New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rrIE KINGS COUNTY ELECTION FRAUDS

tatOrs the case Of the People agt John Lynch INC
following witnesses were called by District'Attorney
Morris T.. b. Galley. Andrew j. Hicks, L. D. huiia''
and James Mills DistrctAtorney Morris addressed tue
jury follows:
They were aware as all other citizens WERE that Ger.
tain parties are charged with the violation or the eIeco
laws IL has al ways been considered very serious OF
fense because 1t strikes at the foundation OF our
IMPORTANCE OF preserving the purity Of the balotbox
He did not intend making any extended remarks III
n was the intention OF our Legislatures TO pro,
tect the balotbox and penalties han hoe ge'n consd
cred great crime TO Illegally deposit or to receive
single II it was thus criminal Win sngo w No.
what must 1t he disfanchise an entire community Wy
prosttutng the such selfish purposesf ou
all recolect that ut this last election there was
evident from the very shape In which the returns were
received the most casual observer OF a's, thaV M
baotbox had been tempered Win hou % d IT, tS
IN district running away behind ms tcke anu .1
adjoining district running two or three INJURED hheau
II was manifest TO every man AT al & nere5
ltical affairs that the ballotbox hau Deeh ta"Sten
with; that such a result was unnatural ana never ,
the retrns came m so overwhelming had been the
preston the people that the Instruments einPoyed
Ca or IJ their nurpose And the next day yon
gan hear remarks all over That there were isihes IN
the returns as they sent to police headquarters on
the night Of the election There was MISTAKE neIc a, d
mistake there and after day or two II was ahhounceu
that the result not the true result You would not
abroad in the streets without hearing u Druteu ABOUT
The whom the figures elected 10 tne chei once Vi
derstand why this was until the following Moni I
When the returns were opened by tne Couinoh oou.d,
had been circulated that the figures sent TO Police Head
quarters mistakes. Plain upon their face appchcu
minors applied by these iorgercs The will OF the people
had been at naught Now, gentlemen you arr WI
of the fact these the most dlincnt cases LOT
prosecution 10 prove, Of all criminal cases because
every man concerned in them Is at work eAeina az us
many instances escape detection The ballot Is conhtc
and if frauduenlly counted hurried INTO e Stove anu
DESTROYED Yet. gentlemen, think we shail DC aDe 70
satisfy your minds beyond any peradvehtute Dey Gnu
any possibility of doubt. that in the particular ease
s sUty "'o Of violation Of the election laws. The
law Is jealous OF the rights OF tne d 70 nli
tect the ballot. In this city four inspectors , are
appointed whose duty II Is 70 Gef certain DAYS be-
fore election make up their lists, and ON satnruny
sh' L cempted and fled in the Clerks ONCE
checked the day before the day OF election me Ia" VI"
@ r,cnar instance il was not complied with far
as fling the original completed lists III inc Nouy
Office: bnt the check list filed. aud the completed
t as made up by the inspectors and IN the possession OF
one OF the other inspectors disclOSes the ict ' heS
were added TO list the day Of election Ana by eh
animation OF the poll lists II appears that mere alu
number Of names the poll lists when are hot on .he
other lsts-the Of persons who do not reside IN me
precinct aud of whom ascertain nothing ~ ALI
The in winch these frauds were pelpennsu are
numerous aud various But 10 what eAteu t ms , ,h
been carried il impossible 10 ascertain from c
fact that the completed register wch wac ~
be filed not fled 80 we cannot Ieii W VIZ" td
inc fraud has been carried IL may nave been thousands
In get mere i''Ct
But enter into the extent oil ms iIIuu - d" ,e
impOssibihty, yOu must PLAINLY see, IN sum-
instances tho ballots we're counted ~ LOT onG
party, and y for the other IN some caG o i ih
tickets were counted straight In some dStrcs the
whole ticket received sAaetB t'e SAM yer wonld Tn
that had never occurred homes w anu % ,l,t
some districts the sheriff gets 80 beyond he stay, oh
Ticket was dropped half When they counted down
to the Sheriff they stopped THIS would De shoNn pc
vond a peradventure. The DisnctAttorney continued
10 maine the various phases Of the frauds tat were P
iced and expressly discalmed any interest III he pol
znns i'm the purity of the ballot box would bring
them to a Just conclusion in their verdict.
Edward b. Galley Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
testified that Lynch Inspector OF Election oi the
Eleventh District appointed by the Board
James y. Mills swornI acted as poll CLERK IN me Thlfd
District Of the Eleventh Ward and know the defendant;
he Inspector ON election day ,,,,,r, ,or,o,,,o,
was objected 10, on the ground that ne was sworn ony
as Inspector of Registry, ana not hs OF eiecuon. Inc
Court admitted the statement, ana the witness pro
cecdcG. -,,
when q voter offered himself looked az II TO see II ms
name was recorded; don't reeoect whether Mt. Law,
renee acted as Inspector on mat gay or nov Ss "a ana
Murray there and were absent between ~ ana l.
and then Mr. Lynch acted Inspector nothing unusual
tsruoon two men came TO vote whose names
the list; their votes wero accepted ana deposited WIN
Lyncb don't remember whether the maine on the book
IS tho one. hc poll list vas sh2Nn the %it !
lynch held OF the registry books.
Did hc the votel THIS was objected to by the
District Attorney suppose have right TO prove
any fraudulent act on that day.
The question was ruled out by the Court
UstrictAttorney to witness-What tic you know about
The l.t OF ndmest
Objected 10 as iinnaterla. -.
District Attorney say Mr. Lynch had a llst,did
you rec IT. A. did Lynch there he said he had
some names on Olotiing paper Of men who ma voted
,3G oi there Secan.e tbe had called ON day of
re gisry and he not there to take them don't
know what became OF the list the names o; any Of
hem had charge
before Lynch had charge Of one OF the check or
Q. STATE the mode Of procedure in voting.
The counsel read from the minutes OF the Board OF SUI
pervisors that Supervisor Howell moved that the forego
ing list be and hereby confirmed Inspections and
OF Election The oath taken Inspector
OF Registry and as Of Election.
The Court-Are there two sets OF onlcersi
Mr. JenksThe duties entirely different. but may
Judge Moore read from the law to show that the dnes
OF the two positions were performed by the same peso
who takes the registry shall hold the election.
Mr. Jenks-The duties OF the Inspector OF Registry ter
inmate before the day OF election.
The Court reserved the pOut.
Mr. jerks then entered general objection to any evil
Examination continued-I not present pollclerk
all day for half hour in the morning. aud at l,
O'Clock absent these books In court are list OF
actual votes one OF the pollss was made up by
my self the list is signed by the Inspector the tickets
voted are represented III the columns the tickets
called oil by OF the Inspectors and then entered III
Andrew j. Hicks. sworn-I OF the Inspectors Of
Election in the district named came from dinner and
Lynch told that lac had names there of parties
who voted. aud no not registered, but lie
said he going TO put them down advised him not
10 | think he put down one; could not identify IT.
Mr. jerks addressed the Court requesting that the de-
fendaut acquitted lie argued that the prosecution
had proved its allegations and evidence OF fraud
shown.
District Attorney Morris then briefly summed up the
case.
Judge Gilbert charged the jury that the evidence
insufficient to warrant them III fndihg verdict against
Lynch the testimony going To show that several persons
had been IN charge OF tho Registry books on the day III
question.
The jury found verde. of not guilty, and John Lynch
was discharged.
TIE SECOND CASE
The OF the people against Barney Mahoney was
next called Henry Wills, Supervisor OF the Sixteenth
Ward testified that Mahoncy appointed CaDvasser
of that Ward and that he knew Of no returns having