The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-27
THREE BALLOT BOX KEYS.
THE STORY MARTIN TirLOR TELLS,
UNDkR OdTH, dBOUT THEN.


that city bunch OF brass keys that would un-
look every ballot box in the oty and OF having
delivered them 10 bo used in getting tho ballot
boxes OF 1876 stuffed 80 as to insure AHDailey's
majority when tho votos came 10 be counted in
tho courts in tho suit 10 Gust Walter l.. Living
stone from tho Office OF Surrogate
Before Police Commissioners Jourinn. Ward.
md White. ex-Surrogate Walter L. Livingstone.
and ex-senator Porry. yesterday. Mr.. Taylor
testified that no came into possession Of the bal
LOT box keys in this police station in Stagg street
Brooklyn. two years ago. Con. Jourdan had
tho three brass keys on string. and he tOee0d
tho bunch over TO the witness. Taylor said
that he cot the keys from n drawer behind tho
main desk. and that hc marked each key with a
nick In the bottom and three strokes Ia the up
por portion He added;
Il had been looking for tho keys for Surro-
cato Daley who requested mo to get them for
him. and who told me whore might get them.
I found them in n drawer which was not locked.
and while the Sergeant In command WIS absent
in tho side room. I says to lnyscu These aro
| tho keys Daley wanta. aud uut them in my
pocket. Ii was about tho middle or the last
and Mr. Thomns + Parroll cnmc TO me ut in
tervals saying that they wanted mo h. gct some
! II could get the throe email brnss koys In
| bunch he could fix things. Farrell told mo that
he had man TO periorm the duty Tho snmo
| ley. in hs office In Fourth street. Williams
| burRh. He would not take thom, hut told mo to
said that he wanted to give them to n party in
the Fifth Precinct police citation. who wns
| Sergeant don't know his name. could tell
him I saw him, | saw him In the Jackson
before 60, the Keys ana he said that II he
| had an opportunity No could llx things and
Farrell said that he would give him an oppor,,
| tunlty In short time. next saw the Sergeant
| when went through the police stations to get u
copy OF the tally that came to the police
| clocton. did that service ut Mr.. Dacy's re-
quest IN December, 1876 Tho keys were used
at the Fith Precinct police station. heard that
| not hear 10y whom. The only other officer who
| had any connection with these keys was
| roundsman who cnmo along while WAS paint
ing the fonce q surrogate Dailcys house
| court ofllccr for the Judge imeaning Surrogate
| Daily. when he was Justicel and had done con
siderable service for him. Yes. says ]. knoY
| and said that he III ught that only two mon knew
h-Surrogate bailey aud an"ther man said
diuFhishod ~ uhS Keys TO n3 tnat MoiK' 5 q, u, ms
keysr said. Yes.' He said he never had n
better friend in tho country than Judge Daley;
men came up In n carriage and got him trans
ferred. He spoke about ballots. mentioning a
certain number, but hc lid not say to mo what
he had done with tho ballots, This conversation
took place last summer. He did not say that
the ballots had been furnished TO him, Farrell
said that all that could be got in the Fifth Fro
cinct station was fifteen votes because they had
been dis,urpsd n ! ;,i hHd zoo ealois. They had
There were four piles. c9ntAining hlty zach l
had them 70 turn To use there y 1 could-to put
To me In his of1ico in Fourth street. at 80 p NJ.
month after election"
Did You put any ballots into the box your
| self p asked Gen. JOurdnn
didn't get a chance 10 nut any OF the bal
Know by hearsay ear what that ot5sT paTso1s except ihs
sergeant aud hcpatroinen put ballots into the
boxes During the trinl OF the DALEY and LiV-
inrstone case ! was much worried about the
keys. and wnntod to get them back didn't
know that there We're more than three Keys IN
them hack 80 uat il N. ballot boxes OF the
Sixth Precinct were called igr there would l'e
no keys missing ] ask ed Nj. Farrell for the
KEYS. aud he snid that he didn't have them. but
he would got them IN dN or two; a. Police
| Captain John Riley had them. Farrell gave the
| keys back to mo the noXt dRv. hal free Hc-
cess 20 every police station in the city, and
| haing said Tho seryonnt I'm the = xth nrrninri
wns bchind the deck. and he saw my actions.
did all the police work OF repairing. and was
known in all Of the police stations. Nncn
| visited tho sixth precinct pOlice station was
not doing work there. but was ovcrhaulnG
Keys s'9 the neEt sot t6em ' o onIy Knew w that @
the koys would unlock tho boxes from what
that the keys which | had furnished unlocked
the boxes. Farrell did not say how Riley go
the keys, or what use hc had made ot them,
search at Mr.. Daileys request and | did mol
know definitely a advance that tho ke{s, Were
them. l marked the keys so that II anything
came ny about them could Identity them"
What interest had You in all OF this mat
Taylor-l wasa Dcmocrat and anxious to 500
ts lion 'Ts met Mr DALEY Tor % the rst time. said said
The battle will shortly begin, He asked IN,
70 meet him on the r next Monday. in th'
, an officer named Clare. he handed mo $50. L
help him in his election; ,-,-,,-.
| clerk in the SurrogAtos office, or hearing thI
statement Of Taylor read. said; know no
! Mr. Taylor nevor handed me amy keys. aud
, never asked him for any. never had am
69lot6oI sg}s oI y my hands nd except n III
kciscr against Kessei never spoke TO an,
officers Of the Police Department with refer
T ence 10 the ballot boxes, that is with reference
to changing tie result in tho ballot boxes.
1 never gave nor Epaecived any keys fr9m Mr.
! police stations to see how tho ballot boxes wer
/ kept. Ono day recently MIR. Taylor bockono'
: ma out OF the Surrogntcs oficc. and hande(
' statement that there had becn certain rumor
floating around scr0usly rehccting on Surro
gate DALEY. myself and himself. but that h
a wanted 10 say 10 me that tho whole was falso
y hood. and that he was willing 10 make AN atil
6Sy! to a g E 10 Tsi t WAS ssn@d SS1S BY nj
truth at oil in il because Judge DALEY and ha
J, been much annoyed by the rumor lie said
e Dc No help me- God, Tom, it's all lie" III
! made an AFFIDAVIT swearing that he had neve
;, received any keys and that he had ncye
! handled any keys. and that the story which wa
u | current and which has come to the surface no'
: was untrue. lie swore to.thc paper after It wa
). read 10 him and took the oath before the nota
4" ry This affidavit was now in the Surrogate
u | possession
y Farrell turned upon Taylor and said: al
| hero 10 meet tho man face To face"
Gen. Jourdan asked Taylor II he had nm
| questions to ask.
: He's positively perjurlng himself In all tia
- | he says. said Taylor. and u man that will tax
. | tho Book in his hand and swear positively falls,
- | it's no use for me- 10 ask any questions"
h Taylor admitted that he had signed an am
Il dayit at the request OF Surrogate Daley. ON IN
d | promise ut the latter that no would get him
Is situation, but that he never know its content,
n and that all that no swore 10 was that tho sig
~ nature was his
n several police orlccra having been sworn
testified that Taylur's story could not bo true.
n Can't. Louis Worth could not account for In
a. | theft Of the keys by TAYLOR from tho Sixth Pre-
"inrt police STATION in Stagg street. because h
had tho ballot box keys some POO in ALL in
| cigar box in tho wardrobe in his room, Tn
three KEYS which Taylor snys he gut might hay
h boon stray sot which the Sergeant had place
Is in his drawer
W Tho examination WAS at this point adlourneC
Surrogate Daley said tu tho reporter for tn
SuN that Taylor was telling u fal5ehOod, Whic
4 mad black mall FOR It's Object