New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-23
La " INTELLIGENCE.
THE CONTESTED CONTBOLLERSIIIP.
TRIAL OF TILE CASE OF JOHN s. GILES ayf
AZARiAH c. PLAGG.
SEPRrNF COJRT-BefN-e Judge fsOrr.
SIXTH DAY-NONDAy

continued.
Mr. Richard b. Connolly County Clerk, testified in
the The witness evan md "" John o:borae
who dePosea ioioS' TS,,f a. ss' & si 100. s,s
charge this ticket sut etcfJneered for ~ wss perecy
rrtued but been fcratched ser IL OUT IL
vas ornins ed by Ce-tral Committee OF saica WAS
and which met si No jo Broadway. T..
uSeb sfi5attd see essis bad charge OF tue nearly
al 6ay other p except those who got tkets from me
tered; ..w nese ( them put in tbs baOtbo1.
John Egap, who was examined before, wss again
which be voted the regular ese' voted
election il he let District Of the Nineeenih Wi't
CroeKauned- saw no scTa;shed ucket a. tat eiecuon
Stephen Roberts sworn, testified "a follows: Ny
oeeoPson a !. Es,e ,%s sb M n. M 10 %
fer the ~noe city took the e1n,f,et senteman
with the return. Tor the lot D'i% OF na.
did come 70 haad I'LL he day stt-r the eection !,
TO The Head Office and takes om thai TO NJ Cris oite
a. No 4 Hanover stset .,
the Third and Eify-eyenta street "a 9s Sc
opd district OF the Nineteenth WsrC know MI JOIN burt-
who YES Inspector Elections in the First District US "a
poll OF tbs, District when they were eanVssns me
Chsr cte Burke me- 10 p-Lc upon piece OF pp7
we Voe 81 M NJ Hn,Is aid A. the hons. where lived ha,
MI Flags 56 this the Sunday sier the elee
Cros. e1aui-ed-I was interested the Tsmmany Hall
Jsmes c. Willet sworn deposed follows: am
the sheriff OF the CRY County VI Neiork Know there
roa M Bu5A M SG' ~, p s99slpsd nS s ON Ti,s be
prorrietJ counting the city and county box over ss'n
birt ;ueh thing occurre would be impressed u7'n my
n ind. IL II isht have been -. -,
Cro,.txsmneG-I saw 10 Tammany Hall Hard Shell
tickets " III Gles's them
FTspcis J. Toumv, sworn, ties flied follows; ! am
Csp,sn Of Police the Nineteenth Wsrt; have ~o aiipn
.r .si re had IN that her- @n-ns wrors about
the city and county box snd be wanted me 70 axe
charge Off; said would do aud tod hin % send up the
h other boxes the time he tot me he wanted 70 come
up tine and couLt saw the box 81 tae ssSn noue
day alter Fifty ninth street out "s mo- igis M
il arrived II remained Under the desk AZ the st.on House t
the time Mr Burke made his shdayii VIZ ~ , u az , ~
the boOkcsse the end Of the de:k where we s mar apoa
month weeks after the tecton there were taree Ae''
J,nes Brien ard Michael McCennhad one pieces the box
v.s brought this the last day Of the -,he n
IL.d no, vs.. brousht wn today BY Sergeant Beatty
tn has been counted or twice since wss P' into me
botkesse
The b.. VS.. hare Produced in court s,,,,o, u,,..
Wines resuped-t aon Ps[aes esne 20 NJ VeSoeg
or Of tho r1n OF Baker MeSfedou he and looked over the
tickets together helped him 20 count some thnk ne c9nh
Cd r. he whole Of the regular Demccrac ,ket-tae Tam
nay ticket tank he counted the entire cse' TOY
20 nct remember precisely whether he counted the whole OF
Fss.s be found regular votes Tor fass taan wse
tie returns ofthe lIseeoIs aud Le dd ho oon. "a az
hGns sertaDei this he put back The tickets IN ,he ooA aa
Locked hi. was after Baiies atda' iss Us Wr
Coventry H. Waddel who both oeeher they TOOK th7
fer ~ "a n.fs mssorandam of the count; when they
the box locked op; renamed IN the oon
sso; , he NJ iTdsp b,. been ,her- since that with
Mr. Wsdde they couL,ed the tickets the First Lieutenant
hirk was in charge when tiey esme told there were
two tickets othat boz, but toni kno" OF ay rom
nv own personal knowledge; Lieut. ben tod ins Ia pok
two Of the box to decide question about me vos
Cross led-Mr Burie told ne "heh canvaslps lh'
charter ticket there variation OF 'SeA Noe IN 'c on
t caused by their having been eounie se;oaa s ne sA
Iohg about the OF the Controllers my ts' discoys oi
the hidug under my deck: Aicked VIM my ool
snl found open the beI never locked that am
M are Of the tim si 70 the SAtO. House 70 'ne
ure.ent counted beyond 6h-he vote aO @sd 70
Mr. Fsgi he oou1ted up sbou; 0 bat thk he dd not
90 .pv fnrbe, be counted Ge. tcks and huk there
weIe 81 thiS VS. ihe e,iue toe, 'I'' suI a'i f'''
Stephen Shangle, sworn, testified as follows; The
Il p 5cs i1G Sa B s s As S5i s S[S as9S s 10
the Station HoGe N[ keteLg took tAfee 9t out O
the k each Kind out Of IL he took out Altogether aD"nt
shteen twenty AFTER TOOK the box lao alteration " aa'
Croe,srined-I took no pains the tickets which
Mr. Ketehur took out little bunsies out Of the
Michael Mccain. sworn testified as follows know
Policeman sethen Shsnse be delivered the box t. me the
nh, aer the election tod him lay It under the desk'
which be did lay there about month, sae's there . an
iron railing around tAe desk and sa;, the captain
srd ieuie1sns charge during !asr absence are
ber in there the box ked ia the bookcase o "aen
had key, heard that 'ooa out one or 1~o A7'i
Sergeant Beatty testified as follows am Ser
seaL Of NiDeteen Ward Police remoy ID the box from
Tie Station House by the direction ot tie eapal oOus
ibs Court and took back aean To- II up ~ inc coe'
several other witnesses were examined but be, testimony
Was Simply corob,raiivs Of that already given MI 4. n
WstCe who II testified he'd ein's,ed ,he oly anl
count, boA In COMPANY with NJ Anhouy J. Bee .er after
bad left at the stson House wss put upon the ssna
fe
tsst ard hst sccordng to the canvass sds S nun Su
Mr. Bleecker Mr. Giles h.d reciyei as vs. ana M rag
srIy the asA .fsgg bad therefore been exc uied
he OF the inspectors whse eouIt ave nun DO,
pared the tally of the Inspectors snd that nale oy es
Bletcker and sdel showing that there were only lev
vo,es difference between the different candi'
dates tie city and -ouriy ticket
SEVENTH DAY-TvrsDAY.
W {. II. Waddell recaled-Ihe whole NUMBER OF
votes scoord nv go there were ioar usts
that could be csnSssed found parcel OF cse VIVA
mot OF tie wIen upon them he wl"e hanDsi y,
'hese w " priuted sDi written uestb was ~ tneI1 ao
- ofthe r. w tickets with GieS or Con1roAer
and le with FLAGS Mr. I.yoTs ekeh aete nete
Giles srd for tsgs these r w uteS are N7J H1'S W
verified. tlouEh INK there three allie
Judge Ednondsli the Court please wish to ate before
ilis vi mess that We d. not eohsde t M A
Of suy eoneq wbsever 1t hAvn ben open Tor 'ey
n,nhs and accessible tor 20 lons une we sas , @
that suy suhequsst eount Of its ooIen cannot Dc u ""
slstic-t WEIGHT ,.,,,,
Ci,. Sr Controller; Il fl Howe. - f'r Anos Sth no
st for sltgs; do lot Teeoleet whether 'he{ We 9
t! ory 'c the votes on Oontf0ei a. ~
nrst essulInston on my 'reohe eHamiaai1h ,y
a. the sourd ST for Mr flSs' - for
Ole, iowts llG for AIles. and TOT J. > ~ es
James Meme, bee swnrn-I reside IN the 1t Dfrict
Il he Nuetse1ih Wsrd; know Mr. Buse TAXED ~lih n
ht of ih" cs-e o the "a. anh" 80 I
ect,d ,e Of the oppo'"H he 'ad hist ". 90 s"l
thst the majority consdeTsti-.
os- examined The Democrat p>rty 70 our =,
srit lo matters between INN and rs- 49, M, s".
usei wh.r scsr about oppsi'i2l u.eant ~ e, ~ ,, ~
ssyias suyth uE shout tho District. .,
Bnsc hcCsbb, swop.-I reside IN the Nineteenta
W.fd ben am ~ hore know Nj hh and sf-,A. y, ~ n
a.cut The of Fssg II the same tine ths 'tta ~
,fdsyt made he BID too re he arpt 80 al
s.ked him b. ro-sl- that th- so'~. ~-" ifin''
r..S srd he Noush tod hin he htd better 60
'rS asIe a. & .I I'd Ig; III, ~,,n... .bou, h,-
ray Ier.' uer. IN ,se c.,,re So a.. Dy-,-r.,
rsry ). e,ided have sgn shells aud hre shol' sni
McCsit sid flna men ard fsla mon; tie Teiy n7u