New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-06
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.

FREDERIC ZINNIER AGAINST TIMOTHY J. CAMP
OVERWHELMING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE ELECTION WAS MANAGED IN THE SIXTH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
The Assembly Committee on Privileges and
Elections met yesterday at 10 o'clock al the Meropo
Hotel and took up the Of Zmmor agains; Camp
bell Judge H. r. Low appearing for the contestant and
Mr.. NJ J. Farrell and Judge Waterbury for the lncum
bent This is Of the most interesting 10 como
before the Committee. The contestants petition alleges
that in the Sixth Assembly District OF NewYOrk city he
was defeated for member Of Assembly through fraud
lie alleges,
Endorsement. and Campbell was the regular Tammany
candidate
Charles Pearcely was tho first witness for the
contestants He resided In the With Assembly District
and the lid Election District Was at the polls and
sat behind the table Of the and kept tally;
Holmes, the Republcan cahvasSer unlocked the ba0t
box, and when the tickets were put out on the table
Daniel Carson throw In bunch Of tickets which he
dd not get from the table among the others the! went
with the cOuntinC the poll list called for JS votes
and there 400 found on the table being an excess Of
3l they counted the second time with tile same re-
suit Holmes wanted to count third time but the others
James Mahon was sworn-said ne lived IN
the Eighth Election District; went with friend
TO the polls in the Seventh Election District,
McKinnan one Of the Inspectors. had charge Of the
man hand in a ticket. This ticket laid by the hole
I'm the box and the witness another ticket concealed
in the hollow Of the Inspectors hand. Seeing that he
making motions TO substitute the ballot IN his hand
for the one handed in witness sad 10 HIM, Are you
with the ticket he had his hand and the by
the hole to the German. asking him # that was not tho
what ne had done with the ticket in his hand He denied
having any. few sharp words passed Aferward
ticket for Campbell picked up where the Inspector
sat The Germans ticket Republican Witness rep
resented that this man very sk'lfu IN managing ms
changi OF tickets aud seated that his kepub
lican colleagues could not see him -,
lions from Campbell 10 pay him large sum OF money to
ballots his interest The question objected
to- After consultation the committee decided 10 admit
the testimony. The witness however excused until
to-day. when lac viii be examined on the subject
---W Wilmer lived in the Fourteenth District ~ the
Sixth Assembly District He was intercepted particn-
larry 90 the manouvers OF rcpeaeis lie saw nine
or ten men voting who did not lycin the District SIX
registered from the tenement house IN which witness
lived who did not live in tie house He had lived there
long tine and knew everybody that lived IN tho house
These all talked fOr Campbell and said they voted FOR
him. Wllness yOled for Campbell himself
had Inspector Of Elections the Eleventh Election
District for 20 years. knew nearly every voter IN the dis
trct; persons were registered for The November election
who were not legal voters. lie stated case in which
fellow pretended To be lame as Dnhy really was; came
In gave the and number Of The house, and his
vote for Campbell; witness suspected fraud aEd chhl
lenged him; he took the OATH ana voted ana theh let
In a great hurry; about two hours aftcrward
the genuine Duffy came along. and voted
also for Campbell. Another th'g tms witness
noticed the maueuvering OF an cKpoccmnn. named
Copeland, who had very dexrous way Of taking up
the ballot where the Democratic Inspector hau lald IL
down by the hall in the box ana substituting another IN
It's place Finally he saw MN lick up Znmer iick.t
this point the witness SAID to the other Inspectors ths
down proved 10 be Campbell ticket ana MI PhllIps
who handed In the Copeland had eaten, per
mitted 10 vote for thinner. The witness had Copeland
put out and threatened the Democratic Inspector with
arrest II the thing WAS repeated.
James f. Eory was sworn, and testified that he Ind
made a Of the Sixth Election District before the
election aud that there were men registered who did
known TO DC OF the Ianmany party they hved pIlh,
clpay the Seventh Ward This witness also testified
That list Oh hanes OF Democrats VINO had not NOled
were handed out late IN the afternoon there were aDont
"a OF these and men came and voted under the names
except the i've witness had challenged and they would
not RISK taking the OATH all OF these voted for Campbell
Mr.. EnoTy went, in company with several other
gentlemen after the election and recanvassed two of the
baOboxes which had as Is the custom been locked aud
sent TO Police Hendqnarters In counting the votes 1t was
the custom 10 file each candidates. ballots by themselves
and then 10 take them Of the wire IN TALES OF ten twist
them together, and by tens In this shape the bal
Police Headquarters. where they remained undisurDed
until few days before the next election TWO OF the "a
the hrst lot they found on unfolding the TALES that IA
each thinner bundle there were from 10 10 10 tickets
Of these there were from one TO five thinner tickets
The second box was not quite so bad thinner lailes
had In each only TO- but In many OF the Campbell tales
were several thinner tickets.
Charles s. strong and several others, who with
Mr. Eery at the Police Headquarters, cOrrObOrated this
testimony as to the manner IN which the t'es were
made up.
VI mclaughlin testified that he was at night after
the polls were closed at the place where the votes were
being canvassed; this was a strong thinner districts
box 1t about O'Clock; about the time Mr. sullivan
tne Democratic Inspector opened the box crowd Of
he pof unlocked IT, and ne turned II bottom upward
emptymg the contents on the table. the gas went out
solbeDOuuJ hteh pistol "a general scene ensued,
ID whch chairs were kicked around doors slammed and
glass broken When the gas out the witness raised
up over the table, and felt something strike against his
forehead that seemed 10 be hand full OF tickets III ally
the gas was hghed Sullivan gathered up the scattered
tickets 5tuned them into the box and refused 10 LET
them be counted The witness reconstructed and Sull
van hau nun put out As he passed by squad Of the
party who had made the disturbance one OF them LJohn
Miller said he would do that any day elect his man
The Committee Was IN session from 10 10 Oclock with
Of hour Several witnesses are VET "a Inc
examined IN this case for the contestant. The Commit
tee divided yesterday for the purpose going on vim
testimony In the Hawkins and Decker case. This t1st
mony taken In another room Of the Metropolitan
Hotel
The Committee adjourned TO meet to-day NJ 10 o'clock
In the place when further testimony in the Sixth
Assembly District Will be heard
Further testimony In the Treadwell was taken
before Commissioner Jackson yesterday, as to The
alleged use OF fraudulent naturalization papers In Hud
son County The testimony Is 10 he submitted To Judge
Field az Trenton, and for the present the nature OF
evidence is desired 10 he withheld from the public.