The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-28
SURROGATE DAILEY'S REPLY
WHAT HE SAYS or TIYLOR'S STORY or
THE BALLOT-BOX KEYS.

Askiss TO he Heard Under Oath ny the Police
Conmi.sIoners-Taylor's Note 60 Farrell
why Mr.. DALEY say. he Gave hir Money.
Martin Taylor's story Of havlng stolen three
ballot-box keys which no says wero used in tho
interest Of Abram II. Daley when he was pre-
pairing to contest the election Of Walter l.. Liv-
inRstonc. rs Surrogate Of Kings County. excited
the politicians in Brooklyn yesterday ms on tho
day before Surrogate Daley who Taylor
swears instigatod him to steal tho ballot box
keys. so that he might send men TO the diff
ferent police stations where the ballot boxes
were stored. and have their contents manipu-
lated. sent word to tho Police Commissioners
that he desired to DO heard under oath before
the Commissioners in tho investigation which
they have instituted, preliminary to tho making
OF formal charges against the police officers
whom Taylor duplicates In his story The Com
missioncrs consented to receive Surrogate
Dailoys testimony as soon rs convenient. Sur
rogate DALEY gave a reporter more detailed
story than before. in which no said that he first
met Martin Taylor when he applied for money
20 look after his interests in tho Twelfth Ward
In the canvass OF 1876 He gave him $50. and
told him to employ mon in his (Dailey'sl inter-
est After election. when 1t became apparent
that the vote was close. he employed Taylor to
got for him n statement Of the police returns,
and paid him for it ms he went along. TAYLOR
professed to have much Information as to the
working Of elections and snid that there had
bean much fraud, naming number OF districts
~ which he thought Daley had been cheated.
lie applied often for work after that. but Mr..
DALEY refused TO give 1t TO him. After the con
test was over and Surrogate Dailcy was seated.
IJlor applied Tor position, saying that he
was entitled To II for services in Daileys behalf.
MIR, Daley had only the power to appoint clerks.
and Sherin lnggett refused to appoint Taylor
as n court Olllrpr.
=" Do you not suppose" said Mr.. Daley. that
II what hc says we're true. would have ap-
pointed him To- "a clerkship and not allowed him
TO remain where he might he my enemy
represented that his family were starving he
gave him - and 50 ut u time, and employed
me high Tor it," Whom Mr. bailey heard that
Taylor was circulating story that he had been
furnishing ballot box keys. TO have tho ballots
tampnrcd with. he demanded nn, explanation.
and Taylor denying il, said. Why. my God.
by saying "a Ting ike That ;" Tavior i sad i tG"t
some mon had asked him for an afidnyt TO TINT
effect hut he mad not given II. Then Mr.. Daley
told him Tint nobody would have approached
him about the matter unless he had said some
thing Of the Kind, aud lett him. refusing the
some days Inter MIR. Farrell. the admin istrAtion
clerk "a ia" surrogate office. handed Mr. Daley
The following note which IL copied verbatim:
D5.R ~ rle.~, draw up a statement for me in re.
regard p me having aufty kunl.drc ct auncy dung
WRONG hocudnn Tor 4 II alcy iorWord him 10 the
posessi.n o irrvaic AMI ivan make aadayid g. the
bainc. Your. &c. MARTIN TAYLOR
Then Taylor. on OCT. 2. 1873. Mr.. Daley said
made m AFFIDAVIT declaring that he did not
know Of any Illegal not having been done IN
Dailcys ~ tcrtst. and that he believed that the
rumOrs To the contrary had been put in circu.
iation 10 thwart hia expected appointment to
some official |. sition. which Daley had prom
noun"ei Taylor r. b. a hlarkmnilcr. and suid
That after IL" Police Comm 's~ion"rs had fin
ished their pro ceilings he should begin his.
Martin Taylor said: " ! have ncvor been ac-
cuseu OF doing u wrong thing lriore and |
can urole who l"d me an % this. have merely
outlined NY cHs" g. the Police Commissioners.
md assert that this revelation has Just begun.
gone into this hsht. and mean 10 prove 10y
Witnesses MY word 10 be - ll. admit signing
paper. now said to be- an a.ll layit lut d!d 1t
nj the request OF Mr. Farrell anl OF Surrogate
Daley. not knowing what IL was. AMI when |
went h"ior" the notary | merely acknowledged
my signature. Let them arrort me for perjury.
nut WI % ity begin TINT -nme shall So" that
The Grand Jury lrtlts those who carry II ON.
Bone urp Z tllut VIII 10" sturfltu. rs 10 NY bu ' %
the Police commission rs decline to givn the
name 81 the person who informed them Of tine
presence 81 TIE hahut-hnN keys in TAylur's
prccis' t.Hi they sent Objective Folk. without
even search warrant o. g't the keys IN the
back pallOr ol Tr} lors house. Taylor liy rs in
large. wcN-turuis ict hrict house 10 39S De-
graw street, nnl hl- name IL ON tho door ON "a
SILVER Iui No formal charges have thus far
been mad against HoundsmIu eholson Hud
Scrgoani Fielding. the ru'i'' on 'rrs whom
legged scheme Of putting extra ballots Ia the
box.