Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-31

II, ia of the utmost importance that the invoice shoula
bc here by Sunday morning If you send u ny mar
direct TO Mr. JARVIS Box $50, Upper f"st o'ier. -
however il is preferable send il BY private hanus'
you can prevail upon our young ireho w III
fold 10 briDa il on in the mail OF Saturday hen'' WIZ
moo, him as soon as the cars get in at the Prfstaent
| House. Broadway, formerly Congress HAIL. nearly oP'
i,p civ Hotel he will find room engaged LOT hi'h'
and all his EXPENSES shall he paid, and he may return
in The afternoon cars should prefer lh's iho'e ~,
communication, if it can be eieced' pee"'J -, ,";vaie
like 10 send my further Instructions 10 you " private
and safe hands. 1o"ls ''"y
| b. Badger, Esq
Geo w Rhawn being duly sworn, says that he re-
;d and for three wears past has resided nj NO 29''
North Second street Philadelphia, ana Is wen ac'
onnn,ed with Mr.. Bella Badger. | was aware IN me
urinu Of 1880 that Mr. Badger was IN correspondence
Win gentleman in New York III relation 10 the ue-
tec,;on If election frauds. Mr.. Badger INFORMED me
he wished to use my name in that rrespondchce'
told him that all right TO do So ne
for IL was that he feared the letters insnl De
ed at the Post Office or elsewhere, ana .'e he rem
he was taking to prevent illegal voting might oc
dered unayallng | do not know man haieo .
Stevenson alias jarvis, and never have known null VI
had correspondence with him nave oeeh sn 's,n -,
anonymous letter, dated New lofk, loln 81. ~, a,ers
/ MIR. Badger, and nave 10 nho" 80 puAIvN
| TO which It refers ", -
sworn and subscribed, Oct. 90, 1910, before me-
| ~"N Gro. GKIscoM, Alderman
i Pun ,prLPulA Oct. 81, $40
/ /. Robert Miller of the city OF Philadelphia 10" q
captain Of the watch in the city, do herepy s' -.
soemny declare that have never been conceihe" ~
any wav or manner, or al any liic' ~ se"u''5 " ~
Sew York fraudulent votes or spurious voiefs. IN
IS3S was concerned in procuring persons ~ TINS cry
10 uo 10 New York 10 detect voters whom haa 'ne
strongest reason TO believe intended 10 vote ihe a"'
nstra,on ticket in New iork; and the persons wnoi
! nrocured 10 30 OH mechanics well acquainted
. H.. III
EXPENSES and the value Of their ne as lhey were men
dcur ndant upon their earnings Tor livelihood anu
could not afford 10 30 10 New York without such Temu
npra,ion TO my certain knowledge, it was never m
tended they should vote IN New YORK, ahc ~ he oes
Of my information they did not vote -
also further state that-October j., man ealing
himself JARVIS when with me- met ne IN the MAYOR
office whose name have since understood TO De Ste-
vcnson when this Jarvis, alias Stevenson, taxing me
out andSsking be in private pretended 10 be wing
and wished to know if could do Tor hun what was
done for Glentworh in ISIS viz procure Tor INN per
sons well acquainted with Philadelphia, who could De
ec the fraudulent votes that the Administration parry
in New York were putting the Registry list There
from all parts of the country and particularly iron
New Jersey and the city and county OF Philadelphia
told him could give him who could detect any
; I.ocooco voter from Philadelphia that should appeal
! IN New York and at our second meeting FURNISHED
him with list of 0ry-lhree and not over f"rty-hv'
. men we'll acquainted with the voters OF the city an'
county nj Philadr phia who conid not have been VI
duccd BY any means, when citizens OF TINS otae,
vote in any other State, did dream Of furnishing
list for such Illegal purpose did Stevenson ai,a
Jarvis request Of me list Tor any such purpose %
far as any thing in Stcvcnsnns Jarvss depostor
conflicts with what have stated, pronounce It false
and utterly untrue. =.
also soemnly declare that never saw Mr. Sw'l
al any time in my life al MIR. Riston house, as steven
son. alias Jarvis states, never mentioned MIR. Swift
name to Jarvis, alias Stevenson. never was IN Ne"
York during any election, and never stated to JARVIS
alias Stevenson that was, that my voted there
but over hirv-ive forty went on from fhladei
e pha New York. through Gicniw"ftil agency, at'
d not one Of them intended |" he voer
ROBERT MILLER.
II Sworn TO and acknow ledgcd, his 9th day Of Oct
= IS1O before me- GEO. GEIsCoM, alderman.
:, PurlanrLrulA, Oct. q, le4o.
. l. James Thornton, Of The county OF Philadelphia
have seen in the New York Evening Post, a siaienrn
4 Of persna who Signs himself J. ID St"vcns"n but VINO
!. when in Philadelphia, called himself JARVIS, III whiel
e many assertions false in part, so Tar as am con
i cerned This Stevenson, jarvis, called upon mi
l. Monday Oct 18TH, in the sheriff office 81 this city
aud asked 10 procure persons "r nun LOT an clec
q ton about to on IN New York; such as III ie5'
!, went on with James b Glentwor, solely to dftrc
fraudulent voters which il believed were sent OF
from phad.lpha 10 the Loco Faco t'cke, IN New
:. York. stated TO Stevenson, alias Jarvis, that con
procure him such persons bnt Stevenson alas JARVIS
!, express: WISH insnua,ed thai such person
= should vote in New York, wanted for that pur
pose. furnished Stevenson with list OF about thirt
i PERSONS but with 10 idea on my part or wish upon his
. expressed that one Of them should v"tt Or DO NOR
than detect names which Stevenson alas JARVIS, san
ii the Administration party were putting on the Ner
: York Registry list.
i also further state, that in 1888 went on to Nev
y York with sixteen persons, well acquainted with tn
. city and county, who intended 10 watch the Phi
! lsrl ra Loco oco in New York, and only 10
i. that purpose There concealmrnt nt our name
q even Intentions and 50 public was 1t ALL that all gu
/ names were published in the New Era newspaper tin
i morning after arrived. There were III our compan.
. several Loco Focos from Pbiladrp hia who we told
l. We were gong the steamboat, that we shou'
!; watch do solennlv declare that ] never voted II
4, New York, or intended vote, and TO the best o
- ny knowledge, Of the sixteen persons with mi
voted and am certain that Of them were intend
n ed 10 vote. Twoihirds of the persons who went OF
with mechanics, and all the money we receiv
ed hardly paid for time and expenses, and was ne
" er intended TO do do not believe that IN lc3-
than thirty five or forty persons in all went on
ID New York, who intended to be solely commute
~ : '''S' ''''''' '''N = = JAMES THORNTON
5, Sworn TO and acknowledged, this oath day Of Oct
n $50, before me, Gro GRIscoM, Alderman.
= City Of Philadelphia, ss-Jamcs Young, Of the cit
= Of Philadelphia, being sworn deposes and says -"
am one Of the High Consables of the city OF fhiade
= pba and such visited The ciiy Of New York. on tn
2 18th instant business relating 10 larceny that in
II been recently committed iii the former city On tn
!, following day | was walking up Broadway, when
ii met John j. NJ Cahcn, Of the Philadelphia Post Office
! lie stopped and shook hands with me, and said 8
i have been looking for Philadrlphan-l want som
n person that knows 10 swear to my identity. Som
!, person has been lclonously taking letter from tn
q Post Office, and ! have come on osce about it.
!, went with him TO do so. We proceeded 10 the Commits
/, soners Ofcc-l there saw Mr. Whiting, the DstrIc
. Attorney, and The Recorder and Justice Maisell.
;, was asked To sit down. Mr. Whiting then said the
l. had charge against of voting III the city o! Nes
ii York in ls:SS
- This the first knowledge had received Of an
- charge having been made against in the city of Ne,
- York. ] thought it joke, until Mr. Whiting ha
- asked several questions. | then said Gentlemen
= If you serious, shall answer more questions
:, also said to Mr. Whiting, Sir, think it your du
t. t. have appriscd me that had no right TO answe
- questions Mr.. Whiting replied that he would hav
;, done had the charge been any thing but msdc
neannr then asked 10 out rect two pnlicC oil