New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26

your busDs.s With tSs CAisf Of Ps-e when you vsfs
ao.,,ed With him on Saturday .,..
have .Ipre.ssd no nvilingness 70 answer any cues
Mr.. Peld-Tben wl you answer th't A. viii
the rue Of he Mayors Office 10 thar TIE Ch'ei OF fo-
i... ,.nort ,v~ .aoh day TO the Mayor. once a. 10
ocloci and seain ct "A clock 10 nac.at the p9lne
bu.ipe-s Of the city; he vi" there IN hi- othniAi et
pac:,ybu; the specifc Business have Do rse'"s'e0h
4 about
Q. Do you know :hs, there were any pe,."n.-any
fighting men-msr.hsled under your police a.
There were no such-I know that
Q. Were you there al the time \. was Don oa
va my duty 10 know who was there, 20 far a. th7
! police Is concerned.
4 O. Who was there tide the police
Mr.: Brady-You had better put uhe |'y p're''''y
O. NV o1e..iSn relates no, merely to the IIsl Of
Records but in the vicinity Of the Hall Of Records on
iho-e three days. A. do not know who was IN tue
. PARK; there was large mass Of people.
Q. Wa. there no, 6ghtpg men IN the City Hall !
A. ! was in my office.
Q. DO you say that you know there were no hgh'ins
men gathered inside tie City Hall A. MOI 20 lar a.
| know.
| Q. You saw ucne A. | saw none.
| q. And beard b.ne A. And heard none
=. And you believe that there were )ne OUT ponce
crs at the City Hall.
q: You don't consider that cla.- of men vieitor.
mean to say that ! va, in my Br S ise o., on
morning until left; OF the persons who were m the
Hall ard in the vicinity Of thu Hall Of Records OF
course. have no positive knowledge; both we're pu6.
liz places ard were visited by persons; and heard
that You MI Field were actively eogssed IN the
vicinity
M Fi,ld-I badbt the honor 10 BE- in the City Hall
that day; was in the immediate vicinity. and 10
the presenee of the officer had something 10 do
with the Nayor that day.
| The Witness-So am told, Sir.
Mr. Brady-But you didn't succeed in doing i'll Il,
| Mr.. Fie,d-Yes did; but this observation of the
Mayor-iI Will not say II IL impairment that was III
the vicinity OF the City Hail. has nothing to co with
answering the question, because where was Is moth
| ing 70 the Mayor-but we will balance these two i'm
peftiuences and consider il quits between US TO the
-yitnessl. Now Sir, understand that so far as re.
CARDS Mr.. Conover's election from the oilice-land
when say Office mean the rooms in the Hall OF
| Recordsl-yo gave orders A. gave direct
orders for his election desire to repeat what said
on that point, that there may be no mistake told
Mr.. Turner that he was the Deputy Street Commits
soner-tbat he should be protected in the discharge
pointed t to succeed Mr. Taylor Mr.. Turner desired
that he should be protected, and called upon me-
Mayor of the city to protect him; three officers Were
placed there for that purpose that there should be
no obstruction in the discharge of the duties OF his
Office; of what occurred know nothing-I am told,
however that Mr.. Conover was elected; so far a.
understand and believe he was in position TO
be put out, and only know that he was put out by
what he has stated.
The next witness was James c. Whlctt, who testi-
| fed as follow
Mr.. Fied-You are Sheriff of the City and County
of New-Yorkl A. am, Sir.
O. was Mr. Conover elected from the Street-Co m-
missioners Office by YOU by your orders A. Not
| at all, Sir.
Q. Was he elected by any person under your drec-
| ton A. No, Sir.
2. Did you depuse any of the Mayors policemen!
| A. did not Sir.
Q. Did you deputse any person at the request OF
| the Mayor to aid you in the service A. gave him
twenty blank depuations on requisition made upon
| me a magistrate.
Q. When did he make that requisition A. think
| il was on Monday.
| o. At what time A. In the forenoon.
q. How early! \. 1 think about 10 o'clock.
q. These deputations were given by you in blank
| A. Yes Sir
Q. For what purpose A. To preserve the peace;
the requisition upon me stated the purpose.
Q. Did these Populations continue in force until Mr.
Conover elected A. think they did, Sir that
| il, until heard he elected when heard he was
| elected Immediately went to the Street Commission
ers Office and saw Capt. Bennett.
q. When was that A. think it was on Tuesday
q. Give us the time of day. A. 1t was in the fore
noon, about 10 o'clock; l asked Capt. Bennett by
office Of the Street Commissioner; he told me that it
| was by the Mayors; l asked him if he had
Mr. Brady-I object to the question: aud the objec-
| ton sustained.
| Q. What did you say to Dr. Bennett A. asked
him if he had special deputation from me; he
piled that he had then after the previous conversa
ton, which the Court has just ruled out, told him
should revoke that warrant andl asked him to deliver
| never acted under it, that he was acting as Captain
| Of the Police in all he had DONE
q. Did you levy on the books and papers in the
| Street Commissioners Office on the execution yOa
| held A. No, Sir.
Q. Have you ever had them in your possession A.
| Never.
| Q. Did you ever have control of theml A. No,
| Sir.
O. Have you ever loaned them to Devinl A. No,
Sir. The only control We have is over the furniture
| in the Office.
| O. You levied on the furniture OF the office A.
Yes, Sir.
| Q. When did you receive the execution A. ! do
not know without referring to my register.
O. When do you think A. think it was on Mon
day; Mr.. Vultee can testify to that he had the
cution; there quite crowd, and he thought it
necessary TO send deputies to protect the property
Q. Previous to that time did you see the Mayor
| A. Yes, Sir.
Q. Was it previous that he asked you AR the depu
tatons A. / think it was Monday morning that he
| asked for them.
q. Was anything stated by the Mayor about the
| executonsl A. No. Sir.
Q. Did he at any time during that day know you
had executions a. | think not Sir | have no
knowledge upon that point.
Q. The conversation between you and the Mayor
was about this deputation A. Yes Sir; be asked
me for population and told him if he would make
written requisition would grant it as would the
reouisition of other magistrates.
.. BY what deputy did you make the levy A.
BY Mr. Vuiee.
q. Did you give directions to levy upon the furni-
ture A. No. Sir that is left with the deputy
Q. Do YOU know why he levied on the furniture in
the Street Commissioner Office A. He had levied
on the furniture in the Controllers the Street Com
missioners and the Mayors Offices when the dis
tuIbance took place asked him if he had enough to
satisfy the execution in the three Offices be said he had
not.
Q. Did he take charge OF the furniture in the |
Mayors office A. Yes, Sir; presume he has charge