The New York herald., 1871-12-08


The boxes alter the po.ls closed 80 hls knowc'lse
and he did not think tnat .nye tickets coua have
been put in without his knowledge; he was pre-
sent when the ballots were counted there were
over thirteen hundred State ballots taken our o ihe
box.
on the crossexamination by Mr. Barnard tho
oblcer SAID that tBe boxes were placed across the
window before he got there that morning; he 90
not zee rhe boxes before the polls opened; wheD
the ro.s were opened lie did not see any Ucseis IN
the boxes during the day he vas ia a position
wnele
lie COULD SEE EVERY TICKET
nut IN thc 30 es amt did not see any pNt u except
Ihosc handed 10 the inspectors by the voters; pe-
lore The tickets were emptied ont on the table 10 be
countcd the table was clear aud AL the boxes were
seated save the one which was be ng counted: DUR
ing the time Of the canvass o. the votes there was ore
gentleman. Mr. piendegast besides tho inspectors.
Ac present; witness sad that he at the poiis ten
minutes bclorc they opened, before seven O'Clock:
ne couin not recolecs al! VINO were IN the room
wnen me polls opened; he was positive that
ON the redirect by Mr.. Morris, Officer Boyle saia
ina, ne noticed RAPID voting ali day ana vevy few
lasted few minutes only
Q. Can't you he little more dennte as to when
you saw shanaicy thereS A, No, ! don't !ninK l
q. Do you mean TO say that nothing occurred
there to atiractsyour attention. A. No,hing unn-
snal; he saw good many faces, but did not hear
any names that attracted ms attention.
wat Isn were von ee aeh or M IA. AZ w r9as
TO preserve the peace and protect the ballot boxes
Q. Was yonr attention called by any person ia the
fact that the voting was rapidy \. NO, SIR d.d
not think II was my duty 10 interfere In that matter
z. From whom do yOn receive your Instructors
os to your duties upon such an occasion A. From
Q. Are you not required to be vIgilanr to see that
no persons snail vote who are nor entitled TO- A.
q. 1.-THE inspectors directed you to make way for
persons VINO had no right TO vote there world YOU
A JURoa-Wnen did yon receive the blanks from
the sergeant OF policea a. In The morning, be ore
Ors as received them, tied up.
THE roLL LIST THAT DISAPPEARED FROM THE
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE.
George G.. Barnard, Deputy County Clerk, pro-
dnced the returns from the district IN question, and
November. the date OF the first meeting OF the Board
OF Canyassers. They were received from the super
visor OF the ward Thomas Keatng.
MI. Morris offered the returns In evidence.
Q. When vas the pcll list left at the oiicc2
Mr. ID. 7. BARNARD wanted to know what the W.T..
ing 10 be poll list had been left with him II WAS
not duly fled, and could not be received III evi-
dence
Mr.. MORRIS asked II the pol list had been Iefs at
the ofllce, wnen Counsellor Barnard objected.
fho witness replied mat the poll Lust ives Iet
there ana was taken from The Office between four
Ssvsmss Ss,sss sH Af II s fa& 81 ssa Ssi Ks 4s Of
Mr. NORRIS indarcd whether he noticed anything
peculiar aUourlr.-
out who made the po list and the evidence OF these
parties was taken.
the District Attorney called Deputy CITY Clerk
Dennis Mcnamara, who testified that he had charge
u
THE LAST THAT WAS SEEN or THE POLL LIST
q. Where Is that poll list nowi A. don't know.
z. ls 1t In your onlcey A. nave mace search
the canvassers IN the Common Council chamber and
when they were returned the First district OF tho
tile reporters table in the Common Council chamber.
several persons were heard murmurlng something
MOTIFS said tat rs reGecllon was cast upon inc
gentlemen OF The press. The Jury smiled. ana Den
MIR Morris ofyered In evidence the oaths OF Office
tUrKavIsoR THOMAS HEATING
swOre that the returns from the district IN question
were delivered TO HIM the morning after election "
McGi; witness did not nave the pol LIST nor did no
see Mctii1 have II.
4 rolICEMAN WHO NOTICED NOTHING EXCEPT THAT
THERE WAS A BIG CROWD VOTING.
the day ana during me canvass, testified tha, dd
not know VINO signed the poll list and returns; nc
was there at the opcning OF .ne pos anu tne ne 'aaeo
witness did not see anything during the day lnlt
attracted his attention except that he noticed that
there was IL big crowd voting: he was standing IN
posltion where he could hear the names OF TIC
voters given, but did not notice them; he noticed
day for period Of two or three minutes each time
witness delivered the Keys or IN me boxes - :.
| were locked at that time or not; he saw the pol
lists NJ the station house, but did not know hoy
! manv there were: they were delivered as received
| he dfd not notice during the day whether parlle
Inc oficer on the cross.exam,nation said that NJ
was In position to see all the tickets put IN the
and that he dd not any votes put IN excep
see any OF the boxes opened THe balance Of inc inc
witness testimony rs 10 the canvass OF the votes
&C., was similar TO that given by Onicer Boyle.
At this point halt-past twelve O'Clock, q recess
was taken for half an hour.
AFTER THE RE ,ESS.
George W. Packard testified that he got 10 the
polls about i've minutes after thev were opened.
and renamed until the canvass was closed anu the
inspectors signed the returns. lie was positive
thai the glass fronts Of the boxes were toward the
N and thoe
ne did nor see any put In except those given by
voters; Weldon was not there when the polls
opened.
WHAT A POLL CLERK DID.
Matthew McKenna swore That he acted pol
two OF which he returned to the CITY Clerks ONCE
and gave the other two to Mcclure 10 be left III
twelve O'Clock when he took charge as poll clerk;
he was appointed the night before, and could not
there Wee On @ ss When Ss .oow
nois nc TOOK POI ; charge OF the lists that Night and
ten O'Clock the next mornlng; the polls were held
at his place.
The cross Examination revealed the fact that the
reason witness was not there In tho morning was
that he mad To serve newspaper route; early in the
morning he went there TO take out pane OF glass
In the front door and all the inspeot0rslwerc there;
the boxes had been left In his sore over night and
no one had access TO them; he said that he did not
route; witness had been a poll clerk before. and
was Of tue opinion that the voting that day was
sealed the boxes at the close OF the polls at the re-
quest OF Weldon uhe republican inspectors; none
but votes III the boxes were counted.
The witness, In reply to Mr. Morris reuirect, said
tnat he appointed
ALDERMAN DCNNE AS HIS SUBSTITUTE
as poll clerk during his absence in the morning;
witness was not sworn as poll clerk. and did not
know whei her Alderman Dunno was or not; in fact
he did not know whether anybody was sworn In a.
clerk.
william MCGUIRE, who is deputy keeper OF the
City Hall, testified that on the morning after the
election McKonna gave him package Of papers 10
AXE to the County clerks ONCE, ana he delivered
hem as nc received tnem
Mr.. barnard, Deputy County Clerk, was here re-
'aled and inteTogated by the District Attorney as
o whether he mad made an examination or tnat
)oll list.
Counsellor BARNARD objected Overrulsd.
Witness replied ih9t he did, and that nc saw that
I appeared lQ9e .4s
IN Two HAsDwRITfNis:
he first 400 or 300 names were written in heavy
land and appeared TO 10 uniforms; but AT about the