The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-22
BOald Of County Camvasscrs.
II0HTH DAY.

ing at IL o'clock--tbe President in the chair
The returns referred back to Inspectors for correction
first called up aud passed upon revised The
in the district of The First ward in the
corooersthere being ference Of thirty votes the
two returns-was iecommitted to the inspectors for
showed 81 ballots than poed in the district
az appearing by the poll list.
The remaining discrepancies Of the first five wards
thus far canvsssed being mainly clerical confirmed
az amended without opposition.
Before entering upon the reading OF the returns of the
Sixth Ward, which came next In order,
Supervisor ELY, of the Seventeenth Ward said he had
several adsvs to present in relation to the
the canvass in some OF the districts of that ward,
which he would offer separately previous to the
the district being read 70 which they respectively
erred He then read an affidavit Of VIM. B. Mann Of
No 296 Broadway, as foll,ws:-
CITY and County Of Ne,c York, @-Wm B. Mann of said
city, being duly sworn saith followsThat he Is an
elector in said city and resides at 2as Broadway and
engaged the retail diy goods business said
mentioned place; that the 9th Of November 1856 he
present at the first election dstrict of the sixth
wad when the polls were closed at sunset that day
that the police under the direction Of the Of
said election removed every per from the room where
the ballot boxes the doors of said roam
then closed and locked before the of the bal
ets commenced; that he with others expressed wish
to remain IN said reom which request refused e the
Sworn before me, Nov. r. 1866. H G. BANKS, Com.
missioner of Deeds.
The affidavit Supervisor Ely himself moved 10 Law on
the table, which carried.
supervisor HowARo thereupon read the returns Of the
First District and discrepancy occurred with the re-
turn in the han Ia Of the County Clerk
Previous to reaing the Of the Second District
Supervisor Ely sub mitted second affidavit of one Gil
bert L. Ellis, of No ~ Ficst street, AS follows -
City ond County g Neo forf Gilbert l. Elis OF the
Seventeenth ward residing at NJ 81 FIRST street being
duly ssith that at The late election In the Sixth
ward in the Fifth district - Lear acted lns pee
tor, and is not Of age and not entitled to vote that
Patrick Auburn who acted as Inspector in the Fourth
hat
the ballots cast IN the Second and Third districts
counted at the station house that for the Fifth and
Sixth districts the ballots both the same
room and away from the place where the election
held and that said facts true to the hes. of his
knowedse, information and belief. G. LEWIS ELLIS.
Sworn before me Nov. 49, 1855. H. c. BANKS Com
missioner of Deeds
This also took the course OF he previous nfdavit
Super visor HOWARD presented ai lavit OF the In
seccrs Of the district before reading the
Of the same explaining how an error occurred in the
return placed in the County Clerks office by the vote
sheriff The hal psned, it stated in giving Nc.
McIuyre 49, instead 50-the former vote being that
for Connolly as County Clerk ard wrongly paced opposite
Mr.. Mclntyres name
The yeturn as called for by the afda
Wit, was notion ordered, when the return eu.ire
was read by Supervisor Howard.
The two returns ,fer the correction, also found
to conform throughout.
The returns 4 the Third and Fourth districts were
read and exec pting lew unimportat dscrepance, like.
wise each conormed with hose deposited In the County
Supervisor BROWN here stated that he had seen during
the day the Inspectors of the First district of the First
ward hAd further amended thtir correction
to the return o the vote for Coroners from that
The mistake he said, oversight of the clerks in
giving wheean 24s votes instead OF l4S, which brought
the tosi vote to as required to agee with the poll
list The CORR ction was duly made.
The returns of the Fifth district read, and
showed only one or two miLpr variations
Supervisor Ely eeore the reading Of the of the
hna! district Of the Sixth ward. read additional
afidavits, Ms foows:-
CITY and County If Ne,p York ss-Bepiamin Van Riper
OF said city and county being duly sworn saith and de
poses fohows:-rha, he eec.or Of the city aud
ntnfv nfN No h. xl.tL 10 - y 4
street and Is engaged commission broker in said
city that between the hours Of and twelve clock In
to the Halle of Justice, in Cent street. which are in the
Second con district where the Inspectors Of tie Sixth
election district of the Sixth ward we're making the
returns that he assisted SAID in counting
sailing the votes from the ballots cast the said election
and that he himself called of number Of ballots. ant
Una. ey were recorded "a called oil by him; that SOM
of the tallies exclusively made up by this depo
nent; tie number thereof duly entered, without obec
ticn on said reurns by the clerk Of the polls
direction Of the Inspectors; that the returns after ben
completed for Comptroller exhibited for AxsaL Flag
119 votes, and told them to change it to 139 vote
which they accordingly did; that Upon one ticket "a
sheriff saw the name OF James c. wiet scratched
erased and the Inspectors counted it vote for Willie
The day following he was again at the place,
the Inspectors stated to opponent that they had lost thsi
returns as made up the day before and they then went
work and made up new and fresh returns from
BENJAMIN VAN RIphe.
Sworn before me, Nov. 10, 1885, H. c. BANKS, comui
CITY and oountyef Nec YorA, IS John nonohue bsna
duly sworn deposes and says that he resides at o III
Seventh street. in the city of New York that he is
clerk in the Office Of Banks Glover lawyers in said city
that he sent by Mr. Glover e.ne.day afternoon
the 7th November t. obtain ths return for ta sixth cleo
ton district, Sixth ward; that said returns
vasec in the Tombs Of said city, that while there he
observed that one Of the Inspectors OF election for said
election district asleep snd lid canvass assist
in canyassiug OF the votes during the time that he
remained there This Defendant further says, that he
If said votes and Is nrmcd and believes the
said Van Fiper did not belong in the sixth ware, but
hat 1ah c,r
ther tina, he received The for the Counsel to thu
oorIOrs;Son from said Van Ripper and frths said dspo
Sworn before me, Nov. 10, 1885, H. G. BA,Ks, Com
missioner If Deeds.
OF said city and county, ana eector therein, re
siding at is0 White street being duly sworn saita
That the polls Of the Esixih district of he Sixth
ward held in Walk street, between Baxter
Mulberry strtets and that the ballot boxes, bease
count or canvass o. the we're taken from the SAT-
polls tn at the back os the Justices Court Ia tn
Trmbs, out Of raid elec,i district, and then
there counted and canvassed Depohent further salt
that he was present at the said canyass unit after n
Of the charter vote. And further that he
during the day Of the election Mt the polls that her
wss DO riot or such dturbapce a. to require the r.
moval Of the said ballot boxes and further dsporea
saith not. THOMAS WI II.
Sworn TO this 18th Nov, 1855. II. C. BAySs Commits
Cigand County q Ne~ York ga lanes g. Scott OF sal
city being duly swoin saith and deposes follows.
Th. he = an eector Of said city aud re des at No q
Department in the said city foreman for the Stree
Inspector Of the sixth ward; that Thursday Novem
Der 8, 1885 he present at the Halls of Justice IL
Centre street, when the canvassng OF the Sixth Election
district FOR the Sixth ward was crossing at about
O'clock in the afternoon of that day. In looking owe
the returns for Sheriff. which at that time had been com
petcd, he found that votes appeared for Joseph II
Tocne; that he then at that time and place, sctus
protested against said returns the inspectors then pro
posed TO compromise the matter by entering for sal
Tone said returns ely hit votes; that he still insist,
upon said protest, and Immediately and uncere
uicuiousy elected from the aud not pefmitte
TO return. JAMES G.. SCOrr.
Sworn before me- Nov. TO- 1856, fIfSRy g. EasKs, Com
missioner of leeds
Gu and County Of New Y@k &s Joseph souder being
duly. WON aithand depoes folows:rhat he resides
No SAY iham street in said city that he il street
inspector FOR tho sixth ward In said city that he pre-
sent the Halls Of Justice Centre street in said city
on the Sth day Of November 1855 at shortly ser thre,
O'Clock In the afternoon of said day, at the time whet
the making up Of the election returns for the Sixth dis
tic, Of the sixth ward progressing an subssquen
TO The time referred to by James g. Scott Ia the foregoing
AFFIDAVIT. On examining said returns which we're com
pe'ed for Sheriff. he found that there were votes en-
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