The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-07
THE NEW YORK ELECTION
FRAUDS.

FRAUDS.
We make below some extracts from th
testimony adduced on the trial of Sey
mour's Election Commissioners in Balti
more, showing the manner in which th
frauds were perpetrated, and indicatip,
that the whole thing was planned 10 Al
bany by Seymour. Richmond, Cagger
Co., and that the fellows who are beinf
sent to the penitentiary were only carry
ing out the schemes of the Governor who
employed and appointed them for the
purpose:
/ Mr.. Orville X. Wood, of West Chaxy
Clinton county, N. Y was then sworn Oh
the part of the Government, and testified
in substance as follows:
Resides at West Chszy, Clinton county.
n. T.; is a merchant; came to Baltimore
as the agent of the Union COMMITTEES OF
his county, to assist in procuring soldiers
votes IN this city; visited Fort McHenry.
and there met Capt McDermott, of the
9ist New York, and several soldiers from
Clinton county; stopped there two or
three days; In conversation with Captain
McDermott in relation to the voting al
soldiers, he remarked that there had been
some checker. playing" and his suspi-
cions were aroused; visited Newton Uni
versity Hospital, and from what he heard
there, suspected something was wrong; +;
went to the Office of The State agency. SIS
Lafayette street, and there met Mr.. Ferry:
asked him how things We're getting along,
giving him TO understand that be Wood
belonged to the Mcclellan party; Ferry
desired to know it be had q CON mission
from Gov. Seymour; he told him that he
had not. but he represented his county
committee. Mr.. Ferry desired to see his
commission. He said he had none. but
he had list of the soldiers of his county.
which appeared to satisfy Mr.. Ferry. Iii
told Mr.. Ferry that he came to Baltimore
to get the vote Of the 9ist New York
He was informed that it had been taken
Mcclellan received 400 votes, and Lin
coin H. He expressed surprise q, the
small number Of votes poled for Lincoln.
when Mr.. Ferry said that when Union
votes came into that Office they were all
right when they went out, and they were
doing more here than he thought Of.
The accused objected that it was be.
and not Mr.. Ferry on trial.
The Judge Advocate replied: You and
Ferry are jointly tried.
o.,. 49,
Ferry is not, and submit to the cour,
that | should not be held responsible for
the actions of another.
The President said the accused had a
right to object.
The Judge Advocate said the acts and
admissions of one conspirator bound the
other, provided it was proof of the con
spiracy
The court was cleared. On reopen. !.
ing. the evidence was pronounced admis.
sable.
Witness continued: Mr.. Ferry re-
marked =" There is a great deal more
being done than you think of" he then
said to witness, "You have your county
lists I" l answered that | had q portion
of them; ss'd he that is all We WANT
said l, chow - he replied, Il have got a
| niger here who signs these papers. and
you need not go further" / said that was
good point gained aud would save a
great deal of trouble.
Witness then left the Office, agreeing to
call again in the afternoon accordingly
called at the time there was a CLERK
sitting in the Office behind the registry
book; witness remarked that he did not
want his handwriting to appear in any Of
bis county votes, Ferry said, "You can
take the clerks place and copy there. and
| will put them on to your list p witness
accordingly went to work. TWitness here
pointed out the book and the place where
he copied these names Ferry took his
list and witness went to work with the
10th n. Z. Cavalry; the lists that witness
copied were signed G. g. Arthur Ferry
added the words, Lieutenant Command :.
ing witness thinks, and on some o,
them Captain and A. A. G.. y witness
desired to send few Of these papers to
New York, but Ferry objected, ss it was
necessary to wait tor Donohue, who wa,
in Washington, and said he would tele.
graph him be Ferry then telegrsphed
to Dcnohue at Washing ton to come on !,
once, and he said when Denohue came h
would have these fixed for the witness
and could then send them on.
/ It should be explained here that tn.
soldiers power Of attorney contain blank,
for the inscription for four names. that Q
the voter himself. the person authorized
to receive the ballot, the witness to thu
affidavit, and tho officer before whom i
is made. Il appears to have been 30 ar
ranged that different person filed eacl
blank.
4 Continuing bis evidence, Mr.. Woo
said snat on Saturday afternoon last ht
met Donohueaud Edward Nsuoomb. Alec
J OF Albany, at Ferry's office. Ooosider
able conssrsatton ensasd about III let11r,