The New York herald., 1869-02-23

denied any ksowisdss o. or participation IN natural
'' will WILLIAM y. swxD's rxsrnoxv.
Mr.. Tweed vas exsminsd. - Chairman q the
General COMMITTEES a Tsmmsny Hall end aaid he
very sssduoasiy Is ana inssnoasy then proceeded
WITH 'ts9nf tse Erie ' R.irosd COMPANY xsss iSs
ness Senator, whether, and u 30. 70 what extent
he employed republicans In his department. ana now
ers once. The admission was obtained from Mr..
Tweed that he had subscribed $500 TO the STATE
Democratic Committee and $4,000 more IN 'drib-
MAYOR HALLS TESTIMONY.
A. Oakley Hall, Mayor of New York, was next
author Of and solely responsible. g Secre-
tary q the Democratic state Committee, Tor
in the committee made SO ' much reference.
lie stated that the object OF the circular to OBJ
tain early resulis from the interior by way of open
could not trade on the information Or me New York
maIoritles by withholding their own from tho tele-
and gave an account o the so.cs,isd .private meet
Ing OF democratic inspectors and canvossers as
Sn me pfGF g e e.
aExrERr'' rANn's TESTIMONY.
seph 4. Paine, was examined, with 9 view OF show
ing whether, ana 70 what extent, the handwriting
lions. papers and certificates had the same hand
writing IN the signatures as in the nling up. The
tenor q ms testimony wss 70 ne snecs tnas ~ gene
lures Of the witnesses and applicants and the filling
up the same while the signatures Of the clerks
SETH g. HAwLEY's TESTIMONY.
Seth O. Hawley, clerk 70 the Metropolitan Poice
the original booRs o. ne Police Pocai @ Census
about which, few days before the election, II Will
be remembered, so much fuss was made between
sioners. Mr.. HawIey was asked II this was parti-
san census taken for partisan purposes and ne re.
frauds in the election Being asked whether he
meant tc say there was any law Q, the STATE 9, New
aok pSe made - the the % 81 e 70 ssEs
this census he said there was no such
law, unless it was . law requiring the police TO pre-
vent all manner OF crime, and fraud at an election
was crime. After testlfying to his politics he
was allowed to go, leaving his books behind him.
STATE OF THE POLL AND REGISTRY BOOKS.
Next the committee examined witnesses covering
twenty thirty pages OF testimony upon tue state
E ne S ana tae srrs lumber
of names we're registered which were not voted
upon and as residing at houses where the parties
were then sworn with regard to the actions OF
alleged fraudulent voters on election day.
NEW YORK JUDGES ON THE STAND.
Judges McCunn, Garyin and Brady were severally
examined as 10 the mode and manner OF naturaizing
and tile celerty with which It could be done, with
the purpose OF showing that the judges had acted
careiessly In granting certificates. Judges McCunn
and Garvfn were rather OF opinion that naturaiza-
ton could be done more expedinously than Judge
SHERIFF. O'BRIEN's TESTIMONY.
% mne esssd ~ nsx 70 ns Of
roughs to act in the capacity of peace omcersn on
election day. He said ne mad appointed and sworn
IN O large number OF special deputies Tnes COM
mttee then showed that Sherln O'Brien had
been, when only boy Of seventeen, soon after the
riot and sent to the Penitentary On this the Sheriff,
by democratic member OF the committee, appa-
reco reoo o his Conviction Ssns proSuced the ner
stated IN explanation, that ne was political victim
at the time alluded TO, and was subsequently par
Thus far the testimony occupies 400 pages Of
the report. The remaining 900 pages are de-
mlttee as examiners Of tue naiuralization
records in the clerks oflces IN the Supreme
and SUPERIOR Courts Mi.n ns yeT e q snOws na
rallied and the number Of applications on 1le, and
to prove that the Judges instead of using their full
cross-examnation OF some Of these witnesses de-
veoped fact that the judges often signed court
orders BY putting sns'T taas nrsU on mem msre
Statistics were next introduced by experts 70 snow
that the number Of ms u1 nos peaf
foreign residents Of the city Of New York. Evidence
was also given BY experts and examiners 70 show
that from ten. in some cases, to one hundred and
my naturaized persons had the same two witnesses
In each case.
The democratic members Of the committee pro-
duced witnesses to show that the same species OF
was done ey % the ~ repueeaa s wnc
committee, and that the republican party used re
peaters'' as well as the democratic party.
CRIMINATION AND RECRIMiNAricN
large number of witnesses were examined IN q
series or criminatory and recrinInatory exp.ana-
tons and re-explanations many OF whom directly
conradcted eacn other the same as Is usual In trials
In open court and examinations before investigating
committees.
Forty or nfty pages are occupied with testimony
taken in Orange, Westchester and various western
counies to snow that naIuralizaiion Irregularities
were committed In the rural districts.
ONLY POSITIVE TESTIMONY Of FRAUD.
The only positive testimony which The committee
seems to have Obtained Of any direct act OF
naturalization fraud having been committed
is that Of one John McCluskey, who testified
that he was clerk to Judge Russell before be was
supplanted by Judge Bedford aud tina the latter
had appointed another Ia his place. He was taken
on 70 Washington by attachment. He says that In
company with other clerks in uudge Russe's onlce
he had filled up great manv naturalization papers
and had taken them TO the supreme Court Chambers
and County Clerks ONCE and got cert ncates with
out the persons named IN them having gone to the
court in person. ON cross-examinat OH he swore
that the names he inserted In tine papers made
up out OF his head, and did not represent any
BODY. This assertion was subsequently denied by
witness who was one Of the deputies OF tie County
Clerk.