New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-22
THE COURTS.
THE YORKvILLE POLICE JUSTiCESilf
FIGHT.
AN EXTRAORDINARY METHOD or COUNTING VOTES
HOW COULTERs FRIENDS TAMrERED WITH,
TIE ELECTION RETURNS.

AN EXTRAORDINARY METHOD OF C"o"' ,,,,,,,
How COULTER'S FRIENDS TAMPEHHp WY"
TIE ELECTION RETURNS.
TN, case of the people err rel. Murray agt COURIER
involving the right Police Juscshp the forh'" D''
va. yeaertsy before Judge Brady Part H. Of
Court One Of the witnesses ermnci. Mr. Mr'hl 'aH' " wv
With Di. Of the Nineteenth Ward sei tat 10 that ph'' oo'
Hugh and murray received votes; Hugh receiTe o" 'o
enr, MURRAY all the for May; witness did NOT h :" ''
r.. arms shown him. but merriy signed then. 'he! '"
81 ,ot, for Hugh hr'ri!; b" believed @' " w
Incorrect; be was positive that Hugh Murray dii nov ~
cc over fpnr or votes Henry received Considerable nn"o' ~
counting the the obe' 'srei to g'' ' vows
cas-, for Hugh TO Henri, hurr, didn't snT votes
for Hugh Murray juror asked him why be eoun'rd tho 'o'e' "
Hugh Hcsy MURRAY. f,'of Wr sad the witness We sS
to count IIu Murray, Of TTny because Hugh had 50 lev"
and We thought them al to Murray" fLaus'srI
amin testified At election 1869 WAS one o.
the hr Is, District Of the Twenty 'e"n Ward; MI VIZ"
pcv vas IN, s..ce,e rr y! votes and MURRAY 17 10"
,enrD. were made and sealed aud possession; saw
Mr. Cuer the morning ,er election and ne toll Murray vas
Elected he then cali G'n'y dlue'd that both OF
a. should meet him the v@tiiue Of the City Han;
wen. to 10. Gednry aud velt down there
with bin then wcat over To Lo'JVs Hotel, "hoe
we're Cou,r Van Hunt c(Ib Ircf Genr and my'ef Coulter
suss.d our going there the little back o. tho
on. and from ir,s wbir pre-
pared stairs when Aiy We went up ESQ ,r', one 0, WV
hre COuter house ta' morning. H ua me ons' wv"
win me . Camille, ,,. oman ,bs
Van Bant and Metals moe spectators AMI suggested
o. What vs.. done ~,s the They burned in
h. ,rJte at Lovely Hoo al that tine
A. They tao ON ' shlr and thrown
int, tr ere don by whom 80 Them hnra though
o what oHrr, ffht.' For tn. Offices "'
Poicr Justice and Clyll Justice. . ,,.-- ..-.
directed To be mat g. Coulter gave
sIne REGIONS. and Val Bfuni some. a.,
% Wba directions Wh,n ira vert ovr! the" the
nt.uon va. TO alter but nsnlAton AMONG
best TO nae OUT nov retains "'o
Qeth,r alter
o. VIVA. the rtHrn' A. For Police Justice
there Coulter sni Zach taken oifrh
thnA the aiioi from the anS
O What alterations the retu;a, Tor Civil Juste' A.
don't remember Whist they were
o. any besides those mntonth
Yes Sir t~oM Molon-y anil ano'hrt gentleman tnr han th
gentleman don't INST he i ne
Police he had n uniform on the Whole
ne. didn't all while but N Brer did Geiney ana sgh1
after the completed Dr. mooney brought ne 10"
blanks at -, 49,.
o. Did Couter tear open return A. Yea Sir and put them
down on . small room didn't ayhng Psrun srVi
whit u do, MIR Coulter DIDN'T tH me
what he until got there though we unnef
there he told h. lacked 80 sny
votes of an election remember Ut The
Pank directed hos votes we're To Je put nj don "
mrmb his words.
mad by Prank McCibs adi A
Yes sir; for Police and Civil Justice both , $780,,
q After made ,n hei s'aeo up A.
Yr. Sir Coulter copy with hm copy ws delivered 20
The CLERK Council sui auot5er taken to loe hes
quarters
Adjourned Gn,il today Al II o'c'ock