The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-17

eighth street, with an ordinance therefor except 80
&c, to Fortieth street, the Fourth avenue being
opened by law only to Thirty eighth street. To
Committee on Streets.
CT. McCLENAcHAN, Clerk.
Alleged Election Fraud.
ARREST OF THREE ELECTION MISUNDERSTANDING
TON BEFORE THE POLICE MAGISTRATE.
complaint having been made before Justice Stuart
by Mr.. Alexander Gedney, against Hugh Mooney, VIII
liam Murray and William Tu ner, for malfeasance in
Office, Inspectors of Election in the First district Of
the Twentieth ward at the late election the magistrate
issued warrants for their arrest, which Tuesday
evening were executed by Captain Stevenson and Of
fcer Titus, of the Sixteenth ward police On his re-
turn to Chief hatsell ye terdsy morning. Captain
says-These parties arrested warrant issued
by Justice Smart wherein they stand charged with
corrupy and crimnay falsifyng altering and forging
the just and lawful ballots and for charter
officers, from the First district of the Twentieth ward
They parties the Inspectors of con for the above
named district at the general election the 9Th instant
There taken before Justice Stuart and gave bail in
the sum of 81, N0 cach to appear and answer
Upon the examination of these appe AIRED that
they had returned to the County Clerk the following
statement Of the ballongs in their dstrictCummings
a. Tucker as having received IS votes; VIM McConkey
1so NaItin 7o Clark, SO; O,Donohue ~; and O. Tuck
seems that the fraud charged LIZ that the defendants
caused TO be printed number Of tickets headed 60
after the election, for bona e ballots bearing the
of Cummings H. Tucker" thus giving the election 10
the free soil candi late for Alderman, VIM McConkey
Measures being taken to ferret out every particular
at all relating to this charge
ADDITIONAL.
William Turner, Hugh Mooney and William Murray,
inspectors OF election for the First district of the TWEEN
teth ward arrested Tuesday evening by Captain
Stevenson, of the Sixteenth ward police complaint of
Mr. Alexander Gedney who charges them with corrupty
ard GRIN nay fasifying altering and forging the Just
and lawful canvass ballots and returns FOR charter officers
from the First district of the Twentieth ward They were
taken before Justice Stuart and held to bail each in
to answer. Alderman Peck, Assistant Alderman MoCon-
key, and Mr. Tucker became their suretes. The fraud
appears to Ia consisted In the accused them
abstractng about thirty five tickets marked "Cummings
A. Tucker" after the election over and putting ia
their place thirty five marked &C. Tucker.n Cum
mirgs Il. Tucker was the whg, and VIM. McConkey the
democratic candidate for alderman in that ward BY this
maneuve the Thu five votes marked &C. Tucker were
not counted for Cummings a. Tucker" and thus thai
gentleman lost his election by about ten votes.
The following afdavts in rela ion to the matter tell
Cummings Ii. Tucker, sworn says: That he has great
ward ct the election the 9th inst there WAS gross
and criminal fraud perpeated in the matter and fact of
canyassing and certifying the ballots voted in the First
W.
the prejudice Of the rights aud benefit Of the elective
Zee Of every pubic virtue and t. dsft Of the ends
of public justice; and this depopent adcs that he Is
informed and verify believes, Caspar C. Childs, c. p.
Chds are in knowledge Of certain facts matters and
things tending greatly TO prove the Preparation and
existence of said offence and to the discovery and dent
6caOn Of the and the dsponent prays that the
parties named may be required to appear before the
proper authorities and give evidence in the matter accord
John v. Gridey Of No. 2s2 West Thirty arst street.
sworn saysThat on the morning Of Thursday, the 10th
Of the frs Election district of the T1entieth ward INST
on tho previous tuesday and dsponent was
ticket and opponent stated that such ticket had been
tho day Of the election said Mooney then put
his hand in his pocket and took two tickets and said
"here one then put the ticket back in s pocket
depenent asked him to give him Of the tickets he ct
st refused to do So but finally dponent the ticket
now here (marked b. and attached to the affidavit of Mr.
Baptiste dsponent fun Their says that he has the
tsn made by the inspectors Of election of the First dis
vote for Alderman in said district and they have returned
the following votes:-For VIM. kcConkey 1875 votes; for
Martin 10 votes Clark SO votes; c. Tucker IS votes
ODonohue, % votes; whole number Of ballots 49, Fur
ther this deponent saith not
James Kearrey No 22e West Thirtieth street. being
duly swon. says:-on Wednesday, Nov. o. 1853, about
O'Clock in the afternoon deponen called At the house OF
william Turner, in Tween y-eghth street. near Eighth
avenue in company with Mr. Tucker and deponent then
aud there heard said Turner tell said Tucker that he had
the ballot boxes Of the First Election district of the
Twentieth ward in his pos session. and that Mr.. william
Murray smother Of the inspectors Of election for said dis
tc had the books in his possesson he also stated that
the reason Why they did not proceed with and finish the
canvass was because Of the clerks in pectors
down town. vous to this time, say about IL O'Clock
In the morning, depoBent proposed Mr. Murray Mr.
Tarner separately and together that they should all w
deponent to be present ing the making Of the
turns of the vote they both declined allowing tepsnent
to be they stated that they had adjourned
meet at Mr. Turner'S house. it being private house, that
10 be AM oyef
Franklin W. Willard, Of No 267 West Thirtsth street.
being sworn saysThat Tuesday evening" tho 9Th day
First Election district Of the Twentsth ward from the
time of the closing of the polls until the result. of the
election or ballot for Alderman declared by the
specto,s OF election for said district opponent could see
the tickets a. they were counted bu could not the
face OF the tickets deponen further says tn he no
tickets headed Tucker for Alderman and that during
the whole OF the canvass such ticket read Off or
announced by the inspectors and that the only ticket
eanv.sed to which there any objection made was
ticket on which the name Of William McConzey had
been erased and the nal me Of Mr.. Tucker inserted;
another ticket had been cut in such q manner that
portion Of the was cut from the ticket this was
also Tucker ticket; another ticket had the charter
and school ticket on one piece OF paper, and
witnout endorsement; these several tickets were
thrown out ~ decctive deponent further says that
ne tent tally Of the votes as they were
deponents tally the was for Tucker III votes; for
hoConkey, 166 votes; the inspectors we're William Muir
ray, william Turner, and Hugh Mooney; deponeat ~as
present until all the ballots had been and
GcSets were twisted ard returned ballot boxes
MI Murray the chairman OF s inspectors took some of
the t'cses and put them Ia his pocket stating that he
wanted them to attach t. his and said Murray tt en-
arose and said, We through with the affair and
hope the business has been done satisfactorily to a par
ties.n - - r.
Hamuel Conkn Of No. 49, West Twenty seventh strest
btrs .xorn sys-Ibat he has heard the esoing aa
dayit Of w. Willard &C, and knows of his own kno .
ledge that the facts M rein set forth true deponeut
further says that he heard Mr. Murray of the nspso
tors Of election, say at time after the ballots had
been counted, that MoConheys majority was about IS
votes and at ano'b time, that hts Eajory from 60
to 70 votes and deponent ALSO heard Mr. Turner STATE
that hcCcnkey q majority about 10 votes.
Alexander Gedney, Of No 2l0 West Thirty first street
sworn sadTbat he present the polls Of the First
Election dstrict Of the Twentieth ward ab,ut O'Clock
on the evening of Taesday, the sth day of November,
ooS me of elect on were then engaged in
vasang tho votes the charter ticket and deponent
Inc result OF the vote the regular ticket without