The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-29

knaye would make such statement and bus fool
would believe it, and the report hardly worth the
we have taken TO allude toi it.
FUNERAL OF SULLIVAN.
The body or Sullivan neatly laid out in plain bu.
handsome coffin and was placed in the possession of
widow His funeral took place on the I'd inst from her
residence on Greenwich street, at two O'Clock
sULLIvAN's CONFESSION.
The written statement Of Games Sullivan s lengthy
and minute and only portions Of It be divulged at
present. and several of the parties implicated are not
yet arrested u is thought best to leave names blank
the road to the fort The general election was held
there and the ballot box for that election kept
house.
Myself and - were elected that morning judges
~ the election - was at the sameume elected in
s1ector: On the mosning Of the election day rode
ous to the Preside House and called up stairs and
offered me four ave hundred dollars Il forget now
which, he did not have the money with him but said he
would give it 10 after the ballots we're counted) to
change the returns and throw out - and -, and
b Sfnng rScpc IN Ise a mae Tor o he sn and asked
ready when the polls were closed. -was one of the
clerks Of the election. He then went into the
where the ballot box was and wrote out return, elect
many as all the votes Of t,e precinct ,.w -, a
man called -, --and myself were in the room
nor the others knew what WIS writing; but when
he had made up two hundred votes returned Cor
written. then took the paper away from him and tore
itup. / knew that, though he promised, he wouldn't
pay. He made no resistance This in the morning,
and before the votes wore all poled any of them
counted.
About eleven O'Clock A. NJ, and after - went away
down by the fence and said he would be ruined if
did not get elected He offered three hundred dollars
-one hundred dollars each for - and myself,
would give - large majority He bald it all in his
hand in twenty dollar pieces l refused. and
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them. The reason why wouldn't consent was, didn't
want - to beat he acted wrong to ma in 1850
When was out doors IN the evening, altar had finish
hundred or one hundred and fifty yards up the road and
missed should have five hundred dollars to give - ~
all the votes could told him would take il. Hethen
wards and asked him for the money, and he said -
had given the five hundred dollars to - and he un.
Ts an, equal With ., oo,
was from Mr.. -, about half past six o'clock in the
morning lie gave me ten dollars, and promised afer
would 'see Mr.. - through - the candidate
for -, came out in the course Of the morning, and
gave twenty dollars for gin naoncy TO elcctioneor
for him. - also gave me two hundred dollars 10
work for -. man whose name don't know at
all gave me thrty-fye dollars to work for -. He was
fine looking man he came apparently from the CITY, In
the afternoon, tall man, who was then policeman,
came out and gave me a paper on which was written,
and cont let - cheat him out Of his votes''
Two days after the election got $50 but don't now
shared fd this with equally ruiiy s Some eOt time
afterwards - and myself went to himself and
got the other hundred dollars from him. gave -
his share, but would not give any To- because he
cheated me and got the five hundred dollars - paid,
and wouldn't share il. - came to me several times
during the day. and was very urgent to elect - and
-, and TO beat - and -. ALI that came to
almost and every one else wanted
to elect -. Most Of them wanted that than any.
thing else. think his election must have cost him immense
sums - always went for the men that paid biggest
' refused - every time; the last time was out
,1opJ Cv,'k ho
mad, and said was Cd id scunk. went away a
little ways when and - came up and talked
it," and then SAID, what the h-n is he than
any other man. He is only man here's = y
to me in the street in front of Gaaghers drinking sa
loon and - said, let us put - on the returns and
elect him instead f said 81 don't care, anybody
They went away the next day, or two says, won't be
surs which, went the Preside and sgped the
turns. afterwards told me his election cost him five
| hundred dollars and - didn't tell me anythhg
about it, suppose they thought would want a share.
The next day, being the second day after the electsn
| was over, went TO - saloon, and met - and -
there. think that mistaken in saying that it
was the second day after the election it must have been
the third day; il late nearly quite dark. They
10 X into the Of the room sat on the table
by the window, but couldn't hear what going be
tween and myself were not on very good terms
| just then. They tnen told me that -, - and -
had been round to all the polls and had got IS mao
ry reduced down SO that about 1--WE hundred hun votes
(myself'- and -) could make thousand dollars, il
we would e majority enough to elect him. They
other wards all they thought would be sood but they
hoped to get some more off in the Eighth, and could
make thousand dollars ours would makeup enough to
beat him. told them had pledged myself to - and
- that should have the benefit of every vote that
was poed for him. that wouldn't back out for thou
sand dollars any other sum- and that couldn't be-
| cause had already carried a paper to which I
had put down in my own handwriting every vote that
- had received.
think it must be year or more ago that Twas in
| Sacramento. saw - in the Orleans Hotel; he asked
to take drink afterwards went gunsmth,
and he took the caps of of Of his pistols and put fresh
on, and asked him what it for He told me he
was going to take - on the wng-shoot him. He said
meeting and ii had fallen to his lot to kill him.
He persuaded me to go over back with him to the Or
leans, and we sat on sofa there and talked with him
long time. told him he would surely be hung, and
talked to him about his MOTHER and at last he began to
cry and the tears began to roll down his cheeks and
when that, got his pistol away from him, and
took him with me down to the river bank and fired the
pistol into the water fired all Off and and then
went to the steamboat and brought him with me down
went back to Sacramento in the next boat never
had any difficulty with - or - before this, nor after
wards until about FIVE months, when came down to San
Francisco. They attacked me with - and - and
-, and almost killed me- know, at least always
thought they did it because - told them wouldn't lei
The publication of the above portion Of Yankee sul
vans confession or statement Is authorized by the Execu
tive Committee.
[Scal] 81, Secretary.
Arrests Made by the Vigilance Committee.
BILLY CARR ARRESTED.
We learn rom the Buen OF the 29h May, that on the
afternoon Of the previous day gentleman went into
barroom PACING street. where Mr. Carr drinking,
touched him the shoulder and politely requested to
have short walk with him. Billy, not wishing to be
disturbed in his potaons at first hesated and was then
told that gentlemen wished the pleasure Of his
pany in Sacramento street. Carr desired to argue the
question, and desired to know what business he
wanted The reply was simple request that he should
not be stubborn, there twenty at the door
who ould take him there If he would not peaceably
He submitted with bad grace and locked up
l and provided with bed and board.
The character OF this man Carr has been notorously
bad for long time back. The Chronicle says that his
principal occupation is "to keep Whitehall boat and
take persons TO and from vessels lying out in the harbo
but at election times he becomes politician He has al
ways been leading man among the rowdes and wharf
rats Pacific wharf Ho has repeatedly been officer
at election and has attended many Democratic Nominal
ing Conventions as delegate. He was member Of the