The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-08
THE NACHTMAN.SCHERMAN CONTEST.

Investig alton by the Assembly COmmit-
tee on Privileges and ElectiOns-The
Alleged Fra uds I'm the Eighth District.
The Assembly Committee on Privileges and Eec-
tons, who have been investigating the contests in
this city, resumed yesterday morning, at the Me-
tropolitan Hotel, the evidence in the dispute be-
tween Martin Nachtman and Jacob Messner for
the seat OF George Scherman as Assemblyman
from the eighth district. There were three candi-
dates in the field, and Scherman was declared
elected by the county canvassers. Both his OPP
ponents claim the seat on the charge OF fraud and
alleged irregularities on the part OF the election
inspectors. The session yesterday was confined to
recording the testimony OF witnesses who voted
for Nachtman, with view OF showing that he Sc
cured more votes IN certain districts than were
counted for him.
Messrs. wlngate and Fellows appeared for Mr..
Nachtman, and United States District Attorney
Bliss, Commissioner Davenport and Lyman Ii. Ire
main for Scherman.
Cornelius Reilly, OF No. 8 Chrystie street, testi-
fed that be voted Tor Nachtman in the Ninth dis.
trict. Michael Neyins, OF No. IS Canal street,
voted the democratic ticket but could not swear
that Natchman's name was on the ballot, Edward
Kane, OF No. So Canal street, testified that he
voted for Nachtman; saw Nachtmdn's name on the
ballot John Kane, OF No. Al Eldridge street,
voted at the corner OF Hester and Forsyth streets
for Nachtman and the full democratic ticket.
George Sweeny, OF No. III Essex street, voted In
the Sixth district on Nachtman's ballot, and also
the straight Tammany Hall ticket. Henry Herzog,
OF No III Essex street, voted Ia the sixth district
for Nachtman; read his ballot Peler Schaler, OF
No. 70 Forsyth street, voted for Schermann for As
sembly. j. II. Schneiderwent, OF No. IS Canal
street, voted In the Eleventh district for Nacnt-
man, reading his ballot before depositing IL.
Daniel RosenDaum, OF No. Ill Norfolk street. read
his ballots and voted for Nachtman. John Mul.
cahy, OF No. 10 Canal street, voted in the Eleventh
district for NachtmaD and read his ballot. John
sullivan, OF No. So Chrystie street, voted in the
Ninth district for Nachtman, reading his ticket !;
did not vote the other ballots
Mr.. Wingate called attention to the fact, re-
parkable IN politics, that in the Ninth and seven
teenth Districts where there were seventeen can
didates, each democratic candidate secured IS
votes, and each republican candidate $50 in
the former district, and 81 for the democrats and
ia for the republicans In the latter district, show
ing That not single voter scratched his ticket.
Mr.. Wngate, in answer TO a question, stated that
they did not expect to be able to snow enough
votes deposited for Nachtman to elect hin, out
they propose TO show fraud IN the management Oh
elections by excluding watchers, counting Nacht-
mans votes ior Scnerinan, and that Tue vooes "
the Fifth, Sixth. Eighth, Eleventh. Thirteentn,
Seventeenth, Twentieth aud Twenty-hrst DISTRICTS 81
should be thrown out, leaving pluranty ior
Nachtman OF 50 or 10 votes. -, tn
Louis Koch, OF No 100 Delaney street, vVsen na -.
the sixth district for Nachtmany readlhg We ose
lot before voting it, Henry W. Heenan; ", ~, mt
Broome street. voted In the Eieventn tSst hs
could not tell whom he voted Ior, eAceps '""' nv
voted the Tammany ticket throughout. nov, q,
The Committee adjourned until rrluay Ill., 49, ~
nine O'Clock p NJ. when the case LOT Nacntmau
will be closed and then the petition or jacob MICS
sner the other contestant. VIII be taken I'd.