Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-03
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curt here adjourned for The day.



lTOwing To the great interest manifested in relation
to the G!entworth papers, we hasten TO lay them be-
fore readers far received up 10 tic time of
suing this extra.
TmE Elft rios FEitp I>sTsriG hIIoS was resumed
Yesterday m tie Circuit Court room, commencing with
an examination Of William a. Ford, Of No Ito Mad
sol street The amount Of his answers 10 ncrrogaio
RES, was, that he was the person spoken Thy Mr. ORA
per- III his examination, the bearer Of alr Draper
letter lthc 3l,t Oct, l>- 10 Girntwnrth at phadc
phl which letter lie delivered IL Gicntworih nj the
States Hotel al Phadeph, The contents of the let
ter he did not KNOW. lie had 10 believe the
letter sent to G!entworih for the purpose Of
pnying men Ia on Ia this city To detect illegal
Locoiocu voters whcI the Wings believed coming
He knew nothing regard 10 tic money used for
that purpose HIS own expenses were paid from MONIES
furnished han for Tie purpose about The time the
letter gwen, hut he does not recolrct by whom.
lie went 10 Philadelphia, on that business exclusive
", md returned the next day. lie understood that
Glcnlworil returned to the city the morning after he
received the letter While in Phadelphln he trans
acted business whatever III reference to the election,
aud he thinks Glrniwn;h did moi. ~ that time wt.
secretary 1T the Wing bead quarters.
lie took III artv" past IN the election that fall, and
thinks h, >rw mi, person who had come an from
Ph;llt 'p h, li information and believe others wc;c
here I, G,:"c legal Voting, but had no knowledge
Of the :ar bafnG IN" greater part IF The election,
witness aiirn''i e 18th ward puli and was nj several
others. During ms examination Mr.. Ford improved
opportunity 10 put nuendnrs and charges
ayains, The Administration party, Of having brought
IN fircign voters To vote illegally ut the election
in qursiinn, but when asked by The court for some
fact, circumstance, or information upon which 10 pro-
coed tnascerain If snch The fact, he acknowledged
his inability 10 furnish particle OF such intornntion
or what ground lie had, other than report among his
party fur making such allegations. He thinks it
tr week preceding the election that he took The letter
10 Geutw0rh ut Plnladrl phia.
No other testimony was adduced and the investiga
ton postponed hll Monday.
TnE GLFNTwoRTn PAPERS The Recorder then
took from his pocket the package Of Gientwurth pa
pers, aud stating that hc should open them, pro-
ceedrd do Sole stated that after The for
The papers las; week, they returned 10 hn with
the outer envelope torn off, but MIR Pcrces envelope
and seal untouched. MIR. Pierce's envelope was then
taken off, and another under it was opened, and
the contents read by the Recorder.
]. On the FIRST paper taken up was endorsed in PEN
Gil mark, George w Rhawn, No. 239 North Seventh
street.
2 On the next paper he took up was written:
18th Ward Committee to Hoffman
DR.. To services of three musicians
do do dinner $40
do do : until Il o'clock, dinner
hand :!
II
New York, Nov. %.
This account is correct.
James B. Glcntworth,
James an Schoten, Esq.
Treasurer 10Th ward. please pay the above BILL
(Signedl George S. Doughty
,. The third piece in pencil mark
Michael Adams, Noble street below Market.
The fourth piece in ink:
James G. Wood, North I'd st,
!. The next
Thomas Williams John Williams
James Wilson Thomas Pearce
John Harley John Johnson
John Delaney llaryey Johnson
Isaac Newcomb William White
David Simpson Samuel TAYLOR
Thomas Cungo
Henry Vesey Robert Hnchman
Joseph Samues William Carter
Thomas Boyer James Campbell
). The next paper was piece Of paper.
Marcus Cobra 18th +. Kane, 9th foreman oil
Benjamin lob Housemans line OF
Henry Wilson 18th stages
John Roberts 18th John Reeror 18th
John L'ghtbody 18th Mr.. DUR 18th
Chas McCauley 18th James Haley 18th
John Renhart sth John Barrinoer 10th
John Durham 18th John Scofeld 18th
WIN. Oyertax 18th WIN. Lasher 18Th
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