The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-07

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. Point, Is he had received : psss. ~
8 from the War Department; the ~
than separated for the night, all hsvir
I agfeed to meet the next morning and {
. up papers enough to keep Ferry st vorl
in conversation before separatioe. on
OF them said that things were eoinp 3
all right. aud that there we're about tver
y mea ia Warrington operating on u
work, Donohus said that they we're send
ing them in dry goods boxes full; vi,
ness met them again Sunday morning; 1
we're present: Newcomb sat at one en-,
OF the table filing out the descriptive Dol
tion Of the power of attorney; Donohu
was writing the names Of the officers VII
purported to take the afidavits; New
comb wrote one name ia the the blanks
and Donohue another, generally the las,
| The Prisoner-Do you swear that
wrote soldiers name
Witness---I do.
Several blanks we're produced, all bear
ing the signature of &C. G. Arthur. Can
tain and A. c. as the officer 70 Who's,
presence the affidavit was made. and th.
signature Of the witness affixed; full set,
Of powers Of sttorney blanks, al filed asd
ready to be deposited 10 the ballot boz q
soon IS ticket was inserted; one package
of thirty, in which names had been forged,
was identified by Mr.. Wood as the work
OF Donohue; among the name. fraudu.
lently inserted we're those of Lieut.. Col
Murphy. of the 9th New York ARTILLERY.
and Captain Smith, Of the cad N. y
Ihe witness continuing. said thirty of the
proxies we're from Clinton county: /.
package Of ffty-6ve was to be sent to Gen.
James Farrell. Commissary General of
OF Subsistence, State OF New York.
Mr. Ferry remarked, while writing.
that Dcnohue had letter from Gen. Far
rell enclosing list OF soldiers who resid-
ed In his county, and that he had fixed
hfty-hve proxies, which were ready to be
forwarded to Farrell; Donohue said he
would make out Farrell's list and send it
together with what Ferry had prepared
The following 10 q letter from General
Farrell, found in the Office OF the State
Agent:
New York. Oct 81.
EDWARD DokxAHuE, JR, ESQ, Balti-
more-Desr Sir: Inclosed in this package
you will find tickets, also list of names
of The actual residents of Columbia coun-
~, now members OF the 18th regiment.
With my best wishes for your success. l
remain, &c, JAMES A. FARRELL.
Commisssry General
The examination was resumed. Mr..
Wood said that two soldiers came into
MIR. Ferry's Office, signed powers of at
torney each placed the Union electoral
and Democratic State tickets 10 their en-.
velopes; but Ferry abssracted the Union
ballots and put in those containing the
names of the Mcclellan electors.
On Monday Wood went to the Provost
Marshal, Col. Wooley, and informed him
Of what was being done the Office at IS
West Fayette street was then visited and
Donnshue and Ferry. with the books, pa
pers, de-, we're arrested.
The books, DC, Of Ferry and Donahue
were then exhibited 70 the court including
number Of letter. among which was the
following, found in package Of City five
votes. addressed to Gen. A. Farrell.
Hudson. N. T., with the words ssNew
York State Agency, 35 w. Fayette stree.
Baltimore, Md )" printed on one corner.
and the letter was marked "Personal. .
Il will be perceived that il is in answer
to the letter above:
New York State Agency, Balti-)
more, So w. Fayette ST., Oct. 92.{
GEN. j. A. FARRELL.-My Dear Sir /:
| send with this number of ballots fer
your county. l have made out q mum.
ber from the list you sent me.
/ also send a package put up BY Mr..
Ferry. State Agent, aud you will end 4
note from him explaining things. l guess
you have enough. Fearing that you might
not, | enclose envelopes add powers of
attorney sworn to; you can fll them
up for Columbia or any other county.
You can fill them mp as we'll in your
county as we can here. II you want
names Of enlisted persons, ascertain them
from the supervisor . list of the county.
In haste.- your friend, Ed. Jr.
You can procure large envelopes for at.
torneys' names at Albany. Put in some
good names for attorneys.
A roll purportipg to be list Of sick
and wounded soldiers under treatment =,
Jarvis Hospital in this city was ahown.
Il contained about 400 names.
Mr.. Wood testified that Ferry remarked
IN answer to question. that 'dead OF
alive they had all cast vote" .
The following was among the plpef.
found on the person OF the accused from
the Sheriff of Albany, N. Y:
SHERIFf's OrFrcE, Albany, Oct. IA.
E. Dooohue, Esq. Baltimore:
Dear Si-:-Your telegram of the 10th
and also your letters OF the 10Th and LII
inst, came to hand in due course of mail
| answered your telegram by sending Ed
Newcomb, and you have of course cot the
answer before this time How do Won
like it? | saw Mr.. Cagger and showed
him your telegraph. He does not wan,
to spare Barney. Ii you want more help
| will send you some one. AZ to send
ine the proxies, you had better send them
By Mr.. Wallace. He always stops 1t Ii,
State Agency when coming this way.-
Send them as fast - you can get them