New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26
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| Monday morning. =,
| O. Abou. VIA. ;.mt A. AoJut 10 O'Clock on
| Monday weeb.
O. Who did you kod tberss A. found Mr. Tar.
psr and quite large cro-d Of individuals saw Mr.
Conoye there also.
! O. Wa. ,he Ioom quite full A. Yes Sir
| y. As full comparatively as this room is nov A.
1t va. IN tbe same prvPortion,
hind the desk attending 70 the duties OF his office
suppO.s at any rate be was there writing.
4. What wa, M Conover doing A. lie sat be-
tide he railing, nesr the private door.
| =. How long did you remain A. don think IL
wa over three minutes.
| q Did you do anything in official character
A. No, Sir, only as regards this crowd going toward
the door said, Gentlemen, you must not interfere,
| ard Immediately stepped ont and went toward the
| office.
O. When did you NEXT step toward the door A.
| don't think went there until the neM Horping
| will not be- positive a. regards that
q. Who did you fed there them A. Cspt. Ben
| nett and some ten or fifteen Policemen.
O. Was Turner there A. Yes Sir.
q. WGs Conover' A. thiuk not
O. Did YOU only zee Mr.. Conover there once ? .. I
did call second time recollect the fact that
called on Monday at II O'Clock; Mr.. Conover WAS
thsp nsde the railing, eating dinner, hiak.
q. What Turner doing. A. DE was behind
the de.k.
O. Then you saw Conc yer twice on Monday A.
Q. Was he taking his dinner standing A. He was
sitting down; somebody brought ii into hal, think.
q. Did you ever afterward see him inside that build
ugf A. think not.
Q. Did you see Mr.. Devln there at any time A.
] have since his appointment
q. Not before A. might have seen him be-
| fore.
Direct examination rcsumed-Mr. Fieid-You say
that Mr. Conover was in the office every time YOU
went there on Monday. A. think [ was there only
twice.
Q. And those times you saw him 7 A. recollect
those particular times.
o. You don't recolect Of going there any other
time that day and not seeing him A. No, Sir.
Q. Did he not show you the Governors commits,
sion A. Yes, Sir-that was the first time
Q. He inside the railing A. think not.
He mig hit have been. think he outside the
private door just by the gateway,
Q. II was inside of the second office \. Inside
the second Office, just by the gate.
q. And he showed you his commission from the |
Governor and claimed to be Street Commissioner
A. Yes. Sir.
Q. Did not Mr. Conover demand to be admitted into
the private office at that time A: think not.
@. What did he tell you when he showed his com
mission A. told him that had nothing to do with |
that; that | would not recognize any commission;
that that was of my business
The next witness was John w. Bennett, who was
sworn and examined by Mr.. FIELD.
TESTIMONY OF CAPT. BENNETT.
q. Are you a captain of the late Municipal Pocel |
A. / am captain of the Municipal Police now.
q. And you acting in the same body! \. am.
.. Were you at the Hall of Records on Monday,
Tuesday and ednesday the 10th, 10th and lh INST!
4. was, Sir.
Q. Were you there in command of police force
a. was, Sir.
Q. Under whose orders A. With unusual en-
phasis. Under my orders-my own free-wil.
q. Did you receive any orders from the Mayor!
A. No. Sir.
@. None at all
Q. Did YOU receive any orders from anybody A.
Q. Did you of your own mere motive take police
there TO act A. did not take policemen there.
Q. Were there policemen with you! a. Yes,
Q. How many A. cannot tell.
y. About how many! A. About dozen. |
q. Did they come to YOU A. do not know; did
not bring them there.
Q. Were they there before you WENT A. They
were there.
Q. How happened yOutO got A. Because thought
proper TO do SO.
q. Did you receive any information from any one
A. gave you that answer just now; you asked me
who sent me, and told you 10 one. |
q. i asked you now If you had received any infor-
nation from anybody to go there ! A. tell you no;
none. |
O. What was your motive and object in going A. |
Ny object this saw great crowd and sawa
number of officers there and l found high |
in authority myself took command.
Q. And YOU had orders from the Mayor at all |
A. have given you that answer.
O. And from the Sheriff ? A. None, Sir, al |
though held a warrant from the Sheriff in my pos |
session.
@. Were you in Court just now when Sheriff Wilett
was examined a. was.
Q. Do you recollect the conversation you had with |
him on the Tuesday when he recalled that warrant? |
warrant then in the election of SIR. Conover.
q. Did you eject Mr.. Conoyer the day previous |
A. L did.
@. At 4 o'clock A. I do not know what hour it |
was; the clock not in view to me.
q. 700 used force for the purpose A. After To-
monstrating with Mr.. COnover, and after saying, too,
that thought the best way was to refer the matter ~
the Court, and not TO have disturbance.
q. You then put him out a. Yes, Sir.
U Did the policemen help YOU A. think three d
or four did
Q; Were there any fghtingInen in the building 1
A. do not know-probably you are as well ac- 9
qUainted with them as anybody.
Mr. Field was not in the building, and you were.
The Witness-I am not in the habit of associating | I
with those men, ard can't discriminate. Ii
Q: Do you know whether they were there that day.
A. There were none to my knowledge.
Q. Did you any the next day. A. None to my
knowledge, Sir. 4
Q. DID you on Wednesday A. None to my
knowledge.
O. On Tuesday morning did you also eject Mr.. {
COroverl a. did, Sir.
No. Sir n'4 you ~ 'Da' " vic "''V' O''''' A.
q. Did you tell Mr. Conover you did A. No
Sir.
Q. Did he ask you by whose authority A. No. .
O. Did you tell him that it was by the Mayors A.
No, Sir said acted as Police Captain.
O. That was all you said A. Yes, Sir.
q. Did you not tell Mr. Conoyer that you had Or A
ders TO eject him and that if necessary you would get
500 men to do it A. Not to my knowledge. do not
rene mher of il.
q. You will not swear you did not say so 2 A. No, 7
Sir.
Cross-examned by Mr. Brady-Q. When you eject
ed Nh. CoDover what he doing A. lie was sit
Q. Was he doing arything' A. saw him writing ii
4 note.
Q. Did be read it 'Answer not heard /
Z. Was Mr.. Turner there A. lie was there trans | i
acting bis business.