The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-20
THE NEW YORK POLICE WAR.
second Day - Proceedipxs

Albany and York, was continued withou, blood,
shed on Wednesday last The scene opened bJ
II, appearance Of Mr. Conover, tGov. Kings ap.
pointee for Commissioner of Str.ets,) calling or
Chas Devlin, Mayer Woods appointee for the
same ofdceJ with q request ,hst be would give u1
| neroom and appurtenarces to him. This was
OF course, refused. and Mr. Cenover had the good
sense TO retire without being kicked out.
FRESH STORM THREATENED
| The proceedings thus far were bu. the eonclu
| sion to those which had been left over from the
previous day. Others, however, were in prepa-
| ration. Capt Carpenter appeared again before
| ihe Mayer In his office, with the warrant which
| he had presented the previous evening He had
| = re petition of his previous answer During this
time 1t was understood that fresh efforts would be
| made TO bring the Mayor before Recorder Smith
| The White Street Com nissiopers we're busy
| swearing In special police force by the whole,
| sale Two thsusand men, il was said would be
put Or the march from the back yard of the Police
| COMMISSIONER Office with the determi aatiou To
seize the Mayor and bring his body b. fore R-cor.
| der Smith, at his Office, corner Of Centre and
| Chambers streets, up stairs. 1t was anticipated
| by the Recorder and Commissioners ths, Judpe
Russell would discharge tho Mayor on the h abes
| corpus. when they would At once cause the Metro.
| po.an force to storm the City Hall, and IS they
| anticipated, bring the Mayor by force before
| another habeas corpus could be sued out. The
White street farce grew apace to larger and lar
|
| Marshal and his Sergeant, Major Wines The
| two lower corridors of the City Hall were filled
with policemen In solid array, tbs doors and win-
! dows being also manned Some 1--WE hundred
men had been left to cover the beats in the city,
| whilst upwards of seven hundred were present.
around the Park all day
MARsHALLING THE MEN
About O'Clock, the ASSURANCE that the Metro
poliians ere on their march at last. was brouph,
| to Chief Mstsell This rumor was occasoned by
efsl,zC g..
demonstration of some sort such it appears was
| the purpose, in view of some misapprehension in
regard to the action of Judge Russell ON the habeas
| corpus The Court had again adjourned for arsu
nent until O'Clock and it was reported that q ual
| action had been had ON the writ. The lines of
| Sergeant Major Wines were dressed up and Chief
| Ma.sell re.arranged his forces.
| An additional company was sent over to the Hall
| of Records, to prevent any possible attempt at
| seizure of tbs Street Commissioner office These
too we're instructed to act under the orders of Cap
tain Bennett az reserve to fall upon the rear Of
| any party attacking the City Hall.
The city flag was then hauled up on the Fl ae staff
over the City Hail, and with Sergeant NJ ajor Wines
Chief Maisen himself on the back stoop-the scene
| of yesterday 8 attack-every thing WAS considered
| as In readiness for q defence.
| AN INTERVENTION.
| Whilst these things we're foot a. Mayo,
| Woods office and whilst the Recorder was issu-
W
st eet commissioners were swearing in sprc:xi po
iicamen there still. another material Influence
preparing at the east end of the City Hall. Ia
Sheriff Wilet's office that gentlemsn held spe
cial consultation with the superior officer of the
first diviion of the militia of the Stste, General
Sanford The Sheriff the custodian of the
MAYO felt himaeit not only charged officially
with the peace OF the country. but also with the
| safety of the Mayors official indedendence The
purposes Of the Recorder were discussed, and the
,Itiop of tha MptrOI0fitap
ers to back him up, was in like manner considered
| as well as the Mayors resolution.
THE MILITARY.
In view of this state of things, the consultations
of the Sheriff and the General resulted in q res
solve that the peace of the city depended on their
&C ion and rested in their hands. Hence they
would act in concert with view to this sole OBJ
jsct-the preservation Of the peace The Mayor
was In the keeping Of Sheriff Wiilets, and it was
bi4 purpose to keep him without interference. He
expressed his resolution, that upon the first At
tempt or demo ns.ratiou sainst hs prisOne under
the writ of hebeas corpus 10 ue by Judge Russell
be would call upon tie county to rise III h's sup
port aud his frat demand would be upon General
Ssndford and the force he now has under arms BY
order of the Mayor.
The RECORDERS OFFICE.
After the baug of Capt Benuet and Deputy
Commissioner Turner, Recorder Smith held 8
private cor orsul,ation with Gen Nye, Mr Draper
| aud Msjor Gen S.ndford,oy the further window in
b
| fatty ihe conclusions arrived at by himself and
the Sheriff The Recorder deprecated earnestly
In regard to the necessity OF vidicating the law
| and bringing the body of the Mayor before him \
bis office, Mr. Draper urged the necessity of hav
ing the metropolitan police rec gaized and main
| tanned rs legal officers. Gen Nye struck upon
| compromise This plain was TO have Maj Ger
Sanford carry the two officers Speight and Car
peuter, into the Mayors presence sgain that they
might leave their warrants with the Sheriff fol
6a Msu ftar ha hs hpaa
| granted To this Gen Ssndford agreed on condition
Lat all other attempts of the Recorder against the
MAYOR should be At an end,
| HOW THE RECORDER AND THE LAW WERE WIN
Dictated
The Sheriff, Mayor and Deputy Sheriff MeKio
| bin being in the Mayors private office. NJ Ger
sandford with Captains Carpenter and Speigh
entered
| Carpenter and Speight stated in direct forma
manner that they had warrants to serve on IN
| Mayor.
| At this stage of he proceedings they wer
promptly interrupted by the Sheriff, who said IN
warrants could not be served as he held the Mayo
| subject to the act on the habeas corpus
| They then handed their warrants to Genera
| SANFORD " no handed them to the Sheriff, request
| ing that they should be served at the proper tim
| by that officer.
| The Sheriff said he would do so. The Mayo
| was not addressed He said not a word, nor hs
he an opportunity for it The two captains mad
| their exit; Gen Ssndford remaining some hti
| time The two captains waited in the outer ofilc
until the general WAS ready to escort them ou. =
They were accordingly escorted out from the line
| of the police force around the City Hail.
| Returns were made on this procedure to The he
corder He further proceeded 10 vindicate the la'
| by more writs which II WAS thought might D.
| served rs soon a. decision was given on the argu
| meut going on in the Court Of Sessions Th
| Court reserves . decision for today, SO the Re
| corder reserves bis warrants. Two more wriss q
habeas corpus were, however, prepared 10 an
| swer
| THE MAYOR AT HOME.
| The Mayor left his office for his house in ll7t
| street between five and six p NJ. The preViou
| evening he bad done likewise, 10 an equally puo
lie manner though like all the other material tact
this " as suppressed in the black republican sheets
| He supped with party of bis friends at the Me
| ,ropolitap Hotel on his wsy home Oh Tuesday night
| Last night bis carriage WAS pursued up Broad"a.
| amid cheers aud hurrahs
| In the meantime, Capt Bennett, OF the Old pt
lice, Mr. Turner, deputy sheriff, and Others ma
| been arrested by the new police.
! CONDITION OF The WOUNDED.
| The msiorty of the Metropolitan policemen wh
| were wounded were in comfortable eonoitioi
| Yesterday; bu. few Of them are feared to be II
| great danger. Officer Ferguson, of the Ninth pre-
| ciuct Metropolitan police, was IN very low STAT
| from the wounds he received N the head 1t wa
| feared he would die during the night. Ohicer Gro
| f.rt of the Seventeenth precinct, was also very
III fl ON the effects OF eevere confusion over To
| eve His wounds we're mnch iDfsnef, and b.
NAV not survive his injuries.
| na.ar = O. Sr,irh of the Fifth precCct was In