The New York herald., 1864-10-29

ii.
Charles Houck, William sundeman, ". W. Dyer, JAS
P.ss v.s Ham John seessI Gosy Van psssa
Fitzgerald, James Decker thomas Ward, D.Uns sheoan
". 9. Houck, G. II. Ferris, W. II Hart, wm. Park, wm
Coulan, Thomas Goras, all Of Greenpar Andrew Miller
OF Hudson, Wm Mellus, Charles John Burrit all OF
Hudson.
The following letters are part Of the evidonco:--
WAR DRARrMgNr, ApiurAsT GEsRRAL's OFfIcu,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 1864. !
lsIaior General L. WALLACE, Bai,imore:--
Ro' K; Major Joseph NJ. Mnrnhy Seventh New York
xlicry Captain w. n. Lee, Nioety first New York aud
a"sr "; g. Dsnslow' Ninety ss New YORK, N ans ns
rbere is no Captain H. Smith, Of tho Ninstynrst Naw
york so far as tho records hero show: nor IS there
Captain ~ = farr, A. A. o. the foregoing 10 sent yon
THos. NJ VINCENT, A. A. @.
No rescord Of c. 3. Arthur, Ninth New York cavalry
Neither does the name aorear MS captain and A. A. g.
Photographed 70 General Wallace 0ct ~
The examination was resumed.
MIR Wood said that two 'hiers came into Mr. Ferry's
Office, signed powers OF attorney: each placed the
envelopes, bu. Ferry distracted tho linton ballots
and put IN those containing tho nnmes q me
Provost MARSHAL, Col waolsy. a. nforneo hlmof what
being done. The Office at S5 West Fayete street
was then visited, and r'nohue and Ferry, with the
books, papers, NC, arrested.
The books, BE-, Of Ferry aud Oonohue were then
hib,ted to tho court, including number Of letters,
among which was he following found in package Of
Afty tive votes addressed TO Gcnerai j. A. Farrell, Hud
N. y with the words "New York State Agency IS
corner and the letter was m ,rked Personal II will
be perceived that 1t s in TO tho letter above
Nav YoRN STATE AGENCY. BALTIMORE,
No. SO WEST FAyRTfE STREET, Oct a. 1854.
General ). A. FAeREIL:-
My DEAR sln-I send with this number OF brlles
list you mo. also send ackage put up BY Mr..
Perry, ST to agent. aud you win dnd note from him
You might not eucse and powers OF attorney
sworn to- you III them for Columbia any other
here II you want namas OF enlisted persons as
certain them from the Supervisory list Of any county
In haste, your friend. F. D, JR.
a. Albany. Put In soma good names for atto neys.
roll purporting to be q list OF sick and wounded
soldiers ander al jarvis Hospital m this city,
was shown II crntsiued about four hundred names
Mr. Wood testified that Ferry remarked in answer 10
question that dead alive they all had cast good
v.te.n
The following among tho papers fonnd the per
son OF the accused from the sheriff Of Albany, N. Y
SnEa,rps OFFICE, ALBANY, Oct IA, 1884.
DxAw sIR-Your telegraph Of the 10th and also your
letters Of tho 10th and 1lth inst to hand In due
course Of mail answe cd your telegraph by sending
Ed Newcomb, ard you have Of cnurfe got the answer
before this time. How doyou like N2 saw Mr.. cagger
and ehowed him your telegraph. Ho does not want to
spare Barney. II you wan. moro help will send
out AZ TO sending the roxes had better send them
by Mr.. Wallace He always calls at the STATE Ageacy
wneu coming this way Send them fast you c'n
get them; first 10 All ~ we'll here and conf
dent complete success. unnecessary TO say that
oil here have entire confidence your SKIN and ability
and hope you will like your help Please keen me ad
vsed. Yours, II. CROMDEIL
The following from Donohue TO u. Newcomb was also
read
ALBANy, Oct II. 1864
MY DEAR ED--I arrived hero Yesterday morning and
to dav have called upon Cageer: .romacll Waterman
aud others They well satisfied with our efforts
af,ernoon do n know where a% to BE- sent w
ASH that you be attached 10 my personal stAn. have
se r. ns. " as0os
Sheriff cromdel. See what you can, and advise our
people here. 10 haste. your friend DONoHuE
The Judge Advocate then addressed the rol
aowsIt nrpe-rs - this tnat the defendant Douo
hue .,ir, yonng connected with the New York
Central Rnronae road 10 those who live in the CITY of
New York almost synony nous wrh ,reasoD--h,s Tor The
bast three been engaged IN of the
frantc frauds ever st,rmpted 10 be on this
bntiop; fraud wheb. " II shall be successful will, IN
ny opinion. ha' produced disruption OF our entire
ouny and our war Tor the preservation Of the Union
Viii be practically NJ end and utile IL appears from
he evidence OF the two Witnesses produced before you
hs. on ono ma occasion when hen, reranic;nn hap
pr the State agents OF tho stats Of New York th't
were beng perpetra'ad went 70 the ONCE Of the
TO make false votes and trndeny representing bmsef
as one OF the party they were working for, he gained
their confidence and allow ed TO the working O
aher party appears that the regular blsnxs Tor SOL
diors forged The names OF the officers purporting
II the soldiers written out by party, and
the name OF soldier his vote by another,
I'D third nils up the saaks These are then left;
other sealed or unsealed, with the electoral
aud, as the nrsi witness tce,iled 10 you,
left tho city OF Washington. AT that time IT VIII be
borne in mind tha, Edward nonohue was in Washington.
lie comes to Tbs city. How h tnis statement M com
pared with that OF his rccompco, Ward Newcomb and
the rst witness Gr. Wood7 was they who induced
him TO conirnn this frard did be thcmy Does New
comb that Wood asked him, or wss il Ionohue who
asked him 10 write these ictlesf 80 nnds Donohue IN
fun blast, writing as iast ne could sometimes The n7ns
Aof solder and sometimes that Of an ofccr;
metIces giving ore rank and sometimes another,
pho other enc hi'ng up their nRmos; aud stu third
ne the fnli blank thus Tho persons around THIS tlbe
Fin the Sunday afternoon ed up the number of
sneary hundred and Il three persons conld in one
afternoon manufacture soae one huddred or two hun
drei suelI raudncns votes what could not twonty
sinll1riy employed Tor two weeks erect2 The enor-
miiy Of thc fraud s appalling. Here ts fraud
that may woll call TOR the infection OF tho seyeres
penalty known 10 the court The most sacred rights
Of the brave men who as absent from iheir
homes perining thor lives In the face of the
euemy 10 upho.d our liberties, are imperllied, and
frauduler votes are sought to be gwen against the
csase Tor which they have been perins their ives
While they abEent IN the nsd these pioers AZ home
seek 20 cast The Lalo!s OF these brave men without their
sent while they cannot be present speak
themselves delsnd their rights. This prisoner who
III ugh ore Of numerous family Of children, cannot
show that ho he's brother in tho ed uJhoding
Gag OF the country Is here proven 10 have consprcd
with others 10 dsaud our brave soldiers Of the exercise
OF the sacred elective franchise. crmo enormous
as this calls for vigorous punishment, and do not
bcests 10 say merits the extreme penalty Of DEATH
more than eyor impressed with a Of mis- critical
position and at the conclusion left the court In charge OF
defiant air with which no entered H.
The court room was now ceared, and tho commission
pccesded to deoera,e upon The case Of course s de-
cison caDno. DO known until after has been passed
yupon by the President The commission occupied only
about an hour in coming 10 decision, the doors
were rsorsuedI and the court adjourned.
x AlpAxr, oct IS, 1894
telegram from Washington received here today says
stats Agency and Medical Department again
In operatcu but that the Voting Commissioners rooms
arc still under guard. Maxon, who Is implicated BY
Ferry his confession about the soldiers voting frauds
n Baltimore 10 here aud publishes . card in which no
says that hc had not been In Baltimore for two
Before Ferry's arrest and that thore word Of
ruth in his statement SO far as be ID concerned.
GovernosoymouS still absent In the western part Of
lhs STATE.
Scard from Commassary General Farrell.
HuDscs, N. ", 0ct %. 1894
30 far - the confession Of NJ Ferry contained the
New York papers Of this morning. refers 10 In any
espect connecting with alleged frauds or sorgercs
n regard TO soldiers votes, u ~ unmtgaed false
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