The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-02

Yea 81 Aer they got down the names on tao rst re-
them y hs nss ~ s
same way Ill they were all Q united; when they got
asess W.T. 81 s regular eses .ss ,ns poll csrk sos
GU he split tickets 1pd put the names the tally
Mr BsdyoIne thre. pieces OF paper wer. eonnes.sd
tose ntf, 70 that the Thoe instituted one tally It's.
Witness Yes SIR.
Q Wts' was your postons A. was standing right
eel Inc Dir Henrik; kept note OF the OF ali
the toels the cly aud county tickets; mad 1t In
boeA snd tspt tslly as the csnysss proeseced.
Wss the ie'uit Of that canvass snnounceds A. 1t
@ We're there any ether persons present beside your
There wee Aeouy dozen others.
q When ~.a ,h.t canvass completed A. Early on
O yov Keep IA y Q, all The votes for Comptroller
A. cio fer three-for Fasg, Giles and Engs-snd
col ecre6 seeut hr. hawes.
Q. What was The nun Der Of votes for FIaggY
Objected to by ceencant's counsel.
G. Did you yourself examine the ticketsS Yes, "a
couid see them when sid the file; made my marfs
cn my tally list tef they announced the vote;
each 70 zee before they we've caiied out
2. of hose votes nov many wore for Flsgg and how
nsi for Giless
Objected on the ground TINT w.ress did not swear
10 haviIg seen the lace ct every ticket
Nr. Br.oy co, tended that be rad sworn 10 1t.
q. Dn you sea eecs tcset2 l did
q. Iia you see the ramesf A. did; raw the .hoie
Of be Ticket and read II whole of the the
as ,hey we're by he clerk on the say st also
entered 'ben Gu my taiy boot.
u e Mr. & NOR rAe en the srssaa ,b.. the
lpsp-ctoar stoud first be examined on that point them
selves.
The question WAS put again. as folows:-
@. WHAT Wis the mber tor Mr. Fagg as count
Cd IN that CO yass whtn you were present. A. One
Q. The nnnber q votes for Giles A. Three hundred
@. r,ie other candidates? A. For Engs 12s; for
Berts. SO tr 81
Were thsse aggregate results at the timer
A. They
Ms C'Conor objected to ths announcements as evi.
depee.
u;
aIneunced. For Flsgg 186 announced and for Giles
Sl6. Ihis was armour ced ny Mr. Ke.chum.
Q. Was that sppounc cement correcw Objected to.
=. Have yon g't your tally book heres A. Yes, sir
q ho on see every naUe written down in the tally
books Objected o, ss leading.
Witness-l saw some Of them.
A. About O'Clock.
q. What pe'soDs present. A. Mr.. Ketchum, Mr..
Bulke, Mr. Bofon, Mr.. HerriCk, Mr.. Fitch, Mr. Rock
woeo, Mr. asyter and three or four policemen; there
Mr.. Drew ,here Mr., Rich not there; he lad
sb ont about hour; during his absence the
conducted by Mr. Ketehum and Mr.. Burke; the
clerks there mostly all the time saw Mr.. Fitch
tak1g the tally.
Objected to un.ii after examination, and not
presseo by plaintiffs counsel.
Gross examination by Mr.. OC0ncr.-Wbat is your cccu
latien A. an doicg nothing at present, but will have
situation III der the eneen Of Piers
he gets to work. Re toto should have in January
last his naue is Rufus Crane; have not been doing
any thirg tor ten months back; during tbet time 10
ago was on the Second avenue Railroad;
curing the last hs was not sick disabled.
O. Why Old you after d this eleciionf A. Because
was interested for The American ticket on winch Mr.
Cites stenced end elsotIoneersd there sor tuAs
ticket o.r,ng the day. while the CANVASS was going
O. Did you put down anything anywhere else beside
what you put dtwn in this bookS A. made up the
counts separate lips OF taler; they little bits
PAPER; cropped them on the floor when had done;
have Iot Ireseived ibem.
q. Whtn an pecuor counted tie regular tickets
how many cd be count ct liner A. Hs counted fvs
time then banded them to the mex. Inspsctor and
he da the thing which also done by tho third
after the lat Inspector pleed his Inspection he said
Tally .ne " wien The cIe1k made mark answered
'taAy" cid net put down . mark as rally when hs
made it, but watched him, and saw that he did ~ after
he got through his tally took down the number he
@ Can you tell u.s. the canvass the county ticket
which regular tieAet was first taken ups A. could not
O. On what ticket was Mr.. Giess A. On the American
ticket and he another ticket with Mr Norton OF
some .,hsr on, CT which atty we're made out:
O. Was he ary other OF the six regular ticketss A.
He was On the regular reform ticket
O. Was that the ticket OF which you spoke your d
rect examinations A. No, 1t Was ticket made out in
@ Was he any other regular tickets A. No, s,r
@ nid you make any entry upon anything before you
Lace the first enfry IN your book A. No. copiei from
the clerks regular sheet.
g wbat was the hrst entry you made upon any paper
paper; the first entry made from the total of
the regular tally kept BY the clerks. .
o. Lid you keep tally Of the split tickets? A. No,
air. stood oosing while the poll clerk keeping
tally.
Q. where was your position at this timer A. It was
behind Mr herrck part Of the time and Mr.. Ke,hum
both Of whom sat close together.
q Dd you l1ok over them at the tickets A. Yes,
O. Can you tell which of the counts you entered
American ,iciet whom en,ered that was aware that
Mr.; T., Gfss vas running upon % two tickets.
Mr. 0CeLor-Losk at tha. paper marked A, and tell
ne did you zee IT wri,,en2
Withe.s--Yes, sir, did, one Of the two clerks wrote
on it, but can't tell whIch don't know the hsndwrit
Mr.. OCcpor-Now lock nj b ard c, and sec whether
ytu can state whose handwriting is either. [rhe
three pieces of paper marked A. and those esii-
fed TO on the ID Get examination as containing the count
Of the votes
Witness-ibey are made up by both of the clerks Mr.
Bolsen commenced but could not tell who wrote any
enc nan upon The whole three.
The Court totx recess Of fifteen Dautes a. this stage
OF the Examination and when II met again the evidence
was tesumtd as iollows:--
O. Which ord you put down first in your ncum
lock-oia ou always enter the regular before the spss
&. VII, did you enter in your book The result Of
The count to other ofcerss A. Because was looking
more for the cffces for which Mr. Taylor, Mr. Giles and
Mr. southworth were eancidatesand also Mr.. Morton.
O. DO You mean 10 cay that MIR. Flaggs regular vote
soft sbcl ticket was only 75f Witnesseone hun
dred az eleven.
O. Understand you ssy you catered the s,ss first
The secoLd a3 ba. you have entered here Is Mr Giles
spit II nois A. Yes sir the second 1873 entered for
Taylor is the regular
After somewhat critical ard tedious examination in
rseaad to hc regular apd sp tickets, the witness
med in regard to he time when ho rst heard Of the
alleged mistake in ,ke election returns.
As near as you Iecofect had you heard Of any
mistake OF Saturday THE Election took place Tues.
Gay, the oth OF November, 1861 A. can't say that
did,
O. When cid you first hear IT stated who was elected
Cen p.Ior from the whole vote Of the city, A. did
net hear that any one Of them was elected till
be County CaLvasteIs met the following week;
aw it stated in of the city papers that FAgg had
SIG votes ard Giles lse; heard two three persons
say there mistake In the returns; Mr. Burke one
inspec crs was the first who told me- The sold me
ct the City aal beicie the Board of Canva had met
never sa,d TO anybody that the returns right
ey sent In
Here the tfcsvit Ct Crsndell Rich. which had besn
made TO the County Csnvasses and which stated his be
e that mistake had been in the returns from his
cIstrict, presented by Mr. 0'Conor in evidence
wbess said he heard read by one Of the County Can
In tho char ber of tte Bard nf Aldermen He
then pscceedeo se inHowe:l stated when that
f6avit iud Z < here mistake and that
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