New-York tribune., 1871-11-16
BRooKLYNs BAD RULERS.
rur r1.RcTToN FRAuDs.

TT4E EIECIlON EhADOb.
EXCITING SESSION or THE KINGS COUNTY CAM
yAssERs-GROss FRAUDS IN THE RETURN or
T9F SIXTH WARD, FIREr DIsTRICT-AN IN
Di0NANT PROTEST UNHEEDED-DRMoCRATIc
SfPRRYIsoRs INDoRsIHG BALLoT-sTUFPING
The Board of Kings County CanVassers reas-
nbsd yesterday afternoon and canvassed the returns
Gom the Fourth and Fifth WardS When the return for
GAe It District Of the sixth Ward reached Super
visor Harmon moved that the return be rejected, and
that the Board decline to canvass IT. Supervisor Howell
Immediately sprAng 10 his feet and claimed that the
out Of order The Chairman. supervisor Still
we'll decided that the motion In order and Mr. How
eli appealed from the decision. which OVerrued by
vote of II tO O. Mr. Harmon presented protest Su-
yarViAor Newman then moved that the protest I've re-
placed he and that the Board proceed 70
the from the LIST District Of tbe Sixth
Ward. He claimed that the duties Of the Board were
Htupy Of ministerial character that the return shouo
Ne oanvSssed. and II evidence fraud discovered
Ajudieal inquiry could be made by the courts super
visor Harmon then read the following protest:
" The Inspector Of Election District Of s SIh
S Ss $ TX T f & RS So Ss oi. R:SS
e o. g0 Al H election district and before 1s % vGnIS % % ssS
SsneSSSls. SFsos SS SS at dd 90 I:, al. 'SS sS
S So lisa IsD a ,sid polls purror.Se u b the
ss o. IN psSS .sS1% S9 ss R.' % SISd d o lie
SO "dnsns ballet, snd na % S @ sS Of sad Inspector
Ssg % e. M,ga'St % % yo' & 70 & I & intent and design
sOd ibs uuisrnol ogt Of bis see'oo Il ASOf 81 he '0"
AnS' '"f which be was AZ '''' CHIuScEI NJ.
Ruperyisor harmon moved to amend the motion by
striking out the words proceed to canvass and insert
ing the words reject 10 canvass" He produced the
poIns from the district and displayed the list OF bol
1s,nos written IN the same hand and without blot or
scratch and credtng the parties with oil having Voed
the solid eight ballots He said that the list ample
evidence o. fraud done by expert pcnman, and that
tbc names could not have written the polls
nN aNaA AaNfF IL hy "A
resident OF the district named French who testified that
he voted after the poll opened was in fact, the
gbt voter and that when ne deposited his ballot there
but other ballots in the boxes Yet his name
man. Mr Harmon also showed the remarkable differ
cue the handwriting ON the st after the bOCth name
Tn" Urinrr were clean and skiu, the latter poorly
written scratched. and blOtted.
Supervisor Newman raised point Of order, that the
pOlist did concern the Board Of Canyassers The
chairman decided the point Of order well TAKEN and that
the return should be canyassed.
Mr. Harmon said that three years ago the Board had
thrown ont - districts, In which Tar less evidence o.
ignorant could that the pOllst had been pre-
pared IN advance and Corporation Counsel Dewitt had
would presume canvass the return The return
fraud, aud gotcn for the purpose Of cheating the
honest voters. The Board should not for an instant
oOuntenance such thing. The evidence Of fraud was
plain that any man, not fool could see IT, he ap-
pcaCd 10 the honest members TO vote 10 cast out t1s
return. Any who dared record himself in favor Of
Rccepng the return deserved tO be an alien for the rest
Of his life The courts have decided that where cvt
denGes Of fraud are apparent tne Board OF CanyaSh
mast reject the return MADE. Ihe Ifaud Was very
parent 80 much 80 that they might well copy
from The tonbstOncs In Greenwood and claim them 10
Sixth Ward voters.
Tho Chairman said that 1t could be sent back and the
500 he stricken of Mr. Harmon thought not, and
eaid that ne knew the courts would decide that the
district should I've thrown ont altogether Mr. Newman
agaIn asserted that the Board could act only in minis
Seral capacity and that he not TO he diverted from
simple ministerial duty and TO have trap sprung on
him
Mr. Harmon's amendment, rejecting the returq. was
iOst by a vote OF Is toS
Mr. Harmon then moved that the Inspectors and Can
e before Board
- explain the return The motion was defeated by o |
vote OF 10 to g.
Mr. Howell then moved the adoption Of the motion to
the district Before the vote was taKenj eup
visor Harmon again appealed 10 the members to throw
out the return, and send the guilty persons 10 the State
Prison. The motion to the return was carried
by the following vote ::
A6raaie- -SutefT0s Huohbs Komeyer, beVvr Fletcher,
seeveu, Soaring Keang Hopkins Foley Mense Newman Howell
nUph3 hgatrs-SuperysOrs Johnson COe Frehih Harmon,
Hall Rtlwtl Ryder, WikeysOD-8
The return canvaRsed, and > q follows:
= - 10Y Ko,nt.