The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-19
rbr aweifsh Ward Eiectaoa Csse.

81 shssnee, and deep interest ID manfened In the pro
ceeding, shev ransplre before the magistrates The.
case for the prosecution has beeu closed, and viii 70
main Tor the tefenoan 70 reute the charge preferred
Assiass them on Froay next, when the case viii be
opened for the defence. AZ the testimony this
interesting, and refers 10 The conduct OF
politicians, ins pecsors elections aud candidates for
Office last election day, especially have concluded
70 pcbsh the entire the adavA lA2en in the case, a.
follows
Terence NcCure OF liIn street and Third avenue be-
pg duly sworn morning OF tue $50 Nov,
1885, between the bonrs "a aao octok ne proceeded
Thir elecion Of she rWeiftn ward IN said
city; on de .. nell sail d<sric the Inspectors
Of said q oslvassIng TIE cnArser box No 4
that sr ney huo oox tie Chair OF said
,rspoctofa q W Van yoorns there publicly announced,
n loud ana ds,lDa me following vote for officers
on salI ebarta< k.t ~lah poed In said cleo.
no. astrIot 90 ,he 4tt az November, 1856, VIZ
For Isaac A. Hopper iof councilman votes
John vanCe ........ 20
Aeon an ayer, iof Assessor '..........'...1a9
That depones, not rene the votes poed Tor
the remainder Of said charter ucket.
Doucnt fu ther that on toe morning OF the 9th OF
November ls6c he aaa ,nai an admitted 10 deponent
that after - lns nn he'd canvsssng said Votes
poed In Inc disne. n. chatter box No and tickets
were carried to the s.t,n station house. that
the morning Of the OF S,vemper 1885, the said Ia
epeCtors TOOK 10 station Aid tcx
cts, and placed them ia pocket hao iKercniet. and
brought them bash sad secuon srio aud there re
csnvassed eaid charter oex NJ Depsnen further says
trict Inst Adoujsb Hy received two hui dred sad
shh and upssru Drponels therefore charges the
said cav. Van yoo hs Jooa Hart Aad another person.
whose name 10 uukno-n 70 sad depon emit the said In
spcctors with nege ner outy ~ Inspectors and for
illegally carrying on SAIL CANVASS ano pfA!f Their arrest
John Vance, OF Ninety street. between Third and
Fourth avenues beng duly sworn deposes and says:-I
present at the po OF tie fDrt election district OF
she Twelfh oisui OF the Ar Instant W.T. en-
the vote Of the charter acKet snaoucced BY Van
yoofhe, Of the luep-stors; saw Mr.. Van Voorhs
canvasssng ana cshi,s of tina spit ticket after which
fhav lhgeu rnx kslsA d a ha
upon the door AFR getting tnroogh the split tickets
Mr. Van voorhis anna asiea that NO was through and
asststed q person snom supposed 20 be clerk ia
making up the result 81 the VASE Afser they had
A. red up the resot ar Vau Voornls look Up paper
anc announced the resul, aloud ir LEGAL form The
al follows for Councilman Vance, 20; Fruden.
tha l00 Hopper 2s Gi ian, lot; for Assessor Hyter,
2s Eurd, 81; Moisture, a. Ano on.r results that Was
the unai couolnsin o tnn canvass OF he Charter box and
remained until they topk the next BOZ; the CANVASS
APPEARED TO be in the nAlds Of Mr. Van soorhis almost
entirely and he appear with great facility
Nicotaa Ray, OF Manhattan erect, banhstanyte, be
ing eworD sayslhst on the evsniog OF the 9Th Sovem
Der, 1855 be met G. W Vac voornis ~ tue Board Of
Ward Canvse Ia the FrsI aist let OF the sei1h ward
hSi said Van WORMS tner stated 10 dep,n that
aer the Ilsps 81 The raird election district d
hnshed Lhe canvass OF aid hrd eiocuon district they
found IL SID o. tue Charter ticket thai tie
the charter ticket "a reaion 70 the
81 tae vote o. Assessor u sia ostct van Noornis ALSO
stated 10 the deponent ira vent 70 tne station house
a said wsrd and there procureo tue ckets. whore taey
rad been taken alter lhe cAnvas5. anf took said rcSe9
back and there re vssseu them denonent further
says that ne. With uaorits OF the Ward Can assers,
protested against the OF the Tnfd district
turn into the Board al Ware Canyassers a, Ia Their
opiron said rhiro district illegal deponent
there ore cnsrk Vac Worms with wit ally neglect
ipg his duty Inspector OF Election.
Tennis Haley, OF si0ete nta ward police, sworn,
tays.-1 present al To. pole " toe Taifd election
district OF the TweIi ne Gfternoou OF the 5tn
INST when the ooxs about bug taken to the sta
tcn houte saw tear. Of uekeo IN tvo corners Of the
ROOM ibefe arsrsDi kinds OF tickets; picked up
charter ucket out Of o. .hs plies and concluded
that there were various nnds Of ockec oere the ticket
ttat picked up as ~ blue pager; sso PICKED up
schoo ticket printed tie KIND Of PAPER,
AZ could oVtlp euish Inspector there OF
the time Mr. Van voorbp caue in while was there
and saw Mr. Faber pSi1g up me kSts ars sAis that
dss .1 al rget, an ,nai perhaps DC would van %
refer tnem egsln q thai ne Mould OF
KIND; took the chat e. the polls - the ssAuon
house anc gave up 10 Lieut. naxt Graham.
John Fitzgerald Of the Twelfth ward police being duty
svorr saysI present polls Of the Third cleo
Hon dist ct OF SAID the ala noon OF the b;t inst
then heipsd 70 take tie tcket boxes 70 the station
house alter nc lad oouptescd we tooS Of
the boxes that there; | say caartcr box No.
smoagst them which was taken a~ay, but dout kHoT
sbo CARED away previous TO taxing The boxes swsy
saw two heaps Of Lcl- 10 the corners OF she room:
heard Mr. Osborne asx t. Van T0oyhs. OF the 10
.pcsscrs xhst be sboud do with the tcxcts iae
ana ne repncc, tha toes had beaer pet hem Ia
NE 81 xes, they might Dc vs1tef he pointed 10 one
pile IN particular ana ssid hal ,ney night DC wanted;
te What csst 10 tnai Pile inst Pile VAS pr.
INTO me oores. did not pot taem In my sea believe
odicer Faber q the psrons put the tickets
pCkd the boxes top o,her the hs Of tue
aAt0a house they not Ia charge o ny or a rar
ncNlAr; not that toe eald teAe,s any OF
them vere AAsn Away alter hey were 20 @ksn to TIE
s iyesssr Osborn. OF No l2on street, between
Fourth ana Ffth avenues being ssora, sAysrhs tts
50 q Noyenbcr soc b. xas al ihe third tlecaon dig
xps a The Twelfth ward at tie close q the canvass q
- ~ osp5c' i,ai port"o Of The aes1n shich bad
beeo throvn ihe ioo- wee. oy too orscr- of e. w.
va voorhs gathered up -rrpard IN tne Boxes and
thai depoacnl 10 otler persons ic6 stf boxes TO
~ rvcinh sard staten h0Gsc
NsshsaieI Holmes. q tas Tee nh wasa pusice beng
sworn, s.yss-ou The morning II ths cta a November
nssaas sa- Mr. Van WORMS come = The ~clita ward
station house ana heard aim mcguire or zoe ticket 6crss
The do6rmAn eho~cd him ~hcrc thty wese. AMI shortly
Afterwards saw vas voovnm soeway Sih fOme,hing
n his bspokerchef there nfteen 81 going n
and cut OF s station house n1s tho Doxcs we're opcn TO
access N ihs hail whore policemen snd he bel4rngsrs
lar 81 ri Ha,lov. Of the Twelfth rnrd police, beng
swo Z, ssyA That about lne stn of November,
1863, G. ". Van voorhg. Cnsiruar ot TIC Thrf
Eecon Drtrrt Inspector 70 tic safion house ard
tooE ffcn pcx In said staii house the ncEet, AMI
plaOed then Ia pseke, baudkefchse' eld CARED tem
away depooebs not esf..e a. % -hoh box vas eet
IL o. the Nure- hat vas useo a. tne Third
elecct dsic, on the day q ne general election, No
YER Der 4 1855.
Cbrs,0thsY FAbcn. q The 7 relfh ward pouce being
ruiy swtFn. zHJg - prosrDi ancr &c
over atsr the btn ~ Nove1heT, 1853. helped
Tsc ~ o ~ hsksis 80 q ~ hoor and pat them
box CARRIED them V tie sta-l0n hone I'D at NOTICE
TIE cocs ~ tkCn
sonr aart, 9, i2s,n erect ara TURF sye.us. rsar
svofn, soytHe q It's Inspectors VI Tue Third
sbctct sr r q ns nh sa-d tnst a. zoe eloso Of
Ie poig tee cseci8rE aencef the tex
q. ana ftre1 zoe canvass o. tns 'otowirg day. Soen
the ehsxies uckc' va1sc4 she CnRgn.n 4. ".
Van Naorsis srr0,nccd Re vote publicly. vkish
fctows yu DOR UGrcamso, hn vaacs, 20 c,ss;
faF 90 mat GaolEe ETceDerEax0 loo sJtee tr A..
ssssr. ~ jah - cr, 2l5 yOtek fsr Assessor, bla
w, HRS, - r0,sa 80 Assessor, Nrvecce Mcclure ~
vates nr Assetsct aasa hart ~ ssos and, fernos,
y "a sticr INC Ng'sf ceiSnea' fsta not dep 4snt
fiher tpi ., fh8 end a be csnvass OF ssna 1ox
,he vote 80 puntcg ssso0p "a " -. Nso No,Ms,
the csrta a ire ~ ecscrr; soG star The vhole esa
ca ftfd tf= 'psp~t1rs tsI--sf The ON.
yas eefoao irrhsr sags 'bas n 'te -aornrs o, On
Of Nsvt mtsr NCrfhk raTe tep10cnt and ssates
That there s-r0r n nu s1nyHss OF tue Crar'cr
tcxet arc tsa,tiCt tE1 tc 20 d b. Lyusc sod rsiY
fhr mhaSis H@p - vert va Vas Noofhs ~ bis
raid Van Vsrt hawsA. sfd tonrs asp0rert AM yt-
Yoerhn lcckta rvCf us 'hNrter tt-kes. which Wa
yOof has IN h.s house AZ coal saa-s msssako
N re'gton ~ tle "a To- Assssscr 4alf ehRHtr
ucxei, tbsi Aeon a. Hfcr asf rDslscs - rcfs
uAirG ~. iEstsat d 10, ,hGn aEoou1ds
by The tt ct In I%etors t ira thc tine ~
lng III canvsss ~ otsrss hgN No 4 = the TDi-d
oleeiar dstrat ~ I've gafta We cosed cor ofc'a a.
bnas nsv the following cay sbou, IL J'ctss
A. n Aiur through With the cAnvsc Van
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