The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-10-27

La letter from Mr.. LETTERS, high constable oil Bal
timore, asking Inn, Riston, to send on five hum
dred men by Monday week, to enable the Wings
TO carry the city. H'"
The letter was dated 9th October. The rea
son Jeffers gave in his letter for this requistion
of men was, that unless the Wings got possess
sion of the city this fall, the locos would, under
the new census, so divide the city into wards,
as forever to prevent the Wings getting into
| power. After taking wine and water with him
we separated, and on my return to my hotel,
I immediately wrote to the Hon. Sol. Hillen, jr-,
under cover to Mr.. Vansant, postmaster, at Bal
timore, in relation TO said letter, While with
Riston, | proposed to call on Gill, but Riston
said the fewer who managed the affair the better,
and that | had better communicate with Gill
through him lie did not require any introduce
ton, nor did he ask my name
j. d. STEVENSON. !
Sworn this 22d day OF Oct, 1910. before me,
ROBERT II. MORRIS, VI
Recorder of the city of New York.
8z-The afidavits OF H. NJ GirinneIl, r. M
Blatchford, James Bowen, Robert c. Wetmore,
S. Draper, Jr., VIM. A. Lawrence, and iona
than Nathan are distinct and positive denials Of
any agency, even the mast rcmote, in the alleg-
ed fraud. They are omitted here for want of
room. Che testimony which strips the mask
from the true actors is that of Mr. Glentworth
|
1t is as follows: la. aat .eaf..#, He ..g
NEW YoRK, ss-JAMES B. CLIENT
WORTH, of the city of New York, being duly
sworn, saith that within the last thirty DAYS, at
different times and places in the city of New
York, he has been applied to by Jonathan ID.
Stevenson, benjamin. F. Butler, U. S. District
| Attorney, Jesse Hoyt, Collector, and John w.
Edmonds, to make statements that should i'm
plicate Governor Seward, AMI the leading friends
! of the Governor in New York, in charge Of
having countenanced frauds at the election in
New York city in the year 1888. O.; t.i..f ..aI
That few days ago, dePonent' was induced
| by said Stevenson to go to the house Of said B.
+ Butler, and at the door OF which Mr. I'D
monds joined US, and we went together to the
| house of SAID jesse Hoyt, Esq. which we enter
ed, and found Mr.. Hoyt at home. Presently we
were joined by Mr.. Butler-for a few minutes
nothing was said, when Mr.. Edmopds remarked,
t'tce hadbetter proceed to. business" +. ,...5
/ y Thereupon Mr.. Butler said Mr. Stevenson had
lately made some important disclosures to him,
affecting the Wing party, and If deponent would
come forward and make the necessary proof.
great good would follow from it-that depohent
would thereby take high stand-tha deponent
had been denounced by the Wings as a Loco Fo-
/ co, and had nothing to expect from that party
but that he had every thing to expect from the
other party-that deponent would earn the last
iEg gratitude Of the country; for his own part,
as to money, he would divide his last cent or
u.
said he would do the same.
And deponent farther saith that the said Ste-
venson repeatedly assured deponeni that if he
would take a stand against them, the Wings,
: the party, (meaning the Administration party9
would be I'm er such obligat ons to me that
could have any Office. or any money, and es-
: pecially that Mr.. Van Buren, would do any
thing for me; and thatI should have the office
. oil Consul at Havre; that Mr. Brent. who now
he wa old ap1c Ii
he was appointed by Gen. Jackson;and that he.
T Stevenson, would go to Washington about it,
u but that was unnecessary as MIR. Butler
y and Mr. Elnonds, who were the confidential
! friends Of Mr. Van Buren,, could and would eff
} feet it. 5.lo a.s .trr,l 'e;sf5t,
y On another occasion Stevenson, to operaie
q upon this deponent, said Mr.. Butler would
q give thousand dollars and Mr.. Hoyt the same
d towards paying certain demand against me
That last Sunday morning. MIR. Edmonds wrote
!, e note 10 deponent requesting deponent to call
at Edmond's house, and dep1nent uron receiv.
: ing the note went there, when Ednonds said,
: Well understand you have concluded no. to
4 be OF any service 10 US. To which deponent
e replied, that he had so determined. Whereup-
s on. said Edmonds then threatened deponeni
2 that deponent would be presecuted-aud depo-
nent further saith that Stevenson said to depu-
n nent, that he would compel the Goyernori tc
i he, Stevenson, would meet Mr., Gfinnell, Of
Q Mr. Bowen with me, and with'a pair of loaded
pistols, he, Stevenson, would compel them tC
i pledge themselves 10 secure my re- appointment
u TO uffice by the Governor.
: And further, deponcnt saith, that over and O.
: yer again oyerturcs OF money and Office have
u been made to me, to implicate the Governor anC
the leading members of the Wing party in thu
!. city OF New York. And the said Stephenson in
d conversation with deponent, after deponent ant
he had left MIR. Hoyt's house on the occasion
# bove referred to, and Were walking down toge
. ther said to dePonent, that Messrs. Butler, Hoy
| and Edmunds, could not enter into an agreemen
: in respect to any particular Office at that tme
q because it woold look like bargain with me t.
= induce me to com: forward, and would defeat tn
y object But said he, there is Mr.. Butler, a maj
OF as nineh integrity of haracter as any man ii
. this country, and he can do any thing with Mar
Il tin Van BurenAdidi you not hear him say h
q would divide the last cent or crust with you
: Here Is Mr.. Edmonds confidential friend ans
o correspondent of Mr.. Van Buren,, and here is MI
u Iloyt, the Collector; they do any thing; ant
d dcponent believes that Stephenson made thes
If lfemarks, because deponent declined to involv
: himself by compliance with the overtures mad
8 TO deponept at Nh, Hoyt's house. And, depoheR
o further SAITH, that he is now satisfied, that h
e has beent the dupe of a conspiracy, which, unde
3 the pretence of gaining the means to compe
\ Coy. Seward to continue acpenent in Office, an.
thereby TO assist deponcnt, has from the beginin,
. had for its object to induce deponent by promise
of reward, and then by THREATS OF PROS
! ECUTlON to become the instrument OF widen
attack upon the Governor and the Wing party
: and deponent further adds, that in the progres;
OF this affair, the said Stephenson has constantly
!, spoken Of the unlimited power he, the said Ste
u vcnson, would acquire with the Administrator
: party If hc should succeed in this attack upo1
= the Wings
81 q 49, JAS. d. iGLENTWORTH
: Sworn this 23d day Of October, 1910, before me
!. 5t .g.. .s,5 fs, JOS. p. PRISON,
u sfla qsc.1 f az Commissioner os Deeds.
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