The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-03
SUPREME C0uaT-TRlAL TERy-2AlT z.
The YorlSvilIe Police Jmsticeship.

Before Judge Brady.
Murray vs.. Couter.- The trial OF this case was
resumed yesterday, The court ROOM as on the pre-
vious days Of the trial. being crowded to Its utmost
capacity. Nothing specially new or important was
elected IN the additional testimony.
Andrew Eeiser was the first witness called. He
testified that lie met Richard HampIin In the vestl-
buie the city Hall on the next day alter tue eec
tol, and went WIN him to LOveJoy's Hotel where
he saw Coulter, Van Brunt, GiDney, Moloney aud
into room, and the returns from the
Twenty second ward, First district, We're called
Tor, aud the enveopes In wnicn tnev were were
opened. Instructions were given between
Coulter aud Van Brunt to have Twenty-Five votes
number OF votes were taken from Masterson and
anotner ami given to Coulter, AID ut the same time
the returns Tor the Uivl Jusuces were changed.
Oh cross-eSamlnation ne said he knew hamblin
TO be twelve years III the liquor business; he heard
MN called DICK Brock; knew him well w9en ne
met aim In the City Hall; Ilanbnn told hun there
| was little bic oil wiring Tor HIM TO DO over at
| Loveloy's Hotel; went over there and saw those
| persons previously menloned; they went INTO pr.
vae room up STAIRS at rst they did not want TO let
| HIM 90, aud Coulter was asked VINO ne was and
he answered he was all rilht; upon going into the
! room young man. wno said he was from Police
| Hedd4 quarters, and witness did the tallyIng aud
made the cuanges; there were no votes taken from
| Murray; Hainonn and Moloney signed the new re-
turns after THESE were made up and put them into
| envelopes; ne made memorandum az the time, put
| burned II afterwards. aud has none now.
| sergeant John Murphy, OF the twentieth precinct
was present at the CANVASS aud heard the vote an
nounced -Coulter, III; Murray, 2L7, IN the First
district OF the twenty second ward.
John Doran also heard the vote called out. His
testimony was repetition OF that given bv the pre-
vious witness.
A recess was here taken, and on tho reassemblIng
OF the Court Captain Charles McCalrey was ex-
amined, and testified tnat he was IN command OF
the lwentIeth precinct on tue day OF election: the
returns OF the district IN question were handed 10
MIN on tue night OF the eiecnon; the next mornlny
he sent them to police headquarters, but previously
made a copy OF Them; he showed them To ir. Muir
ray and Mr. Semmler; the vote was 222 Tor Coulter,
and III for Murray.
Alderman Joyce, elected on the reform ticket,
stalled that he was present at the canvass OF the
yo es for Pollce and Civ Justice at the First dis.
trict Of the Tweny-second ward ON the night or the
December charter election IN 1859. During The can
vass he was put out OF The polling place AZ the re-
quest OF Hamolln; he was sober AZ the time no did
not tell Coulter That he knew he had been cheated
out oil 800 votes.
Or. p. J. Kennedy testified that he was present at
the canvass in the same district, ana sat between
the canvassers; sa" The returs when were 222 for
Coulter, 227 Tor Murray; was also ~ the Nineteenth
there called out giving Murray "A votes, Masterson
~ and Coulter ID; saw the police returns, but did
not see the regular canvassers' returns.
William j. DiliOn, u pol clerk, testified that MS
name, aS appearing on cNnultS anu III, were
not nis he neIlner wrote the returns nor saw them
written; he assisted In Keeping tue TALES ana had
charge OF the poll list; he drank a few glasses OF
lager on election day, out was perfectly sober.
After caution from the Judge To the jury not TO
read anv newspaper articles Oh the trial the Court
here ADJOURNED TIL eleven o'clock this morning.
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