New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-06
,ard then Adjourned 20 Monday.
POUDYISM Ar THE POLLS.

and con plants against policemen aid citizens for utter
fer.ng with vottrs ard disturbing tie election on
Tuesday, in various Wards in the city. Warrants
were issued for the arrest Of all the parties against
whom con plairt was made aud placed IN the hands
of the SQUAD Of officers attached to the Recorder
Court At late hour last evening lumber OF these
Border Ruffians still al large the officers having
been unable to find them at their usual haunts-tbe
rur-shops Of the First Ward. TIE foLo@ng are the
aidayts Of several Of the compliments in this matter
Gin and Counfq Of Ner York, ss.--Folix Dafy Of
The CITY Of NewYork, residing al No. lOj Greenwich
street, being duly sworn. says that he went to the
Hid District in The First Ware to stteud the polls
as a challe1g ger; that deponeDt was voter la sad
ward; that dtpoDent was taken hold Of BY police nan
and dragged from the polls that depoDent then ~eut
to Ca 1ta,n Hapn aud requested protection TO vote;
the Captan replied that he had OF suf ieLt force to
rrottct me- that William Foster. constable of the
First Ward then showed deponent away from the polls
and told dcponebt he should not vote and dsponen.
vas III able TO vote. At about 10 o'clock deponent
returned TO TIE polls and got part OF the way into tie
room. person ubknos II TO deponent came and asked
He handed me Wood ticket / told hi n / had one.
lie then dragged me out and said should not vote.
While tbs person had hold of me 5rson came no
ard struck me, and was kicked in the back. AL
this time policemen were by and did net Interfere to
prevent the outrage. As got to the door William
Wilson, the candidate for Alderman, called out,
Give it 10 the son of abb" John Eurlght then
struck doponent in the face violent blow. That de-
pOnent then set upon and beaten BY Patrick Car
~ Joseph Petty, ara was knocked into q cellar Tnat
deponent verify believes and charges that il WAS the
intention Of the said Wilson, Petty Curry and Enrght
to take the life of deponent. FELH Duff.
Sworn before Inc this 9Th day Of November 1856.
JAS. NJ SMITH, Recorder.
City and Comfy Of Ner. York, SIS. Lewis II.
Mooney being duly swOrn depose AID says that he re-
sides al No. COurtanct street aud does business at
No. lao Liberty street in said city. That yesterday,
November a Infant about ~ O'Clock in the morning,
at the request Of the porter in his employ whose chris
tan name Chares, he proceeded to the polls at No
ITO Greenwich street in said Ward that said Charles
deposited his ballot; that immsd ately thereafter,
person unknown 10 this ceponeot came up 10 him and
said. This is the man. something to that effect, and
struck depOrent on the head that deponsn can ideG-
tify the person who assaulted and beat him. That,
ihereupoD, large number of persons whose names
bre unknown to this dcponeD to bis great bodily 10.
jury. And therefore, depOnent charges said persons
whose names are unknown TO him, with assault and
battery. LEWIS II. MOONEY.
Sworn before me this 9Th day Of November 1856.
JAMES NJ SMITH, Recorder.
At o'clock in the afternoon John +. Enrght
arrested by Sergeant Walsh and taken before the Re-
cOrder On beng asked if he had any witue sse3, he
sad he hsd at present, but came prepared with
bis bail. He could call upon the officer who was pres
ent when the affray took place. The Recorder re-
mari ed that he bad warrant out for him the ot cer).
james Roach of No. l02 w eter street became surety
for Enrighs appearance at the next Term Of General
Sessions the sum of 81 0OO The Recorder informed
the accus, that he would send the papers to the Grand
Jury tomorrow, and that the case would probably DO
tried on Friday.
The following is Enngbts examination:
@. What is your nome3 A. John +. Enrisht.
q. What is your agel A. Forty years.
Q. Where were you born? A. Ireland.
Z. Where do you 1--we? A NcwIork.
q. What is your occupation? A HUtelkeeper.
q. Have you anything to say. and if go what in re-
latiOn TO the charges against you 7 A. deny the
charge.
John Dalton Lieutenant of the First Ward, was ar
rested and brought before the Recorder the aid.-
Wits of Thomas jackson and James Bullock of tho
First Ward which stated that said Dalton, with other
POLICEMEN had sceu jackson beaten and did not inter-
fere. The accused raid he was Lot ready for exan
nation upon which the Recorder told him he should be
obliged to commit him to prieon. Dalton asked, how
ever to be admitted TO bail, which the Recorder
refused until after his examination.
Dalon-But, Sir, you know me well enough TO be
aware that can procure bail and can do my duty.
Recorder--I know, Sir that if what is charged
against you be true You have been guilty of serious
crimes. l know no person in the discharge of my
duty, nor have l any personal friends.
The accused then permitted to se;d for bail, and
William =. Powers, keeper of porter-house at the
corner of City Hall place and Chambers street be-
came his bail in g. 600, being 81 900 on each of two
charges against him.
The Recorder stated that he was determined 10
carry the law into effect to the fullest extent in
of conviction with every public officer who neglected
his duty. The punishment is Elk months Peniteniary
and fine Of $3.50.
Dalton declared he was on duty elsewhere at tn.
time charged in The affidavit.
ANOTHER CASE.
Walter II. Wyatt, from the Eighth Ward, made the
following statement before the Recorder:
4 lid no tod fha
Of Election Others for the reception Of votes from
legal voters first went there at 81 O'Clock m. The
polls were not open, The crowd so great that
kept al hour with no prospect of voting an
went away. l returned at III O'Clock, and remained
an hour The crowd was more intense and from oil
appearance calculated obstruc respectable aud quiet
citizens from voting and to the especial interests OF GER
tain parties. The time occupied by each voter, &C
cording TO many persons who kept time. was about
half an hour. / again returned at 3 O'Clock and 70
NAMED in the crowd and pressure until the polls were
closed yet had no opportunity OF depo.itlng my vote
ard during my stay there found Capt. Tuinbul AID
Ctker police officers uude. his charge pretending to re-
ieve the crowd but at the same time were crowdbg in
special voters and at the same time appealed to by
many to make better regulations and l was ny self,
lust before the polls closed, struck by polcemsn who
had ,ssed in four several times, with from three to
four ofere nj parties each time and there must have
been at least from 10 two bu1dSt voters at the
closing If the polls who ere similarly oostructed
". Ii. WYATT. NJ. %, BroOue street
John Glmartiu of No. 9 Madison street, also made
an affidavit that on the 18th of November William
Mount, policeman, was present at one OF the polls OF
the Seventh Ward ano saw the tcket-boI and tickets
destroyed and did not interfere to prevent 1t, but
rubbed his bands and commenced laughing While the
box and tickets were being destroyed.
The Recorder adjourned the Court at about o clock
till O'Clock day, when he will continue the invesii-
CATION.