The sun., 1864-10-29

TIE judge Aivotsic rerhod' You ana tcrry are
A cusc. I am here on trial, aud Nr. Ferry Is
not, ami submit to the Court that saodii no, be
htli toup u.s., 20 for the oct. IN oi ,n3 A,r.
TIE President sad the accused bst a right to
TIE Jrie, Aivccaio said the acts aud nn'ss ons
~ one ,onsp rator bound le other, provided 1t
was ricf li,hc conspiracy.
The Court was cleared. On re-orening the evi-
dencc was pronounced admissible.
Witness continued Mr. Ferry rciuak"d: There
IA a great dcsl norc being dore than YOU 8 Ink
o." lie then said to witness; AVON have your
County lstst" | answered that had portion OF
them. Sad he " That ~ all We want" Ss u |:
"iowt" lie replied II have got Niger here
who sgus these papers and you need no, 20 iur.
ihcr." said that WAS good point gained and
would save good deal OF trouble. Witness then
lett the office, agreeing ~ cal again in the AFTER
uoon. corilng'y called ~ that time there WAS
= clerk sr.uy IN the oihcc, hehind the register
book. Witness remarked that he did not ~snt bis
Handwriting to appear In any oi his county votes
Ferry sad: "f1u can take tie tlUrk's place aud
copy there and will put him ou,o your list"
Witness accordingly went 10 work.
witness Lcre pointed out the box. and the ~ ace
where he COPIED thesc names Ferry took his lat,
and witness went 10 work with the 10Th New York
Csvslry. The lets that witness copied were signed
&c q. Arthur" Ferry added the words "L'cu-
tenant comm uanding." witness thinks, and ON some
Of them, "Csptain and A. A. e." Witness red
T. send /. few OF these papers ~ New York. but
Ferry 1bioel. NJ II was nc essay b. wait for Don
telegraph him. lie Gerry! then tele-raphcd TO
DOnshuc at Warrington to come on At once, and
he s.d That when Douahuo came lie would have
these Hxei for tho witucsS aud could then send
them OIL.
tIi should 10 explained here that the soldiers
JOwsr OF attorney contsns blanks for the Insertion
of four names that o the voter himself, the person
authorized to receive the ballot tho witness To thc
ai' avit, and the officer before whom 1t is n ade. 1t
appears to have been ~ oxplsned that different
person tllcd each tlGuk.l
Continuing his evidence Nr Wool sad that on
Saturday afternoon last lie me, DonoLuc and I'd
| ward Ncwcoulb, also of Albany, At Fcrry's ohce.
Considerable convcrsation ensuei about the letters
'elesrapLing t. Washington for p5uohuc b. como
to baltimore. Dluohue sad he WAS ou the eve ~
| star,in., & Cty Point, al ho had received pass
&c, from 'he War Department. The party then
eepsTa,ef for the night all having a'reed to meet
tie next morning anu fix up papers enough to Keep
Ferry ~ work II conversation before sspIst-
ing Of them ssi that things were going ON al
| rlsLt, and that there were about twenty men III
| WisAiu. Ion operating on tho work. Donohue sau
| ,hn. hoy were ssnd!ng them oil in dry goods
boxes, full Witness met thetn again SUNDAY morn.
| Ing. All were present NeVcomb sat at ono end
| Of lie table t..lius Out The doscrptve poru"n
| Of the power Of attorney Donohuc WINS writing
The names uf the officers who purported to take tie
| af,lavits. Ncweomb wrote one name ia tho ulanks
aud Donohuc another. generally the lsm.
Tho prisoner-Do y0u swear that ] wrote sol-
| dter's name
| Witncss-i do
Several blank. were produced. all bearing the
| signature Of & g. Arthur, Capt and A. A C., ~
| the officer ia whose presence the ahiavit Was
! made, Hud pIC as4ature OF the witness a'hhci
nl @t co. I"W,rs ol u,totucy llanls oil filled and
ready g. tc deposited IN the bslot-hox as soon NJ
tcke, wl.s inserted. One package OF 80, in which
| names had lccu tor cd, was idCutifcl by Nj.
| Wood o. the work. of Donohuc. Among thc names
| traudulcntly married were those o' Lieut. Colonel
Murphy, ni the yiA New York Artillery, and Capt.
| SuiiA, a. the % y. Y. The witness g. ntinu.nX
sad thirty Of II p pruNes were from Clinton County.
A paes age o 30 was TO be sent to Gen. james Far