The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-16

On rfurzisy night quite well 'Tanced in the evening,
sceno was enacted in and or the Fth avenue
mansions Just beyond the Brevoort House. which mista
well provoke The pen aud the powers OF the penny
Of Of the weekly story papers In the dsres
thoroughfares from the vicinity Of Washington parade
ground ut tho time indicated, few lettering, cautious
looking might have been observed, either peering
cautiously in tho direction of tho hotel alluded
TO- or otherwise by their undecided, anxious Manner
showing that there something In the wind about
there not CT the usual nonelGidHes indifference which
prevails in this ars;ocraic qudy.icr Persons familiar
with the sces OF certain OF the police captains and aspiring
leutenant Of br. MatsSs corps would conjecture thai
very extraordinary business foot from seeing
many of these people pass the Brevoort House In
the manner described above The stars and caps had
been lad aside, and they camo in the less
noticeable guse, disguise, OF citizens dress. Some
dozen Of This order Of pcrous
mansion IN question: taking every possible pains dodge
into the s9op when no bought 70 observe tho
move Naturally, such proceeding would have seemed
70 portend the discovery Of the nurderers Of nr Bre
such similar important feat the part 20 THIS Gu
" managed escape the attention OF the pa-sers
by, no doubt n mob great any which has app AIRED
before 81 Bond street would have been gathered before
Each Of h,se disguised persons AZ the door was open
cd by the servant asked to step into The entry here
from the bead Of the stairs another soriOus ndidu
al examined him, without being himself observed. In
Of IA not berg ono OF the udviiuas alluded who
thus called, be wa, upon gwen sign from the head OF
the stairs either dcpaichcd W IN the csbastc poc "noi
at home or, If the right man, no wa, upon different
tgnn shown up eiags. These s'erOus persons. tho
number OF twelve, successfully entered tho middle
the second floor. There massive square oak table
stood the centre Of the apartment, with papers
and other matters the whole apartment presenting The a
pcarpncc of half study half o7ce-he mucr prodomi.
mating, through tho unulistasablo red are aspect
poiuco-mercanle details. Tao doors opened TO tho
drawing on the ffh side " the room whss
still, another accessible from the opposite side On
the table was supply Of tho Police in pink COW
cred ramphcs and seated their neiehborhooi tho
Police CommssiOner, Jane W. Nyc. Passing IN ana
Cat from tho head Of the stairs occupied IN giving INC te
mails and actions host towards the different arrivals was
simeon Draper, President OF the Board "a fvnSe
the Metropolitan District VI the State Of New forK, Ana
owner of the mansion. -, a.. ...
phrase Of m appropos authority, Dogberr
good deal of obvious embarrassment ana sny
looking asksnce Observable, notwithsan.Na ,, ,ha
effort the part % the host ann MS g.'ss ~ - .
rcvcs AZ case and give tho occasion se.nis Win
Tho osicc, Of ihc meeting was reached me dis
guised police officers had been called 70 mec, w sss man
ner by tho solicitation OF or metropon'sn feucne'
,ra. master stroke OF his planned 10 tase psSe IN hs
M -soi. ,y,,h n Wow to prevent tho Publication OF
~. rv,cellpcs In tho HRshD lie congrmoaieu soma
or ,bose uresent in facetlcus vein ON INC he chance
thorc Of their being mus nrsr wnss
~ g., mai NOT the policemen, but the Commissioners
81 rely n,scbo proceedings have been tho otyecs
,.rss which the IFrs,rD's attention had been dirscted
~ 90 Commissioners scon sot under way wvh tbeiy
BUDGET General Nyc road over and cxpou>ded tho
now Police law we'll discussed other tories bearing
on The relations OF The men 70 the old and tho
~ cnwmssoncrs Tho probabilities, az to ths deciSio. o.
The Courts detailed, and the dd OF legal oud nus
cited The majority, not all Of those VINO had been In
ved assist Al this scene, were bscx republicans and
their semhsge was for the purpse Of rchcarsng hcm