New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-25
Tho Murder In Newburgh'
r. a.. rditox Of IAs N. Y. Trioaa.

To Editor " las w. - ''"'
-. +, voor naper OF this date, in an article in
sc.n, Transaction at Ne~bursh, the public house
,o. 4, called iow rot-gut drinking eHnbhshuer'
o. ,, and 10 alleged that meeting wa' held tsfe o"
cd al which Il was resolved that the Iegro shond %
lynched." ,, INV
expressly deny that any such meeting ~ss held ~
house also claim that my honse 10 not the low 80,
ueut which you represent. but that 1t 10 aIs'P' II
and bos g.houss, and kept In . Iepu''o''
nanoer. M, ,,;,,,ou.
Reg udus tn. publication in question "' noe' '9',a
- -, oh.,.c,., and business Interests re-
oo. correction Of the m'ss.e In F'u' P'p''
or else | shall seek such redress as the 10" NM
Yours SC, wa"
EepbuyoL June 30 1863
10 sa< EIisr Of rh< NJ y f''oH"e
Sir; WAS sorry 10 see IN lHk Tribune ~ gar
MA and unfair statement Of the unfortunate occurrences
On sunday night was present during prs'y the
e Of tho disturbance, aud can assure you that was
=, NV o.aus exclusively Iri.h mob. su acquainted
on.Iy with nearly sv-,y permanent resident OF New
s, Of Irish Birth aud failed to see any Of these taking &C
i've part 10 attack the jail or the hhng oil tue negro
though many Of aud OF others, representatives Of all
classes of the community aiding aud aoettins tho actors
by their expressions Of approval 1t 10 not true eih-r that
any formal coucocns of The plot took place In sven' 40
lar 1 can learn, grtheIius on the Long Dock Us
Is called was the hrst step the part Of the ntecdng
where the most prominent sccee.say diverted from
their purpose by the efforts Of the Rev r. j. oRey Judge
B ow n ard Judge Mcneil IL fact. time In tbs
course of tho evening when bee satisfied that the affair
would end haruey many of tue leaders having BEEN per
usdsd home Just this period fresh BODY OF quiet
hu, evidently determined men. marched up the hill and
wedesd their way the cell doo said that they came
river whereof appears the uniortuna'. gins
friend. known They armed With .edse hammers
at under their They proceeded first oy
system Of cirnti6c aud semi.polite hus,nS to remove
the Pe, and the Judge, from vc,o,y Of the cell doors
which the fate Of tho neso wa 'ooa hIod and most
brutal and savage enc it was
Your article great injustice TO two OF our citizens Nh
William CeaIy Ia well known and highly respected net only
In Nswbursh all slons the Hud. River lie kept
hotel the M,p,iou House by the isry dock for twenty
years. dunns Of which single dsofdery set mas
sailed hi. business MI Cornelius aoCean, the other per-
eetionsd yo0 article ia one OF oar most esiiAois
citizens widow.r indu,trou,y occupied In ioos,lns
,ounz aud numerous ismi ywho Ia, bosts OF friends and
vel si.Asf. among all OF ci,irsua He was lest
Spins, elected on. Of the village Trustees by slss major
it, wi hoa. onv word Of solicitation bi. part; aud in
fsct 10 opposition his wishes am Inn THB
USss love Of lair pay vii iudncs to publish he card AID
tie few remarks have appended
NetobBrgh. y. j., June 70. 1903. CITIZEN
i've Of course had ntsnon Of doing Injustice TO class
OF zens 10 aBdivduAs IN oar report u hs not al Ne"
bufgh Saturday We gave tire story 90 u "" gwen TO 10
by gentleman hsh ,sP.cssbiiiy who sihtred the par
ueusIs on he spot Tao Nevbu0a J0Uvlai aud TIE Nee
burg. Teqraph Justify essential psTie
uls except that they do Nj Clsfy's house tho
place o. rendezvous OF the mob P.sHmips os: In thar re-
respee, iuform,a, led INTO desire 70 nsse
the simplest apology But ras Netugi Id'g'sph .ey' that
tie mob va, composed OF the eounymen o. te al and
Inc y,urnal asserts that tho mob led the h by
Co,peiu. Mclean nber Of the Bosd Of 1rus'rra And
wn Clsay proprietor Of the Msa'on House Nolan de-
u.nded the negro Of sheriff bot both he and Cssfy
under the sdyio- Of MI ORsi.y, did not after the Gis
u..e themselves conspicuous; and several tunes
C.sry making show OF sssistrs the prisst" W. hops
t,sse pp-Is mistaken and that Judicial proceeding ~
M the responsibility Of ipssins and psrpes,s hi' cat
nss on the rixht psrsons itp Isiscrs