New-York tribune., 1874-03-21
THE COURTS.
THE ELECTION INQUIRY.

FURTHER TESTIMONY OF WATCHERS WHO WERE PUT
OUT OF THE POLLING PLACES AN ORDER
GRANTED TO FORCE Mr.. CHARIICK TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY HE SHOULD NOT SIGN HIS TEsTI-
MoNY.
The investigation into the alleged election
frauds was resumed yesterday, at y. m, in Supreme
Court, Chambers Mr.. Wn-de. counsel for John Kelly
and the other comPlanants, informed Judge Donohue
that he Cfr. Tngatel had twice given notice to Mt.
ClaIick to appear ana sign his testimony but that he
was not present aud had not sent an excuse. AT
the close of the examination Judge DOnohue issued
oroer to show cause why Mr. Charck should not
come and sign his deposition, or be punished for con-
tempt Tie first witness called was John Doran. who
stated that he was a Tammany watcher IN the llId
District OF the With Assembly District Oh the day Of
the election and was arrested by a United States Mar
sa five minutes after he had voted but discharged
daring the day The charge that lie had asked some
man to register ILLEGALLY. The name Of the complainant
as lanes Riley but no such person could lie found in
the neehborhood in which Riley, In his affidavit, stated
his residence to be. The charge was entirely false.
Richard f. Stevens OF No. i3o FOurth-ave was q
watcher in the IXth District OF the XVIIIth Assembly
DiIr,ct Tor the Tammany county candidates. He was
th re 10 the closing OF the polls, and presented his GER
thcate He remained there II hours before the count
ing Of the ballots was begun tongh tbere seemed TO DE
mo- apparent reason delay H then kept outside
Of where he could not possibly count the ballots,
pelhE ~ @ eV yi'Io,t rnvy linz the n.nectors In the
early part OF the evening. United States Marshal Dillon
became intoxicated, and put out two persons from the
room who were perfectly quirt
Daniel i. HasDrouck, Cniet Clerk OF the Bureau OF
Election was examined and asked whether was tr4e
mat the inspectors OF the XIth Assembly District were
nor named until October l. His Impression was het no
did not get The LIST OF Democrac rat e Police Board
dd ft H., H. l1G by which he could tell an
bou it, hat when asked to produce II, he said that MI
Cnarek 1t day and had not returned IT,. lie
would look for IT, howeyer He believed the list OF tn,
furnished ~ him unt after Oct They came last, at
James Mccartney, who was present as watcher for
McCabe candidate for Assembly on the night of cleo
tiol in the 1Xth District OF the with Assembly DIS
appeared as witness, and stated that he was put out
four times during day the Inspectors refusing 10
recognize authority although he bad been appointed
by MT Croker. He Inspector during the registry,
ana was removed bv Cnarlek on the ahdaylls OF two
men, who stated that the witness hhd O9asteu ne
"wOnld carry that District for Iamnany Hail, whether
right or wrong" which was entirely I'lse H5 never
knew one the and had not seen hih iOr years
rhe character uf both very bad. When tue count
ing began, gang outside OF the polling pace ied 10
whip nIn aud there WAS general uSht 10 Tue ruou
He WAS kept outside Of the saiiug aud cOuu moi COUNT
Cue vote. ,,, hill. l.. ,r.. ,,os,,,,
TmIuany bills on thc Ia the With Election DIS
trict of ihe WIEN Assembly District at a. i1 three
UntteI states Mirsials arrested him: ne heard month
r t,onsy tl,t he was 10 be arrested he charged
win being inspector and trying to get man 70 reg
4er falsely everyone IN the district k"eW that
he ,ss uot an inspector; he taken away aud not
released uIt 100 p N he went 10 JoHh l. psGploi. @
when ha gci ready. che evening ne was appolhtci
watcher; twp Oi tao OBiIGns ana Two "l tno Iis'i'
came ana wanted &" pat hlin ontsi ana 'ent WS.
made ~ taEe Place and Was unaJio 10 sec Tue
count. -. o., ,,,,,o- A., IA.
yItn Election Ds.n-t. With Assembly d. trlci and
saa sonc Mcasncrs IcAois on Tue ~ %. 'heinhn,
now mclDcr uf Assembly; witness % J"ct'd, hiu lne
Chairman ordered the ponce 10 pu iih Oi,, b' 'heJ
AT NJ succeed iu Gong ~. ,,.,. ~,
Charles swan was pJJintod on beh.il o. az t.e iah n
many cnu,J.,rs 40 wa'oi 80 me iNLh Election DIS
uicl XVlIIth Assembly p.,Iiie and "as KEPT 'a'side