New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-18
EVIDENCE UNSUPPORTED BY FACTS.

THE COMPLIMENTARY ELECTION CAsE-A
MARKED BALLOT WHICH COULD NOT BE FOUND.
The hearing in the Connolly Lindsay contested
election resumed by tho sAssembly Committee
on Privileges and Elections at the Fifth Avenue Iotel
yesterday morning. Mr. Erwin, OF the committee, who
has been SICK present for the first time yesterday
At the opening of the session Mr. Eccesne behalf Of
his client Mr. Connolly made statement to the effect
that since the last OF the committee evidence
had been found tending 10 show that in the first cleo
ton district Of the 18th Ward OF Brooklyn which is in
cluded in the With Assembly District ballot bearing
Mr.. Connellys name, on which was written In pencil
ID. Lins" had been counted for David Lindsay. Mr..
Fcclesinc said he gished 10 Introduce the evidence
The counsel for the sitting member objected but the
chairman OF the committee ordered the testimony to
James II. Renshaw was the first witness. He stated
that nj the last election be canvlSscr in the 9th
election district OF the Eighteenth Ward and that dur
ing the votes ticket was taken from the
pocket of any present aud thrown into the pile
Several City and County ballots had been found III the
State box These we're pleed In the pocket tue
ballots for member of Assembly were less by two than
the poll list called for
John ID. Feters, canyasser in the 1th election dis
rlc of the Seventeenth Ward testified that NIL the bal
lots taken out put back IN the boxes that the boxes
then sealed and put In the hands OF the police.
Joseph y. walmsley testified that u ballot bearing
Connellys name and having written on It In lead pencil
ID. Idns was found In the box and was counted for
David Lindsay.
opening the balot-boxes and finally decided 10 do so.
The balOt-bOX OF the 4th election district brought
Police CAPTAIN Rhodes OF the Seventh Precinct
was noticed that the seals had been broken 10 sufficient
extent to allow ballots to be put into the box. Captain
Rhodes explained TO the committee that tho seals hud
beeu broken the jong the box had received In being
taken TO the station house. Tho committee decided
NOT To omen that box until the for the broken
seals had been found out aud reported TO them.
The committed proceeded TO open the ballot box OF the
lat district OF the seventeenth Ward In the
nrocess of opening the box by the chairman every
waR described by him and repeated aloud TO the senOg
rapher. The box being open the committee carefully
unfolded and examined each ballot until the whole
tents the box had been ser9ined by the colaiitse
Tho chairman, OH behalf OF the committee, said: We
find no ballot OF the character described by the witness
Walmsley: further all the ballots had on them the
names OF Connolly, Lindsay or Collins There were no
erasures on any ballot. . . ...,-a,,aa tn,
the result of the examination by the committee lie
said 10 against tho sworn testimony OF thfee
witnesses. One OF the committee then suggested
that the counsel for Connolly be allowed 10 examine INC
ballots. his suggestion promptly decided against
ana respondent should examine ballots In the pres
encc OF the committee. To this Mr.. Br1ttOn maze scf
GUS objection Mr.. Ecclesne refused TO ha ve anything
10 do with IL unless Mr.. Btton did At length MT
wjud not make the examination, he was satisfied
with the committees efforts, but that II II asked OF
him as personal favor, under those circumstances ne
would agree The committee put the request on that
ground and the two lawyers emptcd the contents OF
fhe box on the table and examined the ballots Mr..
Ecclene unfolded the ballots and looked at each ono
very carefully Mr.. BrittOn watched Mr. Ecclesne
After the contents had been examined the counsel for
Connolly said: I deem II proper 10 cay that have
carefully scrutinzed every ballot IN that Dox ana nn
na snch beot as that described by the witnesses"
AZ tins poiOt the adjourned until saturday
morning AT that time the Coney sheridan case VIII
Mao lie resumed The summing up In the 5prague-Buss
case viii probably be made on Friday