The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-11
County Court.

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Nov. io-7riaf sf Min Parker, Police Justice, con.
inued EDWARD WSRB recalled.-Mr. OConnor asked
witness what said BY the young man who had charge
Of the boat which brought Him and twenty-five other dis
charged Migrants to the city.
Mr. bRApY objected He said the court had decided at
the last meeting that the testimony should not be admit
Mr.. O'CoNNos and Mr.. PArrrssoS replied The vote at
The last meeting they said wasa divided one, and not
Mr.. LoaD rejoined on the part of the defence ,i.o
Judge ULsHoEFFER remarked thar the chair had dect
ded the testimony to be inadmissble. a l,r
A debate here occurred in which several members of
the court pclung the Mayor and Ju ges Ingraham and
Ing took part Alderman Davies not present at the
last ing, when the Of ten was taken, and
MIR. Lord COMMENDED tn { he, in consequence, lot the
right OF sitting Judge. He offered protest 70
who were absent being allowed to sit future
MANNERS OF the The vote to the testimony
reconsidered, and the testimony admitted ID, ri rs
Q-Wnat was said to you By the Young in charge
Of the boat which brought you to the ciy =. D il
Ale was sons time b fore we lanted. while wewere
near the Hook. He toli be orderlythat he would
take where wewould be comfortable have hing
to drink. and place sleep. Ia the morning h.
would call for take US TO the polls, where would
He would then give some money, and might
cnar o we mere o vote asre was talk
4th and other wards The men asked where they
Justice PAlMxH Of the upper police testified to havin
committed Of the prisoners discharged on the night
a ssSiis " also stated Ass As ass
MI Fay. crk Of the upper police testified to the con-
JOsrrHL rouRrrrIr. "a smart appearing but some
lows :-Resides in New Jersey at Biackwelis
Island have detain ed the October
Tombs witness unfortunately in the Penitentis
ry tie day before the spring election committed
the 18th October by the lower poce and my time out
on the morning of the April election Left on the even
ing the th and brought the city four horse
and went to the Eighth Ward watch house; Mr. Bogart
na Il was cocH % The office ON
island near to the landing place we apded at the foot
of Goth street. and the omnibus was there waiting for
about O'Clock the same evening there were humber
the city in four boats Mr. Ruckes gave the order
of
got out and walked two and two 70 the watch house
ordered that we must 60 as quietly we could
on the 18th that my time would be out next day and
should like to 60 down and vote He said could not SO
till the lath told him was very anxious to get away,
that had bern Keeper Of corporation hog pen, and
had done duty enough. Hs said had been Of the
vote ia the 18th ward Il thought we belong ed 70 Long
Island but he said @ No, and could vote in the 18th
ward" Mr.. Bogart sad to me- after we had got to the
watch house. that my challenged to tell them
had resided in the nth ward for the last six MONTHS he
said that to the whole Of In the watchhouse disc
sth ward; there old gentleman who was called
Capt Hall Who wished to vote in the 4h ward he had
there's Mr. Ruckles said, Go and vote there; go
wherever YOU can get your votes p There were two
others besides him and myself that went down. We
started before apt Hart could not walk so fast
the other two, and they started of and LETT We
went down to the house Of Thomas Doyle, in
Water street, Roosevelt They said they had been
number four old cronies with doorkeeper, who
there to prevent them coming out Capt. Hart said he
sss gem sr so @ evening"
previous all there SUCH except the doorkeeper and
one other; remained Till the and Mr. Doyle
took vote at the poll OF the 4th ward Doyle was
small in stature; he up BackwelPs Island the
evening previous; offered my at the poll but they
1ath ward and they said had better 60 there now saw
number Hart vote and Is or 20 others othose
something to sst 80 LETT iher were others when
csme who thought they could put in their votes
r nss We the s that rot into the po which
empty before we entered Mr Doyle told me to stick
to il and must try to get the vote I'M soon gave it
put in the box democratic ticket; do not know
others voted Of those that came down. the times
kept till then the island The told me their times
out and that they detained We ali tried to
get into the boats bu, they fall and could not
Doyle came to the island about O'Clock; orders were
given the island 10 keep the within doors after
they ready to start SO that they should not be seen
There seventy eighty Ten assembled in the
Lunae House, and all went down to the boats they all
seemed know Tom Doyle; I did not know him; they
said he a great hand at electioneerng. had
yersaon with Mr.. Brown, at tbs hogpen but it is not
necessary mention it, as 1t was rather confidential. "A
laugh There about twelve lrishmen in the lot
but did not them, did not associate with the
Irish the island. Laugh) went to the hogpen in
the morning built fire. AMI stay there Twas sent to
there for six months and make gentleman OF me,
did associate with all ofthem. Qaugh) Don't know
the Of many that went in the boats Henry Lloyd
and Jenny Short among themj was keeper Of the
hog pen the island, and had two deputies, that
brought the swill and another that fed the pigs. ben
On being the witness at first stated he
did that he had been the island before, bnt
on being pressed, explained that he meant he bad not
been there prisoner At my own request went
there 10 1879. After coming out went up the North
River, and joined the Shaking Quakers gotto Lebanon
the LIST Nov. and left in the June following; wen'
among the Quakers for the purpose Of leaning the
coopers trades they told must work on the fsrm FOR
three years first; told thrm could not work on me
iarm and ,f they would not lot me learn q trade
would leave them; told them had nothing, and
wanted them TO give me some money TO- pay my |
expenses. but they said ] must go as CAM
aud ,oung man OF my acquaintance there gave me $40
after m att went Canada and began geepng school
joane the pa jos 1882 and with Mackenzie Ma
Wv Island after left Canada, do not know who got
school usually had 30 or 40 scholars have been re-
Gently keepnQ school in New Jersey in the fall OF al
came 70 SEES my old employer in Pearl street, with whom