New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-04-16
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CRIMINAL Purdoned ont TO cote Tor Loco'sm
The following affdayits expose system o.
oGcia1 depravity and viany in the late Polltlca
con1est to which we have already referred, ano
which must make every honest man shudder. we
commend the facts to the notice of our very vlsi'
,ont.uprieh, and patriotic Mayor, District Attor'
ucy and Common Council, as well rs our criminal
Courts and Grand Julcs. We should like TO have
the opipion CT the Journal Of Commerce AID the
neutral Sun thereupon, butitis probably too much
10 expect IL Citizess of Ncw-York read the
following startling utlidaviss, and make your own
comments
sa,e of Ne,v. York City and Jane. a. Brown being iGy
County Of Ne7u. York sworn deposes and says thai
he resides in the Thirteenth Wardo the Cay OF ORE
Tia, soro4 time in the month OF February March aa a,
a. Jenonen remembers he aided in taking 10 the Pc
lice Office in the City of Newforh. man by the name OF
,ant.ncnl n the pnienjarv on Backwels Island for SIX
months; that said Truman was accordingly SEM I" e rem
NAMED until within i'm or three days before the Election;
that dcponcnt me; said Truman day OF TWO prior 10 IN,
Election inquired of him (rruman how he got out OF
prison 10 Which Truman answered that some rosuery
Is going on-,he Election is close by" Deponent asked
Truman if he had let out OF prison TO vote; to which
Truman replied that Many others (meanng prisoners
were let ou'or the pnrrose OF yo'nff iMEs A BROWN
Sworn to before ma this 18th day Of april, 1912.
ISAAC O. BARKER, Comrlr Of Deeds
Stuts e,r Ior now Of p the CIV Of NewYor
bepo duly sworn deposes and says that he native aud
resident OF Bridgewacr. NewJersey up TO October last
that On evening OF the t OF that month lie was wah-
ing 10 Crntre>rect somewhat intoxicated, but moostins
or differing with one when he " Is arrested by watch.
man. taken The Fonlb thence the next norln" 20 the
Police ,;ice where he rave the oil Richard M Thorn
10 shelter his own from disgrace unde WHICH .I he
being int xca,ed aforesaid. and having home n ,e
civ that me was taken Blackweps Island accordingly
and erved his time there faithfully DenS Iei aieu oh
the lth of April, tthc night before ts onatr ,n III
~ anr;i our large argcs up the Island from tins
civ aud landed the East side OF The san "heh was
announced that great number ~ persons 'efe 20 oc t
neJ mn their coming do,rn to the c,ty ana oe
e Democratic ticket in the Election that as near as e can
Judge from 10 20 50 prisoners were so sroo"c.' L' ~ W w
do,Tu 10 the CITY; that fifteen Of them, some OF them nav
three 10 six months taken to The slahi
Where that sG ev ' yca %@ or 'H e%o"" as
lad agreed TO He further depcses that he heard Mr.
Rurpes deputy keeper the lane tell these men thai
1bcy mus, sleep the Fourth Ward that night Dcponcn
sen ut the Eighth Ward wach-lIouse that night went
,io'yu to Dovps Hotel in the Fourth Ward next morning
and there about fifty OF N, former orr, Iii T on m
vote more than twenty Of them while dcponan was look
ing Deroncnt also says that he was Drought down IN
onorse stage in which were fifteen OF me prisoners be
sides Mr. Ru9glcs and Mr.. Bogart, two OF the Keepers
II O'Clock at night and driven down to the Eighth
Ward Watch. House from whence they disposed OF a.
.,tnres,d' JOSEPH LATOURETTE.
Sworn lhis 9Th day OF April. 1912, before me.
JOS. p. PRISON. Commissions Of Deeds .tis..
,oSnpl Ia,ouretc the above deponenl, being further
duly sworn saws that saii Mr. Rhggle instructed this
deronept lin he should be challenged on offering
his vote that he had lived in the cry and county OF New
twelfth Ward JOSEPH LATOURETTE.
Sworn this Ni, day OF April. 1872 before lne,
JOS. p. PRISON, Commissioner OF Deeds
~ We are Informed that Mr.. La,oure,tc was
formerly q Clerk or Boollkceper in the Hardware
Store of Alderman Van Nest. Ed.