Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-08-04
The HERALD.
The New York Riot.

mour and all other testimony offered by
friendly and unfriendly parties, show that
the New York rioters were all Irish Cath
olies and Copperheads; that they were
Jed, rot by Irish-nen but BY Yankee Cop
perheads; that the chief leader was John
Urkhardt Andrews, Firginian, and long
known to the authorities as a rebel agent
for the purchase of war supplies for the
confederacy, but possessed Of 50 much
cunning as to eluda the police. This Urk-
bardt Andrews was arrested on the even
ing Of the second day Of the riot. in the
arms Of a negro woman with whom he had
lived and cohablted for two years. This
woman has been freed many years ago by
Andrews father, and Of late has kept a
boarding house and brothel in New York,
having first started business in Boston.
The N. Y. Herald and other papers say
that Andrews was in 1860, President Of a
democratic club in the 8th w.rd which con
tanned most Of the notorious thieves, gam
blers, pickpockets and house robbers of
that ward; and that for long time he
has lived with colored woman, Josephine
Wilson. His chief harvest have been the
elections when he hired out by the season
10 any democratic faction that would bid
the highest. ellis stock in trade" says
the N. Y. Herald, "was the niger and
the terrors Of amalgamation, negro equali-
ty, labor competition between negroes and
1rishmen in event Of success Of the Procla-
nation, and other clap-traps calculated to
bait and catch the ignorant Of his clan and
and sell them to The highest bidder. At
the time of his arrest large amount Of
confederate money was found in the lining
Of his coat. The New York Times says
Of him:
at will be remembered that Andrews
made a speech to The rioters on Monday.
at the corner Of Thirty-ninlh street and
Third avenue, in which he made an appeal
TO The lowest and basest passion of the hui
man heart. He Urged them 10 sack, plumber
and burn every building which was known
to be occupied by United States official,
and especially all premises where the en-
rollment or draft was going on.
The man is gifted with powers of Ian
guage in no ordinary degree, ond Judging
from the nature Of his speeches made to
the mob during the last three days, heun-
derstaGds we'll the character and DISPOSE
ton Of the crowd whom he addressed.
On Tuesday when the rioters were burn
ing the station house of the Eighteenth
Precinct in Twenty second street, be har-
angued the mob, and at the time INDUCED
in most infamatory trade against all of
fcers connected with the United States
Government, and advised bis followers to
plumber and sack the premises and private
residences Of every man who was in favor
of the draft.
When on Tuesday afternoon Mayor OPP
dykes house was visited by the mob, Mr.
Andrews mounted the steps of that resi-
dence and made speech to them. He
urged them to burn it to the ground, and
the language he used upon that occasion
was Of such an infamatory nature that the
passions Of the drunken men and boys who
surrounded him were raised to the highest
pitch of excitement. One wild and pro-
longed cry Of "'Burn the Mayors house"
went forth from thousands of the rioters.
Fortunately, just at this critical moment
Coroner Wildey appeared at the place, and
through his efforts and those of distin-
guished judicial officer Of this city, the May
of's house for the time was saved.
From thence Andrews headed the riot
ers who marched through several streets,
be frequently haranguing them and urging
them on to deeds Of violence"
OF the effect of his speech on the first
day Of the riot, the Tribune reporter says:
Immediately after hearing the address
Of Andrews, the Virginian and Cooper
Institute orator, the assaulting party pro-
ceedeG to large and beautiful dwelling on
the corner OF 18th Street and Lexington
avenue. followed by an excited crowd, and
Immediately proceeded to attack the build
INC, for the reason, ii was said, that a po-
hcemen had taken refuge there.
The mob broke open the doors, which
they tore from the hinges, smashed every
pane of glass both front and rear, and then
commenced to fling out Of the windows
everything upon which they could lay their
hands. Pictures, with gilt frames, elegant
pier glasses, sofas, chairs, clocks, furniture
Of every kind, wearing apparel, bed clothes,
DC, DC, whole library was scattered in
showers through the windows - they
wound up by setting fire to the building,
amid the Wild cheers and hooting Of those
who surrounded the house.R
The Tribune gives the following account
Of Andrews and hia arrest:
I ."Andrews vas arrested by detectives Nc.
Cord, Farley, Radford and Dusenbury.-
They found him in bed with a colored wo-
man, at No. 10 Eleventh street. He was
somewhat disconnected at first but by the