The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-12

and in working against William Il. Barnum: ] PAID
him 500 OF Sio5; also % money 70 . man named
woodin paid q 10 him 70 Lcket; he voted ~;
for T. Barnun TIA. day; could not ss the sumSsr;
H may have been 6ve or sig; ! suppose could have
ds Mr. 1o u; n os1
highest may have been So. do not rsmsmbes; fur
nshed money for others . buy votsr.. % noe knos
who her Mr. Frederick Miles 70 one Of the petionsrs 20
Asreiau P Root sworu-Am son Of yohn W. Root;
, vs no n.
good any one esss ~ John Bas.os came aiosg ana
woo!d take IL; P.inv l. Barton 70 me. ar you
VIII 60 and get your brother viii give you both 96o
rive you sss" rsfasea 70 take me money and did
vote his ticket: talked with Frederick hilss
aoont this iransacsou and my brother hive on Mount
Civ Ensign sworp-Rssds At Lime Rock; went 70
Little Falls village the day Of the election about
eeht o'clock NJ and remained tpore until about tour
O'Clock p. NJ aud then 70 Salisbury 70 vots am
the employ botu OF Barnum, Richardson Co. and Of
Srms; the stock holders IN .ns nrm Of Barnuu Richard
4 Co are the estate Of Mr. Richardson, w. Bar
nam and Mr. WIN. b. ogden; ! think Mr.. ". H. Basnum
Ia 5000 900; took to Little Falls with me on the day OF
the s-coa three D,aak Checks; ni'sa one Up ios
home again they signed that morning By Nr W. H.
Barnum. VINO ,old mo had better take them 70 The
bank and get two Ihree thousand dollars and
bring It home waiting for the money most OF the
day drew the $500 about nine O'Clock 10 the morn
ny: loaned 500 10 Daniel Brewster; he asked 70
let him have tue money and did no; ne did not tell
How $50 or s2s he had been 20 sbor sha, expense
IN getting teams and 50 torth paid out part OF tue
5000 al. Little Falls, but dons kno~ bow much OF.
actly; paid 81 or 50, WHO wan ed TO pay his
fare and expenses the train; paid out in ALL aside
from the 500 loaned 70 Brs~ster $40 or $50 out OF the
$500; the baiance OF thu money drew TOOK nome
and put in company's money drawer; Mr.. Brewster
afterwards pad bacx the SOD; Mr. ". Barnum in
formed few days that Mr.. Brswstsr had paid
cks and l them up as occasion requires; drew the
$500 Grst because Rsniai tod that they could
DOT paw any more in currency un il the ran should
up the afternoon and waited for the balance OF the
oney untiI the tram arrived af,ernonn; take
bisnk checks because many nes n Barnum goes away
and 10 hts absence Ill them as OCCASION reqlires
Mr. Barnum ala moi e to loan any 20 Of
the money to Mr. Brewster. but sr Brewster was able
to the money, and let HIM have TO obse him;
do not remember why thu third check was given me- no
part OF tue mouev FURNISHED me TO buy votes with;
| made report TO hr barnum as to the manner in
which disposed u the money drew; did not tel him
Der cxuc,y nucn had loft OF the $500 when got
back; speak with cons derabe confidence when say
that between only 500 aad 5000 wanted 70 balance
the books; Mr. Bsrhum authorized me 70 buy
voles never knew that Mr. Barnum ever paid any
Erastus Goodwin s~orn--f act with the democratic
party old George Pets shaking money about IN ms
saw money IN the h.uas OF Mr. Herbert, Of Lime Rock
and Porter Burrel; tney we're 10 room ana had the
money IN their bands they seemed 70 Dc nan1'ng aug
money; heard aud Understood that the
money was for general election purposes;
| did not see Mr. W. n. Barnum IN the room or
elsewhere paying out money; paid Horace Jacobs So
for carrying people 10 The polls never approached
have said 10 . man. .You viii vote for Mr. b4rusm;"
have indistinct recollection OF sa,ng 10 jocuiar
the hsb, Of buying votes; spoke 70 Milo Lanaou he
was gong " the polls and made arrangements with him
10 pay bis expenses draw aoa from the Iron Bank
nv checks as 70 Joel SNYDER paid him $2b; 20
claimed II IN pursuance Of PRIOR Arrangement; drew
nj tta lrpn Runk IN nYH Asn~
templacd using Of It for proper erection espsnses
| may have spent 500 Of my own money u this way,
TONED 10 Mr. Barnum iha. mad paid $40 70 Mr. Ferris
for tia me he had spent upon the election and FOR
Of , general sccouns: gave Mr. Ferris $50 o. the
Thursday before tie election and told BIN " give the
boys So each all around spent abot $500 IN all Of
my o~n money upon the eiectloni sE BArnum and
afterwards settled our business transactions when he
asked me u mad paid any election expenses VIII CHI be
paid 20 Ferris; and BE- allowed 1t 20 me- the bus ness
transaction vas not ABOUT election mstters
room overhead at MIRA Bushnslps saw some money
there elecuon day; cannot tell who had IL or snat
the amount was; did not SEQ Mr. W. Il Baruum In tas
Cross. examped-I was . candidate against Governor
Hollev and wanted 70 beat him. never bought any votes
Tor Mr.. Baruum; election day gave my hired man
David Fo.e, sworn-Res,de Al Salisbury; did not pay
money for and DID not receive any mouey 70
buy with did sec any one get money for their
woe election day; paid my nred man. Mr.. Myers
John I. Walton sworn Received no money from Mr..
Rarnum for my vct, nor did any ono else That know
OF am brotper-iu-aw TO Mr.. Barnum ne never asked
me TO buy votes OF him.
Darius J,ceiyn Was al the election from half
par. Of Nav las. loaned me $780, be gave It to ms in
eli OK and gave BIN my noe; that loan had NO con-
neciion wrh the elect or.
Lewis Strons sworn-Never received or paid any
money To buy votes AZ the election.
Sduey r. Ensign sworn-Am bookkersr Tor Bar
num- Eard~on Co. ana take CHARGE Of the
spondcnce paid ABOUT $50 ia clnue ton With the cleo
ton for The use OF room-, teams &c never offered
dollar for his voc knew Mr. barnum 20 offer
man any hing fol his vo o; never knew OF bis autbo
r zieg one to votes for him.
Elias Arn"d sworn-I vo'ed about ten or eleven
O'Clock, aud remained until three O'Clock The polls
the table ~ The room at Mrs. Busnncl's,
| the who nd ap cared to be counting u; / did
not know WHO il sas; 1t after .voled that say
this; understood tie money here 70 Tor teams
to bring people TO the poIls. and went up in o TO
room a'ter voted aud gol twenty dolar-; told tho
mao wanted u TO ply me for the use Of teams had
furnished; after had voted somebody told me there
nancy up there pay for the Of teams before
the election saw W. II Barnum and he sad TO m.
II understand you can't 60 - and l replied. NO
he SAID, .Thesrd so, and perhaps you viii take some
pains to get out nekhbors" and handed twenty DOT
ars hret the team on election day and wsnt round
I paid FOR tie teams s @tF%
William G Daley sworu-I saw money in tho hands
OF George w. Pe.e on election day; saw money 10 tue
Fred Walton sworn--sa~ money in The hasds Of Mr..
Hcrner the schoolmase~, on 81 cton day 10 the room
at Mrs. Bushues; supposed was for general election
purposes; saw Mr.. Goodwin ard George Iandon IN ths
room; ss~ George Pete have man swsl sFM
Thomas Baev sworn-WAs a the polls In the morn,
ina election day. can't say that say Ens 90 make
present anybody sicep, that he said had han hard
ro~ In life, and gave ms -; Il was sfter bad besu 70
tho polls and voted; be did NOS speak Of II 70
me befor vcseA he gave " 10 me aes f1 from the
town ball: John A. Gillette might have given me 81 that
day was offered e25 on the other sds bat refused -
take II or sell nv vo . In any way.
On examination BY Mr. Hubbard, witness he
was born democrat; he had bad great deal Of sick.
meas; he lived near the Ensign family they had been
accustomea TO make him prossnts from Time 10 time;
NJ. Jakeway offered HIN $2S 10 vo.e for Z. Barnum,
aud he had refused TO take u: Ely Ensign had givea
him presents, and had also given him his clothes;
could nx the time when the presents were made.
Daniel Root sworn-Reside at Canaan; was at the
polls about eleven o'clo x; carried ovor load
Of wood and remained In town until The morning;
Mr. Ensign, but did MT see him have any money:
have received from any person. except for my
wood; Ensign never offered me any mouey; received
50 for who'd.
George Isndou sworn-voted at the polls; did not re-
ceivc spend any money except for proper election