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

while there Mr. Murray announced in dsponsnts hearing
that the result majority Of So votes for Mr. No
Co.isy for alderman Mr. NsConksy also present and
the sas result was declared to him. depcnen then com
pared the result a. announced BY Hr Murray With the
tally which had been kept by Mr.. +. W. willard and
Garbatt, George Myers VIM. a. Peabody. j. " On Ter
don and several Others were present With deponent at
caspsr G. childs, Of No 1873 varrick street. sworn,
says--That on Wednesday morning, about ten O'Clock
probably ter and possibly earlier in the day. man
he could again recognise il he could see him came
into the Office OF the Democrat and Star No 100 Nassau
street. deponents place Of business and asked dsponent
to print for him election tickets; depopent hastily
and houghtessly repli. by asking If he had not had
election enough or some such expression to which
ponsnt turned to Mr.. Bsptists, printer, No IL Ann
street. who In deponents Office ct the time and who
IL the head workman and printer in executing dspo-
print some tickets for the man, to which he replied
that he could not very conveniently. when the man
wanted when he replied that he wanted only seventy.
Eve tickets, and Baptsts consented to do them,
would be back after them shortly and left the tickets
were PRINTED BY Mr. Baptse In shout hour and when
gave him the tickets and he went away since when this
deponent has not him deponent says that this
CURED on the morning Of the 9th inst deponent has
since been shown ticket said to have BEEN with large
number Of Others estimated returned BY the nspec
tors Of election in the Twentieth ward having been vot
and which said ticket he verify believes and has no doubt
10 one of the same said tickets printed Wednesday
morning, a. above stated tho said ticket printed on
Wednesday az above stated headed for Aldermen c.
Tucker but to the rest Of the sad ticket the
deponent cannot be ceotain, and further saith not
Anthony Baptste, Jr Of No. IL Ana street. being duly
sworn dsposes and sayshat BETWEEN the hours of 10
and IL O'clock the morning of the 9th day of Novem
Der inst the day after the election, whose
IL unknown to this deponent, into the office of Mr..
Childs No 103 Nassau street. and handed Mr. Casper
thilds the annexed ticket marked A, (the ticket was
Cummings H. Tucker blu, the Twentieth ward had
scratched out also the Cummings H., leaving the
to seventy similar to M oSs
and that the at the head Of the ticket should be
printed "For Alderman, q Tucker; dsponsnt received
the sad ticket and order from Mr. Chds with the drec
tons and der printed about hundred tickets
wbc all printed and endorsed First district think
as they were orcered in haste; think should know
the person who ordeNd said tickets IL should see him
again. charged dollar and seventy FIVE cents for the
VIM. T. Holmes, Of No. 1856 Seventh avenue sworn,
says:-That he WAS one Of the clerks employed by the
iot Of the Twentieth ward on Tuesday 9Th inst and
kept the tally Of the votes they the
inspectors and to the best of his recollection vote
f. Cummings II Tucker was l04 votes and for VIM. Mo-
Conley was 173 l73 votes; think Mr.. Murray an.
nounced the majority for Mr. McConkey being 80 votes;
the whole completed that night the tickets
after being canvassed and counted twisted up and
put into the boxes; the boxes then nailed up and
locked and taken to Mr.. hurrays store oppo
site the pos the boxes still in the store the next
morning at 10 o'clock completed the election returns
at the houe of Mr. Turner O'Clock the 10th inst
went to Mr. Turner's house at O'Clock morning
Of the day after election Mr. Turner and Mr. Murray
we're present. Mr. Mooney not there; he there
charter returns made that afternoon immediately
after Mr. Mooney returned; this was in upper
of the house; Mr.. Murray Mr.. Mooney, Mr., Turner
Mr.. McConhey, Mr. Dennis Rysr, Mr. Nelson,
j. Waterbury, myself and the other clerk present.
Mr. Murray made out the charter returns the night Of
charter ticket before midnight ard announced the result
the ballots aterward taken Of the that
saw or now of Kept records minutes of any pro-
ceedngs had after that night each that voted
Inspectors as they canvased the votes the night
the election the return for the candidates IT, Dug
to be- in accordance with the statement hereinbef0re
made my minutes were given to Mr. Murray the
night OF the election and have not had them snee my
minutes for charter officers ell two sheets of
ming last that he bad discovered of seventeen
votes in favor of Cummings d. Tucker II the returns
show bat Cummings Tucker received fifty 1--we votes
only the aid returns cannot be ect because dis
tpct according to the best Of my recollection that he
had 1O4 votes If the vote had been low IS would
rec llect it; ! am certain II 100.
The accused each examined before Justice Stuart
William Turner stated that he about thirty years Of
age, born In Ireland lived at No 1853 West Twenty eighth
street, and painter by trade. In relation to the
charge against him, he said, ~ am innocent Of the
William Murray stated that he is forty years old born
in Scotland lives at No 273 Seventh avenue and keeps
porter house In relation to the charge he says II
not guilty"
Hugh Mooney says is thirtysx years Of age born in
occupation lamp Lighter, aud in relation the charge
II am not guilty"