Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-31

another question on that
A. did, and am not ashamed to own il.
q Did You at either Of the polls any com.
mitee room, or elsewhere, any person or persons
who, according to yeur knowledge, information, or
| belief, had come on from Philadelphia -.
A. think saw one with emPhasis). couldn't
swear t. il. BID .raI
Q. Is that all7
A. Yes, that's all.
Question read again
A. It's been answered. f
Question read again
A. LOO not rec0iiect. That IL all
q. 1Asn you have no knowledge, information, or
| belief that any persons frem Philadelphia did in
point Of fact attend the polls to detect illegal vo-
ting?
Recorder.-It strikes that the question is an
improper enc, in which you put it. sir Let read
the previous ones (He ready The question is not
| proper one The word then" must be stricken
| out, and it must be worded " Haze you any kno,c-
ledge"
A had information and belief that men were
here from that city for that purpose-information
got at second hand-personaIy, couldn't swear TO
| the fact.
G. What poll did you attendl
| A. attended several.
| The answer was read.
A. Part OF the time was at the Wing Head
| Quarters-at that election. tf
@. State, il yoW've no objection, which poll you
| attended the greatest part OF the time 10 : ?
| A. At the 18th Ward. The Wing Head Quarters
| was there part Of the time
G. At either OF these polls any Of these per
pointed out to you Philade Engaged to
| detect illegal voting?
| A. think there was one, as stated before, but
could Ut swear to IL.
q. Can you state his name, and which poll he
| was att
A. think at the l4th Ward.
@. His name.
A. know not, sir.
G. Who pointed him out to yoyi
A. do not recollcct.
Q: Do you reeolloct that he had any particular
station at the timel ..-. ...
A. do not recollect.
O. Mr. Ford, do you know, have you any infor-
matisn or belief that the challepgers at the cleo
sign, mark or signal, by which to know what per.
| sons should not be challenged
A. have not heard Of any on the part Of the
| Wings; have frequently heard that was done
the part Of the Loo ofeeos.
| Recorder Who so informed You, that such was
the case on the part Of the Loeofocosl and you
| give me any information by which l can detect or
| proceed TO detect the fraudf
A lido not recoiiect will add to that, it was the
general remark that there was such.
| Question read again.
| A. The latter part Of my answer will answer the
whole Ieannot gice any Information cannot
name ony person! II YVES the common remark at
Do you know Henry W. Haven't
q. Ddyou,in 1850, about spring, carry to or from
| kind7
| A. No, sir.
@. Have you any knswlsdse, information, or be-
lief, rs to any money, or draft being sent to Mr..
Glentworth, at Philadelphia, in the latter part Of
| 1888 or the spring Of lSsS. " r.r
| A. Does IL mention letter, sirl
| A. Money may have been sent TO him nav have
taken msncy in a letter, sir, to him. can't swear
toit Money may have been sent on TO him. There
may haze been treasury nofs in IL, for all know.
BrAdy.-Thst doesn't snswer the question.
don't knop any thing about il.
| q. Have you in(ormdti0n2
A. As said before, m eney may have been in that
letter, bat Ihnor nothing aboutit.
Il vf
| captious-b but the questien's not answered.
| The Recorder read the question 10 the witness.
| Witness. arm not aware OF any.
q Can you state whether or not your visit to
| Philadelphia was in the week Immediately preee
ding the fall election Of 1881
| A. IL may have been the week preceding, or the
week preceding thai. ] think the latter week, the
one Immediately preceding the election. Think T.
days.
| Reeorder-I In one Of your answers you have stated
to the best Of yeur knowledge and belief, "Thc let
ter had been sent TO him for the purpose ofempey
ing have reason to believe, to on to this
city for the purpose Of detecting illegal locofoco
voters FROM that place. which we had reason to be-
| lieve were coming" Now, the question when,
and from when did you receive the information Of
the contents Of the letter spoken Of in this
| swer7
A. never rcccived-(pause)-t least-I nersr
knsp AIRY t'ing about the contents Of the letter II
| was not my business.
R.corder-Is that the only answer,
witncss-Read 1t again.
| witpess-Tnsrer said that the letter had been
sent 10 him for tina, purpose Thought so, or be-
| lieved So.
(The witness, IT will be seen, by referring TO his
| previeus testimony, did say sol
Recorder-weli, then, sir, answer, why, TO the
best or your knowledge or belief.
| Answer-When, viii answer, daily for month
previous to the election. IL was Appreciated men
| were coming. From whom--frsm a great many
7 can't rsmsnbsr any-I could not name any par.
| ticulsr one.
| Answer was read.
witness-Youl ~ unders,and by that, many Illegal
voters on the locofocs side
\ Reeorder--The point of the question IL not an
| swered-l'll read IL again, sir. !" When and from
| whom did you receive the Information which caused
your beefth such were the contents Of the letter
spoken Of IN your answerf
| Answer-I don't say, sir, chat the letter stated;
but believe such were the contests Of the letter
Recorder-why is II, that you believe il was TO
| that p.rposel
A. Because he was in Philadelphia, as I have said
before, feared that many illegal voters would
| come on here.
Recorder Is that the whole answer, sirl
wifne.s-I supposed that he was on there 10 y.,
men 70 come here TO detect Illegal voters.
| This was read 10 him.
witnea-l'Il state further, that know NOT. nor
| do believe, that any Wing was ever EMPLOYED 10
procure Illegal voters from taere, from any other
place.
Recorder. Did you know before you was employed
10 carry the letter, spoken Of, to Mr.. Gentworth,
that Mr. Glentworth had either gone to, or was IN
| Philadelphia
A. 7 cannot cot poutiveiy believe heard that
he was there or had been there.
Recordsr-From whom, ard where did you hear
that
| A. Icannot rscoiiecf.
! Recordsr--N Now, sir, if You have sny thing to