New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-24
SUPREME C0URT;mEDwARD G: WEST
Ntw21ork DAILY Gribn,re
LAW INTELLIGENCE
FERNANDO WOOD IN CONTEMPT.

FERNANDO WOOD IN CONTEMPT.
SUPERIOR COURT-JuSE zs-Before Judge HoErsN.
At 10 o'clock to-day there was an unusually large
attendance upon Special Term it being the hour
at which the order issued by Judge Hoffman requr-
ing Fernando Wood to show why he should not
be punished for contempt of Court, was retumable.
Messrs Field and Sluyter appeared in behalf Of Mr..
Conover ard Gilbert Dean, esq, for Fernando Wood,
who did not appear in court.
Mr. Field announced his readiness to proceed.
Mr. Dean inquired if the presence Of his client,
Mayor Wood, was necessary-if so he would waive inn
portant business at the City Hail. and personally at
tend
Judge Hoffman stated tina. in order TO show
cause not necessary that he should be personally
present.
Mr. Dean then proceeded to read the following aih-
davs in behalf Of Mr.. Wood:
AFFIDAVIT or FERNANDO WOOD.
Cny and Comfy Of NeN- York, ".-Fernsndo
Wood the above-named defendant, being duly sworn,
Gays that he is he Mayor OF the City Of New iofh'
and was such Mayor on the 10th day OF June inst;
That from early il The morning OF said 10Th June unu
sfter dark he was engaged in the Mayors oihce
said city in the transaction Of official business
Deponent further says that, on account OF ce1sle
occure noes on the 18th day OF June instant deponens
and others feared that there might ve q conflict De-
tween certain parties and organized bodies OF meni
that very many persons IN said city were excited and
large crowds Of people had assembled around the City
Hall; thst deponent was actively engaged IN said
MAYORS Office in endeayoring to prevent any public
disturbance and until after the said Frederick w.
Perry, Coroner, had been at the City Hail. on the
18th June instant, and had len, deponent had no
knowledge niiman either that this suit had been
commenced that said Perry had any process OF any
kind to serve on deponent. .,
DepoI ent further saith, that II IL not true tna no
has either wifuy designedly resisted the service
him Of any wu order or OF any order OF
n fhafha
the said 6th day Of June inst aud before there hsd
been any breach Of the public peace, and a. soon a.
he he srd that said Perry had process to serve on h
send for ssd Perry, and voluntarily offer to have 'sa
process served !.
Deponent further saws that the circumstances e.
tending the first visit Of sad Perry 70 the Mayors w
tee on the said 10Th June inst far as they have e9s
to deponents knowledge, were a. follows, VIZ oes'
Perly called at the outer office and informed tne m
seDger, VIM. NJ. Butcher, that he desired to see oe
ponent; that butcher opened the door Of me hayWs
private Office and announced the name oil Mr: rsny,
but did not say anything about the nature OF sns
ness ON which said Perry desired 10 see deponem;
that deponent was that time engaged, and repice
10 the said butcher, and told him to say TO Mr. Perry
am engaged and cannot see any peissvar NV.
Deponent says, had be kn)wn the nature VI CoroneI
Peiry's business be would have called bin IN ne
ssid private Office and afforded him every possible
facility. n.,sa.
Deronert says that he gave no orders to said Ducs
err to Capt Alderman, or to any other person @ per-
ems IN trn said Perry out Of the said outer Once
he Msy"r of New-York; and deponent says that y
the Id Perry was either forcibly violently secsea
from the said Office by said Ackerman, or D, soy
oLer person or persons II done without the o.o'
knowledge or assent Of deponent, and that ssd Aes
erman was rot in said private Office on that coy, -
aid depopeLt zee said Ackeman on that day. ~
nent says it is not true that said Perry was oegea
and did, invoke the aid Of the military. aud ns. ~
means Of such assistance he was enabled 10 msse[
service which he could not otherwise 90, on 80
Of the resistance Of this deponent and the saia -
man to the execution Of the said process that, n
cont any. deponent as Mayor OF Ne"-lork, h"4 "a
about IL o'clock a. 10. on the 10th Of june, -
lrior to the commencement OF the ss~ "a
lion, made requisition on Msjof-GenefN shSe
ford for the military, to preserve tne g:ssrv
peace, and. long before the arrival OF any NV. "a
company or companies at the Park, had sehi ~ "A
Perry 10 come and serve the said process, ana -,
perry did come. alone and unaccompsniea ~ ~,
military aid or assistance whatever ana oa, der
pryste Office Of the said Mayor serve tne sae -. IA
OF arrest and deponent gave bail thereon On ~ az
18th dsy Of June inst. Deponent says tnss :. 70.
matter Of usual and almost hourly oscune ,,;vstS
fuse admittance to persons 70 the MAYOR IA tSst
ofee when depopent Is engaged in business ,,an.d q
n i an absolute necessity to have persons - -
The door 10 prevent the admission Of pcfs -
nyiva.e Office except at such times - sney 49,
rbou. interfering with other business ma 4 49,
Lsys been so staiioped for the eptife ume - ~ n
nept has occupied tie Office Of hsyos ~ - 4 -
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