Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-10-14
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BURLINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER IA 1859.
CORNy WOODS MISTAKE.
" lie bent his bow to shoot a crow,
But shot a cat in the window"

But shot cat in the window"
The knock down at the late New York
State Democratic Convention made quite a
stir at the time, among the political circles
of the Empire State. Alvord the snap chair
man of q" Fernandy Wud y and his clique Of
Hards, being allowed to keep his place on the
platform, while Strykcr. the second chairman,
pat in nomination by Peter Cagger, leader Of
TIE Soits, was pitched headlong off from it,
naturally led to the opinion that Fernandy
was at the bottom Of the assault. Great in
dlgnation was expressed by the Softs at such
an Infamous outrage. Very soon, however,
suspicion crept about, that on that subject
Appearances We're deceitful-that, in fact.
Sryker's downfall was owing to Il mistake
and 50 it turns out. Cornelius Wood-lor
short properly enough called Corny Wood
makes his q6iday that he was the man who
50 unceremoniously tipped over Stryker but
says it was all mistake in the man The
one who sent him on to the platform to do
the work, didn't tell him clearly which was
which. lie was to knock of one Of the two
-Alvord he has since found out-but ia hIs
entire innocence he thought it was to be
Sryker OF course, he is to be considered
excusable, and entitled to his pay just the
same Beautiful article that New York
Democracy!
But here is Corny's affidavit
CRY and County Of Ne,o York-Cornelus Wood.
being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that seeing
SO many false statements in the public press with
reference to the occurrences at the late Democratic
State Convention at Syracuse, and finding that in
justice is done to many persons by act Of his
own, IN which Mr. John Stryker WAS pushed from
the platform at the Convention, he is induced TO
make this depostion:-And deponent saith that
he went to that Convention as politician. to par
tcipate with others in the excitement which alwaYs
exists at such places; that holding an Office at the
time under Mcintyre Byxbie Il Co., the contract
ors for the government public store labor he thot
he could be Of service to be present. And this
ieponent further says, that he receive ed ticket to
7ter the Hall where the Convention was held
IN person whom be know 10 belong to the po-
] lcai interest opposed to Mayor Wood; that the
& ct was signed by Peter Cagger, and that he had
X IN TO be- ieve was sent to him by Peter Cagger
as longing to party of men who intended 10
haF hight and break up the Convention if direct
ed do so, but in which the deponent did not in
tend 10 participate And this deponent further
says that when in Weting Hall after the chairman
was made, great confusion and noise took place;
that Capt kyuders commenced the row, threaten
ing 10 eat some Of the New ort delegates: that
during The disturbance this deponent resolved TO
90 upua the pl form aud push the man or; that
this de lnent did 50, supposing at the time, that
be was oing right, and getting rid Of the man
who ha no right 10 act chairman Of the Com
vention And this deponent further says, that if
he had l0wn that he doing wrong lac would
not hay lone as he did; that he has no doubt il
was the Intention Of the person who told him 70
g and sh the chairman off the platform, that be
should IA Mr.. Alvord Of, and not Mr.. Stry yker,
and thaI did not know one from the other, and
supposed was aiding the Casser side OF the
question what he did. And TINS deponent fur
tner says lat be does not know Mayor Wood
personally that he had no connection with him
before or p Ae Convention, and that be is not in
any manner INJECTED the Mozart Hall political
organization Mr.. Wood. CORNELIUS ooD.
Sworn to tn first day Of October, 1853.
JUS j. ASGEvNE, Notary Public.