New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-21
Id " ZNI'ELLIGEVCE.
SUPREME COURT-SrEcIlL TERM-Nov. 9.-Bofors
Judge DAVIES.

SUPREME CoURT-srrcr.L TERM-NOv. so.-BOfors
Judge DAVIES.
THE GLASS BALLoT-BOXEs AND MAYOR WOOD.
The following is the affidavit of the Mayor, which
the motion was made yesterday to dissolve the juno
ton restraining the payment OF 100000 to Samuel C.
Jolle for 1900 glass balot-boxes; also the orders:
James H0rner citizen tC qsi Fernando Wood i"Pleaded
The several antwer of FeInauco Wood, ene of tbs
defendants this action to the plaintiff complaint therein
f,t: He admits that at the time of passage Of the
known Act to establish metropolitan Poice Ddct
soS,tuiOns He iunte sdm.s that while believed it 81.
until hsd been vsG By the Court OF APPa
that about the d day OF July he took his scat Com
Second He dene. the allegation in the complaint. that BY
said made the duty ct said soad OF Police to provide
ballot boxes tor said Ponce District out us
Cities of NcwYoIk and Brooklyn for at general special
Charter elections and TO Keep custody thereof except dur
ps the taxing, receiving aud uniting Of the votes:
Third de admits the introduction by simeon Draper OF tho
that d sOsd Of Police did not advertise provided said
resolutions and on the contrary that ,sd Board Of 70
public daily new.PsrsT Of the City o. w TIE \
Daily Ee each day. for the period OF wo weeks a, depo
informed CONNER cling about the aOh July and ending
about the lat August ana that the following said advertise
cut from the files Of said DAILY TRBvAE:
TIE BOARD of POLICE COMMISSIONERS
i OF the METROPOLITAN POLICE DiSfhiCT will re-'
GXLs d the GI & y ausH. p & order The
Bosid. GEO. ". EMBREE, Chief Cen, pro
BdGd w ssu G. Joe for the %saiseSrs and DEWEY
by o and for ssd Board to be under the
f0h Defendant admits that the i4th scPtemb last
James '" Nye VINO i: one Of the Ae;!SpOiaa POiGs Co%@
repodto said BosIe that said contract tao been made with
3 1o ss tn' Pr sas pat on hs s
b this depcnent offered in said BosId the resolution men
Stfeiee xSatt1c to o. said contract Joe,
hut referred 'oey to rent S p%y P.tS' s.
thoty to provide Police NpeLes without APPhc anon 10
Any person Board officer than ssd Police Beard
S Def ndsnt admits that Alderman Steers, at the time
in the eopIst oeeIed the resolution Set cu 10 tLs
endant mayor of the City OF York that he approved
StrenI Defendant on inf nation and belief ADMITS the 81
legations Complaint contained In reference - the res1a
offered BY Alderman McsPedon the sta OF Novem'r
instant, ano the reference thereof
Egth Defendant ignorant whether l7ie Of said boIe.
in consequence OF the fragile nature .. the material
deemed lecesay to have esteT number .h.n
quned for actual that IN CT accident OF
b.tkng om other cause they mig sup
Ninth: Defendant denies tlst wa, given out Pre.s,de
BY dei ndant Joe Bel amin Wood this dofchdsut
members OF Sid Committee that SAID Joe the P,tcne
OF ad OF apy thns t,e . stated 10 said conpant 5u.
shortly ior thereto while said mee had tue subject
cnsieerston that sreciT Of the SAID ballot b Of sad
P,ies rhipued to said Committee and TO ssd bosd OF
hbitt nv said Joe we've the VOID. Pa,sat sppied for
this oo ndant at the time beloved that said JOe vac. the
inventor OF glaze ballot: box and believed be had s
Piled pslept therefor and did kaow and had
he ard said app csion had been rejected tor
but dsn denies that the tLs, the sad Joe hsd
pieo patent for SAID invention eiscovery IN
fuepc,d sad SAID Board Police the selection
that aid ballot .sd 10 lie seee,ed by '.id Commit
by sad Board Of Police because Of ITS superior ever
Tenth Defendant sa)s that it wholly and utterly fa'e that
s Joc AID Bep,nin Wocd or thai this defendant was
way either directly indirectly to sse u any ptoh
Jsne Homer p.utn in this action when be MADE the
ssS sue sHticn that this c.iendsIt wio snA u ~ & "a