Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-19
ANOTHER REPORT.

The morning doilHs Vi Auoou"! o'o Wv ~ ~
oows by the reporter for the Evening fost' "no was
an eyewitness:
Ara o'clock. ID. u. Conover told Mr.. Turner, the
denuty under the late Mr.. Taylor, that he had been
amounted Street Commissioner by Gov. King end
mad come 20 take possession OF the othce. IL al: %
said IL appoint you my deputy and shall 'e a'''
all your clerks." :,
Mr. Turner looked al hir. ConoVer oocuI'eI'''
and said:
~ do not recognise the Governors right to appoint
nv succsssor and consequently do not ADMIT tnat
YOU are Street Commissioner. 70 the Clerksl-
There, clerks, if you are my clerks, stand by me.
| 1hereupou all the clerks IN the once LOOK 'hef
| places beside Mr. Turner.
| The excitement was now intense; the rooms anu
passage, being crowded to excess by policemen ana
citizens Twenty men had been detailed ny lhe u
lios Commissioners, under Capt. Spelght to preserve
| nrdsr and take such action ss the circumstances
| might demand.
Mr. Conover then went to the door OF the room
containing the papers and records OF the ONCE ana
demanded a5nanse; , ns ' Letters stared him in
the face. Policemen Oakford and Mcpharson were
also posted by the door, and told MIR. Conover that
they had srict orders 20 admit no one
| Officer Masterson of the Chiefs Office, who was
present with very strong posse OF men, which lar
outnumbered the Metropolitan Police here interiered
and informed Mr. Conover that the property was
under his spscsl charge, and he must not touch it.
by what authority" asked Mr.. Conover' do
you claim possession Of this Officer!
NJ. Mastsrsou, in answer to this inquiry, proouceo
| the following executions:
The People, Sc agt. Thoma, McGinn, &c'-Exa
cution issued Juue Is, 1877 int. from November 10
1856. Jno. Mallory, Atty dts.
Il hereby authorize Hugh Ma'ter'on' ana al ano
every person or persons aiding Or assisting him In
the premises, to take charge Of and safely Keep Tue
furni,ure desks chairs, and all other property now
being in the Street Commissioners ohiee IN the Hal
CT Records which property is seized and Levied upon
| by me, by virtue oil the execution before inecaoneo
'..Given under my hand at the City and County Of
| New York, this 18th day OF June, ls1: ~
JAMES e. WlLLETT, Sheriff
"FREDERlcx l.. vULrE, Deputy Sheriff.
very largo :orce Of the Mayors 'nen and friend;
was in the mean time gathering IN inc rark anG
about the doora Of the He'll of Records II is said
that this Sheriff had deputzed some 2UO to enforce
! his authority and under the circumstances Captain
Speight deemed prudent to make no efforts 10 ge'
! possession. There were probably 800 men within
call, who had been eummouet by inc mayor 10 oe
| fend ths property against any attempt
| Stray companies, with g'. buttons ana hehVy
cups, were marching and counterrnarching IN the
Park, and about ii o'clock one OF these companies
made their way through the crowd, secenoeo me
stairs into the Street Commissioners Office, marched
through it TO Mr. Turner'S desk faced about, and re
| tired without any demonstration. As the crowd
opeued to let them pass, several cried out "The Plug
| Lgli.s ere coming. Make way for !he Plug ugl'es
Down with the Black Republicans Hurrah for the
| Plug Uglies..'
Tse Deputy Sheriff says ala ssarifTs office is mol
com.nttei TO either the cd or new Commissioners
and has uo,hay to do with The CONTEXT now going on
one way or another. the property, he asserts, was
levied upon TO preserve it, and he depu'ied force
for tho .os purpose Of protecting i! and enforcing or
! der.
Mr. Turner's construction Of the matter is. how
ever quite different. Our reporter, addressing him
self to that gentleman, said The execution under
| which the ShsrTs posse act seems TO extend &c
! everything in the Office
| MIR. Turnsr-Yes, it extends to everything. The
furniture desks, papers and property Of all descrp
tons, is now in our custody.
| Rsporter-In whose custody
NJ. Turner-in our custody.
Reporter-I understood the deputy that he had
seized all the property in the office upon an execution
against the City, aud TINT, consequently, he is the
sole custodian; and that neither yourself no: Mr
Conover has any right 10 it in any manner.
Turuer-Ah! but the Sheriff and liked the bus
ness am the Street Commissioner We do not re-
coyuse the Governors authority in the case and the
Sheriff let's me have any papers or furniture which
[ want to do my business; 50 it IL all gong or
| smooth.
IN to IL o'clock there further demonstra
ton Mr.. Conover kept his position inside the rail
ing by desk and says he is the Street Commission
| er and thinks his authority is sound.