New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-06
POLITICAL.
TIE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
THE AEW-HAvEN EXAMINATION - JEWELS
OFFICIAL VOTE REDUCED.

THE NEW HAVEN EXAMINATION - JE"ELLS
OFFICIAL VOTE REDUCED.
NEw-HAvEN, May 5.-The Legislative Com
mittee TO examine the vote for Governor met here
today TO inquire into the Fourth Ward vote The Town
Clerk of NewHaven was examined, and testified as to
the whereabouts Of the boxes since the election. He
was asked to produce the Fourth Ward State box, but
could identify it. The Moderator of the Fourth Ward
identified the box by tally the seal and other marks
and to the correctness OF the count and how 1t
taken and reported. The Registers identified the
box by the signs, swore to the accuracy OF the
checking, and certified the checklist produced in evil
denoe and sworn TO by the Town Clerk. The box was
then produced and the votes recounted. In the box
found six packages for Jewellthree containing 100
ballots each; two each one and 1e scattering for
him total for Jewell 479. For English five packages Of
100 each; OF %; one marked scratched" OF 49,
and IA scattering for him; total for English 7l9-Jewes
vote the recount less than the official return The
recount OF Representatives gives the result as the
official returnthe Democrat 6O5; Republican, ST. The
Committee meet again on Monday
HOW TIE FRAUD WAS PERPETRATED-THE CASE
TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNBl
HARTFORD, May 5.-There is no doubt in the
minds OF honest that stupendous fraud has been
committed by the Democrats in the Fourth Ward Of New
Haven. 1t commenced the night OF the election with
smuggling into the packages counted package OF 100
Democratic ballots and followed after
that the first fraud suspected by absracting 100
Republican ballots after the State ticketboI had been
left in the Office of the Town Clerk TO make the
count OF ballots in the box nearly with the number
Of names checked the list The evidence Of 1t far
Ia in these facts.
First: That the Democratic State tckets.OO in
Of the vote for C. L. Ingerso Democratic candidate for
Representative, very popular man In the Ward.
Second: That the Republican State ticket runs just
LaI.f, n Tho Do alfaan
resentative.
Third: That the vote as shown, makes Kendrick,
for Congress- who scratched IC2 straight Demo
cratic tickets within three votes OF Democratic
candidate for Representative Coddardl, and within
few votes OF Ingersoll, the other candidate
Fourth: That this vote gives English 232 majority in
the Fourth Ward in which his highest majority hereto
fOEe has been only 10.
1t was testified by Mr.. Dawson, the Moderator That
the ballots when the count made put in pack
ages OF 100 He said, 1.-THE count was by hundreds
When Republican counted 100, Democrat would count
them and when both declared took the package tied
up marked IT, returned IL to the box, and marked the
figures on the box and also piece OF paper Besides,
after we got through found that my count and Mr..
Lanes the registry disagreed, and that agreed with
aIDemocratic counters"
The registrars corroborated this testimony yet when
the opened IL found that two of the Repub
lican packages contained but so ballots and they
loosely and careessly tied having evidently been tam
pered WITH the others being firmly tied All the Demo
cratic packages were in hundreds.i
The Town Clerk, when called before the Committee,
acted snguary. lie said lie could not select the Fourth
Ward box, as Of the boxes were marked and 1t
was finally picked out by the Moderator OF the Ward
keyhole sealed and Of eight keys belonging
eight Ward boxes four would unlock the box The
said he put all the keys In pigeonhoe and kept
them there q day or two, and then placed them In
drawer.
When the Committee discovered that there were only
40 votes the box for Jewell instead OF $40, officially
declared they Immediately ordered the Representatives
box to be brought in, and counting the votes In that
found that there $40 Republican ballots BY sworn
witnesses the Committee establish the following result
in figures the Republican side:
Vote for Governor, returned. $40
Vote Tor Governor, by the recount, only .-.... so
Vote by the tally 579
Vote Straight Ticket, penciled on top OF box so
Vote for EepresentatiS es...-.-.----------..- GI9
This is a significant showing and proves great deal
by analogy The vote for the Democratic State ticket as
returned recounted and taken from the tally did not
vary being 7ls but representatives showed only 6ls
The Committee will meet again in New Haven on Mon
ut q said that evidence