New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-18
A POLICE TBEi-".
An GGccr i!"fm-cs 10 Prs'i'ci toicf'"
People, mad H. Esnuicd ip Therefor

20 honestly tie hearty thanks of ever! Itfc'
able citizen. and the especial gratitude Of every mn
who had a personal interest in live to le loved oil
property to be protected. That those thanks and that
gratitude have taken much solid form than
words let the sum total Of the fund for the benefit o
the Police. Military, and Fire Department bear
substantial witness Exposed 10 peril Of life aud I'm
nt almost every step the Police nohly dd tier dut,
riskiDg and losing, in man! cases. either LIE or hnh m
the discharge of their duty the sad records
tho cemeteries and the hospitals amply testify.
\ Probably the greatest risk the police officers had 70
meet and the seyercs test of their personal courage
and devotion to duty they called upon 10 undergo
was In the rescue and protection of the Helpless
who. driven from house and home. were compelled I"
seek safety under the shield of the city authorities III
many instances officers who cndenyoring 20 con
voy coofed persons to places % safely We're set u
ard beaten nearly quite 10 death thc hospafec N'
show ls): and boz 10 least two instances un the feh'
teenth and Twenty third Precincts the station houses
IN which these homeless people We're sheltered were
sacked burned and uitcrl, destroyed 10y fire. Despite
these dangers the police did their duty n"y IN ever!
pant of lie city. from Harlem To the Battery. the Nc
tons being barely enough to prove Tue Im'ersil! %
In tie whole City Of New.York there was but one
Police Station House that was not thrown oren I"
these hunted frightened, trembling unioriunaics. IL
the whole City of New York there Wa, but one dcinc
ment Of police officers who did not despite the deadly
risk 20 hrayey ont whatever MIGHT Doe thoir personal
prciudiccs to do valiant battle for Le helpless child
women, and men who were being hunted 10 a bloody
death IN The streets.
There was In the whole CITY Of New YORK huf SIN
gle officer in charge sison housc Who conceived
ID 10 be- his duty close thut stnilon-house against TIE
flying ard frightened negroes and 10 instruct thc men
under his charge that they were not 10 ucfirre he
tween TIE mob md their miserable victims. lr-t the
vengeance Of that mob might De turned against h r.
lice themselves
As matter of course the mob being thus ENCOURAGED
and allnos abctcd showed mercy to tie ncgrocs 10
that vicinity. and nearly as many were kil.d asa
MANNED in the streets over which tbs officer ana DIS
men had jurisdiction. in al hc rest Of the cy q"
enfh gT
stroyed stolen and their persons OUTRAGED Do every
conceivable manLcT. undcI The very NOSES % The "e
and when they had fed FROM their burning hnnr. 40
running the gauntlet Of the Infatuated mob .dgd
u escaping with bare life they were turned Acafiirss
from TIE Station House fur TIE rioters Go do tlf "ll
urou them There were fires m twenty .eiFith hhu
TWeufyuirth streets oly. Where Vlo.r scores ~
negro men. women and children. were hni ro1st'i lu
their houses like rats IN barn. and were cuhhcd ara
stoned and beaten when they turned into the street i1
escape the flames These streets are ln the ucrAh"r
hood Il the Station llols. 20 which we f,i o. Hnd 20 Fs
~ the most part the n'rr"s escaping rom these hi''
who were refused the protection of de- police.
The station Iluusr BE- ~ ile Twenty ninth Precinct
and Is located in Twenty ninth street nonr Madison
avenue The officer 10 charge >cfg nuf Jouc.. and
be- II IVES who refused 60 take in te nooc- and nho
turned away during The Tio's uofc than D." 81" Thee"
laplcs. iugiti.es .
thc rifil.us living in tic mmcl ITO hnrhp.d i
not complain Of THE inhumnn conduct .Ad % Ha' FU
Tor gentleman living o. remote lft ~ 81. "a" O"
bring tti- officer before the Police Corm.s.oler- 2 r
trial This tri D. uoW concluded und "c give i.r -N
stance ~ the Testimony given before Commissioner
Acton aud Bergen. on Friday Aug T.
Mortimer Thomson dlr conn aihhnil .'iny ale
sworn dctusrs and slys-i hfc 90 No -n Iftt seven.
iocnti street near Third avenue ON the evening ~
Wcdlesday che ioh ~ July was sitting .n o., ~ Oh
room ~ my house waiting when yo.hf 4h.. Fl' Do
boarding bon my far r come up io mr in greet distress.
wrineiug h,r hands and crying and flymr. o.
what sAall We 3d. tley u AID Dog Toy % BID nrr
said i" NAais The trouble Ao 81 gong Z" he
hIedF
She replied" An old negro women. She s. ruu nr
from ihe uoh. Size went into tlr .ad h'Af 4.ff ih
b d. lien loo u " d. f...
across the street and ld under thc sai-s and tho I'm
ir. drove her away from there and % 'arc sho j De-
Killed
Said II gue.. mott o go add scc about j."
Accordingly, PIT on my coat ord haf hurlied '!
nv Ief diver ard went ori O. ind ihe HofnAn '"n I'll
trr near tlc corner 81 lrlls p.ADo nta ~ '''T 10
,treei gave bon mg ar4. drew uJ revolver aud
started 20 i4k. lcf 20 Station House vhrfr slr r eh
BE- rfa',.fed CO.. tir Hny ar a,rr booted 30 by srf
want s who STUCK thcF he-ls u-t of fr'ts ard oifl
b on p Niger Niger. there Fors a lirr'r ' fit
QUE crowd collected about us once 'r t"4D' HA tf-i
81 the Tc'oi,er-whlch / carried in nay hhd-d'i,f
mined tlcm o. lrt us alone. hhd iNf. come i'H l'N
selves Will woids On the corner ~ 81 I.r'u rilf
and Twenty ninth street w. pfr-'a through 'o" ~
rovd.rs of about et ol i'a. ctldraiy def .mett
~ the other cad Of tie street and st"nnr o." inf'is
stgf and began o. talk about iAe Old sle Dlrr' nut
1 showed NY pistol and they l't NJ plss without
Interfering further than by words We hnd ~ Wlis
ycry slowly the old woman Wns very d'cicpt and
Ve.E. sluad thlnk Hhr wac nearly on f'hf7 "ili'f
hair va. nrlilf white ~ last We reached tir station
House ard entered pointed 20 d. seat AID to'd tie
of woman g. ~ down VIII. .pUle to tAe oarrr +
.,ol III Do, bat ard went o. o.. deck behind WloI s
sergeant Ward. mttiug doan and sergeant Jones
standing up. A. commenced fisHslrr % Ward So.
rcaut Jones went PIP I" NJ woman Ai" 'I'a' very
roughly o. Der saimt "'i out e" th''- era, CIV
We don't want sou LcIr-out wita ypu-f'i "1t sa!
lie then took her by tle 4rm ld Deg 20 To- door and
r.i lrr oui--us.ag Io violence AnRfN.r. protested
aFi.nst such treatment nld told The officers that . wAs
their duiy a. protect even body Doc needed and clrd
protection. Said ward II take ihis woman in. y
won't be- IO minutes before There vii come another and
then another and what ava 10 do
told him 90 Aor ore 20 t.kr them all Don md take
care OF then-ihai hat yoI station House was made
flr AID THAI par ul To duty you are paid I" d"-ANd
. citizen Dr. frst lrlf-f YOUR turning That woman
our into the hands of rioters that you know are wait
iup for her ~ III" corner Of The street
lie snd that The mob would pull o." house down over
their heads II they should take in nrrfor-
said ifthc nechlofhood b. in such condition n-
that II Won think you could not b" snie Win negroes m
yual station House. behind s.d hltA wAis. ana WIN
fvr.fv or thirty men with pistols and c..hs o. htt
TIE rioters Hith what chance ior Der hr "h that Oh
woman have vino is old enough o b. }onr ~
and whom Won have turned ou "a face siufy. TIE mob
Who this very morning burned her house over her hrld
sd turned her into tie street r. lie made ltte reply
except rclfrrntr thai u woudn lc sn" 4" tiht them
ii foi DO station House would be cctnn! burned IL
they did
The rest Of this witness testimony goes 20 show that
tl,re was no excuse whatever offered by The Sergeant
for not taking in the nrgrors save ir single ore $50
stated that thcy feared the mob Tie complainant De-
90, .,yine ~ station House n-ked tie nur, Il tio
officers IN charge. which 30 cnra"ed sergeant Jones
already excited 10 almost the i, degree tAat. aficr
giving the names De- ordered Tie complainant out of
Tie station House and be- leaving the House. 'ndrs'
Orcd t. find tie cul0fcd woman again I'D h' hi'Hil"
oftaking her - his house but sAc bad dtIpprlr'
Nhnt became Of her b not known
TIE foregoing ID the cuse ns presented ly Mr. Thorn
son agnn,i Sergeant Jones IN reply Jonc, produ -'d
several Wiiness.s oh Of whom sWorr only To thee"
points (Which ouly aggravated jones' cHsc that tie
ncighborhood in very excited state that riuou-
mobs were patroilng the Ward threatening peace Bic
citizens and 90 many cases nssuulil'g and i"hpl y
them. that they were especially violent against ne
negroes ASSEMBLING them wherever they coui hhd
lem. thai they had burned the negro houses in iii