The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-04
THE MERCER STREET MURDER.


and Observation-Disclosures Com matses for
the fifth =. Esghsn Wards.
large meeting OF The citizens al the Firth and Eighth
wards vas held last evening the OF West oad
way and rranhHn steeet in respone 70 the following
CALL
Firm AND EsHrH wARps The citsens equss.ea 10
attn an sdt"nrur1 m. in % - b~h iha " III YARD
JAsss - WAUGH Chairman
Mr.. James l. Waugh, Preeidel of he C,mmiaee, o.
ouped the chair The Chairman stated hat the Secretary
Of the iSs meeting out Of town. you'd DO
cary TO 'kct Secretary pro tom for the evening
joseph Tay or then nol and elected Secretary
rr0 lem.
L. W PARREs Efq., one OF the Committee, then made
the foil wing report regard The aesy Of NE ADD pro
perry In 'he city prefAoiDs by saying that HE des
of The Safety oo~mtee entirely disconnected from
any political psrsy or purposes
rHE REPORT.
NEW YoRx Aug s. 1sy.
siis mo sSS ss,Ss held q Isrds xasea aosi %
to- sssn sr 4.
s. S the s,T s . sassss and ss S ~ss spss
~ and nd both he ana properly among Us inseeurs
thai hey have bar the ma VIZ ,umsi to her charge IN
der serious and 80 bsraa con,drst that they
h.s rs
:ss,. or "ss As ss s ~ -
.fSA citi,sn be Judy pro'sc sd whoas a. shs
soanoa DEED and is%sse S and viiss. 's :nsis
MN NIB ~ the cGmnny on So%% r.. would iss.s
last ne- and 70 VIII evil si.pnssd interest
enter o.S g he
ss step: 10 hs; sn q s1n rssd a. "a
res TO u,eraede in some respec, their action 10 sos
erone"us and .i,'a ,bs slightest foan%a Ion 70 far rS
S as "" ss N ss o ~ We a.
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hese we your oomm Tee presens the following preamble
@' %ssrs"s rec-u event. o, most starting chsrncth,
"s hat h.ve dag sctd y and drerched Ia
H. 4ris eossr 70 suppress shrm II wasrass,
& Ss ss Sas y hrs
gsy and Dom =. .snds invited hithsr am enc u
aniog with on q ,e GUS als.im have m.do III. y
eanssns Ssuns Zen % swarm for b. nisi s.d os
ds, w7ysy M zoo ss mcanous STRANGER and zen our
pg W. sa.rcns. .Gs hen a,.s,Ss iao dark
Soes nut hs ieast so%purecn az rsnor.e ana
as victim Of craei bra Ally was oar
o family sa A .S Var
heory cover" nsn. sa Ssss 10 se and
scsnry Of laws for .hs prosoon but retarnsd
from se many and crsssDs e "fs
neral mpanty WV" With sa-s * S.cs. ss q re-
perpe,raisd growing arus relt he .o~e, Of ss eis
Ice foe q cone III ,Ss "rsnasd ssnss and
s Ts nss e Dc ~ ~ s & aa
ssds orssn.s and ,,,ys o IN As.Scs
Ptt'sch md Law and Order AssociAioa' ana that ~
a he ason 81 re .aa sa S ss, paas
nent OF the cuor, and thai we psdse ourselves to serd
give, e he ed "a law sna s.cs "a,
good order Of society be brought 70 conesn p1nish
Resolved That we hereby assure the pu AID peczs 70
each cher our word Of homo. never tn suspend or
DE justice ms sopTsvscy 81 law, url eTisan
s 81 Sss. e. ss have render Sq or S as %
ws no AZ Ss .soss S "a I'M
mdsi-ly to enrol ID, and place Of re-Sri.e
sa ssS g.s ,.s ana =
se 9s under r saeh a.ssss !. n,aS .s s-4 aesr
John HrxTr1, JR.
ArnksW ..I.hkE Sccmmtee.
WILLIAM ro,YAx
upon q rosout sdoFt trc Tcp,f. and the resolu-
lions CONNECTED ~,th IT, Mr.. CARirs DAVIES D. a ms4s
speech, sho vrg Ia vhat unsafe condiioa MO and
properly sTe 10 tie Fth a,d Eghth The fact c
tai he, assassraou Ia he rus NJ. the exception In th
ciy TIE HsAID This morning Published tho rsrtcliAr
OF iree four -cers, and probably swim 1andsd
repor;Rs are nov writing on he accoaEts Of others
pspon cASaV the streets TO take the ale IN
tn svcprr without mourning the peril OF being cartel
houea sled and dbonored corpse Blu, no, Withstand
ing nil this Notwithstanding the roober and assassin ssz
orh In the broad daylight defiant of la., would no.
for Vigilance nit,ee Il such had been rec,n
pended BY thai report We Law abiding poople
snd II becomes US, when law Is weak not 10 take
shai Hull no er oas away from u, bat to come
With cug hands IN rcRgthon and support the Ia y
hopc here = hero no sti,l .i,hee u la 70
vigilance Csmn,vee c,l,sI,ned, hut that 40 Val all
spite Nth .eersy aud carry these rsaotsns into exocu
NJ. } Il co'sca rose ard blessed 70 g. g ,.s.ss Of
he reso.eicDr, i-} iny they had eIecsei ~ present
others - &c city, snd hA would be skns action against
GEs1uxAs -bo b>d ept.red ne roo If or the read
ing OF the report md rtoupons 4-t Tor road
ms OF iheri, y os'er roD they w,-- = ds read
Or jana ksaHsD sAd hal he greatly regretted the
cccs,on 0 no ne,tBg. arc sdvsef me- me meeting
should be o,refCl IN regsrd 20 whsf lo-y ,ook H.
eopsdsr'd an oie.hizsuon, even thousn Gallo
Vigilance COr ite 9Th all s dan GERS, peris and 70
,poa,ibntl.s He boashl that such an orgsuiz.,oa
would b. iniury 10 the fh and Eighth yards inaaf
Of an hrrsr 20 III, m that would bur he namss Of tho
~srdstO sing maj there sS little law ald order
Glsr vs,s called Tho sposssr BORDER hy saving "A
w,s NJ Z nt'pc ed 70 be Vislanoc I.sem'ce = all
Dr. kssNsY iuu mar tiined mat Il wei. &c uothing
less than n V GLANCE Ccmmltiso.
Dr.. rooFFtD thought that thetc not x neman Ia
sbe 'oom ~bo ~~ In favor Of eeia ,lsbrg yIug,poe
COMMITTEE 10 the Firth and Erhlh wards Ho .sous n
tht 81 the uouolc and doubt tn regard 70 tho mater
might oe wed BY adirs Ma the ois,i "a should
only sc pnoer the direction Of iho PoIioe Deps ,meni
Mr. fAkEs thought the rtpfi -ur1c,en,iy expic,
AZ the assocsuob not va orraa.i When n became
organized they could take such they tben fouad
ret ont ard punsh crime; he VAS will ag IN Patrol the
streets sy hours nghi g. secure safety N the wa d.
1T kssNrpY st called he Assoclstlol Vigilance Dom.
mtee, apo otes,ed sssnst 'he passage o. tue report
NJ. J. WILLIAMSON and said - 'quesbed 10
cnme do<n here by the Vigilance Committee OF
the Ninth ward You may not know that
we have Vigilance Committee in the Nm
ward, bot We have srf have had Q vIgls,oe
Committee, or vhsieve ma ma. oall ~ by Of 1900
property holders Of thai ward snce the 2sth Of Mach
And bat has been the oousequen when ell ne lice
hn The ward hut hro, our Vigilance Commiee turned
out psireed he ward and saved the city from burglars
ana mi Ms hi assassins Our a~s good hut they
no; u,ed The executive officers task auty
e snu proreriy se more secure 10 The ety % Mexico
hsp IN New York We never allow DOT tsx ~
come into our associnton. (Cbees fhs m1meus
p,ics admitted into the organization will leave
(Cheers ~ cciceman In n good man, matter what
hv poltcs may b., no matter what his religion may be,
we viii support him " a'tsckBd By asss-sips and n
otnervi'e atacksd will support him extent Of
81 900. the smonntof money IN 'ressory
Mr. THroDoRE RUSsEiI, Of the Teepte,h ward, advo
Gated such Vsccisfons Tor all the wards.
The report Of the comraitce and the resolutions
neeted herewith were then adopted.
Ipon reeni ton, the Chair APPOINTED following