The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-28
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Portland Daily. Press.
Startling Electioneering Fraud and
g. Forgery
Attempt to Subyert the New
York Soldiers Votes. l
Confession of ONE of Gov.
Seymour's Agents.
Democratic Ballots sent off by
Thousands.
Democratic Ballots sent off bar
Thousands.
THE FRAUD NIPPED IN THE BUD.

Frauds In Netc York Soldiers Vote.
ALBANY, Oct. 81.
The following dispatch, addressed to the
Executive Department here, was received this
afternoon: sg a
< Baltimore, Oct. 27.-Moses 1. Terry, State
Agent at Baltimore, Edward Donahue, Jr., Of
Albany, Porter Kirby, OF Lewis county, and
DR.. Jones, of New York city, voting agents
have been arrested by the Provost Marshal
who also closed the New York State Agency
lSigned) STEPHEN MAxoN;
d Surgeon in charge.
Gov. Seymour is in Buffalo, and the tele-
gram has been forwarded to him.
BALTIMORE. Oct 81.
After the adjournment OF the court, Mr..
Ferry made the following full confession IL
do not reco!lect tho time when the first papers
were forged, but it was in the presence OF O.
X. Wood, of Clinton county, N. 7. 1t was
done in my office, No. IS Fayette street, Bal
timore. / am and have been for the past two
years agent for the State of New York, ap-
pointed by Gov. Seymour to look after the
sick and wounded soldiers Of New York. !
first saw Wood on Wednesday of last week,
at my Office. He came and represented him.
self as an agent of the central committee OF
his county to look after its local ticket. He
talked about the way In which votes could be
taken. 1t was argued that we should sign the
names of the soldiers and officers, and then
send them home 70 have local tickets filed in.
l made out the small papers. I signed the
names of soldiers on quite number of them.
II cannot tell what names we signed. The
names we signed to the papers are now in the
bundle on the table. l did not sign the names
of officers, but Donohoe signed any quantity
of them. There was large package Of these
papers left with me, which / destroyed. That
Araa tya 0a couf DIN Oh Ouor 0(n Do, ohna s;rno1
them all. The idea of forging these papers
was first suggested by man named Stephen
Mason. He is from the western part of the
State of New York and is State agent. 1t
was first proposed almost two weeks ago. /
do not know how many forged papers were
sent off, but heard them say they were sent
from Washington by the dry goods box full.
/ send package of forged papers to General
Farrell, with the following letter.
Baltimore. Oct 22.-If you are energet-
ical you win be able to get the within votes
all arranged for the eighth of November. 1
should have done more to them but have not
time. They are all on the square, the same as
the blacks get theirs, no Others would bear
close scrutiny. Ed. Donohue said send this to
your, &c. have done it.
Yours truly,
isi2s ~ la1aats DEMOCRAT.
P. S.-They are all soldier, company and
regiment all o. K. The rest I have nothing
to say. If you have no use for them send
them back. u. FERRY. s
Il. Newcomb, implicated by Ferry, has also
made confession. In behalf of Ferry the
Judge Advocate entered plea of guilty and
asked for him the mercy of the Court. Dono-
hue will be tried and his case will come up to-
morrow. The evidence now in possession of
the Commissioner duplicates number of
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