The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-15

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! Board or City Canvassers.
] SERIOUS CHANGES or FRAUD IN THE ErGHTH
| ALDRRMANIO DISTRICT.
This Board was called TO order yesterday morning at
ton O'Clock, by the Chairman, Alderman Boole Three
returns read from the Twelfth Aldermanc district,
when Alderman BooIs stated that he ready 70 80 on
| and canvass the Eighth Aldermanc district
At this time the lobby Of the Council Chamber was per-
fecty crowded. some standing the back Of the seats
and every place occupied from which convenient
view could be got Of the The fact Of such
number Of persons being present may be accounted for on
the ground that report has been circulated for some
time back that frauds had been committed in certain cleo
ton districts of the Eighth Aldermanic district The de-
batting during the day very strong great ntcres!
was manifested by the spectators.
Alderman ADAMS commenced by stating that he would
read the returns from the Seventh election district of the
Seventh ward, and moved to adopt a resolution that
when any discrepancies appeared the face the re-
turns TO make the correct the
same. H tA as.tfaR
| short debate ensued here between Alderman Booe
turns back to the district when any dscre
pancy occurred
Alderman ADAMS, in canvassng the returns in one OF
ne found one vote entered on the returns for
for Mayor he called upon his legal friend, Alderman
Genet give his opinion this question he should
| Ike to have the vote given 70 Mr.. Havemeyer. ~
Alderman GENET rose and said that they not TO
know the mind Of the voter. Mr.. Havemeyer he said
Amshouse Governor; and, what more, he Might in
the opinion Of the voter have been capable filing
that Office than he would the office of Mayor
was decided by the Chair that the should not be
given to Mr. Havemeyer and consequently entered
| among the votes given for Almshouse Governor.
During the canvassing OF the returns, of them
were laid over. The districts were the Eleventh and
Fourth was in these districts that was supposed the
The noise great this stage OF the proceedings
that the sergeantat Arms called upon preserve
| order
A short debate ensued here between Alderman Genet
and Alderman Boole, which ended the Chairman call
| ing the latter to order.
A discrepancy Of eight votes was found in the Third
| district OF the Eleventh ward and motion made
and carried that the canvssers before the Board
and state the in which discrepancy occurred
The discrepancy waa between the poll list aud the re-.
turns
A debate arose here between Alderman LYONS apa 4,
derman Adams, the returns Of the above dist.; h
It did NOT amount to anything, ~
Two important clerical errors ~ere found in the returns
OF the second District OF the thirteenth ward and mo
un was made ana carried that the DO sent for
70 Do e ~ fec9p the Board had not the
In the Fifth dir .,.. :. a. ur....,- A.. ..,.,.
|
il only - whcie number Of votes given was 3s4, but
! riel sHulsd up BAL. motion was made and car
hai the be sent for to give the necessary
information the OF the discrepancy and TO cor
Alderman ADAMS then stated he had ia FROM both
parties tho districts where the supposed fraud was
mittcd. He said that there was 10 objection would
TO- nzv9 the Clerk feAd the afidavits for no wished
the public to see how the late election carried on in
those districts, sit than anything that ever
wac witnessed 10 the Sixth ward in It's palmlest days
Alderman BRADLEY objected TO this ana sao ne wsliea
l eha I'M Gnpf hack
error was discovered. to show By these
Alderman ADAMS said that be wishe~
aifdayite that there had been illegal voting yard in
Alderman BRADY said that in almost evsYy !. led
the city, there or less intormalities lie No.
to have them 60 on and read the returns and il they
e guilty pafe aer n
Alderman ADAMS wanted TO have the papers tho
District Attorney and to have the guilty parties sent to
prison, and thereby make an example of them.
Alderman PECK was in favor of sending the papers TO
the District Attorney He said that the law was WORTH
anything it should be enforced; IL there was anything
wrong or improper, or anything which would lay any
party or parties liable ohe law, let the papers go before
Alderman said that believed the object in send
ing these aidavits, was to there any fraud
committed.
J Alderman BRADLEY said 1t was the duty OF Alderman
Adams, II there was any fraud committed to
take the returns to the District Attorney him
self He wished them to go with the matter
the came they would in any other case, and
# there fraud shown to have been committed Alder
derman Adams could go and have the guilty parties ndic
ed before the Grand Jury He said that these papers
were read, Alderman Adams laid himself open to libel
Alderman ADAMS replied by saying it his duty to
show testimony that fraud had been committed, and
strongly advocated the reading of the af1davits.
long debate ensued here-some Of tie Aldermen wish
ing to have the matter go before District Attorney
others thinking it best to have the Board investigate the
themselves One or two were in favor Of FIRST
having papers read before the Board and after wards
TO let them 60 before the District Attorney attempt
was made have the respective parties heard by COUNSEL
but it did not succeed.
Alderman ADAMS thought it best to bring the matter be.
fore the members Of the Board themselves and,
hn rtad IN tha hatprb nor hp
for he did not want TO be talked to death
Alderman GENET called for the opinion of the Chairman
(Alderman Booe) on the question.
Alderman BooIE said that If the two returns agreed they
were right even though the evidence black the
Alderman BRADLEY Alderman GENET and several others
gave their views on the subject when motion made
nays called for. The motion was carred-seyon
votes being in the affirmative and three in tho mega
which stated that there had been great deal Of Illegal
voting the Fourth and Eleventh districts the Seventh
ward and charged canvassers with intoxcaon The af
ndavits were quite numerous and very lengthy
deed. They were made by John F. Edmonds, the SER
geant Of police in the Seventh ward; officer Home tho
same ward George Evans canvasser in the Eleventh
district Of the ward and several others them was
that persons had voted in the respective districts
mentioned who had not been registered according law
and moreover that they residents that sailors
and boa,men, who had acknowledged that they had
shipped Boston, had voted without being vouched for
by houseboldcrs, as tho law directed that in the
Eleventh district one Of the three inspectors who
had been legally appointed LEFT during tho cleo
| ton day, and named Mooney had been
substituted in his place; that this had performed
ha duty without being duly sworn the Fourth dis
trc the vote exceeded by than hundred
that which was cast last for Temann although there
had been increase in the population of the district and
that three boatmen and several others who
dents of the district had voted that six respec
BILE citizens Of the Eighth Adermanic district reca.
vassed the ward since the election and reported there
between sixty and seventy votes less than were re-
ported BY the canvassers and that they had taken tho
numbers OF different houses and had taken the adavits
OF the residents, and that no such persons Of
those VINO had voted could be found in these houses
that tho people declared that they resided there and
that they had resided in them for some time back;
that some Of tne voters from Brown and Bells
shiny ardEs That some whose were used were
aoeels at sca; that some from No. "a
RviDgton street, which was not in the district; that
some Of the canvasscrs intoxicated; that beer
liquor brought in TO them while the canvass
progressing that tickets knocked Off tho table
| the floor, and picked back persoue who