New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-21
THE REVOLT IL THE MAYORS CAMP.

The excitement among the Policemen Of the city rel
alive to the new Police law still increases and from
the decided stand taken by some of the men, we re-
ioce that Mayor Woods camp may yet be lett wha
five men" in 1.-THE number adjudged by the " Hon'
orabe the Board of Supervisors sufficient to guard
the metropolis under the new Commissioners. Inc
lovass are loud in their expressions of dissasfscticu
at the course pursued by Daniel d. Horigan, who
was appointed Captain of the Fifth Ward day before
Yesterday by Wood & RUSSELL aud many deem him
guilty of cowardice in not turning Captain Carpenter
at once out of DOORS The Mayor is also said to be in
dgnant at Horigan and disapproved Of the departure
at the order of Captain Carpenter OF Sergeant Stephen
Mum and his squad (the Mayors petsl, whom he has
sent there expressly 10 sec that his mandates were
obeyed. The Fifth Ward is however, quiet, and the
men 90 on duty as usual but if asked who is Captain
Of the Ward will reply, "Dont know" But " the
cry is still they comeJames Bryan, First Leutenan.
of the Nineteenth Ward having come out openly and
boldly for the new Commissioners.
On Tuesday morning Lieut.. Bryan entered his name
on the boter at the Station House. Sergeant Of the
Ward the title under the new law, and addressed
Captain Twomey as Inspector. The Captain forth.
with made charge against the traitor and Lieutenant
b. was summond to appear for trial before the Com.
learning of the meeting OF the old Board yesterday
appeared at the Mayors Office expecting that at
o'clock p M, the hour designated the doors would 90
thrown open and opportunity offered to report tho
proceedings but not so, the Mayor and City Judge
held " star chamber session and none were per-
United to pass the guard sentinel unless called for
The proceedings far as we could ascertain were 90
follOws>
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Patrol District was fret put upon rin charged with
characterization" under the following specification:
That said Bryan did under date Of this May, 18th inst,
enter into the Station-House botter the following
words to wit
49, a. m.-First Section-An persons present az re.
serve, EXCEPT to Roundsman Mcclure, TO Deputy So.
perintendents Office Deadly TO Court Of Sessions Ly.
decker with returns to Deputy Superintendent Office.
3D. That said Bryan, when asked why he made such
entry replied that he had done so in accordance with
the new rules and regulations, meaning thereby the
rules and regulations issued by the Police Com
mssioners of the socaed Metropolitan District Police,
and that he the said Bryan intended to be governet
by them the said rules and regulations Aforesaid
thereby repudiating the authority Of the Commi'.
soners of Police, consisting Of the Mayor, Recorder
and City Judge and creating INSTRUMENTATION 10 the
Department.
The charge was supported by the evidence oil Capt
Twomey and Second Lieutenant Mccain, and upon the
testimony Lieut. BRYAN was dismissed from the De-
psrtment Before the witness 10 the case LEFT the To-
oustorial room. il was decided to fill the vacancies
oec.soned BY Bryans decspitation. Mccain, for his
LOYALTY. was appointed First Lieutenant aad Private
VIM. Uitcbman promoted to the Second Lieutenantsy.
Thus for the present has ended the war in the Nine.
teepth wsrd-a Ward in which the Mayor expected
TO find the most feIvert supporters.
Capt Mckinney, Of the Thirteenth Ward, on Tues-
day, at noon, informed Sergeant Thomas Steers, who
has held the position Of Sergeant to the LIT Platoon for
the past three or four years that he Mckinney hsd
received official orders from the Chiefs Office 10 take
away his copper star, and place him on patrol daty
Mr. Steers asked whether the order verbal
one or written one The Captain answered that 1t
verbal one. Steers then informed him that be-
fore recognizing his authority he wished him TO pro-
duce written order from the Mayor or Chief Of Pa
ice, or else from the Board Of COMMISSIONER
The Captain subsequently proceeded to the Mayors
Office, and consulted Mayor Wood and the Cher
about the matter and they advised hun that, az Cap
TAIN he had the entire control Of the selection Of his
Sergeants.
The CAPTAIN then returned to the Sta,on-House,
and at rollcaIl in the evening informed Mr.. steers
that he made up his mind to place him on patrol duty,
at the same time laying that he did on bis own re-
sponsibiify. He then appointed Patrolman AatheS
O'Connor to fill Mr.. Steers's place.
Steers, however refused to deliver up the Sergeant
star without written authority from the new Board
He also addressed the men, informing them that 10
was still their Sergeant and wishing them TO recos
nize his authority only, and that Mckinney had 10
authority in the station-House whatever.
Mr.. Steers refused TO yield his star insisting haiis