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

feelings were concerned, tuey, The Guns rva.
! uves- would rsther have So Hie ell til - IN
| position than the man who Vas elected; but n lt
the CONSERVATIVE vote was thrown ia opp 1si-
ton TO me simply because was th- Republican
| NOMINEE. believed that the yoies Of thA r.
| publican party had been oou yht over 10 otner
| candidates, aud L was d-f-atei not from per
| sonal feelings. The night of my election I'll yh I
| Republicans had prem sed 10 sustain me for
| fouF successive ballots. l wrote on piace of
paper TO Mr.. Ball thai have arranged" for
| eight votes. II may have written "bargaiurd. y
receive three of those votes the first oalio
throw your Conservative vote for M, and
| viii De elected, and will do as promised
| which promise was, ID II if bargained for any
| R+publl can votes. or Republican mem bers sold
| their Notes, / would show them up after war d.
| Ii amounted 10 that. The fact that I had been
| sold out by my own party made me do this. I
| never had any understanding with Mr.. Ball,
or with any other member of either Board,
| only as have stated in regard 70 Mr.. Kelsey.
| q. One Of the witne Sses testified that you had
| Promised Mr.. Ball, Councilman from the
Fourth Ward, to use your influence to get him
| To furnish shoes to the Asylum aud the poor.
| Did you make any such promise, A. l made
| no such promise. But, after having been
elected to the Asylum, met Mr.. Bill on the
4 sT'et, and thanked him for having done what
| be did towards having me elected. and that
| hoped an opportunity might at some time offer
| mat could reciprocate. Very well" says he;
| vi GoAt ask you TO 10 you anything for me-,
| unless you have n chance to IN row some trade
| INTO my hands" 1 told him did not know
| how things were at the Asylum, but if / could
4 Il
| That was my language. Mr. Ball was a friend
| OF mine, and considered myself under obIiga.
| hons to him, and I'D L would use my indu-
ence 10 have him supply the Asylum with
boots ard shoes; but never made any such as.
| sertion before the election.
| I. 1. FowLkR. Councilman from the Seventh
ward aid President OF the DO I'D of Common
council. sworn, and examined by Aldermen
Moore
q. Did you vote for DIR. Bond as Secretary 10
the Board of Health A. L did not He was
' nominee Il know mi Raf in
the convention, stated that DR.. Bond was not
regularly educated physician; that he was SIM
ply hospital steward. and now claimed TO be
physician. On that ground did not consider
MIN competent. The next day met DIR. Elliot.
and he told me that was nisinformed-
Dr. Bond was Il regularly educated physician
and had as regular a diploma as himself i
thought that DIR. Bond had been unjustiy ac-
cusCc, and voted Tor him for the position he
now pies.
q. Did Mr.. Kelsey ask You to vote for him
a les, sir; but had made up my mind to vote
Tor MN previous 10 that. Mr. Kelsey remarked
lna. ne was gong 10 vote for him, and some
o'ner Republicans would also vote for him
A. L. CLARK, Alderman from the Fifth
ward, sworn, ana examined by Alderman
Moore:
y. DO you know of any member of the Board
o. Aldermen or Common Council who sold his
own vote, or bargalned for the sale OF his own
vote, or for the vote OF any member or men,
bers, with view TO confer Office upon any
person before the Joint convention of the Mayor
at all.
O.. DO yen know of any person who has
acted upon any promises held out u him that
he should receive pay If he would support a
person for office A. No, have NO knowledge
OF any sncn Transaction.
q. Have you any reliable information from
hny ;ource, whatever, which would impicate
any member of the Board III any such trans
action A. No; l have not. l have heard
rnmors- but not against any partc ular person.
q. DO you place any confidence in those
fumors A. do not: L don't believe there is
any truth in them. A good deal was said az
different times about Mr.. Morgan's election and
MI. Bonds. For instance, something like this:
mat mere was large amount OF money paid
our 10 members who secured parties Office. But
VINO said IL ! cannot tell, rs 1 did not nav
much attention to such rumors.
q. 1t was not in such shape as to impress
You Win any idea Of its truth d! A. No not
u. NJ. KELSEY, Councilman frem the Second
ward, sw0Tn. and examined by AIdermIu
Moore:
q. DO you know of any member OF the Board
OF Aldermen and Common Council who sold
MS own vote. or EaTgalned for the sale of has
own vote. or tie vote of any member or msm-
hers, with view TO confer office upon any
person " no was an applicant for office before,
me loint conVenten OF the Mayor and CIty
Councils A. do not.
II. Z. .SHEERELL sworn, and examined by
Alderman Moore.
-. DO YOU know OF any mem her of the Board
OF Aldermen or Common Council who sold his
own vote, or bargaincd for the SHE OF his own
=.
with View 10 confer office upon any person
before he joint convention of the VI iy0r aud
Cry councils A. My testimony would Dc
only what l have heard.
q You have seen no money passed. A
have not
q. Have ou received any information which
has impressed you with the opinion that any
such transaction has taken place n 1 WIS
sitting in the Metropolitan HCtfl Ole dav. Il
can tell the gentleman ; name,l when -
cussion C,me mp about some Offices. 1 va no.
acquainted with the gen tlen man, and think ne
was not acquainted with ne. He said he knew
OF som persons being paid for their inf uence-
EepublIcans, L think they werP-aud | UNDER
stood him TO say that it was fifteen hundred
dollars, and that the party mad paid fifty dol
lars 10 Mr.. Bats.
-. About what time was that, \. about
three or four mon this ago
q. Did you hear of any iInputation against
anybody except Mr.. Bate, a. ONLY the r.
mark that heard of money being made. His
name was mentioned IN connection with thu
MY dollars; but have never an any money,
and know OF NO money being used-only hear
say.
person occupies who stated this 10 YOU! A. /
do not know, and do not know his name. J
have seen HIM Cf'en. Ne lives in iowa, I
think.
- Was il stated in that CONVEX alton who
paid;the money! A. Mono money. Their was
tup made up, or they had money for tn pUr-
pose; and Mr. Bates, think, was he mau VINO
was 10 receive the money.
II. o. JOHNSON sworn. and examined By Al
derman Moore:
q. DO YOU know OF any member of the Board
of Aldermen or Common Council who sold his
own vote, or bargained for the sale Of his own
vote, or for the vote ofany member or member,
with a view te confer Office upon any person
before the JOINT convention of the Mayor anu
City Councils A. l do not.
q. Have you had any Information which
would impress you with conviction of its
truth, that any such transaction has taken
place A. ] don't know that ] would recos-
nIZe the individual now. l think IL was IN
July, about the l2th or 18th, about the tame Of
the election, that an individual said 10 me,
there goes the man who procured MS situation
for 1ilty dollars. don [ know whether be tCid
me his appointment was as doctor or no., but
j think that was what n was.
q. Why, are you impressed with the idea
that doctor was used! A. Well, | think
they called him doctor Bond, or some such
name; am not certain that was the remark
made. did not pay great deal of attention
10 II. was standing IN the room opposite the
Mayors Office.
q. Have you heard of any other charge
against any other member n. l heard OF
another charge. i heard Mr.. Pierce roaring
ont, swearing, (it wis on the Island, Think
his appointment he was taxed pretty heavily,
and that he would have TO pay about one thou
sand dollars
q. Was ii before his election A. Yes, sir;
before his election. think it was. | recoIlect
distinctly his saying that he was taxed pretty
heavily for his 'uutflt," &c.
u. Did he indicate any particular member
TO whom lie was To pay this money A. He
said MIR. Rates the VI n ham