Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-26

10 receive any testimony that does net relate to the
actual rejection of q vote by the INSPECTION.
witness-I think little latitude ought 10 be qven
| TO common sense men-thcy ought to be allowed to
give history Of the whsle doings.
The testimony was not admitted, and the witness
stood aside.
No other msmorialists appearing to testify, Mr..
Hasbrouck JAM, offered to prove, BY several witness
es, that illegal votes had been admitted on the whig
ticket.
The chairman replied that such testimony had al
Mr. Temann then msved that the memorialists be
allowed to be represented before the committee by
ceunsel, which was negatived, the chairman giving
the casting vote.
Mr. Hasbrouck asked leave to produce testimony
in relation to mistakes in the canvass, which was
permitted. The witness, however, who was inlerro-
gated upon that point, knew nothing about It from
ms own knowledge, except that the clerks differed IN
Thomas Dolan, one of the memorialists, appeared
Before the committee and was sworn. Suydam had
charge Of the charter box This witness corrobora-
ted the statements made by the witness last evening
In relation 10 the objection of a legal voter.
Mr.. Hassrouck offered to show certain Irregular
ties and discrepancies in the canvass Of the mayors
box.
The committee would not admit the evidence, and
Mr.. Hasbrouck excepted to the decision.
-Continued.-There were voters who depo-
sited their ballots that witness knows from the
second ward and were illegally received; witness
did not know that they resided in the second ward,
except from what he was told. They called them
"second ward men," and alderman Taylors
men,"
The testimony here closed on the part of the me-
Rufus L. Nevins, swern on the par, of the inspect
ors. Was at the poll nearly the whole of the
three days" | observed the manner in which the
inspectors administered the oath, and noticed no va
ration or discrepancy Whatever on any occasion in
it; heard objections to the manner of prescribing
the oath till after the election; was near the inspec
tors, and never noticed the omission of the word
"actHaI in the oath; thinks the refolding of the
ballots was cessary from the size of the aperures
in the boxes recoects that three four persons Of
fsred their ballots and were refused. The ground of
refusal was that by their own admissions they had
taken out but paper, and that the paper de-
claring their intentions Does not recollect any in
stance of voter who offered 10 in his vote be-
ing rejected, unless good cause for rejecting him was
shewn; don't recollec any thing about man being
refused TO vote because he insisted upon affirming;
another man rejected on account of drunken
ness; never saw any thing to Justify him in believing
that Mr.. Suydam opened the tickets with view of
reading the first names; has heard The democratic
inspector say that Ike election was conducted with
great fairness The only handling Of the ballots by
Suydam, witness thought was intended TO prevent
the challengers on both sides from seeing the en-
dorsements.
Al am Wall street broker, and was ruined by
General Jackson's administration.
Brown, sworA.-Was whig challenger Of the 18th
ward; attended the whole three days; instances
in which the voter on being challenged lifted up his
arm; the inspector then said he airms did not no.
tice any refusal TO admit persons TO affirm recollees
Cunningham voting, and recognized him here this
morning; reeollects tickets being returned to vsers
for them 10 fold the endorsement on the outside;
sometimes Mr.. Suydam wssld lay them on the box
and give another fold TO them TO enable him to admit
them into the opening; witness was present at the
canvassng for mayor; the majority was for Vasian;
the three inspectors and clerks counted the tick
cts vRa mi no n ched tha hal
lots bat the five persons alluded 10.
Cross-examined by DR.. Observation-Disclosures
when the ballots were counted that Saydam said
"theres none TO destroy" The ether inspectors did
not dissent from that remark, Mr.. Cheffin did no.
thing to the ballots but open them; witRess did not
see either Chefin or Gschln put tickets on wires;
there some tickets destroyed during the opening
and put On the wires witness saw only mao tickets
so destroyed; Ssydam handed them 10 Townsend,
and witness believes il by the general consent OF
the three inspectors; thinks that Suydam asked the
other inspectors if they were satisfied, and they an
sweIed IN the affirmative; witness saw two whig
tickets Or one paper; they were put out the table,
and weight put over them. Saydam said he should
be very sorry II tho result of the election depended on
that votes il had better be laid side until the
ballots were counted; wness observed no other bal
lots but what were put on the regular or split files;
the ballots after being counted, twisted up and
thrown into box, and the ward mark replied 10;
ballot was put out that was not regular ticket;
in every case after that Mr. Townse recounted the
tickets.
VIM. Springer, swern.-Was one of the memo
rialists.
Q.-Why did you sign the memonal7
A.--Because thought I'd like il Iried over again.
Q.-What made you wish that7
beA.-I thought from what heard, that there had
en- some illegal voters brought in the ward
Odd you see any thing during the time you was
in the room lead you 10 suppose that the inspec-
tors had acted improperly
Al don't know that saw the inspectors do any
thing wrong, but saw some other fellows cutting up
their monkey shines.
q. (By Suydam)-Did you ever see me do any
thing improper during the election7
A.-No; wasn't watching you'll was looking
out for some other fellows.
Q.-Yoa are bill poster, are you mott
Ayes; posted for the wings till they found me
out.
Q-How found you QUIT
Abound out that was a democrat.
Odd you know the nature of the memorial nj
the time you signed itf
A-No did not-and am sorry that signed it
without knowing the contents.
Q.-would you knowingly have signed such me-
moral as this
A-Eh-no--that is yes-I mean would not sign
anything wrong-that is, would not hurt any mans
character. l did'nt think there was anything about
perjury against Mr.. Suydam IN the memorial. said
once, believe, that did nj care If they had now
election every month, because II made business for
that illegal voters had been brought in.
RI Nevias recalled understood DIR. Townsend,
the democratic inspector of the l4h ward, TO say,
we had been talking about the money market. when
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