The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-15

oDcer wanted and he wrote something in ahe shape of an
| excuse which he handed to me, and which handed to
the officer; do not hiph spoke TO the Judge
the subject again.
Mr.. Elders direct examin alton here closed and the
| 10 O'Clock
| Board Of County CWnvrsSers.
| SECOND DAYS SESSION.
| PROTEST FROM JOSEPH II. TOoNE, HOuTs N. 8LO-
| vER, John y. GILES AND JOSEPH souTuw0EyH-
ANOTHER PROTECT FROM E1sENATOa BARR, ETC.
The Board Of County Canvassers for the city and
ty Of New York met yesterday NJ II O'clock in tse
chamber Of the Board Of Aldermen 10 adjourn
ment The audience part Of the chamber crowded,
and among those present many Of deated and
successful csndlaee. The lawyers behalf OF the
testsnts and their opponents sssrs Curtis Noyes,
r. Y. Cutler and VIM. NJ Evarts.
After the calling OF the roll Mr.. WIN CURTIS NoYA said
he had protest to present behalf Joseph H. Toone
Louis N. Glover John s. Giles and Joseph southworth,
against the count OF certain votes certain districts
all OF which would be found ia the protest
The reasons he added why these votes should not be
counted are given therein.
Alderman HrRncK moved that the counsel be perma.
ted the privilege of reading the document.
Alderman LoRD-I would AJAX whether it 10 consistent
with rules to receive a protest from any one but
member, and TO hear argument from counsel upon the
matter.
The PRECEDENT said IL should be handed in, and the
Clerk would read it.
Alderman ELY know that 1t is customary for candi.
dates to protest through their counsel but whether
was read by the counsel or by the Clerk. it could
be acted upon till Its purport and tenor made
10 refer TO the Grand Jury act upon II here In the
| Board
Alderman IonD had no objection to the protes, being
read all be required that the rules of the Board
| should be complied with.
Alderman HMRIcK-we have no rules
Alderman loRD-We must have some rules can't
get along II Mr.. Noyes allowed to make statement
bound to receive the statements of other persons
1t woulc be consistent with rules to have the
protest presented through member Of the board
ALI eIman KELLY said that last year Mr. cutting APP
peared before the Board for the parties protesting while
Mr. Shepard appeared In opposition and the matter
Dnally after long debate, referred 10 committee to
which the counsel were also referred We have he
nued right Ia listen to lawyers and their arguments
We have simply 10 count the ballots received
them, and then to intern the successful candidates Of
their election. II listen any Arguments In this
u will take several weeks TO get through with e.
maintain that In hearing counsel last year this Board
acted iregula,y these gentlemen have been deprived
OF their election by fraud let them 70 Il he court
Here Mr. Noyes handed the protect g. norman Ioa,
with the request tha, he wouid preseu r D he Board,
Alderman WAsSSAs proferei his "a .es ami The
document then came regularly bciore ts.
NJ CtT1H sad nc had also protest 10 present IN be-
half 81 Senator Barr
The Pn2ipa1 then announced the reception Of the
two protests which were handed to Of the clerks
who tead them. Tie following are the documents -:
pRorxu cou.TY CANDIDATE.
To he Board Of County Cnnyases Of the County % New
that at the polls at he Late general election Of the State
o New ork, held in and FOR the said city and
the first Tuesday Ia November In the year Of iord
1859 they severay candidates and voted Tor b, hs
czens tor the following Offices respectively that Is TO
eyy asS eduts iSv H. Clover for ,he ose ., " coun %
sci 10 the Corporation of raid city and county John :
Gics Tor the cfi &c Of Comptroller oI said city ant
county, Joserh fouthwt th for the Cfice OF Commis
soner Of Repairs and supplies for said city aud county
And that James e Wile also candidate aud voted
for by lie citizens for said Office IL sheriff Lorenzo H.
Shepard for said Office Of Counsel u the Corporation,
Azalah laRg for taid Office Of Comptroller aud ~,
thanel :. elah for said Office Of Commsscner o Repairs
and Supplies.
And hey further present tba, they all inf rmed
believe that by the returns parporng to have been
made certified by the Inspectors of Elections ~
the several election districts In the several was ot the
it,, and filed with the County Clerk 1t appears that d
James Wille lived about 4o3 voes fee eAi IL
ice Of shes III Il given for said Joseph II loone,
and that fad LORENZO - Snepsrd received about ,45l
votes for said Off Of Counsel 70 the Corporation
than gwen for said Louis ~ Clover, and that said
Azariah taRg received about iG1 more yoie for sid
sffce oitomptioler thsn we're given for fah John =
GILES and that sajd Nathaniel y S4ah received about
Ts4 for said Office Of Commissioned ~ Repairs
and supplies than given for the said Joseph ,uh
worth; whereas IN truth and 10 fact they informed
apd believe and alege and expect Il b. able % prove
that aid Jossp H. foona rccescd tg greatest nunber
II lepn yo,es for ehaia the said L. NJ Glover received
thf geaee number IL legal votes ir Counsel to tho Corr
poraiion The aid John q lies rcce "a the greatest
Ocr o egsi otcs for Comptroller, and tte said Joseph
souhvorh received the grcate-t number 81 legal sotea
lOr tomm-s sioDor OF Repairs ont applies, and % u
~oud haze appeared by said returns had they been
Il
Aud they acge that the votes Of many o the district.
in many 81 the wards u said city regnary, ie
galy and iraudulenly ased and returned aud that
he returns thereof Tor and account OF said rregua
riiy Jisgsiy an fraud utterly void and ought not
lc counted by tn Board of County Canvasses In pro.
cetane 20 estimate the votes of the county aud ought 30
be holly rejected and disaowed.
And they further aegc that such frauds and rregu.
ares pcfpefa' and exist IA regard 10 the yotel
The Second dstfict of the Frst Ward the seyer dis,
rics Of the Fourth ward the several districts OF the
xth The hghth district OF the Seventh watd the
Ninh and Tenth districts of the Eleventh ward the Ii
district the Twelfth ward the Fourth distrc Of the
thirteenth ward the several districts Of the Fourteenth
Vsd the Eleventh district o the Seventeenth ward the
Four district Of the Eighteenth ward the First district
the Nineteenth ward the Third aud Sixth distct u
lie twentieth ward the Fourth district of the Senty
,tcand ward; and several other districts wards
throughout the whole city.
Tie undersigned, therefore, protest against the e,i
mating Of ihe Noc- by the Board Of County Canvasscs
IN hc several enumerated and other districts and wards
whore such frauds and Irregularities have been
iniittd and they pray that said Board ~ County Can
may refrain from estimating said votes and de-
laring the bnai result until invest CATION into the
truth of the foregoing Allegations may made BY the
aid Board ~ County tanvastcrs either by committee
fr that purpose in such other they may
In tl.eif wisdon direct. JOSEPH ". ToONt
LOUIS " GLOVER,
JOHN s. GffiS