New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-19
THE Police ARRANGEAENTS At NA-
TIONlL HALL-THE ARRESTS.
r,- n, pAiss.I,aaa chr Buuesaa Of Fri4ay.

Fyo- The PAila4e5ksa CITY Bu1esaH c Friday
The arrangements made by Mayor Henry for the
preservation Of the peace at National HAN ass hlSn'
while Geo W. Curtis was speaking on !" Inc rresens
ASPECT Of the Slavery Question, were complete anu
effective az the sequel has shown. There Were iuiiy
FIVE hundred men ON duty, and they were omceIen oy
the leutenants Of the respective divisions. Mayor
Henry present during the ehtlre evening" nu 20 :,
nonts W here danger NEST Imminent Ne was on
he alert The Sheriff and Chief Ruggles were also
upon the ground and the direct command oil the men
devolved upon the Chief. ,,,L,
While The front OF the Hall was guarded oy douoe
nlatoon of men, the rear carefully watched and
LARGE force consisting OF the Reserve corps ana otner
officers were stationed in the saloon In the ear mouse
below the Hall was force OF abolt one hundred meu,
" bo were Kept for service at any point WHERE ter
urefepee might be needed The entire force OF Detec-
ves High Constables, and Specials were also on duty
In the street. the latitude consistent with the
public safety was allowed, and the " Meeting IN
front and the speakers were not disturbed oy the
officers For this m but few arrests were mide
by the poce when the slze and character OF the moo
are taken into considers alton 1Be Ion0wIhg are tue
nanss of the persons arrested: Robert f. Ranttl ar
rested inside the Hall for hsslng and creating disorder
Tbs prisoner was captured after hard struggle Win
the ohcers He protested his desire to nave his legal
right 10 IS a lecturer t-sted. lie was ned oy Alder
man Swift 10 await a further hearing this morning
AT the subsequent hearing Randall was discharged.
JoLu Scott said TO belong the Killer gang, ar
rested in the ball for creating dsorder' ne was tSeu
before Alderman Oge, VINO helu INN III f'V va" W
answer al Court . -,
John HagaD, formerly policeman, arrested inside
the hail Tor dirorderly conduct Held Ia siUO oai TO
answer, by Alderman Oge.
rested TOR incng 10 riot in the street Inns prisoner
was aimed With Colts revolver igily loaded. AL
dermsn keuney held the accused III souO Oa ~ answer
the charges Of riot and carrying concealed deaoiy
weapons.
David Watson, aged q, Southern student arrested
in 'front.' of the buildIng fol inctng to riot A only
was found upon his lerson. WaleGn was neld oy AZ,
derman Swift 10 $500 to answer the charge oil ll0t
and carrying concealed weapons
Janes ToOmbs 70 years old, arrested on the outside
for being dlsordery Held TO bail by Alderman swift
to Keep The eace and be Of good behavior. +
Matthew Shielos arrested on the outside, for beng
engaged in the attack the Hsll. Held to ball by
Alderman Swift to keep the peace and be oil good De-
havlor. ,. -
rested for melting TO riot outside of the Hail. Held in
s4C0 to answer, by Alderman henney.
John Cbristy, Constable of tue Twentieth Ward,
was arrested the charge of interfering win the o
ceTs in making arrest IN the street lie was heid
by Alderman Hbbard 10 await a further hearing.
Florence McCarty, formerly policeman, was ar
rested for being dsorderly IN the street Held ior
further hearing.
charged this morning. consequence OF the oihcer not
appearing against him. -, .
Joseph Alien, better known as " Rat Allen" form
ery Sergeant of Police, was arrested while ia tne ACT
Of attacking the Hall. Alderman Swift held him IN
s bail TO kt ep the peace and be OF good behavior
John c. Clark OF Kentucky, medical STUDENT ar
rested for melting 10 not On searching tins prisoner
in the car-house a murderousookng dirk knife was
found upon him. Alderman Swift: held him IN SSOo to
snf%se %er, y uccner ooed s ,nci,pp to riot outside
the Hall. Held by Alderman Swift to keep the peace.
Albert Clark; disordery conduct. Held to bail to
keep the peace.
B A. Duke aged -. This young man mounted an
awning the north gIde OF Mark street. toward
the cose of the disorder outsde. Mr. Duke, in his
NJ cb proposed admin ter coat OF tar aud feathers
10 Il e Mayor. The officers, thinking that there had
been about enough OF that sort OF talk, made
rush among the crowd. The latter scattered and the
Young orator Jumped from the awning post. He was
caltuIed and lAken into the car house. This arrest
scatteIed the last remnant of the mob
Mr.. Duke appeared 70 be heartily ashamed o. MS con-
duet and he aloogized 10 the Mayor. He was held
oil to keep the peace and to behave better for the
future.
A detachment of policemen remained on duty at the
Hall until day ght this morning.
This morning. after the reception OF the regular daily
reports Of the heutenants tue Mayor addressed them
He said that be desired TO thank them, and through
them the under their command for the manner in
which they bad conducted themselves last night. He
believed that the promptness with which the men of
the divisions had responded 10 his call upon them, and
the firm and decided manner in which they had per-
formed their duty had preserved the city IRON the dis
grace of of outrage and riot. lie had always
entertained the belief that the regular municipal police
of tie city competent quel any ordinary riot
and the experience OF last night had confirmed him in
that OpnlOD lie thanked the Oicers and men Tor the
fahfulness with which they had performed teir duty
The Mayor further said that be had been called upon
by Judge Kelley, who, upon behalf of Mr.. Curtis and
e other persons who believed their safety had been
endangered, returned sincere thanks for the powerful
and Efficient protection afforded them by the police
force.
The Mayor remarked that he had sympathy with
Mr.. Curtis in many Of the sentiments he entertained;
but his duty TO secure to every the exerce of the
undistuIbed freedom Of speech very plain one,
and he determined that far biz exertious and
the exertons OF the force under has control could
complist it, that the constitutional rights of all should
be respected and preserved from violence. He con-
cuded by again thanking the officers for the faithful
ness with which they had discharged their duty.
THE yITRIOL THROWING LAST NIGHT.
The serious results Of the yrio throwing last night
were not fully known 10 Us at the time our report upon
another page prepared II seems that Miss Fusse
a daughter of Prof Fussel Of the Female Me tca Col
ege Of this city, was badly burned about the face by
the aeid and several other ladies had their clothes
ruined Messrs. Cy rus Chambers, Allen Moore, and
oilers hurt LEES by the yilrol. One man,
whoee name did not learn struck IN the eye by
fragment OF the bottle and it was thought the sight
OF tie organ wAs destroyed.