The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-26

I'd day OF November 1870 ana added l79 names 10
the regular ei.,raou lists OF the county That faid
and directed tins aeronen. 10 pu. them on
the registration book. This dcponent did so,
writing OF tins deponcnt In said BOOK which IL now
part oil tho records Of SAID county OF Columbia
aud can be seen ~ the clerks o1icc. That these
Names SO recorecd, w.rc the names OF men rep
rescnting republican voters aud namcs that
represented negroes AMI republican votes That
the men represented by inese names never
took Inc ostn required by law quality them as
legal voters ana the insertion OF their names Ms
the registration book OF the county fraud and
In every way illegal Deponent further says thst
there were four polling voting places IN tho county
aforesaid, and that these places all situated
in tho town Of Lake CITY tho county OF Columbia
county, and were numbered one, two, three and four
VOTE
lie further says that large majority, and, in fact
tho great bulk OF the negro the polls
numbered two and three, That ny law
each poll was furnished with copy OF Inc
registration list OF the county, aud upon which Il
was tho duty OF Tue inspectors OF election 10 cheek
said copy 10 the County Clerks Office OF the county,
with tho poll list and returns from such precinct.
Dcponent says that th" copy Of the registration Inst
used Precinct No. not returned 10 The Clerks
Office, as r. CURED by law 10 tho knowledge OF this de-
part Of record OF the County Clerks Office,
and cannot be found,
Dcponcnt says the poll lis. required by
law 10 be Kept by the inspectors clerks OF election
In Precinct No said county, and TO be returned by
said precinct officers. was never returned by said ON
to tho Clerks oicc, IND that the lost
Is now part Of the records OF the Clerks office Of
said county. ~
He further saws TINT he has examined the re-
main!ng portions OF tho records tho Clerks
ONCE and lnds that about lfiy-one OF the per-
sous who were irsudulent'y registered, as herein
before stated, voted the republican ticket
tho day Of election for Presidential electors III
1876 in tho county aoresstd that no has good
to believe and docs believe that nearly all OF the
naming number OF the ITO persons illegally registered
voted at the precincts where the record was
or lost, MS hcrcinbeore stated.
Deponent further says that said A. A. Hoyt Is
q fugitive from jushcc. no having been Indicted for
and said Indictment is now pending In the courts OF
.1s county as WIN moro iuy appear ~ %. records
Sworn TO and subscribed before mo- lllh day OF
JOHN vINzaNT. JR, Clerk circuit Court, Columbia
AFFIDAVIT OF THE CLERK.
Sfdk or FLORIDA, Columbia county, a:-John VIM
z,nt Jr. being duly sworn, deposes and says that be
Is tue Clerk Of tho county OF Columbia, state OF
Florida. AM tho keeper and custodian Of
the o sa Ss
county on tho Zs.h DAY OF January. 1877, and sue
cseded ono A. 4. Hoyt; who vas The Clerk Of tho
county during the year 1876, and 10 the date OF tho
appointment OF TINS deponent.
Dsponent further says that no has examined tho
record OF the election held In said county tor Pres
dental electors In 1876 and finds that tho copy Of
the registration list used BY tho inspectors Of cleo
| never came into the possession and custody OF
| this deponent as such clerk. That tho poll list
which should by law nave been rel turned BY inspect
ors Of precinct No. 2 Is not tho Clerks ON CO.
and Lover came TO The possession ana custody Of this
dcnonent as such Clerk, and Is not any paat OF tho
| rccorns Of said otlco
Dcponent further says that tho original registration
book kept by said Hoyt as clerk Is In his tdeponcn,
and tho same now part Of tho records
| .; said county. That he knows A. A. Hen
| derson, and that he Is informed aud bo-
loves that said Henderson was tho deputy clerk OF
said Hoyt during the time stated by SAID Henderson
in his AFFIDAVIT. Deponent further says that no has
examined the said registration list, and nds that tho
nnpos OF tho persons mentioned In snd Henderson y
affidavit wore registered in the handwriting oil said
| Henderson.
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dicted Tor tho fraudulent repatriation mentioned
IN said Hendcrsons affidavit, and that said In
dictment IL now pending IN the Court OF
said county, and that said Hoyt q
fugitive from Justice, he having escaped from tho
custody OF an officer having him IN charge on said
Indictment. JOHN VfNZANf, Jr.
Sworn 10 and subscribed before inc April IL, 1878.
[SeaLl W. N. Ives. Jr, County Judge.