The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-10-30


that purpose There no concealment OF our names
or even intentions; and public il all that all
ouI names were published IN the New Era newspaper
| the morning after we arrived. There were IN our
company several loco focos from Phladelpha, whom
we told, we were going ia the steamboat
that we should watch | do solemnly declare that
never voted Ia New York, intended 10 vote, and,
TO the hes, of my knowledge none OF the sixteen per-
sons with me voted and | certain that none oil
them intended to vote. Twothrds oi the per-
SONS who went on with me mechanics, and all the
money We received hardly paid for our time and ek
penses and was never intended 10 do more. do not
believe thai in 1885 more than thirty five or forty per.
sons IN all went on TO New York, who were intended
o DE solely committee Of and Tor other
purpose. JAMES THORNTON.
sworn 10 and acknowledged this 9th day Of Oct,
| 1910, before
GEO. GRISCOM, Alderman.
City Of Philadelphia, ss-I. ANDREW MCCAIN,
of the District of Southwark, county of Philadelphia
do swear that went TO the city OF New Y ork
tend The election IN November lS5S. lleft Philade
phia On Saturday preceding the election, at p NJ,
and arrived in New York during the night. put up
at Congress Hall, and my was entered on the
book had heard that il intended 10 send on
number of persons 10 vote the loco foco ticket My
sole object in going 10 detect and prevent tins vio
lation of the law ! never asked by any one 10
go on To vote. never intended Ia do SO, and never
did either offer my actually vote election
IN the city of New York
] have read the affidavit of Francis Van Benthuy
sen published IN the New York Standard of the 24th
inst. IN which he says 81 saw Cook pay Andrew
McClan on the second day of the election al Nation
al Hall money, but whether il was five or ten dollars
he does not know. ! think il ten dollars" This
assertion is false to the Noah Cook never paid
nor LEI me one cent in his life, nor do know Noah
Cook.
know Of no individual who went on TO New York
before or during the election Of 1898 1889 who
voted, nor have any TO believe that any OF
those who went on with me did vote.
Perhaps no individual in either city is better known
than myself, and could have been easily recog
Missed if had attempted TO vote. Whenever went To
the polls was recognised by members of both parties
In Justice to myself add that those who know An
drew McClain, know him TO be incapable Of doing
dishonorabe act.
ANDREW McCLAIN
Sworn and subscribed this 25th Of October A. ID.
JOEL COOK, Alderman.
City Of Philadelphia ss.-JAMEs YOUNG, of the
city of Philadelphia, being sworn, deposes and says
of the high constabes of the city of Phladel
phia and such visited the city OF New York on the
18th instant business relating to larceny that had
been recently committed in the former city. On the
following day ] was walking up Broadway, when
met John j M Cahen of the Philadelphia Post Office
he stopped and shook hands with me, and said e
have been looking for Philadephian-l want
person that knows me to swear to my identity. Some
person has been ieloniousy taking letter from the
Post Office and ] have come To see about it,"
went with him TO do So We proceeded to the Com
missioners Office; there Mr.. Whiting, the Dis
trict Attorney and the Recorder, and Justice Matse
! was asked to sit down Mr. Whiting then said they
had charge against me OF voting in the city of New
York in 1888
This the first knowledge had received of any
charge having been made against in the city of
New York. thought it was joke until Mr.. Whit
ing had asked me several questions. then SAID
Gentlemen if you are serious, shall answer
questions. | also said to Mr.. Whiting Sir, think il
to answer questions Mr.. Whiting replied aha, he
would have done had the charge been anything but
misdemeanor. ! then asked to 90 out to meet two
police officers that had made appointment with on
police business This denied me. ] then said
must have counsel and, after some delay, counsel was
procured. SubpGnas were issued for several Witnesses
and amongst them was one for James b. Glentworth
Several witnesses appeared and were examined.
was not allowed TO be in the during the exami-
nation Of witnesses.
After Glentworth had been examined my council
came out and told he had sworn straight through
and had implicated Mayor Swift. told my coun
sci that, they had implicated an innocent man. who
as believed had had nothing to do with the business
would explain the matter if permitted lthen went
into the before the Recorder, and MIR Matsel,
and my affidavit taken The affidavit published
in some of the newspapers within day or two past
purporting to be my affidavit not the affidavit made
said as | now say, that was introduced by
Colonel Swift to Mr. James b Glentworth or Mr..
Stevenson alias Jarvis that no money was paid to me
by the said Glenworth or the said Stevenson alias
Jarvis in the presence of Colonel Swift; that never
in the house of Colonel Swift, in company with
Mr. Glentworth that money paid 10 me
by the said Glentworth or any other person IN the
house of George RIston; and that was never pre-
sent at any meeting conversation with Colonel
Swift and the said James b. Glentworth that Col.
Syxtti IN NV Nr
worth me, and never have had any conversation
at any time with Col Swift on the subject OF sending
men to New York any other place political bust
ness have never had any conversation with Col.
| Swift, in which the name of Mr., Stevenson, alias
Jarvis was mentioned | did not get through with
my examination until eleven O'Clock at night and, as
was Obliged TO leave town early the next morning,
my counsel, James M. Smith, Esq. promised to send
me copy of my affidavit by the next mail have not
yet received il.
Deponent further says ! have read the affidavit
published purporting TO be nine, made in the city OF
New York--when made that deposition was asked
several times whether Mr.. Glentworh had said to me
that he wanted persons to vote in New York, and
answered that did not recollen, that he did. These
questions and answers don't appear in the affidavit as
published was then asked whether he said any thing
about voting answered that he did In making
this answer, ! did not mean to say that MI. Client
worth ever asked me to bring on persons TO vote the
Wing ticket.
was never in the city of New York OF any part of
the State at or during election of any kind know
of no individual from the city county OF Phadel-
pha voting at election in the city of New York,
nor have any to believe that any of the ndi-
viduals that was concerned in sending on there did
vote at any election They never asked by me
or any person in my presence TO vote. The persons
who were sent on, far as they were known to me,
to New York, individuals very generally known,
and would have been easily recognized than any
persons that could have been sent, by the population
Of New York
JAMES YOUNG
Sworn and subscribed before me- October 25, 1910.
JOEL COOK, Alderman