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

A. YES.
O. Hour many
a SoNErutsG LIKE THIRTY
WAS engaged in the Committee room' during ~. w,
,bree davs of election, and was not Out Oh II any
r,;me IN that cannot ansieer one nay OF INC ofn ~
o. e. u, Ino,oiedge did not see Young again III
us before the spring election IN io3g.
rhiiadeipn'' J''' JAMES B. GLENTW ORTIZ.
Taken before me, this goth October, lsa opp,s
Recorder of the City of New York
c,. ,,d County of New York, ss:-James Young
or ,hs civ of Philadelphia, High Constable OF sad CIT,
of Philadelpha, being duly swoI aeP0s e thu ci,y o
NJ ~ now Tobacco Inspector OF the city OF Ne"
VII, ,as introduced TO me by Robert Miller then
lice officer of the city OF Philadelphia oaa uoe".
,no.,L men informed he ranted TO ger some nc" c
come on 10 The city Of ~ l"" 70 CO.., IL ", VIA
CO... ,da 70 him After this interview he returned
NJ york and then in short time Thereafter, came
back TO Philadelphia Between these TWO pef,oas spun
n Cbos Strinc ofnc county OF rhlladelPhia' w
be obtained something like twenty or twcnty-lour ha'es
NJ GIn,wor,b returned in few days, and gave ms
some money 10 give to these men when mao peer
named by Strine, but what amount DO not ho" &c
member | gave the money 10 Tue "en-i s'' ~ :.
The men at the wharf as they were startng 10 Se"
Vort,h,t IL believe gave the principal part OF the
na -, c,r;,o 70 uiyc to the men. | saw some OF the
mon IN The wharf-some ten or twelve OF them lean
not remember the names oil any Oh lhem, ,hty were
nearly all strangers TO me- Gientworth PAID Inc mo-
ney to me give to the men, ei'hef IN Ineshut see
mr. in the United States Hotel. | think he Paid me
about $500; but do not exactly recoliect
the sum did not come on with the men, and never
have voted in any other State than pennsylvania
! Tbe zuderstanding 7ras, as GIentrorh stated, ne
,canied them 10 on here ana rote az tne men Hp
nroachinp election Glenworth gave me directions 10
send the men 10 some person here but have forgotten
who il was l. however, gave the directions as ne gave
il to me- When the men were at The wnari, loio INC
most of them if not all OF them told them, now,
men, do not send you there 10 yoe-Do not attempt
70 vote and ret yourself in trouble-lf you do, You
must take the consequences do not remember /
ever smoke 10 any other than Gentworth upon TINS
subject William Young, my brother, came on, put
think was not at the wharf with the men that spoke
to- When he returned, SAID 70 MN, nope you u'u
not vote lie said no. did not.
Some of the men asked me what was the object IN
uoinp on told them to see if there was any persons
there from Philadelphia that would offer TO vote tha
had no rrht 10 vote, and if they did, to put them out
saw only one two Of the men, or two or three after
that, which was an end TO the transaction
These men were 10 receive as think, twenty dol
lars apiece and their passage told Srine that man
rnuted them to come on to .ter York aAd cote, and
Strinc made HE arrangements artth the men, o
Being shown letter dated .}rd OF March, ~,
stoned James Young, addressed TO Mr. Glenworth,
United States Hotel, he said il is his handwriting.
Upon being shown letters dated Philadelphia, March
70 I-3o withou, signature, addressed TO MIR. John
Brown to be left No. IL BOND Street, New lork CITY
in haste this letter do not believe is mine The frst
must have been written upon a similar arrangement.
made with Glenworth in the fall of lo3o-l have no re-
collection of such the spring. though the
letter is mine.
Beina shown list No /, r. II. NJ, he says. he is ac-
quainted with the signature of Robert Miller Mayor
Office, Philadelphia, and from such knowledge believes
the Signature Robert Miller to said paper TO be said Mil
ler's signature.
On the 18th of Oct. present, was introduced by
said Robert Miller, Captain of the watch IN Phlladel-
pha. to person whom he called Jarvis, who have
since found to he Jonathan ID. Stevenson, with whom
had conversation in relation to an arrangement sni-
lar TO that made with Mr. Gentworh, III accordance
with which wrote the two letters fthe 18th and 10th
or Oct inst. marked II. X. M-but nothing has grown
out of i'll did not intend TO procure the men.
JAMES YOUNG.
Sworn this Goth Of Oct, 1870 before me.
ROBT H. MORRIS,
Recorder of the city Of New York.
City and County of New York, ss.-Jonathan D.
Stevenson, of the City Of New York. being duly sworn
and examined in the presence Of James b. Gienworih'
SAYS that he knows James b. Glenworth now present;
Thai he knows James Young of Philadelphia. have
seen receipt said to lie an original purporting TO be
srncd by said Young, the eth day OF November,
le}. for eight hundred and sixty eight dollars 1t was
in the possession of said Gentworth, when last saw
il. 10 whom | gave it, Mr. Glcntworth told me what
that money was paid to Young for he said IT was paid
to him to engage men 10 come on 10 The city OF Ne~ l0r
TO cOtc.
/ do not now recollect whether Glentworth told me
that the men came that Young engaged should he
told me that he had paid Robert Miller of Philadel-
pha money send to .ver York to rote the sum
he paid him. as he said was FIVE hundred or five hun
dred and sixty dollars That came on in pursuance
of his arrangement but lie did not particularize who
sent them on. lie suited that the men that came on IN
der this had c these tro men, md others,
poIed cJou srtern hundred Wcgai roes in tbs city al
e ta election Of 1885 that said Glentworth showed
deponent Miller receipt also dated the time,
there Mr. Glentworth said he did show Mr.. Stevenson
the rccelpt) }. " olE' ENSO-N'
James b. Glentworh being brought before Justice
Matsell, on warrant, charged with having expended
large amount of money TO procure Illegal votes and
with having procured them at the fall election OF 1865,
and at the spring election OF 1872 and being informed
of his rights under the satute-that he is now at ber-
" 10 answer or he pleased any question that may
be put TO hinl-answcrs as follows:
Question. What is your age and occupations:
Answer Under the advice of counsel decline an.
swering
@. Were you in Philadelphia in October or Novem-
Der, ISIS
A. decline answering Sir
O. DO you know James Young and Robert Miller, of
Philadelphia:
~
O. Did you mol pay money to both these persons to
procure persons to the city Of New York and
vote at tie TALL lection orlc3S and the spring election
Of -3o
A. decline answering The question.
O. Did you meet Mr.. Swift, the Mayor of Phila-
delpha, Robert Miller, and James Young, at The house
of Rston, in Philadelphia, in November, 1888:
A. decline answering the question.
@. Do you know Mr.. Henry w. Ravens, the present
candidate for Member of Assembly?
A. decline answering the question.
Q. Did he, in the fall of 1888, or spring of 1882
bring on to you, at Philadelphia, any money
A. decline answering the question.
@. Do you know Bella Badger, of Philadelphia,
A. decline answering the question.
@. Did you not receive from him the three letters
now shown TO you:
A. decline answering that question.
@. Do you know Robert Looney, of Philadelphia;
a. decline answering the question.
O. You have read the affidavit of James Young,
now shown to you; the statements that he made
therein true or false'