New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-25
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.

SECOND Days INVESTIGATION OF THE ALLEGED
SEVENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT ELECTION FRAUDS.
The Legislative Subcommittee now sitting at the
Metropolitan Hotel for the purpose of taking testimony
in the Of the petition Of Mr. Edward Mitchell claim
ing the seat In the Assembly held by Mr.. Frank A.
Ransom from the Seventh District Of this city continued
their Hvestigatons during the day and evening Of yes
to-day The investigation confined to the First Elec-
ton District Of the Fifteenth Ward in which Gov FentOn
received 22s votes, while Mr. Mitchell the Union
ceved votes according to the returns made by the
canyassers Of election The discrepancy between Ine
Der cast for Mr. Mitchell is quite generally believed
10 have been occaoned by fraud and to prove TINS MT
Mitchell filed with his petition afdavis or statements
OF 67 residents of the First Election DISTRICT who
depOse or declare that they voted for @r Mene
or dispositions TO be correc1 there would DC,
Which arc nnaccouned for and uncreded to him in the
return made by the canvassers or elecOn ana these M
unaccounted for votes, had they been credited to Mr.
have insured his election to the Assembly by eight
majority over Mr. Ransom. Five witnesses gave In their
testimony on Wednesday afternoon, and at the three
sessions of the Committee held yesterday no less IMAM ~
having voted for Mr. Mitchell at tho State Election ana
the straight Republican ticket Many testify that they
received their tickets from friends and from the regular
Republican booth other sources which gave them con-
dence In their correctness but that they did not 50
closely and carefully examine them as TO enable them 60
swear positively that they voted for Mr. Mitchell one
man testified that he got his ticket at the regular Repub
lcan bOx-"the fountain OF Republcanism but could
NOT positively swear that thesname OF Mr. Mitchell was
upon ,It though he thought and believed this to have
been the case One man testified TO getting tickets at the
regular Republican booth, looked at them sufnclnt 70
discover the of Gov Fent0n, and went Inc rest
blind" but believed he voted for Mr.. Mcheu seyerl
witnesses expressed great confidence that they yoe9 I
Mr. Mitchell, because Of having compared their TICKETS
with the list of Republican candidates printed IN TIE
TRIBUNE, in which Mr. MitchePs name appeared one
man who swOre positively that he voted for Mt MITCHELL
being incurred Oh examination as 70 the reason OF
his positiyeness respecting Nr Mitchell while not so
regarding other Candidates, replied that was because
OF hts attention being drawn to the fact that II Was n
irish name, and he consequently AFRAID OF Ine
examinations, though generally very amusing anu eItsi
cal could scarcely have failed TO impress any one who
heard them with the evident purpose ana intention OF
the witnesses TO vote the entire Republican Ticket neud-
ing Mr. Mitchell for Assembyman, and that II was their
belief that they had so voted
In addition 10 the "A witnesses whose examination was
completed the claimant called John Groe residing at
No 1914 McDOugast TO whom the defense objected upon
the ground did not appear In the list served
upon the sitting member nor upon the poll st OF he DIS
trct where election took place. but That instead
thereof appears the OF John G. Gum After some
Discussion the Committee decided to take his testimony,
subject 10 the objection the decision upon the point nelB
reserved for meeting Of the fun Committee He testi-
fled 10 voting at the election, and to remembering the
names OF MITCHELL Spencer aud FenOn as oadldRtes1or
office voted for by him at said election. lie ntenuep 10
vote the full Republican ticket and supposed ne did So
The testimony Of william Fischer and JACOB h. Barrih-
ger was received because not upon the list OK names
Mr. Bernard Maybeok was also called. Upon the poll
list and upon the list served upon the sitting member MS
name appears Maybeck only, and his testimony was
therefore objected TO- but received subject 10 0ec0n
lie testified to voting the Republican ticket ana Tor GOV
FentOn but could not positively swear TO voting Tor MI
Mitchell.
IL IN, to-day.