The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-17
me ioHrYing was lhe Of Judge Holman Oh tho
above affidavit, issued 10 Coroner Perry


above affidavit, issuei TO Coroner Perry
SUPERIOR couRr-crrY or NEW YeHK.
oaTfes C'~o',r ArraHdo Wood, ydmes o. WIfc,
C.artsi 7urHT ard ,oa~ w. Be1nst -Or,ly u arrest
~ NeW fwk appearing 10 me by ahoavita that sum
c nj cause Of actcn ey,es l9 10 this case,
acton and hold them 10 bail In the Of five han raf
dollars aud 10 return this order 10 Field and 5myter,
pisu'ii's atoroeys. q, their office, No 81 broadway,
MURRAY HOFFMAN.
Exv YcRH, jane 49, 1857.
Coroner pory took This order and wended his way 10
tbs City Hal, where he obtained tho door
BY dint Of great EFFORT
lie IL NOT ALLOWED TO sERvE THE PROCESS.
Here, however, he met with epprason, and
though no srueaseed his Intention to criminal
process sas Mayor, he was not permitted 10
enter and after waiting soma time, Captain
Aekerman, Of the Ninth ward, came out Of The
Mayors private ofdoo snd informed him that no
should DO under the necessity Of obeyng orders ru
him out Coouer Perry resisted sufficiently TO il
necessary to ejct aim by force, when he mn sdatey
paired 70 the cice Of Recorder smith and stated the
suit OF bis eiorls
HE Is ADVISED 10 ArTEssPT A roRcIsLE SERVING OF
THE PROCESS.
Az The Recorders Office hr. Field, attorney for the
plaintiff ard tho Recorder, after hearing bs story al
vised him Of bis duty under the mako requeton
uFnn clu,es AID 4 nscessary the military for sai;en
AID t. erter the Mayors presence orribly II required
sEQuIHIioN uPos THE METROPOLITAN POLICE
Accordingly word vas sent 10 No as whit, street the
heaeqaa,1rs Of she Metropolitan Police aud force If
atty men arrived, and were ma,shaied IN
mont OF tbe Recorders office corner OK Chambers and
Ceot sttcss crowd spectators mere assepboa
and couineeo, ain oes ,ecrs IN tsuni the seoco
tsns, binehSg voe,T egHh with cheers ivr lr
naIco Woo, and groans for the Nero ohsnsu The
nner however stooa crrn and made demonstration
reply
THE CITY HALL BARRICADED.
Meanwhile me news OF possibility OF an attempt 10
serve ibe process oioiy became known the Mayors
ohce snd tue City aii was fortified ut every point
10 %e-1 Al" emergency Every door guarded, tho
won iron, of the Hall being olred aud dsep 10 w
OF pohcaehn With their lbs dra~D, ready FOR the
attack, being esbortea by their captains 'sand FAST
mp CHAEaE or THE ssTR0pCLirAN5-
Econ the cry hoard, "There they Gomez and yure
enough lhere they did cOrne-a force Of about atty
hetropoai'ans, bs AIDED by Lieutenant seebring snd
oroser rerry moving steadiy towards Tho back steps
OF the City tisl and followed by mob hooting aad
hailoong al henl. ana ranging each OF ph
masEg, ss It were fsc sLem gauntlet through which
hey must Iess On they came. however, keeping close
Esether, and moving s.eaoy yet firmly up W helr des
nauon
TIE RaPuLsE.
But the Nunicipals had By far the advantage of posi-
tor, whirh would be impregnabe 40 tao hundred men,
though DEFENDED by but twenty five. Tue aeropoNans
had first TO ascend the back soop, consisting about
twenty stone s'ers, ina then at the head stoop
marrow entrance, about thirty Municipal men, helied ny
Cet a'n Vince we're stationed. rhe escxernent,
and confusion i1enss mingled Ia one grand chaotic
bensm realzng The poetic expression Of "hel broke
ionse." As the Ne.ropoiians came sp those on tue
eloop fell hach kavitg hut q narrow front: hat as
tiey advanced VAC reinforcement of Nunicips.ls
rushed ou. Of .ides door with drawn clnbs and then
commenced The Onslaught Tue Huucpas at the ton on
she siepe, being Immediately cvor their opr6HAnis
sho~ered down their blow. the devo,ed heads With
FEARFUL havoc. The mob ID the closed up ana hrs
tho Metropolitan. were surrounded, and received most
disastrous pounding from all sides Not ouy we're the,
attacked oy tho Police but eft mob OF 5bou 'er h.ttr
IN ci;izcns dress WELDING heavy caps iincd N The
fray, ard soon the overwhelming force Told With fearful
effect on The Hesro,olpans. They HAD h0~ever pene-
ra'ed to the head Of the s,cop Coroner Perry vss a
The very door, but beng rccorsed he was pushed %
NE h'e"pi sho IN. lass OF the hetrotup ovsvpvwered
oy rupei or nunhera surroun1et front ,resr aud sds
we were oougou 70 peat nasty and ecaese retreat IN
every avecs'"n-