The New York herald., 1870-02-03
THE GRAB FOR OFFICE.
The Contested Seats In the Board
Of Aldermen.
Session Of the Committee on Protests-The Case
Of Seger Against GuntSer = Captious
,a Counsel-Altered Returns.

Pursuant to special call the Committee on Protests
of the Board Of Aldermen assembled yesterday at
noon In the Chamber OF the Board OF Aldermen.
The attendance was exceedingly slim, owing, no
doubt 10 fact that the members OF the '.gangn
are not blessed with good memories, ana they must
have fo1noIten that the committee was 70 meet and
the interesting debates In relation TO frauds In the
last elecnon were TO be renewed.
Alderman Miller lchairman) and Alderman Cuddy
were present. Al few minutes after twelve O'Clock
the chairman called the gentlemen present to order
and directed the clerk 10 read the call for the meet
ing This task having been satisfactorily performed
the chair announced that the committee woua con-
s,cer frst the protest Of Nicholas 6eger against
William Guntzer. counsel on both sides were ready,
and the contestanta were sealed each beside his
counsel and noticed win much evident interest the
sparrlng between the "learne0 gentlemen" Mr..
Guntzer looked generally careless ana lstless az
there was nothing gong on more tnan OF an ordi-
nary meeting Of the board Of Aldermen but he
would occasionally brighten up, pull his "Dun-
dreares" quite nervOusly, ana grim sarcas-
ticaliy at the witness or approvinely at his
'earnedn counsel who was exertlng al his captious
powers to get the witness mixed and oefog the
committee on the testimony. MIR. Seger cut with
HIS lace ruddy and shiny as o polished ptppin, and
MS eyes strained 80 wide open tnat ms slde whs-
tneir efforts to reacn the other natr.
Ex.Judge Philips appeared for Mr.. Seger and
called as the first Witness Mr.. Charles A. stadler
VINO was poll CLERK in the Twenty ninth Election
district OF the seventeenth ward, a. the charter
electlon
Mr.. stader was sworn and examined BY Juage
Puiilips Cross examined by Lne cnroutc catarrnc
counseliOr at some length. HIS testimony aid not
diaer any material point from the testimony
given by MIN before the cOmmJlee OF the Board u
City Canvassers. lie testified tnat he made out ono
sat nj rAftr yuhf In vynrA In hn hmm nf lI
clerk 10 the Board, but that the figures aud
words Of Inc aloermanio return were dincf-
Whole number OF votes cast, lss For Gunner,
100; Seger ~; Levy, IL; whereas the return as ne
made H out Immediately after the votes had been
canvas5ed showed Tor GunILer 81; Seger, Is; Levy,
u; tuat lie made copy from the taily isl aud de.
Mered It at Police healquarters to ar. hasDrouck
IN Tue Bureau Of Eiections; he announced the
result Of the count aloud and that the canvassers
signed the paper from whcn ne read the totals md
that one OF the caavassers tMr. singer) made the
relnark the time that Guntzer, he thought. would
have 10 do better In some oner district III order TO
be elected.
Mr. Singer SAID to DC accepted as testimony. On
the SIDE Judge Phl,lips claimed tnal any re.
was announcel, wnen they would DO most likely 70
he pure, coud be accepted, and was In TACT part VI
Inc res JASi0. The testimony WIS allowed NY the
Commissioner, aud the counsel for the defenee
opened lire on tle witness regard to nls or gIna
tally list Tue witness stated tnat the paper
on winch he marked line ~ eacn len
called out, that ne made clean copy OF tae
tls as sn0 Nn w the talIles, and tuis paper ne clC
ut KOice headquarters, under the Impression tat lC
was proper DO 30 Counsel exercised all the Ia.
geauty possessed 70 annOy the Witness. he sue
ceedeu not only In annoying tnat gentleman but
eviuenty dlsR usteu many oi hs MeXrers. h0idinS
prInIed copy VI the testimony taken before tue co-
InltLee Iae Boaru VI oanvassers ne would seiect
insignificant QuesuOns here aud there aud ask WIT
ness ne uio tes.Iy as plven In rue printed docu-
Meut. witness dld not exactly remember VII the pre-
vious teslmony ana ne stated tnAt II ne did 80 TESTIFY
II was Certauly correct. A paper was presentea
an0 identified by witness as tie paper Gent Dv lim
the nlght Oh the election to the STALLION mouse -
Mediaeiy alter the announcements Of the vote luis
paper bore tue signatures Vi the TWO and
had the nvurcs GuntZcr "a, seser Is, Levy "a.
MI. Herman SuSSnan was called, but ne was not
permitted testify, as tie c0iDnAlttec had decided
" examine only the poll clerks anu canvassers. Mr.
Susalnan was chairman OF an 0rRanlzatiol, and
present ut the pOling place OF the rweutyninth
district vi the seventeenth ward during the
Ing Vi the vote aud had Kept cOmplete tally OF the
teas as they were announced Dy Inc cAnvasseis
nis testinJiy, however, was not admittcd.
Ex-Aldernan nepper was Called Rnd by consent
OF counsel PEI United testiiy us to the cond
of returns Ironl che disputed dtstr.cI Wuen
hanoed 70 nun until the MONDAY m0.ning vi, @. tns
elecli0n aud then nc found them lying On Ills desk
=, he was c2nvAsSng.
Mr.. Keppcr mad IN his possession q copy Of the
nis hOuse Inc day after the election. Inns paper
counsel for Mr.. Seger offered to put III as
eviaence to show the palpaple alterations mat mad
been made. MIR. Repper Testified that several o. tne
returns which GnOuid have been made 70 nlln were
given 20 Alderman C0nnor, aud TWO or three were
lett Ut the clerks once.
Counsel for claimant Seger, here rested his
case counsel ON the otner side ndd not tle neces-
aulOurneu
Alderman MILLER then announced that the CON-
Inltlee would adjourn Tue lurtner hearing VI the
case Until noon to-day.