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And tins deponent most solemny asserts that he
never did directly or indirectly employ the said J. b.
Gentworth or any other person or persons TO go to
Philadelphia or TO any other place. for the purpose of
procuring persons TO vote in this city, at the elections
of 1888 1899, or at any other election or at any
other place does he know believe that he
50 employed by any person or persons; and that if
any persons were so procured by the said j. b. Client
WORTH or fany such persons did vote at any election
who were not entitled to vote, the same was done
without the knowledge, consent or appreciation of his
deponcnt; and as far as dcponent knows or believes,
without the knowledge consent appreciation of
the said Il. NJ. Ba.chford, James Bowen or Simeon
Draper, j. NJ III. GR1NNEII..
Sworn to bcforomc, the 23d day of October, lSlo.
G.. s. Woodruff.
Judge New York Common Pleas.
City of New York, ss.--Richard NJ Batchford
being duly sworn says that he has read the affidavit
of Jonathan ID. Stevenson in the Standard and other
papers of this day that dcponcnt never did, either
alone or in connection with any other persons, direct
ly. or indirectly employ James b. Glentworth in Oc-
tobcr 1888, at any other time to procure persons
to come this city from Philadelphia to vote at cleo
tons, and that he was concerned engaged in
any such scheme or project, and that all mputations
to that effect contained in said affidavit, wholly
and entirely untrue
r. NJ. BLATCHFORD.
Sworn to, Oct. %, 1910, before me.
EdBEnr FESsoS,
Judge Of Court of Common Pleas.
City Of New York, ss.-James Bowen, of the city
of New York. being duly sworn, saith that he never
did, directly or indirectly, employ engage James
IL. Glcntworth, or any other person, to induce per-
sons to come to this city to vote at any election and
that he never was concerned in any scheme to that
effect and all charges and mputations to the contra
ry hereof are utterly false.
Sworn to, Oct. 1910, before me.
EoRDRr BrssoS.
Judge Court Common Pleas
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duly sworn. says that he has read the affidavit of
Jonathan ID. Stevenson in the Standard and other
papers of this day-that he never did, directly or in
directly, employ or engage James b. Glcntworth or
city to vote at any election, and that he was never
concerned in any scheme or project to that effect
and all charges and mputatlons TO the contrary here
of are false and untrue.
Sworn to- Oct. %, 1910, before me.
EGnERr Benson,
Judge Court Common Pleas.
duly sworn, says tina. he has read the affidavit OF
Jonathan ID. Stevenson in the Standard and other
papers of this day; that deponent never did, either
alone or in connection with any other persons, d.
rectly or indirectly employ James b. Glentworh in
October, 1888, or at any other time TO procure per-
sons to come on to this city from Philadelphia, to
vote at our elections, and tina, he concern
ed or engaged in any such scheme, and that all i'm
wholly and entirely false,
S. DRAPER, Jr
Sworn to, Oct. 49, lSi0 before me,
EGBERT BENSON,
Judge Court Common Pleas
City and County of New York, S. VIM. A. Law
renee and Jonathan Nathan, of the city of New York
being severaly duly sworn do each for himself res
pectivcly say, and first the said William A. Lawrence
saith that the charge made against him the affida
VT OF Jonathan d. Stevenson published in the Stan
dard and other papers in this city of having acted a
secretary and aid TO the committee at National Hall
in directing and sending illegal voters to the diff
crcnt wards in the election of November 1888 is to
tally and unquaifcdly false and tina, he was and i
entirely ignorant of any arrangement to introduce per
sons from Philadelphia, or any other place, for tn
purpose of voting IN this city, or OF any such lega
| votes having been given; and the sad Jonathan Ma
than for himself, saith, that the like charge mad
against him in the said affidavit, of the said Jonathan
d. Stevenson is totally and unqualifcdly false, ant
that he was ignorant of any plan or arrangement 70
the procuring of illegal voters, or Of illegal voting il
said election.
VIM. A. LAWRENCE,
JONATHAN NATHAN.
Sworn this Esd day of October, $780, before me
Jos. p. PIRssoS,
Commissioner Of Deeds,
| City and County Of New York, SIS: Noah Coo,
forwarding merchant Of said city, being duly sworn
saith that he has read several afIidavits IN a pape
called the Stand ard, published in this city in which
is represented mat lnS ucpOnCnt ana Others, were II
the Fall Of 1898 and Spring Of 1899, engaged in pro
curing and introducing into this city persons from
| Philadelphia and Albany for the purpose of voting a
the elections. This SO far as am concerned, is un-
true in all parts and particulars neither do know
any person belonging to the Wing party who wa
| engaged IN any such enterprise. During the Fall q
| 1873, was furnished with information from Newark
| Patterson New Brunswick, and several other town
IN New jersey that arrangements had been mad
and were making by the Loco Foco party 10 send
large number of persons to this CITY, for the purpOs
| OF voting the Loco Foco ticket: this information il
| many cases gave the names of the individuals VIII
were to come here to vote IN others the of tn
| individuals who were employing persons to come L
the city To vote with the amounts paid TO each indl
vldual. had particular Information that in Phlladel
phla an Office had been opened in Chestnut street I'M
der the SUPERVISION of persons of the Loco Foco par
| ty named to me, and that they were sending on
| large number of individuals, the names of some o
whom were given and which individuals did as wa
informed and firmly believe come on to the city, anC
that some of them did vote the Loco Foco ticket: anc
that many more would have done so but from TIT
measures taken by this deponenr and others to pre-
| vent it.
And this Opponent farther saith that after comm!
INTO possession of these facts he advised and aldet
IN procuring individuals to to this city to b.
stationed AT the different polls TO detect persons
on to vote the Loco Foco ticket That most of thcs
persons dd, by appointment meet this deponent a
National Hail. and were by him directed to the sever
al wards where they were to be located And this dc
poncnt farther SAITH that he knows of person hav
ing voted illegally at either of these elections although
he was informed at that time, and believes there
| illegal voting particularly on the part of the Loc
Foco party And this deponent farther saith, that
much of the atlidayits relates to the procuring
of clothes for the use of any person at National Hal
is, far as he is concerned and as he believes, al
others, totally false. NOAH COOK.
| STATEMENT OF JOHN SWIFT.
| Mayor of the City of Philadelphia.
have read the affidavit of J. ID. Stevenson, pub
llshed in the New York Evening Post of the 23d inst
and now proceed to state all my knowledge in rea
ton to the matters to which il refers and in relation
the sad Stevenson.
know James b. Gentworth of New York. | saw
him in the city of Philadelphia in the month of Octo
Der, 1898. At that time was not the Mayor of tn
city of Philadelphia, and held no pubic office what
ever. Mr. Glentworh called on me in company witt
| Mr.. Robert Swartwout of New York. at my dwelling
No. lO7, South Tenth-street. Mr.: Gentworth stat