The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-05
CONTESTED COMPREHENSIVE
Gales versus 41A0.
II CASE IN THE sUPRHAH COURT.
Before Judge Emott.

DeWfe Jud8e EmoV.
FOURTH DAT.
ArxiL 4.-The testimony for the plaintiff was closed TO-
day, and Mr.. Tilden, counsel for defence, opened. The
sudience was a. large ~ on any Of the preceding day. Of
tbs trial, and the proceedings were listened 10 With much
interest. The case was resumed with the examination Of
John 8. Ketchum, who was one OF the first Witnesses pro-
Dues by the plain Id, and who WAS recalled to testify in
rss<d to the tickets csnvassed at the election referred to.
He ssifed as follows
These tickets we're canvassed at the election in the,rIrst
di. trict CT the Nineteenth ward. Tine tickets already re-
ferrsd to we're shown to witness; al have the name os
John :. Giles on them John S. Giles was not print ted
On al Of No. 7, but sas written on some.
Q, We're tickets lse tbesa cspvasseds [rckets marked
8 and Q were exhibited A. fes, but l think they were
mostly scrstcte ed anc PIT among the splits.
Cess Lis one OF the regular Amer IAN
tick eta; No = waA cAnyAssso, nnc j saw some OF them, |
think. uDscraiclec sm no, certain thAtit was canvass
gular tickets; l cont know what 10 call 1t, but | see that
itis marked as hard she'll
Mr.. Tlden OF, ned the case T r the defence At the close of
the foregoing evidence. de commenced by reviewing the
evid enos Of Burke and osber Witnesses, and then pro-
ceedec 70 = calcu aticL OF toe vote Of the various cAndi-
in the First district Of the Nineteenth wasd. He COM
menced by RETIRING TO the process Of cauvsssing the
election who we're put upon tle stand, and which are
already fan liar o our readers. According to the tally
list, vhi'h was sdmit'eo in evidence, and on which the
votes ~sre coun' ed. the number OF ballots cast for the
regular tickets, r. that e.ec ion, were as follows -
TammsDy Hall soe she'll .s15
Hard shell 81
Gefmsn ceEcc az =
Hard shell variety. %
Total ........... 900
These all constitu ed w.a' were called regular tickets,
Inc ssm sssI ,f .ne I rs om'ss on eaca oeing ss
gave to each CANDIDATE on il 1873 votes, in addition TO
which they also received one from the splits, az will be
joseph a. roons, + shs-'H 1873 regular votes and As
splits. making a 'otsl Of ISL
Glover, Corpora'iHp c ursel, 13S regulars and 20 Fplts,
mskirg a total o. It,.
Oliver, Governor Of be A,ms House, i33 regulars and
Then, In ID ition te this there WAS the republican
ticket, which gave eight for Azartsh {, Flagg for
oenptto Ter, mas ng hi sag egss- vote ~. counting the
on the Tsmmary Ball soft shell ticket, and which was
tie Only democratic uckst barring nisfpa n for that office.
Now, (said Mr.. tildeD. arer stating a. length tbs votes
given on all the ii kets ard the sggregs e result This Is
according to tina reauisr tai Evsly man on each OF 'hese.
regular tickets (be ,onaputd) hal the sane number OF
votes: snc if be bad uote tran DE received on those, he
muat have derived them firm . second ticket, and his
sgg7 egsts must correspond vi h the united vote Of those
two tickets. II he were on 3 third regular Ii ;xet, his az
gregAte must cor @spond with the united vcf e Of the three
tickets. and If on a ihro 81 on ia the same way. Now /
cali > mr. attent ION 70 the vote for Mr.. Flsgg, as eatsrei
upon this tally You will observe entered against his
name there III, pus 10 the IS seiag the count OF the
entlie FIR the splts, making an aggregate OF 1876. Mr..
Flsgg Was on the ramu any Hall F3it she'll democratic
ticket, snd there 81 ouid have been credited to hn on
fellows on the same d.zst He was also on the repubi-
can ticket, sDd there s.oulc have been credited to him on
his eDE2t eIgh W eN ~ v u 9 credited 70 every -tl.OW Oh
his en- that ticxe'-makiDgh bis aggregate 223, instesd of
which this tally gfves hin only Ill. Now, Ill has no re-
lstion TO these ti;ksts or aoy chs of them. II fits no
on This tally ? 40 human iI gsI uity can establish any
scrt of1eiatisn between I aDo any of tee counts upon
this tally. Gentlemen # The j1ly, il Is 3 deliberate for
gerry. ray II is q forgery, as far as you may call any
alteration of a paper Of his kid BIZ that technical name.
I reg ct to say SO. ibis w-s 90 mans regular vote on
that tally IL was the vote Of no nan sho was on euy
one of the regular tickets preeented, AID it did not come
on that tic1et by accident I, but it came by deiiberAtlon,
BIZ cpptfivaLce, by that sane short lighted contrivance
which misses is el Do and recoils upon Itself. The man
wto put it there, short lighted as he WAS, though. 1t
only necessary to u AXE out q case o. transposiG IN:
70 effect this he set shou. masipg Q clerical error,
ard 80 he put down 49, and 13 70 make up his
316. No. only has thus tally been foIg:d, but Wit
nesses have cone here every cay fortified with
forced en- ries on books so as to make them correspond
with it. 1t is . na ter OF pure invention, OF pure &c
ton, pure contrlvanoe. l speak Of Mr.. Mills original
Mr.. F,sgg. although it did not give rim Gle, for the real
vote OF yr. Giles is falsifed also. These ven originally
proposed TO nske . C ercal error, shich should have
been Corrected by the Board OF County CsIvsssers, as It
is the only Lind Of error which tina. Board have tbs
power 20 correct. 50 this clerical eror Of trans ssi.
ton was made up to suit that case. 1t was proposed to
pIessptit to tnAiF consideration, aud 1t Tas believed,
fro N the C IMPOSITION Of tnat bocy, tha. IL would probA.
bly, be sue e:sful When that scheme failed they Tsver-
ed-thsy he-i.ated before trying to achievs the same re-
salt il Ills way, and & ,l.ss ven ured upon T..
Nj. TIdea spoke az 8 i'll greater lsngth, Bat we have
g.ven ihe substance and all the points Of hfl open
Ing. When be concluded the Court adjourned al II
ociocs this morning