The New York herald., 1871-11-21
An Investigation Of the Records Of
Departments Granted.
CHARGES OF FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.
Election Peculiarities on the
Republican Side. 9
Three More Inspectors Gobbled
ts for the Grand Jury. Ai4A

Committee Of Fifty ON City Acceunts.ss
At the regular meeting OF the Brooklyn Common
Council yesterday afternoon the following c0mmu.
nication was received from the Committee Of
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A resolution was then offered and adopted unani.
mously to the e1ect that the Common Council will
grant permission TO any ciuzen, or committee OF
Cl.zens, to examine the records and affairs OF any
case where the heads OF departments shall refuse
the same.
that he had Just been informed BY the heads OF the
different departments OF the CITY government that
no request as yet Ind oeen made by tue committee,
would afford them every facility, as they were de-
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inspectors of Election Arrested Yesterday.
The perpetrators OF the outrage upon the sanctity
OF the ballot box already beginning to feel tho
weight OF Ine strong arm OF the law bearing down
upon their devoted heads, and "lear and trembling
fill their hearts," The sIrangest feature In the
speedy reparaton thus sought by those whose duty
1t bring the guilty TO justice lies In the TACT
that OF the seven Inspectors Of Election who have
been arrested in Brooklyn for tamperlng with the
ballot, thus far, four are republicans and tnree
democrats. Tue former party would certainly ap-
pear to be In the majority by one on violating the
law at the polls Tnis Is strange certainly IN view
that frst detected the great election frauds which
have certainly been committed When It mas
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possible hat We have mad some men on our SIDE
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for their evil course, and they must, II proved
GUILTY sunes on an equally Win nelr s wranS
box through their own cevernesS at the ballot box"
mn moEnng T1s before rss
with batch OF warrants, and accompanied BY an
oracer OF the Sixth precinct, called upon 3. II.
Boerum street, and ringing the door bell violently,
broke in upon the happy s.umbers OF the Innocent
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Rise up, willie Kisly. and come along wid me.
They and, when Informed OF object OF the
Oficer'soeary call, which was to lead item into
captivity to answer for tnelr alleged unlawful pro-
cedule as inspectors o. election 1t rhe polling place
Of the Seventh district SiAteeuth ward, on election
day. their spirits sank, and neither the glad udin9s
voice could llit the clouds " depression which
settled upon their senses. n they had been demo-
find themselves in such ix and thev republicans
seemed almost uncomfortable. The warrants upon
which they were arrested were Issued upon the
adavits OF G. H. Barter. inspector OF ecctica Of
the district above named, VINO was thrust out by
prevent fraud, and alsO upon the sworn statement
OF citizen William link. The story y told In the
AFFIDAVIT OP TIN EJEcrHD INSPECTOR.
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and HamSo ssrssis Broosyn and was An inspector q
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there After me came JACOB STARK whom reref s.Sss IN.
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on, said Platte. "?ut Henry Jones in his place." sse
Then follows the form Of certificate Of election q
Q. u. Barter as Inspector In said district and ward.
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he opening until the closing of ne polls ..id dl.ss
Edward H. Terer, H. Barter and Heury Platte the
regular and duly qualified inspectors o. said drcs ss
after The opening OF the polls and dad mot return,
and one Henry Jones was put in his place b!
Tierer forcb elected said Barter from the premises IN
which said polls held and Jacob stark n
his place. that John Cunningham ana Charles JuRsa
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cal party, TO w.t. the republican party that said Cunning
ham the who acted Inspector cleo
ton some years where John Robcr wa. defaded out
oil his election Member Of Assembly, said
ningham the who committed the Said
Inspector reused 70 allow any either
poll clerk inspector during the day Said Jones delbe
raiey destroyed balots that regularly voted a salJ
polls, and threw the away also said Tiore1
deliberately ballots in the box used at said election that
had not been voted by any person That sad stark was
the time and charge that all and the several
acting Inspector. acted In concert In the
Of these jacob Worth 1T tho said polls
after they opened aud told Teror W put SAID
Barter ont of the polling place.
The prisoners were arraigned before justice
Walsh, and pleaded mot guilty." They waived cx-
animation and gave ban to appear before the
Grand Jury. The ball was fixed In the sum VI
81. 900. The Grand Jury Is now In session.