The New York herald., 1870-03-23

ing; ne put them In a box and did not commence
canrassng them untli between three and four
o'clock in canvassing the tickets saw him count
one pie OF seven for ten and nve or six OF eight
each for ten; they were Mr. Culieus tickets; asked
him II he would not count William Ammerman's g
tickets: he said he would see me damned first;
spoke TO Mr.. Mclaughlin about IT. and he asked me
II doubted this mans honesty, and said did.
YiiE DEFENCE.
Mr.. @. T. jerks opened the case for the defence,
during wnch ne alluded 10 the speech OF the Disrlct
Attorney as harangue. He thought that these cases
were not 10 be tried outside Of the court AMI In bar
rooms ana elsewhere out IN court oy clear evidence.
Tney would show in the defence that the canvass
by the defendants was fairly and .'squarely' con-
ducted. and tnat there was no ground upon which
10 charge them with fraud. II they ala this they
were entitled 10 verdlct
WHAT THE OTHER POLL CLERK SAYS.
John A. Leech, the other poll clerk. testified that
merman; the canvass was commenced about half
an hour after the closing OF the polls; the Assem-
oclock there were three ti less In the box than
on the poll list so the tickets were put back into the
box until the others would be found; Mayo gave
them 10 officer Vaughan 10 take charge OF. The can
vassers conducted slowly.
Two tickets were exhibited to the jury for the pur-
pose of showing the difference between them, Am
mermans was printed IN aige, Roman capitals and
Cuen's III italics.
wtness--After separating the DalloIs they put
them together in tens; Tor Cullen tnere were nine
teen packages and three over; Harmon counted
them ana then handed them to Mayo, who again
counted them ana twisted them; Hegeman picked
up twist and said tnat not right; Mr. Mayo SAID
II that was TO DC counted he would do It; both the
luCu Wclc uukig, MI. Mayo sdlQ ne was WlllDk 10
let any of the outsiders count the vote; there was
one PACKET handed 10 Mayo by Hann0p winch had
twelve tickets In IT. Mayo handed It back ana said,
"you have got two too many In tnat;' the two were
then faken out; that happened several times, but
not IN the Assembly vote.
r. = Massey, President OF the Fire Commission,
and Hugh NJ. Laughhn. eX- Register, were next eX-
amined bit no additional facts OF importance were
eilcited.
THE DEFENDANT MAYo's STORY,
The defendant Mayo was called TO testify In hts
own behaf, ana stated that he had never been a
canvasser before this OCCASION; he described the
method OF canvassing and denied that he mad any
design In delaying the work; Hegeman. the poll
CLERK, during tue count for Assembly took up some
tickets IN his hand aud said was not far count;
he put them down again, whereupon witness offered
TO let anybody, except him, examine the tickets; no
one said anything.
Witness-l had no design or intention Whatever
to count any more tickets for Mr.. Cullen than he
actually received; am better acquainted with Mr..
zimmerman tnan with Mr.. Cullen; before the eec-
ton we were charged with cheating him IN, ana
after election we were charged with cheating him
out.
The witness was cross examined by Mr.. Morris.
q. What Is your business? A. Clerk IN the Water
Board.
O. We're you not aware that the Board was
strongly In favor or the election Of Mr.. Culiens A.
was not.
@. Why didn't you canvass the Assembly after the
State A. We canvassed just as the boxes were
handed 10 us.
Michael Hannon the other defendant, was ex-
amlned ana denied the charge OF fraud and ex-
plalned the canvassng rs conducted tnat nighI.
The Court snortly afterwards adjOucned until to-
day at ten A. NJ, when the trial will be resumed.