The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-19

voting snor:-Johnson. Milne, Coe, wilkinson,
Wills, Fairchrd, Harmon, Soaring, Hall, sulwel
This district having been disposed OF the remain
Ing ones met with no opposition, and were there.
fore adopted, after which the board adjourned
until tomorrow at one O'Clock.
What the District Attorney Proposes 90 DO.
District Attorney Morris said:-I intend 10 prose-
cute the violators OF the Election law to the fullest
extent, and the penalties for the offences charged
are one years Imprisonment and fine Of $500.
The only arrests which have yet been made are
those which have caused to be made are those
or the inspectors who acted in the First
district OF the Sixth ward, and these are
now under bonds to appear before the
Grand Jury. l propose to bring their case before
the Grand Jury ut once. ! believe our republican
friends will have the turn. propose to arrest
forthwith republican inspectors IN two other dis
tricts. intend 10 procure warrants Tor the arrest
or inspectors and poll clerks in one district where
all or them are republicans and IN one instance
where q democratic inspector was forcibly and
| fraudulenty prevented from exercising his duty.
One OF the results oil the investigation am making
Is this:-One district In which tEe republican vote
| and majority have increased enormously over last
year excited my suspicion. l have men employed
| In trying to locate those whose uames and
address are on the poll Inst. Out OF sxty-lour names
| gave them are not to oe found at the residences
they are said 70 nave given. mean TO conduct this
investigation lmrartiaily, AMI | don't care VINO is
districts, now that have proviaed for punsning
elaring democratic fraud 1t is because / expect to
be helped largely by Mr.. Tracys committee In hunt
| Ing mp democratic frauds.
Co-OpERATioN FROM THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
In regard 20 the cooperation I'll Mr.. DAVIS, one OF
the prosecuting committee OF the Citizens Reform
| Association, Mr. Morris says:-My purpose in asking
for MIR. DAVIS cooperation does not seem TO be fully
pointed by citizens to- investigate election frauds.
mas been e. WORK for several days.
| associate who can use That evidence In connection
with myself. While shall gladly avail myself Of
Mr.. Davis assistance as lawyer, what desire Is
not 80 much legal help as MIR. Davis knowledge Of
the evidence his committee may have collected. l
deem myself TO I've fully competent to prosecute any
| case which may fall to the District Attorney. l
| have never called in assistance even in capital
were against me. believe the public are satisfied
with the way their business IN this regard was con-
Of e Citizens ana oox 'e
him to help me 10 prosecute any frauds that CON-
miJtee may have discovered.
CRIME IN BROOKLYN.
may add, am now closing service Of nine
| years in this office, have held the office longer
than any OF my predecessors; believe there IS no
city In the Union, OF half the size or Brooklyn, az
free from crime to-day as Brooklyn is. When !
the higher grade came over here from New York in
| pursuit OF their nefarlous business. nave made
Sn nave Sr ns an@
| clutches. { have the qualification or knowing
from, leading criminal lawyers Of New YORK, mat
Brooklyn is especially dreaded by the criminal
classes or that CITY, My brothers at the bar think
have been remorseess and relentless in pressing Tor
lieve we're burglars or assasslns-i may nave been,
| but ! meant right. Property and lie in Brooklyn
are the safer for lt, although bOtn are guarded by
very moderate police force.
| Regarding Brookyn's financial affairs Mr. Morris
says:-l believe the financial affairs OF the cty-ts
debt, &c.-w be found, after the fullest investga-
ton, to be as represented Mr.. Tracy and his as
sociates knew it. He has admitted MS much, ana
the investigator is not pushed forward because no
advantage to the republican party IS expected TO
come from 1t. Mr.. Tracy hardly DISCUSSES his
opinion on this point. After all that has been
charged, with the view OF helping the republican
party, 1t would never do nothing could be found
out.
The Row in the rifth Ward.
The row at one OF the polls In the Fifth ward, be-
tween district engineer Thomas Shevlin and John
Dcvhn, has not as yet been settled. Yesterday the
case was before Justice Riley, Devlin having caused
while attempting to deposit his ballots. From
what several witnesses say the assault IS
purely Imaginary on The part OF Devin !:
that no blows were struck, nor was he moiested.
The investigation Of the case has been adjourned
until Monday.
AN INSPECTOR suRRENDERs.
Michael Weldon, one CT the inspectors In the First
had been issued for his appeared before Judge
Walsh YESTERDAY and surrendered himself. The
Judge admitted him TO bail In the sum Of 500 10
| await the action Of the Grand Jury.
The Committee OF Seventy.Five.
The following is u list OF membership OF the Com
mittee or Seventy nve:-A. A. Low, $. q. Chltten-
Thomas Carroll Franklin Woodruff. william Mar
snail, Henry c. Bowen, George Kinkel, A. G. Davis
Wilhelm kuthud, Frederick Stein, John X J. Jur-
gems, Frederick Eggers, Augustus snow John I.
Martin, Edmund briggs. $: 3. butcher. +. A.
schroeder, George l.. Fox, George w. benson, e.
Perry, Lorln Palmer. B. +. Tracy, W. w. Goodrich,
r. N. Whiting, IT., James Escnwege, E.. J. WHIT.
lock, r. w. Potter Samuel Mclean, r. Cornell
White, George Ii. Roberts, A. ID. wheclocK.
II. G. Reeve, Robert tombstone, A. b. Daley,
Jones Jourdan, James Murphy. Andrew Gun
nlngham, A. w. Benson, q. X. Marvin, Dcmas
Barnes, r p Buck John T. Roife George l. Nichols,
Henry r Jones, Anurew Fitzgerald. H. ID. Poihe-
mus. Henry W. Slocum, A. J. Ormsbee, Daniel
Chauncey Charles lowery f. S. SANFORD. Jr.. uar-
vey Harrington, Abram Lott, Henry Sanger, l.. V.
d. Hardenburg. Herman Il. K0op, James u. ilod
skin, Ludwig Senior, Henry EverdIng, A. NJ. White,
John lialscy, Marvin Cross, William Richardson
Ludovic Bennett, A. j. Perry
In admitting gentlemen to membership the COM
mittee proceeds wisely. Partisan monves totally
lost sight OIL Only men OF character anu known
ability are suffered TO be placed on the roll The
names OF candidates are nrst presented the CON-
miltee IN open session. On motion they referred
to the Executive Committee 1t IL the duty OF this
body TO carefully investigate and inquire into the
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