The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-04

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voting, but who protested his innocence in very
vehement manner.
"Judge James, believe that II the oficer is al
lowed to go with this man to where ne says ne has
/ him.
Judge James in reply said the policeman had not
Judge McCunn then said he would go to his cham
pers ana grant writ Of habeas corpus for MO
Loughin and the other parties who were Illegally
arrested which he accordingly did Before leaving
inc chamber OF Justice in the Metropolitan Hotel
!udge McCunn characterized the affair as tempest
III teapot, and expressed surprise (which was
echoed by General Sckes, who was presently that 30
m nhn,n i .h was made over so small MATTER
adding that In city which polled over 10000 votes
it was small matter to have but q dozen Of
the Metropolitan Hotel were at least extra judicial
Judge McCunn, on arriving at his chambers in the
Superior Court on motion OF W. +. Howe, attorney
at law, issued writ OF habeas corpus commanding
the warden OF the city prison to produce twenty
RawIs, Joseph McEvoy, Samuel Fisher, John Cor
| liss, Patrick Coney John Hanna Robert McGun-
ness, jeremiah Mahony, John Smith, alias Lag
don Patrick Dwyer Adolphus r. Smith, John
| Haley, James Atkinson, Frank Pafer, Will
ra, Thomas Mulligan. John sheehan, Joseph
| Grtz, Michael Farrell and George Williams before
the Special Sessions court room. The writ was
made returnable at half-past ve O'Clock, at the su
peror Court, Cnambers put subsequently 10 Inc Is.
interested parties decided to sit In the Court Of
Special Sessions at the Tombs.
Judge McCunn waited at the Sessions Court until
after ten O'Clock but no return was made 10 the wrI
and he accordingly ordered the issue of an attach
| ment, directed to the Deputy Warden or the City
| Prison. Mark Finlay, to whom the haDeas was d.
! rected and to James F. Coulter. the Warden. Inc
| attachment Is as foows:-
| SUPERIOR COURT, CITY NEW YORK, SPECIAL
TERM-BEFoaE JUDGR MoCUSN.
1rss % Case oe 81
the Warden q the cy Prison q the city Of New York
Hon John III asca1D ass III JUST
Superior Court tho Sd day q Sose%bsS IS
s sa.. al: s. writ Ss1.
ns a. contempt Of GO court tn The oy
named REALTORS DO order that tho said smss E Coulter.
the Warden q s city s Il m, h SAD a as
COURT SSasoess street sail ely
The said Jane, E. Goasr and the said Marx Fin
Dated this third day of Noveueer sishesn hTnaScd and
| Justice OF the Superior Court.
| Mr.. W. r. Howe In making the motion for tho
issue OF the foregoing indictment, recapitulaed the
, the proceedings in the Metropolitan Hotel a. Star
Chamber action aud expressed hope that the party
and in,ulted the judiciary would receive his proper
reward. Before signing the Indictment Judge Nc
stated hat he @ rs ar az a .s ne
judiciary and to protect the people RON oppression.
II was understood during the stnS 81 me Cour ,
be discharged thu morning, their comnlttii oeiny
Illegal, and that warrants would be issued. on the
rcqusltion OF the prisoners FOR The arrest OF JudSo
James before he leaves the city.
ToIBS POLICE COURT.
Abraham Lin soln and william Bell charged Win
voting and tempting to vote Illegally, aud held on
! the commitment OF Judge James, OF the supreme
Court, were brought before Justice Downing NJ the
request OF tho committing magistrate. and released
giving bail In $500 each to await the result vi AN
cXamination.
| CASES SENT BACK.
| John Gibbons arrested in the Fourteenth ward Tor
| illegal voting was sent down TO the Tonos ON the
| commitment OF Judge James, with the exception OF
| the Important omission of the magistrates name.
Another prisoner also sent down from the Metro
| politan Hotel Police Court bnt no offence was set
! forth in the commitment. The commitments were
therefore sent back by Justice bowling for amend
ment
Yesterday afternoon Judge James sent . note 70
Justice Bowling requesting him to hold to baIl Pat
nothing in the note Of Judge James TO indicate the
offence for which the defendants were apprencndei.
the complaints against them, 1t y presumed being at
the Metropolitan Hotel Police Court. Justice Dow
ling denounced the action OF Judge James In the
severcst terms in opening court IN q public bar
room and committing prisoners , wnen there
%er' ad GIas uSoa That Class
Justice Downing thought It would be wise step on
home and attend TO mis- legitimate duties and leave
the criminal magistrates OF New York 10 look after
Tho defendants. Mcovorn, McCabs ami Martin.
were released OH bail.
James Giller was. arrested for obstructing the
arst poll district OF the second ward. He was
| held by Justice DOWNING Tor exaDlinaii0n.
| FOURTH DISTRICT POLICE COURT.
At Judge kellys court In the Fourth districs
court room Fifty street yesterday forenoon
there were two cases o. illegal voting, men named
Darke and Jones' from the lwenty-hrst ward. They
were committed for trial. The Court adjourned At
OfIcer John McGoin, OF the Twenty pro-
clint, was Yesterday brought before Judge Kelly, OF
the Fourth District Police Court, on charge Of Gre
afing disturbance at tue Fourth Election district
OF the Twenty-secon1 ward and assauting officer
whitman, on special police duty in this district
According to the aindavlt OF tho latter officer
who arrested the accused, McGioin. although being
on the reserve list at the station house, where he
should have stayed, came to the Fourth election
district poll. bean clect.oncering violently for tho
voters and on ms demonstrating with him pitched
into bin. Mciloin was compelled TO give 5000 70
answer the accusations preferred against him.
JEFFERSON MAgKEr POLICE COURT.
There were about The Usual number OF prisoners.
male and etnac arraigned at Jefferson Market yes
terday morning; but those whom the police officers
had apprcnenued for inebraiion seemed very much
the tor tacr sprces, rs battered faces, torn
ton established tho fact that taelr imblba-
lions had been OF an imnoierate character.
or the alcoholic stiTniants Of On inferior qualify.
iint 1t was selection morning." aud last night "elc;-
ton eyen when a IS exported that exc encnt must
forc thc n.aorsg OF The ..drdnksr were dis hargci
without the usual temporary cDrin til, and those
tnai suffered thai annoying detention were lAerased
before the al ogrnlueaf Ol the morning ion. 1he
females Ia one of two instances were also len!enty
deal VITA hut the majority having been inipe! Cd
by the same tceias perhaps ~ tncf hroLhcf prison.
crs. that "to do" c.e;tion time correctly they must
drink "dcep and long" were 'scnt below % yet
sober and reject urOn the vicis5tudcs OF this peril
ois are and rumluate over the query, that II Mrs.
Elizabeth Caiy stanton aud her cO-labOrer5 10 the
cause OF wonicns rights han heea slccetd iii
wOnc n could y0ie o. vel as men would uDb Tho
same clemency be extended to th0m az the stronger
sex enloyr
Afef the morning watches we're discharged. tho
Judge waiting pad lntly, MicaWbcf Ike. f1r some
thug 10 turn up. the court room bcng unus.ln
quiet its stiffness brokan ~ the entrance Of
olicers with the following approximations; 0t Illegal
voting-
OfIi~er Churchill, ~ the Eighieenth precinct.
charged Patrick 1carncy whose name waf regis
tered IN tie Nineteenth dstrict ~ TIC liIhic itth
ward with Visiting Tie Scvcuth distict Of tnc
ward. and there, after assuming shOifeT name.
swearing IN ms vote. DISCHARGE ~ GNn1 bal OF
SOD to answer III thg Courl ~ General stss Ons.
| Detective Reilly arrested Ih1iias EyAc. member
OF the Metropolitan Fire Depart cni, Tor attempting