The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-19

Judge Gllber after each Juror had answered TO
ms name. inquired II the Jury had any report 10
make whereupon
Mr. Libby, the foreman. rose and, handing huge
bundle Of papers 10 the clerk Tor transmission to the
Bench stated that the Grand Jury had been engaged
In q prolonged and serious inquiry relative TO the
manner IN which The late election had been cen
Quoted. and the result or their inquiries would be
III The indictments which they now presented.
Judge Gilbert took up the huge bundle OF lndct-
ments, ana, without opening tnem, remarked tnat
the Court was aware the gentlemen or the Grand
jury had devoted great deal or time to an lnvesu-
CATION OF great pubic Importance. and the thanKs
OF the Court ana OF the public at large were due to
them for the attention they had paid 10 their duties.
They would now be discharged, and the court would
sl8nd adjourned for the term.
District Attorney Morris then received from the
Court the indictments that mad been found, with
instructions 10 prosecute them at the earliest oppor
Iunlty.
THE INDICTMENTS
were sixty IN number. Ali OF them were found for
various onences comprised under the general head VI
violation OF the laws relating to elections.
some OF the parties are charged with frauduleDty
more votes for John cunningham, Robert Farey and
I'M some Instancesl Henry Corr and Thomas Foran,
than were actually cast Tor said Candidates
THE INDICTED.
The following are the names OF the sixty indvid
mails indicted. II Will be seen that Police Justice
Walsh and Civil Justice Buckley Fire Commissioner
Brown and supervisor Walsh are among the num-
ber:-
Patrick Mclaughlin, clerk in Tax Collectors once.
and Peter Fitzpatrick, for fraud and false
the second ward: Henry IA. Adams expressmaD,
Tor fraud IN the canvass and false count; James
III,
Hsdrant Inspector Water Board, for refusing to can
sass the votes III the presence OF citizens; Patrick
Crooke, CLERK IN Justice Rleiy's court and Richard
Smith, Tor frauduently altering tue election returns
and excluding citizens from the polling place;
William Lynch, Deputy Coroner. and Thomas MUIR
ray, Tor altering the election returns aud failing TO
deliver the returns as required by law; George Cook
excluding citizens from the polling place and count
ing Votes for Jones winch were cast Tor Good
rich; Henry ?. Mayo, clerk III Water Board,
and Michael Hartman. clerk In Tax Col
iector's ONCE, fraudulenty canvassing Ammer-
ma It.fAl nlia far .nlS
Walsh, Police Justice, and James Snerlin false can
yassing anu excluding voters from the polling place;
George X. Rogers Tax Collectors ollce. fraudulent
alteration OF the election returns; Bernard Reilly
and VIM. Powers, fraudulent count OF the votes and
excluding citizens ron the poils John Calvin Sur
Iogate's Office, fraudulent canvass OF votes; Thomas
f. Sev,ns District Engineer OF the paid Fire Depart
ment, and James w. Naughton, fraudulent canvass
of the votes alteration OF election returns and ex-
Guiding citizens from the polling place; Bernard
Mahoney and John Bradley falling to make return
OF the canvass as required by law; Patrick Keenan,,
cerS In Tax Collectors 0fflce, and Michael Noonau
fraudulent canyassing; William Grady aud John
Maher fraudulent canvass OF votes James Walsh,
iirrauomenty altering the vote Tor supervisor,
awenty-second ward; Edward Howard and Patrick
fnzslmnons irauouent canvassing OF votes;
EDWARD J. O'flynn and William II. IfonQeson fraud.
Mcn. oauVasslnR oi Notesi James +. Lomas and
Thomas Norton, fraudulent canyassnp and aIter,ny
ol election returns 7. H. Donovan refusing to can
vass votes as required by law; Thomas Kennedy
and Peter Fitzpatrick, fraudulent canvass. John
Courtney, clerk In Surrogate's Office, omlttlnn 10
deliver election returns and changing the true vot.
thereon; William A. Brown, Fire Commissioner paid
FIRE Department and John H. Courtney ex. consra
bic Ninth ward, fraudulent canvass Of votes: Fred.
erick blackstone, Dennis Gearey, new Fire bepart
ment; James DIXON and william McCauey, adding
names TO the registry election day, contrary ~
Law, and receiving Illegal votes
The other parties indicted were Hugh Carboy
Thomas kennedy, Daniel Hart, Wlam II. Rogers
William GLADDEN.. Timothy r. Foley James Hughes
Alexander Hamilton, John Lynch, James 0'DonnelI,
John Dagan. William Plant, Michael Walsh James
Jynch, Nlllain j. Chinn, William Higgins. Bench
warrants have been Issued Tor the parties indicted
who will be arraigned In the Court OF Sessions tins
week. The greater number Of those Indicted hold
Sons. Several OF the defaulting canvassers have
"ieft town on urgent businessr 20 AVOID tho oyeci
ton OF the bench warrants for their apprehension.
THE ARRESTS.
The arrest OF nearly all these parties was effected
yesterday afternoon, aud those who were unable to
give bail were neId N durance we until such time
as their friends can come up TO the captains ofice
ana settle.
~ IS sad that there are great manv other persons
who VIII yet Ue Indicted, and who wond lave been
indicted by the same grand jury which paid SO much
attentlou 10 the INDIVIDUALS above mentioned mad 10
not been c0nsiderate enough 10 leave little OF the
sport 10 the next grand jury. The latter VIII be en-
panelcd on the "a OF next month, ana viii take M
the Investigations into the frauds AZ the point where
their predecessors left them.
WILL TUE MEN BE TRIED?
The Count OF Sessions Of klDgs county Will meet
airing the coming week, and VIII continue sitting
asd proceeded with without delay. Meanwhile me
clsrtion cases Will be brought forward by arraIpn.
yle1t and the dav fixed for each trial. AZ soon as
the prisoners now In jail are disposed Of which VIII
be rtnin week or GwO the election TRIALS will he
coinMenced ana pr osecued until disposed OF. There
are thsnsc who cOntcud that not Of the persons
nuict VIII be tried rs the whole investigation was
a put 40 JONI by cerf.u individuals WHO had points
90 make Cor future use ny getting ~ many Of the
small fry politicians and their friends under their
thumbs "a pOfsible hut District Attorney Morris,