The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-05
THE INDEPENDENTLY CONTEST,

The Investigation Continued Ycster.
day-An UnloOked-for Event-One Of
Pinckney's Witnesses Charged with
Perjury and Locked Up to Answer.
The investigation into the claims OF Messrs
Moore and Pinckney for the seat in the Eighth
Senatorial district was continued yesterday at the
Metropolitan Hotel before the Committee on Elec.
ton and Privileges. Mr.. Wingate, counsel for
Moore, in opening the case, stated that the charge
of desertion against his client was made solely to
throw odium upon him, and that the subsequent
testimony OF 'James'' Evans who swore that he
saw Inspector John s. QUINN on the nigh. of the
election in the Nineteenth Election district OF the
Twenty-frst Assembly district, substitute Moore
for Pinckney votes, part OF plan by the latter
to introduce what was not true. Since that time
Evans had been arrested on warrant issued by
Justice Murray, and was present.
john keefe, OF No. ! ,0G1 Third avenue, was the
frst witness:-He swOre that he was Tammany
watcher in the district aforementioned on the
night OF the election, ana saw the Senatorial vote
counted; Evans was not present at ALL and no.
body was sitting beside Quinn during the counting
OF the votes, as Evans had testified; witness did
not see Quinn substituting tickets, and there was
nobody behind the railing but those he knew;
never saw Evans before yesterday.
officer Curtin, OF the Nineteenth precinct, swore
that he was detailed to do duty at the election
district named and saw the vote Tor Senator
counted; Evans was not there; witness knew all
Thomas smith testified that John s. Quinn, who
had acted as an inspector last election, came to
ney would give $500 ne would testify that he was
present and saw him (Quinn) substitute ballots
during tne canvass o. votes at the time mentioned;
Quinn went inside, leaving witness outside; Quinn
came out soon after and then said that Pinckney
get portion II the thing could be carried out.
Smith agreed to the proposition, but went ut
Moore's, and md told him all about it. SMITHS
first intention was to take tine money
and then go upon the stand make a clean breast OF
the whole thing, put alterward determined to have
nothing to do with it /; at this time Quinn net wit
ness and said that he would be required to testify
not to do so, and told Quinn such was his us' resoa
tion; Quinn then asked him for Evans address,
Mr. MI wingate then called Evans who refused to
answer oil the questions propounded, ION the
ground that he had no counsel and might GRIM
lived at the place where he swore he was residing
when ne testified before the committees whether
he did not abscond alter the date given, and had
OF Ill rcpute; and whether he was at the election
poll at all when the vote in question was counted.
Detective O'Brien, who had Evans in custody,
was called witness for the contestant, and ex-
amned to show that Evans had been arrested on
complaint OF Moore. On his cross-examination
O'Bren said that the prisoners name was Henry,
not James Evans; that he lived only one day on
Eighth avenue and the night after he first testi-
ness went there and could t.flnd him. but traced
him 70 u house OF ill-repute; sent messenger
there to inquire for him, but the occupants denied
that he was there; as the messenger was
leaving Evans looked through the hall
closed blinds, when witness saw him, and at
once effected mis- arrest. On the way to the sta
ton house Evans voluntarily admitted that the
testimony he had given before the committee on
the 2Sth ult was false, and that he was sorry for
1t; Quinn had offered him $500 to make such q
statement, and as he had been sick and was
.'Dr0ker he had done so, but instead OF obtaining
the $500 offered had received but 800. The COM
mlttee then adjourned the until the 18th inst
After adjournment Moore, with his witness and
counsel, went before Justice Murray, of the York
vile Police Court, and charged Evans with per.
Jury. His bail was fixed at $4,000, In default Of
when he was committed to answer.