New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-14
COMMISSIONERS SEVENTH PRECINCT.
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Sheriff Of he Parish Of 0rteaas:
SIN: Tho upderrirned two Of the Commissioners of the
Election hold At the seventh precnct III this city on
Monday the 5th day Of November Instant for to
the psremptory mandamus directed TO them out O the
~ John NJ Bell ESQ., by which they required to make
an amended return Of the proceedings which took place
at said precinct 30 far as they concerned Us Com
mssoners respectfully declars that the Commissioners
roceeded Immediately after the closing OF the polls to
cause every except the officers the election and
the DEPUTY Sheriff. to leave ROOM and the only door
leading into the room from the street was closed and
strongly braoed inside space In the center Of the
part Of the house through which the votes had been
ceiyed renaniug ops but barricaed to tbs height Of
bo,t Tx Fest the upper part Of kept open
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That the then opened the box containing
the for State ocers which were separated
Amsrican Ticket placed tcgether those headed
Democratic Ticket Il placed together, and those
which had been scratched placed together separately
forlthe purpose Of being and tailed that the
st nsined parcels counted but the them
mad not been counted Called they then replaced
Id the box final when the returns were filed up
and the number of parcel headed Aforesaid
put down by the clerks loose sheets of We
tnsn proceeded to call "a ths names q each
as found upon the split tickets which were Tailed by the
clerks in the usual Way also upon loose sheets Of paper
and which occupied about two hours that having I'm
ised this these tickets also replaced in the
box and the clerks directed add count the
Of votes which had been given for each candidate
whilst the e. p I u S sna
be that accordingly the Commissioners proceeded to
separate tbs said tickets they had done before putting
those for Mr. Cuvsleier and another and those
scratched in third place or hat that those for Mr.
Bradford had been counted y Wm g .h ana ~ =
ing those Mr. Guyelier when about fifteen minutes
before o'clock sudden rush made by persons
outside the room who jumped tbs railing before
described the prop from the doors through which
some fifteen or twenty persons rushed into the
those who had jumped the IN less
era or Clerks could Interfere the boxes and ell theppers
swept from the table BY violence, passed Into the
street. and not all Of them burnt In fire which
must have been previously prepared. ALI in the room
disappeared through tina back door into the yard when
the attack made except the undersigned who re-
manned until all who had entered the room haa lat
they then walked out through the ont door and l the
place. i'm 44s58s 4ssaEs5s s.6ss4aa. N. ss6. IA
And for further answer or return Aforesaid the under
signed say that the tim Of the destination Of the
boxes and papers aforesaid there had been no report
made TO them hy the clerks Of the number "a votes count
ed Of the number OF the votes gwen 70 any
lar candidate candidatesi but Mr. Horton one 81 the
undersigned remembers that the number q clear Ameri
the three made of ail the tickets In the
State boxes but DOES not precisely W. mum
Of Democratic tickets he heard one OF me clerks
nounced to some outsiders Of Who
how the tasys stood Tor some OF tns pu
much engaged In counting The votes 70 81
notice Tor whom Or the number q votes mus
time engaged In counting the votes ior gustce o. tne
Peace and constable thas tns sneess q paper upon
which the number Of votes far as counted had been
entered being 90 they dd not
seq these they have no means o. ascertain
what number q votes we,s polsa .or any
candidate or and that they from mem
or make return as oy tns Astn seeelon q IN
act escons wnicn % ~ sne oiloMng Moros
L sna o. W. daty q NE s a 70
ceive tine ballots ~ AL legal voters VINO sna oneI V
deposte lne sameln ne 70 ns a1r
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