New-York tribune., 1873-05-24

OF their opponents. Several Of tho wounded TO! on
that DAY aftcrwsrd died Of their 0,,sS tSorsss ssi
several arc stll members OF ue pohup' .n
such nyads that nothing but the lghtest wqrk IN tne
Police Courts them Recorder Ssh Maad aaSa SRSa
Maorfen. sanford of the National Guard OF tho state
10 call out several regiments W kuu @ ,vay doyn
dieordcr 7 Tho Tth Regiment was on liS way uo"u
Rroado at the moment Intending 70 take the steam
boat Plymouth Rock to Fall River ana inenHe go 20 bos
ton ., tdand fine celebration OF the unvaillng OF Gen
Warren's statue on reaching Murray-st the regment
halted and aerward marched into the 0y a rarh ,
rerimcnt ~ who then formed in front OF the City Hall.
Coroner Perry seized the opportunity 10 enter thS Guy
sheriff Wett then entered the Mayors office and served
the criminal warrant issued BY Recorder smith s Ine
by their several commanders and the Tth Regiment
proceeded on its way TO Boston
Tho Metropolitan Commissioners on the following day
ordered Chef Matse TO appear before them at the now
Police Headquarters and upon his dsobeyng the order
he tried for the oense and dismissed tho Depart
ment. The Commissioners then appointed Frederick W.
Tallm6dge superintendent OF Police.
TIE MAYORS VERSION
The Mayor sen. yesterday for the reporters OF the
press and gave them from recollection his version OF
part taken by Chief Matse before and during the
conflict between the Municipal and Metropolitan Police
in june 1851 He stated that the act under which the
Metropolitan Police was formed believed by many
10 be Unconstitutional Fernando Wood then Mayor OF
the city professed so to believe and publicly declared
that he would not submit to the law. During the
complications which arose process was Issued Tor tne
tropoltan Police Commissioners had directed Chief Mat
sell obey their orders. Acting under the advice or the
Municipal Police Board. composed OF the Mayor, Re
cOrder City Judge, Chief Matsell refused TO obey
their orders with such OF his force remained in
accord with the old Commissioners received MS
orders from the latter. An attempt was made
by the Metropolitan Commissioners TO serve tho
process on Mayor Wood and effect his arrest:
Mayor Havemeyer had strongly deprecated
this course and had called the metropolitan COmms-
sOners and urged them 10 wait until decision OF tne
Courts could he had. His advice TO them was 10 ap-
point Matsel Chief and he would probably BRING over
with him good part OF the force and when the courts
had decided the the losing party could then suOI
with good grace There clause In the MetrOpo-
itan act which gave the Commissioners tho power 10
dismiss any subordinate who refused 70 OBEY IneL id
ORDERS On this they proceeded to dismiss all OF the od
force who refused TO acknowledge their authority;
They had been told that an Official would
be allowed TO the process or warrant on tne
Mayor but that fOrclble seizure would be resisted
Nevertheless an attempt Of this kind was made Inc
small body of MetTopOltans were met at the entrance
TO the hall by the Municipal force who filled the build
ing headed by Matsell and acting under the direct
orders Mayor Wood. The Metropoitans were beaten
on President Draper Of the Metropolitan Commissioners
soon after, and warned him that II he persisted IN
his attempts 10 arrest the Mayor q bloody riot
would be tho result. He urged him IN the
strongest terms 10 wait until the matter adudicated
m tho Courts, and in the mean time to endeayor 10
harmonic matters by appointing MIR. Matsell Omet OF
Police for a short time He believed this was d0ne Az
In all that Mr. Matse did during that trying time he
acted the orders of his superOrs and cannot there
fore be blamed for his conduct The act creating the
Metropolitan Police was held to be unconstitutional by
many good lawyers while Others who were equally able
deemed 1t constitutional.