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

% u7s- that present.
-. Whai IS the value Of ~ A. I be trst
mon saiary a'cTuiag from that position;
g That - hfty dollars, - not A. Iae
sa.aFy OF The FOsi..Oa 1 speak OF Is SIX hundre
a. We ou.,nt - have The name of The mem
/ Dr. A. Wei, VIA the explanation 1 have
IN iJe deem n no more than justice 20 III 10
-I-mb. r. Of The Board frO.l that ward-and
tsi1k nth the understanding / have given.
mar The party alluded - will of course b. ex-
OEera-ed from any orIoery IA the cass-tO Say
thar il was Nj Kelsey. III justice % Mr. Chase
an1 the Other gentlemen, and As Mr.. Kelsey
/ cauu1J ba Implicated OF having heen bribs1,
give he nams. l know that Mr.. Kelsey would
| NOT receive the present from that applicant.
am positive that The applicant has IA IT recei we'd
bis salary. therefore he has no rendered II; aud.
I sfsli iuT'h 7, know. from my WI ulwlCdss
that hr. Kelsey considered It joke, for ne
. heard Nh. Kelsey say 50 to he party.
q. But You said the present would b. ten
| GeIe5- nevertheless A. Well. have no douo,
but that he present will b. rendered aud L do
I know that Mr.. Kelsey has rom i~ked 70 parry
/ that lie considered 1t Joke tina. night, aud
! wou!d no. receive II.
Roman BALL, (2) Councilman from tue
Fourth WARD. sworn, and examined by Alder
/ man 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 ior the vote OF any member or mem.
/ oerS- WITH q view 10 confer office upOu auy per-
SON beiole tue Joint convention OF the NJ Iyor
ana CITY Councils A. In the first place, The
| question III my mind would be, whether you
desired 10 know what knowledge i have 81 the
! affair." or whether you wish only such evidence
as would be- admissible before court OF Justice.
e. Give US what YOU know OF your own
Know ledge, such testimony as has impre>s
You with the moral conviction OF It's ruth A.
| As TO the corruption OF any member OF the
board, directly or indirectly, know nothing
that would be admissible before a court of JUS
tIce. All hat 1 know about il Is crcumstau-
tlal-what consider would throw not much
lght upon the subject. OF my own knowledge
i know nothing.
q. Have YOU any knowledge OF any agency
on the part Of any one 10 secure votes ny pur-
chase A. l have such knowledge only
through the declaration Of a person v no said
he had bought place for fifty dollars, the
amount of his first months salary, to be paid il
he was elected. To this effect had the 'declara-
ton OF the party himself. 1t was the case of
an individual who was the caucus nominee OF
the Republican party for n certain Office. He
was defeated for that office, partly by my in
strume ntalIty, as well as others. He called
upon me tue next day. very sore n being de-
1ea'ed. and very dignaut at the coarse of his
party for not sustaining him as the nominee OF
the party. He talked TO me some time about il:
said II he could get the Conservative vote H.
could buy enou yh votes from the Republican
SIDE 10 beat the caucus nOrnirse, aud thus
cure hls election to another office 1 was busy
talklEg 10 another person, and did not care u
talk on the subject but, finally, being pressed,
i told him that If he could buy "A vete from tue
other party, and fix il on The individual, we
would consider the matter. The nisht tor the
election OF a person to this other Office cImp
The person who was the caucus candidate for
the office was gentleman W nom esteem very
highly, but strong politician on the otler
side. was anxious TO defeat hum to CRAFTY
some polhcal friends In the neighbour Oo1
where he lived. ON that night the candidate
stated TO me in writing, which 1 have, tnat n
had bought five votes Tor the drst ii We ballots,
and that II i would concen trate the Con ,erya-
live vote on him on the fourth ballot h would
give me certain Information which desired in
relation 10 the proceedings of the other parry.
Il d.. al tri
stated TO me that the amount he was to pay a
member OF the Board OF Council was fifty dol
lars, the first months salary, which he should
pay over: that he should take the members re-
Celpt Tor the amount, and give IL to me, and
L nave b'en waiting for the receipt of he
payment of the money. that might with pro-
prIeiy bring the mater before the Council.
That Is about all that L know OF the affair.
y. what o!tce was sought by the person,
and what Is the nama of the member alluIet
10! A. The office sought for was ta1t OF Ply
sician - The Asylum; the person SAID to have
SOLD bis vote was Mr.. Kelsey OF the Second
Ward.
q. iOu said you had certain evidence in
wTlung A. have. On the III Zht OF the alec
ton OF THIS candidate, before voting. ana before
using his letter II ALL i spoke TO several OF nv
associates. telling them what had. and a. kIug,
"What shall We do; shali go for him.
assist hun, and throw 4 freDTanG into tue camp
Of the other side - and they said, 'sIes, we'll
60 IT There was great crowd present, and
this paper was banded - me by an individual
The witness here produced "A note which
read aS follows.
MN. BALL have bargainad for five votes
Tor 1--WE ballots. Ii yen see I Se- Jour votes
three successive ballots, Concentrate the CJn-
serEative vote On the fourth ballot, and l will
DO g. / rTomiset to-day. have been sol1
and now am buying and selling.
ours, BoND"
-. What was that promise \. that promise
Wa 70 a certain what was dOne IN the Rspul-
Hoan caucus. and iet me know on all occasions
who would b. nominated for Gel .liI Offices, -
that We could defeat them.
-. Was the candidate referred TO ele .red y.
The party was elected. lIr. Kelsey nCmiultri
him IL ran IA opposition 10 Dr. Al Kim.
whom l respected very Ligaly, aut a. was our
Obleg- 10 make all the political disturbance 10
the other side We could. H SAID they had
treated him rascauy. About two weeks sub
SeGucnly AZ toll m LIE had done with tie
party, and he want Il ind aTstooj Ih9t he
should vote The democratic ticket always
Nterward. regard that rs very allie viatinS
circumstance.
?. \. Boswell, City Req te-. sworn, and
examined by Alderman Moore;
-. 10 YOU know OF any member Of tha
Boards Of Aldermen or Common Council who
sold his nyCte, or bargained tor The sale OF
his own vote, or Tor the vote OF any member "
members, with view % confer Oiicn rpon
any person before the gCInt convention 0f the
Mayor and City Council a. All that l lino y
IS nssrsay. / ALOw nothing outside ofthat
q. You know nothing vi yOu! own knJw-
ledge! A. No, sir.
y The hearsay; did II tome % YOU in such
shape as ~ impress You with ~ truth a. 1
was talking with member after tar election
the DAY succeeding the el-yriun-and Dr. Bond.
the Physician 10 the Asylum. IaIlel 81 my OF
nee and asked 10 go down 10 he Asylum
with MIN, and introduce him 20 the lBtan iant
OF Tie Asylum. / told MIN u he waited until
after office hours | would 20 down with MIN.
He waited. On our way he SAID 10 Ide
that he lad agreed 10 give fifty dollars, his
first months pay, Tor hls Office" That was
has language. A gentleman told him that be
would secure him four votes for thar fifty do
lars. He referred TO Mr. Kelsey. Councilman
from the Second Ward. lie stated that his
been tuld that the cause OF his defeat for Phy-i-
clan to tue Smallpox Hospital, or secretary Of
the Board of Health, was that he was the cau-
Gus nominee.
y. And. therefore, he used money 10 secure
the position, A, Ies, sir; ne Wa 10 give his
first months salary for the place. He stated,
al the same time, that he had promised MIR.
Ball, Councilman from the Fourth Ward. 10
Use his influence 20 get him TO furnish shoes tOr
the Asylum and Tue poor; thas wa Mr.. Bond
own language. | don't much know about the
gentle man, about his veracity: that was
probably the fourth fifth time that | had
ever met MIN, AMI had no acquaintance with
lin prior TO that.
q. 10 you know OF any other case A. |
only know from the testimony of others.
u. 1 mean ything that would Im press YOU
with conviction of its truth y Well, the
gentleman who stated 1t to me / always be-
ieVed 10 be a gentleman of yeracity l had no
cause 10 think otherwise. 1t was AZ. Pierc-,
WHO rs scayenger OF my ward. He stated 10
me- that Councilman BATES had said 10 him,
that 70 secure him the position OF scayenger LIE
VI IN o. va nd jnl