New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
CONTINUATION Of THE TRIAL OF sUPERIrEND
EST TALNADGE.

The Police Commissioners held Nh adjourned specia
meeting yesterday q, II O'Clock a. H., for the trial
Supt. Tallmalgo for illeged neglect Of duty the
night of the % of Sept. Gen. N.Y. presided. Present
Me.srs. Bowen, 81 tllman md ntauahan. Messrs. VIM.
Curtis Noyes and VIM. Tracy appeared counsel for
Mr.. Tallmndgc.
Sergeant Waterbury was the first witness called
TIE examination being conducted by Gen. Nye-Gnd
being sworn, testfed--I belong to the police force;
drill officer; the morning Of the 2d Sept. was
standing the corner Of Broome street and Broad
way, when the Deputy.S Superintendent came up and
took NE by the arm and said he had to go to Quaran-
tine and must 60 with him; came 10 the office
Of the General Superintendent, he not in; after
some time he in, and the Deputy and myself
went in; he said he would not send me down to Quar-
antne for there requisitiOn and be would not
expose the men TO yellow fever should think il was
between and OclOck; was in the General Super
ntendent's probably some three or four minutes
saw letter in the Deputy Office, which he took
with him; the conversation took place after the letter
examined; the language BE- used was think, q" 1
will not send men to Quarantine for there was no
requisition and he would not expose them to the
yellow fever something of that character;
there NAV have been conversation which / did
not hear; the Deputy said if no men were to be sent
he would 90 10 the country and his wife, who was
unwell; went TO the Quarantine the next day with
Gen. Nye, aud the General Superintendent, ard other
men; should think about , O'Clock; sixty men were
sent DOWN all the conversation heard in the Super
intenderts room took place while Capt. Carpenter
there; there some conversation did not hear
the Deputy and myself had conversation about a
requsition that recolect; the Deputy told me when
he met me- must 20 to Quarantine with him. as he
had TO 60; had been expecting an order all day:
The next witness was Ches. Bower, who, being
sworn, said-I am clerk in the Police Department; !
heard the voice of Mr.. Talmadgc in the afternoon of
the I'd of September saying he would not send men to
Quarantine account Of the yellow fever; did not
Mr.. Tamadgc, but heard his voice; do not recol-
lect seeing him that day; have known him about ten
bxs hay hecp mi q held
this position; have been clerk since May, 1881;
in the Chief Clerks Office sitting at Mr. Embree
desk; think was none in the office; j indged the
voice at the foot Of the stairs, in the Hail. sup
pose about fortyfve or fifty feet distant from me;
that is all heard don't know if | can give exact
words, but think they were" won't send men to
Quarantine, among the yellow fever ! heard loot,
two voices, but do not know whose the second was
it was not familiar voice first mentioned this to
Mr.. Enbrec, and perhaps TO others in the office; j
left at O'Clock and il q short time before left
so infer it was about y about hour before saw
Commissioner Stillman here he was the last one l
saw here: Mr.. Bowen was here about oclock: be-
tween the time l saw Mr.. Bowen and Mr. Stlllman
do not remember seeing any other Commissioner here
Capt. Crabtrce, Vice President of the Commission
ers of Emigration, next called and testified as
follows-I am Vice-resident Of the Commissioners of
Emg graon, but not one OF the members OF the board
/ came here the afternoon OF the "a OF sept; on
Thursday morning between and lO clock, received
a message az my Office that large portion Of the
buildings at Quarantine had been burned-that they
had been DESTROYED by an armed mob; received tins
notice too late for the 100 clock boat; went there,
and arrived at II l. and remained TIL | o'clock sur
ycying the ruins during the time was there heard
the general opinion expressed that the remaining
buildings would be destroyed that night unless force
was sent down; the sick patients had been carried
into the Female Hospitals coming up IN the 10 clock
boat called the Mayor about O'Clock; he Ia a
member of the Board Of Commissioners OF Emigia-
tom stated tire foregoing, and told him my appre-
hensons If danger to the rest oi the buildings that
night he directed to come immediately to the
Commissioners of Police and state my apprehen-
sions; ! came to this Office about quarter past ,,
and found Gen. Nye sitting in the office; !
stated the substance of what have told
you to Gen. Nye, aud requested hun to send the
necessary forces to protect the buildings be asked
me how many would be wanted; hrst sad hity'
I think the Commissioner lJelhnghansl wh" Wa-
with me- hearing this suggested we should say SIXTY
Gen. Nye said We might have one hundred II We
wanted; | said sixty; Gen. Sye said, Had nj you
better take one hundred, and make sure thing OF
cit" or something Of that kind; replied that was
coirg TO furnish them with repeating rifles, which
would quadrple their force, and siIy would be
enough; that is ALL except asked IT there was any
form necessary for Inc 70 go through with; Gen. Nye
said, "NO: | viii write tho order Immediately; l
asked again if anything more Was wanted OF me;
"No;" Can rely upon this force being down there
before night the answer was " res io"Aeu aI
NY watch; said il was y, and must hurry 10 my
own office as we had a meeting at o'clock
Gen. Nye still said he had better take 100 men; said
our Board would be in session, and if We wanted more
| would let him know; l exceedingly mortified
next to learn that the remaining buildings were de-
stroyod for want. supposed, of the proper force
,iug sent down; the next day at , O'Clock force
was sent down with the that had been procured
the General Superintendent, and he said In re-
| ference to the matter, that he had no order told
him Gen. Nye had promised to write the ORDER; Mr..
| Cumming who with me az the time, asked Gcn.
Tallmadge ii It not account Of yellow fever
that the not sent, adding that he heard sucn
! a rumor, Gen. Tallmsdse replied No; | EXPIRE ssed
nv regret the building could not have heen saved; he
did not admit that he had received any order he sad
he had received order, and that understood 10 b.
the ground he took why he did rot send any men, and
felt very unpleasant toward You Gen. Nye just al
that moment did not think il necessary To do any
thing further though had some vague notion that n
requlsition necessary from some one; though.
il was only necessary for mo 10 notify this office
very unwel that day from acute rheumatism, so
could hardly stand outside should not have stopped
/ TIL | saw q force the ground.
| III answer TO Mr.. Noyes the Comm ssioner 0l Eoi-
grafton are by law cusiodsns of Staten Island; the
/ Secretary was usually there nj O'clock; h, mi h.
have known Of the destruction OF the buildings il he
read the papers Of the morning; our Board did not
make any resuiston for special iurce that know o
upon the CunnI ssorsrs of Police or upon the General
L. spettor, washers about half an hour I srriye ed
here about ~ O'clock the rioters had disreFssd
did not learn What time they dispersed don't thilk
there WAS anything 20 be done by police military
force during that day; nore Cf the Commissions OF
Emigration came 90 this otc. bcior, o'clock my
knowledge did net oak "a ethe Deputy or General
Inspector while at this Office; the ccnver alton between
kl Tarmadge ard myself shout the ~rler Al,oui
o'clock; Do rot know how il couinis need: remark
ed ,le force dd not ~ there. and the bu,bin,s a.t
buried; Il IN referred o the fact that CeucSai N.Y.
hsd furnished an order he said he had recevod hone
then csrs tile question about yellow fever, TO which
he answered No;" sfterward he came to my o,ice;
do net recoect exactly what conversation took place
t. - h. lr.t -sw a IN. order hs showed me ID.