The New York herald., 1870-02-04
lAE SEGER-GUNTZER CONTEST

Confirmation OF tho Examination Eofore the
Committee Protests-Tho rmmscuiatc
Lane on tho Stnnd-Tail Swcurine-InteIli-
sent Canvasscrs--Papers Signed Without
Being Rcad-The Accommodation Of Ead
EycsiHbt.
Pursuant TO adjournment the Committee on Pro.
tests OF tho Board or Aldermen assembled Yesterday
at their room In the chamber OF the board. As
everybody had read the HERALD and saw that there
would be some fun before the committee Yesterday
the attendance was much larger than on the pre-.
vous day. The counsel on either side were present
In full force and the contestants looked just about
as usual. When the meeting had been called 10
order tho counsel for Mr. Guntzer arose, and,
stroking his queer, blonde beard grinning In his pc.
culiar way and commencing TO talk In such way az
to give the idea that somebody would be confcfrng
an immense benefit by presenting the gentleman
with strong bandana. Counsel then asked that
the committee would send to Police Heaiquarters
and obtain copies OF what purported TO be resgna.
tons OF certain canvassers and which, counsel said
could be proved TO be forgeries
The Chairman. Alderman Miller, STATED that he
would hear nrst the testimony IN regard TO the dis
trict before them and would then determine what
fnrther proceedings should be taken.
Counsel for Mr. Gun,zer then called Canvasser
Lane. Mr.. Lane appeared and was sworn by the
Clerk. lie testified that he had kept o mono.
randum OF tle vote In the Twcnty ninth
district OF TIE Seventeenth ward, which showed the
vote Tor Gunizer 100, Seger n and Levy H. lie made
out Que return. Mr.. Geger tine other canyasser)
made out another and ono Of tae poll clerks made
out tho third He then described the position OF tho
tables aud parties IN the room on the night of tho
election ana during the canvass and the mode or
calling out the tallies. lie was crosse examncd by
Judge Philips. ana during the cross examnat on he
laI lI4 Ici fpr
deccncy's sake, he might have kept on, and inserted
tho iore finger OF MIS- right hand between riI
clean sairt collar tie mad clean collar on) and hls
throat, pulled II around as II ne wanted 10 make
room Tor something tough To come up OF 10 down.
lie was quite cool for iiloe III giving his evidence,
but ne soon appeared 10 grow somewhat nervous.
He stated, IN reply TO quest ons by Judge Philips
that nc oid not read the paper handed him by tho
poll clerk wach was to be sent to the station h0rse
on TIE night Oh the election; tnl 1t biz custom
sometimes to sign papers without reading them
when ne was pressed WIN bnsiDess.
IL may, perhaps, 10 said tncn that he seldom
signs papers without roadiug them he never docs
30 except Ihel pressed with business
The canvass was made In a sinn barber shop
under tenement house. Counsel dld ask II
,ha! fact mad anything 10 90 with the ''snayngn
process whlcl ne seemed TO ulink had been prac.
tised. Mr. Lane SAID he had kept private tally
openly; that he had maze memorandum from
tnat paper FOR the satisfaction OF the republican
committee; that ne had shown the paper 10 ldr.
William AshInan, but never showed PAPER winch
had Swltzer "a. Seger -, and nad De9er tod Mr.
Counsel here said that Mr.. Ashman was gentle
man; lhaL Ills word was more worthy of cTedL ihan
the word OF the witness, and that he could have
Mr.. Aslnan present, lace TO face witn the Witness
and prove tiat point
Mr. Lane stated that he had never parted with the
paper he made until no gave u to Alderman Farley
OF Tao committee rom the Ioard oil CaLyasseTs
Tue returns Ia the possession or tne C!erE were
shown wtncss, bus ne could not discover any traces
or alteration Inierllneaton. one, he said, was a
little cut aud looked d little greasy but Isat was an
There was yellow look over Iwo OF the ilnes. lie
had discovered that ON the night OF the election
bOth bsiore and after the canvass. He mad never
received q watch as present from Air. Gunt1er.
he said this in such way as to intimate that he
thought he ought TO receive watch something OF
tile sort.)
Mr.. Henry Segcr was called. He was thnfellow
caByaSser OF Lane and his testimony went 10 show
that he had made out return, but that he ala not
know what tho vote was; he copied his return from
the papers made ont by Mr. Lane and knew nothing
more abont the voto tnan was shown on tho papers:
he thought they were al right Decauss his name was
on them; no signed the papers without examining
any tally list
Ia reply to questions BY Judge Philips no stated a.
'""ows:-The papep arc - tbs same stst0