The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-11
UNITED STATES ASSESSOR JOURDly.

General Jourdan, the United States Assessor, was
called upon by HERALD reporter Yesterday and
asked to give his views on the situation.
81 believe you republicans charge the democrats
OF TINS City with having stuffed the ballot-boxes In
nearly every district during The election Tuesday
last. Have you proof positive that they did 80, or
Is 1t merely heresay2"
ave have the most undeniablo proof that they
not only stuffed the ballot boxes, but that they
perpetrated frauds OF almost every Kind. They
kept gangs OF roughs about the polling places. who
made 1t their business to inmdate republican
voters in every way possible, ana when they could
not do this, to forciby eject them IRON the booths
when they persisted III carrying out their right to
cast their ballots they gave up the boxes to this
same gang to dcpost as many votes as they saw iit
they refused to canvass the ballots as required by
law, and in some cases did not canvass them at all
until the morning after election; and well, in
fact, they did Just as they pleased. And we not
only make these charges against them, but we will
prove them in the courts. rs you viii soon see.n
where do you get your proof OF these things
having been donefn
"From respectable citizens all over The city There
Is committee IN this very building now taxing
testimony from persons who saw these things OF
which have told you perpetrated, and every word
OF this testim ony IS being sworn TO. Besides what
citizens come here voluntarily and swear TO- we
have other proof equally as strong and rs undenia-
bic. For instance:-The Fifth ward, which Is and
has been for years soidly built up, aud therefore
laiion, returns 1900 more votes at tins cleo
tion than 1t did at the last, wnie the
twentieth ward which contains q large number OF
vacant lots, which are constantly beng built on
shows an increase or but lao votes. In district OF
the twelfth ward, where there were three demo
cratic inspectors the ballot boxes were placed on
stand as nigh as mans head, ana when ballot
was handed IN there was no chance LOT the person
In n ~
IL was put in the boxes or not. In the lower por-
ton OF the Twenty second ward Alderman Rich
ardson challenged gang Of seven men whom he
knew to be repeatcrs, and forthwith the gang "
rougns in attendance assisted by the police, hustled
him out OF tue buding.n
IL believe you sad that IN some cases the In
spectors abandoned the boxesW
ayes sir, did. In the sixth district OF the Four
tenth ward the inspectors, all OF whom were demo-
Gratis, abandoned their boxes for nearly two hours.
The police on duty reported the fact TO Police Head
quarters anu asked for instruc IONS and they were
directed TO take charge Of tRem but Just as they
got back ana about to do 30 the inspectors re-
turned on their return they commenced canvass.
ing the ballots, without FIRST counting them TO see
II they correspondcd with the number OF names on
the poll books"
used towards republican voters In any CT the WARDS
on that any OF them were prevented depositLg their
"Most assureGly we nave. We can aad VIII prove
By several witnesses that OF the poll situated AZ the
who persisted In depositlng q, straight republican
ticket had a handful Of rJur thrown In his face,
after which he was strucx Ia the lace ny one OF the
attendant roughs; and that three colored men who
attended him. seelre the treatment he had received,
hurriedy left without yoting.n
al nave heard IL said General that In some OF the
wards the polling places were situated IN such posi-.
| lions that o respectable man could not very well
| reach them. Is this truefo
at is. In the Sixth ward for Instance, which Is
| bounded by Atlantic avenue, Hamilton avenue,
Court and Degraw streets, and the upper portion OF
| which claims as respectable people as any other
ward In the city, the polling places were all situated
| in Columbia s,reet-one OF tho most dlsrerutabe
localities In the city Why could not some OF these
polls nave been Situated In Henry street, which ~
| exactly IN the centre OF the ward and
: street ia at the extreme lower end OF
. the ward and abounds In ginsh0ps aud Ulackguards