New-York tribune., 1868-10-26


not @ You belong TO no picked select few VIII nv which
e s ~ o Won to go to this piacei A. Marshal Murray;
Gentleman called at my house last Sunday and stated
that Gen Charles X Graham requested him to name two
or three men in whom he could cOnfde TO work this
up volunteered that is the first heard Of the matter
O. Is there naturalization office for the Republican
party al No Is Chamberss A. There is. O. Then there
l. no dn% IS S GSYps5 z Esre ed A. lhf
have been in there twice TO get naturalization papers for
men, and the difference ia that could not get them un
beer on one side of the room citizenship an the other
according TO the expression OF c9usel NIr. Bradyji
Mr.. Hilton insisted that inc ansSer to the preceding
question should Be fully given before the other question
CoSnsel for deicnse-I meant physical, tangible diff
Witness-Thcy give the papers at Chambers-st, in a
vault under the sidewalk they go through saloon TO
O. Who wrote those names for youi A. Marshal Muir;
those names @ TO Mr. Rosenberg did You mention them as
of real fictitious personsf A did not state
whether they were real or fictitious.
@ How many days last week did you perform service
as letter carrierf
The Commissioner-Ica cannot go into that inquiry: 49,,
Counsel for Gefense-lf public officer devoes ms
time to politics instead OF TO his business 1t ought 10 DC
known. 80 .,
who hods gre offices aud does not do ooTk IN any @
them. ~,
Office in ChamOersst A. did two; did not pay Tor
them; presume the Republican party did; knew tho
persons May June last they are members OF my
club the statements that made 10 Rosenberg are faSe
mentioned the President OF the Twentieth Ward En-
pre- CluD tIhOnaS COllOl because KNEW nun 10
welknowu Democrat, in good standing with the party;
O. DO you believe that the Republican party IL engaged
| IN making citizens Improper!
Tic Commissioner do not to 20 into those Ques
tons that is matter which viii entertain at any time
that an affidavit properly yOnched Tor Is ld before me
q. Have you made any efforts to detect legality in
the Republican paryi A. have not, because do not
believe it's members would stoop to snch mean work
To Mr. BTady-rhc persons whom had natnralizcd at
Cnambersst claimed To be legally entitled aud haI ner
witnesses with them. know Of no objection to Their
being naturaized.
Mr. Graham sought permission repeatedly to ask the
witness If he believed that the Democrats were all
devils and the Republicans sp0tess angels hut the Com
missioner would not allow the inquiries TO be answered,
saying that did not wish the assume political
Tie next witness Samuel Reynolds, said live at No
92l West Twenteth.st. am siorckeeper In a bonded
warehouse got naturalization papers from Rosenberg,
at No. Cenre.st MIN there IN the basement OF
the III Dorado there is agcrbeer saloon one side.
aud lot of naturalization offices the other all IN one
there tables there aud persons acting
as clerks u was last wednesday that hrSt saw ilu
same objection the part of The defense mat The time
| was subsequent 10 the commission of the o'h'e rs
charged. objection ogerrl -. and exception taken.
Witness cOntuuing-l called upon hlIn Win iis oi
some names To be naturalized; sald they poor
men ana did not want the trouble ana expense oI coming
| down town, they at work a. asked me now
many there told HIM seven nut that tere were
good many who wanted 10 be- uaturllzed and That
n could Eet these through would gct them natural
lied too; gave him list OF the seven namc, they were
Edward McCabe James O'DOnOho, James McCariy, Pc
ter Hassnm. John McNay, Bernard Quinn. and Edward
Dally they fictitious names; wrote them "a thty
came into my head asked bIm what tue cost wonid be-
he said q apiece; asked now lonY %nud tikr; hG
told him was busy and would call aElW agreed 70
call for them between and o'clock his was about lo
o'clock in the morning. sad there were good many
men about the gas works who wanted their papers ou
aud said would like 10 know what he won.d charge
Tor large quantity; he concaed mn te ro"id take teo
a2i,ars aDisG Jol "yh,l Co~ h"GyS1, a,,G Jo[ 6"a
all over The conrtrooml told him would scc tie par
ties next morning aud get alis OF cU and bring down
20 HIM. ana tai the committee iet desiron To pay inc
CJosssIaged~ was rcqacsted by Marshal Murray TO
60 TO MS 4c on tnht Vsry inotnIF nad a. ,' li tnS
thu az figtU %
on the election; fcc interest ~ tho campaign the
Statements that made to Rosenberg were false IL was
Pot much that WAS afraid uf big ur0uiy in TINS
State against the Republican party as botutc wanted
to break up the system Of ualuU4zIug foreigners Who
were not entitled 10 Citizcushp never had ANY old
foreigners voting wac were cutitlrd 70 citizen
ship; know nothing about the DONG, o the R'puhhcan
rariy IN No. 2j Chambers ST. have Tot been -ruca-
tai ~ naturalzng Foreigners Tor The last I've ycIH
To Mr.. COurtucyI was born in this city; have lived
IN the Sixteenth Ward since lJi
Iy counsel for rdcfcn,cY You spoke Of stopping frauds
nuafuralzlng citzcuS Whichof the tVu political parties
do you suppose 10 he most engaged iu theut
ne Commissioner do hot see any reason for going
into that matter .,.,...,.,...
snow that every WhcsH produced was sodl'h ~ h''lh
cIuIsiu and That hat certainly went To his crcthny.
Tie Commissioner said he hal uu objection to counsel
asking the witness whether hc believed thc Republican
party WAS uaturalk.ug citizens ImudnltHtF,
Ntnc,s-I wll assure you kuo" nothing 40 oil about
To COUNSEL do not know Mr. scap Tho proprietor of
the saloon No Ceutrc-st; do lot know hIu 10 De-
active Democrat Of the l6th ward.
80 Dolnucey.st; know the defendant nrt saw HIM
i he ,si, M and beside, me ao"n s,w a tSe
where naturalization papers were issued there were
clerks around tnCrc; had conversation there With
Roseubcrs askod him II hc could fLrni,h with four
sets OF papcrsfOr four different par q; hc told me he
could; asked HIM how much De- wanted for them, aud
agreed pay bin 81 the four papcrs; gave him the
names, and r tot nc come down there m about haif an
hour and gct te aper-; c NAMES tnat gave him were
James Brown. ". Hong, Henry Baum, aud August Diet
zcl; wrote down these names as tioy came INTO my
ned; they were fictitious names; won't back 10 hall
hour hc told hc did have the papers vet; that hc
I'D sent over and that hty were out VI cetAcac,; THAI
they were '-inF printed aud ii.t he would have them
a." soon as they were - aud he asked me 10
back Vent back several times: AZ last be nodded TO re
that he had the papers, aud went with hn into hh al
joining io0m' WicIc pd w. ana fPt te Ioh. p'p,.e'
tain the names which gave ~ Koseibcrg.
The crosscyamlatlou OF this witness Wds continued at
great length. but ueW facts were elected DIT. ora
nam mad much 10 -av about the evident perjury of the
witness did all n bis power To break down his ,s
mouy, but -ignally failed.
The examination 90 800 o'clock adjourned tIl TO
morrow al 10 o'clock.
EJEcuoS or AmEmcAN CITIZENS FHoM COURT
TO He Editor Of The Tridnhc. .....,.
SIR: On Thursday hlgnl my lne non nioigo '" I'i
nlrd, Justice OF the supreme Cont ordered number ot
American citizens to leave hs Cont and then addressed
the numbers awaiting the cOnerlug by hun of the rights
of citizenship. Justice Barnard i buh learned and abic
aud well knows that there are but TWO cases IN which
spectators legally be removed from COrft room:
rst, when the party is guilty of dsordery conduct and
second when one on . %he %29t = c,'X should Sf Kept
can he properly closed TO the exclusion Of public
and that Is when the crowd within Is 80 dense
due administration OF justice. The citizen has the same
right In tine halls Of justice tathO has IN the pnblc paris
or gardens. is not the preservation ahd protection OF
that right the bOundcn duty OF Inn 10 whom the people
public admire courage but not that reckless
which TOb5 theu OF IA cherished right The supreme
tribunal Ia the civilized world winch exercises or oven
claims the to st with closed doors ANA cxpe spec
tItOrs, except within the limitations already mentioned
Publicity is the first essential To the administration OF
purc and simple iustlcc Civis.