The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-26

On the Monday morning he claimed be Street. Com
@ Were there any persons thsref A. Yes, sir, Dad
Sherins ofixrs.
@ Bow uanyY A. Twenty.
O. were any Of them policemen? A. Yes, sir.
Q How mony were not poneemen7 A. think there
were twelve or fifteen citizens.
Q. who were SHERIFF deputies7 A. No, sir.
Was there any ihere IN the employment OF me
sheIin except policemen when Conoyer came on Tuesday
Q Did copover bring policemen with him7 A. Thore
wefo three Cd Saturday.
9 DID he bring any policemen with him on ruesaay
9 who did he brings A. cannot soy there were Mr..
slcox and bali dozen others.
y How many Of the Metropolitan police came there
When he came on Saturday, did he come with Ss,een
Or twenty A Ishoald cay afseen or twenty.
O. Don't you know ~ A. Issw there were a great
many from the Registers Office.
Q They did not como to make row, did thsy2 A. No.
that know Of
@ Where was Doo'cy omployeds A. In the rsn Com
@ Up to the hst of May he Was in y,ur oncs' A. Yea
@ Is still lheref A. He has got once. but does no.
do much.
cross examined by M. Bssdy-o The Draper SPOKEN
OF was simeon Draper A. Yes, sir
e. Who was the Mr.. Halif A. It va, Mr.. Hawes.
TESTIMONY DEPUTY sHpzrF vrrrEA
Examined by MI Neh-Q We're yoa 10 the Street Com
nssioners office sAtur lay the 18Th Of Junef A. Yes
sir
Q On Monday, the l6:tf A. Yes, sir.
Q. By what authority A. By virtue Of my ofsce, 10
protect property ! bad levied upon last year.
Is tho execution that you Levied that lev ed last Year,
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What limep A I furnished q memoranda to Mr.
Busted OF all these executions
Mr.. Bosecd--n Ia set forth in he AFFIDAVIT
witness-Thsre VI. evy for email sum Of forty
dollars eSnn one cents, issued on saturday.
We'd last year. A. Yes, sir.
Q Have you had other executions which have been
patdY A. Yes, sir, great many Of them
Levied on the property A. Yes sir, that was
You have never advertised for sale on these e1ecu.
Q. Had you received directions 10 waltz A. No, sfr.
Hoy happened yen to 80 on Monday TO levy on this
prS pre- had ssS Oraess 70 sly my pr
Of tho Court; the reason that vent Monday tat
had heard that there was veey large number Of people
tect the property and depuied special person 10 take
charge Of the property.
q Who2 A. Mr.. Masterson.
g. Had you been requested 10 do 30 by anytodyf A.
q was Ccnover elected by your order9 A. No, cir.
q BY any person under your drccuoni A. No, str.
O. Did you endeavor 70 Interfere with h possession OF
the Officer No, sir.
O. Did snybo under your dlrectiou' A. No, sir.
T. DID you levy upon the books, papers, DC? A. No,
@ Had you any possession Of the books, papers and
docunenl2 A. No, sir
@ Did you loan Il ON to Dsvlin7 A. No, sir.
u DG you know anything about the populations given
by the Sheriff A knew that they were In ex.teEce.
nd any q the policemen have these deputaronsf A.
O. Did you see Mastcrson have onef A. Yes, cir.
@ Was be policeman? A. believe he was
policemen when you put him in shcrcP A. No, sir.
Did Willet tell you 10 put hi N In there' A. Yes, sir
=. When did zen learn that he was policemsnY A.
q. When you pm. him In possession bad he star? A.
4 Was McPhersen there, A. do no. know him.
q. These executions have not been paid yep A. They
are staid by order Gf the Court.
@ They were staid on Monday A. Yes sir.
u Were you in the rooms much on Monday tuesday,
A. from about ii A. n. 10 ~ Pa
q Did you hear Bennett toll Conover by whose artho
rity he Was thereS A. can't say, sir.
kr. FIELD announced that these we're all the witnesses
he would CAL. He would read dispositions, and the
counsel wished to examine witnesses they might do
Ho then road
HARRISON RxEp's pRosmoS.
City and Count. Of New Fork, IF. Harrison Roed, be
issh dsy Of June when s said Daniel conovsr ven en-
. ne nayc.s oaice wttss h asah Of cacc and ocia
and taken and subs before Ne rider Of he
city OF Yovk that the said bond IN dus
by two surcrcs each of whom In cvsry respco, SUI
Icicni, thai arriving 1t tho Mayors once, which was
private rosm he then asked 10 sec he xsyor aud Was
refused; be seni message 70 the Mayor stating that
BIO wished 10 zee him Official business; the messenger
went sio the Mayors nce and returned with the
Ia tho May engaged and would no, xr. Como
yer the messenger al the time stating that DO hal
informed tho Nnyor thai Mr.. CrnOvers business with him
IA Official and that ho ban olcial papers to submit
him; and Mr. Conover after waiting u about two clock
then eft with his bond and proceeded b the Comptroller
oihcn, where no then died u, and that immediately aor
rling Il he went the areet Commissioner Office
AND then ana there took possession OF the said oco that
during The time deponeni and said Conoyer were waiting
in ,be MAJ flee, although admission tho Mayor
refused Mr. Conovcr oiher persons were admitted 20 him
through both doors leading to said private Office
On examination Mr.. Reid testified that be had
known Conovsr years had nothing 70 do with pro
curing him the appointment from tho Governor; won't 70
tho hayors sce to ace Conovcr die hts papsrs with tho
Mayor Mr. Jones went with HIM they the only two
MeryIn X. Brewer drew the oath heard the bond road
the amount $40 o00 epoined faithful performances
Of ibe duties Of tho olco Conover sign III Of
the suretes there were several wtnesses Mr. Augustus
Couover the other surety; did not him sign;
tho Mayor sitting 10 his private ocs wen. 10 mo passage
through the ciaGk Of the door oaei Cooover ana stated
that ne had bter come out; h'mse Couover did not
sg,s the Mayo, r AL ,sr young policeman stationed
the Mayor; no went and told the Mayor; said hs had
told the mayer that Conover had Official papers
Mr. Held hen read tho afdsvt Of John W. Gridcy, ~
John W Gridley bong swc,n salth-Tbs on Saturday,
the is,h June !nsi he vas At the Mayors ofce Dol uecn
the hours or IL aud o'clock; that no Daniel o. C,no
IN tho general oco of the Mayor trying 10 got al
zion to the private Office Of the Mayor that he cosd no.
get such adm lon that deponcri then won't into "
sage on,side the Of tho once, In vhish there Is
dom leading " the Mayors private ofcs that whlo do
ponsnt was anding 10 said passage the MAJ came TO
door; that thsreupon Mr. hatsol up aud went
into bc Mayors Office; that nmedlai y after Mstsell's
entrance two other perso1s aud admitted that
hfn Nateil camo cut, and standing AZ said door police
man. whom ho directed not 10 admit living soul ~ tho
Mayors once unless be was caet for that Jeponert re
NAMED In the passage Until Mr. ConovcT ls The once and
then went with him the Comptroller Office where Nc
Conover told him that he had been refused aimsucs 20
tho Mayors Once, exhibited N him hs commission and
fled with him his bond; Mat Mr. Conover then repaired
10 The Street Commesioners once, announced bis ap
poinimsnf a. such COMMISSIONER, exhibited bic conMs.
JoHS v. GHrpLEY.
sworn TO before me, June rs, 1851 y, bssts@Es'f,
Comui.siober ~ Dtctr. 90. t
ON csasaira.oa Mr. Grldley tcstGsi Is fs.iess
Had know Cc-oycr years STAR bcicr BY trais
The balance o. his test nouy wus crobsvc OF tbs rrs
vious vitneee ht"Tt tflifA
Mr. neId Bsrt read the affidavit Of John ooyin, ~ "a
lows not rTni1T l-tftff-TH .
csy md Coartyef Nco yes--Jehn COWS kesg s-orn,
sailh that he clerk In she omroof shs sle Ccfn1
soner that this deroners'sdesk "a tnm~Hafhly Ssioug
the desk OF the vees ueA1m sges nat tA deycncnt
vss ., hts deek on the morning d. suvAy the 1sa inst
that Charles Turner ve6 vas VIC Btpcy eycet connms
sontr, was al the de,k usually ocosred by We erasi
that no cahcy pvsns zero r~esent in tie
rc' 90 occupied By the espsoeut ssd The sA TrAer, ~