New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-20
BOARD or COUNTY CANVASSERS

>he special order of the daythe canvass of the First
Ward-came up.
Supervisor BARKER said that he h.d a protest to
pr, sent fr citizens Of the Fret Ward legal voters
asking to DO heard and presenting to the Board aft
sayits msking out oil the grossest violations
the Law which had ever yet been presented TO any
Board of County Canvsssers- He took the ground
thai there had been election co,rdOg TO law IN the
S, cond and Third Districts OF this Ward. Gentlemen
about this Board had taken the oath faithfully TO dis
charge their duty as Canv ass,rs; they had sworn 10
support the Constitution Of the State OF Nem ork.
BY that Constitution eve man gu lifted 10 vote was
entitled to vote, and the Board Of C4uv assers wa,
bound 10 take oOgbizsDce Of the fact II they were n'
allowed 10 vote The first act OF the inspectors, a.
cordiDg to law 10 proclaim peace and der a. Tue
polls. The case which he wa going TO present "oMi
should that The Constitution had been violated ne
should show that the Inspectors were unable 70 pre-
1eryo order and that huudred- oil voters were Dsa'en
from the pills and unable to VOTE
Mr. BARKpR read a protest of twenty or thirty
tzens of the Ward agai1st the re ption oil Tue eec
lion returns of those districts alleging toat voters wore
driven from the polls in presence OF the lnspe:tofs
and tina, irauautnt and illegal votes were received
rendering the election voi1 oo,....
CBRIsTopHER MoEEGHAS, No. l3o IAoerty street,
eeos,s that on election day, while haadiaS his votes
a. Inc Io,pcctors he was seized hold OF ~ Pat'icS
Cslsghan aud another, and dragged away roh the
polls. ~ ou,...or-,,,oo, soc,na
District. declares that he also was e)ectod BON OF
these mel declare that they wanted 10 vote tor Cnaos
Mickey. Ia 49,. nv
May other afhdavit' Oh inc SS''' Ai"'
Mr. Hacke,t, No. 3 Temple street, swore in addition
that he wa beaten. .,
by the friebcs Of William Wilson.
Lewis BsB oily, That he bad been threatened Ills ne IL
nc did not vO'e the WilsoD ticket .,D
Patyek Horn Maurice FIyna and Daniel Donoh ,e,
that they were fcrcby ejecei from tue voting room L..
Mathew Eaean that al ms re TOR returned bin ms
itch els and refused ~ receive tneu ana "oud s'en'
explanation.
Patrick Collins, Potrick Tn mes ana Lawrence
Uealy that u ely we're frightened away.
P,IRIcK HoRAs, swears That he was in a cue the
thnd from the poll, when Patrick Donohoe asked m
II he would not vote the Wilson cxet, giving num-
that he said he would according to the dictates Oh
his oyyn conscience; that Douohoe then held him while
Jack Strip struck him in the eye 50 that no fell on the
foor when Joseph Petit ATTEMPTED to kick him, and
would have done lad he MT been prevented ~ one
Sb.ban also that Petit told him three weeks before
election that he would be the first one 10 20 nome win
n bloody nose.
Gu, ana COUNTY of New- York, SID vari Buck,
being duly sworn that re re. ides nj ~ hofrH
.,r Of in the CITY Of New York; that he was an
Insnector of Elections Of Id District OF the Frst
Maid in said city; that be w@ present and acting as
chairman OF the Inspectors at the po OF tue SAID ia
ns,r;ct hid Mt No IS Greenwich street. ia said city,
.urng the whole of the day OF tue electonto wit the
lh day Of November lest; that he saw tae hhe 0,
voters who approaching I've 4, u vols al.aoAet
Iv oapc O, crowd of pers armed with clubs, tnat
Tie said cnpg or crowd Of armed persos drove away
lie esid votes from the polls and scattered them
every direction; that during sale disturbance ne hearl
The discharges OF pistols at or sar the door
at the roou in which sud polls were held; ina sau
armed crowd crowd cried out, 10 n, bofs Dill
Wilson OR DIE. that tine siid crowd retu're again
H. the sf noon and took possession OF tue ollrOon
headed by William Wilson, Thomas Holland one os-
fer one Carroll sud several others he dos not knoy
mud compelled man who had giVeu his tickets 20 de-
Torelt as Inspe TO deposit In the DalDt-Dox 10
inke said tickets back again from deponen. 10y threat
raipp him; tn It one of the last named ATTY, Consisting
of Wilson Holland Foster and Others gave sald III gu
other tickets, which they conn cled HIM TO woe aid
kcIt Il eeriug and rioting in said po-ioomlunt the
pos weie clOseo that the Police were useless III pre-
serving Oder and refused 10 make any arrests or 10
the dsOrderiy persons from tpe room 'ua' ua
ronent believes many persons entitled 10 vOe az salu
p,lls were kept away and pfeventei from voting,
through fear Of beaten or tieJ EDw.Rp Bgck
Sworn to and ' pE SFi Of Deeds
The Ins,ec,or of the Third Di.trct, John II. Grant
Of No lCS Greenwich street deposed thnt no vas ~
The pollroom all day. saw threo or Tour ea pu'ue.
from the room al hou. b they were IN The cue; GA
fwo when voters pTe-entet their votes 70 me
INSPECTORS and bad not the iul complement, OF t'cso
INSPECTOR Michael Murray ssk ed thea ~ they ua no'
wish 10 vote the whole number Of tcke's tlat IN,
sck cts weo thereupon handed to them and the Vo'eu
them without 10 jktDg al them; Wheu uia'" '1'ii y.
rated with Murray, and a.k.d han II ne lh'on11u "
elsctioneer over ballot boxes Murray replied Ina'
b.wssnot ,Iectiopeerinc aud ne lied If he said so;
that Murray interered in this way several tunes anu
M. Felix Duffy, who was at tie pois actin as Guar
lenger early in the morpng, vas selzsa anu io'c'oy
thrust from the ROOM and lie 'hioks he was pe'ThVe1
fr,o, rotu,n;np by violence aud IL would have been
dangerous for his life IL he haf atempteu 10 retain'
that he saw William Foster push nan ou' OF tne
room and pre- yent him from voting, and that ne uhhS'
fhe poll was undr the control Of party OF men Known
Us 4" Wilson en-.
P.rRIcK KyssELLY, No. lO7 Washington street. in
ths lid District deposes toat-The INSPECTORS auei
dtrbu mis- tickets alt ng the boxes, refused to pu
them in but threw them tho floor aud told Inn 70 60
and get other tickets to vote acd that ne saw nun
Der Of men armed with clubs attacking and oea'ng the
Voters as they we're stsDdug In line waving tne'i
turn 10 vote; that be them beat sever man; tas
tickets were thrust upon him wb he did not want 70
vote and he didn't all for fear OF beng DE
be believes that his life would have been in danger
be had tried ,,,,
PATRICK HAszAHAS, No. Trinity place, lid
District swear thst-He saw VIM. Hackett comin2
from tho polls with his face badly GU, and II tcSet!
ssid be had been attack ed beaten at the polls, and
rs he patrick was his way to the pols no Wa mel
by three four mon who searched his pockets and
took ont tbs tickets he ntended TO vote, giving him
other tickets which he voted through fear Of bein,
beaten.
Dtrict swears tn a. while 10 the Cue, gang OF fe
lows asked him If be W going TO vote; said he was
and then a.ked to bic tickets he refused and they
ftledhim on. OF the house; he went 10 the end Of tn
Ine again but az while, these same peisons raj .e
nch row that he had to withdraw; he tiled it thlrt
fine and The ssme fellows demanded to to sec his tick
Is. 10 would not show them and they dragged hn
fou the line beat him tho head and in the si6es
1he boy ard pushed him violently out OF the house ina
he welt in by back way, and one susie ASK n,a
"a he was going "a vote asktd to see MS ncses; CAV
t;m Wood and Wilson tickets ADD he placed me eec
,ora ticket he wi h.d to vote between these ana onai
M him through telling the lnpecsor thSi 'hs was
lick nsn who wanted Ia vote. -. r,,
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