-19

June i''7-Ds'd, June il 1857 JOIN Oh 10 DUE n 4
Coroner Perry made the same affidavit In each -
copy of which viii be found below. The a,sd.-..''
of the other plaintiffs are, except with regard 10 -
nature ofthe injuries, ike that OF Mr.. Slate. S.l,~
The complaint in each case enumeraes the sane a.,
AFFIDAVIT or coRoSER PERRY.
City and County Of hcr- York, ss.-Freder;cl w
Perry sworn, says that be is one Of the Coroos,, .
the City and County of New-York and that Ia -. ~
the party Of Metropolitan policemen, by whose ala \.
erdeavored to arrest the defendant the l6lh dsv -
June, 1851 under the order Of arrest issued bv ~
Justice Hoffman, that biz 6rst entering the o..
Hall be found large body of men calling themseiy:;
the Municipal Police, maTshalcd and conmaolAi -
the defendant Wood, who occu pied an Office = ~
corner Of The building, and under whose Orlsrs ~
said Municipal Police acted throughout; that whsp H.
eudeavoied 10 enter the Mayors office he was ,torsl
until communication was made with said Woo 80
orders received from bin; and that whatever w..
done, done by the orders or under the dresopos
said Wood.
And this deponent further saith that there wen, a..
eral hundred of the Municipal policemen ranged IN ,p
City Hall, guarding every entrance aud occupying a.
halls and passages. And this deponent further siis
that the assault upon the said Metropolitan polio, mes
was made by the said Municipal poicemea sssi..
from the Roith door Of the City Hall and from ~
basement of the said building.
And this deponent further saith that ne on n.
morning of the 18th inst, went to the City Han 70 zee
nva-
CO ding day, when he stopped at the outer ocr AZ
the MAYORS office ard told by an official of N.
MAYORS Office that, though he was Coroner he cOan
not Gene in. This deponent stated that he wished "a
speak with the Mayor. The official replied to dsos
mont =" will 90 see him." and said 20 the Ma,cs.I
policemen, Don't let him in till return" He
shortly returned and asked deponent, =" DO you sss
TO arrest the Mayor again p This deponent as.
swered, He did not" The official asked again.
Upon honor P This deponent said ayes 'sa3
al. xVQ admitted and
the Mayors office where he found the .ali deiendan,
Wood; and while this deponeut remained IN tue ala
office the said Wood gave frequent orders to the sad
Municipal Police. Signed f. W. PsRRr.
Sworn, June 49, 1857, before me.
JOHN +. GRAY, Commissioner Of Deed.
MR. sLATER's AFFIDAVIT.
Ctr and County Of heW- York, ss.; Lenuel &
Slater the plaintiff being swOln saith, that be iss
policeman q this city; that on the 10th day 4 Jsas,
1851 deporent was ordered by Deputy 'Superintend.
ent of Police Daniel Carpenter to go under The onn
of Sergeant Seabury and Captain Speisht, TO ds'
charge whatever duty which might be assigned 10
them that in pursuance of this order depooeni re.
paired TO the Recorders office with about hlty 0hs
policemen, and marched thoce 10 the City II AL 10 aid
Frederick W. Perry, Coroner of this city, IN the
cuti1n Of warrant of arrest against Fernando WOOD
issued out Of this Court that while peaceaoly enter.
ing tue City Hall for said purpose, deponent and his
comrades were attacked by Il crowd OF persOus IN
known 10 deponent, armed with clubs, knives aud ps.
tells; that the Coroner aforesaid proclaimed aloud 20
as to be heard by all him. that he had warrant
against Fernando Wood, and called upon all persons
present to assist hin that, nevertheless the crowd
aforesaid continued the rioous assault and severely
beat and injured many of Opponents companious and
hurt deponent by striking him with clubs upOa the
head and face and body; that they inflicted several
severe cuts and bruises Opponents head shoulders
and back knocked out four of his teeth and injured
his right arm that he is unable 10 use it, aud that
finally they orcibly drove deponeIt and his comrades
to distance from the City Hail.
Deponent further saith that the said persons acted
as opponent is informed and believes, under the orders
and direction of the defendant, aud committed the
aforesaid assault at his special Instance and request
SAMUEL 8. SLATER
Sworn, June II, 1857, before
ABRAM UNDERIILL, Com Of Deeds
SUPREME CoURT-sPEcrAL TEsA-JuyE la-Bein
L. D. Leighton aat Fernando Wood VIM. Van Tssse at The
Same Edwin Weyler agt The Same VIM. Mcdonald ast
In these four suits, brought by four injured police
men, Judge Mitchell granted orders OF arrest IN each
Of which the amount Of bail was fixed at s3,N
COURT or COMMON PLEAs-JusE ia-Beiore judy
Jane, spier ast Fernando Wood; EIhu Buron act The
Same Alex. Ferguson agt. The Same.
In these suits which are OF the same character ~
those recorded above Judge Brady granted orders Oh
sIrest fixing the amount of bail in each at $o,O0o.
ANOTHER PROSECUTION OF A MUNICIPAL POLICE
ROwDY.
We give below the affidavit Of Mr. ThompsonC
Dunn, Of No. 50 Perry street, upon which warrant
was issued, with the subsequent proceedings:
CITY end County Of ker- YORK., " '-Thompson G.
Dunn, Of the City OF New York, carInan, being duly
sworn, says-That on Wednesday, the Nth day OF
June inst between the hours Of and in the after
LOOM this deponent in Sherwoods restaurant cor
ner of Broadway and Park-place In said city, when
John Oakford, having on the uniform and star oil tns
Municipal police of said city, came into said
restaurant, accompanied by another Of said police
officers, and soon after was followed by nan a.
dozen OF more of said police; thot deponeht W.
standing in said restaurant Ia Conversation NV ua
several persons, when Ilid Oaktord came up 'ua.
the subject Of conversation Mayor Wood, against
whom i'll opinions were expressed by different persons
then present; that said Oskford was not known 70
this deponent that said Oakord said 10 depohent saa
others that Simeon Draper was as bad man as rsr.
nando Wood, and addressed depOnent, and asked nun
how he knew anything against Fernando Wood, 70
which deponent replied, " BY common report aud his
treatment of bis partner" TO which said Oaktord ~
piled, "You are id har," aud deponent SAID
!" You are gentleman" and said Oakford immcli'
ately struck depcpenta heavy blow his right eye
which felled deponent to the grounds that deponom
was stunned BY the blow, and severely cut ana
bruised that said Oakford had some instruments Ga
his knuckles; that dep0neDt, alter getting upon ~.
feet, asked said OAK his name ana nunl9si ' 10.
he replied too indecent for prblicaon. and soon es
the place. This treatment was entirely unpro'9%s 0
by and unexpected to this deponent; that saia VaA
ford was an entire stranger TO this depohen ana nau
bad no conversation with him, OF any Pei9o"' WV
him. other than as above stated
THOMPSON c. DUNN. No - Perry street.
Sworn before me- this 18th day OF june, I'D: a.
JAMES 81 SMITH, Recorder
Recorder Smith Issued a warrant for Mr. JONI
Oakford upon the foregoing affidavit, which was
placed in the hands of Deputy Superintendent Cs,'
penter, who caused it to be served upon Mr. oaAS
and he has been held to bill in tue sum Oh 49,
Dunn is said to be very badly cut, and seriously na'
CORRECTION.
A statement got into our report OF DAY pe'ofe y,
terday's proceedings in connection Win inc poa~
troubles that Recorder Smith went IN person 10 VIZ
Office Of Mayor Wood. We are authorized TO say 'n'
Recorder did not enter the Mayors ohiee at any '~