The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-26

Coming Oh non Phladel PIMA IN the Idii " 800
to look after illegal voters. | know Noah
Cook, John + Raymond, but do not kno"
Patrick McA de; Raymond was afterwards
member of the COMMITTEES, and is since made
LEATHER Inspector: knows nothing oil Ray
.nond's character; knows nothing against hun;
le has always appear civil. Never had any
,JnYersaton with Raymond about P r'ons
:o.ning on from Philadelphia. never told
raymond TO send McArdle to me. have no
collection OF ever having heard McArdle ;
;ane msntoned under any circumstances:
know of no transaction OF Noah COOK CIV
~ any person the charge OF some men, at Ma,
,1nal HaIl. TO attend lie polls. I never heard
my thing in relation 10 MIR. Biatchlord ana
tners, writing to Mr.. Client worth at Pnlladel-
ia 10 STAY Bringing men on here DO mol
now of any men being at the Aims-house III
~ fail of 1888, from Philadelphia. | do 10
;ntw of any clotues, old or new, being sent TO
nv com nittee room TO be used during Tue eiec-
/ IN. either from the alinshouse or any other
IIace | recommended Glehtworth, as md,
resume, others recommend him, for his Office.
/ lid NOT put MS application upon the gEJund
If extraordinary services rendered by bin for
{ pafty | think wrut- to the Governor loI
i'm [ do not lecolltct whether | have re-
eiYed letter from him about his office either
before or since his appointment. 90 not re-
nember whether, subsequent to us appoint
| nent he wrote to me letter about his reap
| Jointnent or in rrla ion to some attempt made
| 10 remove hi n. [ think he dM wfHe to me
something about fears he entertdiaed about be-
ing removed. have not the letter 1t IS mol
| IN NV possession, nor under my control. | do
not know what did with it. do not recoi-
| ct whether can give a line Of that letter.
| do not re n emoer that Gieut9orth made threats
| IN the letter that he would make disclosures II
| he was rem Iytd l do nor recOiiect that l
sh.w I'd the let err TO Mr.. Bowen. / may have
done so, as we Were lntImAte. L may haVr
| Lit the original letter with Bowen. do not
| remember IL [ called on MIR. Bowen. do
not rccOect receiving letter CO ltalning a
threat tia h, WJu mIke dlsclo 'uies Al h Was
removed, OF any thug oil the kind. l do not
re nrmb r. calling upon Mr.. 30 Feh 70 ct Nun
| 10 write 10 the Governor to tdln Gientworth,
yet it is very likely | may have done 50. do
not think wrote to the Governor ia relation To
the subj Get of his removal. l nave no recol-
llectIsn OF having done SO. | do not knOw oil
ANY other means that prevented GicntWorth >
remoyal other Than those OF co,nnon decency,
which would prevent an ACTIVE, useful polItI
IcIan being removed from an Office he nId So
ably earnsd-l an confident that no funds
went from the Young NJ ems Committee 10 Mr.
Glrntworth, as If it mad should have remem
oered 1t. | do not knoS Bella Badger, altho'
|
Extraordinary services to the patty, yet he Was
an active and useful member of 1t. | now re
member | have known Mr.. Girntwor.h since
1884 ROB'F C. WEI IRE.
Sworn this 22d day OF Oct, 80, oeIor me.
RJB'f II. M0RR 5,
Recorder oil the City OF New Yolk.
The following is Mr. Ba'chford's deposi
ton, before the Star Chamber" tribunal. Il
shows conclusively that the persons brought
hither from Philadelphia were designed to de
tect fraud, not to commit it.
City and County Of Ne,C York, ss.-Richarc
NJ. Bla;chlord, OF the city Of New York, couu.
selior al law, being duly sworn, having beer
brought Lefore me on saop 0la, says: II,
knows j ane5 B. Gienworth; do not know tina
Mr.. Glentworth was appointed with Mr.. Swart
won't or with any ether person IN October o
November, 1888, to 20 on to Philadelphia;
do not known that he was appointed alone o
selected for that purpose. | know the lac
that he did proceed TO Philadelphia at that Pc
Rod; do not know at W ose i.stance he wen I
do not know, on his return, OF his having
neeting at my house, Office or elsewhere, wit
any persons that recolect; [ do not remeIn
Der having meeting with MIR. Draper, Mr.
r. C. We more, with Mr.. Glentworth about
that time, thought il is possible such was the
case, as it was before the election, and many
meetings were held about that time among on
, political friends; do not remember the su5jec
matter of the interviews IS far as reiaeJ tC
Mr.. GlentWortn; there was no draft to my
knowledge given to Mr.. Glenlworlh by Mr.
Draper or any other person upon Mr.. Gill o
Philadelphia; do know from information on
~, that Mr.. Genworth received money TO b'
as ID in Philadelphia; | received this iniormI
= e. 4, al. A
worth said he had been informed by Colone
Swift, and other persons in Philadelphia, tia
Mr.. Page, and othrr persons belonging 10 III,
loco'oco party, were engaged in project o.
sending on TO tn. city of New York large
number of persons 20 vote at the election 10 Ia;
city of New York.
1t was suggested by some persons in thu
wing parry, and among others oy Mr.. Client
worth, that the only method of safely counter
acting the efforts OF such project, was TO pro
cure from Phiiadel phia the attendance OF sever
al persons familiar with individuals IN that city,
who would b. likely to lend themselves to suci
a fraud. Mr.. Gienworth su sgested that he
had been 10 Philadelphia, and mad seen indi
vid laIs there who had promised to aid him il
Prosuring men 10 come on here aud be pres n
at our polls for the purpose OF detecting such
fraudulent voters as tn other party might bring
on from Philadelphia. Mr.. Gentwo In statet
that the measure would b. attended with somr
expense, land that, therefore certain funds wouIt
be required to deirdy those expenses. In thai
conversation it was understood that fund,
should be furnished for that purpose. was
one of the persons belonging TO our party whC
had the disposition Of the funis for paying some
OF the necessary expenses of the election, and
for that reason this communication was made
to me. | gave it my assent, as did also Mr.
Draper, who, think, was present on the ex.
press understanding, and declaration, that un-
der no circumstances, directly or indirectly
should any of the money appropriated for that
nected with the election, or for bringing any
person whatever here to vote. or TO influence
voters. Mr. Gleniworth gave a solemn assur-
an e tina for no such unlawt Il purp, Sc. 9 o lid
any portion Of the non.y be usei. do no,