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1348 JOURNAL Ofc PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 29,
to the 215, shown to have been lost, makes the precise num-
ber 219 of ballots in the excess of the voters. But the most
remarkable thing is yet to come. While the Democrat and
Reform Clerks both agree as to the number of legal votes
872, that entire number is given to Mr. Carroll, and to Mr.
Harris, is kindly donated the 219 ballots in excess. As
might be expected we find here changes in the officials and
misconduct on their part established by the evidence.
In the 1st precinct of the 16th ward, we find the vote as re-
turned at the Municipal election 12:10, and at the State election
1121; a loss of 89, which, however, must have been much
greater from the reign of terror shown to have existed there
ly the evidence of Manly, Peacock, Kugler and the two
Browns. For it must be remembered that the places left
vacant by the undeposited ballots of intimidated voters, were
systematically and easily supplied by repeaters voting on
their names, or by the simpler process of just putting in the
desired number of ballots. That this was done by persons
well qualified for the work, is shown by the fact that the
election officers were, in part, in the State or city employ ;
that there was a change of officers between the two elections,
and supposed Reformers turned out to be Democrats, and the
evidence further proves positive misconduct on the part of
the Judges and Clerks. With these facts before us we are
not surprised to find the Reform majority of 428 at the Mu-
nicipal election converted to a Democratic majority of 75 at
the State election.
In the 1st precinct of the 18th Ward, the vote at the Mu-
nicipal election was 942, with a Reform majority of 172.
The vote at the State election, as returned, was 1185, an ap-
parent gain of 238. But we have an"excess of ballots over
names, (the books of both clerks agreeing exactly,) of 494;
from which deducting the apparent gain of 238, and we have
a real loss of 256. The cause of it is given in the testimony
of Delia, Eigenbrot, (Democratic clerk,) McGrinnis, (Reform
clerk,) Kiester, Zapp, Ross, White, Hall, Bowers and many
others. These witnesses show here an organized band of
rioters, led by the police, and beating, firing on and driving
away voters, especially colored men, who form a large por-
tion of the voting population of tnis precinct, and numbering
nearly 900 legally registered voter.
In the 3rd precinct of the 18th Ward, the poll books show
onlly 86 names of persons having voted, but 919 ballots an
excess of ballots over names of 834. It also appears that the
Reform vote was 218 at one election, and 216, at the
other, while Carroll's majority is 187.
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