Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-03

ohoons came along and they took the boats ana t"oh
;. the men on board Of her Before putting '"si ="
board, the elder Mr. Gecr gave lheh s''I do moi
INV their expcnses &c, Till they re.nth,a ~
NV Low much il was but it was IN ; hite" lsa'eS
III, / afterwards understood from Mr. Ieer, OF rom
I n,r,v after The men had gone that the reason lhey
came no TO nv place 10 get on board VAS .hsy
afraid of being taken up Tor voting u. ~ hoard
! Q.-flow many men were lhcie ''at "S''
| the vessel , f,om nv
Al cant rccolect how many went rom n N. my
house perhaps ) 8, but in the lore part u '"e
vessel on board which they went 'i'ele va. WV.
,ho hnri we're much pleased 10 think that Tue men a.
nv house ro, on board-so much so 'hat 'hey ''oA o
their hats and gave three cheers hrafa 'ie na,' H.
some Of them, but forgot them. MT uteF gave Wv
money but 10 Of the men, II was ID -" III
many Of them can't saw but there was more 'i"' QUE
I'm The vessel was an eastern iore"p seh"nhe,' se
came from New York, bound east through !i"risa
The elder Mr.. Gccr paid the money tue younger WI
Gerr went on board 49,, ,,l ., the
| Mr. SIMEON Draper, Jr was then called 10 ',e
stand and after prot sting against the authority OF he
court sipniipd his readiness To he eAamh'" nv
whole of the evening was occupied ny l'c sa"A'"
of MIR Draper principally in relation 10 Genlw"f'n
mission To Philadelphia aud the drafts on rhiladrphh
Gn;shd he him 10 Glenlworth IN drfray the expenses
ne thot mssIpn In his MIR. Draper stated that
lust preceding the fall election OF le3 ne gave "ient
worth draft upon Charles Gill, OF Philadelphia, LOT
5000 or Overwhelmingly giving nun chechs ~
Saturday nuht Glrntwnrih had previously been to
philodevbia lie said the object was TO bring on men
here In prevent others who had been hired at fhaaei
Min 10 come on here and vote the Administration
ticket from doing. He sa'd an arrangement hna
heen made bv the Collector, Postmaster Mr. lngersol
and Mr. Brown Of Philadelphia, 10 send 3ED men here
This representation of Gleniworths he believed. lie
conc urred in the arrangement Tor winch 'r drafts were
given Himself, Mr. Blachiord and Mr. Bowen came
Ia the conclusion to money Tor the purpose oi
| bringing The men from Philadelphia
AT III stage of thu investigation The court adjourned
To Thursday morning, when il re-assemhcd IN ,hr
same court roon and Mr. Draper again took his place
on The stand.
His examination being resumed he proceeded 10
state in answer 10 questions put by the District Attor
ney:
He cond no, say whether The draft for 5000 before
spoken &C was not The first money he had snP
plird tn Geniworih; he thought he had heard o! ano
ther $500 Hr thinks the number OF men to be brought
m by Glentworh 80 or 40 lie understood
that Nah Cook have charge Of portion OF the
men, as that gentleman has admitted. lie under
stood that the men organized To bring here to vote
\ the Administration ticket, 10 ha marked on the
ear with ink at the polls but he saw none marked
at the polls He saw a number Of The Pliadrlp hla
men nj tn. National Hotel but he did not recolleci
any of their lie thinks that Grntworth, i!
ans body, had charge Of those lie did not know
If a single illegal vote having been poed ii that
election: lie believed from general information only,
that the presence Of the Philadelphia prevented He
cal voting He had no know ledge that would cna-
BILE the court and detect frauds that had been
committed; he understood The Wing committee were
determined to find snch evidence. lie had no know
ledge of Gentworths purpose OF bringing on men to
vote, until letters were received from HIM from
Philadelphia which d 10 the supposiiion that such
was his purpose One of these letters, he thinks, was
10 Robert Swartwoul but where those letters are,
who has control Of them, he knew not. lie mad not
either Of the letters in his possession nj the time OF
writing Mr.. Glentworth the letter OF October ~ /,
ISIS; he thinks lie them on The morning Of the
same dar the committee Of Broad street
don't remember who exhibited them. lie don re-
! member the precise contents Of the ettersthcy
such as Ia dra" forth tlr d! tlr st Oct -
lie thinks the money coveted hy hs drrlt vas TAR
nscd 10 Gentworih previous 10 writing Ina! letter
lis impression j., that the letter was not sen. on 10
Geniworih 1T the time 500 were, but lie did not
recoect The 5000 were sent 10 Glcnlworh by the
hands Of Il MIR Ford By Mr.. Biatchtord-thr money
was furnished by himseand Mr. Bowen. Instructions
were al the time sent 10 Glcntworh, in effect 10
STAY any proceedings Of his in reference 10 the objects
Of his mission. The 5000 sent 10 comply uith
promises which had been made ~ some Of the police
officers he had made revelations 10 him. Glrntworlh
corresponded with the committee on the subject these
arrangements fwI any body. lie thinks Ford went
TO Philadelphia after he had the interview with Client
worth al his housc-can't tell now long after.
Q-Now. sir DID not alr Ford leave tins city On a
Friday, and did not Mr. Gcntworth return the neat
n day, Saturday:
Alt Is Impossible Tor me 10 say.
), Until witness Mr.. Ravens uihdavi, he knew
nothing Of any transaction whatever between Ravens
/, and G!rntworh
Q-In this letter Of yours (3lst Oct, ISIS, you say
you ready 10 submit 10 the expense GleEtworh
might have incurred in his preliminary arrangements
why. if he had already been furnished with the funds
YOU have spoken Of, did you make this statement TO
Glcntworih
. A-To proven, any further expenditure than the
/ expenses that had already incurred. Can tell VILE
HER it letter draft which he gave 10 Client
worth The Saturday night
Q.-Was not that letter draft given TO Client
worth the night Of Saturday, the ID November,
1 ISIS
Any impression is, il was before that, but can
4 not recolleci On the following Monday made re-
mance 10 Philadelphia 10 meet the draft, with the
funds paid 10 me by Mr. Glentworth.
4 The examination Of Mr. Draper here closed; and 10
the record he added n statement that he had answered
in all things 10 The best Of his recollection
7htodore Southard, Of Tlaletts Cove l. l., was then
called and being sworn tcstitied-ln November ISIS,
resided with James b. Wall, the llurlgae ferry
Tie witness went and testified TO nf the CIR
cnnlsances narrated BY Mr. Wall in his testimony on
Wednesday, relative 10 the arrival ut Mr.. Walls Of
party Of men, and part OF them beng PIT on board 4
schooner winch along lie took six uf them out
t. the schooner Seth Gecr and his brother two
Of them. They said they had come from New York,
and had been in scrapc somewhere ~ tile seventh
. ward. They SAID they were going 10 Boston They
sad The scfape concerning the election some men
they had brought from Philadephia that they were
pursued by police officers at H. York, and they wished
mode provided ny Mr. Wall to pu, them on board
/ The vessel. There about 80 men on board tlr
schooner; they seemed 10 be acquainted with those
who board and said they glad TO them
? a named Nc Lean Of the m-n who went on
bnard-a about feet inches high, well made,
stout proporlioncd Heard Young Seth Ger say,
Come on, my Philadelphia friends; well drunk once
more before part Saw Seth Gcer, Jr, gave mo
ney Ia Of the men-tlerc hide talk as
to tho should have the money. Saw one 500 and four
five : bills the United States Bank gwen al one
tlmr 10 person. Grer SAID he thought that would
serve them tall they returned; the other appeared 10
he satisfied with 1t, and thought il would do. The
younger Gerr went IF with The schooner. II was the
schooner fremont Of Boston. Albert Mason the
p."t. There cheering between those on board,
and those shore.
.rormnnJ j. Dooi;nIc sworn-Is engaged at the Fort
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