The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-05

De Forest snd Carroll Aersrp Muer and Thompson also
gave bail IN The required amounts, Fbereupon The whole
party were liberated frem custody The following alicia
vita were made sgalnst the sccussd -
Elisha II. wildey seipg duly sworn, dcpcses AMI saye
Tnst ne one O. the oisers Of he Metropolitan Police
Department. that Wednesday lass, 1t ststen ilsnd,
one Charles Daoreat Juftco of tho Paace OF the town
OF Casteicn OF es1 slsnd told, dacoaed, admitted and
confessed TO this deporent that the night previous he
the said Desorrest by means OF ladder aooenoed 70 sno
descended from the wall er cosipg Quarantine Hospital
into the Quarantine encosaye and upon .e Quarantine
grornds md that he shen Within said enclosure, placed
bundle o. straw within large building for ming par, Of the
hospital c.iehshent, saturated said straw WITH cam
phene az then red the said ccnbvstbie material by
means OF a lighted torch iha. bs SAIL means the said
building bnrret and destroyed he further bossted
that IL he had not epralnei his ankle no would havo
burned certain other buildings within SAID enclosure,
he expressed IT, .'woud have crrned the lower build
pes be seid that part Of the crowd who with him
ut the time prcnis that If nc would hurn Iha dig
building the hill (the Daildiog aforesaid, 70 ~hsb he
epped the re) that taey would burn The loser buildings
that bo performed his part q the agreement, but
that ;he crowd backed out from perform their part
q the agreement he repeated cad language in the
eeace cf lr Capnoy reporter Of the New York SUM- and
CT Christopher hcDougall, one OF the detectives Of
the pnil5og aforesaid sud d. scribet the Big build
ing oh the h and winch the said De Forrest confessed
10 burning buried and destroyed on the night OF
shs Jet of September 1853 a2d that depooeut has
doubt tbes said burning wss the act o. ~ in
ceDdiarY further, tina. the building so burned and
Destroyed was . part Of the Quarantine RosptN
es,shlenment OF the pors or New York, ~ss within
the Quarantine enclosure and burned and destroyed
for the purpose Of impeding the Health 0cer OF the port
OF New York in tie discharge Ct the duties Of his office,
In enforcing the quarantine xws Of the State OF New York;
the said Deores. also admitted confessed and disclosed
10 this depoIent thGs he adjourned before him
justice expressly enable him to make arrangements
10 burn down the building go fired by him; tn, said
inquiry into the alleged abserca or Mrs
Esrran case pending before said Defcrrest Justice
in which inquiry deponent said McDougAn we're en-
gsgcd rs detectives; the sait adjournment was
made Monday, the 3ist Of August, over TO Wednes
day. the Let instant the sxd Justice De Forest alleging In
depcnsns presence iha. he could attend 10 the
5efoie the I'd irstant
Thomas Carroll, Of rompkinsvie, Richmond county, be-
ing ouly sworn doth depose and says-That he steward
Of the Quarsne and that the evening OF the lst Sep
tember 1858, he OF the Metropolitan policemen
that !s stationed at tho Quarantine take the be-
longing to the Quarantine (who doing all that laid in
their power put out the hFe charge, and endeavor
TO put them out OF the Quarantine grounds and that
depopept demonstrated with said policeman and told him
that the employees Of the State; depoaent then
;od Dr. Essei Of the crcuinsauce and he ordered the
rtst Of the te6 policeman and that he said policeman
locked up the jail Of the ocarsb5e and that eeponsnt
in company with Dr.. B.se informed by Mrs. Aaern,
the Of ihe smallpox hospital that Egoer. Of
the who SET fire 20 the buildings and by order Of Dr.
Basel he arrested said Esber and while taking him TO
the jail deponent intercepted by another police
who knew the said Esbert, and asked
dsponent ~ha. he was going TO do with Egoert and
that dcporept Informed policeman that be taking
him TO jail by tho order Of Dr. Bsse and that the ssid
policeman hold Of deponent In violent manner, and
tried release the said Egber and ssd 70 dcponen that
he would take Eeber in charge depouent toe gave the
said Egtert In charge Of tho employees
Of tho jail, and deponent then arrested the po-
lcoran ard locked him up in the JAN, ard BY some
means to deporent unknown raid parties were released
from custody and deponen, further says that he does
know the OF the gaid policemen but identity
them Il he ever sees them.
John r Raymond being duly sworn, depoees and says
That be resident OF soutbneld Rshmond county TIA,
he In rompknsvlle the night Of the I'd Of sepsem
Der netsnt that he present and Witnessed the dc
srucon OF the state property at usrantne that be
the ouar,ntne grounds and within the Quarantine In
closure the following persons residents Of Richmond
ty, viz Mathew Carroll, - Muller, Ray Tompxins,
Charles sebbns and Jacob Vanderbilt and hs. hc verify
believes the said Muller and Tompkns sbetors in
the rcrk Or setting fire 10 the States property.
Richard II. Thompson being duly sworn, dcposcs and
says7hat he Health ocor Of the port OF New York;
ns the persons named in The above sfldavR were no,
permitted enter the Quarantine grounds tho night Of
the I'D instant hst in being there they violated the oas
laws Of this port and therefore prsys for their n.
rer and punshmeut
Simeon r. shsl, Of the Marine Hospital, Richmond
county, being duly sworn, doth depose and say shss p
o'Brep, Of Tompkpsvile Staten Island, . Of the
marty that demolished the Guarantee buildings on The "a
DAY or September 1885, and that deponent the SAID
0en breaking IN the gnse houfc and other buildings with
are and that said oBren very conspicuous In the
array.
John J. r.rtcr, OF rompkirsviIs, R'chroud county,
Seng duly sworn, doth dcpoge and say that be
schwarm OF sspleton In said county throw barrel into
the boat hsuse cf tho Quarantine while said boat house
re as 70 iecd the nrc on the evening Of Sep
bmber q, 1858.
acbseI accase, Of TonpEirsvius, Richmond county,
being duly sworn, doth depose snd say th he arrested
Richard Garrett in the Quarantine grounds, In the act OF
setting Ere 70 the Quarantine buildings with lighted
tofch The evening Of tho let Of September 1885, and
that Garrett locked up I'm the Quarantine jail by do
pcrent ard BY unknown 70 dcponcnt said Garrett
sco cod his escape and dcponcni further rays that he
John G Ibompson, Of rompkinsyIle, ping beds on
smother and setting ere tho same throwing tho
beds against the hoepssl 10 fire the sad hospital and
nc aided and abelted by large number of per.
cons whom deponent could Identify he could sec them,
but doss not know their nance.
william VI Cunningham, of Tompkirsvle, Richmond
couriy, being duly sworn, deposes snd saysrha. ho
ssv John Carroll, Capt 0Rren and Thomas Garrett
breaking dow the walls OF the Quarantine enclosure with
bsiterug rsrp, and tbs, said parties aided aud
sbctted BY large aumber of persons whom doponeut
carrot cery and 10 the best Of deponents knowledge
Richard Garrett of the cary and the said o.
bsr, 1888
Aired Van Cleef of Tumpklnsvlc, Richmond county,
herg duly s~crn, Goth dcpose and ssy-Ths, he sa~
Charles nsforc-f here s~ Gre 70 the boat house
the ouersntnc grourcs situated In the said county of
Richmond and that said defendant aided nd aheted
hy Wi~fn Muller and kesler, on the evening OF the
q OF sertemNcr, 1858.
nsvid McSy mon of rcmpklrsvle Pchrnond county be-
ing duy ,worn Goth depose sud ssyrts on the evening