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

JUDGE DUFFY DENIES THAT HE REsORTRD TO
TRIcKERy--THosE TICKETS AGAIN
The special committee appointed by the Tammany
Committee OF Organization to receive testimony in
tho matter tho contested seats 10 tho First Assem-
bly, district met again yesterday afternoon IN Tam.
many Hall.
Mr.. Purroy announced that the committee were
ready to hear from Judge Duffy and cx.Judge Quinn,
who acted as counsel, called up Patrick Kerrns Mr.
Kcrrns sad that the harmony that said TO exist
the caucuses did not exist in fact. and thcrc was
quite a disagreement tho last caucus between
James Heay and Thomas r. Smith. HIS ev,.
dencc in regard 10 tho meeting OF the
General Committee Of the district At No.
13D Greenwich street was that Mr. Muller was
late, and Judge Duny was called TO the chair to act
temporarily. and that the meeting adjourned amid
much commotlon. Mr. kcrrns' evidence to what
was really done at this meeting was not very clear
After Mr. Kcr.Ins there were brought forward james
Kershaw, bookkcepcr for Martin Brown, IN whose office
u stated the "DuiIy tickct,' called printed
on January 4, Louis ). Hunt, delivery clcrk, and
James Hall, foreman for the same party, all OF whom
testified that they had no knowledge OF any such
ticket being printed there op the day named, iact
testify ing most positively that no primary election
tickets printed the Office after December q,
when were printed at the instance OF Mr. Edward
Burke.
A copy Of tho tcket presented at the meeting of
tho General Committee at Tammany Hall was shown
these gentlemen, and they all testified that the
only primary election ticket for tho First Assembly
District printed in the Office In December or January.
Patrick Phillips and OKccie, inspectors testified
that there wero two tickets run at the primary nj
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, AZ he did not think there were hun
drcd people around the place al ogcther during the
evening, and also that he did know that even
ing that there was more than ticket and that
one which the Muller party were contcsting for.
He UNDERSTOOD however aftcrward that there
other ticket and that IL had been elected.
JUpGg puYFY's POSITION.
He thought that he ought to say something for
Judge Duffy, who ony made n fight on this mnttcr
because he understood that he Judge QUINN was TO
be thrown of tho Committee on organization. Judge
Duty was an honorable man. and was incapable OF
changing tickets or doing anything that per.
fcctIy honorable and above board. Judge Duty said
no felt very much aegrevcd that any asper-
SONS on his honor should nave been made much
more printed, and was willing TO that the ere.
dcntinls handed him by Nicholas Florncy, Mr. Mul.
lcr's CLERK, were handed 10 Mr. John Kelly, who
In turn handed them to the Secretary. He
wished also to state that nc not try
ing to get tho control OF the district from Mr.
Muller; that he had always been friend Of
Mr.. Muller, had advocated his nomination for Coroner
and had secured his nomination for Congressman. lie
had no axe tn grind IN tho FIRST Assembly district,
and he often wished he had never gone into politics
all To have such accusations and 8spcrsons
cast upon HIM as were cast upon him the day before,
no position could repny HIM for The committee,
after Judge Duny's speech took all the papers IN tho
ana Will report to the Committee on Organization
at their next meeting