Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-04

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that Of the voter himself, the person
authorized to receive the ballot, the VII
ness to the affidavit, aud the officer BE-
fore whom it is made Such Va the
completeness Of the plot that g different
| person filed each blank
Continuing his evidence, Mr.. Wood
said that on Saturday afternoon last hr
met DonahHe, and Edward Newconb,
also Of Albany; ct Fsrrys Office eonsid
efAble conversation ensasd about tbs
latter's tslegraphing to Washington for
Domaine to come 70 BALTIMORE Dona-
hue said he vas on the point of starting
for City Point, as he had received .
pass, etc, from the War Department
| the party then separated for the night,
/ with the understanding that they we're
to meet at nine o'clock on Sunday morn
ing, in order that sufficient number d
blanks be fixed up 70 give employment
| to Ferry, who had used nearly sn OF his
supply; met on Sunday, according 10
appointment; NeHeomb said be under.
stood that there were about twenty men
Ia Washington busily engaged In send
ing ballots 10 New York IN dry goods
boxes; Ferry, Domaine, Newcomb, and
| Wood seated themselves at table and
began filing up blanks, both the powers
Of attorney and the envelopes in which
they are enclosed; NeScomb wrote one
name in the blanks and Donahue an
other, generally the last
/ The prisoner here interrupted the wit
ness with the remark, "Do you swear
wrote q soldiers name7
Mr.. Wood do.
lSeverai blanks were produced, al
/ bearing the signature of so G Arthur,
Captain and Assistant A.djutant Genel.
al as the officer in whose presence the
affidavit was made and the signature o.
the witness afixed--full sets Of powers
Of attorney, the blanks all Sled and
ready to be deposited in the ballot bex
as soon as a ticket was inserted. One
package OF thirty, in which the name,
bad all been forged, was identified by
Wood IS the work Of Donohue. Among
the names frauduiently inserted were
thoss Of Lieut.. Colonel Murphy Of tbs
Tth New York Artillery, and Capt
Saith, Of the 93d New York
The witness, continuing, said thirty o.
the proxies were for Clinton county;
package Of SIS was TO be seat 20 Genera
James Fars1il, Commissary- General o
| Subsistence Of the State Of New oFk
Ferry remarked while writing that Don
ohue had letter from Gen. Farrell in
closing list Of soldiers WHO resided il
this county, and that be had Fixed s.
( n-nwsas ~,ksch saa.a .aaa. a. l. F,-.-..s1
ed to Farrell; Donohue said be woulG
make out Farrclfs list and sent ID togeth
er with what Ferry bad prepared
GKS. FAEsKI.L's LETTER
The following Is the letter from Gen
Farrell, found in the Office Of the Stat,
| Agent
NEw YoaK, Oct. 20, 1854
EdiCGrd Dsnohue. Jr, Esq Baltfm re
DEAR Sir: Enclosed ia this naskagl
you will find tiekets--also O hat 81 an
tual residents Of Columbia couatg. nos
aiepbers Of the 12sth regiment Nill
my best wishes for your saeeess, 7 ~
main, 6c., JAaBs A. FARRELI,
CommissaFy General
This is followed By long list Of name
referred to.
The examination was resumed, an
Mr. Wood said two soldiers came int
Ferry's Office and signed powers OF a.
torney; each placed Union and Demo
cratic State tickets in their envelopes
but Ferry distracted the Union ballot
and put in those containing The name
OF the Mcclellan electors: on Monda'
Wood went to Col woolleys Office; ia
formed him Of what was hcihE done
the Office at s5 West Fayette Street va
then visited, Donohae and Ferry will
the books, papers, etc, captured
The parapeeruaIia of the concern va
exhibited TO the court, incIudingia num
Der Of letters, among which was the fol
lowing, which was found in the packag
Of forty Eve votes, addressed to aGeneI
ALI A Farrel, Hudson, N. Y" vii
the words New I ork State Agency, S
, West Faysste street Baltimore, Nd, !,
printed in one corner, and the lelts
marked personal II will be psresi,
ed that il 10 an answer to the lstts
above.
+ NKw YoRK STATE AGENcY,
! So WEsT FAYETTE SiRBET,
r BALTIMORE, October %
Geaeral J. A. Farrell:
Ny DEAR SIR; send with this note
! number Of ballots for your county.
) have made out q number from tbs III
! you sent me- also send package pt
. up BY Mr.. Ferry, the State Agent, an
t you win fnd note from him explainin
8 thiuSs- I guess you hare enough Fsa
e ing that you might not, enclose enve
opes and powers OF attorney sworn Il
/, You can hll up for Columbia or any osl
er county. You can Gil them as We
: in your eounty as We can here. If 80
n want the names Of ealisted persons q
2 certain them from tbs Supervisors Ii
; of any county.
e In haste, your friend, e. d., Jr.
i You can procure large envelopes {
B attorneys names st Albany. Put
y sumo good names for Attorneys.
e Daring the reading of this letter 4
+ prisoner assisted the Judge Advocate
n deciphering some Of the words.
''DEAD or ALIvK" THET VOTE.
v a roll purpcrting 10 be list Of ST
Q and wounded New York soldiers, und
> treatment at the Jarvis Hospital, in Il
e city, was shown Il contained abo
four hundred names Mr.. Wood te
:, fled that Ferry informed him, in ansx
v to question, that dead or alive" th
all bad cast good vete
$ On the conclusion Of the reading
d some letters and the examination OF t
y powers Of attorneys, etc, the examir
ton Of Mr.. Wood was resumed
E. said:
le Newcomb remarked in Ferry's off
that it would take the Abolition pape
d three months to discuss the frauds VIII
" the election was over; when he arriy
Of in New York he intended to call at {
:, World Office, and give them few poin
n With the idea, he supposed Of giving 1
ge Union party the blame; all were teilil
Of their achievements in fraud ast
"a 6aIlot-box; Donohue boastsd oi hsgi
es done some sharp tricks in his dis aeI.
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