New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24

A. Yes Sir. O. Did you pay them individually ont OF
vour own rocket did them out of FUNDS 1ur
O. Did you pay them as an individual decline 10
here on subpoena TO election Irregularities you nave
no right to go into this matter For what purpose
had you copies taken A: For the purpose OF taxing
means 10 prevent illegal voting O. Aud no other Object
A. No other obect-ilegal registration and voting
Geo. W. Hoffman, eoach-ullVer AT Tue fnth"'o ho'o
@ You did me favor TO tel me an hc1uelt apDnI
Won have tho goodness to detail to these gentlemen who
the Grand jury tSs ao ana n e eveEng e @
Gentlenen, about the hour OF $3.50, as near as can
reCOe it may be little more or less was p
coaches TO drive TO the Twenty-thifdst entrance OF
the Tifthave Hotel; there waited about Is min
utes and three gentlemen out and got into the
coach, and ordered me to drive to No, 800 Mn as
wsHt 70 No. s n "a Of Ss
friends Who are You waiting fori the reply was, I'VE
g s6G M Gna m
you know Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Acton by sghti A. Yes,
Sir @ You have seen them before A. Fes sr aGS
with me, "There is Mr. Kennedy and Mr.. Acton, going
In" they went in after them and remained about hve
minutes they came out and ordered me to drive to the
rear Of No 800 Muberryst which in Mottst the num-
ve to seven minutes and came out and commenced Put
f fns oos a y Similar to those shown
picked up book to look at and one OF the gentlemen
snatched IL out of my hand and SAID, "These are are
there as / was ordered; he saws to one
q friends. "dOnt
eye these books; after the books were put In the
COACH the three gentlemen went inside the door Was
ser ahs the wes Sd fast possible
did directed and saw those BOOKS WIN inc IN
te used by The Central Republican Committee @ What
did you do with the two books A. The two DOCKS that
PSrser Are these the books You Kept these the
coach didn't youl A. Yes, Sir these are the books
Won drove has been charged tor A. The coach was
charged to the Republican Central COMMITTEE, " DI
who the coach was charged to that Mr. Kennedy and Mr.
Acton A. To the same source g Dd you hear any
wero very important matters O. what did they say ao9nt
So A. In speaking to he says Thee books arc not
be looked ut they important matters says nc;
You get on the box" He turned TO his friend and said
esp these S0O AND Ke1ndS Ep had
dd they in tOSe5Gor A The ao t%o sneak TsmS To-
a Sas together OF er' did they como I'M A. should
Judge they were 2on aSS S not H drive around Sr n after
~ A. Until after Mr.. Kennedy aud Mr. Acton , nad
to 8o Nd 100 Nc to
it charged A. 1t is business to fluid whether the par
oTt s and puts the Gentleman in the coach cit
all right" when they tell us ~ ~ al lg n we we Wo
do collect the fare and turn it over to the office Q But
in this case you did not colieetl A. No s We were he
charged to o. The answer was. charge 1t TO the Re
publican COMMITTEE" Tho TRANSACTION 80 eNclted my
polit went and saw that this thing was charged. q
DO you know who either of these three men were
do not O. did You get possession Of the Two DOCKS
a / decline answering. / stole them. O. How ala
you steal them a. Ifyou allow me to tell 1t IN my own
way. The transaction excited my suspicion
thought there something wrong going
ON they ordered mo on tho box, ana ~
snatcliBg the books rudely out OF my hand, which
gave me stil more suspicion. / made up my mind
10 possession Of ortwo or more II II was pos
sibie took them from the outside Of the coach one
book was showed under the mat showed IL uhuef inc
mat; the other put under my coat when thoy were
taking tho books in. They being public property,
Thought II 10 harm steal IT, They had already pros
tuted the trust the people put in Them and took them
10 the opposite party. a cltlZcn ana taApaNti!
The takng of the books was after arrived at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel.
The following ia the subpoena on the when the VIII
nesses were summoned: .
To h o the STATE Of Ne,r- fork. GREETING:
We ell business and ceaknT you appear
our proper jury IN The bseueu Of tie
Sessions bndg adjoining Rouuda 80 the Park. thr CITY Of
Eeo o Friday day Of November instant Of the hour Of
eleven day. tsfG the truth and
evidence before jury touching certain compliant then and
there Uudiug against Daniel H. sok for frauds bRsust the elective
and this not omit under the penalty Of '"o hundred
AMI ftr dOlsrA .,o
We Tie Hon George @. Barnard Justice Of said Court at
he city Hall said city, the hrst Monday Of Ncreneei 10 inc
Of our LORD 1868, A. OAEEY HALL, District Att5rney.