New-York tribune., 1870-10-22
constituents OF Mr. Brooks with sufficient dscernmont to
applaud his expulsion from the Uouse
POWERS OF UNITED STATES SUPERVISORS
TnEiR DUTIES AT THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION

POWERS OF UNITED STATES SUPERVISORS
TnEiR DUTIES AT THE BOARD or REGISTRATION.
The case of Philip Cantlin, James Burns Patk
Cnnen, James McCarty, and VIM. McCsrty, charged
with obstructng Richard OConnor Supervisor OF Eleo-
on 'he performance OF his duty at the registration
IN NO. 81 Greenvchst.. brought up yesterday be-
fore Commissioner Osborne, who made the following
decision:
The facts show In this case that Richard oConnor act
Boarn o. Regisraon OF the Seventh Election District OF
% he @ rss msrn challenged Daniel leary who proposed
ms name 10 I've registered qualified voter, upon the
0,hu ,hat Lcary when he frat appeared to Register
n ~. ,nst ne was born In Ireland and had not taken
hour and came back with certificate of patra azaton,
by the Clerk thereof and With This document in bis hand
ne he caiinen the right to register He was again chsl
and thereupon the supervisor ordered policeman in
ainndsnGe to arrest iesry and aided him IN so doing
and said Supervisor the said Supervisor assaulted
shd n.erieed with In the discharge OF his duty as
All the powers granted to the supervisOnrs embodied
~ tne ON section Of the act OF July h 1870 wherein Con
follows;
ssPey-or' sntso,e .n pisces fId for
, f on , "a &c cDS S.s and sS0 !. 4 D, Tss. .pS
propoS .. regtste-sd and sny ooe sbs pr.
vent any Peson from sy % the acts sshet Sa
y, said or ab IN pr,ysnar hndesg mor.ny
~. a,S son n respect Of any 'uO sc'' 'a.l be sg ola m'
Now there Is evidence that the Supervisor in-
teriered with IN ns right to challenge his right TO at
tend, or was prevented from challenging intercred
with or Dolestcd while attending at the place Of regis
tratOn but the evidence shows that while ne aiding
the policeman In arrcstng Leary, he was interfered
with. In what capacity As supervisor OF rs pr-
Nte citzen aiding ia the arrest Certainly not aS a
Supervisor.
The Law gives him. "a Supervisor no power to order
rest OF aid in the arrest under the act Of July H. 1870
III called on by the Policeman Of the cOni
tns and was assaulted then no has his redress under
Tie STATE law. The rgh Ia challenge in section OF the
act docs not carry with IL the right 10 arfest the hight
to order arrest, but simply 10 challenge and pro
test against having Leary's name registered.
What the Supervisor did n aiding policeman
not In the discharge Of his duty under his cOIDmissoD
but private citizen called upon by the officer or by
the voluntary act Of himself -uppUsing he had the power
fully examined the twentieth section of The Act OF May
g. and unable 10 find that the acts Of the defendants
fdll within the puryiew Of the statute.
Believing that the Supervisor acted IN good fath IN
what he did respect to the arrest Of lry hefcrainy
cannot claim under the law by virtue Of which he holds
commission Supervisor the right 10 act outside OF Ms
power ana therefore his complaint under me laws o me
United states must be dismissed, and the defendants dis
charged, ana 80 order. JOHN A. OsBokN'
The writ ~ eerfi0rdri issued by Judge Cardozo to
have the proceedings before Commissioner Osborn i'll
the Pniiip Cantin reviewed not served the
Commissioner, Cantn aud the other prisoners in the
case having been discharged.
DISPOSITION OF OTHER ELECTION OPERATORS.
Michael Meares and Ephram Herman were held yes
terdsy by Commissioner Davenport, charge OF hay-
ing falsely registered their the former IN the
Eighth Ward and the latter in the Sixth Ward.
Teman Schroeder was arrested by Deputy Marshal
Anderson and brought before the same COMMISSIONER
charged with having falsely registered In the lNth DIS
trct o the Eighth Ward under the name OF John Moore
a legal voter IN the district. lie was heu IN soOV DlI;
The Comni- sioDer has about fifteen warrants out foT
the arrest Of persons charged with violations OF the ee
tiOn laws.