The New York herald., 1874-11-04
ARRESTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE
ELECIION LAW.

Commissioners Belts, Stllwell and Davenport
sat In the Federal Courts, Chambers street. yester
day. for the purpose OF hearing and determining
any charges that might be brought before them In
reference to alleged violations OF the Election law
The following persons were brought before CON-
missioner Davenport and charged with having
falsely registered their names voters-
Alexander Plunkett, No. eS Centre street. Third
Assembly district Discharged.
II. q. smith, No. 293 Mott street. Third Assembly
George Auitram, $50 Mott street, Third Assem-
bly, district. Discharged.
John Nancy 2o2 Mott street, Third Assembly
district. Discharged.
George B. Wilson. 50 Crosby street. Discharged
on his own recognlzance.
Michael Winslow, 275 Mott street. Discharged
on his own recognizance.
Alfred 5. Green, No. ss Bowery. Third Assembly
Andrew Platte, No. 2l4 Canal street. Third AS.
sembly district Discharged,
Daniel Donohue, No 81 Baxter street, Third AS
sembly district Discharged
Palrlck MacCarty, No. So Madison street, Second
Assembly district. Discharged.
Daniel Lyons, No. 81 Mulberry street, Third AS
semoy district. Discharged.
Edward McNamee. No. lo6 Bayard street, Third
PatrlckJ. Carroll, No. 81 Roosevelt street. Second
Assembly district. Discharged.
Danei Crimes, No. 93 Baxter street. Third AS
semDiy district, was charged with attempting to
vote without having been nataralized. de was
e;n Charles M McGnre 10. IS city Ha pace was
charged with attempting to vote on imperfect
nMaturalizatlon nat papers He arrived IN this coun-
aud In 1s6s received papers OF Naturalization
without having made any application on his
part Tor them. He was not allowed to vote.
Commissioner Davenport discharged him.
Patrick Burke, OF the Fourth Assembly district.
name OF Peter Oliver, Of No. Il Washington street.
II was stated that the defendant was very drunk
at the time: He was held Tor examination to-day
Edward v. Wynants was held in $500 bail by
Commissioner Stilwell TO answer charge OF hav.
An a a
First Assembly district
John Dickson was brought before Commissioner
OSBORN 10 answer an accusation oil having falsely
registered has name as a voter. lie was held in
default OF $500 bail for examination.
Robert Cole, No. 1877 Elm street. was charged
before the same Commissioner with false reglsIra-
tl0n He was discharged on his own recognlzance
John Williams, 86s Water street, Second AS.
sembly district. was committed by Commissioner
Belts for examination, ON charge OF ialse regis
tration.
Joseph Kennedy, 40 Pearl street, came before
Commissioner Davenport with certificate OF
the Supreme Court in 1868. He said ne came to
THIS country In 1865, ana that his brother gave MIN
e paper ne ad ne rseved one
tanned the papers and told Kennedy that ne must
get q legal and proper certificate OF citizenship.
W. u. Kelly, deputy marshal OF the Thirteenth
Election district OF tae First Assembly district,
came into Commissioner Davenport's office ap-
missioner Davenport's directions Kely's commits
sion and shield were taken from MIN.
COMMISSIONER JOnu A. SnlcluS attended AZ Ed.
bitt Hail. In Thirty-third street, near Broadway.
He was there rom ten O'Clock IN the morning un.
til 1Our In the afternoon and during that time but
one charge OF alleged infringement OF the Election
law was made before him. IL was in relation TO
Patrick Nntgan, who was accused OF having
falsely registered his name as voter at No. Al
Third avenue. The accusation turned out to be
entirely unfounded, aud Flnigan was at once dis
charged.
Commissioner Osborn was detailed for of1cial
duty at Brevoort Hal, Filty-iourth street, near
Third avenue, but as everything went on in that
locality with great order. 1t was not necessary TO
call upon him for the exercise Of his judicial &C
ttOn.
Although some 200 warrants were issued on
Saturday by Judge KilDretR at Essex Market
Police Court for the ar est OF persons charged
with falsely registering, there were but Our
arrests on these warrants, viz, Edward Muhl-
taten, OF 127 Forsyth street; CHARLES X. Zettler,
OF l2l Delaney street, and Daniel Carroll. OF 95
Ludlow street. Muhltater and Zettler were dis
charged, having proved to the Satisfaction OF the
judge tnat they were not guilty OF any OFFENCE
against the Election law. Daniel carroll was
held tor examination, but will probably be DIS
proof establish the TACT OF his residence at the
locality stated by him. 50 Ludlow street.
O1ncer John Breen, OF The Eleventh precinct, ar.
rested Max Hahn, OF No. 62 avenue Is, for at
tempting to vote In tue Nneteentn Election dis
trict or the Twelfth Assembly district, whereas ne
represented himself as living at No avenue B.
Hahn was committed in ST., 600 Dall to answer.
Judge Kllbreth was IN Court all day to attend to
any or these election cases. but up to four O'CLOCK
the time OF the closing OF the polls, none others
tnan those mentioned were brought before him.