The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-18

Coulter stated that subpoenas had been obtained
from the District Attorneys onice without INC
knowledge Of that Officer for tae purpose OF bring
ing Witnesses before the committee, ana tnat sucn
o.,onas were wholly worthless and were 10 iact'
forgeries.
The .cllronicr individual before alluded to ap-
peared as counsel for Murray and undertook TO e1-
plain that the custom had prevailed with BOARDS OF
CanvaSsers TO nave witnesses summoned oelore Lho
Board on subpGnas from the District Attorney.
Alderman FARLEY stated that such was the case
only when the District Attorney had been requested
by the B0ard TO Issue The subp9nas.
william $ Dillon, poll CLERK OF the sixth d,strics
counsel Tor MIR. Murray lT he had heard the name OF
Hugn Murray called out during the canvass az ms
district in which he was clerk.
Mr. MCKEoN here objected There are returns, he
sad, showing votes returned for hugh Murray, ana
accompanied by printed ballot with lhe name Hugh
Murray printed thereon. lie then quoted from
Cowan, l0o, In the case Of Yates against Ferguson,
that the eanyassers had no means OF examining wit
nesscs or taxing evidence IN iegard to the intention
or voters except what Is on The ballots thell-
selves Tins case was decided In the
Supreme Court N 1897 and has stood
as authority ever since. He quoted also from case
IN selden, 81, So, SO, case OF benjamin c. Walsh,
and DEMO cease OF the People Vs. Seaman), 20
Wendell People vs. Vail 70 the effect that the Board
had right TO reject the certificate OF inspectors
when fair on Its face and returned within Inc
time prescribed by law
Counsel for Murray said he wished not TO snow
that Hugh meant henry, Dut that the returns Wesc
fraudu emit and he would Ike ~ nave the canvassers
sent Tor. Mr. McKeon asked hun what form OF le.
question would be necessary TO order enc cinvlssers
10 attend. VINO would sign IL and tien VINO would
serve 1t without laying himself open to SUIT for
trespassf Counsel for Murray SAID .he Police Com
mlssoners would take the authority OF producing
JAe canvassers II asked 10 40 so.
The Board here took short recess, after which
the poll clerks OF the First district OF tue Twenty
second ward,
John Harvey and Daniel $. Fields were called.
They ooth testified that the vote caiied OF by Lac
canvnssers was 227 for Murray aud ~ lor Coulter,
instead Of PAT for Coulter. lis ON returns VITA tho
Board. They said they mad the retu ms out ana
aid not recognize the handWritin. OF returns iu
possession OF the Board. Wllh The conc sion OF
their testimony the case YVES closed. According 10
Haryeys statement the total vote was ODD! Tor
Murray, 2z1 tor Coulter, 81 for Masers3n I3 FOR
Blcknorn and for Dohrnwelner Ine oifclaI
returns shOw:--Tota, 53O-Murray PIT; Coulter "a,
Masterson 81; Buckhorn. 5.
The coWulutee then took a recess until eleven
A. NJ to-day.
THE BOARD OF oANyASsERs
met at three Z. NJ. with Alderman HARDY, the
PRESIDENT In the chair. A protest Was handed IN
behalf OF +. V. EurnS against tbs dismissal OF Ing
protest against allowing the returns for Jonn Scott
Tor Police Justice or the Fourth dis riot. lie hau
notice OF the dismissal IN the morning papers.
Alderman FARLEY moved that the paper be iald on
the table.
Alderman MOORE seconded the motion, saying
that notice OF the meeting Of the COMMITTEES WAS
published ~ all the papers
several clerical effofs III district returns were re-
ported corrected after wniCn the Board TOOK re-
cess until two T. NJ. to-day.