, 1876-05-28

INVESTIGATION or HIS CONNECTION WITH THE
TESTH WARD TALLY-sHEET
The Council Committee OIL Printing met in
the private office Of the City Clcrk last night to
take action On the case OF Aid. White, charged
with tan1pering with the cection-returns OF the
Tenth Ward. There were present Aid. Pearsons,
Kirk, Lawler, aud Linsenbarth, Of the Commit
tee, and Aid. White and Hi1dreth. Aid White
was representcd BY Mr.. K1lickerbocker.
The accusation against AID. White is that he
WAS Interested through his friends in certain
bets on the election; that the wagers were that
lie would receive oyer 8, 5, aud 10 majority.
The count showed majority OF 2, and it is al
legged that he procured an alteration OF the re-
turns to show that he had received majority
Of IL.
Upon the meeting being called to order, Aid.
White said: aInAsmuch as question has been
raised, and from the tone OF the papers, and as
I feel some hesitation in appearing, ASK tnas
Mr., Kniekerbockcr appear as my atlo5ney.., 1.a w.,
Nfr. Kuickcrbocker-1 suppose that, until
case Is made out, should not appear, but, when
It is I will appear. ] don't know what the
char1e is, beyond what hare heard here, and,
wlcf5 know what the charge Is, NC will asd you
Al5. Pearson read the following from the rec
ord OF NAV IS: tsAld. Smith presented reso-
tuition relative to alleged tanperiig with tue
election returns from the Tenth Nard, Which
was referred to the COMMITTEE On tflnts''se7,
With instructions to report at their earliest coll
An effort was made to find the resolution
,,roncr- but il failed, and AID. Pearson an
nounced that the Committee were ready to pro-
coed upon the section quoted
tain nS se4es es ~ h IT, stf a psen changed
Al 4 Question then arose as to the method OF
PROCEDURE, and AID Kirk asked Aid. Hlloretn
Us to precedent o.a
dent. but be said that AID. White admitted az
alteration in the list, which lie explained ~
saving that this, as we'll as other lists, mo not
lccn Signed; and when it vas sent PACK lor s's;
nature, it was found that the MISTAKE eSl:seu'
and the Judges changed It to make II rlghl;
IIidrcth further explained that several 1lsts haa
hcen left without signature, and wfcsI INC re-
turns we're made the figures were tonnd wrong;
Aid. Kirk said there was no doubt there laa
been an alteration and as ene m n
that the Committee report such finding to Tie
Council. -, 7.,u ,,3 ".
Knekerhocke, f9r Ad W,,te sn s c5ss te lGsni,. m IT,
v;,ed tn meet tile Committee on Tuesday night
With such oruI and documentary evidence Is
may exist. ,t.r..,.-,,, -
clerk at the First Precinct, changed Io nsulei "is
and that Lc is ready to swear tint, aasah5 iaa1e
an error lie corrected it to make
THE LIST CORRECT.
An. Smith said that q day or two alter eltc-
ton he met AID. hitc, Who sala lnere w &
c,usc vote. and that there were several votes
,yhirh ,sm1ld not he counted for him (Smith) OIL
!, recount Shortly after he learned tilit nels
had bet1l made By Whites friends, and alter that
he learned OF the discrepancy in the Fotes: Sun
scoucnt1Y Aid. CuilcTton said tnat "nte llasa ~
$f3fnf fn$n II.
Ifh;te's) friends could win some money Cn!-
Ierton refused, and White then went TO Moouy,
Dcnttty Clerk, and obtained the tally shttI, anu
wien lie returued it, it Wis altered to appear IS
Mr SI.' George t; J. johnson, one Of the Clerks,
,onea in and said he had written the list, oot nc
did not make the correction, a1ad the enanse was
not made while the document was III MS po7ses~
sion. ,,,;,o3 N, Smith
nc ta WHOSE nossession the list had been ~ sncc
c1cl.tion. Mr. Smith said it had been IN the
All Isw-ler renewed his motion that the Clty
Clerk be Instructed to notify ~ 19uS H,n5 1T III
clerks Of ELECTION also the late LILY tiefA ~.
Cuiierton, and Mr. Moody and TUG present Gn; ~
fHcrk to be present at meeting OF the Commit
Tee to be held on Tuesday at 80 p. n.
Mr. johnson continued to say tnat ne nau az, nus e
filled up the asf 31 R1gGe ri ebS oce and ed it
IN. At that time there was no ALTERATION IN tne
siI White made his statement denying that
he or lis friends made any bets; As to request;
inv a1I. Crllcrton to make any changes, he dsn.eu
= ~ ;nnst emnhaticalIy, and be asked Afr. smith
# HF MeFsrland didn't tell him tsmith) that he
5{cFarland) made the change. z
Nj Nj: Smit1-If you are interested in that, why
don't yqe gst ?sefa4aa Mefa5a1d the ee1as Question
nr smitL-He did. Hc said he did 1t at your
rro,,rst, and Hoped lie wouldn't get III any
Xii. White continued, and said that two votes
,,,d ai' hreu counted illegally for Mr. Waite, and
at nau bis fWhites) request they Were thrown out,
and the return changed
Ald. Lawlor pressed his motion ,gain, and