New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-17

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irci. and they have returned the following votes 81
hcCoDkey, 1856 votes; for Marin ~ vote ~ N II
votes 4. Tucker 81 votes y Donohae q yot.s ~
number OF ballots, i22 Further this deponon -
Jamcs keSIney, OF No geo West lairo,Ass A. b.ia.s
sworn, says On Wednesday, Nov. 9. 1853 sho,, III
in the afternoon doponent called q, the hou.a !, ,ss
Turner, in Twenty eighth ST., near Eighth av 4,
with Mr. Tucker, and deponent then and tbare ~
Turner tell said Tuckertha be had the ballot bo,s.
First Election District Of the Twentieth Ward !, ~
session, and that Mr.. William Murray another ~ III
specoIs Of Election for said District, had he nj
possession he also stated that the reason WHY ,hs~ -
proceed with and finish the canvass becsos4 =
the Clerks or Inspectors was down in town. rr,,t
this time say about ii o'clock In the mornn, a.
proposed 10 Mr. Murray and Mr. Turner sepsSs,f : 4
together, that they should allow dcponcns 10 h
during the making ont Of the returns Of TIE vote 49,,
declined allowing deponent to be present az theT -
n at they had adjourned to meet ct Mr.. Turners[s
being private house that they nigh, not bs s.ss,,,
Franklin W. Willard, Of No. e57 West Tir,~. z
being sworn. SAYS: That on Tuesday evening "a ~
November. 1853, he was present at the polls Of De IA
Election District of the Twentieth Wand from liz ~
the closing If the polls until the result Of he e
ballot for Alderman was declared by me ln.psT.
Election for said District deponent could so Ae -
as they counted. but could not read NE lace ~
tickets depOnont further says that he NJ o.,
headed Tucker for Alderman. andihat d1rng IL ~
Of the such ticket was read of or eaas,
by the INSPECTORS, and that the only ticket caaya,i
which there was any objection made, was tickde ss
the name of VIM McConkey had been erased al !
Of Mr. Tucker inserted; another ticket bad k,e,
IN such manner thet portion of tho mama was q, ~
the ticket; this also Tucker ticket; another -
bad the Charter and School ticket on one pa~
paper and withou, endorsements these 1,
raj tickets were thrown ont e. defective. den,.
further says that he kept tally OF the a ,hs -
called of by the Inspectors Of Election and sccors
deponents tally the vote for Tucker III yose,'
NJ Conkey los votes the Inspectors were Wilrsn N
ray, William Turner and Hugh Mooney, depooen. -
present until all the ballots had been canvasse a,a
tickets were twisted up and returned 20 the bao, h
Mr. Murray. the Chairman Of the Inspectors ,clk se.
the tickets and put them in his pocket stating
them 10 attach 10 his retHns. and said Murray thea
and said We are through with the affair and Aoe
business has been done satisfactorily % allpares
Samuel ConLlin of No. 1872 West Twenty sevepA, |
being sworn says That he has heard the fcregoia.
daN il Of r. W Willard read and knows Of his owe ~
edge that the facts therein set forth arc rue dep,
furihef saws that he heard Mr. Murray one Of TIC ipr
Of Election say, at tiuIe after the ballots bal III
counted, that McCOnkeys majority was shout q va |
and az another time that his majority was from 50 Ia
votes and deponent also heard Mr.. Turner ssn Z
McConkeys ajority was about 10 votes.
Alexander Gednoy of No. 30 West Thirty irss
sworp says That he was present at the polls oiha
Election District Of the Twentieth Ward, shout sea
on the evening of Tuesday, the sih day Of Noyera
1883 the Inspectors OF Election were then engage
cenyassirg the votes on the Charter ticket an.
ponent heard the result OF the vote on the ~
lar ticket without counting the split ticket
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and some 20 votes for McConkoy; Opponent tlen ka q
went to the Second District polls and returned IN abw
thr,egusrers of hour and then told thu theon
yass for Alderman had closed and Wide there Mr. NJ
ray announced in deponents hearing that the result w
majority Of SO votes for Mr. McConkey for Aldesur
Mr. McConkey also present, and the same result NJ
declared 10 him deponeDt then compared tho result
announced by Mr. Murray, with the tally which bad bss
kept by Mr.. + W. Willard, and they agreed 10 the result
Mr. Swain Lindsey, Mir. John GGrbstt George Y. Nysu
VIM. IL Peabody, j. v Onierdonk. and several oibs
were present with depOnent Of the time.
Casper G. Childs, of No. 1873 Varick st., sworn san
That Wednesday morning about 10 O'Clock, prebah'
later and possibly earlier in the day man. whom deps
ent did not know, but whom deponent thinks he cod
again recognize if he could him. he came into the o
Of TIE Democrat and Star, No. l03 Nassau e., depn
ents place of business, and asked deponen TO print n
him some election tickets doponent hastily and thos
lessly replied BY asking ii he had not had election esa
yet or some such expression TO which he answered ne
be wanted some more tickets dep 'nent turned Il
Bsptiste, printer No ~ Ann 81, who was IN deponsr
Office at tho time and who IL the head workman e.
printer in executing deponents work aud orien MI
asked him il he could print some tickets for the ma
which he replied that he could not very conyeD'ens
when the man urged him TO do Il Bsptise inqarsaM
many he wanted when he replied that he wanted III
seventy five tickets and Bapste consented to Do h1
when the man paid him 81 25 that being the pee n
gave him a copy from which to print, saying hsk
world be back after them shortly, and leif the Chs
printed by Mr. Bapste in about one hour and w
gave him the tickets and he went away since when b
deponent has not seen him deponent says that this ~
CURED tho morning ofthe 9th inst. deponent has sw
been shown ticket said to have been with large
Der Of Others estimated returned by the Inspectors
Election in the Twentieth Ward as having been voted
"gally the 5h inst being the day Of Election aud Wild
said ticket be verify believes. and he's no doubt one Il
the same said tickets printed on Wednesday morning
above stated the said tickets printed on wednesday,
shove stated was headed for Alderman. {. Tucker M
all the rest of the names said ticket the deponenfsnu
be certain, and further saith not.
Anthony Baptiste Jr. Of No. IL Ann st. being IA!
sworn deposes and says That between the hour. ef a
1e O'Clock, on the morning Of the 9th day Of Sev.uDx
inst the day after the Election man VIII 80 DsD %
known TO this deponent came into the office OH ,Ao
No. l03 Nsssaust and handed Mr. Casper Z. ChlhAen
nezed ticket marked a. lthe ticket was originally aess
For Alderman ofthe Twentieth Ward Cummings H1nekt
but the Twentieth Ward had been scratched oe q ~
the Cummings H.. leaving the heading For Alse!nsl
&. Tucker and left an order 10 have ssveDyhVe taAn
printed similar TO sad ticket, and that the name p
head of the ticket should be printed. For Aloermaat
Tucker dcponent received the said ticket and ofnef ~
Mr. Chlds with the directions, and deponeni prniee aoG
one hundred tickets, which oil printed and sp9s
Fret District; think the tickets were printed LIZ
liyerod before o'clock, they ordered "a ~
Think should know the person who ordered saa nIs
il should zee him again charged one dollar ssa
enty Five cents for the printing Of said tickets.
VIM. T. Holmes, Of No. 9s5 Seventh av., swcn "
That he was of the clerks employed By the sfc%
Of Election at the poll of the Frst Election Dtfa
Twentieth Ward, on Tuesday, 9Th inst, and kept w&
Of the votes they canvassed by the lnspecson
TO Tie best of his recollection the vote for Cunning
Tucker was lo4 votes, and for VIM McConkey wmlss
l73 votes think Mr.. Murray announced the mssn1r
Mr. McConkey as being 60 votes the whole csnvasr
completed that night the tickets after being csrsss
ard counted were twisted up and put into the bofss
boxes then nailed up and locked, and were skeaN.
to Mr. Muray's store, opposite the polls the bore ~
still in the store the next morning at 10 o'clock We
Ilcted the Election returns at the house OF Mr. iu1
o'clock on the 10th inst; went TO Mr.. TurneIs ~
at o'clock the morning Of the day after eeaeh -
Turner and Sir. Murray were present Mr. Meones.s.
there he came there at l2 O'Clock Think hesaaa.,I
been down town the Charter returns were m.ae 49,
ternoon Immediately after Mr. Mooney reurnsd va ~
in an upper room Of the house ar. Murray NJ h 49,
Mr. Turner. Mr.. hcConkey Sir. Dennis Ryes nv "
J. Waterbury, myself and the other clerk we're - "A
Mr.. Murray made out the Charter retorns w -
night of the Election we got through With me
nannnas of the lhartDr tcLoi kLlnra ml1n.Gl. -