The New York herald., 1872-10-21
FALSE NATURALIZATION.
The CamerOnian BrOther-in-Law in
a Bad elk"
Peculiarities Of Lancaster-The Alleged Fraudu-
lent Naturalization Papers-Frey Makes q
Statement to . Herald Commissioner
The County Prothonotary "Roped In"
to NcMellen's Little Gams-A
Country Alderman Dressed in
Little Brief Authority.

This Ia emphatlcally Dutch town. save In its
architecture, which is patterned after the Quaker
City, In oil other respects there Is nothing to dis
tinguish it from the abiding place OF the active
Holander. 'srhe Dutch have taken Hoand,n is a
favorite answer to the seeker after news. II we
change 1t to "the Dutch have taken Lancaster we
shall come nearer the truth saw, as seated my
self at supper Friday evening, that had struck
the headquarters for all the Mynheers in the town.
The landlord Of the "Blue Turkey -Cock"-that is
just as good name as any-is fat and Jolly speci-
men OF the native OF North Germany transplanted
to America. He Ia "hale fellow, well met" with all
his guests, new and Old and sets your mind at ease
at once by leaning familiarity on your shoulder and
asking, "vee you haf eetle OF de fish, or viii You
prefers meat2" Then, remembering one of his
female servants has been derelict in the matter of
tomatoes, sings out, "Sallie bring in de tunmat-
tussesl" ] found out the old fellow knew s0me-
thing Of
THE "POwRR OF THE PRESS"
for he approached me late in the evening with
very patronising smile ana remarked conndentialy,
"Youre o member Won de bress don't you ~ How
he had found me out so soon could not ascertain,
but asscnted 'Vell, ven you goes away you
don't pay no bill, ehp' was not long setting him
straight on that score.
Although Lancaster Ia o German town to all in
tents and purposes the bucOlic Dutchman, 1t
seems, Is not averse to turning an honest penny
outside the legitimate line OF his regular calling
In fine, he il fast learning oil the tricks OF
politics and turning his knowledge to pecuniary
advantage. II it be true, as Dr. Muhlenberg told
me few days ago. that forty or fifty Ger
mans came to him and offered their votes at 81 each
and upwards, the decentralization among our German
fellOw-ctizens is something frightfl. But this
remark, think, should be accepted with a few
grains Of allowance. DR.. Mnhenbcrg, a German, is
accused Of conspiring to stun ballot boxes and
Thaubel Is now under bail on the same charge
The next sensation, the principal one at this time
is the charge against Messrs McMcilen and Witt
lingcr. who are openly charged with distributing
FALSE NATURALIZATION PAPERS
II may seem to the ambitious partizan that every
thing is fair in love, war and politics. 1t sometimes
happens, however, that the "best laid plans OF mice
and men aft gang aglee." SO 1t has been in this
instance The adavits in both cases are so direct,
and the statements Of their makers so clear and
apparently straightforward, that 1t seems like folly
to doubt that there "is something in it,"
Through the courtesy OF Mayor Pyfer, ! was
shown one OF the naturalization papers, which it is
claimed is fraudulent The paper itself is correct
in every particular even to the signature OF the
County Clerk in Philadelphia, Thomas Ashton, ey-
cept the SEAL There seems to have been fraud
practised in aixing the seal, II in fact seal has
been used at all. Ordinarily Court seal will leave
an impression into and through the wafer and the
paper In this instance, the legend and letters are
very indstinct, ami ii is almost positive the large
red wafer was impressed before IL was
affixed to the paper. There IL way
OF getting an impression from stamped paper
with sealing wax and afterwards stamping an
other wafer with the impression thus obtained.
During the excitement over altered fraudulent
naturalization papers In Philadelphia some years
sncc Mr. O'Riera demonstrated how this could be
done.
ANOTHER EVIDENCE OF FRAUD
IL this: Both men swear positively that they never
went to Philadelphia after their papers but on the
contrary they received them at Lancaster. 1t is
required by law that every man get his own
made application for his first papers Both Of
these men are ignorant OF the law In such cases
work more complete, 1t is alleged thai McMellen
made a tool OF the prothonotary o. the county
without that gentemans knowledge. Frey made
the following statement to me last evening"
RECOMMENDATION four years and ak months never voted
risbnrs, September 2S $50; knew had been the
s sSs1 Ss iS s Ip tsT ws It.
thought Sa Tic wi "nen'I
said TO me Have you got your iirst parsrsf" ! said
papers hs saiS cs%s out Want You meet man
ss e. % =. Sa m TS%@
sssp %
Meyers Just before election and said, "How is it
%sMssn Wien &h he returned be ss,d ali risns
until ELECTION eel day. %Ss" began . shns sH Was ''' o
| CHEATED OUT OF MY RIGHTS,
regular ham1ns why hSyF been treated ,Is Esy'
% ha @ matter e.
Sa me Mss m e had a@ Ses S % S sSs and n oa 5 the
iwsni 70 gSrs, and ssg". sn lSar ana hail
s q eSs Nj lin t. o
M e saa we % hass ny Sm oo s ssfed n h M1se s eo
sD'isaa mes .s ley .ss s FF % rF s'lSr ss
rs ri sn 4 s s s IL % f
Ss them without going .sre west to vote The
IL Mr.. dsrensma",, ne judge q the Issson,
my y's a%S% a% usr ,nais a" Questions TS'
McMeian watched me very closely t9 See how Iysied.
why FREY BROUGHT THE SUIT
Saturday succeeding the election Chief Police A.
smith entered my place and oked me abcni not getting
and him % the paper 81 Ge sad sa san
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GSy
II will be seen from the above statement that
Mcclellan is alleged to have made Mr. Stauner, the
were all right, and with foresight that cyihced
good deal Of shrewdness, prevailed upon Mr. staur-
Ter to take the paper TO Frey. This was intended
to give 1t sort OF Official endorsement II is but
fair state in this connection that dr. Stauer has
cleared himself OF any suspicion oil connivance to
help McMellan's scheme
THE REPUBLICANS THREATEN
to make some developments ere long that viii
make 1t warm for their democratic neignbors. They
claim to have some OF the liberals in tighter situa-
tions than they know Of and promise to spring the
trap at early day. II they are really possessed OF
information eliminating the liberal management OF
this county they IL TO themselves and
the community in which they live to divulge 10 at
once. This is hardly time for child's play or idle
threats. Talk is very cheap here Just now, and its
influence frightens nobody. Accusations sup.
ported by afrdavits or evidence are the only me-
diums calculated to create a sensation.
IL Is said Dr. Muhlcnberg, the republican Col
lector OF Internal Revenue. has been approached
several times OF late with Overtures looking to a