The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-21

Anc Caso Oh OoneraA superintendent TalA-
MEETING OF THE PoLICE COMMISSIONERS rNyxsrYo..
TIoN OF THE CHAR0ES AGAINST GENERAL TALL
MADaE-TEsTMoEY or DxrUry suPxxnrRNpusr
4 CARPENTER, CAPTAIN WEED AND OTHERs-PosT-
PoERMENT or THE INVESTIGATION, ETC., ETC.
Unusual interest seemed 10 centre in the Police head
quarters yesterday. During the whole forenoon the rsx
floor Of the building was hrooged by parties interested In
the trial Of General 1allmage which TO commence a
two O'Clock in the afternoon. At that hour all the men,
bers Of the Board present. and their session began
General Nye presiding.
Captain Weed Of the Second precinct was the rst Wit
ness. Before his testimony taken, however, W. G.
Noyes the counsel or General Superintendent Tamadge
read the following response Of his client charges
made against him
To HONORABLE BOARD METROPOLITAN PoIlop
ted Was upon h% e
10th Of September, instant, as iollows:-
the morning Of The "a day q sepssmse At Between h.p
ino as c an r. BIS 70
poes, iha. ali the buildings the aarsa-
were armed with guns pistols Athe time there was no
upon duty having been set home some
Would IN w police arss s IA s
o ransporta thher, was manifest soaI e impos
s e. %
so m ee sna ear. the a ms on
buildings would have Leep consumed The purpose the mos
The facts sasssqusny as'ihss tits
e aa arrived al s within 70 , hour from s me
time he called he would have found only pc
perry but persons disturbing The peace arrest The
q sna have %
s aSas n es s S S
force earlier than BY the boat New YORK O'clock
neasey Q ,hs 0s.ran.s s,..iea sa order
eessary and them bola .nd himself
SS. ws %Es be S0u "a. require & pre-
he object Of the reaairemen Of the forty AMI section Q
ss he Of nc police n "a as asa t
The Object would moi ss BY his proceeding im%s
dAe TO the Of Of hundred per
ass shcS. sposs force being as.e%p.Syiss
further saith that he did not understand the require him
s paes where r m0S had 81
and dspersed long before be could reach It,
IL on s r. %
s he @oSns PSs e &c IN
then Le deemed nesessay that such force IN resd
the Information received their services were not deemed
Of who charge the Quarantine station bad
Ss, eenss plying New YORK and the
q thing. there and ne sr,aer .ct
e Ps1ss
5SS that ;ssh sa IssS &c custom
any Indications at the Quarantine station Of renewal
missOnrrs Of Emigration would give him iaoinsioo and
linn send SpS1
during .he day he remaued expecting such requston
honorable board BY the Deputy Superintendent letter, Of
SUPERINTENDENT on DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT or roucs,--
You viii send ~hs. men the comms soners OF Emgsusa
saalns. A' 'S' guard " JAMES 1'ap' NIX 10
Thai he ihcreupon made the orisr
such force 2. The q Eaaoh should require
tended 70 seeompsny them himself tbs, he remained the Of
such communication until sI O'Clock evening for the
purpose Of receiving the reauision rom The q
Sesk IN the evening = The direction o his Honor Mayor,
sG FL y
10 q er ~ for rS s s be o. ars d, :%.
informed nc subscriber hA, The force 81 Ooecos
% ::i:
.S% ss sps:
sss q $ e. K sss On ~
e q Or M esuoa
sept ~, 1853 "a TALINApaE.
When this read the examination Of tho witness CON-
menccd, and tho following was his testimony -
am o. 'ne ssyonu p.ecnc, anu hsss eeen since
on the ID o. September discovered light at Quarantine
that my between the hours OF and O'Clock The
morning; WA walking In Broadway at the time; dlx
covered between tho Park and Pearl street. walked
down the street little when FIRST made the discovery Of
the light; Deputy Superintendent CARPENTER with me
when saw u, met two persons, who told the Deputy
Superintendent the Quarantine had bccn fred after they
had told him what occurred, he directed me 10 get \
carriage, 10 10 The General supernlcnden,'s house.
and tell him what heard ard 10 take the with
who brought The news his name was Boyle; went to tae
house q General Superintendent Talimadge who lived
Thirty FIRST street, as was directed; informed him thru
there was Ore at Quarantine told him that the MAJ
who vas with me had been on hs ground and saw n Mr.
Boyle told the General superintendent tha tho mob had
- Gre 30 several buildings that he ntefered and thai
they arrested him and locked him up that the Sergeant d
the Police al Quarantine and Dr. Dsscii then inter
fercd, and that he released; that the Sergeant
Of the force down there then directed him 70 take
q boat and come 70 the city, without delay; and
That he did go and came directly here; the General
superintendent, then spoke q getting boa, 70 take police
down there, the Hamilton ferry steamer spoken o. and
also small boats for the purpose Of rowing them down.
told the General Superintendent that did not think
would be proper means 70 get the men down. aud that
would be best TO wait for the six O'Clock boat the
ing the General Super utcndcnt directed 70 tell the
Deputy Superintendent have from ats hundred
IN readiness 10 20 down 10 the Quarantine 1T SIX
0clock ~ the morning. he said he would be down there
early in the morning himself; went ilmedaicly 10 The
Deputy Superintendent, directed the Deputy 81.
perniendent then teegapbed TO half dozen station
houses OF more 70 have the men IN readiness 20 Qaa
rarne AZ sir O'Clock IN tbs morning t further ORDERS
this was about four O'Clock a little past four In the
morning there was no requisiton made Tor my men,
cep The orer 10 have them IN readiness 10 20 down
O'Clock Of the captains TO whom the Deputy 9u-
porintenden telcgraphed bed my In readiness TN
miss hSn had nv orders from Tho peps,y supernsen
dent when did this; not mp here When I was or
dered nothing was said 70 me by The General sapernsen
dent n relation 20 sending men 70 Quarantine.
To General Tamacrc's Ccunsel--I was not Al head
quarters GU the next day the officer who came up from
Quarantine and FIRST told Of the e stated that the mob
had fred one or two buildings Quarantine before he
up don't believe said anything about the dan
that the other buildings IN o. bes hred before
daylight: recoect that General famadge eaid when
talking OF going down 70 the Island and the means
getting there thai al tho barr was done That could be
dope from The descrirou Bowie had given Nothaa was
said about the dispersal 81 the mob but supposed the
mob would dispense before daylight. When were
taking on getting men down there there something
ssid Of charerng steamboat Mr. Boyle stated that the
Hamilton avenue ferry ran ~ A. night. and there was aG
that would better 10 take the six O'Clock boa,
morning: understood Boyle 10 say that was about
half past eight O'Clock when the buildings fred He
did not mention the time he le the Quaranne he said
after he released from prison: be said he
only confined short time; somewhat after three
O'Clock when reached the Genern superinendents
house; don't know how long remained there: return
ed 10 head quarters Immediately after let the Generals
house The despatch e have the men ready vas sent 70