The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-11
THE CHARL1CK INVESTIGATION,
Important TestimOny-John Kelly
Chairman OF the Tammany Hail Conn
mlttee OF Or&anizatiOn and Coroner
Richard Croker on the Stand.

III
Chairman OF the Tammany Hail Com.
mlttee OF Organization, and Coroner
Richard Croker on the Stand.
The examination into the alleged election frauds
OF last November, in which Commissioner Oliver
Charlick, as the commissioner on the democratic
side of the political house for the appointment Of
inspectors Is the butt for all testimony Of the
aggrieved Tammany party to be levelled against
was resumed yesterday before Judge DonOhue
Mr. G. W. Wingate, counsel Tor the citizens, as on
the previous days, conducted the examination,
with General Jackson and Mr.. Campbell as assO-
ciates. Mr.. Chariicks interests are in an ansic1s
curi9 oti-handed 'nothlng in 1t, you know" sort
Of style taken care OF by Mr.. A. Oakley Hail.
The first witness called yesterday
CORONER RICHARD CROKER,
who testified that he asked Nh. Charlick on cleo
ton day why the Tammany inspectors were re-
moved; he replied it was on account Of charges
against them, but promised that the Tammany
Committee should fill the vacancies; the address
OF one of them was given, and Mr. Charlick
said afterwards he couldn't find him; witness
hunted the man up and brought him to Police
Headquarters and left; Mr.. Charlick told the man
to sit down, ana left him there all day laughter;
Mr. J. Walsh OF the Eighteenth district was
treated IN the same way; witness said the charac-
ter of the inspectors appointed by Mr.. Charlick
was bad; witness was III four election districts the
get inside the railing; Inspector Murphy ordered
them out; the watchers could not see the polls
counted.
John Levy, Supervisor OF Elections, testified that
one 5. NJ. Cox, while q democratic inspector was
outside for moment received tickets handed IN
backward by man who partly covered the box,
aud put them In the Assembly box; witness saw
the tickets fall into the box.
j. J. DOnOhue an inspector or the Eighth dis.
trlcL Second Assembly district, testified that three
false votes were recorded during the day; in
counting the general tickets the piles were made
first one announced was No. Co. and the inspector
at swept the ballots OFF the table without CIV
ing the others chance to count; witness pro-
tested and was removed, and another Inspector
put In his place from headquarters; another who
protested was put outside the rail, where he could
see nothing.
John j. Crowley who was removed from the
Fourteenth Election district, Eighteenth Assembly
district, denied that he made any such statement
as to Woodruff as he swears TO; he was one Of
Hall man, was put IN mis- place; witness was then
made watcher and allowed inside the railing, but
the inspectors books prevented him from seeing
the count; there were SAID to be 1913 defective
votes, and witness asked to be allowed to look at
were kept outside; the count was not according 70
law; the figures he heard for the McCabe differed
| materially from those finally reported.
MR.. JOHN KELLY'S TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Kelly teStined-I am Chairman OF the Tam
many Hail Committee on Organization; prior 60
the election had several conversations with Mr..
Charick; called on him and said understood
that Tammany Hall had sent him list Of In
spectors; he said he believed Tammany Hall and
Apollo Hall and some other halls mad sent III lists;
he wasn't going to be governed by any hall; I
asked him II he didn't know that he was violating
the law by negecting Tammany Hall nOml.
nees, that being an integral part Of the State
OF IL, he considered them ''al good democrats"
and he wanted to unite the democrats; asked
him II he expected to bring that about by appoint
ing inspectors hostile to Tammany, and he said
che would appoint this man, he would appoint
that ~ / spoke to General Duryea about this and
he said Mr.. Charlick did not allow him to have any.
thing to do with 1T, and was acting entirely
WITHOUT REGARD TO LAW;
Mr.. Charl1ck was continually making changes,
all, as far as l understand, against Tammany Hail;
! went down the morning OF the cleo.
ton TO inquire about several removals;
man without giving hun a hearing;
he showed me list OF aindavits; noticed there
were several made by Apollo Hah inspectors;
asked II he thought 1t was right; while We were
talking Walsh came In he had just been removed;
said his presence there proof there was moth.
damned shame-he would see about 1t; he went
out to see Mr.. Smith, and talked in
MAUDLIN WAY
so that did not he,r him; Commissioner Smith
was there; Commissioner Gardner came in while
l was there; there was No meeting OF
the Board; Mr.. Charick appointed two men
while / was there Mr.. Charlick asked
me II didn't think they looked like good men,
and said II guess I'll appoint Them" In all he
acted on his own part without consulting any
other Commissioner.
August Woilenwebber, inspector in five election
districts OF the Eighth Assembly district, testified
that he saw Que inspector throw down one Assem-
mistakes In sorting the senatorial ticket, and
wanted TO count Shermans ticket, but the other in
spectors wouldn't let him.
Adjourned until Thursday