New-York tribune., 1908-04-24
SAYS BOXES WEREOPEN
Thirty Tnsealcd, Says Doolng-
Some Ballots Scattered.

John = rp0oI.7z Cor1rnissio~s- ~ -ra 80sri -
Elections testified at the FfearstSforT@ recount
hearing in the Supreme Court Yesterday t7at -
had thirty ballot boxes in the sto-sEa I1ft IN Nt
street which were never sealed IT answer 70 ths
questions Of Mr. Richards. the Mayors counsel
during the cross-axan1fnatiou NJ po0irs said taat
he had visited the storehoUSe OF Ja1ua-T and rad
found used and unused ballots and stubs scattered
around the floor.
Those which he noticed. ne said. were marked =
the Republican and Democrat col;0-ns. but mons
were marked in the Independence Ia7s-Ie column
He admitted that he appointed 70 -is present.
place by AIavor Mcclellan and also trat soma
boxes containing unvoted ballots and stubs vera
found in the storage loft. where they had isn fo-
two months ungUarded
4 photograph said 70 have been taken n us
presence Of Commissioner DooI-rg. Nj Richards
and Patrolman Lay, was put in eviden-s Il showed
pile OF ballot boxes with rUbbisH and 5i-s OF pa
per scattered around the room M Dooi-g nd
of finding ballot marked in the Democratic COL
umn under steam pipe on one side OF t-e Tool
one Of the ballot boxes IN the photograph canset
NIr. Richards 10 examine the cou-llsS-oner- Ha
said that he had found the box in q corner sr1
that It contained defective ballots and some marked
in the Democrats and Republican columns Il 4p-
peared 20 have been pushed around, le said %
witness said that there we're no bars or grating oA
the windows OF the Mott street st'resolss' oLE
that a fire escape led from the ~ild7Es.
Stubs and ballots used ana unused. Mr. Doolns
said. we're scattered over the foo- OF the OFT
Before you were appointed. tJi.il-S949---I u
Elections YOU were counsel for the Mayor II taess
very proceedings. We're you not r-4rs1 1lr Doi-
son who took uD the cross-eNslli1art-- SHARPLY.
Il think 1 was associated with another counsel
for other parties 20 the contest. answered C2-'S-
sioner Do9Iiug Judge Parker. I 1e---rs rs2rs-
sented the Mayor"
Mr. Doson asked the witness about flz con-
fcrences with Ny Richards and his E-s-- q -
store loft with d Photographic and q 75---71.a''
Picking I'D the photo graph offered -~ sT-ls-,s, VI.
DoIson asked Nj Do0Irs - polu- og- 7-ar ne con-
sidersd a ballot in The picture TIE witness pointed
out Two and said that ne t5I made note Of ,.--'
ballots the floor OF the place. none o- r-s7i II
dependence League ballots There were from ..'
10 twenty ballots in barrel i- the -1r-- De- Na'-
John Nimphius. Of No. - East ifs-h street, -"-e'
the North side St1re8-s N8-s-1-~-. t-s,---- ~
70 the care Of the ballots t- The S-1GS- A1Na2le7
Ross was recalled to identify several H7t-'-
watcher
John W. Noble. no nsI caa-E= of al '- the %
lot boxes from the NIduaa--al L-----'-5 ar ~
Manhattan Storage Warehouse. testified ta4- 40
boxes from one precinct had no- been .-zael =
until November II.
For the most part said NJ Ne--7. --e Ss-'
in good condition. bu- some B.. ,1s1 Ne.s
broken" One box he said. had f8-s- 20 the s-Iss-
in transit. and was badly b-ok-.- IE-sr-7-ti- IL ~
Hughes. who was detailed 20 the 3ia-aa--t- r''.
OF Elections. said that be had found "a ~" e1is q
the long seals IoCsenef by the heat and pa~-7~
them down again PIrroT0ao Fe.-S ii sl...'.
other detailed policeman. testified -1 ts care -
the ballot boxes and t.slr contents.