New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-08


By reason ssreofth Board of canvasser Of the Comfy
of New York eTroneouy cayaed the votes in that Election
Dsrc, o. altered changed. and hereupon etfone2I
declared the entire vote in tie said School Distinct 'o
follows: .,aG
James q. Brady.
Frederick A.
Bafk. ......''''''''''''''''''''' 20
Bfaiy over Aien.......................... %
Whereas without Tie error referred TO- the resa IN l'n1h
and in fact ia as follows: .,as
lanes Is. Brady.
HoTatio T. Allen. 700
Frederick A. .mythe..
On
Scattering. ..:............'''''''''''
ATE, hahn. A . Syg Gp the specific charges Nj Allen
the Committee proceeded win the case anu ., ~
Thomas tho clerk, to conduct the examination o. W"
The Csnvi~er. fret examined and they both e'''ea
tina, the tue Of the District as canvased oy te w"
as follows: e,, ,-,,,one,
The whole nmber Of votes east for schooi 'o'ni''"'
OF which Horaiio p. Allen iyed...........''N99
OF which James 2. Brady received; ''''''''''''''i
M ,,irb Ff.d.r, x smytha roceived.....'... ~
And they comrared tables with the ceIs, wh2 .
,c,,,sv ons 10 tie Cleik Of tue Common Council and
the otter I, Mr Peter M1serson. the Alderman Of the
N.Y. fo CE were next examined and each testified tina;
/ the whole number ofvoies cast was ~ o,o
ofwhich James II. Brady received. ;'''''''''''''ii
Of which Frederick snythe receivcd ,ros
And tht thew each kept TALES Oh The vote cast "nch aes
,L r.r r,1rrrd 20 ile In the OH OF the Commit oneEs
Police Toe TALES were procured, ha ar t The re-
80, 1 5de up Oh the shi Of the election contained The
vote schso Comnissioner precisely as stated III "' ~
ycen,n in Attendance at the poll the day Of election
con- boraed the aud CLERKS 10 10 the huo''"
i'm ,dd,ien to the above 1t appeared In evidence that
e,a..e anaSunc.d the vote oT School Comnssoner a.
~ ON the usht the election aud that " a. lrsef
sputcd iii lie District clnsssed by the BoaFd ofCy
Tie Bep.y CLERK Of the Board Of Aldermen te't!hed TIA,
he assisted IN tie c9nvssns q The votes ~ t9G bga
missioner In the Seventh Distr, Of the Twenty second
Waft, nlod with the 'lcTs Of tue Co"moh '0"hc" "'
The whole number of votes cast for School Com %,
M ,,sc Isc b. 6i.dy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 30
or which llortio T. Alien received '.''''''''' IA
That On The diy .ucceedins the when footing up
the vote School Commissioner be- was .urprd 70 IAN
Drt of hc Twenty sccond Ward aud discovered hat the
r,u. bad been altered that the hr.i hsuie OF the ~ so
Tor Aer had been Gguc >. and that tue hguIc vote i9f
Bray ~ .eeA n,e ,i,y iiJ a. II thew lad been
cne and "i"o if'p9u,ryi q, 49,, - ybe t.tgrs
rom ,.t District had been out % Nh Na"nine OF hi,
,, ec-t vhrn they w-re from the Chamber Of
he called upon by Nj A!'n 20 examine th'l "'n ~
learned for h-, time. that the return, had en m9s,',
nj he .hee, containing tho voi. for school Commissioner
,a having tosn Torn f9m tae other ieei A. ,,
prey .;,n D. b. .: tie 11 ss ese'%2 re,
that were ed the Alderman OF the Thirteenth Alder
Are vote Tor hc os.e Of school Commissioner in tina. Dis
iii.i, appeared b, hat re'.rn va a. iono"' ~,
Ofwnh James a. Brady reerycd .'''''.'..'..'' Ii1
Oiwhi~L Uoratio r Alien received. .....''.'..'' III
Of,ri-h Frcden.A Sriytac received; .......... 20
Tho AlITn sed thet ne received the get fns suOIt
e - w. aa ' a., . aot BEEN s sn ptre& Win ION Tia, e
10 tho dine ,aey were ai be had opened them Two
ys before the Distinct cuys..ed. and pl them IA ne
dwer he ued At the Bosrd u Alderman. which an expert
81 otrr ,enony wa submitted on pat Of 81. Brady
-oatfadic,ins TIE Witnesses introduced by The claimant on
ia" Gann,,ttse thereupon called Nh Green one Of the
Poll Cers and on accouuiini who Wa requested 70 ehsmn.
The returns procured rom m Adefnsn, ne ,.sa h,'
a." reforms were IA h, d" ins up TO hr 'u''t
tie return, School Commissioner where somebody bad
painted over lie writing and Asiseaiehedo 10 several
''7 Tfs, the line
"Ofwhch JAMES b. Brady received two bundled
ard eleven vot-s...............,..........'
was altered that the word two bad h"en altered irg The
void ene and that the tsnre Lad 0''n altered rom
lie s..o te,,hed thu, ile line .-,--,.,,.,
"Og which Hogauo r. Aii"n received one hundred m
a.a 'l t. m, word two had beea era."d and
G ,oi one writtsn over u, and the with hrs, snre
Of IN, hrn.. 10 lie fuither testified that the rltr.on
had been made without hi Anowodse, and TIA, u was
Wi' wm. Oakley Cashier OF the Citizens. Bank 'ud
expert, examined ne examined The Ietu' ana e'heu
'1 s.,, ~ ~ II iiI lc.'"'
@oi which James b. Brady received two huud
III. word TWO had beer aic,d hon, the word and
that tie hsure lad been altered from the hsaie
"Ofwhich Iloraiio +. Alien received one hundred
The 1 word ti %o had been erased aud the word
written over H. aud the CURE 90 tfa,ed and the h-ure
written ovsr l. and That the painting and alteration had
beeu with different ink ifom that used In Tie original
| writing and b. another person
Mr. J. " Moorc. accoHtant and an expert was exam
med aud fiy coro5orucd the testimony OF SIR. Oakley
Tie foresong 81. conc'e but cieiuy revised statement
The Comatcc aisef co,ely scruulzIns tie testimony aud
the returns alleged 10 have been sercd have arrived AZ e
uuanmous conclusion that the OF election Of the
Seventh school District Of the Twenty second Ward were
altered by taxing hundred votes from MI Allen and civ
n, h. 10 Nj Brady after thcy had been signed sealed and
delivered by Of the District to the prF-cns
l..srd by law to receive them and that the
of the D.ir, In question for Commissioner Of Common
SCHOOL, returned by said Canvasscfs was as follows
For iiorAtio I. Allen votes
4 F0f james u brady.....s ''''''s''.'.s.lI votes
Which makes tie the Seventh School District,
between Allen aud Brady, a. follows;
Iioruto r. Ahen......
james Is.
Majority for Allen. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ia
The Committee do not deem It necessary the
enormity OF o.nse committed they think that the
dcnce speaks dn lily and sufficiently to the proper tribunals
people Of this city TO impress their minds the
importance Of puushing the doer, aud
vigilance order maintain the ssnetity OF the ballot
The Committee present the following resolution TO the Board
Reso,d That James b. Brady the present occupant of
this Board Comnssoher OF Common Scools repre-
Trscutny the Seventh school District l. not entitled TO said
seat having been elected to said positions and that
Iorato T. Allen. having been duly elected Commissioner
of Common schools tho Seventh School District
Justly entitled to- and Is hereby awarded in this Board
preventative o sad District, In the place and stead OF
James u. Brady.
An which IS respectfully submitted.
II JAsEs w Earn, Special Committee
RICHARD WAKRES, { Contested Seat of
ii TsoTHy BRENNAN. james Is. Brady.
The report received and the resolution adoptcd.
On motion, Mr.. Allen was invited 20 the seat pre-.
yiously occupied by Mr.. Brady. and Mr.. BOISE. the
CLERK of tie board. then administered the customary
oath OF Office 10 Mr.. Allen.
The Board then adjourned