Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-26

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-Intrixues OF the Custom House Omcers-
Truth comlng out all sides-Thc Devil
In ecstaey.
The devil hasSeen dancins round town for seve'-
ral days in perfect eestacy. We never have seen
Satan enjoy himself 80 mach on any former oc.
casion--not even at the explosion Of the Manhattan
or any other bank. We are afraid the old savage
will die of Joy He has caught the leaders Of both
parties in some of their vilest tricks and the way
in which the far flies is not slow.
We continue the further developments Of the
frauds and controversy.
SrArEmESr or NJ. S. GRISNILL.
City and County Of New York, SIS Moses H
Grinn~, OF the city of New York, being duly sworn
doth depose and saw, that he has read the deposit
lions Of ID. Stevenson and Others contained in the
Standard Of this morning, and that the same, far
as they implicate this seponeut, are untrue; that
this deponent did, directly indirectly, en-
ploy the said James Ii. Glentw orth to go to Phila
depha or any ether place. for the purpose prscG-
ring persons TO come to this city for the purpose
OF voting; nor has he any knowledge belief that
he was so employed by any person or persons; this
deponent remembers that previous To the fall cleo
ton Of 1885, there report in this city, which
was believed by this deponent, that the Foeoioco
party OF Philadelphia and other places, intended to
send to this city persons not entitled to vote Tor the
purpose of voting their ticket, and that there
fore deemed advisable by this deponent and others
that persons who were acquainted with the resi-
dents Of Philadelphia and other places shos attend
our polls for the purpose OF detecting any such ile
gal voters, il any such should appear that this de-
ponent never had any conversation it'll said Client
worth in relation to his going to Philadelphia
did he know that he had gone TO Philadelphia
until some time after he had gone-that the first
knowle ledge Of deponent that he was in Philadelphia
from reports letters intimatng that the said
Giontworth was about employing persons TO come
to this city for the purpose OF voting; that this
dcponent, Immediately after hearing such reports
was consulted by r. Nj. Blatchford, Simeon Draper,
Jr aud James Bowen, as 10 the most efectual mode
OF preventing the contamination Of such plan, II any
such was contemp latsd by the said ] b Glentworth
and that thereupon the letter following sent
to the said j b. Gleltworth:
Dear Sr-Two OF your letters written yesterday have
found their TO this city the project which GU laid
position which they consider themselves PLACED in is ca
silly summed up and their only fear is that may have
made any arrangements which in any way tend TO any
thing supervision OF the polls iorhe pur-
pose ofdetectng and preventing illegal voting you must
unequvocay aban ION and look to them for any
expense which your steps have OCCASION
ed We value the as highly any portion OF
fellow citizens value IL but we are determined not to en-
ter any of arrangement which, under any circum
stances, could be construed into bargain for foreign
We therefore take the earliest ind effective
mode Of saying you that while ready TO submit
the expense which you have incurred in your prelmi
nary arrangement, We Will not countcnance any system
which can in any way encourage the
We know your desires, and shall be willing to meet
your they based upon the simple point
deem your only hope or expectation"
And this deponent most soemnly asserts that he
did directly or indirectly employ the said b.
Gentworth, any her person or persons, to 60 TO
Philadelphia or TO any other place. fer the purpose
Of persoss to vote in this city, at the elec
tions Of 1888 or 1892 or at any other election or at
he was so employed by any person or persons and
that f any persons were procured by the said j.
Il. Gentw orth. or il any such persons did vote at
any ele ction, who not entitled to vote, the
was done without the knowledge, consent or appro-
baton Of this deponent and as far as deponsnt
knows believes, without the knowis dge, consent
or appreciation OF the said X. M Blatchford, James
Bowen, or Simeon Draper, Jr.
Sworn to before me, the 2sl day Of October, $40,
c. s. WooDHULL.
Judge New York Common Pleas.
so far so well. We have SO doabt Mir. Grinnell
tells the truth. II. is a gentleman and mistake.
Ba, how came Messrs. Blatchford, Bowen, Draper,
and the Young Mems clique generally TO send of
an agent without competent instructions 7 Would
they advance 5000. or Whereabouts, without know
ing well what il was to dot Would they pay $50
per head for men to challenge the rascally loco
foeosl Would these old politicians, acquainted
with the honesty Of their class, be deceived and
shaved out of $500 by Glertworth No doubt Mr..
Grinneu speaks the truth-but some will believe
that there was fraud-and that the letter Phi
ladelfhia afierthoueht little hole TO creep
out on future day. However. they are all honor
rable men. Come, Saian, let's go in, my Old boy.
Who comes next A batch Of six regular afida-
Wits.
AFFIDAVIT eT II. vi. BLATcHFoKD.
City of New-York: ss.-Richard VI. Blstchford
being duly says, that he has read the affidavit
Of Jonathan d. Stevenson in the Standard and other
papers Of this day; that dePonent never Gid, either
alone in xion with any other persons, direct
ly or indirectly, employ James b. G.entw orib, in
Oct ISIS, at any other time, to procure persons
To this city from Phiiads lphia 90 at
our elections, and that he concerned or
engaged in any such scheme or project, and that all
impuiatons TO that effect contained in said affidavit
are wholly and entirely ustrue.
X NJ. BLsTcHTosD.
Sworn to, Oct. %, 1870 before me,
EGBERT BESsoS,
Judge Of Court Of Common Pleas
AFFIDAVIT or JAMES BowES.
City OF New-Iork, ss-James Bowen 81 the City
&C NewYork, being duly sworn, saith that he vever
did, directly or indirectly, employ or engage James
Il. Glentworth, or any other person TO induce per-
to come To this city TO vote at any ction and
that he never was concerned In any schem~ o. that
and all charccs and i'm putafsons IN IN. eon-