New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-04

had pu, arms and cartridges In their hands, ana they
ses, felt very much relieved supposing that with the
workmen and the police the premises were secure tne
first attack having been repused; ABOUT Jour cIocsi
having nothing 10 deain me at the ONCE Geher
Wool having his headquarters Mt the St Nicholas Zen
Sanford having gone TO defend the arsenal on Tue Mes
site of town. and tho Police Commissioner. one .Se
Sheriff made third time, went to the ST. Nichoias
arriving there little after four.
O. Was Gov. Seymour theref A. Gov. seymour
was not in the city till the next day at II u O'Clock
oil this tine the alarm was very generals hundIeds
came saying that their premises were threatened
having no force protect them, stated ~ them very
frankly that had not police and military 70 meet ne
rioters actually at work and it was therefore imposp
to defend premises ony threatened about TINS time
notices began TO demanding possession OF properly
Threatened with view 20 secure legal rights III case Oh
destruction; these notices sent 10 the Ponce Conins
soBers who had joint control OF the police and mlitai!
fore es Gen Wool was going 10 place Col Nngehtih com
mandlurger him; i recommended Gen. Brown as an
officer q. experience and capncty ana az tbe re-
qgest OF the Police Commissioners he was stationed AZ
their headquarters to cooperate with them, being under
tic dire elton OF Gen Who'll who pt himself under my
direction; ht the sane time went and asked The TO
hcc Commissioners TO arm the poicei up 10 OF ~
o'clock that evening had failed TO get the state
militia under the extent Of more than 40 or eo
4 men ard there WIS some uDoertanty whether they
world be Trustworthy the thing threatening 10 a.,
sumo q party aspect tho Commissioners iet unwh'
/ ling 20 arm the police without the sanction oil the
Governor; 1 told them IL they were nnwl-
! ling TO take the responsibility i would make
the req uston and provide them with arms they were
armed sufficiently at the arsenal; they declmed how
ever 10 do ii dnrns the afternoons Mr. Jones hss yes
tiled that be os-e to and notified me tbatthe Police
had teen withdrawn; assume thst he Ii night though
have no recollection Of 1t but do know that some
time In tho afternoon Mr. Brooks who elt great per
fonal interest the matter In view OF his royalty told
me that the Police had been withdraw, sDd learned
from other that th,y had concentrated At head
quarters ready to be cot; consulted With General
Moo, whether IL was pos bic detail any force TO de
/ fera she arrpory; he had mono. and Gen brown was
cooperating with the Police Commssionersi Brooks
said there WIS artillery Governor Island and II he
could get IL he would guarantee TO defend tho arnory
ecu Wool gave the reFlsiiion, and Brooks went ana
got IL; learned that be arrived at the arory with his
artillery after II had been fred every possible effort
vas ade ~ me u property Of every citizen
! o. course. / make distnctin between my
own aud 'ihc property Of others Mesnvhne. during
rs no police force b. protect it. but the eOquence of
SON. leading citizens ds'uadcd the mob and they
pois, were there defend il, mention this because
IL has beou stated that force was sent ihere my VIE
and youngest son were driven out, ana mshe tn''I
escape through the back door into the basement OF
nechbor house they got into carriage. we're chased
BY the mob who shouted murder after them, and came
! Town N where was.
aees uron what principle was it made, and what did
yon think oft, A. There was some debris len, and
nv frat care was Ia regard that my book keeper,
Psret said the re mains would probstiy bring some
thing and important TO gathar them, or the boys
would carry ITEM away .. j went !" .ns
.uth;rised Pare. 20 dispose Of the debris.
all the books being destroyed except the cash book IN
coufsr5ing with Mr. Farley and Think Mr. Keen, IA
Ia how IL woud he possible to get at correct Inventory
Of sach multiplicity Of articics aud Materials. we both
red that u volld be- impossible ~ even approximate
rstslyi the suggestion occrred TO me whether IL
va.d De proper present the Aggregate OF the Invest
Co.. and liabilities. and deduct hcrefrom tho receipts,
waving any ola m for profit butt ~ once occurred
10 Inc that that would not be Legal form, a. the city
ar,hortics might assume that We had been doing a
losing business and would not know what property No
hAdacusly Io,i casting about a. .o The best me'hod
hn ng large interest being Mayor OF the city. ana
my situation bring delicate ard embarrassing one
nsIous ~ make the claim ~ accurate as possible
NJ Jones csre INTO the Office and s.sss',ea ,n h
tho most feasible and practicable method would be
60 .eh.rs: Co. The machinery and tools as
n, p1ss los. cos. to s an b, at tn.
no hvuring. be had blank form In bis hand-so many
gum at such q puce. less much for hnishipg-or
,'hing In that wayi the iatsTi'" was very short
/ and the CONVEX .AtiOn very brief
| o. Did he make statement 81 the expenditure and
receipts and the claims Of Farley and Mcneil and
with regard The rights of outsiders merely being
A proper method Of making out the account; told him
. 1 would consider the matter aud he might make the
su,e stlon 10 Farley and would cobsider IT. after
wards saw Fiuley aud we carefully considered The
Question aud decided that that was proper legal
method of presenting The olaim that any
profits had been made were entitled 10 IL we hoped
there had been some. could not tell asked Farley
10 confer with Ksene TO know whctherwe could get
secn'e,s account made IN th form me d'a th go
Thought they had sufficient data to get Il Sp
accurstcly In ttnt way | tGd Fsfey that IL
they felt confident Of IT, 10 authorize them 10 40 on and
ijoid the strictcst accuracy, aud that Whenever
doubt existed gse the city the benefit OF it, not 10
charge a single item but what they were confident
was there; they we've some weeks. think, completing
! IT, certainly ten days to two weeks.
u Did you believe thrt TO be fair. honest and true
mode Of making out the claimi (Objeoted to-alowed
-ereepLon). a. believed 1t 10 la fair. just and
honest mode. and just fair aud honest claim mnde
less than the actual value Of the properly lost
z. Hav, You any doubt about III A Not tho slight
esi-D-ysr had
O. Was tseic any col cealmenti A. No, M COB
jecIed to-
O when this claim was being made Up anything
said time about IN, increased price o machinery
or its subsequent apprec alton In val uei A Yes. II
was represented 10 Inc by Mr. Farlee and Mr. Kean
that material had adynD< ed In price since the time
this purchase made They felt that entitled
u replace the machinery aud tools he-e and they
urged thai II be charged at is helmarket TalueEhat
1t would cost 10 replace IL. acquiesced IN the justice
Of that form but felt IL waS claim In which had
large interest aud M WAS Of the city officials
would prefer 10 waive that portion OF my right and pat
Ia at 10 prevent any furure criticism THIS
claim presented TO the Controller then to tho ST.
peryis0rs. -
Svpery yisors, la relation to this caimf A. The
only | recoDeet speaking to prior 70 tho
final consideration with Mr.. Purdy, once,
possibly twice IN my Office: w0safter the claim
was eYnmined BY Mr. Blunt ard beforeit was
Will had been presented In Mr. Farleys name. and in
which was interested. was large amount Of money TO
lay out Of and II he could do anything IN having acted
upon should be Obliged. without doing injustice 10 the
clnms Of Others that wished do priority IN its con.
sderatton, but IL any thing could be done dam II
would be gIathcd hever had any conversation with
any supervisor in relation 10 1t except him, and with
him only, Us 10 the time.
O. When the matter came up before the committee.
finally, state whether yon were sent fori A. had |
been been frequently sent for by the committee