New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-17
Special Dispatch to The Commercial.

| A dispatch has been received from Col. Fry, Pro-
vost Marshal General at Washington, suspending
the draft in Nsw-York and Brooklyn, In consequence
of an informality in the law in reference to the
thirty-day men.
Andrews was arrested by detectives McCord, Far
lev, Radford and Du,enbury. They found him in
bed with coored 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 be known the object Of the
visit, there would have been some difficulty 10
arresng him. He wished 10 be taken at once be-
fore magistrate. 80 that he might be admitted to
bail declared that the arrest without warrant
was arbitrary aud unconstitutional. He admitted
that be made 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 Meet.
ing 80 called, at the Cooper Institute Several per-
sons are ready to swear that they have heard him
make ncendiary speeches to the mob since Monday.
His name is John U. Andrews; he was born in
Virginia, has been in this city since 1859. lie is
about thiry.ive years Of age has brown hair, blue
eyes, and full sandy-colored beard He speaks
with the Virginia, or neg-o accent He has severe
cut on the temple, which lie alleges he received by
clipping on entering the cell.
Andrews was President of Club 10 tie Eighth
Ward in 1890, which contained most Of the noto-
rious thieves, pimps and gamblers in that Ward.
For long time he has lived with coored woman,
Josephine Wilson. Officer s. j. Smith states that
he saw him walking in broadway with her, arm-in-
arm, last week. She has kept house Of prostitu-
tion in this city for twelve years; she came from
Boston, About eight months ago her house, then No.
ll3 Green street, was broken up, complaint hav.
ing been made against it. Andrews went to tho
Station House in the morning and requested per.
nission Of Sergeant Wilson to take The black woman
in carriage up to Jefferson Market. The sergeant
refused.
Andrews himself walked with her to the bar Of
the Court, and demanded 10 be allowed TO plead her
case. The Justice, not satisfied that he had any
authority to appear, refused to hear him. bond
was given by the blsck 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 bench warrant was Issued
in serving which the officers found ber in Andrewss
company at an uptown hotel. She was fined tl50
which broke up the house No. ll3 Green street.
Since that time the whereabouts Of the household
to ares, Andrews Mr.. Chandler, Of Norfolk, now
a consul, rays that Mr.. Andrews has q wife and
family in Virginia, who have been compelled TO
leave him.
Marshal Murray, through Thomas Sampson, one
Of his deputies conducted the +. +. V. to Fort La
fayet.e.
THE BURNT BUILDINGS.
There was no crowd abou, the ruins Of tbs build
ings between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-nin,h
streets yesterday. The block consisted Of eight
stores, one Of them jewellers. few boys were
digging in the ruins of this store. The fire Is en-
tirely out and neither citizens policemen were
Visible rs watchers.
The building in rty-second street. the scene OF
the murder Of a negro, has the ground and first
story walls standing. The street about 1t had SOL
tary and deserted appearance. A score Of dirty
Children girls and boys mono over ten years of age
were pulling out of this house the charred wood,
and tying it up for kndhug. They Were very quiet
about their work. These and white man digging
inside OF the bac ckenei walls, were the only signs
of life In the vicinity.
The house OF Jared " Peck, No. 81 East Thirty.
third street 10 ono Of block Of freesone 'front.' four
story dweng-houses, in one Of the most quiet and
respectable localities in the city. The circumstances
connected with the burning of tLis residence show
il TO have been done purely for Tiunder. lady of
the family gave the following details. At u O'Clock
the female members Of the household, one Of whom
had been sick in bed during the day, had retired for
the night, fatigued with the watching OF the previous
night, during which they had remained on the alert
Mr.. Peck and another gentleman were sitting on the
piazza in front Of the house. At this moment
crowd, mostly of boys. and not numbering thirty
persons at the utmost, gathered at hydrant oppo'
.ite, and taking some bricks from pile close at
hand, came toward the bouse. throwing these, and
instantly rushing into the house.
They made directly up stairs, and into the differ
ent rooms, which they ransacked completely, car
rying away everything worth having. few tar.
red in the parlors long enough TO smash the looking
glanses and TO fire the house; but this seemed TO be
done much earlier than the company desired The
party offered no molestation TO any Of the inmates
of the house, who escaped through tn skylght as
soon as possible, the females without other clothing
than such they sprang from their beds in. They
gained the house of IA neIghbor III Madison square,
several doors oil, through the top
Not long snce during two hours absence Of the
inmates, u considerable sum OF money and all tho
silyer-ware Of the establishment was stolen. A
short time after the plated ware bought to replace
was carried IF in similar manner
Considerable valuable furniture and articles OF
value had recently been moved to the house.
lady living in Madison avenue, near Thirty-third
street. saw u number of the gang congregate in
from, OF lamp opposite her house, aud divide some
of their plunder.
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