The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-22
CITY POLITICIANS.
The Yorkvills Police Justicsship Controversy
Registration of Missing Returns.

oHtS, hSuiy Muiiu1 anu JducS ia. NOutSts tuc
position or Police Justice in the Yorkville police
district. was resumed yesterday. No recent trial IN
any OF Stale courts has elected more Interest,
judging IRON the compact crowd filing the court
room. IL was mixed up crowd, however, the
mixture being OF homogeneous character, made up
almost wholly OF politicians, but Of every lmagln.
able stripe. The additional
TESTIMONY IN TIE CASE
was then given
l. Mr.. Terence Farley was the first witness called.
He was thorough know nothing: he knew nothing
aboat Inc records OF the election ana could not pro-
duce any; Mr.. Murray, he thought, maze appca-
ton TO hin regard TO the election returns, but lie
did not recollect what 1t was.
George tiopcrolt, clerk OF the superintendent OF
Police, teSthel THAT nc had charge OF the returns
tnat were brought In nom the several election dis
trlcts on the nignt Of the election, December 10,
1862 he could not produce the returns OF the FIRST
district OF the Twcnty-second ward; they were IN
the possession OF judge StemmIer, who called tor
them. but Tor what reasOa he could not say; he
coud not produce the returns rom any OF the ais
trlcts IN the Nineteenth ward except the Twenty
seventh district; he produced the statement oil the
result made ut pollce headquarters the night Of
The election: lie did not know VINO sent In the Slips
Of candidates upon which the statement was made;
some or the SIPS were sighed Dut by whom he
could not say; nc knew OF no law requiring such
was PROBABLY thrown into the waste basket at once
though me general Custom was to Keep them
several days.
Francis J. Tuomey, Deputy Clerk OF the Com
mon Council, teslliicd 70 having. SIX months ago,
made a search Tor the rcturns ono or two from the
Twenty-second ward were missing ana four rom
the Nineteenth; he mad since found moe; he found
two or three yesterday wnich no had been unable
TO find before; the returns have renamed In tho
safe from the time he first searched un.l he was
the which the returns are Kept, as also nm.
sell and the sergeant at-Arms Of tho Board Of AL
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE WANTED
Judge Mal el WAS place, o On the Witness
made an examin tion OF the returns on file Ia the
ONCE OF the Clerk or the Common Council; Mr.
Hardy the Cleri unlocked the safe and gave HIM
trlcs OF the Nineteenth ward could be found The
returns OF the Twelfth district were found, bui in
the package were no returns for civil or ponce
justices; one return WIS found for the Nineteenth
district and none for the Twenty fifth: the returns
OF the rwenty-seventh alsirict were IN the bundle,
but no returns for civil Or police justices; one re.
turn for the Iweny-eighth district and another OF
the Twenty-nlntn were IN the same bundle; he
could not remember whether he asked to see the
returns OF The FIRST district OF the, Twenty
the returns OF TINS district were pre-.
seated; he called three times but at no
time were there any returns the Sixth aud Ninth
districts Of the Nineteenth ward. He produced the
papers OF the Twelfth district OF the Nineteenth
ced oretS Se and ns o tS ny mo
for police or civil justices. On his crosse xamna.
ten he said that two bundles were taken out OF me
sale by Mr. Hardy: this was at his first visit. HIS
impression was that he took up good many
bundles but he would not swear TO 1t.
Isaac keyser, clerk In the Clerks ONCE OF the
Courl OF Common fleas, tesJlteJ that there were
thirty nine votes returned lOr Hugh Murray put
now CANvAssERs DO AGREE
Henry McCaifel, canvasser In the Sixth district OF
the Nineteenth ward, testned that both Henry and
hugh MURRAY received votes In THAT cistrict the
In ter receiving four or votes aud the former the
remainder OF the votes; nc diu not I'LL the votes
shown him Dnt merely sgned them; they showed
return TO 10 be incorrect he was positive mat Hugh
Murray did not receive over four or SIX vOteS In
counting the votes he and the other canvassers
agreed 10 count The votes cast for Hugh Murray for
Henry Murrag; they did not intend 10 return any
votes for Hugh Murray.
TO Juror-Ho Knew neither Hugh nor Henry
Murray; he saw printed ticket with Henrys name
on II.
Q. why did you count the votes for Hugh in
Henry Murray's favor A. Wei, we agreed TO
count Hugh Murray's votes for henry Murray, and
Observation-Disclosures could not tell whether the
seas on the envelopes were hts own or not; Mr..
the returns: Mr. Ewsld called them or ana my the nc
CLERKS wrote them; he did not remember nlnety-one
woes beng called or Tor dugh Murray.
Joseph Strauss IdentIned us own hand writing in
the returns Of the Nlnoteenth and twenty second
they ere called oil Dv MI. Kennedy or MIR. Hop
croft.
ELECTION RETURNS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
Mr.. WATERBURY, offered IN evidence the state
ment OF the result OF the election as announced
IRON Police Headquarters. objection was made on
the ground thai AZ was not paper OF legal I'M
portance. long discussion ensued, ana Judge
Brady, after irst stating that he sn0ad not allow
sucn lengthy discussions IN future. admitted the
do umeni. TINS statement showed that In the
sixth district OF the Nineteenth ward ninety-one
votes given Tor Henry Murray, ana IN the
Ninth district Of inc same ward tnlriy.seyen votes
UNRELIABLE POLL CLERKS.
Waiter Pnckncy. canvasser OF the Ninth district
Of the Nineteenth ward, testified that the returns,
though signed by hlm, were incorrect lie &C.
counted for IT by the fact mat they were deceived
by the poll clerks putting IN Hugh instead OF Hcnry
Murray. tic himself made proclamation Tor Henry
Murray.
sixth district OF the Nineteenth ward; nelCher OF
the duplicate returns for police and civil justices
were In his handwriting; he Identified tally list,
previously introduced, as IN his handwriting.
HOW THE THING WAS DONE AND WHO DID IT.
district OF the iwcnty-sccond ward, testified that he
canvassed the vOrcs OF rhat district; Mr. Murray's
vote was 2.1; next DAG MT. Coulter met MN, and
office; they mef him: Mr.. Coulter had one return
that ne had left with him and witness had the other
two; we went into private room at The hotel and
there altered the returns.
Q. what became OF The old returnsp A. They |
were thrown into the CRATE.
.. In what did the new returns differ from the old
oness A. In the police and civil Justices; the nrst
determined 10 make ont new ones
q. Upon whose suggestion was thiss A. Judge
Coulter suggested It Tor one.
q. WHAT Change was made IN the votc9 A. TWEEN.
tv-fve votes were added to the vote OF Judge
O. How did you make out these votcs9 A. Nine
were taken from the vote Tor MastersoD, the same
number from BucAh0rn's vote, anu The test scatter.
Q. We're the new returns slgned3 A. Yes
q. Who BY? A. Mr.. ,ieiney aud myself
q. Where ala you get the blanks iiomy A. Mir.
o. who tore open The original returns? A. Judge
Coulter. .
q. VINO else were PRESENT. A. Mr.. Mccabe, Mr.
Maloney and others.
o. what did Mr.. Coulter say2 A. lie said he
lacked many votes 81 being elected.
q. VINO told you 10 put Tie woes IN? A. Frank
McCabe.
O. was proclamation made after the election OF
the resut2 A. Yes, SIR.
U. According to the original returns9 A. Yes,
sir; after the re urns were made out incy wee
sealed up: Mr. Coulter took one, anciner was seut
10 tue Police Headquarters, and tooa Que W the
Clerk OF Inc Common COUNCIL.
JERSEY JaCK SREPgAGD.