Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-22

I q. The testimony seems 10 show. or tends ID
I show. that there " n an assessment tn be made
I upon office-holders 20 pay expenses OF the gem
I eral election Yes, SIR; Squire Boswell
, told me that be had -xpenjed five hundred
dollars, and told Mt. Bates that he had eNpend-
ed three hundred dollars. L thought If the
amount Kept running up did not want the
position, and would not have IL u had 10 20
10 work and have n tax lev led on me 20 REIN
burse every man who said he had expended 30
| much money on the election: for. by the time /
paid tor my outfit. It would cost me more than
II was worih-a complete outht, said would
cost a thousand dollars. When L returned
home i went To Squire Boswell OIL p,
and while was there this thing WIS thrown
out 10 me-what testified 10 before-that Mr..
John son did not have money enough 10 buy the
position that he wanted.
q. Who threw out the suggestion first 7 4.
Squire Boswell, who said TO Mr. Johnson,
"Iou had not money enough then Mr.. John
son said 10 me; "You art all rIght. am sold
out; have not money enough"
| q. You Were not here = the time OF the Ioi n {
convention A. No, sir; l left NJ. Bates aud
Mr. Boswell on Tu. sday or Wednesday night:
the night that they supposed that the POINT con-
Nentlon would meet. / was then gong 20 the
country 10 Seneca Creek, to plaster the house
of Mr.. Miller. said then TO them, that If III ere
was split in the ward did not want the po-
sitlon.siye 1t TO some one else.
Y. Did Mr.. Boswell promise il TO you, A. He
! promised TO do all that he could for me- and
did not see ans thing more of HIM until nv
commission was in my house; week before [
told me that If had been home at the time NV
| ward would not have been divided.
q. The office is scavenger A. Yes, sir.
! WIN. A. WILSON recalled, ina examined by
! AIdeI man Moore:
! Z. We've you present at Mr.. Boswell's Office
one evening last summer, in company with II
/ %. johnson and others A. Yes, sir
=. Did you hear Mr.. Peirce say ANYTHING of
Mr.. Bates demanding one Vusani dollars, or
any amount OF money, for securing Mr.. Peirce's
election as soavenger A. No, sir
| q. Did Won hear DIR. Boswell speak to Mr.
! johnson with regard 10 his defeat as Canal
| Commissioner A. Yes, sir; 1 heard him saw
! that he was sold out. MIR. johnson said Just
afterwards, Il had not money enough"
q. Did he say by whom he was sold out
! Yes, sir; 1 think he mentioned some Of the
members OF the Seventh Ward.
! .: You are certain he said, Il was sold OUT
! A. Yes. sir.
/ q. Aud you think he mentioned that he was
sold ont by members OF the Seventh Wars
/ Arthur PANNRLL sworn, and examined I.y
/ Alderman Moore:
I q. Did you know of any N EN- Der of the Board
| of Aldermen or Common Council who sold his
! own vote, or bargained for the sale of mis- own
| vote. or the vote of any member or members
with view 10 confer office upon any person
who was an applicant for Office before the
joint COW enuon of the Mayor and City Couu-
ellis A. No. sir.
q. Were you present a. Mr.. Boswelrs Office
one evening last summer, in company with II.
U. johnson and oJners /! A. Yes, sir.
Z. Did you hear Mr.. Pierce say anything of
Mr.. Bates demanding one thousand dollars, or
duy amount OF money, IOT felTct-S
election scavengerl A. No, sir.
u. Did You hear Mr.. Boswell speak 10 Mr.
johnson with regard to his defeat as Canal
Commissioner A. Yes, sir.
q. Did he, OF did he not speak of the MEM
berS OF the seventh Ward as the cause ~ his
defeat2 \. As rear as i can RENE. - I, these
We're the remarks Of Mr.. Boswell: That the
republicans sold out; that was why Mr. John
SON could not b. eleCted Canal Commissioner
Mr. Jonnson's reply was, Il had not money
enough, or else i would have been all right
did Mr. ROswpll. n did ~ in
nectIon with that Remark, say that il he mad
had money TO use with the Republicans they
would have secured his election A. NJ.
Johnson said so him self. / don't recollect Mr..
Boswell saying anything OF the kind; 1t Was
Mr.. Johnson's remark.
q. Did Mr. johnson assign any reason for
that remark! A. No. sir.
q. BY Alderman Chase, At the time you
fer =. did you hear any hing SAID in relation
an assessment that was TO be made, or proposed
10 be made. upon the persons who should b.
appointed 10 Office by the Joint convention, TO
detTay the expenses of the general election, or
anything of the kind! A. l heard Mr. Peirce
say AT that time that they tLiked of assessing
The men who would De appointed to oftiIe. or
elected 10 Office by the iOnt convention. either
five hundred or thousand dollars, 10 help d..
fray the expenses Of the June election; and be
said AZ he We're ASSESSED q thousand dollars IL
would amount 70 more than the worth Of the
office.
q. But- You did not understand AZ t1.t time
that this Assessment. was made by Mr.. Bat, or
any Other member AZ the COun Ell. IN cons fiar:
{ alton " the part .lcy LOOK IN getting The
tons for theml \ / never heard anybody say
that Mr.. Bates any other member of the CITY
Council had asked any man for one cent of
money for using his inIuence IN their benait
by. ;. A. n. NCKIM sworn, and examined "
Alderman Moore:
q. 10 you know of any member of the Baar5
OF AlGeImc or Common Council who sold his
own vote, or bdTgllnCd tor the sale OF his
vote, or Inc vote OF any member or member,
with-a view to confer Office upon any person
who was an applicant for Office before t.l-
Joint convention OF The Mayor aLd City Coma
els, A. OF nay knowledge, No; emily from
rnmCr. RumOr has designated pergCus of tha
Board who had done Sc and the day, Oh the DAY
prior 10 the election Of Tax Clerk, had been
Informed that q check was drawn In Mr..
S3muel Cross office for three hundred dollars.
10 secure the election Of Mr.. Morgan; and 1 was
informed to-day. by DIR. T. A. Adams, that Mr..
Arr,s'n, Councilman from the Fifth Ward.
had admitted that he had received money "
secure The Election II Mr.. Morgan.
g. by NJ. Chase: What want 70 knew IS
whether. Al sny time, In conversation with NJ.
Kelsey, Count Iin-Su from the Second Ward,
prior to the election % ne Physician 10 the
Asy lum, he did not signify 10 you his intention
to support you for hat position A. He did
so, in the presence Of j. q. Dulin, OF the Sixth
: Ward, a his own door.
q. Could you ell nearly the time tlat thrs
| conversation occurred, A. Ii was the Satur-
! day night prior the first M citing OF the
Councils after the election. the ight that there
! was Kind OF a caucus meeting al Nh kelsey's
house.
/ DR. f. a. ADAMS sworn, AMI examined By
| Alderman Moore:
q. Do you know of any membe of The Board
/ ot Alderman or Common Council who sold b.
! own vote, or bargained 1or the sale OF has OWE
! vote, or the vote of any member OF members,
! with q view 10 confer office upon any person
who was an applicant for office before the joint
convention Of the Mayor and CITY Councils
/ A. / do not.
| q. Do you know anything OF a check having
/ 5een drawn in the office of Samuel Gross, Of
which Mr.. Arrison said he got 4 portion! 4 L
| do not; nothing more than rumor.
| y. Was the rurnor Of such character as TO
| impress you with the probability OF Us truth
A. Well, The tTst portion In regard to draw ug
| the check was; but as TO the second portion, NOT
s-tfi cient-bareiy sufficient 10 repeat IL cen-
veTsation. did not attach any importance -
| il AZ all.
q. Did you have confidence Is 70 The ob,~e-
| for which that check was drawn ! Wrtl.
the party that told me used aVoUL This auEa7 2.
| Il have Just seen the check that woJiG lees
| Mr.. Morgan.
| -. Did ne ind ,ate in whose favpr The cl-ei
| was drawn A No, sir.
| q. Did you understand upon wLa- iIr. T.
| was ORA WI ! A. No. SIR.
q. Nor the drawer OF the check 4 ! G.-
/ clue 10 answer that question.
/ Z. Was Mr.. Arr con in any cOnnec-eG VITA
! the check A. 1 never heard Mr.. A.rls0u',
! name connected wi.h that affair AZ all. Ir
| ckim was mistaken about what / told HIM,
because the date OF the check aud The aa,-s 5fthl
! rumor were 50 lar apart IhaJ L new. would
| have connected their.
o. You know wh the drawer IS 4 a en-.