New-York tribune., 1868-10-23

had been here hTS hnton p 10 years In ths country had
voted before came over AZ M nrn tod him he was already
"0s d was about destroy the papers wneh ,1
clerk said something & to s hys his seercate As
on very MS 10 be registered without naturalization:
the intended 10 be ee GWEN given or sold to some
,hep Thornton. one Reid applied 1f 10 aai n@ate nor
ehtgharred soldier but produced neither ger ,od in
aher evidence than his own sailor re asp dpy sa
like manner Both were passed II s To- be observed
ihaf aIthough the expressly prOvldes th e 80 hi
" nnlcaut Is not be taken on the suojGt Vi s ne
OF te a "freauenty as not The judge asks him only
nm that point Ii IL hardly necessary 10 say ,at a.. % @
yery slightest real examination would toppe over 'e III
' ',ay" of forgery and perjury moment, especially
VI M most the acquaintance Of applicant and witness
s Mers arc of more than about is minutes standing
one striking feature OF these cases is lle
country between the ages of II aud years and that
too whether the applicant be between ~ ana 80 Sr pc
as 81 and had been "a years in this country Instead OF
rejecting the case, the following eooqy LOOK
place after this evidence had been given: Judge mcCuh
:" How old were you when you arliyedP' Answtrm
IN" Judge"Iow long have you been in this country T.
Answer-"3l." Judge" How much Is IL from 81 y no
answer How old were you when You cam came 10 t vns
been in this countryf ~ Answer-"l2 years" judge
How much II and 2p No answer Judge-"l
whcht the Judge stopped the witness III MS at
tempts at prompting the applicant o.. -,
During one VI my visits to Judge McCunns cOurl, oI
abOut hours duration, noticed one man appearing,
think, 80, but not TO exaggeraie. VIII say 70 tiies
NOT should think eight times 10 the name. be-
he represented ~ to 10 different names IN mr. 20 10
80 appearances His fayorite name, and thht in Wnch
he generally testified wltuess and Which, heTeoIcs
probably his correct name, is Dunphy once i %heh no
pprared under probably his seventh eighth aids, an
swering TO the Iame Of Goteb sper, as witness ior
Keutch and directly after keutch being Mltess l3r
him, as Gotieb rpier-Or lie might have been keutch,
and the other man Gocib sper, cannot speak WIN
certainty as to which II was-the Judge sniI 10 nun
" Yos srp iudse-. rarely mistake a face I've
Won u1 he q
day ~ Answer-" quite s9re' sir J@dgTMSo Veil
I'VE no doubt You are an honest wilnessto applicant
-" pass aud get your papers = III nequ1hnus
isHced some applicant stood forward either had
not been prmed with the conditions of success, Ir was
hot willing to state what was untrue nd on tne 1"Iso %
asking him hIs age ana how long lie hdd Dteh III tns
country it would appear he had arrived after ne ma n & T
taned the Of Is years when the Judge Non sei % @
To back IN two years when lac would hhtuihLe in
From an individual inns rt1estea Tnoi ooiursl,tISn
have obtained the folOwing-the facts Aie capDle Vi
act aud ega proofs As lie left the Court e Was hcoostu
by man who had just served as "lLSss ~ iU sui. H. r
pcant, who asked him II lie wanted MS papers. ne t.
Piled, Yes, II can; but the Judge says cam ha,I
new friend, by whom he was conducted to an once III
whom he gave his name and address The latter filed
up form which the foreigner recognized as sim
ont reading IT, This time he read Il, and
finding il contained statement that he came 10 lhi7
county before he was is, lie said lie cond not sHh ~
Well, never mind, are you good Democrai" said the
clerk. My informant able TO answer thls IN the
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cratic principles having cost him hs fortune ana caused
hIs expulsion irom his native country lie tem saw ,ho
who had aCoOsted INN go away WITH another man,
and within 20 minutes one Of them returned bringing
with him a certificate Of naturalization made out IN my
informants name which duly handed To him, and
Grant rIpaiued 10 lm the nature Of the fraud which
had been pripetraied, aud warmed him not 10 make any
use Of flc certificate thus fraudcnty issued, Dul 70
nrcseryc h for production 10 court pt the proper time
told HIM. also, TO 20 aud declare bis mteholsi ana t"O
years hence he having betu ~ THIS country aicaa! Vlt
four years lac could apply for s eenc4te OF nataianh
alton. Strange to say, although my informant s"H
clearly enough tho iniquity of the pclJuiy ana
forgery, he 10y no means alpr'IhiaeI h iy Ty,ur mr.
cured certhCate lpad several ysits 10 The Court hed
by Judge McCunn Who always behaved WIN kreAt 'ou,
t.y ms did ali his officials whose conduct in that respect
lac carefully watched over But u the ptuceeuiuFs,
have described occurring IN MS Court mn't M lho
mind OF every honest American with shame aud lhdlgha
uun words fail to express the turptude ui the n'ecu
mgs in Judge Barnards Court HIS Court i heId irom
O'clock AT night 10 various hours, uomluay O'Clock,
nws: batch of afdayiIs being brought up, the clerk
calls over the of apple ants aud witnesses uti
from 10 To 100, even 2UO ptif1lt ate Fl tIc p''i
around three four OF i've copIcs OF the Bible. A. fact aA
fhe clek call. ont he nance he hands affidavit
10 tho Judge. who, without putting sihg" question 10
snge indlyidual signs every When all have been
gone through aud all have been signed by the Judge n
oath is administered To all the nppcanis III one eateh
arrived than three year, before attaining "l
age has resided five years Ia TIC United etHita ahdiu
tie last one year tic state Of New York Judgc Bar
nArd then the witnesses n lump that teir an
days tfue but 10 each batch 81 Iom ITO 70 20 mere
are not probably than Four or h'e Nthersea Iot
tne lot An incident which would be amusing " II were
not TOO sad occurred occasion; mah oi me name
Lush called ~ by The clerk as he NaS calling
the names aud the clerk told him 10 get hs witness 10
slgu hi. affidavit. Lush looked about hiu ana rdid
tncr End OF tlIc Court heard him: don't know Who
he s your honor" Nevertheless. THIS man received hs
certificate. As the Judge Argus The papers hnhdth 20
Inn by tho clerk they taken from hi, aud handed
10 other clerks Who nom them, h up ic 'rtuhcates 1i
naturalization, which arc all prepared lh hsEn naoh
with the seal OF the Court affixed beforehand leaving
nothing but the name To- be inserted As th' '"nuo Ps
sued By Judge Barnard 10 prevent Tie loe,. slnsS III Iis
Court being observed has been already dthouhtcu Adh
likely TO form the subject OF action 10y Tue OAR yIose
rights and privileges are thereby ouitHF,u'l ap5lh
nom further notice here Of that portion oi Ms conduct
has been subject Of boastng ihai artc hhnD,r 3i
Rebel soldiers nave been naiuiaI,n. ia 'c 10 80 ~
edge OF the fact beyond hearing lhtsc DpLsir Dut Ho
fact is highly probable even De Juuse 'i'CIh, NIo
before Judge Barnard as above tetu' fu'n nan
would only have 20 present hims'll fI lho phII
pose and ho would certainly De hatnlalzeaii ,l...'i
on man presenting himself as ;t, dl;StnasSa
soldier before Judge McCuun. ana tiauhs ne
has lost ms discharge. that Judse at 3hce passed ms
pinned up having apparently lost his arm, inc Judge
I'D: "Yonr arn.iess sleeve II ;:"s- best c'ft'hc'
TmSre m"rn tani, he goes TO Room No H. HIS witness
stands outside while he goes IN Behind long dehluesA
are seated three clerks, fourth clerk stands at !he
further Nindow, in which IS fixed Temporary wooden
desk aud II stands the seal OF the Court As the pased
sPpISSS5 s I6S 81 one to each u tie %ins
clerks. who, thereupon fills up the cerncate OF natuIa
zati0n ana hands 10 the seacer who collects ono ot
tic red tickets subscribed NJ D. Gale Chairman Natura
zaton Committee. 1ammany lIal ~ lieu o eutiyhcy Tor
the payable each certificate slampa the Court
seal aud hands the certificate to tho Applicant have
been Informed reliable authority that applicants Tor
uauT yatOn who had been heard to express Rn utcu
tio 10 vote for Grant had whenIawuly enttled0
their certificates, been roughly handled ana hustled
about as 10 compel them To- leave Nth4ut gpthlng
the same WIS not at first disposed to believe ths but
from what saw in Judge Barnard's Court, have no
doubt Of ITS being true M 10 ME Court.
Personally received great p0lteness Hom Judge
McCunn and through his order ana example iOn an oi
the officials OF his court Indeed great pains were thaeh
10 impress Inc with the idea that all was being conducted
legally and Justly his court; aud had my observations
been confined 10 what could actually In hs court
had had opportunity Of getting behind Tue scenes
should have perhaps, concluded that gUody proportion
OF his cases were fairly entitled 10 naturalization con
siderable number OF certificates having the seal OF the
.tI tha