Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-10-30

The confidence with which it was handed to me re-
moved from me every suspicion as to its authen-
city.
=, asked the bearer, Immediately rcadingi it, what
Mr. uientwoIths object was and what his business
was lie replied that they wanted some men sent on
10 view ! rk, as they were sent in 1893. asked
II he meant men to detect illegal voters. He said, he
presumed mat was the intention of Mr., Glcntworth
told him, that would see what could be done and
requested him to call atmy public Office between nine
and ten o'clock the next day. | did not at that inter
view know nor did inquire the name of the norson
with whom was conversng. The names of Youno
or Miller or any of my officers, were no, mentioned
during this conversation, nor did say that he would
come to my office in the morning would by wink
point ont Miller or Young to him. any thing 10
that effect. Nor did Stevenson say to me he wished
to get names registered, nor any thing of the kind
Mr. Bella Badgers name was not mentioned by either
OF us at this interview; not one word was said by c-
ther him or me, in relation to Mr.. Riston's having
cashcd checks On the next day, between nine and
| ten o'clock in the morning, while was engaged in
my Office the same individual entercd addrcs ed
| HIM and asked him his name he then for the first
time told me his name Stevenson 4; understood
subsequently from Miller that he called himself Jarvis,
to nm before Stevenson came into my Office, how
ever, had seen Mr.. Miller, and mentioned TO him,
| that there was gentleman in town from New York,
who wanted to get persons to 90 on to New York to
| detect illegal voters from this city, the same as the
had done in 1898 after Stevenson had mentioned his
name stated above Mr. Miller came into my office
to make his morning report to me- captain of the
watch then SAID to Miller this is the gentleman to
| whom referred, npon which they left the Office to-
| yenson do soomnlv Jocl,ro ,b,, 7 b,vo nnror n;
their Directly ar ,ndrncilv niod nsss,nJ NJ cnnnvcJ
nj tho roccnou If an ica, vo,o c;,hor IN ,bn o,,, ~
Philadelphia or in any part of the United States
Sworn and subscribed, this oath day of October
| lS4O, before me. GEORGE GRfscoM, Alderman.
prr,nrtpu,, Oc, o. IAN
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| on m Nov ynrl in con,n,,,, ok sa,orai
cers of ,L;s conn,r ,nd Tyr e ~,
oi ,,s couiy anu oIcers Oh ,ncw LOT .e
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- n,!i " h: " - uoli9 N'elc, anu Wl'e'' any
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ioo ca',s ,,','scil l., "u,c,Iso.l, oac 70 me re-
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were onv d,noor now ron, frords unJ hn a, ro
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stated ,boro ,yoro. th,, ,bo idr,;rs,ro,;n 49,, ,r
rerister;no mon from, ali n,rs LARGO pnhor he no
loved from pb;I,do,nh, ,rJ j,o ,,or,oI conc ~
from, ali orr wards m o On and Jo,oc, ,ho and Tine
nrcvon, ,hc;r vonr ronjcd h,, s,ch me-, coul he
To, and no nrnn,;sad =, ali an ,,,o o;, III; i,r
&c aTao S,duonsn, rrrosa,,,d L;ie WI '.'
s,d tbo Vh;as h,d lax rraa. d ~ d,o.;r ~ H.
frauds of tho ADMINISTRATION nortv in 1o2s and ~
noorcd an viouslv ~ ,y;s, soma mon 10 da,oc
frauds ogo;n To nevcr in nv, vo,,o NV ,naor ;'
s;nuo,od that bo v;sbod ,hoso o a,a nd ail
thnt hc asserts n tho ronr,rv IL t,ari fis o,or
resnect never voted in %e,v Yor ~ IN ,, WI
or manner ,t,rmntod IA vo,o ,horo - " ' wy
JOJIN SAI-NDERS
Sworn and suhscrl, ri hof,ro mo Dc, 81 IS2O
Jorr Coor Alderman
pu,,nrtru,.. Oct o. l2tn
l. Robert Miller of the civ of pniIodenhin now
Captain of the Watch in the CITY do hereby statc onr
solcmy declare that have ncvcr bren concerned il
any way or manner or nj any Time in sendino on IL
! New York fraudulent votes or spurious voters Ir
: ISIS was concerned in nrocnrpI ncrsonsn his ri,
C and county TO co on 70 New York To dotec, voter.
whom had the STRONGEST reason IN beli.ve nendef
TO vote the ADMINISTRATION ticket in Now York an,
the persons whom I procured to 20 on were mochnn
n les well ACQUAINTED with the civ whose cynenso
were mid. and only ,bcir exncrscs and the vnluc o
thor time ne thov ver, men denend,n, mon ,hoi
earnings for livelihood and conld No, afford IN e.,
n Ne5 york ,v;,hn,t s,,c, ,c,nrnora,;on 70 M
certain knowledue !, was never intended thew shout;