New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22
CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST PAT
RICK GhRTIN

On Saturday last, Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Jacob Chowell, and number of his friends appeared
before Justice Dawson at the Second District Court
and made the following ailidavits in the matter of
recent complaint preferred by one Patrick Garvin
against Mr. Cholwell, foI having, as it was alleged,
threatened personal violence to Mayor Wood:
State Of Ncu-Iork, city md C0Unfy Of Ner-
York;, Jacob Cholwell, of said city, being sworn
saith that he was yesterday Arrested by the
Sheriff of the City and County OF New York on war
rant issued ly Justice Connolly that said warrant was
founded upon affidavit whereof copy i hereto
annexed marked A. which original affidavit signed
and sworn TO by Patrick Garvin, was shown to depo-
nent and read by him at the Police Court. Deponent
further saith that the said affidavit of Patrick Garvin
is false far as is stated that this deponent threat
ened he would plunge or run drk-kalte into me
heart of Fernando Wood and far as il states, that
this deponent opened the breast of his coat and showed
the handle of knife TO the said Garvin, and so far as
it states that this deponent said, ne was armed to the
teeth with pistols and this depOnent further SAITH
that he did not threaten the life of the said Wood, or
threaten in any way to do him any bodily harm
S"''"' June ~ '''' wM S DAWSON, Police Justice.
STATE of Nc1c- York, CITY and County Of Nec- York
Patrick Garvin of the Eighth Ward Of the City and
No 3S3 Hudson street in said city, being duly sworn
deposes and says that on the 18th day of june 1917
Al the New World House in Hudson street. IN the said
Civ and County Of New-YOrk, he heard Jacob
Cholwen, who claims 10 be one of the Metropolitan
Police Commissioners, say and threaten he would
plunge or run dirk knife into the heart Of Fernando
Wood, and at the time of said threat said Cholwe
opened the breast Of his coat and showed the handle
Of said knife to deponent. That said Cholwel tsuch
time said he armed to The teeth with pistols:
That be very violent against. and abusive OF, SAID
Fernando Wood. Deponent believes from said
Chowels manner, actions and threats, that II he Is
not arrested and held in bonds to keep the peace
toward the said Wood that he will put his said threats
in execution by stabbing or running knife into the
said Wood. L. GARyN.
WIN A p RUSSELL, City Judge.
Police CosrtFi,t Di.i,iot- Haa' Of Ja.fe II hereby
HE til. Frsi District Police Court and that
'strue copy and the Shole Of ths orisnsL - so,
Sew. York Juns 81, ISL
STATE Of Nor York, city and County IF Ner- York.
David IIiciRboham OF said city besg sworn saith
that he is well acquainted with Jacob Cholwel and
Patrick Garvin that he met said Garvin at the New
World House the night ofJune 10. 1857, at about
IL clock that subsequently, after II o'clock, Jacob
Cholwell entered said hotel that deponent and said
Garvin had conversation with said Cholwcll, and
that the only remarks made by said Cholweu were
made in Opponents presence, and that deponent re-
NAMED with said Garvin in said hotel until after said
Cholwel left that said Chowe did not say or threaten
be would plunge or run dirk knife into the heart Of
Fernando Wood or any other person, or use any lao
guage TO that effect open the breast OF MS coat
and show the handle Of knife, say he armed
to the teeth with pistols nor use violent and abusive
language threats against said Wood or any other
person.
Deponent further saith that he several times at
sale New World House during the next evening Of
June II, and that neither said Chowe nor said Gar.
win entered said hotel while deponent was there.
DAVID HICINBoTHAM.
Sworn June % 1887 befo.e me.
WIN. S. DAWSON. Police Justice
STATE Of Nc1r-York, CITY and County of Ner- York;
James Il. Mahon being sworn, saith that he has been
acting as q Surgeon of the Metropolitan Police force
in this city; that he Is web acquainted with jacob
CholweI; that the 18th day Of June 1857, he met
the said Cholwel at 10 O'Clock in the evening ct No.
Is VI bite street and remained with hin there until