New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
KINGS COUNTY ELECTION FRAUDS.

Hannah for fraud at the late election, was resumed
Yesterday morning in the Court OF oyer ana leriner
he fore Judge Gilbert Mr. jerks, cousci Tor deehu'
stating that he had witness to send ior tie
delay occurred. when Judge Gilbert remarked that
GOOD deal Of time was being lost which he desired 10
avoid IL possible. ,,
Mr. Jcnks then summed up for the defense. He had
never had any fear Of the result OF the trial II ,e
defendants we're tried before the regular tribunal OF to
State but during the last few months another uouna'
had been ereoted-the tribunal OF the puplic press
before which even he might shortly be brought to trial
The counsel in opening the case Tor the prosecution '
upon the Jury the fact that tho baobox was
the foundation OF all the rights and liberties OF 'ne
citizens: but there was also another tiDnhaI
eoually important, and that was tho legai uiouii'
of the land. But when long prior 10 the tliai
the cases were tried in the newspapers so tha'
lie had been told that Ito conld not have i'i,
trial in tho Court 1t seemed TO him the institution Vi
which he Ind spokep was especially in danger IL was
pterlv VILE false and untrue, that there had been any
r on the part the defense TO force OH or deay the
trial OF these Before the indictments were iou
they had had the cry OF the hounds OF the press ae
them Worse even than that, gentleman occupying
bip position at the had thus been followed because
he for good reasons sought TO delay his trial lhey "eo
asked DWhy is not Judge Fullerton tried = ana every
liner was raising the cry. Then there was
another gentleman who was held up rs puDic reiorer
in that respect and that was Collector Bailey But wneh
the trial came Off the charges brought against jugs
erton we're swept away and the truth came out ke inc
white wing OF angel and the result shoWed tha' Ino
course taken by his counsel was the rlght one
| no matter what might have been tho opinions
OF those writer's who set themselves up as judge
Jury and tho whole Legal tribunal , 5GeS
had commenced 1t in very artful manner1entey az III
from the way gear whT The Gse hng the
Attorney had said IN opening was noS ao tbe o
five"
Mahoney Now they were told " there were CERTAIN
cause they objected to pay for things than they
could for me w sas 0 70 for say Ss
scrutabe reason connected with the commissions anu
hearing tho testimony was there one lot or Title o.
tho evidence to convict the water Board wi nS
Cullen ,'" or Mr. zimmerman Not the slightest par
| tcle OF evidence had pointed to any such thing,
Water en Board did not take the slightest interest
result OF tho election. ono way or the other linen
had been introduced TO show that such thing had taken
place except the few words which had been spoken with
Attorney there was nothing to subsantiae that charge
Even il the baotbo1 being corrupted and the whole
dced by the DistrAttorney he did not think that any
jury could be found to convict the deiendants on te ov
Down to the time OF the commencement OF the canvass
was questioned but that everything had gone all
right lie had not found investigation that there
50 much Of magnificent conspiracy as had been
with this particular case that the whole charge
had grown out OF little angry dispute the morn
ing after the election The first witness, Mt Vaughan.
had said that so far lie knew the canvass
Quoted fairly and squarey, but he did notice that the
canyasers were slow which lie accounted for as the
appeared to be new to their business Then
the Assembly tickets Mere not counted unt os e
when the box first opened 1t was found that there
were three tickets missing, and the ballots were there
fore put back into the box ana gwen III charge or poce
until the missing tickets could be found was there
thing wrong IN ta Ien smfy sGE aU Tp % a t
time that charges of false counting had been made
square the counting for Sheriff There was equal
il not greater excitement about tue vote LOT ohern,
S Sq they so the final count for Assembyman
that it was known how close Mr. @ vote ' was
however had then been made up and from the votes
given for Mr.. Greeley for ContrO!ler and for Martin
Kalb1csch for Mayor, 1t would be known that Mr. Gull
lens vote 1913. But the sole cause OF the whole
trouble br simmons. who stood by during the time
the vote was counted though he did not find fault until
the result known lie did not hnd fault with the
counting but with the result BECAUSE he wanted nj, man
was false counting and instead OF doing his duty In
proper manner what did he do Why he stretched
his unrghteous hand out and took bundle of tickets
and said to Mr. Mayo "Do you call that tenf Mr..
tickets out OF Hegemans hands told him he would
attend to his own business Then Mr. Mayo held p
coua 1t rather you" Simmons not forthcoming;
he would have them bear in mind that the whole cause
OF the trouble was Simmons, who only found out that
there was something wrong when tho result was an
nounced. The evidence OF conspiracy had been intro
duced, aud nothing was heard OF II until summons DICK
inson and Hegeman appeared before that deelously
and others, all testified that they had witnessed the
canvassng and that they did not sec anything improper
in the counting OF the votes Mr. jerks closed by appeal
ing TO the Jury examine the evidence carefully TO say
whether the charges had not grown ont OF sqnabOe on
the part OF who not allowed 10 take the count
ing OF the hands of the men who were sworn to do
that duty faithfully.
He would not allow himself TO be led away from the
Of the by what had been sad by copn
should refer to the expression made use OF by counsel
In opening the case He had called him disappointed
damn
by people, and for the successful result OF many OF
the other SIDE who had been elected to attend to his
private practice. great deal had been said about
asked not much would have appeared there and he
could have anything he wanted; 1t was well Nell known
and every effort had been made to traduce and
crush him had sad ,1 there ,e had Mr been
that such had been the That all the
were indicted for fraudulently counting the votes for
members OF Assembly IN tho Fourth District of the
first place it counted in the order in which the
vae conversation except with Mr. Massey when the box
was opened but simmons had testified that when the
had an interview with Mr.. Massey. and Mr. simmons
said to Mr. Bergen You go oyer a there and try to learn
fact-that Just previous to the counting, Mr.. Am
and S dsdsed M vSs Mcad
give Just the majority Mr.. Cullen received That fact
Was known in the room just previous to the time the AS
sembly ticket was counted. lie well knew how enthu-
sastc the counsel the other side the morning
after the election; when rumors OF frauds first
heard how his magnificent foru was swelling with ndig
nation and how eoqueny he spoke in favor OF having
the perpetrators punished But since then he had been
SEEM" and he had taken up the because he be-
lcyed in thennocence OF the parties trial II
he 1.-THE speaker who XiOus to convict, at
least, counsel would have the jury believe IL had
been said that he prosecuting the because he
had something TO gain by it. That "A strange
tion. for lie did not think he would ever receive
nomination from his own party again and the Repubi-
cans would hardly think HIM good enough Republican
give him nomination. what had lie TO gain by