, 1876-12-24

ne loom LON aa,,,f;n1 sn then m. They said had
N n[ee When WE the box wag taken to the Super
1eor they comnclJcd me to 20 In carriage
nth the boz snd deliver it to the Superior.
;n A4n ~ +a11c.sheets were correctly kept
51nh 1ne s ass+s rocefved all the votes that
:nlnk s.ad uetn9a ~ fnem.
~ 1roseaTamined .e4n Some one threatened to
axe the boz. I told him il anybody took the
'od ax Tou.o tesr af nv lie LedcI told me If went
NUT 1en z,s+ ~ o o1o horne dead or have DOCTORS
so1nf tE.a+a au7 stoned the tally-sheets under
,odily o. i fear.
i. KEarT0N, pon,,,.,.n
= nc" C1iene, ~ T1ect,on at Poll 3. In the |
,onmlssaoMu@4 - The election was neaceablc |
s3dTenta nd eniet up % to the closing ef the po
aeneed @ talyng but could not centinqs . ,s.ast and
put some one IN ny p,r ,,-.,i 4h,s morning that
ened me- Dun hno" VA r,o+ reed the Flee
ne was eqmunsson5s'4 .ss5 :, oa1nt nnt;l O'Clock
slo1 no Wedncsdsy 7sT % morning, when got sick md
On Ne1uesoay y.,;t .rhsn I,rd}ck md Flower |
Wantca " 4'at, ,,ad +beir hands in their |
jumped up, snoyea ene.l t.l,. A had n no on. |
pockets, and said the eoun1lne ~ nIa them up
Others OUTSIDE sAu consider sk this threat. |
ana lnake tnIm 81 ~ A. Hesrecv said be could not
continue Mr. Lca1ck .a sasa charpe Of the count
to go o. or ne Nou1u ea .aAJ aforementioned were
ing. Threats IKE taosf n9tbc apg day. Mai Burke
maoe sevelai n1a1s ssore1 tifnes during the day.
s1sltea .nc Po4 arTTthfne was going on right, and
II ne coula 90 4nl lhiac5cd i to the tally-sheets.
were counted, op3e5o 1sc,ring some five or
They Gio n9I y-,, eo,, nh;ee4ed some gentleman
si1 Vo.es' .,t acu-n IN lie table and showed his
came u, Thcv finally adjusted the tally~shee
Te.p'9Ss rep IT. see,et3nce and signed them because
T1th ms a ass,s 1ar I 1;fc They had more pistols
a,.as a.at : iad
tn1n uao be,,s statement shows that the vote
.,",[,, ont hv the Returning Board, exclusive
Of thai not returned by the snRs5issofs va G
oetnos4 A's' louis BAcKus,
- Re1istration. Eleventh Ward.
su2eI'1evf n,io.ns ~ testi1cd; Republicans did
not ts order the Commissene1s Of Election H.; 70
bfan? tno ~ nhonrae m The tallY-aheets. The
Bufkc nEuo s- "ia5,od the tal1v-sheets. Two Of
Commissioners *a,ar5s that they signed under
tne.n ,dnt;nn to IcdicE one Of the Commissioners
nf Election, delivered to me thel tany-snee*ss IS
slpGu ~ cnrrect did not include this vote in
" ps is1 nnnso1idated n report.
ht so1sn,tnei-Tvo Commissioners refused
xiun the ofIicial tallg-sheets because they we're
threatened anu ahorna mMn MAJ. Rurke made was to
cof1ectc 80, 80 fro,n nna democratic Judge and
take 10 votes no1 pnn,i,can ono Jmdre. When
ADD lnem ~ 1oi, NJ. I saw men
teenfnr Tee' tally-sheets who werc not
authorized by law to 90 60 rt,t ~ ~ do "a
the Demodats aao soe I'M -eofefered IN the
they pleased. ~ AocL. Co., Ahont 4S of them
WaEd,-noqnt at;o ~ ot t;clxot. 196 white voters
voted the DemocIate x:1at :ai =, that ward.
voted the Repupncan Ilches ~ af+er the election.
great many m yaEoct;on MsdI some coored men told me
they would vote forthe hepuone*tihs, Nv ~.
losing their situatons. a1ae,,a,rad since The
ored men who have pee4 p1tna,, uisI1 +;cIat Nb-
election for voting the kepaf94Stu f 4Sn coIarei men
jected to giving the names OF tne estnd bin, for
who were discharged; lne5 r44aE tha;r names and
Gods sake no5 20 sei Eaaw r. tfree men who we're
threatened before the election 4hare aey Eeye
the names; diontt sse".ae r. .eess Rennhlican votes
moro than h1netE-s1 n-ol" s,oo.,rtod for.
cast at that poll tnan WEI n.S.91rn'
-, ,.,!ss ~. has sos1o sHorn tl,at corrected the
Mt bashus +al11-shec.s LIE n Pou 9, Eleventh
ward, III n1s o.he 80 Tr Rarl,us has stated o
oeclale 9n 9aii d;d not change tally, nor make
any entry Tn3leeel or+r or unon the tally
kept for the Oemoea1S sssa1 b1 III The Commission
sheet Th!cn was e.snST IT, Raol,,s. and sworn to
ers and oense1cu ~ o5;ai III ofs11y-sheet which
py Commlss'qnsna L -s:os tslcr to Mr. Backus' Of
hold n my nnm,. n.s va +iere laid upon desk
fee 6y Mt LeaSk; Az tbc ether tallyshcct, and
Mr.. Kempton car1ea !ns h;e1, U,Ic had been fiilc6
two statements o1 soeeo ,;a ta7iy-sheets, with
U? by henptont HUn4 .,a 1a4o r for constitutional
the c3ecpston - ;1a @ Kanontnn tn complete
amendments: ! oesiIen n;ah4 hc sworn to- He
his statement, tnae n3o1I .nSs IN order to give
replied he was too uums1. t,4ho- de'av.I took the
him no excuse 1or inrther uein,1 413,n he nthc1
statement ara naoc tne ~ 1-, +n come and ex.
statements, and req'iesteu nn. ~ He refused te
anime and f"car 70 LIE 'e'uA.'@'
do SO. ,cr orc.,,En.
NIB. LEp1cs 80 strAh s,1c1, thTeata ~ those
Said he never mace any {sn.n1 SUI IN e"'9 49,
sworn to BY ueafseS ~ aao NJ Ma eay tn Kemptor
Cross-examlne9-Dl99 ~, not aaa3 "a man. M sncf
TINT II he le1the Nou1o pS ~ III HIM the couni
statement was maae; !. ~ 4hre,t. e.t AN
must 60 on. but maae a. n'1ros No rns:NA7'
!; ". atja FArlga' '1o,ornft+ee testi
Chairman OF inc ueH9c.1tf, H9eIa.,t, Wari At 6:N
fed: voted a. pon =, taif a sonare Thert
the voters IN nne reaGnea I'M 1aen in that line,
were not over 1our atra 1ad instructions II
Thinks the eoi9Ieo 9l Fol'4o 1''A>A 1'&''N -~~''~'
vote nt other polls. oa +ba+ tho Committee ad
Mr. IoNnse5a m1sea Masda1 5n11' ]A'o
lonrn 70 - 9cloeA iu00o
Adjou1ncd*
L1FAfEftE 80 IEEs,ttaa tAa!a1 T., + ofovette Par
Ihe house Sun-Go1nntaa..ee 4aa...sa.a., - +n.5sy
tsh took the 1ouowing testngas s;dae n Yafaxrtt
John Clegg, 1eSLneu: e.e1ar,;sor neea5s Made OF,
Parish Knows Veasey, outei II .te eo -eoreet r
his consolidated staiemens M s;ra ~ ~ ahont Nor
was incompetent 20 ~ tesa ~ "n rno ha had fled
13, since Inc e,ecuon, st uo1 " Sov ret1Tns tn hi
statement "lsnout BfosSse Is t,-, h. shon1d 11ay