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

! mo round one man offered him ticket asd
TOLD him he a. The pclToOm and msae him aand N =,
logged BIN 'p,e ector. aud it dep sited a. hi,
che 70 ' I, rys hm out beat him. kicked him,
and drove hl@ away No % Greenwich street. IIIa
HUGH ~ 49,. iii VII. Ia he cue, third man fro "a
The pols was hustled out Of the me bus tickets de-
mopded; be refused was hustled OF auq tou ~ 90
home sId send zone younger felIoss " 'ee polls a.
they did rot ~ant 10 striic him He SECS" Ns' soa'
when be returned few hours later, TO ~as I've, ~
Joseph Petty and other persons. Petty strsck bi.
the eye witt his fiji he finally succeeded In reaching
the polls.
J.Mr, SHIELDS, No 1851 Washington street, lid
Dstrict fwears that he va frightened away.
JAMES ONEIL. No. II Washja, ton street. I'd
District dsred pot attempt TO vote account Of tho
ols'urf a. around the pcls
JONI wIrrEsHANNER, No. y Tdcsy-pacs. lid
District was prevented fIom voting IA ougb fear oil
lis hfe and was informed, snd believes, that any man
who tried 10 vote any other than the Whom ticket
would have been beaten and tiued.
JAMES MoMAsts, No. 1851 Washington .treet, lid
District, party Of men armed with cdbs, and 20
much riO'ing that be dared not sftempt TO vote.
THOMAS Corr, No. 1851 Warrington street, Hid
District, was in the cue at u O'Clock a a., when
fourth man, they were attacked by four mes with
clubt, who ,truck tie man behind him on the head,
and dragged him into The street; he then ran To- his
lite. and cid Dot dare try TO vote.
CHAs. DUTY, No: 'i39 Washington street; ND
DistriC saw Patrick Duffy COM out Of the poll room
with his head badly cut, and did not dare go in.
DAVID kocHrFoRT, BARTHOLOMEW S|EEssI end
MICHAEL CANNON saw people besten wno would not
vote TIE Wi,on ticket, and were re, fr,ghened away
PATRICK A. GILLEs, No. l39 Washington street.
Hid d strict swears that be was, while approaching
tie polls. attacked By Jos. Petty, one Haaley, aod
some oibers, dragged cut stuck by Hanley and 9TH
end noCked down in the gutter, which prevented
Patrick GIELIs. No. I39 Washington street. lid
District while in the cue swears that he was dragged
ont by gang headed By Jos. Petty struck, beat, aud
uece. that he kent irving
ceed, the fourth time bat Petty struck aud kicked
him o. he went out. -
GARRr1 HAvr. No. Ca,ltsIe street lid District,
,aw ore men strike another in the face with his fist,
and was frightened away.
After rectss Of an hour,
Super isor BARKER moved that the First Ward re-
turrs be put over TO Friday
Supervisor vARrAs cohtended that the Board hsd no
right 10 touch the matter.
Supervisor BARKER said that no had been made
bosrse bv reading these afsdavu and lie hoped that
the matter would be put of until Friday.
SUP. rvjsor HERRIcK didDt think that 1t was mnch
of case aiy how. He had lot of afiiiavits Which
went TO show that Billy Wilson mad the strongest
manly. the returns eho sed that. To his mind acoDtd-
ipg to the evidence Of The gentleman from the fifteenth
Barker, the II at got The hardest swesrcrs would
win. He didn't think there was much Of a row aoy
Xsl-nothirg moren they commonly hsd in the First,
~. and sometira Nneteertb Wards IL what was
sid true the Inspectors of those Districts were
guilty of felony, and shoull be indicted
Sup rvnor CL.scr supported the postponement and
IT wac carried.
Supervisor BRIGGs-Befoie we proceed SEQ that
borseshoe hos been hung up here; I'D like to know
what it is forf
Surervisor IIRnIcE-To keep the devil away.
Supervisor BRIGes-Our city has besn bewitched
enough.
The CHAR-The object is to chase the devil out OF
the room.
Supe, yisor BRIGGs-If we can only keep him out OK
here | say let's hang up two or three more.
Without king any action on this subject the Board
proceeded to the Returns OF the Nineteenth
Ware after which it adjourned.