The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-03

One OF the jurors desired to know what individual
Mr. Brady aid the witness had stated that the hand
writing On the return was M Bolster's.
WitIess-Yes ! suppose he made it himself
the return made out for the County Clerk A. In
the poll IooD they were made out after the csnyass
think csnvassed the votes in the order required by
law; the State first, but cannot say which next the
last was the Judiciary; the return Of each ticket
made out went along; this paper contains the
Turns OF all the boxes the city and county ticket
canyassed about the m die Of ths day after the election
Qoksd the returns with the of seeing thai
they right think only looked at Of the two
returns but am not positive.
Mr. VCcnor offered IN evidences the two returns which
maee to the Beard Of Csnvassers the County
Clerk Admitted by the Court.
Witness retumed-I had no expectation that Mr..
Burle was going to make an afhdavit Mr. Munson lives
ccrEer OF Forty SECOND street and Second went
with Mr. Burke TO the mmisoner and depo.ed to IT.
don't know whose handwriting Burke's affidavit is In
don't know whose mine is in; / made erasure in it
myself, and added some thing to it.
Mr.. OConor read the sfidsvis of Mr.. Burke and the
wIefs (hr ketchum), which stated ths belle. OF Doth
that an error had been made IN the recording of the
votes on the return TO the CourIy Clerk.
Witness con,inuedI took very little interest in tho
election voted the American ticket called; looked
at the editorials In the newspapers from day to day after
the lection; cid not notice any fluctuations In the
votes, as printed of Giles and Flag might have look
ed knew the election closely contested Mr. Her
rick came TO my school to tell about the msake he
asked first Il ecollected anything about the vote
could not say how nauy regular tickets there were
written and partly printed the ale with the
gular tickets because the the through
OUT have some Of the TALES OF the regular Tickets
everything found Oh the table to Mr. Rich know that
Giles vote was more than Flssgs but have recol-
lection OF the exact lumber az called II OUT do not
know what ticket Mr. Herrck vsted advocated or Mr.
Bolster think Burke said he voted the hard shell ticket
q Do you know any thing Of the existence in this
country Of societies called Know Nothings9 A. do not
sir.
@ Are you member Of any society of which Mr.. Her.
rick is member A. Yer, sir.
O. Do you ard he belone to the same society? A. Yes
@ Did you at the time OF that election belong to it
A. Yes, SIR.
Q. Where did that society meet A. don't know the
number, sir IL ia in Third avenue, Fifty. eighth
street. dent know the Of the keeper OF the house.
Q. IL II . tavern A. No, sir.
ard your associates2 WitnesIf the Court rules that
that evidence in thia case, will give IT. not
slider i matter Of my own
Tt Ju6Re-You need not answer the question, IL II
will tend to dirgrace you
witress-I belong to no association but what allow.
every individual to be cmpetent TO give testimony in
Gr OCcncr-That is not the question, sir; want to
know what you call that society Witness--I not
Mr. OConor-You and he belonged TO It, and You are
not a. liberty you say to inform US what caled2
WitI ess--No, sir.
Q. What Restraints your A. That is q part Of my own
Mr. oConor-No, that is q part of my business now.
Mr. Brady-This is transcendiog what the law allows
such crcums tances; Mr. Herrck not bees e.
amind and nothing has been shown except that he was
OF the CLERKS.
there any obligation that would induce the witness
any other person to testify wrongfully, 1t com
peteDt 10 show that
Mr. Brady-Hitis desre ed TO be shown that tbere Was
any connection between this witness and Mr. Giles we
would make objeotion but instead of this il Ia tried
10 prove that there was connection between him and
this clerk.
Mr.. 0'Cenor Ito witness)-whst do you can the ssso
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