The New York herald., 1869-01-12
TIE rrlnII00fIOH e FRAUDS
The Proceedings Of the Congressional
ff~ aHHsvSfs a1
investigating Committee. s, 4
what the Committee !, Has
Developed. 4 rtsaas 4
AIl the Charges Claimed to be Over
waellningiy Proved shzo e II


The Trouble Between slIarshal NHrray and
sasasssa the Sheriff. sss lS Z
aag faal essen .eIean.a Asslsls d ,sw .sas
asQF sET4l g0y s1iAnYES Sa5qa Il ass
Three weeks ago yesterday special couzmtttee
appointed by congress- TO knvestigase the alleged
astounding frauds perpetra st the November eieo-
on and at the resistra Gon preparatory thereto IN
October last commence fits sessions In tss city. aad
has not yet concluded As iabors. THIS committee is
composed OF the following named eohtlemens-Mr
Lawrence, Of Ohio, from the Judiciary 0omnttea
chairman; Mr.. Daw rs of Massachusetts, Mr. Bsair, Of
Michigan; Mr.. Dickey, Of Pennsylvania; Mr.. Hopkins
of WISCONSIN: Kerr, OF Indiana, ana Mr.. Ross, or
Illinois. Only fne two last named gentlemen are
democrats $3.50 t-1tssA
During the. tiyne they have been in session they
havecxamhcd probably the most remarkable col
lectien OF Witnesses ever suhpGnaed IN any icgsla
tive, ludiator other inQusitorial proceeding. Leg
tsators, military men, government oricalz exs
judges, eNsenerals, shoulder hitters- pickpockets
'-crackSnen,n prize fighters, corner loafers, sre-
peatecan ballot suffers" and acknowledged per
iarers- The majority OF Che committee ore republi-
cans, AMI the commistee was appointed on the me-
moral or thc Union League Club Of this city. nSts
The proceedings Of the committee have been con-
Quoted rigldly Ia secret scssion not the repre-
sentatives OF the press being admitted. In great
democratic stronghold like New York city 1t would
be unnatural II the greatest anxiety and interest
were not awakened BY this incursi0n OF . tribunal
clothed with extraordinary powers and created for
the purpose Of unyeLing frauds charged upon the
political party with which the majority OF the people
are in sympathy and to which they give their nm
qualified support OF course, for the sake of its own
dignity this coumIttee must also assume to be nom
rfteau II ollco A.
fraud which are properly presented, whether
charged against republicans or democrsts But that
the committee Is q republican lever no one with
any sense pretends to question. Investigations into
frauds alleged against party Overwhelmingly de-
feated at tine polls, as was the republican party in
this city, would be piece Of absurdy in the acute
opinion OF o politician, and therefore these
Investigations are only invoked against party thai
has been successful II che most astounding frauds
ana corruptions were sworn eyer 70 clearly against
she defeated candidates It would aval nothing. -
there would be no one TO depose from o11ces tle-
democracy goD6ied aii the cfces II shis city and
Was organlzed to inquire into ana see how the
ply q oncs s up Se
cftminatory clamor which cnaracterizes Them from
e. sea S s 70 @
nsctsng factions their existence nsturaly depends
upon the existence q tneiE respective clq,es
haitian Club or Of the Union League. The rcpubff-
can Journals shouted vindcttve paans Of mngied Joy
nent Of h committee, and prophesied the expulsion
from their lraudulently secured positions Of every
democrats oicinl in the state or ct least their i'm.
peacnmeni- ..Ihe purity OF the baIlotD was to be
sustained at OIL hazards regardless who the develop
ments might hit aud certainly hurt, and the Empire
Siae was TO he regenerated. All that the ranting
''irooy loil' newspapers sighed for, shrieked for
aid pre- icted as sure to result were actually to
sae & y would De wen 70 have Sing sung prison en-
nae democrats pre-. began 70 buily. threaten,
fonaity Of congressionai interference in local
ndairs, and whel they found that the oomnitteo
ranfings and umIngs, they subsidized into cool des-
p ration. Ihey began 70 rake up individual scores
ceoee adecvS Which sSsy Ssd ~ rs9
used during the canvass All the democratic
'stano rom under" Por time nothing whatever
tng the 6ings Of the COMMITTEES, the nature Of the
testimony adduced or the character OF the Witnesses
examination before the COMMITTEES, which element, S
happny for It's own peace OF mind, had the
o e as nuns
the canafLe and the sgnmilp order OF humanity
1oaowed by the plug-uglies and Eighth warders and
with la &c number OF these the committee Is stll
ENGAGED Reasoning by anoloRy, II would be fair to
presume that the committee mas nearly closed It's
y
nenis, when tine dregs or refuse only remain, the
Inquiry OF science as 70 the nature ana quality OF the
en- friday last IL was evident that the rsbid press
was about tired out; bu! late In the afternoon an
e sode trsnspred which has given fresh efferyes.
OF the committee had called iato play. IL was no
less man the appearance Of Sheriff TBrien with .
rominttee In Chambers street. and what Is ysf1ousIs
termed as the arrestn. or '.taKnan OF some Of the
the committee had summoned q number 'of Wit.
nesses who proposed TO- reveal certain illegal trans
Ing Of that genial class q sensiemen Known aa =
..repcaters,n who consider themselves fully qualified
20 the % right q sncass e from Ave g TWEEN
inasmuch as chat sscred though much "modiHed,
tne right Of voting once only on the ssine isy. The
6herin further learned thst these Witnesses pro
tne distribution of these false nsturallxat0n papers
and in the subsdzing and feeding at his own table
sner sren thought he ws. ccncs1sc On sro
ia these matters, and went TO the committee 70 see
scs sms wso sSs q ws: sna
his deputes anumber ofthe Witnesses g profeasio1a
thieves and offered 70 prove H. Several Of ne Wit.
oacers 10 TIE smth ward police siatou % FOR identi
tined one o. them ana sheriff 0'Brsa says the Gap GAP
tain told hIm privately that he knew the othcrs =
ioafcr sner@ 1S ossn Ia he o. ,ssse enss snS ana
prove that Colonel Wood had hired q humber
" swear tnat they tthe thieyes had voted Illegally
or "repedtcdr the democratic ticket and that
Celone. Wood lnsructed them - 70 what they were
q swear 10. This information he had obtained from
Ian Noble Butt Riey ana BARNEY Aaron. ne
made similar aocusstious against Unltsd States
Marsha Murray. and charged him with aiding these
men 20 swear away the characters Of re.
perjury themselves Aiso that ne hsd bnbcd
men TO 30 around q anc ''repeatn for the
republican party The Marshal denied the "sofy In
Lons, adding that ne bclieved he had consttu.
tionalr right 70 arrest men when about 70 commit
perjury IN order TO let the public know what sort or
.nen were tcsdfying TO these facts. He further
GAINS that ne recoGn1ed he nafnes Of some of the
witnesses the of thieves and counterfetsrs
nnd that some, of them have bean compelled
bs Colonel Wood 70 testify In order 70 avoid