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

| and ngcmcnts, ana with directions to COM
pensate the men and leaders, and quiet them as
much as possible, and let the matter drop.
! That this letter reached him on Friday even,
az. On the next morning he lett Philadelphia
or New York, and on his arrival New FORK
he had an interview wI.h Bowen, Blatchior1,
Draper, (hinnelt, and Wetmare, at Blatchford'S
,lfce, at which he (Glentworth) i..iormed them
nat to attempt to stop the alIdir would lead to
fall exposure; the excuse they offered for wish
~ to stop was the want Of funds. Alter some
conversation they separated, agreeing to nce
I Diapers house on Saturday night at 10
clock, each to see what could be done in the
way of funds in the meantime. At the time APP
POINTED they all met at DTaptr's fouse, where IT
vas determined to proceed, and they again Sc
,arated at O'clock on Sunday morning. At
ibis time Draper gave him two sight drafts on
tharles Gill Of Philadelphia, for one thousand
lolars each, or drafts for two thousand dollars.
That he, Gla tworth, again left the city Of
Philadelphia on Sunday morning, with said
drafts and other funds As soon as he reached
Philadelphia he saw Mr.. Gill, who at once gave
him checks on the United States Bank for the
| amount of the drafts, of whic.. checks was
c shed for him, Gentworth, by MI. Bridges or
Dorrance Of the United States Hotel, and the
other by George Riston, broker of Philadel-
] phia That he, Glentworth, on the same day,
| met by appointment at the hoas, OF George
! Riston Cat which Risto.I cashed the check be-
fore spoken of James Young, police officer,
Robert Miller, then a captain of the watch. and
| Mr. Swift, the mayor of Philadelphia. That
| he, Glentworth, then in the presence of Mayor
Swift and Riston, paid Miller Ave hundred and
sixty dollars, and Young the sum of eight hun
dred and siStyeight dollars, in consider alton of
which they were to bring or send on TO New
York votes at TWEEN y-fve or thiry dollars
a head, a list of which they each furnished.
That this payment was made ON Sunday, the
4th day of November, 1888, and he took from
them each receipt for the amount so paid-the
originals of which he exhibited to deponent. He
further stated that the same kind of scheme was
arranged for the spring elections Of 1889, in
New York, and that he W MT on to Philadelphia
to make the arrangements. That in the spring
of 1889, Henry W. Havens, of the city OF Phila-
delphia, was sent on from New York TO him al
Philadelphia, with two thousand dollars from
Bowen-that Havens reached Philadelphia al
twelve o'clock on the night of the eighth of
April-that he, Glentworth, met Havens at the
rail road depot, from which place Havens at
companied him aid Charles Swift in hack TO
Saund"rson's hotel, at which place he Havens,
entered a fictitious name upon the books--that
Havens saw him pay Swift FIVE hundred dollars
of the money Havens brought on to him, for
which money ne stated that he took SNiit's re-
ceipt, which receipt he showed to me, depo-
nent-he also stated that Havens well knew the
object for which that money was paid to Swift;
that Havens the next morning returned to New
York-Glentworth also stated that Noah Cook of
he city of New York, brought men down from
Albany, and changed their clothing to en- bic
them to, and that they did go to different wards
to vote, and that Noah Cook was at that time
member of Assembly this was in the year
1889 and he also said that n Cook aided in chang
ing the dresses of the men, that tn, might vote
in different wards, and that Noah Cook took an
active part in the arrangements thus made for
the Move mber election of IS3S-that William
= nd. han, 4I,s.g
ries and DIS in the upper committee reom of the
National Hall, in directing and sending out the
men to different wards. 4
That one Robert I.onev, Of Philadelphia had
alse sent on men from Philadelphia to vste, who
after they arrived IN this city, were sent cut to
the Aims House, where one McArdle, who was
| at that time employed, then took charge ofthem
that Mcbride is now keeper at the Debt
ors' prissn-that the superintendent OF the shoe
makers department knew this to be true,
as well as the physician of the Aims House
that Bella Badger, of Philadelphia, was concern
ed with him in the business, and he correspon-
ded with him (Glentwerth,) under the assumed
name of George w. Rhawn, to whom letters
were directed No. 293 North Second street,
Philadelphia, being the house of confidential
friend Of Badger's-that Armstrong ]. Ho-
merfelt, sail-maker, forty-one Peck ALLEY
brought or sent on to New York in April
1889. upwards of twenty men, and that he wa,
: their voting in different wards Of the city-tha
10 convince deponent of the truth of this asser
ton, he handed this dcpBnent three letters, pur
porting TO be written to him by George w
i Rhawn, which were, as he alleged, in tru,1
y written to him by said Bella Badger, which lie:
II teri hereunto annexed dated respectively On
9Th and 9Th April, 1S56-thst he also show ed IN
, two receipts of Charles Swint, one dated the ST
a of April, 1889, for FIVE hundred dollars and on
the 9th ofApril, of the same year., for FIVE hun
bred and twenty five dollars-also three seyera
receipts Of John Saunders, amounting to min
hundred dollars, dated the 9th day OF April 1873
> and one other of Robert Looney. dated in ApriI
{ of the same year, for seven hundred dollars an
great many other receipts, all of which appear
. ed to be, and deponent believes were original re
ceipts, amounting to, in the aggregate, as Client
: worth said, to between seven and nine thousan
u dollars, all of which had been thus expendc
:, for the purpose of procuring fraudulent vote
from Philadelphia, all of which money he allie
{ ged had beea furnished to him By tbs Whig pan
: ty or persons belonging to that party, for thi
. purpose. That upon the disclosure of these fact
u to deponent by said Glentworth, and unwilIin
to believe, notwithstanding the evidences so pre-
q duccd, the truth Of this statement, deponent de
I termined that he would proceed to Philadelphia
U and, If possible, have an interview with the per
sons named. To this end deponent took fror
!; Glentworth letter directed to Mayor Swift
q of Philadelphia, and if Philadelphia, Of whic
{ the following is a copy:-s'Dear Sir-Th
= bearer Is entitled to your fullest confidence
y James B. Glentworth;" and with this letter pre-
~ csedcd from this city on the 18th of Oct instan;
:, ana On the evening of that day, waited on Co
- swift; Mayor of Philadelphia, at his house
~ no. iu7 South Tenth street, and delivered tn
~ letter to him, and thereuPon said to him, after Il
mac read the letter, that the object Of deponent
visit was to- make similar arrangements wit
those made by Glentwerth in the fall of 1885
A. av.1 I 4
(, aid him. He, Swift said he would then FL
re ed where l could find Miller and Young. hi
Of deputies. He replied, that they were engsg.
re on special duty that evening but if could com
Is t. his office b;twsen nine and ten o'clock in Tn
'e morning, he Weuld, by. wink, point them ou