Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-29
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POLITICS..

And then they'll hear from vale and bill,
The TALE Our Fathers SPOKE ~
Genera, Oct O. 1910. w.
POLITICS..
(From The NJ. Y. Ereaiag PostJ
In the midst of the general Indignation which per-
yades the community, must not forget to guard
against the designs which this disclosure shows that
we are exposed. The enorm US bets which the Wings
are Offering upon Wing majority in this City, are
admon,lions To be on guard. That fictitious names
hive been registered to be assumed by imported vo
tiers ON the aay Of election there be no doubt
perhaps TO the number OF thnusands-whch may ac
count for the of the registered names over the
votes given at the spring election
Let every Democrat then examine the poll list and
ascertain whether the number Of his dwelling or his
neighbors, or fictitious number vacant lot in
the has not been used to denote the re-
sidence of more OF these spurious voters, ana
So to communicate the fact at once to the Ward Com
nittee that they may lie prepared with officers to ar
rest these impostors the moment they present them
selves at the polls There is but 'lile time to stir in
in this matter Each individual must second, as far as
in him Les The efrs of the Ward Committees, whose
vigilance we know will be redoubled by the recent
disclosures.
We give below several aidavits in addition TO those
we published yesterday. Among them is one of Client
worth himself who is attempting to purchase back the
favor Of the Wings by fasehoods which most amply
refuled in the answers of the gentlemen whom he has
assailed.
In regard to the affidavit of James B. Gentworth, we
think proper state the significant fact, that Client
worth was yesterday seen in company with Edward
Curtis one Of the Wing members of Congress, from
this city, who holds his seat by the frauds of 1885, in
quest Of commissioner, before whom to make his OATH
Comments unnecessary.
City and County of New York, ss.-Francs Van
Benthuysen, of Tenth Avenue, Seventeenth
street. cutter being duly sworn, doth deposc and
saw that he was at the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Six
tenth and Twelfth Ward polls at the fall election Of
1898 On the second day of the election deponent
Andrew McLane, of Philadelphia, who has the repu
taton Of being great pugilis at he best remembered,
one Of the polls which, he TELL with several per-
sons around him who appeared to be in his company
and we all started off on spree, and went to the
Twelfth Ward poll, and there all got into fight,
aud beaten off received money for electioneer-
ing at that election from Noah Cook few days before
the election, | went Noah Cook, at the corner of
Wall and Broad street, mp stairs.
was introduced By Colonel acknowledgements
Boyce was with me, but don know that he was in
trodnced. Cook said, boys are you mind to go to
work. or words to that effect. don't remember what
answered, hut | gave him 10 understand, by what
said, TINT was willing TO GO TO work. had election
eered before. but never got paid for it except once
got FIVE dollars one or two years before this Samuel
Bailey paid hun that money. Cook asked me If ]
wanted money to begin with | told him yes, and he
gave me FIVE dollars, and told when that done,
and wanted more, TO come for it.
then went away, first giving him my name and the
Of Boyce to whom he also give FIVE dollars, as
believe. Two, three or four days AFTER and before the
election commenced went again. and believe Boyce
also went with me, 10 see Mr.. Cook but whether at
the same place not, don't remember hut believe IT
was / saw Mr. Cook. don't remember what was
said exactly but talked about the election. Before
it commenced, / went again and saw Mr. Cook-de-
ponent cannot say upon which occasions he received
money-but he received from Mr.. Cook in different
sums from thirty to forty dollars for his services which
were received before and during the election. Depo-
nent signed his name in book to the amount Off, but
whether it receipt not cannot tell-my name
signed al the various times, but whether each time
in the book or not cannot remember. During the
election, saw Mr. Cook at the National Hall, in Ca
nal street when he paid me money.
Isaw Cook pay Andrew McLane the second day
Of the election at National Hall, money! hut whether
il was FIVE ten dollars he does not know. think il
was ten dollars-Dd not hear what Cook said to him.
FRANCIS VAN BENTHUYSEN.
Sworn to before me- this Odd day of October, ls40.
GEORGE w. MATSELL,
Special Justice.
qdari of Capt. Shu1ts, Of the Steamboat independence.
City and County of New York, SS.-Alexander II.
Shultz, of No. 81 Harrison street, in this city, being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he is Of the
steamboat independence, plying between New York
and South Amboy, connected with the rail road line to
Phlladelphia That he has been engaged for nine
years past-that he has recollection of bringing
to the city of New York. persons with whom he was
particularly acquainted Immediately before during
the fall election Of 1885 Knows James B. Client
worth, and has known him for seven to nine years
Had knowledge, either directly or indirectly, that
he was in Philadelphia in the fall of that pro-
cure men this city TO preserve the purity of
the elections 81 will tell you, however, a do know,
hr in his usual braggadoca manner animated 10 me
chat nc going for sone political purpose that
would tell i"r the Wing party
THIS believe, in the fall OF that year, and was
said in going TO Philadelphia. In few days after
he returned and told he had been bringing some
Hessians. asionished at the remark, as saw in
the object ofit. told ,m TO hold his tongue
ho noht Ia ba 0f trsatIO n md
conduct BOTH then told him. could pick ont every
man of them on board the bont-'o satisfy him that
could do IT, took him the forward deck of the boat,
and pointed out by sign all of them, except one He
said he had twenty-five IN board. did not know any
of the personally hut judged in my selection by
their appearance. | then again remarked to him that
he ought to be ashamed of himself, the whole thing
was contemplate. ! cannot tell how many DAYS this
was before the fall election of 80. This is The only
time that any person came on TO my knowledge. am
strong aud ardent Wing, and have always believed
these men brought on 10 this city to vote. don't
know who sent Gentworth so make this arrangement,
or who furnished him with funds for that obec-nor
do know that he sent on TO Philadelphia for that
object A. H. SHULTZ.
Sworn to before me, this 23d day Of Oct, ls4o.
GEO. w. MATSELL, Special Justice
AFFIDAVIT OF JACOB CLARK
New York, Ss-Jacob Clark, at present OF 5X2 fearl
street, The city of New York, being sworn, saith that
he was, in the fall Of 1885, clerk board the steam
boat Independence, Captain shnltz; that he was on
board at The time spoken of by Captain Shuz, in the
above deposition and knows the facts therein stated in
relation 10 Glentworth and his conversation to be cor
rect that depenent OF the men on board, and
from an examination of the way bill, deponent has
Joubt he, Glentworth might have had twenty five men
on'board. JACOB CLARK.
Sworn before me, this 2Sd Oct, 1910.
GEORGE W. MATSELL, Special Justice.
CITY and County of New York, ss:-John F. Ray
mond, Of the city Of New York, being duly sworn de-