The New York herald., 1851-11-06

OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK ON TIE BALLOT BoxEs-FUR-
THEIR PARTICULARS.
Towards the latter part of the afternoon the day of
the election much excitement existed in the Nineteenth
wsrd between the two whig candidates for Alderman
William A. Dooly, the present Alderman, was renomi-
mated for election and Moses G. Edwards the present
Assistant Aide rman nominated likewise for Alder
the two factions were FORE strongly opposed
each other On the part of the democrats John Do
herty running for Alderman, and Peter r. Brastow
for Assistant Alderman About four O'Clock in the after
noon the First district po situated at the corner of
Forty eighth street and Eighth avenue Dr. John Ives
came into the and informed the Inspectors that
they we're danger Of their lives and advised them to
leave their post at the time protesting against the
legality of the election Mr. Philip J. Monroe one Of
the Inspectors IL is said became alarmed and together
with the clerk John Furgerson, left the boxes and
capped from the room through window. The others
remained until the poll closed; and that
done Mr. Jonathan T. johnson another Inspector said
he wished to leave he felt too unwel to continue
leaving Mr. George I. Davis the third Inspector alone
to whom, however, Mr.. johnson gave the following
tifcate -
held ct the house Of Charles H. Barbery
e was legally up TO tie Close Of the polls sad
that decline count the votes in consequence ofhsslh
-AN '-' JONATHAN T. JOHNSON"
Now that Mr Davis was LETT aore he, in conformity
with the law appointed forthwith two other inspectors
named John J. Duryea and Samuel Scott and for
clerk, Henry Lebs snesu On this organization the in
spectors began 10 the votes and had not
ceedei far, when man named George Whitney jumped
the table and endeavored to knock off the ballots
Coon after he let the room alarm of fire given
and suddenly the door opened, and In rushed fireman
with hose in hand playing powerful stream Of water
wsshry the inspectors TO the skim scattering the bal
lot bog books and papers all directions the floor
This sudden assault perperated By certain parties with
vew evidently snnul the election, did not have the
desired effect the inspectors rallied again gathered
up tLeir papers and books and feeling themselves too
insecure to continue the any further in that
plsce engaged omnibus aud conveyed the boxes to
the SIKH ward pIhce station et the TOmbg. In the
morning Mr. Davies the Council to the Corporation,
consulted on the legality OF continuing the canvass
who gave his opinien according to the law the
subject that the inspectors required to 60 and
the district yotes irrespective OF the destruction
of the waId would be decided by the r district alone
Accordingly under this legal advice, the inspectors ut
the SIKH ward police station house, continued the
vas' END had Just completed the county tickets when
Mr. houroe. the former IDspector and dems nded
his seat as Inspector Mr psvis having been compelled
following protest was then served on Mr. Davis by Mr..
Monroe:-
hereby prtss. ,s,n. the eanya,s Of the vote, taken
held en- the fourth Of November 1851 in said ward she
..s T pfosss. sssS canvass v.rioa: insrns
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10 'fG fn,Pt!.ss r. esti'i first s Election district,
on serving the above protest Mr. Monroe left In
short time however he called again and gain demand
cd his aest Inspector pronouncing the whole of the
proceedings Illegal by continuing the Mr..
Davis st reufed TO admit him, and proceeded
ing the charter ticket which stands as follows
D,noTaf. Wig.
AID john Doherty.. 2n Aid VIM. A. Dooly .l75
Atst. Peter X Brastow I23 Asst VIM b Drake. 1876
Aid. Moses O. Edwards. 1l9
Asst Lawrence X. Keen o.
Thus Il will be seen that the democratic Aldermen
elected hy majority Of l6 votes the wings
The Assembly ticket next taken up, but count
ing the ballots II that 632 in the box and
reference 20 the pod register only COS exit
bited Before this difference known the ballots had
been all opeped They again placed in the box and
~ picked out in oder to tally with the poll list The
contendiDg parties for Assembly Nicholas 5eayrt
democrat, aud james Monroe whig and up 10 the time
last beard Of the canvass Mr. Seagrist ahead and
wps believed 20 be elected.
Some ~ naured remarks in circulation respect
ing the conduct Of Alderman Dooley the occasion Of
the destruction OF the ballot boxes We authorized
TO state that blame want OF energy 10 restore
der ard protect the boxes from destruction lack
ing the part II Alderman Dooley lie did all In his
Iower TO eep order and prevent any violence but
unable 10 NJ he would have done had he been
tanned by sufficient police force