New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-17

sistsly served upon the Sherin, oruer'ns h" W Mp
Tie Mayor in his custody until the wrt was passed.
upon. Judge Russell was looked for' Out cooid not
b found 30 that the Mayor could not be taken before
sAe Recorder.
Mr. Wiet reported this state Of the to the Re-
.sdar when Mr.. Field claimed that in the absence Of
Abe City Judge the matter should be brought before
tAe Recorder. The Recorder, however, decided that
he could act no further that warrant until the ha
bes. corpus was disposed Of before the City Judge
An affidavit of Coroner Perry was then drawn up,
changing the Mayor with resisting civil process, and
awansnt was issued on this charge and placed in the
hands Of Capt Speght. The following IL the ALL
dsyt:
Cur o.d County of Nenr- York, ss:-Frederick W.
Perry Of the said City and County OF New YORK. oeioS
duly swo,n doth depose and say that he one OIL tue
orou.rs al ,aid CITY and county duly elected residing
Ia .aic city aud county and exercising the duties OF
said Office Of Coroner that as SUCH l, on tne ION uay
Of Jane IcJ7 at the said city, the warrant OF arrest
copy whereof IL hereunto annexed, was delivered 70
ard received by this depODent Tor execution ana ac-
co.c to law sat he went with said warrant 10 iiie
CITY Hail Ct the said city for the purpose OF arres'ihg
The defendant Fernando Wood thereon, under ana by
virtue If the said warrant that he went to the outer
do. of the Office If the Mayor, the said Fernando
Wotd, within the said City Hall, and was al hfst ue
hicd admitfance; but on being informed that ne Was
sueh Cororer and had business with the Mayor was
admitted within the said office and up to the ralhpg
within the same, where he was met by some t"en,yoi
more OF the Munlclpdl fOlce, VINO uohicH "'" "''-'
lance 10 the inner room where II was saiu ana "Aeig
deponent believes aud hos no doubt, the sad
Wood then that this dependent declared 10 ihen
bis business and told them that lie was such Coroner
and had sucb process or warrant of arrest that there
upon messenger went into the inner office, to inform
said Wood Of Opponents business That dep0nent does
not know his name, but he was municipal pOllcenani
that be returned almost Immediately, and then Mr.
Ackensp, fornerly and now claiming TO be Captain
Of Police was also there and as believe, came out
of the said private Office Of the said Wood and came
10 depODent and told him il was the Mayors orders
that depoLent should be turned out Of the room,
and that he tlr>n immediately seized this deponent,
and after little resistance on his part led anu forced
this depOnent out Of the room, and he was therefore
wholly unable to execute the warrant Of arrest, by
reason Of the resistance then and there given by The
said Wood and the said Ackerman to such service by
this depOneLt. lslgued) r. w. FERRY.
Sworn before me, &c. June IT, JAS NJ. SMITH
The captain went over with the warrant and
General Hall accompanied him TO the Mayors
Office. They were admitted at once, under the
influence of the display of steel and cold lead out
side but the Mayor refused to be taken before the
Recorder his counsel claiming that as the Sheriff had
him in custody by virtue of writ of habeas corpus
he could not be taken before the Recorder. report
TO this effect was made to the Recorder, who gave
peremptory orders that the Mayor he brought forth
with. Capt. Speght went back to the Mayors Office
and informed Gen. Hall Of his orders. Gen. Hall
went in with him again, aud the Sheriff advised that
this arrest be put Of until morning 1t appeared to
him unnecessary, the Mayorw IN his custody, ana
to enforce the warrant would probably tend to open
outbreak Gen. Sanford was conferred with on the
same subject, and advised that little time be given
The military were ready to the laws executed, but
be thought that the Sheriff advice had better be
taken and the execution Of the last warrant be post
poned until morning, when the military would
be out in large numbers. The crowd was
increasing in the Park, preparations being made
by the Democracy 10 receive the hlbuster Walker,
and the Recorder complying with the advice of Gen.
Hall, Gen. Sanford and the Sheriff. gave orders to
the Metropolitan Police to execute the warrant at 10
o'clock in the morning Gen. Hall promised that niue
regiments Of militia should be in readiness in the
morning as the arsenals then crowded with mill
tary and many of the companies would remain in
under arms during the night.
Word having been received at the Recorders
Office that threats had been made in the Edorado and
other grog.shops by low rutans, to burn the Record
ers Office his house and that of Mr.. COnOver, as wei
as threats against individuals there was necessity for
military force being kept in readiness during the en-
tire night
General Hall then left, and the National Guard |
marched from the Park to the Stouington boat.
The Sheriff called at the Recorders office and said
his orders to the police had been disobeyed, but that
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public peace at all hazards.
The wounded men brought to the Recorders Office
were all from the Fifth Ward, choice oiicers, who
stood the conflict bravely against overpOwering num-
bers Two or three of them after having their wounds
dressed expressed their readiness 10 go immediately
upon duty again. but by advice of the physicians in at
tendance, they were sent home in carriages Their
injuries consisted chiefly of scalp wounds.
Officer Lyman Crofut, of the Seventeenth Ward
Precinct was dangerously injured in the same con-
fict having been knocked down and kicked re-
peatedly after he down. and was con-
veyed to the Aston House, and from thence to
his home. His scalp nearly torn of and hung
over his forehead and the skull indented but not
fractured. II was feared, however, that the brain
was Injured and his condition last evening report
ed critical.
Officer Ferguson of the Ninth Precinct formerly one
Of the old force and much esee ned WAS said to be
injured more seriously than any of the others. His
skull was said to be fractured, and his recovery doubt
Sal. He was sent directly to his home.
Officer Lorenzo Leighton of the Eighth Ward
Metropolitan, was badly cut on the head. His body
was also badly hurt by being kicked.
Officer Emu Burson received severe cut on the
back of his head and another on the right temple.
VIM Mcdonald and James Speer of the Fifteenth
Ward both got struck the aru and the latter also
on the head.
rumor was very prevalent yesterday afternoon
and evening" that Capt. Dilks Of the Fifteenth Ward
Metropolitan Police, had been killed nearly so,
while attempting TO serve warrant upon the Mayor
II affords US great pleasure to state that Capt Dlks
Il still worth dozen dead men, and ready for the per-