Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-29
OF enlisted persons ASCERTAIN them from the
Supervisors list of any county.

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During the reading of this letter the prisoner
assisted the Judge Advocate In deciphering
| some Of the words
roll pnrperting to ne a list OF sick and
wounded New York soldiers, under treatment
at the Jarvis Hospital, in this city, was
| names. Mr.. Wood testified that Ferry in
med him, in answer to q question, '.that
dead or alive they all had cast a good VOTE
| The crowded state OF our colu mns prevents the
| publication Of the names IN full.
| Ine fol:owing was among The papers found
on the person of the accused. 1t is from the
Sheriff OF Albany, New York:
sHkRIRr's OFFICE, ALBANY, Oct. lie.
Donahue. Esq, Balhmore:-Dear Sir:-Yonr
telegraph OF 10th and also your letters of 10Th
and 1lth instants, came to hand in due course
OF mail. L ans wared your telegraph by send
| ind Edward Newcomb, and you have, Of
course, got the answer before this time. How
| l saw MIR Cagger and showed him your
| telegraph. He does not want to spare Barney
II you want more help VIII send you some
one. As TO sending the proxies, you had bet
| ter send them by Nj. Wallace. He always calls
, at the State Agency when coming this way.
Send them as fast AS You can get In m-frst 10
| NE. All is we'll here, and we are confident OF
| complete success.
1t is unnecessary to say that all here have en-
tire confidence in your sktH and ability, and
hope you will like your help. Please keep me
ADVISED. Yours, 81, CRASDELL,
The subjoined letters, which were put in as a
portion OF the evidence, will explain them
| selves:
ALBANY, Sept %, 196i-M j. Ferry, Esq
| Dear Sir-I shall be detained about one week
| from this time, before l shall git home The
| State Committee are in session here to-day.
| They are very sure that we are To carry this
| State. They confident tha+ we Will come
ur 20 Albany with majority of seventy thou
| sand.
My regards to AIR. Mundsy. Yours, respect
| fully. STEPHEN MAXON
! United States hospitals. the "dear Ed" al
| lHded to in the following, is the assistant sent
| by Sheriff CI andell-Edw ward Newcomb
| ALBANY, Oct Il, 1851 My Dear FL arrived
here yesterday morning, and to dav 1 have
| called on Cagger, Crandell, Waterman, aud
others. They are wslL satisfied with our efforts in
the cause. i am to b. sent aWaVa again We'd
| nesday afternoon. / do rot know where am
to be sent. 1 viii ask that you be attached to
ny personal staff have told Oagger that you
! Were a good man. Remain about Baltimore or
Washington until you near from me- or Sheriff
Crandeil See what you can do and ad wise our
| people here.
In haste your friend, DoNoHUK
On the conclusion of the reading of the letters
| and examination OF the powers of attorney,
etc, the examination OF Mr.. Wood
| sumed. He said
Newcomb rem arked IN Ferry's Office that it
| would take the Abolition papers three months
! to discuss the frauds. when the election was
over; when he arrived in New York he intend
ed TO call At the World office. aud give them
| some points, with the idea, he supposed, of
! giving the Union party the blame; all were
telling of their achievements in fraud at the
! ballot. box; Donohue boasted of having done
| some sharp tricks in his district in Albany; he
could always secure any majority that was
| necessary for his candidate: he used marrow
| tat" tickets, W hich consisted OF Il number of
! ballots folded together, which would become
separated on being forced through the aper-
| ture of the ballot. box; he was Inspector OF
| elections, and always had sharp clerks; tney
| mad the poll books containing the names of
| voters, tally with the tickets when counted by
| quickly writing down the necessary number
| OF names TO correspond with the number of
tickets in the .'marrow. fats" the affair was
| easily managed; when the votes came to be
| counted in the presence of a committee of the
| parry In opposition TO his own they could bs
| very easily blinded.
| The prisoner objected TO the detailing of what
| he said about himself, as 1t had nothing 10 do
with the case unjer consideration.
| The Judge Advocate argned that il was
! cessary to prove the spirit that prompted the
| forgery with which the prisoner was charged.
| 1t woula be shown that he had been engaged
| in similar practices before.
| The Court decided that the evidence was ad-
| mis- sible.
Mr.. Donohue, the prisoner, cross examined
the witness, who, in answer to his questions
| replied substantially as follows:
| noHohue signed six names at the request ot
| Wood, 20 he sent to ID II. Parsons, Clinton
county, N. Y; had seen Donohue sign several
| powers OF attorney, in some of which the
| blanks were all filled, and In others only par
| TALLY so; he supposed that when Capt. McDer-
mott tcld him at Fort McHenry that there had
! been "checker play ing with the soldiers vote
that foul play was going on somewhere, aud
| he determ ined to ferret II out.
| Inc Qge Advocate mere eXQlOlte0 10 tue
| Court eighteen completed proxies, signed &C.
| t. Arthur, Captain and A. A g." ano thirty
| five signed &C. q. Arthur, FIRST Lieutenant
! Company /. Ninth New York Cavalry" Dom
| ohue admitted that he had written the name,
but disclaimed having anything to do with
| afiXing the rank and title OF the thirty-tive,
| which had bee done by Ferry. Other pack
| ages were finished with other forged sigma
lures.
| The records of the War Department were
| searched 10 find the names OF the siguers, but
|
OF straw
MIR. Newcomb, of Albany also an agent of
New York, and a party 10 the fraud, was
| sworn, and his evidence was substantially as
| fellows:
Is resident of Albany, New York, and An
| attorney at. law by profession; about three
| weeks SINCE received a commission from Gov
| ernor Seymour, OF New York, bearing the great
| seal OF the State, empowering him to go 10
| Baltimore and Washington 10 assist in taking
| the votes of the soldiers OF that State; on arri-
wing in Baltimore reported at The office OF State
Agent Ferry; acqua,n5ed hlm OF his business; business;
| and procured some OF the votes OF soldiers dt
| those places took altogether abont three hun
drtd; only about fifty of the votes were sealed
up, the balance all bang open, for the purpose
| of the county ticket being Inserted by the COM
| mttee in New York; met Donohue on the day
he reaC he'd Fort McHenry, and daily thereaf-
ter for three days; next saw him on the fellow |
ing Thursday in Washington, W here they both !
remained until Saturday, and then came TO
| Baltimore together: on arriving here on Satur-
| day eyeuing went i'm m lately to State AGENTS
office, and there found Ferry and Wood; after
| conyersing short time went 10 his hotel; on
| Sunday morning went again to the State Agen-
| CIV, and DOnohue, Wood and Ferry were all
| seated at tn BILE busily engaged in writing out
pow, r. II attorney and soldiers proxies: Dom
| uhue Ead n large pie on The table il front OF
him, be,Ig placed in alternate layers of blanks
ard envelopes; he first flied the blanks IN the
power OF attoI ney, and then flied III the blanks
| in the envelopes to correspond; in some cases
they would write a soldiers name, and add
ths worOs "bis mark" also saw him put In
officers names: the whole of the vote was pre-
pare d. except the ticket with the names Of the
candidates; at Dononue's request be filled In
the dates, etc of the powers of attorney and
afiday,ts to which Donohue he'd sigaedn names;
hao seen a list OF the 42Sth New YORK regi-
ment, from which names were being pre-
pared; they were principally for Coiumhia
comfy. -@l - Il
comb replied. that u, |