The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13

Arrest OF Morgan Jones for
Libel.
A CURIOUS POLITICAL QUARREL
In Ludlow Street Jail-The History Of the Case
The Bounty. Jumping Insinuation-Nesd
Less Dsgradation-The Tammany War
Dance-Citizens ON tho Situa-
ton - Racy Revelations.
EXCITEMENT In THE SIXTH WARD.

At a quarter TO twelve O'CLOCK yesterday morning
Mr.. Morgan Jones delivered himself up to the
SheriT's officers TO answer an order OF arrest that
| had been issued for him some days before. He was
| given In charge to an Onicer and taken to Ludlow
| Street JAIL where he renamed until baed out by
I Messrs John Pyne and James Hayes. Shortly. after
| Mr.. Jones had arrived at the building IN Ludlow
| street HERALD reporter called upon him, and the
| following conversation took place.
s'Mr jones' heard you had been arrested and I
| came to find out what you had to say on the sub
| ject.r
| SWELL cir have good deal more to talk about
on that subject than " present intend to give to
| the public"
| ISIS there something, then, behind this simple
matter OF the arrest that does not appearS'
eyes. good deal"
cor political nature VI
Certainly
"And this case against you Is the result Of recent
| political movements, you think ~
"There can be no doubt about that AZ far as the
arrest is concerned, gave myself up"
"Was that because you knew there was an inten.
ton TO arrest you9'
"well partly. You see this Is an old affair." and I
had better begin at the commencement II you think
the matter OF sufficient importance to the publicn
81 think 1t Is as 1t bears upon the great questions
| OF the day."
|
suit mas been brought against me for libel by q man
| who was led to believe was his enemy.n
"Was there any foundation for that suppos-
| tOnS"
"Not the slightest. He was a candidate for AS.
| sembly under the influence OF Mr.. Brennan, but
| that gentleman asked me to support another man.
surprising had some little interest in the district
| Well. supported the other man, and this one was
was taken sick and remained in my room for eight
months the very arsr "a, gay | got out met Mr.:
yaTs o% ma own house He abused me IN
most scandalous manner and ended by threatening
"was any one listening to thisr
es tb genth sa 6es zane sc TO vnn me after
versataon At that time took no notice OF the mat.
ter, not deeming It worthy my attention; but subse
ps that it was only the first
"You could not nave been very powerful an
tagonst just then, Mr.. Jonesr'
credit that would attach to man VINO threatened
me, knowing my condition. When the people OF the
VINO lived ave miles away from them the next claw
OF the cloven foot began to make its appearance"
ut y generally supposed you and Mr.. Brennan
$50 we have peen for five ana twenty years, and
though we have differed IN our political opinions,
still our social relations remained unchangedu
"About this Iibellous remark, Mr.. Jones, did you
81 made remark, perhaps in moment OF ex-
citemeat, and upon that the charge mas oeeu
founded"
ain the Tammany Hall Convention"
'IIow was 1t brought about 20
AT the previous primary elections for candt-
dates Judge Bowling, another gentleman and my
self were going into the hall, and at the door were
| the gentlemen In charge OF the ballot box"
"Do you remember who those gentlemen were ~
| ooh, yes; very well. They wero Timothy Bren-
| man, Martin ]. Reese and Thomas Ryan. An old
hat box was used for the voting. and as Judge
Bowling passed IN he asked Mr.. Brennan II there
were any tickets in tie box. The answer was
"nor and then the Judge asked to open the hat
box. This was at first denied, but upon our urging
| the matter II was granted, and we found number
OF white tickets, which Brennans, In the box,
These one OF the three put into his pocket and
walked away with. The blue tickets, which be.
longed to Judge Bowling, q Mr.. Blown collected,
counted and took up TO the inspectors.n
| "Whrt had this to do win the Conventions"
AT the Convention Mr.. Reese got up and
said the election for candidates mad been
O fair one This nettled me, knowing
what did, that Jumped to my feet and told him
| that II was something IN the style OF the bounty
| business when he was engaged In that profession.
| WAS there aRy lining o. SUSPICIOUS nature at