The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-23

usuay cd and used By tho or the
ard ~he oepontp N1ns~ct,ng the be ness ~ tn
Office tho ead Conover entered the Department where
oeuers was seated, accompanied by abcm thirty oero'
smoog shcr, deFopeu' recognized James Irving and
ksrwsr B,e er; that Coaoye' ovaDced near 70 oe
ponest aud said no had been declared Street 20 uns.
tioIer the oon and tcas the room q
the Street Co rissiober he had TO take Possession
Of IL; tost deponeut said be Deputy Street Con MI
riunsr, aro In the absence Of M'. Devia COLD u'i
gre II up; some one of those who f"i'oSes
Como ~ iu,o the Office then said, "go and ,k-
his sea Dsn - Conovev instanty se'zed hold Of de-
vi great violence and tried 10 eject de poDent
from 'he chair IN which he vas seated not sacoee1ns D.
him when osponep for cad out Of the chai- an Tor
cby AMI Violently pushed outside Of the railing viii en-
cosed the desk and portion of the ofce th Il the srR
gle lasted for a during VIII h uma and until de.
ponent outside the railing, q and
raj ,aher- bold az onent tina. depent badly
bruised an injured ny said Cnuover aud bis complies
the marks and traces az Shtch are yet visible upon de %
nepi's body and deIonent now suffers much AIN thare
from and * unaer The Of his family ohystan thee
fr that dsren will be sixty two years Of on the
lib ray Of month"; that deoonept usued Ia the
outer Office mil O'Clock in the afternoon or SATURDAY
mat depopent vent u>ua to the Office this morning
about half paN eight O'clock that Con yer came there
nine O'Clock. spd rforned deponeot that Ia ID ap
pointed persop Deputy Street inste I'd Of
de, ORIENT, ard de handed hts Off keys which deDonans
decipnh 10 give Conover thea forbid deoonept touching
AIRY CT The books papers OF the office, taking any part
the business Of the same ana threaten I'd depouent with
''''''' ''''~'''' ''' ~ CHARLES TURNER
saorD before me this 20th day OF July 1857, JAMES
SANDEoRp, Commissioner Of Dec Is
AFFIDAVIT OF psvLN's GOV
ftp and County If Ns,c Fork IS 'harles peviiu Jr.
Of ra'd city being duly ssorn, eeposee aud saysrhat he
H. tha Of Cha cs Osvn. Of the defendants: tina
he deponeDO present In the Street Co ntss'ouer4
Office Saturday ias when d Conover came in; that
deponent hss read the fregoiDg affidavit Of Mr Turner
that depopen' the .he-e
IN related concerning the forble eec ion Of the said Tur
that the said affidavit, far II relaes to the
which then and there took place IL true vhlr hi'
deporents knowledge; and this deponent further saws
that al the and place Aforesaid he saw D. Conover
have hold of Mr. TUNER, trying to force MIN out of nis
seat at the time James Irving aud Pat Mshc
also hae hold of Mr. Turner and Conover eec,
Mr. Turner the railing which sl'o encioses por
CHARLES nEvLIN, JR
Sworn to before me- the Goth day Of July, 1857 JAMES
SANDFoSp, Oommh stoner Of Deeds
pKprrr BENEFITS AFFIDAVIT.
Iobn W. Bennett OF said city. being duly worn, de-
poses and saye be special deputy Sheriff Of tho
tho it and county OF New York by warrant dated he
9th day Of July 1857, to asrs In preserving the public
peace Ano depoDen further satin that oa the 18th day
OF Jy int between the hours OF two and three ocock
in the afternoon, this dep ,nent IN the Office Of the
street. Commissioner Of the city Of New York; that while
coming into ssid office, among whom depcpent say sad
Daniel Couover; that depopent being fearful that dis
brbapce might ensne, called upon he people composing
sad c,o<d 10 keep the peace, and TO refrain from max
ing dis stating that deponent would arrest ,he
ars. person Who created breach Of the peace; sd ia
ne D. told said Turner that he there take
po,se,son Of said ocs Or us lang uage ha, effect aud
ssid Turner refused 10 acknowsdge the right OF said
Conove 10 ase posse'son that tnereapon the said Como
sezed said Turner and hurled him from his Seat and
going behind said rs hs took possession tue seat oi
the Street Conmssinue'. Ocponeut furber saith tua
breach Of he o. are py focby pssips your hsnds On
cuzep ano told the said Conove' that he sbouic arrest
him for The same that said Conover d. ma ded that depo
Dept should show him his SnrraDi FOR making sal arrest
that the exhibited to said Conover The
warrant ~ said Wett herenbefore uneu,iouei, aud
took hold Of said Ccnover ana attempted take the said
Tounve 4, m
denepi aided and abei ed in SUCH resistance by
he geo " .ho had cot, red said Office with ,id Con
wbose pamer unknown to depopent, and deponent
berg ~eyed obliged to leave the said eace of
enid Stree, Commissioner without eec lug the arrest of
Sworn 20 before me this Goth DAY OF July, 1857, JAMES
SASproRp Commissioner Of Dceds
ASFTpsvn M PATRICK pEv1N
Ciy ond County Of Nn1 York IS -Pairick Devin being
duly that the following Ia true narrative OF
what occurred In hts presence and hearing, before the
rgs by Daniel d Conover against Charles Dsvn to OBJ
ni possession W the books and OF the Office or
Seei Commi'soner0u Saturday the 18th day Of July,
l7b7 was org.t The persons WHO entered tie court
in xhtch, at about noon, his honor Justice Pea
cdv continued he proceedings sbove MENTIONED his
Q pro lanaon uch q court Is nsua'iv opened with.
Ye~rs Daniel Sicklee and James Brady we're pre-.
rent tine 10 behalf or Mr. Devn, AID dcssrs Davi
ordlcy Field and william Carts Moves for Ccnover. Ne.
Field ssb ed the Judge TO tgu warrant Tor Dovns ar
rest II be did not give up the books lns Judge
signed II, and delivered to Mr.. Ber,holf Then NJ.
Field ssted The Justice 70 grant toe search warrant
n 20 the books and papers Of the Street Commits
sione's olcs Some Discussion took place whether
should he Addressed constable well az the Sheriff
Nesrs Field and NJves both insisted that the constable
,hculd he included Ms Honor a. length decided tina, II
Mr. Besthor at Which moment Mr. Brady hanfed some
papers 80 pan,sl Conover, wno sa; al the table under
Tho Nerch o. ,oe Judges and beside bis c'In eel NJ
thrcp sbnu the Cout room, that be bad served on Mr.
Copover an injunction granted by Judge ngrahsm OF the
Court Of onmou fea., 10 prevent BIS taking possession
w.
from giving hem up 70 him Mr. Field stated, 10 ~ y
stance. a' where an in1ncuon OF the Court OF Com mon
no ed that the judge wouii treat m be (sai feld) lad
cone put under hi. feet Said Field also declared that
saij Injunction better than waste paper That eo,n
srier man me into tue Court room With bundle OF
boks SAID IN have from the Street. Comm ssoner a
cse, which no depo.iSe4 en- chair In the Colt Ina,
Nsee Peabody puscy and In the hca-,ng or said Couover,
ed aud Nes iha, tue order TO chow cause on the In
ncos orcer az Judge ngraham was re'urnnhle on toe
h Jolly ustsnt and Mr. Brady asked the said Jls' 70
rdjoorp said woccet,hss unu after sst day NJ field
>, enron-l, oppres snr adjournment until later than
If TIT iSt ,aJpg, W substance, that the booa would
be there srhin ate the grarupg OF tho 'esrcb
warrant ortrsd and sal Fiod urged said Iusce 10 be
IN stenoanrs nj hand a. that hour 10 v1ir said jos
tee n.sened Dpon further Faith that be vent 10
the Street Comms,ippcr's on aud <itressef the pro
ceesnr' there from that tire Until the fo-cios e-c''n Of
Mr. CHARLES rrrner, which procee f,ngs are cEsecily
stated IN tae eunersd afiivr Of said turner this das
made, ard shCh deponon has beard read pcpoooni fur
thor sah ba, be so M related b SAD Chs-is lev
np. AMI ha. ne ~ been employed In toe Sweet C,nms
,ioier osRoe in this city PATRICK DEvtiS.
Sworn before ne, this 10th day OF Jd. 1887, JANIS
SASfTosD, Donmssinxor Of Dseds
Mr. Feii thea read In the folio wing aiiayu
Mr. coSovyR's AFFIDAVIT
Daniel ~ Cnoover being duly swo,n, ssth-that on the
Is dsy Of July inst he 10 the Supreme court
when NJ Justice Peabody appeared upou the bench that
the warrant for street. OF Devln handed by tue
Judge Harry BE- tno and By the said Bertholr 70 Msr
sia Bressr bs the said Brewer TO the Sheriff, by
the bsats ~ Jssyb Pollock that the scc1ni rarrat was
usesise delivered By the dye 20 Me- Berthor aud ~
him 10 .r Bse YER oh rmedlsely ei, the COZ room
WITH a. and tcrt until NJ passed out OF the
With tho ,ai warrant Mr. James Brady did M. serve
this defoacnt any papers wtsever W him or 10 his
prrsepc the subject an Injunction; and this dopJ
nsrt furshe- that -h~p the banded TO
bin bg Nr BRADY he handed them 10 Me- Noyes Of
hi c,npe tho sat beside sim and VINO began read
them. engaged In vending them when he books
brought into court RON; sd thu, this dero
peDt nd given drt cions Respecting the saif
warrants, o. either Of them, OF tie service Of
The sane and tois ieponeut further Faith tae
~bep The books we've brought into cJ1r this
deporeni di rot touch them or give any direction,
n ana this depopens has no 10 t1s time usei
sry OF The BOOK msps papers and documents belonging
b. the Street Commis.snsrs Office. either those taken
fore the Juose those s In the street Con-