, 1873-11-03


When, Mr. O'Hara WAS callod before Judge
Williams to explain no it WAS that blank COM
missions signed With his uame, and stamped
with the official eea1 wcro scattered all over the
pity, he erept out OF the dilemma by deliberately
stating to tho honorable Court TINT the blanks
were stolen By reporter, which was not true.
The Court condeHcending1y stuffed that, in the
belief Of tho Court, Mr. OHara would not be
guilty Of issuing blank commissions, and Mr.
o'Hara got off scot-trce, and his naturalization
mill rau as fast as over. That frauds have been
perpetrated, however, there is no room to doubt,
lud perhaps hlr. 0'Hara will DOW riso and cx-
plain the following case:
A CASE THAT NEEDS EXPLANATION.
Robert g. James, living On Clinton street, near
Adams. went into saloon near by to drink d
glass Of beer, when the bar-kceper asked him X
he had Lis papers. He said he had not that be
was not long enough in the country. "Oh,
that makes no difference" responded tho bar
keeper, "if you want to ,vore I'll get you the
sign that" And thoreupon ha handed him
paper which james signed. james went away
md Thought nothing more Of it, until two days
after, whom the bar-keeper handed him doou-
ment, of.which tue following IL true copy:
United States Of America, State af illinois, County Of
De il remembered that, the 9Th day Of October,
Criminal Court Of Cook County, in tue State Aforesaid
Ghe % same @ @neing & SOM. q record having .eal and
ness at the Coast-House In Chicago, IN tbs county
Aoresaid,, Robert s. james. alien born, frce white
to tho saia cours to 10 admitted to becors nat,lral-
lied citizen Of tho United satcs Of America pursuant
that subject and The said applicant having tereupon
produced to The Court record tesnony, ahownR that
be ,las hesetofoEe reported hinisolf, and aed hia
nf }bfn TIL
United states accordng To thu provisions Of the said
,eye1ai aets Of Congress, and the Court be-
sppsant ~ IRON from ths ss1 9'fh .as al
fast9ryy , fv.de,.et, that the said applicant Inns
1t lea4 one year last past within ho State of iii
ools, and during the whole Of that time ho has be-
taehed to e principles contained lain il the % consttation
of tho United stases, aud wes-a!sposea TO ths good
yours aud Upwards huv1ng elapsed since Tho aaId a-
Pl.caat reported himself, sna led ais declaration Of ts
s e. u m o.h 1 s
the Constitution Of the United States. and tho usual
oath whereby he denounced al allegiance mud fidelity
eighty whatover, mud more particularly to tho Quesn
Of Great eat,,1 britain and 1reland, whereof he
hsvtng BEEN admustersa sst "on to the u eaia eai
spp,'esat By tae Clerk of sa!a Court Il was ordered
to all and singular the rights privileges and immuni
ties Of naturalized citizen o tho Unted slases and
that the same be certified by tho Clerk OF thlB Court
In testimony whereof haye hrts,lnto affixed my
hand and tho seal of the said Court at Chicago iu said
s ay M ae ea 4 @ ha
tighth
{sR4h,} clor4 4 R1n 'hs 9hAnsi SrInjnsi Court
Of Cook County.
Mr., James road the certificate through and snw
that it stated that ho had "perHolIalIy appoared'
kofr f,3tat IN, al In lind
been Ia the Criminal Court in his life, that "he
had applied to tho aaid Court to DO admitted to
become naturalzel Citizen" whom In fact lo
had never applied that ho knew Of; that ho Ind
@ Ind not % tat o Ind md a ed his % deolaration M ton of
hia intention," when In fact he had filed moth
ing; that oath announcing his allegiance to
Queen Victoria had boon administered to him
'by the Clerk OF said Court" whom in fact no
oath OF tha 2nd hal ever been Administered by the
said Clerk nor had he ever soon the said Clerk,
and in short, ho had been made actizon Of tho
Untod etatos on false protensos, and by fraudu-
lent rnoafR. Being an honest sort Of . fellow.
snd not kpowinH what kIn1 Of aorape he might
10 getting into, he referred the papor to hiH en-
ployer for advice, and his employer, q gentleman
of prominence and Of high standing III tic com
tnlity, immediately discerned tho fraud.
Now. will Mr. 0'Hara explain how TINT bar
how it camo that hiB namo and tho official seal
were nttachea to document fraudulent from
beginning to end !? Did any reporter steal tint
locumenE2 Did any reporter Hgn Afr. O'Iiaras
name to 1t, or stamp 1t with tie ofcial seal
who AaB charge Of the seal2 What
was tho object Of making q bar-keoper one OF
btu deput!es How many bar-keeeper doputica
has he scattered through the 5000 saloons in
The city. md how many "citizels" have beon
made III this way7 How many fraudulent votes
does he expect from this infamous practice {
These are questions which tho public would Nka
10 bayc answered. and tie attention of tho pre-
Hitling JudGa Of tho Criminal Court 70 called to
,- casn. i's:: :rs,. !,gn Fprwell will not bc az
l.uiout. or W o:.hiiy e.... !. 4s !.ee Wlllla1ns