New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26
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| z. When you were ,bef Mondsy whe,.
| Mr.. C0Doveri A. Al some tine / cAsao, "A. -
| tiDctly when, came IN, he Wa made tbe rsIIs,
/ the middle room, neat a. To green bake doorl
goes 20 the private Office.
| q. The little private otiic1 was locked ana ,h.
private put on the door Wa i r,i' A. d. ss
know whether il was or not
Q. Vas he standing behind isr ntag Ar.
| vas sitting
2. Wiring A. IsSv h.m u-tng hote.
2. IL Was after that that lou eJvcied bin, A.
was after that he wa then sit.as within toe siss
| q Did you take hin fr,u thst Jfice thrcaA ~
| outer one TO the outer door 4. did, Sir.
q. When you went there on Tuesday where aa -.
find him A. in the ion .u.ut- the outer ofr. ~
Q. Where wa he thrl g. Inside he r.ibn.
q. What WAS be doits - a, was sit,ior -.
do not know that he vas ri ely'hing part .pls,a
O. How long AFTER you IA 90 Tae.d,y ~: 70
ing did you fjed HIM a ! can say a,tiieay-I
did not watch tine-l watched u.oNslDe NJ.
The next witness We Char.r. Turner .ho an.
being swoip, testified a iolows.
TESTIMONY oy Dir,n sTWEr cosst.sou,
TUCNlR.
Mr.. rield,-Were YOU ia he Street Comm .sio..~
office ON Saturday, Mondsy Tue,day aad W,d..,
dsy, the l3tb, 18th, 10th aud l5th inst 4. WA
Q. You have been Deputy under Mr.. rsylor A
Q. Did YOU see Mr.. Conoyer elected from the s,...
Commissioners rooms Monday the ljSh A.
did, SIR.
.. By whom wa. i, dose A. Capt B~rret. VA
one II the persons.
Q. Who were the other, A. csuuo, tel: :Asr
was q pumber of them.
Q. Did you hear Mr.. Corover ask b. whose a.
tboIity il Vac done A. IN knew va; there.
Question repeated. A. He might have asked hat
q. bid you hear il : A. dou think did.
Z. Did sou hear Capt. Bennett; tell by whose e.
thoiity il was done A. don't think did
y. Did you hear Bennett at any time during TIA,
day tell Mr.. Conover that he had the Mayors order
to a, anything A. lie said he acting under Tie
Mayor orders aud under the orders Of the sheriff,
q. When old he tel him 80 A. Some tine on tie
mcfning OF Monday.
.. What time, ss near ~ you car rscosle,ti A
About hall. past 10, SUPPOSE.
g. Did Bennett stay there all day A. No. Sir. se
all day.
O. he was in and out all day7 4. Yes, Sir. 7
q. Was this statement made by Denne.. Isads 10
answer to aques.ion put by Mr.. Conoyer A. No,sr
Q. How did it come out A. Incidentally.
,. Ard he said he was acting under the Mayors
orders aud the Sheriff A. Yes, Sir.
q Did you see the Sheriff give any directions at all
a. No, Sir, only to keep the peace.
.. Were you present when bis deputy, Mr.. Vulte,
gave any orders : A. think not; heard none.
.. Were there any tightug-men there that day
A. do not know Vi any that day.
Q. Were there on Tuesday or "wednesday A.
Neither day; am not acquainted with any SUCH
O. Were you present on Tuesday morning when
Mr.. Conover was elected? A. l was there.
q. Who did that a. | do not know; saw Mr..
Bennett and two or three Others there's bsLeve
he walked Off very quietly; thought hs had no bust
q. Did you not hear HIM ark Bennett under whose
orders he acted A. No, Sir.
.. Did you hear Bennett say that he had force Of
SEQ men, il il was necessary, TO aid him, and he had
better go out A. No, Sir; was not within Is feet
Of them, and Of course could not hear anything that
was said.
Q. Did you not hear Mr.. Bennett, while standing
near your desk, say that he had orders TO eject Mr..
Conover, and he would eject him if il took 500 men
70 do IT, something to that effect A. No, Sir, not
hat | recolect.
Q. Did you at any tins A. Nothing except that
told Mr. Bennett that | wanted Mr.. Conover to 60
put Of the office If there were any orders given,
rave them.
Q. You don't know what orders anybody else gave
lin A. No, Sir
Q. You did not hear the Mayor give any orders
A. Not one word.
Q. You didn't hear the Sheriff give ANY, A. No,
Q. Did you communicate with the Mayor satur.
Law, when the rumor came that Mr.. Connoyer had
appointed by the Governor A. ] did, Sir.
o. At your office 2 A. did, Sir. He said he had
leard the rumOr.
Q. Did the Mayor come ut your request A. Yes
O. You sent for hint A. | did, Sir.
q. About how early on Saturday morning A.
from IL TO l21 o'clock.
Q. You sent for the Mayor A. | sent word 10
lin.
O. What word did you send7 A. That l wanted
o see him.
Q. And when he came he said he had heard ruInor
4 the appointment by the Governor A. Yes, Sir
nd told him had heard the same thing.
Q. What did he tell you to do A. He told me
hat was Deputy Commissioner OF Streets, and that
must hold on 10 Office until the appointment was
made by the Mayor, and confined by the Common
,ouncil.
.. Did he say anything about force A. No, Sir
Ot until sent for him; saw the office filed with
len and sent for him.
Q. What time was that 2 A. About o'clock.
q. Did you receive any message for the Mayor
!. + did from the Alic IN n; they ca 10 the ofice
a body.
O. Was Alderman Wilson at the head ADD
Of know; there were three or four Of them.
Q. Did Wilson give you any directions A. lie
erely gave me directions to hold the Office unul
)mebody else was appointed TO take the place OF
treet Commissioner.
q. Viii you tell me whether you received any com.
lunication from the Mayor about force A. told
i'm that there were too many persons coming in and
ut of the building fer safety; he said if would take
are of the office as should do, he would project me.
Z. What did he do 10 protect yOul A. There were
number OF policemen came with the Aldermen.
Q. How many A. Probably dozen.
y. Were there not 81 a. There were about
oxen.
z. Were there not more than dozen policemen
leie during the day A. La the aferno ID, when
Osed the office and the Board Of Aldermen came in
ody, they brought 20; the crowd then was very great
the Office, and it was with great difficulty could
Fl them OUT.
Witness goss-examined by Mr.. Braiy-Q. WIN
ere you appointed Deputy Street Commissioner by
Y. Taylor A. On the ID or 18th Of January, 1854.
q. How long have you been in that position in all
Eight years in January last.
q. And how long in the office of the Street Connie
Oner a. Nine years the LIST Of August.
z. You performed the duties OF the Office since DIR.
aylor's death on the 9th? A. l did Sir.
Q. Exclusively A. Yes, Sir.
q. In tho usual and regular way A. Yes Sir;
.riormed them from the 9th.
q. And you continued to perform them up to what
ne? A. Until Mr. Deyin came into the office.
Q. Was any official act done by any person there
tive en- the 9Th Of June and the time when Mr.. Dew
took the office except by you A. None whatever:
q Lad q liz. IL Tho h..aL. and