Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-07-25
THE NEW YORK RIOTS.
THE ARREST OF THE SCOUNDREL
ANDREWS.
The Rioters Cheering for JEFF.
Davis.
NEW York, July 16.

NEW 1ONh, July ~
THE ARREST OF THE scouNpREL ANDREWS.
Andrews was arrested by Detectives Nc
Cord, Fairly, Radford and Dusenbury. They
found him in bed with coorcd woman at
No. 10 Eleventh street. lie was somewhat
disconnected at first by the time he dressed
himself however he became calm, and said
had he known the object of the visit, there
would have been some difficulty in arrestng
him. He wished to be taken at once before
a magistrate so that he might be admitted
to bail declared that the arrest was with
out warrant, was arbitrary and unconstitu-
tional. He admitted that he made Il speech
on Monday evening, but declared he had
not spoken in public since that.
He told our reporter that lie made the
same speech to the mob that he made at the
Peace Meeting, so called, at the Cooper In
stitutc. Several persons are ready to swear
that they have heard him make incendiary
speeches to the mob since Monday. His
name is John L. Andrews he was born in
Virginia; has been in the city since 1852
He is about thirty-tive years of age has
brown hair, blue eyes, and a full sandy
colored beard. He speaks with the Nir-
ginia, or negro accent. He has severe cut
on the temple, which he alleges he received
Andrews was President of club in the
Eighth ward in 1860, which contained most
of the notorious thieves, pimps and gam
bers in that ward. For long time he has
lived with a colored women, Josephine Will
son. Officer s. j. Smith states that he saw
him walking in Broadway with her arm in
arm, last week. She has kept house of
prostitution in this city for twelve years
she came from Boston. About eight months
ago her house, then No. 113 Green street,
was broken up, complaint having been
made against it. Andrews went to the
Station House in the morning and requested
permission of Sergeant Wilson to take the
black women i'll Il carriage up to Jefferson
market. The sergeant refused.
Andrews himself walked with her to the
bar Of the Court, and demanded to be al
lowed to plead her case. The Justice, not
satisfied that he had any authority toappear
refused to hear him. \ bond was given by
the black woman to appear at the Special
Session, and an indictment was found against
her. She did not, however, appear when
the case was called, and bench warrant
was issued, III serving which the officer
found her in Andrews company at an up
town hotel. She was fined $3.50, which
broke up the house No. 113 Green street
Since that time the whereabouts of the
household was unknown to the police until
they had occasion to arrest Andrews. Mr..
Chandler, of Norfolk, now Il consul, says
that Mr. Andrews has wife and family in
Virginia. who have been compelled to leave
him.
Marshal Murray, through Thomas Samp-
son, one Of his deputies, conducted the T. F.
V. to Fort Lafayette.
TIE RIOTERS CHEERING FOR JEFF. DAVIS.
An eyewitness writes | kRO,c that there
has thus far been no surcr passports through
these mobS than the expression of sympathy
with the rebels and cheers for JEFF. Davis
| confess that, desperate and unscrupulous
as ! knew the Coppcrhcads to be- l was sur
priscd at this discovery. But when myself
heard the rioters give three cheers for JEFF,
Davis, and when ! heard from their own
lips their wishes for his success, l could
doubt no longer.
On Monday | was present at the sack and
firing Of the houses in Lexington avenue
going through the whole mob from IT'S cX-
treme verge to the very front steps of these
houses There | saw Il man known to many
as a rebel sympathzcr, hand and glove with
the rioters, encouraging them, in consulta
tion with the ringlcadcrs, and welcomed by
L
wishes expressed for the success of the re
Hellion and the destruction of "thc naygurs.'
There a man of decent exterior and appa
rent intelligence exclaimed as he saw tho
houses burning, This is the most gloriou.
sight | have ever seen; this will pay jeff
Davis for the loss of Nicksburg.n
On Tuesday evening | heard among the
rioters, in the upper part of Third avenue
cheers for jeff. Davis but it was dark, auC
could not see the individual who proposed
or who gave them. But early on Wcdncs
! day afternoon | was in Second avenue as
detachment of the Seventh regiment march
| up to dispersc the mob which had been NAL
treating the negroes near Twenty
| street. The rioters vanished from before
| the detachment, but closed in behind it, anC
| began to riot, and then to stone, and tinall,
TO fire upon it.
One Of these very rioters who made thi
! attack, when the detachment had muycC
about square of, called out, Three cheers
| for jeff. Davis Three cheers were given
and numcrously, though not loudly-tor thu
| bayoncts were too near. | stood not tcr
feet from the man who proposed the cheers
and face to face with him. In ten minute
| afterwards | saw the crowd which he thcl
/ led stoning the Seventh's men.
Merely to deprive the World, and the re
bel sympathizers for whom and to whom i
| speaks, of the benefit of an objection, whcl
II may make, that my evidence is to b.
! taken with allowances us bat of an Aboli
Zionist or Radical, say that | am one o
those who have constantly opposed you
course upon the negro question, and dcnicC
both the right and the policy of the Eman
cipation Proclamation and that, though
now heartily support the President, die
not support Abraham Lincoln as candi
date for the Presidency.
You, | believe, can testify to the truth o
this statement, and also to the trustworthi
ness of any other that may make. ! woul,
sign my name, but it is in the Directory
ana do not wish my. house to be fired b
Governor Scymours (and jeff Davis friend
on the day when this is published