The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-10-23

conversation with him, and finally obtained permls-
sion to persue the aforesaid letter from Jelers.-
After reading it, Gideon requested the loan of the
letter-it was hangded TO him, and he walked of,
Mr. Riston made an cutlery for the purpose of hav-
ing him stopped-doubtless that the document
might be recOvered-but the presence of Messrs
Baney, G. Gideon and Isaac Abrams prevented a.
ny movement calculated to interfere with the de-
sired exposition which is now accomplished!
BALTIMORE, Oct. 9th, 1910.
Dear Sir,-I had talk with our friends this NOR
ming, who inform me that you can send us 500
men here for the Mayor electon'next Monday week.
If you can possible do so use every exertion to do
it, for regards the Mayor in Baltimore, it is all
important to the Electoral vote in the State.
The men that you send ought to hail from this
city as soon as possible. You will also see the
importance of this when you learn that since the
taking ofFthe last census, the council to be cleo
ted now will have the division Of the wards: if
they get it they may cut it up in such manner
as to prevent us from ever getting this city a
gain.
lfyou should come to any conclusion in this mat
ter, be kind enough to write me Immediately.
Yours, M. JEFFERS.
MIR George Riston, Philadelphia.
1t will be seen from the above, that the police,
through the management Of Mr. Blaney have secured
paper which is one Of much importance to the
people of Baltimore and to the friends of purity Of
the elective franchise every where. There is cor
roboralye evidence which goes to prove that the
letter is in the hand writing ofthe individual whose
name is appended to it,, and who, it is but reason
able to infer, was acting in behalf of his party. 1t
has long been supposed that the Wings had dis
possible force at command, which they could and
tran from, MIA IN MIA
at elections seem to require, and the disclosure of
this letter tend to confirm the impression. 1t is
understood that at New Castle, Del. few days
since several persons were arrested for illegal vO-
ting who were non-residents. AT Wilmington, too
at the same time, the wings had majority of fifty
but on Tuesday last when the elections were going
on in our own state, that party was defeated and
the Democrats had majority of twenty three
Other cases of similar character might be pointed
out, and it is highly probable that the same game
to a very considerable extent has been practced in
New Jersey As to the letter, we have 10 COM
mcnt to make at present.-lt speaks for itself; if
the Federal papers have anything now to say in
denial of the charges of the Democrats as to the
practices resorted to by their opponents we should
be glad TO hear it.
And here follows
THE DAMNlNG PROOF.
We have received from gentleman of Phila-
delphia, the following document, by which it will
be seen that the extraordinary fraud perpe,rated
by the Wing party is gradually. coming to light.
The letters of Madison JeiIers High Constable of
Baltimore, published in our paper of yesterday,
has become the object Of legal proceedings-in-
sttued at the suit of George Riston, the British
Wing 10 whom il was addressed Ii il n transcript
from the docket of Alderman Binns, of philade-
pha.
Commonwealth, ! Summons issued 1874
VS.. Ret. at o'clock, NJ.
III. Blancy, Served on
George Gideon appear
Cost s
Trans.$
October Is, 1910. IS.
ID. Il. on the oath of George Ris,on
charging the defendants, with having consprod
together to steal, and with having stolen II
letter, the property of deponent, October l6,
1910. The defendants appear, and are held
in 5000 each to appear at this office on the
Goth inst. alta p. NJ.
Jr for defendants, Oct. 49,
City of Philadelphia, IS.
certify that the above is a correct transcript
of the proceedings had before me in the above
suit, and of record on my docket.
Witness my hand and seal, at Philadelphia, this
10th day of Oct. Ammo Domini, 1910.
JOHN BINNS, Alderman. IT, 81
II is indorscd by certificate as to the power of
the Alderman, sc, by Samuel Hart, Esq, Pro-
thonatory of the Court of Common Pleas of Phil
adepha County, which bears the seal of the said
Court.