The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-22
FROM NE w YORK


The Democracy 10 Carry the state by
Fraud-Forged Naturalization Papers
10 be Issued.
The sim to-day reports th the courts of New
York have been running niwht and day Tor
weeks. to natural re foreign born persons, ana
enable them to vote at tho ensuing election.
Many thousands OF new voters have been cre
ated this fall The vote OF New YoTk 1t Is nov
estimated viii be l60 00u, or 1000 greater than
ever before polled Robert Murray, Unite1
States Marshal, was satisfied that, IN addition to
the legitimate naturalization now in PROGRESS
many forged rtiBcates OF citizenship we're
being issued. After long and asslduous endea-
vor through his agents, he discovered that one
Benjamin b. Rosenberg, claiming to be chair
man OF the Tammany Naturalization Com
mittee, was procuring blank papers fom
the Supreme Court, stamped with the
official seal, and signed Charles e. Loew,
County Clerk. By employing some shreTd
agepts, he obtained indubhabe evidence of
fraud. To effect this, he drew up great many
fictitious names of men who never existed, nc
residences which had no sub tantial foundation.
For these imaginary aliens his agents were en-
abled to obtain, at two dollars each, large
number OF certificates OF naturalization, duly
attested as above described from Mr.. Ro5en-
berg the Tammany Chairman. The mode of
doing this was in this wlse:-The agent called
upou Mr. Rosenberg with pfomlscuous list
of twenty or thirty names, some Oh wn'Ch were
complete, some without initials and residences.
For such of the names as were complete, MIR.
Rosenberg, it is alleged, was in the habit OF
once, enjoning upon the applicant TO complete
the list as soon as possible, when the others
should be procured. The runner, entering by
private doorto the Supreme Court tchamberiWould
come out in few minutes with the docu-
ments stamped and signed for the invisible
voters, and soon after they were transferred to
the Marshaps agents on payment of cash. This
thing was followed up until the Marshal had got
halt ream or so of these papers. Rosenberg
showed one of Murray's agents his book, on
which $500 names OF persons naturallzed
through his office were inscribed, and stated
that he had sold seven thousand of such papers
to applicants this fall. Furthermore, he offered
to deliver any number of such documents for
cash 10 any one who could be trusted that
wanted them. Marshal Murray yesterday ar
rested Mr.. Rosenberg in the name of the United
States. His authority for this procedure is
Brigh,lys Digest. Mr.. Rosenberg was speedily
taken before United States Commissi ouer Os-
borne, when the folio wing charge was preferred
against him:-
United States Of America, southern District Of Ne,o
ira % S Shs Unsg6 s6 states Gay
swoGn doth deposs and say tha ne Is sss and
Resenberg a. whose no. SU first name Is TO the deponsns
unknown, but who was then and Is now a M em6sr OF
York, called and known rs a naturalization com;
oounteret ana eau and oTocurs 10 be fsi aely made
forged and cOunterfeted five certain certificates and
evidences hereto attached aud deponent, there
fore charges said Rosenberg with violation Of sec
1873 entitled IAN act the regulation OF seamen
ates;' and the said deponent iurther says that he
of the accused by the testimony of three reputable
Witnesses who know the facts aforesaid to be true
to the alleged coune eitlng and forging false cer
Gates Aforesaid. ROBERT MURRAY, Marshal.
Sworn 10 before me this 2lst day OF October
United States Commissioner.
Assistant District Attorney Allen appeared for
the Government, and stated that defendant had,
in violation OF a statute of the United States
which defines as felony the making of false,
fraudulent, or forged naturalization papers, or
the selling or uttering OF tue same, sold hun
dreds and thousands OF such false, fraudulent,
and forged naturalization papers, the papers
being fully made out and having the seal of
competent court attached TO them; only q blank
space being lett for the insertion of any name
any party chose TO insert. The defendant had
been engaged for q number of days at this
nefarous business at No. 6 Centre street, and
had sent vast quantities., flinR, npmer9us
or the STATE.
The examination was then fixed for to. morrow
at p. NJ, and defendant was held in default
OF $40, 600 bail, and committed to Ludlow Street
Jail. - ....
There is evidence that parties stood ready 10
guarantee, for a sufficient consideration, any
majority Tor any office in any district that might
be required.
The arrest has created immense excitement
among the New York Democracy.