New-York tribune., 1867-02-14

OFF THE BAILOT-BoXES ARRESTED BY THE
PoIICE-MALFEAsANCE OF THE COUNTY TREAS
URBR.
The law-abiding people Of Staten Island have here
tofore almost despared of releasing themselves from
the tyrannous rule OF the Ring" but the result OF
Tuesdnys elections shows that j" is long lane that has
cratic citizens ha We left the primary elections the control
OF the roughs who nfest the villages of Tompknsyile
each succeeding year. at last melted them to action
The old Board Of Supervisors which went out OF Office on
Republicans While In office they refused to make any
appropriation for the payment of the salaries OF the
believing that it was unjust to tax farmers living in the
southern and western part OF the Island for the poec
going out OF office they petiOned the Legislature to
amend tho act to establish metropolitan Police District
and to provide for the government thereof which was
passed April 2 1891 leaving s3wsyer fhe tweh in
mitting it to the people Of the several towns
to determine for themselves whether any
Board OF Metropolitan Police for duty In the county The
Commissioners of Police for the Metropolitan District
seeing that the Supervisors did not intend to raise the
money for the payment Of the police got out mandamus
compelling them 10 make the appropriation which they
p their taxevy for 1867 they refused any appro
praton for their future paymcnt In all probability the
Board will give the matter favorable consideration
The Republicans, with one or two exceptions had no
ticket in the field being hopeless minority they cast
their votes for The Taxpayers candidates The following
is the ticket as elected IN each town;
sUPERIsOBS
Northfield-Denyse. Taxpaycrs, S22i Heath, Demo
cratic, 292; Van Clcfs. Peoples, 20.
southfield-Edwards, Ta1payers', 23oi Clark, Demo
Westfield-wOod Taxpayers and Republican, $40; ;
Totten Democratic, 2GJ.
Mddletown-Lord, Taxpayers and Democratic Gas /;
Hamilton split Democratic, l73
CastletOn Heal, Republican, Hi; Marting Demo
cratic, 40J.
Eorthheld- -Haughwout. SO, Tax SmOnson 81, Tax.
Soutnfield- Flanagan, 2Ol. Tax; Keenan,, 2s4 Dem
Ncstfeld-La Forge 3i8. Tax Ninuut 2j1, Dem.
Mddletown-Eldy, iis, Tax; standerwich, 2j7, Dem;
CastIetcn-Wilton, Tax, 37i; Bowman, Dem, 40
ASSESSORS.
Northfield-Llsk. 3d. Tax; smsonson, 81. Dem.
SOuthfeld-MoCafircy, D fIOiicE' 2JJ, TAX feilhc'
Testfcld2Journcay 81, Lafarre 3is DissOsway, 3s3,
tax; Cole, al, Kelsey 2jl, storer, 2ii, llen. 90
Middetown-Gray, 49, Burghcr 6H. Tax; Cochran 222;
Consderic. 235 Dem; Widmaycr ls0, split
CastlGton dong Ierni-Bur6a,nk 81. Rep; quinn Q Ss2
JUSTICES or THE PEACE.
Northfcld-whelp ~, Tax; Grosbon, 2s5, Dem.
Westiicld-Brown. si7. Tax; Elliot 80. Dem
Middetowu-( (FUllterm Met Culough, 529 Tax aud Dem;
Dem: TcOtt l9i, split.
Casteton-Dnali, 5i5 Rep; Powers i2o, Dem.
Northfeld-corsou. $40. tax; I.arkn, 29e Dom South
ncG-Jones, 2l9 tax King, 2sl Dem Wesuield-Mance'
se ass tax; KOhnscn, 2S Dem; McCormack, 2O, split
Castleton-Bamber. $50. Rep; dempsey, 3ls Dem
Messrs Wood Denyse and Clark, Ot the super
vsos elected for this members OF the old Board
The nercst in the election was principally confined 10
Mddletown. owing TO the number of tickets in the field
The perpctuaton OF It's much abused power The presence
OF tile Metropolitan Police gave quci and orderly people
an opportuuy,to vote, privilege they have not always
The Inspectors of Election Tor Collector, after closing
the polls ~ -Four Corners. attempted to carry OF the
ana there canvass the votes "lttlo game" had
been played" several times bcor some 800 or 400 cit
zens who had assembled at the poll became very much
excited and for several minutes matters looked very
sguolly The epthGts applied t. the lMsPectGrs'
LangtOn. and Tully, Justices of the Icace were
more foicibe than polite The police did % not inter-
theft against them. when Scrgt Mashbun assisted by
conveyed them To Police lieadqnartes ON beng taken
before Judge Frcan he read the law for their Information
which makes II obligatory on them To canvass o votes
where there poll was held They were convey cd back o
the Four in CasctOn with orders TO the
In all probability the vote pollcd at Clifton. in Middle
town township will be thrown out In consequence OF the
ballot box atuifng which carried on crc by Justice
Vaughn according 10 the sworn affidavit Of OFFICER Alex
nnder of the Fifty first Precinct who says he witnessed
They have q Democratic County Treasurer Staten
Island who has away considered paragon OF hon
Mr. John C. Thompson OF the town OF Castleon did not
think and accordingly made charges to the Board OF
Supervisors, accusing the said Treasurer, Peter > Wan
del with cmbeLzlemcnt of certain school moneys which
were nrsted TO his custody Tor the years 1861 6J and
examine his accounts and they were found to be some
what irregular Tue following are some OF the extracts
They examined the statements Of the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction from 1851 90 SG and found hat in the
mon School Fund 81 jJ} a. Referring To the statement of
the state Treasurer The Committee find that the same
was paid TO Peter =. Wmdcl ApI 49, 1861. The Commit
Tee have searched the hooks o The County Treasurer and
nnd no such amount credited.
They asccrtancd that the Stute allowance from the
fund for 1859 Was Sl,G A.. N'Aich was also not
credited by the said Peter s. Wnn,lel
In 1865 the school money coming from tie State amount
ed TO S205 80, which paid {" the Treasurer March
county. bui he charged the school moneys The super
Of the several towns amounting In the aggregate
to S,1l 2 and then charged lie sane anoun In gross
the county. And Ia retain the said Gf s9j 96 to
his use hc credits back 20 thc county the OF
81 POS 81 leaving exactly the sum OF S26i ~, which lac
received from the State, uhaecoiinicd tOf.
The amount coming from the state FOR 1885, was S963 o.
0 'wns paid 10 Peter Wander on ne 2Sd of Marrl
and the balance Sj6l ~ on the 2th Of the same month
bul he f,led 10 gNr ne county credit for the amount i
cryed being total of S'0o ~ Whth was retained hN
Peter the Treasurer and slill due the County OF Rich
Peter caps the climax in 1885 The Board Of Super
yOrS for that ycer examined his recruiting account and
n,lm nm justly iu'nea 10 tho COUNTY ih ine sun oi
sll -, Oh which account ne has allowed the present
Supervisors &Jl 54 leaving balance due from Peter
v MhOly amount itlhneu ~ MN luotA p f-iy'i IL rue
Board notified his bonl-men personally, that SUR !
would hc commenced for tho deficiency, immediately
AN CURIOSITY We give cory ol Iht '"hu' gwen ny Ie
Collector Of Taxes of taStlcon, and approved 10y Mr.
by the Editor Of The hichmDitd C0tpiiy GU.eHc The
penalty Of the bond is $4,000, aud statement follows
hat default Is made by the Collector paying the
Df %7,si2 u, the suret,s would bo liable for |
he deficiency. Then follows the names Of forty /
writing thcrrmes and five ~ whom are married women
lhcy follows: Edward Riley. $4,000 Geo. BOwran /
,s0Oo Thomas Hrad". pp,; Peter riornn 5000 Mrs
P Brady s1Oer John Dean $5,ono; Jas OsnyHu, 900
5000; Jacob Lehu,k20)o Mighl Laugtcn 000 Patfamy,
1000; John Powers. q 900 Timothy x his mark Burke,
- 90; ThOs lowHuh, 5000; VIM. Morris, ~ COO; Tim
ithy HOTgau, 81 $50; Thomas n l> mark Norton.
2O; Mrs Daniel * her mark ftZpatrick. Sl000; Mrs.
illiHm * her mark Blanc s2Ooo; James SweenN,
1000 bartholomew Mrkemu, $1,000 Patrick |,
hs marD Hayes. $1,000 Thomas Y his maipl Tarlcy.
1000 Christopher Muldoon s3Oof Henry Costcll.
Terry * his mark OBren. $1,000 Matthew Tally s. 00G
lOhn H. Giles, $4,000 Paul Read, S5,@e Mr'. DOmnick
icaght Sl5,OOe william X his mlh Hayes 900. Park.
Kenny $4,000 Lawrence Clark $4,000 Ann Gallgan g. 900.
jhas. kunskcy. 5000 John Me- nHmc not finished,
1nt mentioned Ia tue beginning OF the bond rs JOhu
hcMWh $500,