The New York herald., 1877-01-12
THE FACTIOUS FIRST.

JUDGE DUFFY DENIES THAT HE REsoRTRD TO
TIIcKERY--rHosE TICKETS AGAIN.
The special committee appointed by tho Tammanv
Committee OF Organization to receive testimony in
the matter OF tho contested seats 10 tho First Assem
bly, district met again yesterday afternoon in Tam.
many Hall.
Mr.. Purroy announced that the committee we're
ready to hear from Judge Duffy, and ex.Judge Quinn,
who acted as counsel. called up Patrick Kerrins Mr.
Kcrrins said that the harmony that said TO exist
at the caucuscs did not exist in TACT and thcrc was
quite a disagreement on tho last caucus between
James Healy and Thomas +. Smith. HIS evi.
dence In regard TO The meeting of the
General Committee Of the district at No
130 Greenwich street was that Mr.. Muller was
late, anu Judge DUFFY called to the chair to act
temporarily, and that the meeting adjourned AMID
much commoton Mr. kcrrins evidence as to what
was really done at this meeting was not very clear
After Mr. Kcr.1ns there were brought forward James
Kershaw, bookkccpcr for Martin Brown IN whose office
II was stated the 'Duy ticket" M called, WIS printed
January A. Louis J. Hunt, delivery CLERK, and
James Hall, foreman for the same party all OF whom
testified that they had no knowledge of any such
ticket being printed there the day narned In fact
tcstiiyin most positively that primary election
tickets were printed the Office after December 81
when some were printed at the instance OF Mr. Edward
Burke.
A copy OF tho ,ickct presented at the meeting OF
tho General Committee at Tammany Hall was shown
to these gentlemen, and they all testified that was the
only primary election ticket for tho First Assembly
District printed in the Office In December or January
Patrick Phillips and NJ O'Kccie, inspectors testified
that thcro wero two tickets run at the primary at
No. $50 Greenwich street; that the one now
In possession OF Tammany Hall committee
received 249 votes and the other 200
votes. Ex-Judge Quinn in his testimony however
subsequently admitted that there must have been
repeating, he did not think there were n hun.
drcd people around the place al ogcther during tho
evening, and also that he did know that even
ing that there was more than ticket run and that
which the Muller party were contesttng for
He understood, however, acrward that there was an
other ticket and that II had been elected.
JUDGE DuFFY's POSITION.
He thought that he ought to say something for
Judge Duly, who Oniy made fight on this rnnttcr
because he Understood that he Judge QUINN was TO
be thrown of tho Committee on organization. Judge
Duffy was an honorable man. and was incapable OF
chapeing tickets or doing anything that per-
fcctIy honorable and above board. Judge Duty said
SONS on his honor should been made. much
more printed and was willing to swear that the Gre
dcntaIs handed him by Nicholas FIornclly, Mr. MuI
lcr's clerk, were handed to Mr. John Kelly, who
in turn handed them to the Secretary. He
wished also TO state that he not try
ing to get the control OF the district from Mr
Muller; that he had always been a friend Of
Mr.. Muller, had advocated his nomination for Coroner
and had secured his nomination for Congressman. He
had no axe to grind IN tho FIRST Assembly district,
and he often wished he had never gone into politics
at all To have such accusations and aspcrsions
cast upon HIM as were cast upon him the day before,
no position could repny hun for The committee
after Judge Duny's speech took all the papers tho
and Will report 20 the Committee on Organization
at thor next meeting