The New York herald., 1878-02-27
THE pURDY-MoRRIs CONTEST.

Messrs Terry, Fish aud stracK. oi the Legislative
Committee on Contested Elections, continued the
Investigation or tho PardyMorris ut the Ashland
House yesterday, the same parties being present as
on The preceding day Tho lrst business Of the CON-
mtiee was The reception oil pill OF particulars from
Mr. Purdy In relation 10 his charge that thirtytwo
men. as gang OF repeaers. had visited westcnester
county on election day and had sixty
seventy votes in different election districts. In this
pi OF particulars tho NY names that were gwen
dchatey acertained. were iliaL Scott atlas Scotiy,
VINO is now under Indictment for illegal voting IN
Mcstchestcr county, and "paid," Duffy, who Keeps
iiquor saloon In this c,,y. another known Big
smith. Who works somewhere on oyster soop
Mr. Herring, as Mr Morris counsel, asked for more
definite Information about the gang
ML Purdy said that this was gang made up on the
south side OF Harlem RIVER They belonged TO the
criminal classes not easily to be found. Ho
did not wish To insnuato that Mr. Morris hired tho
gang or knew about II, ba, thought they hired
by indiscreet friends OF his He tAr. Purdy) had
been at great expense In taking eight OF the gang 10
Albany as Witnesses He had been obliged 10 pay
their are, board and rum bills. and them had
got drunk ana he was oUiVed TO get them out OF JAIL
ne had empioyed detectives III hnding members Of
the gang
Mr herring said ,hnt he would oner evidence to
show mat the alleged gang OF repeaiers had not gone
across Harlem Bridge ut all on erection day. 1t
gan made up Afterwards TO 20 10 Albany.
Aiter tbis ole cussion, the committee proceeded with
Tie exanination oil tie Board oil County Canvassers,
Que OF whom, Mr. Marsha OF White Pains, had been
examined on the preceding day. Mr.. JacoD Reed, a
supervisor oil fonkers WINS the hrst witness yester.
DAY. Ho testified at considerable ienRth to The same
iacs III relation 10 The eDg oil the Board County
Cahvassers nnu the previous caucus OF delnocratc
members that Mr. Marsuall mad told Mouaay, and
which were repor,ed NJ length ia ycserday HERALD.
On cross-eAaininaiiou Mr.. Purdy AAed the wIln.ss
whai ne thought The chOce oi the Board would have
been as between Mr.. Morris and himself, and tue
witness SAID he thought they would have preferred
Mr.. motifs. mr.. Purdy then wished to know why.
"Wel, " said the witness, ''they knew Mr. Norris
10 be NICE clever man, and they didn'l think you
were'
Mr.. David Cromwell Supervisor of East Chester
then testified 10 tue same pouts, IN substance about
the CAUCUS anu the proceedings of the Board
rejection oi irregular votes
Mr. George b. Acgerman, Supervisor Of New Ro-
chelie, was examined closely to tho caucus pro-
ceedings
Mr. Francis Secor, who Supervisor OF Scarsdale
anu member o the Board of County Canvassers les
TILED that he did not DOUBT that ballots
were intended ior Mr. Fordham Morris, but he consd.
cred that tho County Cauvassers had right count
votes returned as irregular Hv considered tnat tho
County Board had no right 10 do anything more than
reckon up the votes AS returned by the lower boards
ana did not think the County Board hau right 10
count votes which the lower boards rreg
uiar
Mr.. 8. W. johnson, Supervisor OF Rye; William S.
Willets, Supervisor OF Harrison and member of The
County Board; Mr. II. N. Lawrence, Supervisor Siug
Sing, OF the Board o County Clnvassers; Mr.. Miles
Adams Supervisor OF Pound Ridge; Mr.. Junass Hyatt
supervisor oil Pelham; Mr.. Joan W. Carpenter super.
VISOR OF Somcrs aud Moses W. Fish, OF Bedioru; Mr.
Francis NJ. Carpenter, OF Newcastle, member OF the
County Board, ana Mr. James Hopkins OF Northcas.
tie, testined. The committee then adJourned.