The sun., 1871-12-21
LIKE TAMMANY'S TRICKS.
THE LLLEGED STEALING or a 70
LICE JUSTICESHIP.

Justice CouIter Accused Of Periury, For- |
gerry, aud subOrnation Of PeIjury-How
Election Returns are said to Have been |
Destroyed pnd New Ones Coucoctcd.
The suit IN the nature Of q qpo Wdrront0, by
which Henry Murray seeks to oust James Z. Coul-
ter from tho once OF Police Justice Of the Seventh
District, comprising the Nineteenth and Twenty |
second WARDS, and bave himself decar req RI htuly
entitled to the position, has finally Doen brought TO
trial before Ju GO Brady, supreme Court Circuit.
This ca.c aud tic similar ono Of stemler against |
Mcguire IN reference the Cvil Justceship Of the
same district, have been times before tho
Court upon variety Of motions and tho latter Gaze
viii 10 tried Immediately the conclusion Of the
other.
Tio court room was flied with spectators. end
large array Of prominent course appeared Tor the
respective contestants, among them boing exJud-o
Porter, Nelson J. Waterbury, John Graham, and
John II. Anthon for Mr. Murray and Messrs. L. w.
Stuughton, W. A. Brlci Elbridgo +. Gerry, and
f. Il. Meade for Mr.. Coulter. An hour was con
sumcd in ob'ainitg a jury, eich juror being fopa-
rotey challenged both for principal cause and to tho
favor by Mr Coultcrs counsel. Judge Brady dc.
cidcd agllnst the claim OF Mr. Gerry on the cart OF
Mr. Coulter that tnoir side mad the risht Of opening
and closns.
PERJURY AND FORGERY.
Mr. Waterbury, IN opening. said the case was one
of the II ost important that could bo presented to
Jury for its conside ration. They would show that
Mr.. Coulter obtained the once, TO tho iuiury OF pub
lie justice, by the crimes OF perjury and forgery
The returns brought TO the Police Headquarters
elorted both Mr. Murray and Mr. stemer ; but
Coulter and Mcclure, who woro defeated BY their
tomphcity with Others secured their return as hay
ing been elected from the city canvassers. The re-
turns by the district OF the First District
n.
new returns were forged at Lovcjoys HOTEL the day
after tio election, BY Coulter. the canvasscrs, and
the two mcn who are now Coultot's clerks. Tho
vote In that district, announced the night OF
election 227 for Murray 23 for Coulter, and GO
lor Maserson TIE return to that effect was pro.
duced at the hotel. and new return made and
signed BY the two canvlssers. giving Coulter 2i1
taxing the added number from Mastcrson. They
we're forced to mike an honest count the night
OF the election because a sergeant OF police sat be
tween them. The poil clerks were ready to testify
to te count but the took the or-ed re.
turns notwithstanding. On the trial they would
produce b. OF the cauv tsscrs who Que OF tho
Perpetrators o. TIE iraud to testf1 TO TIE facts,
aud lis evidence would be corroborated b. others.
ALL THE OTHER FRAups
we,e rcrpeiratcd in the Nineteenth Ward In tie
sixth Disuct HenrS Murr,v received Of votes,
waicn we're returned as having been cast for liuin
Murray, AMI "a tue Ninti District 81 votes Tor d,u.
~ Murray ~ere given ~ Tor lluS hufras. In The
rw'lfh District tue ii5 yotos receive ~ Coulter
were t.scd TO 100. Murray's ~ votes N the Nine
teonth District we're roduced TO 3, and Coulter's 10
| raised TO - Coulter had 81 votes In the Twenty
htth District, and Mast"rsoh %. Ia the return nc
| figure. we're transferred, Coulter hc.nt given o.
| votes In the Twenty seventh DisttIct Murrny's VI
votes were male ca. ani Couller's s3 raised To ~
Nastersou's fl being m lde a. 50 % 20 trt-t.se tIe
| crgiuIl tltu In the lweuty-etgutl aud Twenty
.,uin Drrc,s -Coqlte.s nsqos wore rn.ci
| h-urcs being taken from the votes u Mu.rag and
| Masic' sou. MI Naterourl gave tte details fwnat
fI.. d aNf H H..ffa tgVrn
| made, and IA conclusion charlctetn I'd Coulter az
crimiu.l, reguef, lorEcr 'nl "a orne, of r,r
injury OF public justice b. the ermc. PEE iurg and
| lor-cry. A new return from tle First District OF
the Twcnt ethWHfd WAS made under the suptrvis.on
| Lov. j'5's II tc.. Whercoj C3aiicr Was declared
roc,od oy 2J2 u..l iilv. c.,Wsc Tel - male OF
as votes. I1e ouer -l!,std frauds Ncrc rec1uHtei
! uy Mr. Waterbury.
JusrtsE COULTER on THE STAND.
Mr. Cou cr wa tne tl'' witne's called. lic testnci
| no he orr iuctt M returns from the Firet bstr.c
Mt. VI. grlly rLese returns We produce for The
pu.l,lsr q. sh"~ing taat tney Ac forged
pose csesrt as c,asnSs Of iaeir eoatcli.. 80
,e, ,Ss
,lV ii IA he -iic.u .on ol iae asy ass,r $40 eoe-
oo ea.'a tbs cn oy OF &c ro. GO p,l4 tlsel.. ani
Na. .,c. q. % u' ttc'oh icc9'Is llt "- uNsl 80
y.,r.nd Warl. ~, lfoilccl oe .,;u.la q ..aof a'
tuc. 90 O. -aae sar eac o,e 20 a. 'a'cp2c. tn'
~. H.i.' 80, 4ip,2.y , 1Ai '2 I'D .,. ' i'
." r,1 1cc' uni o. 'ac' a'i Iey 6ai ,fS n { i, 49,.
c be , ".-,' t... e99 Ia ,.ss, 's,el S "a '''
Snow THAT THsY Aas FORGED Rrrrass.
r ciTr9 ci5r1acS,, ,o '"' .,d nd a, t Naa
! LIZ AZ IL i, Nir..,'tg ',1fl Nc
'u.cl ty Ni. ua,tr,ues o aaei by NJ Mr wat,r-
-in,n o.sAlc.s ala u9i be lulacsl o-ns .Hi.t-
nt ,3e i''ei"s 'He ~ .c o. iweltti' S'a ''ta.
tickets atiacuea ~ 90, -" reqIires
me q ~ cs, tSi Mr. estsd ',,i 30 IT, De. j, . "a
eadois,u or Liei ( any one lcclnd. that b. IS Iot
su1-cubcd ry auy one. i.e moved 20 s,.l-e out ~
sc,. tuLon ne lro Ind ia peorc thoy clu IlI Io- 30
90. tt,asers oi tuc eOlaty pciore uey eau be ,oypI
Ths ia &c overucd tho objection, oal Allowed the
resgI' 4, o ', a. ~ S',i5 tho p,.do,
trct, the tally ~nica wla ptpIDcci was the VnY one
Inc return framthr SIKH District of ,hc Nineteenth
Maid nsias rr,l lsSi' -lo "'-H M.f'a a. 49, 49,
III he iaeita y street, w,nn,, 'n' a &c.. IL Henry
!. Hls5. Dock ul thee ost tNuu.u. II &c., iaicf titt
caG.t5yy ceI Sy Nj atcf,ary .ri u,c tao', rs WI.
| drawn Natl Il cJui DC pI1feI Dy TIC DC sJA WA5
j 1u Hardy was tho reNt wi,ucs, he tlataei tal
tae cle,.loa %. % b. "ai CA1rn9l Of 3, q ari u
ne ttIIodSced oi &c icc"ds Tie ,t Dst ct u tot
I",u8 -s,c ne Wa G, tAe sA,n, Alata, leelal N.ue-
| n.n-n D..tro,s ot tuc Nnotecuth ward. Iuclc were
9ae 'H + w. Stay..cc5 Nmtteei,h WARRIOR nelA'
oi?n oi.?a lt btret. t Nc'.au, wat. ,e sc.s '''
Eo rlc1rrs AsStAEn.
There was Gn he1tr tetara Tor the sam Dtirc'
Wueh contained g."t,I Ic,'t va va t1e IsHe o.
D1IHt of Inc hinc.een'h Ward t!c count vac loi
ftT'" for neaT i" Muf!sy 4 daPSsa,' 'IeSra q
FG ssn 4a@s4y .a% G'f qa sc S01a' s"g Smt;eea Dr
ie,a'ns q &c Nne'eeim ""Id nay has' "o ,.e".,1 a.