The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-17
CITY ELECTION FRAUDS.
Court OF General Sessions.
Before His Honor Recorder Tillou.
THIRD DAY.

MAY lb.-The trial Of William Turner, Hugh Mooney,
and William Murray, indicted for having made wrong
and Illegal return Of the number of votes poed at the
Frst district Of the Twentieth ward, the election day
Of the 9th Of November last, was continued to-day.
Terrain Freeman, being duly sworn, deposed as fol-
ows-Question Where did you live last election days
g. Did you vote on the 9Th of November hstS A
o. where2 A. At the First district Of the Twentieth
Q. For whom7 A. For Cumming Il. Tucker.
Cross examincdQ What time of the day did you vote?
4. It early in the morning.
Q Where did you get the ticket A. At the boxes.
o How many boxes were there2 A. saw two
Q What tickets were given at these bo1ess A. Demo
@ Did you get more than one wing ticket A. Yes.
G. How manyY A. Could not say.
@ There were several whig tickets in the field? A.
Q Several democratic ones, too9 A. Yes.
g When you got your tickets, where did you go' A.
Q What did you do with them when you went to the
hos2 A. / handed them to the inspectors.
How many tickets did you hand to the inspectors9
Joseph s. Fountain sworn, degosed-o Did you vote
~ the last general electionY A. Yes.
q What DISTRICT A. Could not say, but 1t was near
Twenty seventh street.
O. For whom did you voter A. For Cumming H.
Cross examined-o Where did you live at that timer
A. No. 50 West Twenty ninth street
O. And you came up town for the purpose of voting7
Q What way did you get up' A. In a stage.
@ Were you in hurry A. Yes.
g Where did you get the tickets9 A. At the box.
O. What ticket did you there? A. Several.
Was the MARITIME ticket one Of thems A. Could not
o When you got the ticket who did you vote fors A.
O. Did YOU vote the whole ticket9 A. think did; 1
looked for Schafer ticket, but don't think found IT,
Q Do you remember seeing the words Cumming H.
Tucker on the ticketY A. Yes.
Q How was It spelledf A. Could not say.
g. Was It in capital letters or small onesf A. Could
not be positive about that.
@ Was Mr. Tucker named in full length or in intials9
@ How DO you know IL was Cumming n. Tucker
name was spelled in full or notf had too many
things ny mind to think of such small items.
Was Chauncy schafer the ticket for District At
torney A. Could not say, but selected his ticket and
O. why did you vote for Mr. schafsrs A. 1 don't
think need answer that question.
preferred mY h da you vote ''' NJ s'h'hsr' Because
John H. Perham being sworn, depoeed a. follows %.
Did you vote at the last elections A. Yes
@ For whom did you voter A. For Cumming q.
Cross examined Q Where did you live at that tmeS
A. 80 West Twenty eighth street
O Where die you get the ticket from A. From Mr..
@ wha. condition was the ticket in when you - it
Whereabouts did Mr. Bartlett give you the ticket
a. Before the polls.
@ Had you any conversation with any one before you
deposited your BALLOT A. Could not say.
10 you lecouect SAikin8 Win bArtettl A. 4
think did
O. Did you go Immediately to the polls9 A. Yes
@ Did you look at the tickets before you voted' A.
: Q Whose name was on the ticket for Alderman A.
Cumming H. Tucker.
@ Whose name for Councilman A. Could not saw
Have you any recollection Of any further names on
the tcketS A. think Mr., Blunts name was on ri
q Was Cumming H fuckers name printed in fun on
she ticketr A. Yes
@ Are you suref A. Yes, or else should not have
voted that ticket. S
O. Are You sure the name OF Cumming n Tucker vas
spelled in full Mr.. Blunts was on the ticket
a. think am equally positive Of the two facts
Had you seen these tickets before you came TO the
pollsY A. No.
@ What other tickets did you see A. None other
O. Do you remember whether Cumming II. fuckers
was in large small letters2 A. Could not say
Q Doyou remember whether they were in large or
smal lettersY A. think in large letters.
Mr. Bartlett deposed followsQ Did you vote at the
last election a. Yes.
Q For whom A. Cumming r. Tucker.
Cross-examined.-Q How long did you stay at the
polls A. Until twelve O'Clock, when went home to
my dinner.
Q And then you staid there all days A. did not; Il
came down 70 the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Tenth,
Seventh and Seventeenth wards and then returned to
rh< polls ofthe Twentieth district.
How long did you get back before the polls cosedf
Q You were o. esent during the canvassY A. No.
Q What was the rea Son2 A. The room was 90 email
and crowded that did mt care about going in.
Q 10 you know whether there was roF there A.
ytsre we're several email rows.