The New York herald., 1871-11-07
THE IlSPECTORS OF ELECTION
The Motion for a MandamuS to Compel
the Mayor to Unmake His Appoint
ments Of Inspectors Denied.
THE RErORMERs oUrCEHERALLsD.
Mayor Hall in Court as Ills Own Ccunstl-Ht
Reads His Own Afiidavit.
JUDGE BARNARD'S DECISION.

JUDGE RARNARD'S DECISION.
The case Of The People VS.. The Mayor Iof
mandamus 10 compel the Mayor 70 appoint new In
spectors OF election came mp yesterday In The Court
OF Oyer and Terlnner. Junge Barnard TOOK his
seat on the bench early a. half-past ten O'Clock.
Long before thar hour the court room was filled 10
overlooking. large number OF reform nosabities
occupied seats within the railing and watched the
proceedings with the greatest interest Sheriff
Brennan occupied a seat on the bench beside Judge
Barnard Ex.Depuy Comptroller Storrs and y
large contingent from the Compiroiers ONCE flied
the anie-room leading to the Grand jury chamber.
Judge Barnard having taken his seat and
The Clerk having called on the case-thc subject
OF so much interest-Mr. S;rahan made mis- appli-
cation in form for writ OF mandamus to compel
the Mayor to remove some Of the inspectors Of elec
tion appointed by him ana to appoint others IN
their stead The application was based upon afh-
daviis which have been already published.
In answer TO these the Mayor read the affidavit Of
Mr. Cardozo Chief Clerk, in which that gentleman
testlned that In those cases In which was stated
THAT CERrAIN INSPECTORS
were not ut to mold their positions ana could not
Conscientiousy discharge their duty, he had called
upon the deponsnts, and that they had informed
him that they hao not made the arIdavits from iu-
formation aud belief, but from 'opinon' tnat the
inspectors would not conscientousy perform their
duties One OF these deponents was James Heaiy,
VINO is running for Assembly In the First ward anu
whose aidavit set forth that tile deponent had not
desired to make the anidavlt submitted by Mr..
Strahan, bus had done 50 simply at the request OF
Mr. John Foley, and that he did not know except
from hearsaY, that there were any improper ap.
pointees acting as inspectors of election.
An afidavit by James Fitzgerald or No. 3e3 Wash.
neron street stated that Fitzgerald. whose affidavit
bad been submitted by Mr. Strahan, knew nothing
positively in relation 10 improper parties having
been appointed as inspectors OF election except
nom conversations with James Burns, one OF such
inspect ors.
An AFFIDAVIT OF WIN. McMahon who had said that
he knew inspectors OF election VINO had been noto.
fious reneaers.
An affidavit Of David ]. Mcbride was to a similar
eject.
The afudavit Of Mr.. Turner. clerk in the Bureau OF
Elections was TO the effect that Mr.. Minnie, whose
affidavit had been submitted by Mr.. StrahaD, wus
pot qualified 70 oct as inspector OF election as ne
had fsed TO appear and take the oath prescribed by
law within twenty days after his election, and that,
therefore, his position had been deemed vacant and
Mayor Hall mad appointed one Middleton to MI it.
lions OF the deponents' afidavlts which said that
the Mayor had not appointed some inspectors whose
elected IN inc derent wards I he would read IeHs s
OWN af1ldavt
The xAYoR's AFFIDAVIT
sUPRENf CoUHT-The Peopk III, Relation ~ Josr F,lsp
". A. ODD hat. Mayor ef the CRY q Nee Yoyk.
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e Of S e T. o'
dsposes that there three hundred and ninety
law phrases IT, es:ablisbedS by him as Sayor ssqsss
and 20 r. e.sDa.ss s
me bass Of The last election returns aided poll books
Tia: is,r,icsy constructing said was aided
ssced CHIEF Of The Election Bureau sn b:
Deponent hereto schedule A. as containing IN.
poaa poS% O s ,Sos IN the premises mentioned That
time before the rst day appointed for registration,
he as & Il ns s n.Ueses. T,
81 en- Ike To vote 81 unS a: n9u o suy
a, sy s
By The Board 81 County Canvasssr only named and
sts.ns n Goog OI
ra the Inspectors duly and mandsory appointed MI
That tnereupon became the duty Of the nspec
tors 50 elected appointed and by advertisement,
he sT the AND be
Ssys m a sr or II not them to be deemed 70
sis,c.: sisS,cs..: - '-'' '-l''' "s 'A' 'A'a'e as'
nontsa In q as Inspectors duly elected duly .p
aeggoneni ggo. NJ asc.r.dined and found as aforesaid
os Msss no' hen n Office entitled except By sp
That debonent although large number Of the new dis
Sn % se a S ss s from the Oa
saSancies created even elected inspectors not so
ans q Sgnfn o na Msse rs sss
Tickets inspectors within therefore sntec 70
Tha. sceordnsy deponep; proceeding to fun his du.s
card prior adavis for That
o al a5s nSer 9 o the s
pointed lss autumn and who did qually when duly
q S s.
IN seSsdas s. hereto app.ar sSa the M
soTma used IN main. appointments and filing
Inspee'os either duly eieced or duly appointed ass
:, ssc.. registration place.
That one advantage ant o. continuing IN o;s on election day
likely % the and faces of those voters
saoS
s DsS ss. sss . .
nnng election day, although disposed perhaps
That on the day and at the hour wr was served upon
ann csv na s due nau do To
the in the record, OF The Bureau Of Elecscn n
rs 5 ssSqy q M New & S s:s s .s a ,
inspecsor and one republican Inspector duly
Iha! O. .nne,sd land which copy OF an
olcia docunent duly published leading spapers Of
ss ss Sfna ans oss 6rs Sa
s sa:s sf ~ M & sRS s
n democratic politics 20 which d.pcnen, FOR nearly Ten
far ne could and he nsndea them BED
and Of the stripe believes republican faith without
met, belief ssag eoar9,,:d 3 Snss hope once
That deonent regards the Office OF inspector political
ydcs representation BY two pocsi parties and nsre-
fore Ia making mp appointments inspectors
lns dponent selects from the democratic oTganzson TO
which he bcons in the same MODE and manner In whch,
s .S al os oss ss: s se 70
bna 10 appoint And ueponen the ale.
cations Of nn) that while suffer- until
tine io Cue snswer comes, under partisan mpuatons that
ne pecustor OF specuator negligent Official
Ike, he wl never OCCASION without denial suffer
himself 20 pc charged with inNatude OF f-aty
tbs pohcAl organization that
unuousy and enthusiastically bonorea him with polite aud
uGieia friendship. - -
And dconont denies that he has any sufpcon knowledge
pl lnfof na0n SUFFICIENT TO belief thai there "A anv ~
on he chci.ic