Q.  Do  you  remember  the  presentation  of  application  for  the
pardon  of  the  conspirators  known  as  the  ballot-box  stuflers,  and
who  were  confined  in  Trenton,  and  also  confined  in  Snake  Hill,
in  Hudson  county  t     A.  1  do,  sir.
Q.  Have  you  the  applications  here  ?     A.  Yes,  sir.
Q.  Are  these  the  applications?  A.  Those  are  the  applications
for  those  paroles  that  were  in  prison.
Q.  Aren't  these  all  the  applications  presented,  or  only  the
successful  ones?     A.  Only  the  successful  ones.
Q.  Were  they  all  presented  the  same  day  ?     A.  Yes,  sir.
Q.  There  are  32  of  these ;  there  were  32  in  the  State  Prison,
were  there  not?     A.  Yes,  sir.
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Q.  And  how  many  in  Snake  Hill?     A.  I  think  12  or  15.
Q:  Then  there  were  44  petitions  presented  the   same  day  for
the  pardon  of  these  conspirators  ?     A.  Yes,  sir.
Q.  "Who  presented  them  ?     A.  Mr.  McDermott.
Q.  Are  these  all  the  papers  there  are  connected  with  them  ?
A.  Yes,  sir;  that  is  all.
Mr.  Corbin — I  call  the  attention  of  the  Committee  to
these  papers.  In  the  case  of  John  A.  Whalen,  who
was  pardoned,  there  are  several  petitions,  signed  numer-
ously. In  the  case  of  Patrick  McGrath  there  are  some
petitions,  and  so  in  the  case  of  John  P.  Murray;  but
with  those  exceptions,  and  possibly  one  or  two  more
there  are  no  petitions  lor  pardon  here.  There  is  in  each
case  a  memorandum,  in  some  cases  in  the  form  of  a
letter,  but  more  frequently  in  a  memorandum,  apparently
written  by  the  convict,  like  this,  for  example.  I  will
take  the  one  of  Oscar  L.  Freiberg:

"  Gentlemen — I  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1854.
