New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-05
THE CASTLETON ELECTION.

IT, TIE Editor Of The NJ Y. 7Ssbzss
SIR: / an very sorry to see rapcr like TIE
TRsusE In an article in this mornings issue des end
in IT'D editorial columns to the usual epkfet appaed
to me of better known as the ope-eyed.' 1.-THE less
Of one of my eyes is any fauk of mine, Know OF no
reason why should not be PIT mind of'my fau'sl
but IT, on the contrary, it sheud be an affection,
know of no why the episaes should be applied
to ne.
As TO the election and degtruccnc the balosbox IN
Csstleton, the I'd mst have to say: The erection
was conducted in the most orderly manner anc on the
closing Of the pos two persons froc each psry were
appointed to overseethe ofths yotes-D APP
peton esq., and Peter Mortling esq, one side, and
Peter Herman and Michael Lsncton on the other. We
Immediately cleared the room Of all other persons, and
proceeded to count up the poll-list When this was
done Capt. Brien the Chairman Of onr Board, msde
motion to adjourn the canvass until the next morn.
ing, and gave as reason severe ndisposition. Know
ing that be had not been well all day. IconseDted to IN
adjournment but not until had offered to canvass tie
vote oil Supervisor alone. This proposition OF mns
was opposed by every one, and more particularly By
Mr. Appleton on the ground that if the canvass COM
menced the law required that 1t should De finished.
Mr.. O'Brien declining my offer to do hi5 work, say
ing that he was too unwe to sit there all night,
voted 10 adjourn. The box then beirg sealed by Mr..
Appleton and myself, Mr.. OBfien as Chairman of the
Board took the box, Mr.. Cox taking the key. AS
soon as Mr.. O'Bren started home he was met oy a
mob and forced back the rabbe telling MIN that ne
should not leave the building with the ba'losbox. IL
was then proposed that Mr. Cox should accompany
Mr.. OBrien to his own house, and they together
should act Sc custodans Of the baotbo which was
assented to. On going out the mob again stopped u.s.
third attempt TO get away was made with the
same result We then called upon the police force,
eight in number, to protect us, and started Tor
Mr.. Brien's boufe, where he seeng how many per,
cons he would have to entertain for the nght stated
that he did not keep hotel that bis houae was SMALL
and that Il would be incopveuent for his family To en-
terrain 60 many We agreed therefore, to go 70 the
Nautilus Hall Hotel, where room was engaged Tor
the INSPECTORS and after difficulty for the police
men also. When the Inspectors took charge OF their
room they were accompanied by MIR Appleton Mr.;
Carey Mr. Conner, Mr.. Garrett, Mr.. Crabtree; and
Mr.. OIIare. Inspector Cox had previously ordered
our room, and partaking of some Refreshments, the
gentlemen left, after satisfying themselves Una, tos
box was safe. While supper was preparing told my
co-ipspecors that wished to go out; trey consented
and left the room and gone think not 70 exceed
five minutes. When returned found DIR. Conn,r IN
the room with the box which he said be was watching
OF had In charge the other Inspectors having gone into
supper thanked bin, and like Wise went IN 10 my sup
per where stayed think not more than hvs Minutes
On gopg in, uet IL spector Cox coming out, aud ne
Immediately after returned with Mr.. % Hare. Whl,e
at the table Mr. OBrien wss taken sick beganto yomt
and left the table. Mr. Cox and myself finished our
meal Mr. Cox leaving the supper table very short
time before myself. Capt. O'Bren came again to the
table and asked for a cup of tea, which the andady
was preparing for him Of left the room DO rssching
the door, met Mr.. Cox, who stated to me that Capt
OBIen was in the yard, sick. replied that ne was
at the table, We then went TO our room and upon
reaching the door both Of at once missed the box
This is fair aud true statement of the entire trans
action. BY publishing the same you will confer
favor. u. w. DALEY, Inspector OF EieeIion'
Cdslsen, Richmond County, May 4, 1900
[Mr. Daley's statement, circumstantal as it is,
has one important omission. When he and Mr.
Cox returned to the room in which the ballot box
was deposited, and which they had LEFT in chareeOf
Mr.. Conner, what had become of that gentleman
Had he deserted his post, or had he BEEN relieved
by Mr. OBrien?
Mr.. Daley, however, makes new point. Ac-
cordiDg to his statement the Inspectors had begun
the canvass by counting the polst. In that case
they are clearly liable to the penalty of the law,
which prohibits the adjournment of a canva'sing OF
voters after it is once begun.-Ed. Tribune.