New-York tribune., 1872-06-17

nersons TO be used by naveborn and and 70
Eens and aliens in falsely registering Ss ecion And
that 10 accomplish these frauds, as wen rs dtrard
kindred character gross negeSt E nr1ose ETeyaed
IN some of the COURTS and that the same lnuences
shielded the perpetaSI IN .rTese thew have through
the agency Of judicial officers ana others We
the duty OF esptH S al sbame of This
neglect of duty and disregard OF law' ~ SSS,hectiv
as to eyince ,,acnn GrlnlnS anS Gacrgs Barnard
vi shows that In 1868 the Supreme Court "ioh % u M ~
Sne nS te IN pstaged greater number Of persons
than had before, with one exception Deen MAUI p
oeeher i'm any one year the being done by Judge
Barnard, and the number naturaIec penY lVVsS, ai ~
hat the Superior Court naurazed 1887 in OCTOBER oil
the same wear about eighninths OF the work being done
by Judge McCunn These figures Delng alded 'oSe @
yiOus years and about "a times greater than the gs
number in any preceding year Ihe mgnest nups u 100
naturazed in one day in the Superior Court was 1iVy
and the supreme Court by single judge $780, the uaS
average Of the latter being us ,uo.or,od I, "a
manifest the business conducted by Judge MeCunn
with an indecent haste wh1h ,h ,he Iei'Ii law or
prevent the frauds which he had such ao9n, !,
LtbouS6 oniy 17Sl5 applications could be found in the
Superior Court three OF the clerks OF that court
court durne the period named was 27,s97 The differ
ence between this number and those on ME was not
accounted for except from other evidence wcn SHOVE
that an immense number Of fraudulent DauralZatons
were issued by both courts baches sometimes OF $50
IN
cases not being in the room and that large quantities
were sent 10 various counties, and 10 persons
who never appeared in court to procure theln, H.
Certain persons appeared as witnesses for applicants IN
both courts a great number Of times John Moran nav
ing been witness behalf OF 455 applicants ID ~ DAYS
In the Supreme Court ana for 200 applicants during ~
,iaVe in the Superior Court In many instances the
clerks with the knowledge and sanction or the Judge
heard applications and granted certificates OF clzen-
ship and that numerous persons were engaged IN pro
curing and selling, giving TO aliens ana others, Ger
f6caee OF naturalization thus fTaudulenty procured
on election day hundreds OF those on whom Judge NC
Cunn had frauduently conferred right TO vote were
arrested while attempting 10 exercise that rght' anu
taken 10 the various staonhOuses IN tins city, anu
Judge McCunn took the place OF the magistrate AT
Jefferson market and released the criminals as soon
as they were brought before him. He also attended
in person at some the statOn-hOuses ana ordered
their release the moment they were brought IN
It is now claimed that, remembering that Judge NC
Cunu and Judge Barnard candidates for reelection
AT that time on the ticket in whose interest these alleged
frauds were committed, the motive which led them TO
take part in the scheme In great measure per
sOna One for they personally Interested ia the re-
suit of the election I'm which these fraudulent eertncates
were 10 used And IL is also claimed that as tneee
frauds were not fully cOnsummated until the eecuon
had taken place. and that these corrupt judges were
personally interesed in and benefited by their execution
being as they were the partial If not the sole cause
of their rfeecOh--they should be construed as nauds
committed during their present term; ana, therefore,
proper cause impeachment or removal at the present
time,