New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-28
THE WEED-OpDYKE LIBEL SUIT.
T,.,Ia..ny Of the Police Gfncers in reeara
10 si,c Destruction OF she Armof'' """
81 Mr, Farley she ttRiwens.
SUPREME COURT-psc. 2

invoices o. the COST OF iht Sc snVf VIZ
that ano,r' 10 parties continuing the same ..' |
ture the f's idea IN starting tie tic9ry was !"
q great many OF tho paris made outsHVi 80 "
partsd from s plan %s 70 rsrrn or tho concern b
fore ! sold ogt Opdyke expressed AlinseH "iHibb "
get oui OF Il 5000 or $1,000 loss lac noeA ., iat
fern Vus charged $500 3 necessary thns i II i",
,,y bend and generally COST than mat II IS
standard run Farley Is mistaken IN hs 'eSu h'
that joe vas charged 5000 ne s"'D A. !! w o..
brsces 10 same articles thai IAlis3 ssa,s ~ l
mon, before the committee cost rim SOU" Noasei
iof plaintiff stated that this vas explained =! con-
Rs.dirT.f-I made the bargain to sell o.: with Op.
dyke bul sod 20 Farley lost over eiVU'J peiOI,
sold out when cfr we were not turning OUT ay guns
Che arrange nCnts were not competed.
ia eross-I Got exactly VIVA, the machinery, t0ois
&C. cost. 81 rad gone on end completed tho contract
without doJ further jobs shot gave los1 s9Isnlng
john Cameron swOrl--Fxfm ned by counsel ior pam
sif I SIN Captain Of the Police; commanded IN INC
Fightcenth Precinct in July, 1863; sent men to pro-
rect IL ertnory; gentlemen from the arnoT, came aii
reques, ed nc TO send policemen did go; about noon
sorkmCn from other .aciories complained that thcg
we're moi rroiectedi advised tie foreman at tois ihc
tory dismiss Lis men and shut up the t6otory; sent
10 hea lnuasfeTs for aid O'Clock number o.
men came. sent them TO the factory, bnt IN tho acT
noon was informed that IT was impossible ~ hold the
factOrT sent men IN disguise ~ order tho men 10 sSs
ont OF the factory and they did withdraw ~ the rear
photographed 10 the Central Gle that it was Impossible
10 hold the factory and Inspector Carpenter ecgf"pAtd
back to withdraw the neither upGyke nor az! ore
connected viii the factory requested such Wlthdra"n
Cross eXsniined-l judged that 10 wes Impossible 20
sesni BUTjick sent that VDTd. Jones tod me m
could hold il by srmng the police but saw that inc
mob could get on the roof; the factory ives onrh'u
shout 4, Oclock after the men were Withdrawn
Cornelius Burdck sworI-Lxaained BY counse. Tor
plaintiff Captain OF P0li,ei In 1865 was ser
yean aud had command OF sc brchdway squau oL we
18th OF Iuly; / was ordered To- the Eighteenth IRE
cnot o'clock by lnspccto. Carpenter 20 report to
capt Cameron with 30 men; Capt. Cameron ordered
rs ~ The ermory: the mob came We armed ourselves
with carijrcS; they attacked We fred, md under
.tsns MAJ vas killed; after some time sergesnt Baek
man broas IL communication nom Capt. Cameron 10
withdraw; no came in disguiFe: We FithdIeW ~ tNe
rear going through very small hoe; Al that time IL
would hsvo been instant death IN my opinion to Nate
attempted 81 get away in front; went and reported 20
Capt. Cameron, and then went &c ny station In mui
berry-st
Gross e,smined-Wc were there about half On hour
before the attack was made; had "a rounds OF an
usni'lon. protected ourselves b. firing the riiDg
stunned The mob but they soon Tailed in greater force
we were there four or ave hours; the mob broke
she doors and every window below: they did not enter
she 6rs hocr; don't know whether they entered tho
basement. think fired but ore volcyi there might
have been other shots frcd sent word 10 Capt
Cameron that could hold the alUoiy without rctu
,oroem-r and be sent back the order 10 withdrew as
he could not get assistance there.
Frepci, j. Baniied sworn--eyau AHMED By counsel for
pain;ifI: 1 was Sergeant o. Police in July, ls63
vent in citizens clothes and mingled with the rioters
before this armorvi Learned shat they determined 70
make the quit work this YES tho only establish
usnt IA the neighborhoOd whore Tie nen were Of work
Invent and reported 70 the Captain be OF dered ne
70 notify he parties charge tia. they had better
knock Of tde workmen the FOREMAN said he could hold
the hulr *: finally they knocked on; l should think
there uefc 90 in the mob: the street blocked
on Second ave; / two men get upon the liquor
store adjoining and reach toe r0ol o! The factory
lssrr ed that they ntended tn fre the place and burn
out the policemen for shooting their men. they also
tfre.tcasG The stston.bouse gave that information
80 the Captain lie thought bad hotter get the men
cut 90 i'uckman and went disguised AID entered by
she rear Twenty -hTst-st. u would hare baen
impossible sor policemen t. show themselves IN the
street; our men came i'll bleeding; IL would have been
Impossible 70 save the building he sithdTew ON
IA bui in al a
stetophorse: one every twoOr iGree minutes. .
CrosseYamined: Twas not in the a,mory when The
vOlsy fred: the firing c1aSr"setd me nobi We
sent out 20 take the victims 10 the hospital the
rxt time they succeeded TIE second time the mob at;
sacked them; they were III uHfirmi tie rioters Sad
Benl T. Buchanan, sw orl-exaloined ny counsel Cor
plaintiff was sergeant Of the Eighteenth Precinct IN
July 1858; about o'clock wbs ordered TO repair 70
the Eighteenth Precinct; ! arrived there about s.
word that the police could not hold the er2oTyj
said would take the risk Of eoingi bannslo ana !
went through private house IL csns dress: at first
,he lode, shut the door US; We explained who We
were Igoi out III the rear and attracted the attention
" Serxt BaYCck; thought be gong 10 shoe! ne;
se recognized ne and told them where they could es
cape they went out ono at iinci the-e was 4 SOLD
mob in Second.avc. between Ivar'y-1r-t ana Een'!
seoondaS.; ], 500 or 600 pnssed our STATION
house armed with clubs with chunk OF iroD apparent
Cross examiusd-I did rot rec TIE mob enter The
WIN. NJ Marston recalled by counsel for defendant:
gun stock sabiat5ed) Ibi. Is similar
.
turn tho stocks as this Is ours were amply sawed
-ut-those that we're charged thirteen cents.
John l. Vosburg swcri--cxaIrinod ~ connsei iGr
plaintiff was Sergeant VI Police. 18th Precinct, In
July 1866; the station-hOuse about one or tive
o'clock after four O'Clock received order from the
Central Office 20 withdraw thc men think II was in
possible to bold the srniory lodging froU what beard
nom citizens
Mr. Field moved FOR al instant commission 20
me the Secretary Of the Navy q. me purpose OF pro
daoing CODY VI the record OF conviction and sentence
u Mr. Slower witness In this canse called by the de
iendsn by naval uiLmartiai FOL criminal ohesai
she otoo; was 10 impssch the vitusss's testimony.
M Eysr,s objected that II collateral subject.
Tbs Court allowed the order.
James Aialei.e sworncxaminsd by counsel Tor plain
~ was connected with the city department vi Iae
Eventaz Post Ia July 1868 the paper now shown me
il Ts> M Yoys H.reld OF the IAN ofJuly. 1858.
AF Field easr.a me paper In s5de1 So io' me pr
Npdske wss interested in this armory OBJECTED 20;
shiectlOr 0Scrruled)
NJ field read an editorial Stating that the emory
was owned by Mr. Opd,ke and his brother In law. ThE
TRIBUSY OF July Is was also identified. ID which the
stmory ~as stated to De Mr. OPdyke's factory also
TRs hes York D,sps,e Of July ~. TO the effect
RS ErsHirg Post, August g, wac offered. but e.
suded.
o. State whether there published In tn, EcsniSR
Post article In which the Ownership Of this claim
stated objected to-of9ecio1 oysrTusd and e1cep'
lion takeD.)
gard 80 :he ownershiy, and IL So, when a. did In
August OF September 1863
g whsi Information did he glvs ron Coz publication
Objected tc-objecuon oyeiruled and exception tn.
KEN A. He said the claim would amount something
pore than $4,000 and would be presented In the name
Farley who had conducted the business; that part OF
The osiin belonged 60 him, he bad furnished the esp
Itsl og large part OF III he gave the items; one
article written BY me- The FrtaiE9 Pot Of Sept.
TO- 1859 containing the Items Of tie claim was pnh'
there article published previously containing
similar information.
to-obisci0n ovsrruled) The article stated that the
slein Of Mir Farley about TO bs presented 10 the