The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-19

precincts be summoned TO attend, Win tueiL
ballot boxes and ballots cast in the MuDlclpai
election on the 10th inst
Alderman Olney-How long will 1t take 10
carry out that resolution? 80,
Alderman Wall-We might adjourn over till
| tomorrow and have the managers summoned.
Alderman Moore-The only Doubt have is
as to the authority requiring the managers TO
appear with the boxes. Have any ooxes IN
your hands passed from your controiF Have
any persons had anything to do with the boxes
after they passed into your hands!
The Mayor-They have not. have refused
to deliver the registration books back, and l
should refuse to deliver the boxes back.
Alderman Moore withdrew tue snoseltIsett 1.et;o,
The question was then taken on the adoptlon
of the original motion to direct tie managers
to bring the boxes in the Upper Guardhouse
to the board, and decided in tho affirmative
Aldeima Olncy moved that the board take
q recess for an hour.
Mr.. Corbin-I suppose this recess ls propos-
ed for the purpose Of getting the persons SEM
for by this order. A question has sprung up
that counsel NAV as well be heard upon.
Alderman Olney Withdrew the motion for a
MIR. Corbin-H understand Alright, there is
nm empty box: one in which the ballots nave
been destroyed. That is fact OF which your
Honor gives the board oiiicai inioima.on lorna
The Mavor-Tho counsel is under mlsap-
prebensiou; have not given any official infor-
Mr.. Corbin-I understood you to say one OF
the boxes was received with no ballots.
The Mayor-I stated there are fifteen boxes
in nv Office, two of which arc empty. did
| not state the ballots were destroyed.
MIR. Barker suggested that counsel might
proceed. They were aaXious to proceed. IL
| was n matter OF grave importance to them III
diyiduallv. It was matter OF time that they
should proceed, and that pending the inquiry
as to the missing boxes, they might eAin'he
those already before the board.
we should delay. There is plenty OF work be-
Alderman Whilden offered the following re-
solution which was adopted:
Resolued That this board now proceed to
compare the returns with the boxes, and eA-
anime the condition of the same.
Alderman McKinlay-As preliminary meas
ure to the investigation we are about 10 uhuero a
take. l think it would be proper t. nave D, INC
Managers OF Elections IN our presence. Inoy
| should be here for this reason: 1t mas Deen Us
| serted that there are many lrregularltleS auu
| informalities in the reports, and the managers
| shonld be here III order that the board may IL
terroeate them in the investigation OF INC re,
turns. They may be able to explal wnac nlenS
otherwise appear to us mysterious anu lncoAi-
nrehensible. They may be able IN this way 10
foc;i;tate our Investigations. and to do it ln-
telligenty, Will therefore move the following:
Rsso,ped. That the managers of the several
nrecincts in the City of Charleston be SUM-
moned to attend this board.
| The resolution was agreed 20. =,
The following note was then sent to Manager
L. Bunch: O c,,.,,a,,
| Charleston, November IL, 1868.
To 1: Bunch, Esq; a1 C1a511'qn I'm N managers "
DEAR S1n-You are hereby ordered to pro-
d,,ce the ballot boxes, with tho ballots used at
the recent election held on the 10Th instant.
Respectfully yours,
GEO. w. CLARK, Mayor.
The Mayor then proceeded to examine, the
boxes. their condition aud appearance, Wnlch
was as follows: .,r,,>.
l." Key in the lock. Strip of paper, pasted on OF
top with tho name of W. E. Miken, Wm. N.
Taft, Jos. Quash. 80. .,,..
box is certified to, but no ward or precinct, IS
given. 1t is presumed to be the box, as the
Signatures on 1t correspond with those III tho
| box.
MIR. Barker-Is the box sealed?
The Mavor-It is not.
Alderman Geddings thought it bcs5 that all
| the papers and reports from the various wards
and precincts referring to these boxes should
be placed in tho hands of the Mayor, and when
presented by the Mayor, he should present
what purports to be tho accompanying paper
referring to 1t.
The Mayor said il no objection was made, he
would put tho report of No. With the box OF
that precinct.
Ward No. 2-Box marked on the front "No.
q" strip of paper on top with scaling wax, and
paper inscribed with tho names OF Charles N.
Winner, G. G. Trumbo, S. d. Howard. Box
locked, with no key attached. The names Oh
tho return corresponding to the report.
Ward 4, First Precinct--Return signed 10nn 0ln
Davis, H. II. Williams, ]. B. Piumeau. Box
locked with paddock, and key attached. Not
sealed. Strip of paper pasted on top, inscribed
"First Pl Pleclnct, Ward T." With same names as
return.
Ward 4 Second Precinct-Rcturn signed
Chas w. Graves, Hutson Lee, Jno. Il. Moraht'
Box marked No. T. Strip OF paper on top
holes. Paper on top seal d. Lock not sealed
Key accompanying box. Same names on pos
as on roturn.
Ward 4, Third Prccinct-Return signed Geo.
Reid, Vim. R. Mitchell I. D. Maxwell. Box
locked with paddock. Strip OF paper on tor
Aldermen. Holes open. No sell.
Ward 5, First Prccinct-Returo signed IL
Arnold, f. H. C,rmanl W. L. Barnett. Box
properly sealed. Sign,d by the managers saIl>
as return.
Ward 5. Second precrc.--F sisned
Thos. J. Knauff, John n. Greg ~ L.. Prince.
Box locked. not sca'cd Papers as follows
"Warl s. Second Precinct, .America-sreet, op
post, South. John N. Gregg, for managers; -
e. Holmes. A. W. Marshall, Jr., Charles WI
hanson. The names do not correspond Will
the return. In front ofthc box, over the lock
is q strip of paper inscribed with tue names, a
w. w. Marshall, Jr., E. G. Holmes. Charles
Williamson, John N. Gregg, Manager. The pa
per over the lock has six wax seals, but has
been cut whore the cover jolus the box, as Il
for the purpose of opening 1t.
Ward No. 6, First Precinct.Rcturn signed
D. B. Flckln, Edward Wilkinson, RicharG
Forrest: box locked with paddock; not sealed;
strip of paper sealed Oh top; endorsed Ward
No. G, With no names.
Ward No. 6, Second Precinct-Iteturn headeC
"Oficial return of Charleston Courier" signed
by A. Y. Kanapaux, J. G. Martin, Jacob L.
Glover; no box found.
Ward No. 7-Return headed Official return
for Charleston County, signed Thomas s
Grimke, s. O'Hear, Jr., w. d. Il. Hampton; NJ
box found.
Ward No. 8-Return signed L. Bunch, Johr
p. Shirer, J. NJ. F. Dereet no box found.
AZ the request of the Mayor, the remaining
boxes were examined by Mr.. Moroso. secre-
tary, who reported three boxes under lock
SUPPOSED to contain ballots; three others were
open and empty; two of those under lock wcre
endorsed with tue words Second Congress
sioual District county officers" and the other
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