Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-30


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Simeon Diapers examination continued:-
Question-You have stated that there
other persons at your house when you gave Client
worth the draft were there any persons there just be-
iore or just after, who came account Of the pro-
mise 10 raise the necessary fundse
Answer-Thsre were two gentlemen at my house
alter Mr.. Gentw0rth left. Gen. George S. Doughty
and Mr.. Redwood Fisher. They did not come there
In consequence of any appointment, nor had their
business any reference whatever to Mr. lentworth
No persons were there under any arrssgement-un-
der the arrangement alluded to either before after
to the best Of my recollection.
g. Was the amount Of money covered by your
draft that occasion, the first monies that had been
supplied 10 Glentwerth, TO procure persons TO GENE
on from Philadelphia
A. d. you mean the first suppliedl
q. To your knowledgel
A. Icannot Observation-Disclosures was the first
supplicd-to NY know ledge-I don't recollect l
believe it was-I helieye-yes-the only money!
don't know any thing about other folks. knew Of
anothcramoant-S 2tO-that was sent to him.
q. Did Glentworth, before the money was sup
piled, give the names IF the persons he to bring
on from Phiad Fl pha-he had agreed to hrcl
A. Not TO my kn0wledge
q Was the number men stated
A. Pause Ihiak-it was 30 40-don't re-
member precisely. think the re were.
O. Were they all TO be High Constablcs and Police
Officers!
A / don't think he confined himself to that class
in his representations.
police officers, and how many would be private cit-
zensl
A. He never went iato the details with me on that
suhiect-that know Of.
G. Who was to receive the men, when they were
seat on to New York, and assign them their respec-
i've places!
A. "a pause) III speak of my absolute know
O. Please to state all the knowledge information
and belief, whether obi aimed at that time, or at any
other time, upon the subject Of the last question:
lAnsr
A-iunderste,d M believed that some Of the men
were in charge Of Noah Cook. have seen his afr
davh; think, confirming my impression (pause)
! have no knowledge farther than that which was
communicated to me by Glentwortb, and obtained
through a rumor at that time, and within the last few
days. Glentworth has stated to me that Mr.. Cook
had charge OF some Of the men in 1888 MIR. Cook
admits the truth Of this assertion.
Recorder-Order in Court. Read the answer
Q-Were these men to wear any outward mark, or
were they to give any sign when at the polls, by
which they would be knownl A pause)
A Il know of arrangement made with these
of the character referred to by the District At
terny; Lor any other arrangement in any way what.
ecting their conduct he Sin that part cular
lit read, and he said, want to add TO that ~
do remember that il was distinctly stated that
there was organization got up by the locofoco
administration party at that time where drop efink,
or at least, mark of ink was understood to desig
nate them at the polls; and have doubt that the
District Attorney has got hold ofthe wrong nforma
tion on that side.
ear"
Whitirg-Then well get hold of the other one
Laughter.
RecorJer-Order in court.
The answer was read and it added, ga mark
OF ink the ear
@. Who was it that distinctly stated this, sir;
and on hat day Of the election!
A. cannot RENE mber-I cam OF par tculayrsc the
Individual or in lividuals-it was OFT he particular
day-Probably heard Of it evety day-commonly
talked Of al the time.
n cote II To q
see any man at any Of the polls with such mark.
Brady-He might have seen printers.
Whiting-Printers have no business te have ink
their ea's-on the nose they may.
A. Not TO my recollection.
Q. How many persons came On from Philadel-
phial
: A. lido not knoio.
@. How many Of them did you sect
A. Ithink-l saw or 6--that were said TO have
come from there-I do not knotc. The information
came from Mr.. Glentwarth.
q. Where and ON hat day did yon see them?
A: think it was at National Ha!l-whst day
don't recollec,.
@. Was it Of the days of the election?
A. Ibeiiere it was.
q. Was you introduced to them, or any of them.
a: Ibeiisrs noi-l might have been, however.
pause.
A. was not-eertainly not minutes in the Hall
in the place.
q. Do you remember the names OF any Of them 2
A. lido not remember.
q. Were these all that you saw Of the whole 40
A. All that Ihace any recoi scsion Of
Q. Who had charge of those men. at N ational
Halll
A. The previous snswerI believe will ga ice for
that, ] believe.
Whitiug-Give Us answer, sir.
A. IknoU nothing aboutit Mr.. Glentworth was
there when | was there-I presume he had the
charge 81 them.
This was read
He added" II they were in charge Of ANYBODY -
Z. DO you know, SIR, whether single illegal
Voter was detected. daring that election, BY sny
Person whom you hired to come from PhiladeI-
Pbia for that pWrposei
A. later pause.) do mot; but believe that
their presence at the polls prevented many from
ha from Offering their votes
Recorder.-Upon what do you found that belief
What know ledge have you OF persons being in the
city from Philadelphia 10 vote, who were thus pre-
Va nted from votngl
"a long pause.J
A. (Sniling Upon general-information-fr
-Phiiadelphia-or New York-I-do no, remsm.
ber-aay c-special-informaticn.
q. Is that the answer.
A. Thai's-sll-,ir.
Recorder Ny object, air, in asking that re- oues,.
sir, was to ascertain whether you knew &c any such
be punished. And now ask have you asy informs-
ton that you can disclose, from know ledge or
hearsay, fiat icoeid facilitate in inqui,i ing into
NE commission Of such frauds for The purpose of
detecting bhsm1
A. hare NOT at present. any knowledge upon
which would base conf plant to the Recorder-
understand there is determination on the rart Of
our whig committee, TO furnish evidence Of this |
Of the character referred to-bo,h in re-
ference to previous slections--previoss and APP
preaching elections.
z Did you not know. or have reason 10 believe. |
that 90 M or all sithe men that came from Phila
delph's, voted in this city.
A. I Gid not.
q. Dad you not know, or have reason to believe,
that the arrangement Cientworh making in Phi.
ladelphia VAS 10 hire men to come to vote pre-
vious to their eo@isg on.
A. did not
Whiting Read the question again. want you