New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-22
BOARD OF COUNTY CANvASSERS.

The Beard met Yesterday at IL g. III. The Super
vi,ors Of tie First, Third ard Fifth Wards presented
corrected returns.
The CORE cted returns of the Vth District of the
Eirst Ward for COr0ners was las votes.
Mr. Ely calico attention 10 the discrepancy between
this nu Dber ard the poll.list. The poll list showed
that onlk 5l2 men voted the City and County ticket.
Az no man could vote for more than four Coroners,
only 2,O4s votes could be legally cast.
They were again returned Cor correction, AMI the
Board PROCEEDED TO canvass the votes OF the Sixth
WMd.
MIR. ELY read an affidavit of VIM b. Mum, who
sweaIs that on the closing of the polls in the LIST
Dstiict Of tie Sixth Ward the police cleared the room
by the direction OF the inspectors, and the votes were
counted with closed doors He could not remsiu or
get I'D, although he attempted to- Mr.. Ely hsd also
short affidavit relating TO the election 10 the remaining
Districts OF this Ward-that of Gilbert L.. Ellis OF the
heventenih Ward who said that in the lid District
one Lear ofiicsted as inspector who was not OF age
in the IVth q who lived in Bro )klyn, and in
arothsr District the votes were counted in the Station
House.
The inspectors of the lid District of the Sixth Ward
sent in statement sho wing that in their return 20 the
County Clerk they had put down Mclntyres votes at
2s2 whereas il wss in reality only so.
Mr. Brown broughi In the origiI al tally of the Ist
District of the First Ward by which it appeared that
Whelan's vote was chsLged by clerk from las 20
24s Tie correction of this rec uoed the vote OF the
district to Q CAS- which was vi hin the pol-ist.
TIE csLvass Of the Sixth Ward was proceeded with.
Mr. ELY reai in relation 10 the election Of the Vita
District the sfhdavit of Benz l.. Vsn Ripper that he
Vas 10 the Tcmbs about noon the day after the cleo
ton and helped canvass o the election IN the tn
District although that was in the With Districts that
be Kept the tally part Of the time, and the voe was
set down from bis count; that ne told them to pat
down Flagg 8. ll9, and atterwsrd at l39, aud they
cid so; and that ticket for Sheriff he saw the
lame OF James {. Wilett scratched out, but the In
sptctsrs coui ted il for him, and thst the next day he
vent 10 the inspectors and they said they had ios'
y tr return they went 10 work and made out ne
oKts from bis uemoi aEds.
Jsmt DoDohue, & clerk OF Glover, candidate for
Corr Grafton Counsel went next day after election TO
the roInbs which s in the With Election Dbtrlc tJr
the vote Of the VI Distct and found one OF the In
spe ctors asleep and Van Riper At work. ana Naa Rir
ave him tie vote for Corporation Counsel.
Thomas W lite swears that there was 10 row at the
ro which rendered it necessary to remove the votes
nom the district.
James T.. Scott went il on The 9TH OF November
w ere thew were counting votes and finding no votes
for Tocue protested; they tried TO compromise oy
uniting down three votes and then he was not sas-
ned, and they put BIN out s1mmafly. 49,
Joteph Sander No. s4i Chsthsm street. also pro-
tested for the same GAUGE and the clerk pulled on.
twisted bundle of ballots for foone, and by direction
Of the Ifpsctors pu, do eight votes Inc moor vas
covered with votes and the inspectors said they hso
lost the tally.
Charles A. Dumonlin swears that some DAYS S1er
the election, of the inspectors came TO tne county
Ckrs Office and got the returns and that the inspec
tors carried item to the DistrctAttorneys once saa
thence 10 the Sixth Ward hotel and retired 10 pm
vste room up ssirs. Deponent and A. w. Smith se,s
refused mittapce 10 the room and said no one so0ao
see the returns until they had corrected them Two
persons were With them whom they called pou cerxs'
Alexander Smith corroborstes Dumonlin.
Thee sidsvn were lsid the table with the rest
Mr. HowARD had slso IN ethiAvit from the In
ppec.ors John Brogsn. John d. O'Lesry and sen
Rooney, who swear that their returns contained q