New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-28
rFRRY's CONFESSION.

After tic adjournment of the Court, Mr..
FERRY iuade the following fun confession:
DO no. rc,olect the time when tho frst pepers
were forged, but it was ia the presence Of o. X.
WOOD Of Clinton County; Il done IN my Office, no.
Is Tayeuest. Baltimore, an. and have becn for The
past two years. the Agent for the State Of NewYok,
appointed 10y GOV SEYMOUR. look after the sick and
wounded soldiers Of New York frat saw WOOD on
Wednesday Of last week, at my Offices he came and
represented himself as an agent Of the Central Commit
zee q lis county 70 look aer is local ticket; lie talked
about the way IN which votes could be taken; II
agreed that We should sign the names Of soldiers md
officers aud then send them home 10 have the local
tickets flcd in; l made out small papers;
signed tic names Of soldiers on quite a number Of
them; ] cannot tell what names VIC signed the papers
ale now in the bundle the table; did not sign
names Of oGeeis. but DoNAurT signed any quantity Of
them; theie WIS large package Of these papers eft
with ne which destroyedi that package contained
over 200 DoSAHua signed them all tho idea Of forging
these papers was first suggested by man named
Srrrnrs M,xc~. he IS fon the Western part Of the
State Of New.York; ] DO not know from what eoun-
W be IS noi in the service, he 10 State agent
cannot say ct what time first proposed to forge
tbose pauers, /. was almost TWO weeks ago. do not
think there was anybody present but DosAHUE and my
self when M.soS first proposed 70 forge the papers
,hore was man nanoi BUSDY in my oficci heis now
In NeyY York, also f. man named IT, NEwcoNBi never
saw Tim until lie came iherei he is lawyer in Albany
part @. tie forged papers were made in NY Office and
part were brought there; they were usually brought
in a bundle tied up do not know who brought
them; / had no letters from PfnE CAGGIR cxcep,
what were found in my desk; I never Knew Of any
correspondence this subject with Gen. FARRELL, the
CommissaIy Of subsstorce. except the package which
you have; the package contained a LOT of bank en-
ye'opes end power OF attorney. with letter from
Gen. TArErIL. marked confidential" which contained
list Of the namesof tie residents Of Columbia County
did not let any one know I destroyed the forged
papers lst With ne but told ny associates that sent
them TO different parties in the State 20 be nailed q
Young man came from Washington Friday or Sotur-
day last, saying fEI had any spare blanks to
send them on 70 Washingtoni am not
certain that he did or did not say anything
about there being twenty men over there who could
attend 20 these matters do not know how many
forged papers were scnt off, but heard them ssy they
ssnt them from Washington by the dry goods boxfu
do not recooc hearing them talk dsparaginsly, but
they talked quito iubIanty and confidently sent
package Of forged pspega 10 General Farrell with the
following letter:
"B2L1woRE, Saturday Oct. q, 1864
IF You aic energetic you viii be able to get the
within vote all arranged for The 9Th Of November
should have done more 10 them but have not times
thew arc I'll on tho squarc the as the BLACKS got
thejrs Neither would bear close scrutiny En- DoNJ'
HUE said send this on TO you. and have done IT,
| "lolIs truly. DEMOCRAT
"P S.-They are al soldiers; company ard req
ment. AnOK. The rest have nothing 70 cay.
YOU have 10 use Tor them scnd them back.
" VI. J. TIREY
no. - Yves. Fayctte-st. baltimore
The New.yoyk state Agent in Warrington