The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-28
THE JERSEY MIDNIGHT RAIDERS.
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF TIE RAID.
The Story as Told in the Courts-Violence, Threats
and Destruction Of Property-Policemen
Change Their Numbers and Join the
misunderstanding Details Of
the Fertilizing Process

country where protection to life and property Is
regarded as the precious inheritance OF American
citizens The only circumstance fortunate for the
raiders who visited Communipaw few nights ago
and smashed machinery is that they did not succeed
breaking the steam pipe although they had nearly
succeeded. A little more perseverance and one
half OF the midnight visitors would have been
scalded to DEATH
THOMAS J. HANDS AFFIDAVIT
on his oath saith
S Ss a. fns s
an 1S% That 0r 1nt the
a nsh " aSs PEN uaH sTss
's'
ssdio SSS ' 't Ss
of said Ana ,
70 DO injury 70 said company and this aeponent believes
sisted in said breaking injury and a AaoSas HAND
sao and to this day of July 1871
AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN LEARY.
is Ss 1S a Of s @ @ n
a IL Se & as nHt a aSoH tine
the factory Of said company that having heard some
noise Is went 70 the outside Of the building, when he
A cockED PISTOL PLACED HIS HEAD.
Factory bis brains would blown OUT that asponsnt
the door and that h 5 who seized him then
that OF the who threatened to blow out de-
that this denoncnt kept between policemen or
men dressed in police clothes, hour while kept
So ad sS f he sa
IS ssh III he GSns
o e s s sx @ If Of the
sh, s Sa his sis 1s
ws Mr. william Reeney urge the beaHsg of The bsS
ing down, saying that then they would be
nj TIIEn NNRn
that this deponent also Of the said parties
him they
renty leader Of The party, was BENJAMIN Van KeqIsn
Subscribed and sworn to this 2sd day OF July iS72 at
Jersey city,--IAnss n DAVIS, Justice Of The Peace.
AFFIDAVIT OF CHARLES MALLiNsoN.
Charles Malinson, OF full age. being by duly sworn,
n h % @ h and gsS % h s MAn
o'clock the morning OF the 18th day OF July inst.
he aSSus ss , John f a s nx Be
@ nc he Gs sS Sr ssw p S
tol to the head OF said Ieary and threaienio
unless said Leary would open the doors; that he there
he Css % Ma EstnS y sa
said Keeney
S % me ss n a. the sSnfsS pn % S
hsn s he ed ns c Them the pSna rod an he
sSss s Dow s Sas al ne s.ss ss
longing TO the large tank or boer this dcpon mt also
on the slides and throw them IN the river, break the
centric rod Of 5 the al & the
break two puiIeys and damage the pipes and great deal
SoSe. ANA throw them II is bay; tSss
this deponen heard said Kesnsy on s.
and that viii be As n, and SAID Van them
curing that time ( NAY Ess
Subscribed and tG ms asd dsy Of JSly D.
THE WARRANT
Upon the foregoing afiidavits Justice Davis issued
a warrant and placed 1t In the hands OF Constable
Hutton The warrant sets forth that civilian
Keeney did wifuly and maliciOusly, with force and
arms,'' enter the said premises, and did then and
there ''break, destroy and injure the machinery
ana gearing, The constable is directed to appre
bend the said William Keeney that he may be dealt
Constable Hutton when asked If the arrest had
been made, replied that he could not find Mr..
Keeney, although the latter spent great part OF
office and in the neighborhood thereof. The con-
stable, on being informed that Mr.. keency was In
the city replied that ne would have him the first
transmitted to the Grand Jury.
Is THERE A EUIsANCE9
The following Is the afidavit OF Mr. Hand, on
which the Chancellor granted the injunction. 1t
Will be found contain interesting details regard
ing the process OF transforming blood into fer
tilzer:-
Thomas J. Hand his oath saith that he l. Secretary
and Superintendent OF III, Manhattan Manufacturing aud
@ thu G OF ea b as aa n they m
as to and q 90 Si r hs
to be And this further 1 that bS
BILL that there WAS sneh lease ease, end and agreement
s n"i% ana
1g Company tina, ~ ,e blood Of tie s nc ant
inancon ' wa; SSiansa asanss The aid New jersey e.
5 Sf ana s on S in a
expense and trouble 70 Il; That the COMPLAIN,
% om san said 49, whSn %n
s iii n1 dry S s
and Iindcr,d 10 their worS, mentioned in said Bill
S ga SS saa ct Si a dc the S N f s
oar was q: oS u %a n a a ad ne
contains true Of the notice served upon Henry
Of June last past that Benjamin. Van Kearen the Street
N c S s h s a%@s .s
that said business ""s JaciGfy q ss9 complainant are
the blood taken the siaushcrhouse once in
every r nonrs It Is then taken and into
two hours then il let out OF the boiler in soidied
S %S Il IS ssa a shs 9 snG
mxsd Win bone are qa acid That
Of the blood mixture Of blood and SAIL salphate %
taking OF the ire Ii blood from the sapgltcr-ose to the
Of s eaoss, ~ sDoye
Of said c0mP gls5srS, KiliitnrD AND DESTROYED,
said Van Keuren and mis- dePonen believes ma. the IN
business and sr mat this was served win
cited in said bill, by BENJAMIN Van Keurcn,. who
came the dcponents Office, accompanied By
William Keency, and the said Keeney threatened
in violent language that II the factory were
moved ncahburhood IL siouid be burned;
this deponent informed and believes that the said kee
thousand dollars of the capital stock OF
New jersey Stock Yard and Market Comrany. and fur.
Their this deponcnt saith ia regard TO the allegation
by said Van Keuren ana served upon him that
tory IAN establishment for the converting OF bones
aud flesh OF animals into manure that there
other than IN the form of charcoal (Which they buy aud
do not make themselves the PREMISES nor particle
of animal matter other than blood from the abntior,
used upon the premises. THOMAS J. HAND.
sworn aud subscribed before me, h. 2d day OF July,
A. ID lc72, at Jersey City j. GARRicK, Master in Chan
Gerry.
AFFIDAVIT OF HENRY ". OWENS.
Henry NJ. owens OF lull age. makcth oath and said,
that he the factory of the Manhattan anu
Fertlng Company; that he has occupied that position
since November, Mo- tina, the cattle. pigs, ac., are
slauyh tcred at the abattoir once in each day;