Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-27

moau' 10 come on TO this city To rotc at said
yrofS. That he went on with Robert Swartwout, and
f"b ,;d Robert Swartwout appointed for that pur-
was That while there, he continued making his ar
r'S''.o,s and employing persons To procure voters
'n ,rt on, until the Friday preceding The election,
r" lanes Bowen sent on 4 man by the name OF
wA'" an letter to him, Gentworth, containing FIVE
I'd dollars, aud requesting him to stop nil farther
d,,s and arrangements: and with directions to
p'ms,,, the men and leaders, and quiet them as
cup ,ass.hle and So let the matter drop.
~ ,l,s letter reached him on Friday evening. On
-. "a, corning he left Phadeph for New York,
tF his arrival in New York, he had an interview
a.. R,wen. Bla,chford, Draper, Grnnell and Wet
~ :, Bla,chlord's Office, at which he, Glentworta,
ned them that 10 attempt to stop the affair would
,s full exposure; the excuse they offered Tor wish
-. ,,p was the want of funds. After some CONVEX
" thew separated, agreeing to meet at Draper $
.. On Saturday night at ten o'clock, each to see
-, could be done in the way of funds ia the mean
"" 4, the time appointed they all met at ORA
-. house. where it determined to proceed,
"a ,brv orain separated at two O'Clock on San
i ,au ,nornng At this time, Draper gave him two
G ~, RATS on Charles Gill, of Philadelphia, for
o1s thousand dollars each, or drafts for two thou
60 l,,l,rs That he, Glentworth, again left the
80 f,r Philadelphia Sunday morning, with said
80 and other funds. As soon as he leachcd Phila-
I,a;s he saw Mr. Gill, who at once gave him checks
= ,hs / S Bank for the amount of the drafts, one oil
,bch checks cashed for HIM, Gientwosth, by Nir
N
- Gso-,e Riston, a broker of Philadelphia. That
- Centwor,h on the same day, met by appointment,
~ he house of George Rison, (at which Rston cash
i The check before spoken OFF, james Young, police
seer Robert Miller, then captain OF The wa,cn,
J y, Swift the Mayor of Philadelphia. That he,
.,,worth then in the presence of Mayor Swift and
H.,on paid Miller FIVE hundred and sixty dollars,
,,d Young the sum of eight hundred and s'xty-eight
,i,-< IN consideration Of which they were to bring
!. send on 10 New York voters at twenty-five or
0f ,,hIc fhcv zach III
psael That this payment was made on SUNDAY, the
I'm dav of November, ISIS, and he took from them
Zach .,ccpt for the amount so raid-tle originals OF
yheh he exhibited TO deponent. lie farther stated
LAT the same kind of scheme was arranged for the
-nc elections of 1889, in New York, and that he
ysn, 10 Philadelphia to make the arrangements That
~ the spring of 1889, Henry W. Ravens, of the city
~ S,,v York was sent on from New York to him at
philadelphia with $4,000 from Bowen-that Ravens
cached Philadelphia at ~ o'clock on the night OF the
IN of April-that he Glentworth met Havens at the
Railroad depc. from which place Havens accompanied
b,c and Charles Swnt in hack TO Saunderson 5
HOTEL. at which place he, Havens, entered a fcti-
.ecs name upon the books-that Ravens saw him pay
Swn. 500 dollars of the money Ravens brought on to
bry for which money he stated that he took Swnt s
-ece,p, which receipt he showed to me, deponent-be
$50 stated that Ravens well knew the object for which
that money was paid to Swint-that Havens the next
morning returned to New York-Gentworth also
stated tha, Noah Cook Of the City of New York,
clothing enable them to, and that they did go to diff
f.en, wards to vote and that Noah Cook at that
time member of the Assembly-that this was in the
rear lo and also sad that Noah Cook aided in chang
nr the dresses of men, that they might vote IN differ
e1 wards and that Noah Cook took active part IN
be ments thus made for the November election
of,.s3-that William Z. Lawrence and j Nathan were
e Secretaries and aids the upper committee room
4. the National Hail. in directing and sending out men
l. .t:.ereyit wards.
Tbs; one Robert Looney, of Philadelphia, bad also
cont mcn from Philadelphia to vote, who, after they ar
ryed m this city sent out TO the Aims tiouse,
where one McArdle, who was at that time employed,
then took charge of tbem-that McArGle is now
sse- at the Debtors prison-that the superintendent
81 The shoemakers department knew this to be true as
well as the physician of the Aims House-that Bella
BaJrer of Philadelphia concerned with HIM IN the
BUSINESS and he corresponded with nm, tIlentworthJ
under the assumed name of George w. Rhawn, to
whom letters were directed No 293, North Second street
Pa l,deiphia being the house of confidential friend
~ ger's-,hot Armstrong J. Flomerfet, samaker
81 Beck Alley, brought sent on to New YORK IN
iar, l-39, upwards of twenty men, anu that ne was
pad twenty-five thirty dollars per man Tor thell
rotur IN different wards of the city-that TO con
vince deponent of tue truth Of his assertion he handed
s dvpcnent three letters, purportiRg TO be written te
h,n by George w Rhawn, which were, as he alleged
N truth written to him ty said Bella Badger, which let
t-rs are hercunto dated respectively I'd, 9TH
and 9lh April lS39-that he also showed ME two re-
cents of Charles Swn one dated the Sh of April 1889
f.- sve hundred dollars, and one the 9Th OF April OF
tie same year. for FIVE hundred and twenty-five dollars
also three several receipts of John Saunders amount
in 10 nine hundred dollars dated the 9Th OF April,
-3s md one other of Robert Looney, dated in April
of the same wear, for seven hundred dollars, and
rea. many other receipts all of which appeared to be-
and deDonent believes were, original receipts amount
a- L" in the aggregate, as Gientwortn saio, 10 De.
and nine thousand dollars all OF whcn hao
been thus erpended for the purpose OF procuring Jrdu-
Ga,nt roes from Philadelphia, all OF which money he
alleged had been furnished to him by the Wing party
persons belonging TO that party, Tor lnis purpose
. upon the disclosures of these facts To deponent
sad Cl.n.worth, and unwilling TO believe, notwith
Standing the evidences produced the truth OF THIS
statement depone mt determined that he would proceed
10 Phlade and if possible have an interview win
the persons named To this end, deponent TOOK from
Glen,wo-th letter directed to Mayor Swift, OF fhlia
de2n,a, Of which the following is copy-"Denr SIR
The bearer is entitled to your fullest confidence Jas
B C,entworth;" and with this letter proceeded from
IN, cty on the llth Of October instant, and on the
evening of that day waited on Colonel swift mayor
Of Philadelphia, at his house, Number lo' south
Tenth street. and delivered the letter 10 MN, ano
,ereupon said to him. after he had read the letter. tina
.s object Of dcponents visit was to make similar a.,
ran-epnts with those made BY Glentworh IN the TAI
AZ i3s and spring Of 1889, and asked hun ne coulo
sd him He, Swift, said he would then asked
where could find Miller and Young, his deputies lie
replrd that they were engaged on special duty ina
ey.n,ng but if would come his Office between nine
ana Ten O'Clock in the morning, he would by wink
point hem out 20 me- He then asked me what my Oh
~. particularly was, at this time told MN II was
lists of names that could be registered and that
was desrous 10 get many of the men who were on be
fore as possble-that when they came on they woui'
better understand themselves; this he said was deslra
DE- and that could place the fullest confidence II
Miller.
asked him what was the best time for me to SEE
Bel, BADGER: he replied in the morning, and that III
would arrange it. if chose that might place the fui
les, reliance upon his and Badgers aid | then aske'
INN when il would be best to have meeting with some
Of those men, such as Young and Miller, naming them
and at the same time suggesting Ristons
He said Riston was not be trusted that he was al
Incorporate noisy fellow, and that he could not consen
TO meeting of any Of his officers at his, Ristons house
'hen told him tina, understood Genswo5th to say ina
he, Rs,on had former OCCASION casneu chechs 10
INN and he Swift was present Ristons house witt
Miller and Young, in Noy 1888, to which he said ye
but it was dangerous and had like to have cause
detection, notwithstanding he, Swift, had been mos
cautious in all his movements to avoid being known
the affair On the next day went about ten ocloe
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