New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-23
THE ATTACK on GRACE CHJRCH REC.
TORY.

To the EdisO% Of The ~ Y Tribune
SIR: Your account to-day of the occurrence al the
Rectoy of Grace Church Friday evening last is not
quite a. full it might be- nd not quite as correct ~
ii might be- and little mysterious than it would
be- had your reporter been a witness. Permit 70
amplify and amend.
Know. then o fustest of dailies, that upon the
night aforesaid, upon the bell being rung with great
violence of the -ervants Ia boy went to the door,
and was met by of wild and unprepossessing ap
pearance who inquired for DR.. Taylor, and upon being
informed that the Doctor in the country, demanded
money in order to 90 him. Surprised and afghted,
the boy instantly shut the door and went TO to tell Mrs.
Tayor of the matter but before he could finish his
laton, the inmates of the house terrified by
succession of such knocks and blows upon the hall
door would set at defiance the powers of any spirit
Whatsoever Succeeding in forcing the outside door,
the fellow then commenced at the inner one taking
up the door mat, he found little difficulty in demo-
i-hing the rich stained glass of which it the
door was partly composed. lie Vas now
in the hall, and evidently in state Of
great excitement, stamping and shouting. He took
picture from the wall and taking it out in the gar
den fronting the house broke ii in thousand pieces
the tagging. \ large crowd had now collected of
which the greater part were men full grown, but
there was not courage enough in the whole OF them 10
knock the fellow down, although two Of the party
were IN jHf T'gfnfbmS. 1hc lauleS IN tle hOu1O
were greatly terrified, you may well imagine: the
frst thing they did to send for beloved trend
Brown of fetal notoriety but be could n0t DC
found. They then sent for Browns deputy, and he
could not be- found. They also for the Eoce' Dui
a. ;hey particularly needed Of course tey couiu
not be- found. Meantime the work OF demolitoh went
After breaking one picture the maniac, i9r ;ueh
hc proceeded 10 the parlor for another Whch ne
treating in the manner "a the hT'' Wien ,nc
good lady Of the Rector. armlns herseh WIN 'hai
woman's weapon, tre-shoyel, ADVANCE 'oward
him and tried TO "shOo him nom 'he prem
is-s a. Betsy TrotwoOd did the donkeyS' pom
seeing Mr.. Taylor, the wretch made ruSl 'or herr
but Ills was too much for the galiaAtr! oi a young
nan by the name of Campbell Who had just reached
the scene "A mere ad in COMPARISON wih the cowao.y
uLb.rs around himl: dashinG at once 10 the rescue
he Lu>hed Mr. Taylor aside. seized the shovel from
her pra,p. and By wel-directed blow, brought the
fellow To- The ground and then jumped upon him. All
dancer being now over, the crowd rushed in and hu-
nan nature began to show itself in the shape
of threats Inquiries, regrets proffers OF Assist
arcc &C. They took the fellow to the Station House
wber, lie gave bis name as Deyln. and proved. upon
examination, to be insane beyond doubt Upon being
a,k,d why BE- did this thing, he answered that &" the
Lold had sent him 70 burn up Grace Church aud de-
,troy the Rectory, and that he would do il yet" And
when told thar he would have to be 10, ked up, he