The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-19
ANOTHER MOVE AGAINST The MAYOR
ALLEGED CONTEMPT OF COURT.
SUPERIOR COURT-sPECIAL TERN.
Before Hon Judpe Hoffman


D. D. C0sopsx H. Fernando Wood, Mayor Of Nep York.
Mr. D. D. Field obtained the Judges signature 10 paper
yesterday morning, which order for the Mayor 70
show why he should not be attached for contempt In
resisting process of law of this Court The order re-
turnable on Tuesday next.
The Judge directed that the order should not be given TO
the reporters until 1t was served by the officer.
The order was subsequently served ON the Mayor by
Samuel s. Acker one Of the officers Of the court by d.
rocton Of Judge Holman WAS executed in quiet and
respectful manner, and received by The Mayor WITH
Tho following Is tho affidavit on which Mr.. Field
moved
AFFIDAVIT OF CORONER PERRY.
Daniel ID. Conouer Fernando Wood, CAarts Turner,
James c. Wien and John W. Benne1-CVy and Obun'y Of
Nelo York Frederick W. Perry, Of said city, being
sworn he Is one Of The Coroners of the said
city duly elected residing in said city and exercising
duties Of his office such Coroner on tho 10th day OF
June instant that the order Of arrest OF which the an
nexsd copy, delivered to deponent for execution
ON said 10th day Of June; that he Immediately repaired
with said order to the City Hall, for the purpose OF
the door of The outer oce said when admission
said office refused to him. but on deponent stating
that he such Co'oner and had official bnsiness with
said Wood dcponen admitted within said oce, and
up 10 the railing within the eame where he was met by
person belonging to the called Municipal police, who
denied him admission to the inner room, where ssid
Wood then was as deponent informed and believes:
that deronent then announced bis business that ne was
such Coroner and had said order OF arrest for execution
inform said Wood Of deponents business that deponcnt
does not know the name such messenger but that be
was also q member OF sad Municipal police; that
tho said messenger returned slmost Immediately,
and therappon - Alderman, formerly police cap
tain deponent believes out Of tho private
Office Of said Wood TO deponen and told him that
the Mayors orders were thai the deponent should be
turned of the room; whereupon BIO instantly sezs do
pcnen and aer little resistance his part forc,bly and
violently elected him from the apartment and thus for the
time entirely defeated the service or the said order OF
rest that doporent obliged TO- and did thereupon,
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make the SERVICE which he could not otherwise do on &C
the resistance Of the said Wood and the said Ack
erman to the execution of tho process. W PERRY.
Sworn June H. 1851 before me- JOHN T. GREY, Commits
sioner Of Deeds.
ORDER FOR ARREST.
Citv of Ne,u Yoyk-Ddntl D Cbnouer against Fernando
Wood CHARLES Turner, Jas. O. Wllax and John w. Ben
neTo the Of the city and county Of New York
appearing by affidavit that sufficient cause OF &C
ton pnder the 179h section Of the Code, you are
REQUIRED the defendants In this action
and hold each OF them bail In the Of i've thousand
coA and 10 return this order TO Field and Suyto plain
tits attorneys, at their office, No 81 Broadway, New
York. the eighteenth day Of June one thousand eight
hundred and nty seven. MURRAY HOFFMAN.
Dated NEW YORK, June 16, 1867.
ORDER 70 eHow CAUSE FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
appearing 10 satisfactory BY the aidavt Of frede-
rick W. Perry, OF the Coroners or the city OF new
sisted the service upon him Of lawful order process Of
this Court that Is 70 say order dreng the arrest oil
such defendant now, fling said affidavit, and on mo-
ton Of Field and suyter Of COUNSEL ordered that the
Tuesday The 23d day OF June inet At 10 o'clock OF thai
day. special Of tho Superior Court In the
building the of Centre and Chambers streets
why he shoud not be punished as for contempt And lei
the said AdavM be served with this order aud such
vice TO be made before Friday. he 18th nst
MURRAY HOFFMAN.