New-York tribune., 1872-11-06
-AT rHE FEDERAL OFFICEs.

Commissioners Stilwell and Davenport sat Ill
the United States bnildng, in ChamDersst Tor the pur
pose Of examining Of alleged attempts toyOe fraud
ulently Only one case came before Mr. Silwen, who
Immediately discharged the prisoner. 1t appearing that
he did not know that his naturalization papers were
fraudulent Nineteen persons charged with attempting
to vote illegally were taken before Commissioner Daven
port and every one of them eventually discharged
In most of these cases appeared that the accused
when they went to vote. the numbers OF their
places Of business instead OF tho numbers OF the resi-
denees from which they had registered.
Thrtyour cases Of alleged fraudulent voting were dis
missed by John Kennedy, Marshal Sharpes chief clerk
on the ground that they too trivial TO send before
Commissioner Deputy Marshal Patrick Carey. charged
with being drunk and disOrdery, committed In de-
fault OF 500 ball. .rr.I
The business at Commissioner John A. shelds's Office
No ~ University place. In the With Assembly District
and Fifteenth Ward conducted quietly There were
few commitments. though about score Of cases were
brought up most of them or irregularities in registration
and dismissed. In the forenoon, Timothy McGrath
rested on warrant issued by Cei s4pefSlsp%r %
wrong residence McGrath claimed that the mistake
was made by the registration clerk and not himself
Alter a brief examination of the ease Commissioner
shields held the accused but admitted nm 10 Dais III
81 900. Richard G.. Duffy being bOndsman John MeaEher
from the Thirteenth Election District OF the xth AS
sembiy District was taken before the CoInhlssl9ner
charged with falsely registering vote from No 200 west
Tcnth-st The warrant was Issued by C0mnlssloner
Davenport and Commissioner Shields held the prisoner
10 bail III u 900, AnureW MelNllle DeeOnihg
BEFORE COMMISSIONER osborn. - ....
Roger Foley Of No 44west Forty forthst was charged
with fraudulent registration His vote was challenged
and he WAS arrested and taken before Commissioner Os
born. Foley had removed from his place Of registry
since the registration polls had been closed Itappeared
however that there attempt at fraud inasmuch
as he had not removed from the election or Assembly
District IN which he had registered and therefore
discharged on his own recOgnizance to appear when
summoned William Campbell OF No b95 Tenth-aVe was
haf, fltp "A
tempting to vote Illegally IL appeared that ne had OD
tanned first papers, not from The clerk OF court NV
ing jursdicton at the political headquarters IN 1903
1t furthermore appeared that he had obtained his 3onu
papers the day after in defiance Of the Law winch re-
dures the lapse of interval OF two years between ho
Issuing Of first and the second paper IL appearing
that there nOintended attempt az fraud the pilOc
was discharged his own recOgnlzance Dut Nds hOt
allowed TO vote. Richard Gallagher of No 55l west
Fort y-secOnd-s was charged wth registering unucI
false address Ii appeared that he had gwen te lgu
address but Of tne inspectors OF registration hu ot
taken il down correctly. Gallagher was Kept III the
Commissioners Office until after the pois had cioseu'