The New York herald., 1873-11-16
THE COUNTY CANVASS.
Very Serious Charges Made Against
Police Commissioners Charlfck and
Harry Genet, by Messrs. Crary and

Very Serious Charges Made Against
Police Commissioner Chnrlfck and
Harry Genet, by Messrs. Crary and
Haw.
The Board OF County Canvassers yesterday con-
cluded the canvass Of the vote cast in New York
county, and on Monday will take up Westchester
county, which some members insist, under the
adoption OF the Annexation law must be can
vassed by them, with the exception OF the vote for
Senate, Assembly, Congress and Judge OF
the Supreme Court. Many OF the members are In
favor Of receiving them, but not canvassing the
vote until there is an opinion from the Corporation
Counsel, While others, and the Tammany members
more particularly are determined to canvass
them irrespective Of Mr.. Smiths opinion. The
committee on Protests Will meet on Monday at
noon, ana ID. will likely report later in the Gay.
When the Iwenty-frst Assembly districts were
called the following protests were fled
William law, republican candidate for Assembly
IN the IWenty-hrst district, entered q protest
against the canvassing OF Harry Genets vote on
the ground that, as he alleges, Genet consplrec
with ollver Charick to secure the appointment OF
notOriousiy Dad men as inspectors and canvaasers
In the Twenty-nrst Assembly dstrict that he
secured through said conspiracy the appointment
OF said men to cheat and delraud the voters and
tne opposing candidates, and did 30 cheat and
delraud; that he conspired with Charles Frost,
Henry McDermott John Conan, John Mills, c. Cal.
ianan, henry Munson, Thomas Lennen and others,
inspectors and canvassers, to cheat and dcfraud
the voters OF the district and the candidates and
uiu cii.at auu ueIfauu CHARLES Crary and the "prO-
tester,n and thereby secured majority; that the
sara Gcnet ala before and on the day OF election
dlstrDute large sums OF money fraudulently to in
nuence the voters, and that the money was used
10 brDe them TO vote Tor him and Ior other fraudu.
lent purposes; that he exhibited at polling places
large sums OF money with fraudulent intent To In.
nuencc votes IN his fav0r tnat he exhibited money
anu pet tne same publicly upon the result OF said
eiccton; that he conspired with others in charge
OF boxes 10 deceive the voters by handing them
the votes oil the said Genet and to falsely repre-
sent them 10 be the votes OF other candidates. that
the ponce olncers at the instigation OF and In the
interest oi Genet unawfuly interfered with and
oDstructed the voters and distributed the votes of
tenet and used money at the polling places In his
interest; tnat the police threatened and overawed
,ne voters assaulted ana beat citizens who were
lawfully at the polling places, and with the collu-
SION OF canvassers concealed and hid the ballot
poxcs so That ialse votes were put INTO them that
nc conspircd with Police Commissioner Charlick to
PROVIDE voting places uDlawlulIy at convenient
places 70 commit fraud, and did 80 provide such
voting places, IN violation OF the law.
w. =. Pinckney, republican candidate for Senator
OF the Eighth district, nled protest against giving
Hugh Moore his certificate, charging fraudulent
practices on the part Of the inspectors In counting
Robert McCancrty's votes for Moore.
Charles Crary, Tammany candidate for Assembly
man OF the Tweny-nrst district, nled sworn
protest, similar In language 10 that OF Mr.. Haw,
charging Genet and Oliver Charltck with fraud and
conspiracy 70 deiTapd the voters Of the district