New-York tribune., 1871-03-25

he refused 70 hire the and about 70 ogsn,e
@ lease as use Of S roo :. p, spsS @ S,l @ n @
1ssri .i:'... term ( s. iS'i M y
s. Co.. Pos %ss' %ssns Of T . hs So5 :, f'P e T %
DENY the Of the were ogepe ,ns hp' % IPs %
Broadway, previous election and were in sc, nigh,
seS sg S 3 q g9 @ % sIss sad white ,1 .n S % eD s With fall
Chairman Of Executive AMI on behalf Of tue Coamiuee
Judge whe-As far as the charges against myself are
concerned beg the Committee net to take any SnDq SaDp
ef o be pT w on a o SarG any cS Charges
was list handed In to this Committee by Mr. 1fhdGy,
trict organization / should very much like to have
| copy OF that
Mr. Gridley-Ihave that myself.
Judge White-We We should like to nave cory on
II but In the meantime, have here list OF one Oh tio
and can prove that but 27 OF registered last Fall
don't know how many Of them voted % nave PROOF proc
! Is one name-Buchanan. This person Is not oily n.y.
Democrat but ne is t member eas Of q eIhe 9 dd four
years ago That Is In the Eghtea h OF he
organization himself resides.
Judge White-I don't mean to say anything OF the
kind. l only mean 10 say We could not hnd them II
mary meetings, they ought TO go and vote have wit
nesses upon tins first charge Col Bliss then came
examination of this roll and comparison OF II win
the census taken In June and In January as ana ao
asked whether the witnesses were to be sworn. Mr..
Dayton said he would not sit to listen TO any Statements
made upon extra judicial oahs
Judge White-If this is a Court that ia to administer
oaths, shall object to gentleman's sitting here as
Judge in his own case You merely sitting here as
q Committee of Investigation then oaths are unneces-
sary, and shall make objection TO the gentlenans
sitting there Gen Asplnwall objected to the admission
OF this evidence it did not appear that II came within
the specifications of the first charge Judge "te con-
tended that it did. 49,.
these specifications. have here an fthdayit, ana II
there is any here competent to administer an oath
am willing to be again sworn as to its correctness After
brief consultation, the Committee decided that ~ was
not proper TO administer oaths In the case; ana III re-
Gridleys sitting on the COMMITTEES while they try
| ing his own case-Gen Cochran said: owe are sitting
that gentleman whose conduct is to be investigated
would wish take part the decision OF the Committee
NAV state that the Committee thinks that any gentleman
Is at liberty TO t ntdoGucg 3or bs Committee to decide
Col Biiss-My affidavit the result Of very careful in
vestigatOn Ihave already stated that 1t i the result
OF a comparison of the rolls with the Official unted
roll i'm regard TO the present residences the
II will tell you whether have healthy Republicans on
the rol-real, live MEMBERS lnean awe phySleily.
Gen Aspnwall repeated his opinion that these iacs
did not como within the Specifications. Beside jugs
White had handed In list OF names II they were 70
go on I'm this way there would he no limit TO the evidence
dependent OF Judge White or anybody else say ha.
have a right 10 make 1t before TINS Committee ana that
Gem n' Nspnwaii-0h, but, Sir, we viii stop yon.
| Col Biss--l within the general specialization,
S Gem no witness shall come here ana say
that we have right to stop him. don't IKE To near
Alter some further discussion, the witness was allowed
TO proceed with the reading of the aidaVt Col bliss
said the roll contained great number OF dupNta'C
names and some were non-resldents. Gen.. Aspin%aL
objected to all this evidence Mr HASTE wisheu 'hem
Gen. Cochranc-I think we must admit that rom the
dTced They must give such proof they OF the
charges that have been made ana we must IRA" oI III
Gen Aspinwa-I can't take that view OF the case The
charges are general the specifications show the parcn
lar facts Judge White has introduced sleeiHG laGI'
this charge lie says thar 9i "a Names On 'he ro
Judge Whiie-But that is only one small division Ol
the district What Col Bliss offers is an anay5S 0i inc
Col Bliss again ordered to proceed with the reahe
OF the paper "a, q, So. a..
rict As members appeared on the roll, OF which q coud
not be found in &C. of whom 81 not found
tbe census taker XXIId District of the Eighteenth
Ward poled votes for Gov. Woodford and OF these
In he Xth District Of the twentieth Ward
poed, of which only three were poned Dy members o
Gen T@serHoT do yon eGt at ia al III these lsres'
Gen. FOser-It is not from calling at the housesf
Judge Whlte-Let me ask you Mr.. Hastic if You know
why Alexander Mcneil who appears on the roll dld no
Gen. Aspnwall-wel what does the gentleman infer
Judge White-I infer that he was a bad Republican
and not fit to belong to the Association
Col Bliss-Tnere roll of 742 men processing 10 D,
eminent the Administration Of Gen. Grant, find
but 275 persons, and half OF them are not voting.
Judge White-Do you know this Varnlef VINO is he
why did he not yotet
Mr. Mastie~He holds position in the Custom House
and ,. 80.
Judge WhiteHe ought to be turned out he does not
vote.
the names of James L. Hastie Carman Dunn and Other
were on the roll residing az No l5 West Thirty second
ST. He made inquiries there about them, and Mrs
Hase the wife OF the gentleman the other side said
that these persons did not live there and never had lived
MIR Hastje-I say they did live there
Judge White-Wen, your wife says they DO not lGrea
laugher.1
Mr. Grdley-Who sent you there to inquire about it
Witness-Am compelled TO answer that question
Mr.. HaseWill he swear that they do not live there
Will he do that
Charman-Of course not He only swears 10 was
stated TO him that those persons did not live there.
Mr.. Hastc-If he was to dare 10 swear that they did
not live there, would have him in Jail In ten minutes.
Judge White-Oh, come now, that sort Of thing viii
not do, you know.
In regard to the specification relating to Marshal o.
Roberts, Judge White read note from that gentleman
stating that he declined the position Of President
organization.
Chauncey Murray said that at meeting 11G members
and at another 45 members reported for election
by the Chairman of the Committee Examination, Mr.
SOyett and Immediately elected whereas 20 persons
who well known to gentlemen OF the Club had been
put of from time TO tme and had not yet been elected
After further evidence upon these points had
been offered, the Committee adjourned until Friday
| the XIth District Will be continued.
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