, 1869-11-17
THE ELECTION FRAUDS.
Grcnt Exctscment over Them In
Kings Couhty-The Tone OF Public
OplA1cn-Lnxest ktcvclntsons-Dfa-
trtct Attorney Norris, ThFcnt to In.
dict ana Convict khr Perpetrators
OF the Great Fraud.

Kings Couhty-The Tone OF Public
OpsHlon-Lntest Hcvclnssons-Dts-
tFtct Attorney NorFts' ThFcat to In.
dict ana Convict the Perpetrators
OF the Great Fraud.
FsenA tAe Mn York 7itat&, Nor. H.
Tue tone OF Brooklyn uem0c1atIc rol,stc.aos u
nov uetpor dent Tie wotk when they o1erili
has bad 10 be undopc Ia large mcasurt, parity
through feur Of the terrible tnrrats inst ~ nsas
IN various quarters, lnt1nsuons OF vigilance
ed ss ,s1ssss.sd A,.sGasy ,na,asep,a ao11 I'D
cenyltsions, and thc list fear Of losing The sur
rost Of houess MD Respectable Democrats 1t thc
tretr Wosk 0! cpuntirH cut every man whoa thr
hng" Or Democratic General Committee OF
k'rRs County aaid should be counted oat, bns
election night, fo1ne acctdents occurred py wh,cn
the count Tell short Tor the men 70 be counted In
50, after the csnyastefs hsd flushed Their part OF
tie fantnlsnt transaction, and 'hetf returns wera
made ont, and TIM repe1a. uuly scaled, were hand
cd oser 10 tue Supe1r oI toe respective wasus,
e1erpt.t 9 10 rome cases where such Supervisors
sappsneo to ee Rtruol'cans,-st.er ~ 1nis, the
msgnAtea OF the Democratic party. certain Super.
vis.ra and others who had scce4s to tho tcturns
% haoe h5 the c&ovAssesh, eet to work, opened
tsem 70 defiance and u violation Of A., erased
the unpleasant pauTra which told 4 majority for
Anthony Waiter tor Sheriff, and Meier for street
conn ttEoner4 instead OF th1se Ft1o can claim ia
os elected, aod INSERTED, In tbs caumAess ssyle,
other figures 10 ~ TO make ooE tn at Cunningham
was elected Shef1n, aud Furey, S:feet Commis.
slontr. 1rnly The auperrlsoIa IN Their CAPACITY a.
county cansasse1a, make bold stroke TOR cAl.J-
inH The fraudulent rtsurns through their board put
the hepublicans although not ta the ms}ortiy. had
tue power Of f'Rns on 'heT aide. and had the
fCblUs for showing up and exposing the bareSsec<3
of these rsckieas md W,cked Transaction ns1e
ALREADY been tutled hack upon snetr sources fof
!" co11t c'op," NnIcn meAos fos Z s1de on the back
Ppri Il postib!e, Of Nud,na on The heavy
bow Of public op.rton and universal contemna-
lion on the rsft Of electors whose ballots were
.hs 10 s ea
ptitat1on- DAulct Attorney Morris soon cane to
tnc surface. and, although Democrat and elect
I'd y Dtnoc1ntlc yutes, announced the susp:ctou
nettsied upon tho eiectcEs Of .Kib1s Coan-
r; and nd 70 70 ns publicly declared In
hf published nrtEfr nroLnnclameuto, IN which
re Gecfased that What rs at nrst suspicion on
h'a 1ATt, be had discovered TO be an unmtstakahle
very: Ills own language furnishes the readtr
With Tho hfst eIptat alton Of she ground he tas
faken Ills letter, which We 4ubjon, wxs Al.
t1e%eed 10 the nrcklyn Ea IL. tu Fcpty to some OF
liz editorial criticisms Atd doubts AZ 10 hts ear
nestntss and honesty In The premises. Here Il Il:
T. the Editor ~ tht Brooklyn Edois:
cannot colsent to pccnny . fal+e POSITION lu
reiesetce 10 the alleged rlectton fr1uda, and must,
therefore, beg leave to co1z.ct the erroneous
Upon the subject Il calculated to produce, Ate.
T. tt{srrrnR 10 uy card Of yesterday, yoo sa5;
The acton Of the DL1rct Attorney was
who teasht 70 apa,e aao!esaie ee eoaepse9 q
the Democratic pa'sy, a. wns the charge ot Judge
baffsru. o. the articles IN the Ea7tt IN The saue
ss1n TUE T. calculated 70 create the !arres.on
rla,in9 game oi "olad :" such va Tot he
ises. 1pun.isaed the card tinpT oec4a.e then
al q that II xas my dairy 10 DO Al! in ny po<er to
neiett 1ne guilty pa,sies, and Sos that they we're
nrrrehi to j1s!ice. Subsequent Developments
have : " e.'aol!sned re iaet that ny hel.et was
eease their eno1a IN oensit Of Justice aud
TH fHna e., sa, hass a2 nss9,, soa
the en'ire eoununtt5. But shts u not tae tire
tor The piace 10 unmask the criminals: nor do |
1u;trd, IN advance Of judicial Investigation, to
ssslsi nc, nd especially do appeal 70 4, Sapesi s.
Democrats to help ~ipe out the bu11snR diARr1ee
thst te1 dishonest EcheEeir, to forward their
ts,t sss n S
tered over with zcEcu:oos devices know full
we'll the difficulties TO be encountered, And do not
1as,tce, but do expect 10 DC a5lc % expose
r. Cd portion Of the hideous deieEIry OF tpis
gigantic outrage. trust that ny views upon ti1ss
sneteet viii Cow he Understood. The otner pos-
t'cu OF tout article ~ calculated to tniseaa the
he 1sz. II providing sn.ee fal, separate
axoiuat anT forgery sneseqaent to the delivery Of
tie three ccr:e- 10 tnsir stnsf5,e desrtoationa. II
soy forTer conlt SET nold Of the Supervisors
stt1t be detected uoirks he cou:n br1be rhe police
authoH..ea and The CITY t7erk, and Alter the oshes
a. 10 iraad aowD 10 tie individual dlsutc; csn-
a*s+rs, Acd feadeEs II certain that, 1hx.etcr A.
.efe nade, nust have hecn dus1og tie
eszsns had legal 1:ah' 70 BE- sresess Ia % wa:ca l
place Of petlloER.''
Il true, - Jou saJ. "c,uzess had legal rtxh,
10 IL bYeA%hf And kr,r
tna' right respected oy the cansassers. Nny, iu
uaDy czses the cx1vaAsers 70 arranged then4e}rcs
xhe,nef tie ha.ess we.e eouated nsn,t1 o1 no,: II
osasts the people we9e tusped out Of the rpoas
,nd ne ooofs locked aqa.nst then; In oshers the
abandoned tecaute the people insisted upoa ;netf
esA tt8nt 70 tee everJ sose counted: IN fact,
-seEy E.ce. device. and outrage 1hat eould be ct-
Ioa Of ihe:r deyt:so scheme vas resor.ed to.
an auazed II the rsEe1ce and foroear.
rs ,s,,o5 Ct he people n thus witnessing ne
reht 70 :. ny vno should maze md
administer the laws shat are to govern Tic con-
ann!,s T. es.neea fa..a IN re r. aad = aa;a.
potLied. NJ, Nj Editor. yo2 Are mistaken Ia sue-
potinR thas Inc NEunE u entirely With the can.
Fstters; they Eerr bat The paid hirrln1a. re- |
Iss. iLiamy RENAMED n The background. Of Il |
|east supposed sneJ dlL frpeat again, they sup
rAed tneJ ga ioar remuts IN re1atd to The !
done toelf duty; Int when II II kno~n taat IN !
nanJ css@s The ret1rns we're not delivered TO |
,Eter The sapess,soss- CITY CLERK, os II p&i.e |
Until long Aite1 the completion Of
!ae caa0s7, shc caecks Against ssa7I proslde, by
Law % nos alcouQt 10 much.
u. AoRxlR, District Atiorpey,
Subsequent TO the foregoing letter Nj. Morris
gate out publicly that he n4d discovered that RE
s11t td1ft elected ShtHd VIII Anthony Nxlfef,
md thr EtentfutlJ elected Street Conc1!ss1pnef
v - James NcLker. These facts nsye Nd II1e
punlc 70 speculate upon who tue District Attor.
neJ &M plt.ent 70 the grand j1rJ for inocI-
utnt-xeetner n!s ACTON T1ll include caara*Sers
Aote, or caoFx1seFs and Ectnb<Ts Of ine Demo-
cs1sc GeperA ConEtttce, sud SupeTrixprp Hho
Nc generally suIpecsed ol hAsinx taken pa{t Ia
ffa1as In conoeClon with the sc aa,r il il a.
srn ed thai III. v. II. Goodrich, Republican caa-
d;da:e for Assembly IN the FIFTH District viii he
adsautsRe q The de1nnrshzai,on IN the retasa4 70
11tnxtheo himself IN hts cnuxts to maintain nls
t,s fk-as dalE elected Representative VI, r. II.
lo1r2n- Of No. ~ Coion street. describes WIN.
he osetr. q and heard ip the SeTeuIh District Of
he Stfth Wsr1 OF Frookfyu. On election piStt,
He says: II heard cunninzhxu's name called
p y sal Tines By Mr. SeElns tca1v2sscE.3 while
dAGnt11y raw Walters 13nt on 1aH ttckeE Oat
OF one hnud1ed xod odd spsit ucEets, Waiter n
effved tess than thirty. The haixoce Of the 3:ate
tickets vese not counted oro BY one, bat ID b1!e
70 suit AIset astia1 tbs POI. ctezu INC
numneE OF ro:es caat, NJ. Sev,us then
E1eceeded, enfto rces, to apporuoa the
a fo1InR&. CuNnfnFbHm- Ne %nr n ii