The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-19
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Friday MorGinx, Juse 10, 1857.
The Attempted Roit In New York.

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The telegraph yesterday noticed the riotous pro
csediugs in New York the day before. Tie pa-
pers of that city give history Of the affair which
Is no, so serious after all Capt. Wallins, of the
| metropolitan" force, received = warrant from
Judge Hoffman, to arrest Mayor Wood and others
| for not letting MT Conover, the Street Commits.
sioner, appointed by Gov King, take possession OF
| the apartments intended for that officer The rea
| son for the refusal of the Mayor WAS that be had
| appointed Chas Devlin to the office and deter-
mined his appointment should be respected Capt
| walling repaired to the CITY Hall, and of the
proceedings afterwards, the Herald gives the fol>
| lowing account:
| Hsrs hs met with determined opposition. .nd
though hciannounccd his intentos to sery. cri nina
| process on tho mayor, ne wh not permitted to en-
ter, and sftsr waiting SONS tina, Laptao icke,msn
cf the Ninth ward, came of tn. Mayors privsts
oos and inforoIed him that he should b. under tbs
necessty Of obsJing orders to put him out Coroner
Perry resisted sufficiently to make il p.c..,srv to
| eject him by force, when he Immediately rsoaired
t, the 0ce of Recorder Smith and tn result
| OF his efforts
at the Recorders Office Mr. Field attornev for tina
pl'i"un and the Recorder aftor hearing his story
advised him OF his duty under the la ~ to make re-
9utioa upoa cltiLsns, ard II necessary the mi nry
for tutc'ent aid enter Ihe MAYORS prsssnc. fs ro
D ; II required
kESUisifioN UPON THE METROPOLITAN POLICE
Accord nsiy word wassent to No 83 White .trsst
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force of fifty men soon arrived snd were marshallsd
IN IJnt OF tue n cefders eihce, corner of Charn
oers and Centre at's-ts vast eowd cf spectators
nero assembled, and Continued, with bes and iesrs
10 tsu1t tbs fetTopolitans minsIisg pithet, with
loud cheers for Fernando Wood and grosns for
the "metrcpoiitaEs Tho latter, howey.r ,tood
Fn, and made no demonstration reply
MeAnwhlle the neWsofo possibility of an ATTEMPT
10 serve the process foIcioiy became known at the
MAYORS oice and the City Hall room fortifi ID
at every point TO inset the emergency. Every door
was sn.f ded the ror gates 10 front Of the II all be-
my ciS.sa and dep ro~. of poiosme9 with their
! hofled b5 the'r spts1ns TO ''stsad fast
The CHARGE OF THE METRoPoIITAes
sooE the cry was heard, "Th,re they come" and
sure enough, there they lid cor.-a force OF ff =
metropolitan, headed by Lieutenant seabrius ana
Coroner Perry, moving steadily towsrds the back
seps Of the CITY hsii, AMI followed By vas; mob
hootnE and haiooiDg at them, and ranging on each
. de OF me path Tssisg ss IL were for them a
gauntlet though which they must pass On they
osma howeyer, keeping oioso togo her, and moving
esdi4y yet hrnly up to thetr des,instion
Snt tbr mGnieipsis hs4 by far the advantage of
position wHich would bs imsr.snsb,o 10 two hun
dTes nen, though def ndtd by bat twenty five shA
ffe,Eopoltaa has fret TO ascend he bsck sIop con-
1stinE Of stoHt :nts stone sters ard then at the
head cf he stop IN q asrroW entrance about thirty
a"nieifAi meu. headed bs Captain Wines ware
! stationed Fh. exei sn1ens, noi.e and contr sion
were intehsa ntns ia one grand chsotia bedle,n
realizing he poetic oxpresson cf h.l broke iocse"
As tha birtt2 Hoans thnss on the stoop fell
oack, leaving bui barrow front; bat as tksy a6-
Esnced, vast reiB foTcement of Muricipals ruihed
ut ofs ): :is door with drawn cubs; and than com
meneed the onssught The Munio pals at the too
of the steps, ing tmus diatey ,vcr he opponents
sfoxeTed down their blows oa their dsvoled heads
with fearful havoc. The mob in the rear closed 10
and thas tho NietroFotans were ssurrc uuded, and e
caves e most dleadrcus pounding from si sides
Not only they sttIckc ed By tbe police but vsst
mob cf shoulder hltters, in citseus dres, welding
heavy ciabs, joined in :he fray, sud the over
whelmng TO- ce told with fearful effect on the Me-
tIoPol'taus. They had, however penetrated to the
head of the stoop and Coroaer Perry at the very
oooT but being recosn1zed} he was pushed # the
stoopi ar tn. last Of tho m.tropoitons overpowsr
ed by '7lperlur numbsrs surrounded front rear ana
sdewise were obliged TO beat hasty and scattered
retreat in -very direction
But they were not allowed to escape thus The
munialps's and !he mob followed on and thick snG
fast fsil IN. blows un their pcor devoted heaFs
Som" were caPtut ed and taken to tn. Chiefs ofics
The balance OF them msd. their way bach to the
corGers oise, In front Of hisb under tn. protec-
ten Of Deputy Carpenter an< reinforcement OF
men tbsY w uamoest.o. / bout ten or acs an
OF the wounded were ptpVidediyi:h medical attsp-
ssnoe II the secords's fiss which literally swan
with the blood Of the defeated satropolita.s
MILITARY CALLED OUT.
Hasnwhile General sausf1cd mad eecn sent for b.,
she Secorder, asd upon arriving, f=Qais'ion vas
made for snitl'tent mlitsfy fore. to Breservs the
peace Tho NationEl Guard, Coz. eury.s being q.
she Tins under .Dd ready ta pFoc. 80 on tcsir
wa7 70 Boston, +, tske part IN ste anniversary OK th-
Battle Of Bunker Hill xeIs prom ptlv on the Stosnd
but too late 10 pTevsEt III. shove enoouster
Tho appearance OF the ground at ,ho back OF the
City Hall wss thai Of hard fought battle a..esks
NeTo NlSDl6 All ABOUT tGe area, Wfthfs the
troa 1ai isg, and the ro.d to the Recorders of
h;s Nany of tho poor fellows vera chsssd about
the fafs, and hot few received severe handling.
Afsr the difi@u ty VISA over Coroner Perry osed
upon he mayo; for the Observing tn Vi. pro-
oess upon him, "a coroner oeing the only officer ho
can arrest the mayor an tins sh.rf) The coroner
~ss politely received, fGitIed his mission, and Sc
ceptef Teoo9uiBapce in the OF TO- C00 for the
Peararce of Tho mayor before Judge 81 ffnsn az re-
qured by the writ. The mayor, 10 the Of the
afternoon sued out writ of h0beds corpus before
Judge Russell agsins: de putty sheriff McKbbep The
writ is roturnable on Monday; and 10 he rneantne
the mayor ren1sns In the tecl lnicsl custody OF the
sheriff Sheriff Willst. Ctps Bennett and M.. Tur.
" also held in $50 bail.
CLOSING INCIDENTS
The military having been dismissed ard started for
Boston. the crowd gradually becsm. moro quiet,
thCugh il die not suffer any great diuunition
tnousa nd, remaining or coming IN from tims 10 time
from motives Of cuTtc sity
Mr Charles D-vn who was nominated on vues
day bY the mayor and confirmed by the board of al
deruien street mmisfoner, took possession OF the
office ~lth tweni9 deputies, appointed by himself
ond a Il TO cf municipal police and held 1t on
Tuesday Eight. A larga crowd o. po icsmen
Ia attendance at the Ci'y Hail, ready for service
whenever required
during ths nisht, by Msjor General Sanford They
stationed at the srnenal, Central Ma ket ana
other points Thts was iudlcious prscauton, al
though il not expected that any Cccss en- would
snso to demand the interference of the military.
THE NUMBER OF THE WOUNDED.
1t Is certain that during the riot about twenty
suffered or less-three of them fatally, il 10
feared. Offaer Green Is the most dangerously hurt
Of ali the rest he dragged into the City Hall
and beaten and stabbed after the fight He had four
severe wounds about the head, very deep stab in
the left arm and jumped upon In the face until
shockinsly mutilsted Officers Reilly and HiptoD, of
the ward, not very badly hurt being only
bruised about The hssd and face Officer Sws1ey Of
the third ward, very bsdly about the heed
and face; th-re was profusr hemorIh,gs of the |
wound, and symptoms OF congss ion of tee brain -
He is serious. y iojured. Officer Msckey cut in |
the Jeff side by knife, g.sh four inches long hAv
ing penetrated through his aad urder clothing
on the left breast but hss serious hssh wounds
his head 10 cut, and hs person Kicked ar bruised
y ficers Slater and Petit, OF the fifth ward,
slightly wounded IN tbs head. Bodice and 3cofel |
have severe scalp wounds stephen b Smith Is
very seriously ard dangerously about the head |
with threatened congestion Officer very |
osdly cut about tn head MesHs Smith Green aud |
swazey considered in very dangerous situation
Officer Lefn who atsbbed with IN leo pok, i, |
recovering
MAYORS PRoCLAMATIoE, ETC.
Mayor Wood hss inued a proc!sr alton warning |
hs oitlzens Tomain quiet ard cot TO dis' arb the
sece of the city by improper tn'erfsrsncs in tho
quarrel now going between the city authorities |
and thoss sc Jinteh from Albany. Hs s0ys he will
main at His post and snftrcs the Laws ~ ell hsz
.Ids The Albany rolioe commissioners 'iso ipued |
sn address aftsr night announcing that TIE city |
was quiet ana that hundreds OF Isspsct.hc citizens
lsd Cfcred their servic IS as sp seiai police.
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