The New York herald., 1863-11-20
,lac Case er John v. Anarew,.

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vi i 10 feromeered that during the July riots John
A"ate"s c,'zea O, New York was arrested by tue
states liberties aud consigned to Fort Lafayette
"a which Andrews was arrested vas that he
i'As 'he mob to uotous demonstrations and act.
n"'r lelaer. tie was kept IL confinement uut.l
l'lb - Of Juy had blown over ana an hose who
% lated thsreH had far as possible been ar.
tfiei, convicted and sentenced. Inquiries we're
'te i}e Andrews, and the fact that be- was not at
E''hcoming vas eoust uod into meaning great
l.' aHes widely apart from the truth.
'rriy OF absurd stories we're circu ated Ia REGARD 10
f!e one u which was that Andrews hat been sent
' y tie soyernmcnt purposey to note the populaee
ana es'siauco 10 the draN in order tha, sympathy
b. created for tho government and a counter mob
i'.zed nkn would not only oil tho unauthor ized
oa''7 got mp such enthusiasm hat men for
my Would be as plentiful as the requirements OF tho
steH~~~ eeiHond The Asops who originated this
'sd 20 it still another, 10 the effect that the arrest
e"s was mere bind; that he had been spirited
'y The government who felt bound to protect him
re "old never again be heard from ard never
Tor trial The state authorities evon vero OF
mon mat Andrews could not be produced and no
\ IS ~ as eXci1"d uoon The subject communioa.
y h.s poi't from uakey Hall, ESQ. was publish
40 ihtA soue time since, and viii be found re-
\ "a hellv,-
10 aHE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
newspaper OF October 10 Horace Greeley
o' "a pors1n pemcd andrews, SAID to be IN Fort
e. nsN IS II Mr.. oltcy Hall thiuKs that tho trial
mn would benefit lis party Why does he not
n nlo COURT lie knows or can know for the
here Andrews is and have him up at a days
Whenever he peaaes for examination "
% plned letter you w IN hud that Mr. Creelay
9E 20 teach 20 ethor General Dix or myself
'ara' a1te' has' as usual, got as'ray. The letter,
e7un. he lsnergl las u,y rolled TO Il IN any
nay haYe ,a,errId, here ol o that the federal nd-
i'au .aeF own views in the prem ses Your
servant, a. oAkEi HALL.
General JoHN A. Dix, commanding Department Of
.m Informed. and believe tia, there is confined In
n ~ be local police Of ths lnty upon a IA prma
"t of ari cpa ou IN the riot of the afteraoon Of
a lu,o and that he IS thu condned WI hout pr ,limi
W&1N'i y or process or comm tment Such would not
he Enromcn, act witch clearly secures due aeeu
a % ea%iraon NINA oefors M the sjy federal aathoftss
- l cnt her, fore, well as frnm reliable informa
or.,vG INIT # he be an offender, he is one ealnst
4 7Hs'mc erefore, the prosecuting officer Of the
10 s1,eti,ny ? o,est aaa'ns' The present mode OF
a t ~ siia la pri,2aGr ~ srf m TO respecfay ask that
rerosa5 r e re was ,aseM , in order dc that
"a '' oG&EY HALL Ie''
tr s1me cueth Of time il WIS indeed question as TO |
'" l-iin; The department. OF the East, did not know
.'n h,h, pfsouer was held in his department United
,t,tCs trsbai Murray did not know his authority over
20 o "n"r having ceased upon his delivering the latter
MT" mii ry custody. The case, in fact appeared 10
ave een almost forgotten, until Marshal MurTa ay applied
(" the War department at Washington recently TO have
TUNED to the custody the civil author
iEtf !he War Iepartment acted at once upon
Moray applicntiou and an order was sent TO |
: ~ssal tx to deliver the prisoner over, II had
- nc popular ldcT trat And rews was confined in Fort
e,~rcg. and Mayor Geueral llx under a similar
~ ejion. An order turning the prisoner over |
~ ~ ahai Murray sent to Fort Warren, |
fep'y WIS received from Col. Dmmck com. |
at that post, stating that Andrews was not, nor |
vcr been in bis Gust dy. Lieutenant Colonel
burke, commanding at Fort Lafayette was then
b., and stated that he held Andrews aud had done
tire FIRST day of his Having ascertaned |
freahouts Major General nix at once communi- |
Ei'h Marshal Murray, stating that Andrews could |
Whenever he might be required by the civil au-
es, ana enclosing the following ordeft.
SPECIAL oEDER- NO. 90.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT or TIE EAST |
New York, Nov. II 1863
Fx.ract1
John N. Andrews, citizen now confined AT Fort |
vcttc Now York harbor VIII be turned over To Rob.
Murray, United States Marshal, Southern District OF
York, for trial by United States civil court
command Of yse,rbN.
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