Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-27

Itwas said at the time at Bellevue, that pcfss
were discharged from Blackwel's Island and sIep
Bellevue for the purpose OF votng-l did not hear u
number mentioned-I saw one person with wool
leg, who said to be one OF them-l do not KIN,
that / saw any other-the understanding was II,
these persons were persons the Island and were
charged ! heard at the Aims House, and was pre-
when it was talked of had some men there
ten or twelve men, who sent there to vote 4,
were put under my charge They were sent from dor
town-they were net under my charge over m hon,
they went off hither and thther dissatisicd-I van,
them to stay, and they said they would not, hecaq
i, believe they had drank rather Too much
: At that time | had been introduced II all Of ti
in the course OF the day | had hint that some +,
were to come. Raymond is the man who ray. :,
I,he hint-he said that they would come from !.
auarlers-headGuarle meant National iia 10 a.,
street. Raymond said | had better 90 dc@sn anr .
, some men--I went down to National Hail. r.,
into up stairs and the men were assigned
me by Noah Cook; there was another man preser
tall rawboned man; | do not remember that oay -
else present; the men brought 10 the I.
!, while Noah Cook present. it understood .
the men were for the purpose of voting, and Na
Cook said these your men, you mus, take caf- !
them I took the up Broadway with me, s..
stopped in public houses IN Broadway and tic4'.
them
got all Of them 10 the Aims House. with the cx,.,
ton of three or four; there about dozen ID
put under M charge. This the dag before +.
polls opened for the November election of le3-
was three, four and five O'Clock IN the afternoon Y.
went up Broadway together; was 10 take them Up &.
lodge them where pleased, that they could w..
They all left me in less than an hour after got & .
Aims House. 1t about nine or ten o'clock
We got to the Aims House; had been talking =,
the way and stopping Raymond, now leather ms
tor, was the person who first spoke 10 me in relacs
this business Raymond al that time was atacAe!
the Aims House department, aud first spoke 10 ne
the neighborhood. | saw James Gcntworth, noy. n
bacco inspector, and converscd with him about Ills
fore it was done. Raymond told ne of il, and "A
must see Glentworth about it. saw him, Glentw,-.
AT an auction store in Broad street Gentworih !
there would be some men here for The purpose 81 ,
ing at the then coming election, and from what K
mond had said 10 him, that had better take car
| them.
This interview with Glentworth about
three DAYS before the election Of November, l-.. i
Raymond may have spoken often in this haphamrd
we are going 10 have some men here 10 vote ali.
take care Of them had memorandum Of the u
of the persons, which were given TO mc-Noah
| ! think gave me the memorandum OF the names u
men. He gave me this at the National Halo i \
have beer given al that time by the other person
spoken of, whom do not know | have not d \
knowledge seen the other person since have ~
seen any of the gang of them that had that kaap
since Raymond asked me next morning, that 4
first day of the election, what had become Of them
In fact lie knew it, because he was attached b \
Aims House RAYMOND said 10 me- there are mn !. |
inn TO be here to vote, and you had better % a..
Glenworth and take charge of them.
The undersigned was for Cook and the Other r.
that some to come to the 10Th ward anl
the men, was to attend TO the men at the G'l 4
poll. There man TO come and take them D,
they had voted at the 10th ward-al had to DO sd
them was to take them to vote III the 10Th ward. /
mond was then at the polls Of the 10th ward, and
~.
they had cut and run, and went o'-wh;ch is TIL l,
heard Of il. PATRICK McARDll II
Sworn this 22d day Of October, ~i0, bcio;e
ROBT. II. MORRIS Il
Recorder Of the city Of New ~ /
CITY and county of New York, ss.-John +
mond, Of the city Of New York, beng duly swoss |
poseth and says: he i Leather Inspector +. II
city of New York ! know James B. Gientworih
bacco Inspector Of the City Of New York. In Il.
of LBS, | was connected with the Aims House 8
blishncnt Of the city of New York, and was, during
yember, ls3-. | know Patrick McArde: he
ached at that time TO the criminal departments at
vue. know Noah Cook, who was elected me
Of the Legislature for this city in the fall OF ~.
knew Gentworih in the fall of ISIS. Noah Ccoh
forwarding merchant ] do not know that Jamc. =
Glentworth procured persons to come here and s..
fall election of 1888. Inever had any conversation
him upon that subject in my life.
II was talked of that lngersoll and Brown were
ganizing persons to come here and vote the BE- "a
ticket: that Glentworth had gone 10 Philad,lgh IA
get men 10 come here TO watch the polls and " *
the other person voting; whether Glentworth ii
ed in getting men, do not know from my o~n q d
led re, but ! heard he did This conversation
have been with Noah Cook heard Patrick Mcl.t
had gang Of men under his charge III the S1e
ward; and my impression they were part y u
men Glentworth had got. This heard from Mcit
himself. ! might have told McArdle that Gienr X
to have men come from Philadelphia, and TIL
McArdle, must take of them.
had this conversation with McArdie while
worth was in Philadelphia, ] suppose: ! dd a.
McArdle on the night previous 10 the election
vember, le3e, unless ] saw him before IL had
Glentwor;h.
think McArde had his instructions from ar
man, not from me. ] heard in different Goa, II
rooms and from Noah Cook, that persons were n
and be at the different polls from Philadelphia II
Jersey 10 prevent illegal voting; TO watch the op M
party. There were such men know from IA
Jersey, attending the 10th Ward poll. My inforn
at the time was that there was Oh enterprise on In 81
get illegal votes, and that the men which McA!c,E
under his were 10 put in Illegal votes II thercH
be successfully managed. heard great dee. M
Glentworth's being gone ut the time, and heafd lE
Cook say letter had been sent to him, that ii b.
gone any farther than 10 get men to come and II
the poll and prevent Illegal votes against tie
ticket, and this | heard while Glentworth was gE
| and before the election.
did not, according to my impression, see
worth after his return from Philadelphia before n
ring the election. | now remember ha, day o.. III
election, or very soon after, heard Glentworth Nj
ing of MIR. McArdle's ineficiency, and sad lie 'H
the man for me, the enterprise had failed thro4-
ineficiency. IA
| After the election, the amount of money sad p
been spent by Glentworth, was spoken OF u
places in my presence. II was said he mast IT,
propriated some of the money 10 his own use, an
not applied it as he was TO have done, and IS be d
| he had done IA
| think Robert c. Wetmore was the person WIZ L
the directions 10 McArdle. My impression i,
| McArde TO r. c. Wetmore.
JOHN F. RAYMoA r
| Sworn the 22d day of October, 1910, before ne Is
ROBT. II. MORE II
Recorder of the City Of Ncv
| City and County of New York, sS.-Jamcs II
of 254 Wooster street, clerk by occupation, N II
of 1898, resided in Nassau street in said city Ia
james 3. Glemtworth, tobacco inspector $ IA
occasionally in the fall Of ISIS, before and ado Y
time of election. | III the habit of seeing n
Constitution Hall in Broadway, and AT Mr. Char
corner of Eighth street and Sixth Avenue.
tuition Hall was where the Wing Commute u q
have heard it said that money was put in his b
distribute, and that no one could tell what had