New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-01
INVESTIGATION INTO THE BURNING OF TffF
QUARANTINE BUILDINGS

The investigation into the charges pending against
John C. Thompson and Ray Tompkins for their al
kged participation in the burning of the buildings at
QaUantine was resumed yesterday at StapletoD, be-
fore Judge Mutcsh of Richmond County.
The testimony against the prisoners being closed
they put in the following statements:
sIArEaENT OF MIR. RAJ ToMPKINs.
lam citizen of the town OF Castleton, and Captain
a As fIfe Police Two have been witness Of the su
tyng O the people OF Richmond County by plague and pesti
nee ss.ercd among them broadcast from the Quarantine es
tsbhrent and friends and townsmen old and
yoORG the good and beautiful stricken down by my side An
atrrps this DIRE sdful evil secondd as they
bsye been b the leratiye authority Of the state several
successive by action of Courts of jus
bee have been defeated by the open opposition and the secret
ansty Of Interested men, who weigh their dollars against
or lSes .-
Akash the Boardo of Health of the town Of Cacton, find
Of 1856 called upon the protect their
kus and resdes by sbang this deaths sprcadng nuisance
ldeemed my citizen oi Castleon and Captain
Of TIE Fire Police 10 present deemed it my duty
devote entire energies to the presrvs,ion and
Of the ct leave it 20 others testify in
nrd those duties aud have further statement TO make
% he subject.
.ee SrATEMEsr OF JOHN c. THOMPSON.
am q citizen of the town of CastetOn, and 1--we in
T. immediate neighboIhcOd Of Quarantine. am freehodcr
Richmond County, and the fatk Of family considered
, life, and the hives Of eose dear 70 were jeo
ed every hour by the nuisance Of the establishment winch
nry had spread and then spreading pesence and
fAsrriore when the Board Of Heath Of Casteton following
a,empe Of the Grand jury OF the County Of Richmond
nOneudsion people OF the town aud Of the county
~ myself called upon citizen and father, to as
e. and whs, my action prefer that the testimony OF
csrs rather than my statement, should disclose.
testimony was then called Tor the defense.
Dr. Edward {. Munday was called and examined as
u krr wpesse testified in substance that he prac-
Ia physician and had been engaged in his practice on staten
at 1856 Of yellow fever csue nndef ms not zee
tAeoyie that the patient was The NPkeeeF OF an
Injected ship the Gddon witness did not pronounce the
A yeos fever until the next morning ate ne was called 20
attend m the patient conveyed 10 the Marine Hospital
saefe DID copoas black vomit appointed Health
Sn% Of CAton about july TO- his year. at an unusually
any time shortly xer, yellow fever made its app sTsnce IN
Htse then detailed The thar occurred IN
-Pokers Row beginning with the OF Kramer, who was
oyed the burning the refuse materials from
= Injected vessels by Quarantine authorities; subse-
lsaily. woman named Knei named Halliday, Mr.
rs and MI Holland had died none OF these cases exc n
eg Of the persons employed IN the Quarantine, but
ess thinks that the infection from the iron
eang OF oo'hhs Drought io the slppng up TO sePicm
S seventeen cases occurred in that vicinity aud four at
Nv Brighton there were seven deat out of these wit
S suggested CERTAIN rules III he early part OF the 20
the spread % the disease and u
% the ordinances Drs Thompson and Bsse and
hk their aid tncr enforcement attention paid to
seapoyees out - usual nom me enclosures witness dld
As believe it possible 20 isolate the Oaantne estabhue
srH-eut located 70 ensure the safety OF Richmond
ks and New Counties he believed that the clothing
been the unlst Of tac poison Of yellow
ts where IL existed concentrated ior a. IN the nod u
zap might carry the Infection among the houses 1hd th e
esease Be communicated mans cothing thus poiouco
H<r communicate the disease 70 others though y did
- srnins Of Quarantine building both ~ aczen snd NJ
nd removing the sck assted by Other citiz"nsi saw
Of the employees bring M whceoarrO", "honi NJ
sed 70 be wounded to tie lover Hospitals 80 far ~ ht
~" ae SICK carefully snd humsncy treatcd witness wa
present the second might when he saw TN sies hiten
"vay An numtef that rgh they between lie Female
pas ard DT bis-Fs residence they laid close 20 me
al oi ths Hospital IN EeiT beds covered and pro
ea mons Yer, constantly attending them, and none
sles enlsd rghtened alarmed; witness went anonl
IS iireh Oa'er % tle prescribe for them
4' 20 aaNi' As 70 treatment were number ct
p~,snt' sitting up snd dressed euriy nc1t morning he
- n 81 M IN ,ouna the patruts In the situation,
eho Dsn b~a anc NNer with them. fbere ~ ,h.n the az
iMaHce oi sno~eT, AID .. a !. m boiia
Atiei tcN said ipt tlefe b.~,
nFy rkp'eted The Commissioner Of FIntg,.' -, 81 :,
Nsy om 10, p0Nhr building they Wor, ,.., e.
si'Ies care '.e> siosefuently took them h, IN. ,.
Vn cress-eAHnnndlion witness stated ,n.t b.. be.ri
,ssofed the met nigat That iic Qlarsute was he trus
nt say inst Dc tnrOlragcc. coug.enspced q, - - :,
lsvscnce Of Tcfsons cofd b. regardeS a. o. -
h gr,a, many who couI,euanced 81 ..
Isa,A saw any at cOinu'tt which would - E
A.. s&tuE; no OusEal'luc employees oglr -,-.,
go .ate hfs ligh., Ouly person throu -
- ~ ana hni witness did not know: witn-s. ss, III
LssHe cngih oni the question Of QusTanfinr snar. "
D1 hm. 4. Anderson was then called ani exor,.
a,es ~iuess-uc testified that BE- had been a rrar--
oI sixteen years Staten Island Ia i6iJ "a. r.
, assesu of the ScsIneus Rttrest the yellow ig1 ,
sosH ysaf o. u' l'snd % thr extent cases val
Fn,. Pyt cent ri datls, the disease extended frou
S. tiVasr near toe North wall Of QuaiaIiac be Van
~ wr 81 " NsloeTttt L1uGlusi great ngub,r OF s,.
ron ~ ,fed in thc bay. c3l.dang be sorr r,l ,lufe,
kv ''-'ean Val Ieal!y sA The vessels hai ,el
u. prs,.uoh oh o'afo, ana De suPPoston was ths
u. fp'~Ans csst Sla conycyso thr ins,tio, J.,
""1'F' 0e-t'es tl4. At cAl be tA-s conveyed rc