Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-18
"NTr. Andrews of virginia. l."

The fellow named Andrews, who has fig
ured rather prominently in the New York
mob, He'd from Virginia in 1859, first TO Bal
timore and then to New York, to escape the
consequences of his rascaities. He is bro
ken, down lawyer, and also one of the writer's
for the New York News, it is said As he was
among the foremost in urging on the rioters,
and urging them to maltreat and kill the col
ored people, the following account Of him and
of his amalgation habits will not be uninter-
estng. We take it from report in the Tri-
bune -
Andrews was arrested by electives Nc
Cord, Farley, Radford, and Dusenbury.
They found him in bed with colored woman
at No 10 Eleventh street. He 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 arresting
him. He wished to be taken at once before
Il magistrate, so that he might be admitted TO
bail; declared that the arrest without war
rant was arbitrary and unconstitutional. He
admitted that he made Il speech on Monday,
but declared he had not spoken in public since
that time.
''He told our reporter that he made the
same speech to the mob that he made at the
peace meeting, so called, at the Cooper Insti-
tue. Several persons are ready to swear
that they have heard him make incendiary
speeches to the mob since Monday His
name is John U. Andrews; he was bora in
Virginia, has been in this city since 1859. He
is about thirty-fve years Of age; has brown
hair, blue eyes, and full sandy beard. He
speaks with the Virginia or negro accent. He
has a severe cut on the temple, which he
alleges he received by slipping on entering
the cell.
"Andrews was president of club in the
eighth ward in 1860, which contained most of
the notorious thieves, pimps, and gamblers in
that ward. For long time he has lived with
a colored woman, Josephine Wilson Officer
S. j. Smith states that he saw him walking in
Broadway with her, arnl-in-arm, last week.
She has kept house f prostitution in this
city for twelve years she came from Bos-
ton. About eight months ago her house, then
No. ll3 Green street, was broken up, COM
plant having been made against it. Andrews
went to the station house in the morning and
requested permission of Sergeant Wilson to
take the black woman in a carriage up to JEFF
terson Market. The sergeant refused.
"Andrews himself walked with her to the
bar of the court, and demanded to be allowed
to plead her case. The justice, not satisfied
that he had any authority to appear, refused
to hear him. A bond was given by the black
woman to appear at the special sessions, and
an Indictment was found against her. She
did not, however, appear when the case was
called, and a bench warrant was issued, in
serving which an officer found her in An
drewss company at an uptown hotel. She
was fined $780, which broke up the house No. |
ll3 Green street. Since that time the where |
abouts of the household was unknown to the
police until they had occasion to arrest An
lrews. Mr.. Chandler of Norfolk, now con-
ul, says that Mr.. Andrews has wife and
amly in Virginia, who have been compelled
0 leave HIM. Marshal Murray. through
'homas Sampson, one of his deputies, con-
ucted the T. f. V. to fort Lafayette