Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-27

tir:s,sa-I -. gsasl..s. dsssssd is slseh, With
dark hair ssd black whisksrs there was I've tick
" a.. sss, .:. s,s s: sss ,s ,s CO ss..
We Pet In two tieksss = a. ballot - sksss; ws-
bert ksynelds yssst - - .hem. vsns on, ss~.
* iAs door, and ma hse.d Of @i.ss MI Levi. u
Philadelphia. ReyscaAs discovered Lewis and ieft
before did. Lewis called me ess SIDE, and s&id
DO you know thss you are sued asked him
Tor shat He rep,scd Ter voting we're had right
deaied IT, lie told ne there was uss dsay ing
Harvssor, thiuk, wa. his Name. was going RICH,
OF 10 have me tske~. lie advised me 90 ges on d.
rcc<iy, for he <ssnt ~ish to sse s~Jured 2thcor
l lad behaved bad told bin eoaidns get of
thrn. lie called nae ono s,de, and asked me e.
walk up to Tammany Hall with km. on the road
he says, . Nov want zoe totsli me the truth,
and you sasnt be ipJared." I then related all
knew about a. rsetty mach the same ss have re,
lated here. wethere got taIksng, aud me; cod
many, and got drinking. The thang then got pretty
generally about. told a gentleman, lSho reeog-
Missed me last niess) whom met tbere-(his address
now il 30 Pearl ssreet)-he, myself, MIR Lewis. an
believe some orher person. walked dewn TO this
same pcil again. MIR. Lewis asked me - GO ~, and
get ticket againto IL cestd get zsether one.
went NY and seen the same gentleman in black ga'
the tic ket of before. lie IA that room, and
told go down stairs, and GO 60 she opposite
corner, and he wosld me an a few moments
Went down, and conversed with Lewis and the
other athe 80 Re all street mas The gentleman "a
He gaze a ticket, and a Rose TO cote other
ward. directed to some gentleman whose name
don't recollect. did not sec the gentleman, he
cause didn't 60. He told me To take the note "a
tina, gentleman 10 whom il was directed. He toiI
me X up the street, think II was ..
the Fourth Wsgd poll The gentleman in black
went into the Second Wssrd House again.
talked TO MIR. Lewis, and gave him the ticket
and note; he said he wanted 60 see the id ras-
cality it, The ticket had she demoe rattle head
ing it; the of the democ Ratio candidates ali
scratched out, .sad the opposite parties wrote on
finely with pen We then went back to Tamma-
ny Hall. Stayed there till etout o'clock. Col
MCarn Of Philadelphia, canae in, and said it would
save me a great deal OF trouble, if l would make
oath to this i, with some reluctance agreed to it,
Afterwards he started me to 60 TO the Police Office
to make OATH lwas there arrested stale in prison,
and was kept there two terms--discharged on pro-
clamatien. gentleman gave aae s25, told me to go
home, AID never ssow my face L, York again. The
note and che ticket given by the little gentleman
in black, was taken away from cne byCo!. MCann
or MIR. Lewis
Several persons visited me in prison NJ. Pesoa
was one; and the Assistant Alderman Crolixs of the
9Th Ward, told me mi ght have ii range OF the pr-
son. (Assistant Alderman Crolius being in the
room, says - did give him the range OF the pri-
son. He seemed to take great deal of iaterest
In getting Inc clear. 1 met a person at the court
door, who took me 70 person down town, in the
OF where the great fire and this
last one gave me So. was taken up TO the first or
second story OF counting house, J think-not a
bills He was gentleman about IS or - years Of
age-told me Id done wrong-told me to z, home
and never show my fsce in New York. But will
whenever want to come, though.
Might know the man whe took me there-miSht
snow his name If ii was mentioned.
Mr.. Whiting-l know the man-but don't waat
% press the question
think did read that note, given me by the gep-
lesa an in black-the substance of it was :" not to
,hsLenge Marks's vote" was told 20 60 to the
gentleman whose name the note, without
kaowing whether he was challenger.
The gentleman who met me at the court door.
xen' aP stairs, and said, rnan wanted to see nae.
He cane down again, we 10th wen: up and then
received the S25.
a name. and don't think i: was his own name
Some 81 the party Of Phila6elphians told me that
some OF them had got or 10 votes in Arrived here
TUESDAY evening and was arrested o. Wednesday
Sworn ia before r. II. MoRRIs. Recorder.
Marks goes out Of the room and returns, aud saws
hat in the matter of the S25, emsnating from the
y year old gentleman, boy FIRST sent out with
nan the money. ard the latter handed it 10 him,
Marks; IT was SIS.
Marks further says, that his memory xas refreshed
y suggestion from Mr.. Dreyfous, in The passage.
Mr.. John Emmons was also standing by.
Put his hat on W hen he swore last.
Ma. GRINxELL's TEsTrMcSr.
On the 10Th OF October, / received a subpoena at
o'clock TO appear before the Recorder q, his Office,
n the City Hall. Immediately after receiving IL, l
inquired OF the officer where the court were in
ion. He stated TO me, at the Old Aims House. j
repaired TO the Aims House. and At the
loor adjoining this room met nth an officer and
inquired OF an officer where was the Recorders Of
ice, and where he was holding his Court He in
ormed that his office was ia the CITY Hall in the
ront room, on the right hand side; as entered from
he rear. called at that Office and was informed that
was the Vice Chancellors Office, and was directed
- 4
me of the officers in the room-that he bsie we'd the
recorders office was in the room the eastern end
Il the building on Chatham street. ! called al the
ocr OF the room at the eastern end, and found it
ocked. then called on Mr.. Hoxe, at his Office
ne Clerks OiEce, and enqured Of him, wing him
ly subpG Da, 10 give me information where could
nd the Recorder. He informed me that the Recor-
er held his court up at Egyptian Tombs, think
GU call il. proceeded to that place, and found his
'ourt Of Sessions room locked. then called in at
be Police Court, and was informed there by Judge,
as have since learut) Barney Osborne, that the
,ourt had ad ;ourned, and that the Recorders Oace
ras not 10 that building then returned 10 the CITY
! all, and enquired again of Mr.. Hoxie where the
recorder could sbe found. At that moment Judge
nglis was standing by, and Mr.. Hoxie sn9nired Of
i'm where the Recorders Office was. Judge Inglis
epIed, No. Nassau street. Iproceeded immedi-
tely to the place and was there informsd that
was the Recorders Office, but that he was not in
thus consuming the whole Of one hour that day
endeavorIpg TO answer the subpoena which had
cen served upon me: winch Wts against James
Dung; at which time had not heard directly nor
'directly that any examination was in progress on
ne question OF fraudulent voters any thing Of that
ind. did not know directly or indirectly at that
me, the object of the examination. In regard 10
lr. Young. next day, (Wedne sday) at half past IL,
about there. called at District Attorneys Once,
w hiting's) and enquired for Recorder or Mr..
hitting; was Informed neither Of them were in
then enguired Of his gentleman il he cos!d INFORM
here this secret court were in session, or when !
ould find either Of thSs Sc gentlemen in He replied
e DID nj know where they were, but that had bet
~ inquire IN the Aims House roem, below, 4. which
lace was informed tina; there was M court in ses-
os there, and that the Recorders Office was at No.
Nassau street. ! proceeded there, aud was in
'rmed By ole Of t5e persons in the cfiee that the
recorder was at Brooklyn, trying a case. ]
hen took my subpe1a from my pocket, and en-
orsed on tb, back ~ il the hour that had called
here ,he DAY previous and tie hour at which was
hen there, and signed 10Y name with the endorse
lent. then read the endorsement 20 the gentleman
resent, and enqgircS Of him whether the endorse
neat az q the time was cNrrect lie replied " Yes"