The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-13
THE CHARLICK INVESTIGATION.

THE CHARLICK INVESTIGATION.
Tammany still After the Com IN ssioner's
Scalp-A Host OF Witnesses Testify.
The investigation into the charges against Poics
Commissioner Oliver Charck for COLLISION with
the Apollo Hall-Republican combination as against
Tammany Hall, in the selection OF Inspectors OF
Election at the polls In November last was re-
sumed yesterday at three O'Clock Mr.. John Kelly
and some OF the lesser magnates OF Tammany werG
present. Mr.. Wingate, conducting the examine
ton the part Of the committee of citizens politt-
cay aggrieved with the action OF Mr.. Charlick 0D
that occasion, ex-Mayor A. Oakley Hall and Mr..
Charlick we're also present-"silent lookers-on In
Venice" Judge Dononue presided over the pro-
ceedlngs, which were held In Supreme Court Cham
bers.
THE TESTIMONY.
Alfred F. Ackert, Secretary OF the Tammany Hall
General Committee, testified, in answer to Mr.
Wingate that he and another gentleman called
on MIR. Charlick ut Police Headquarters on the 10th
OF November and demanded to see the papers on
which certain inspectors were removed In tho
Eighteenth district Mr.. Charlick asked VINO he
was; he told him Secretary Of the Tammany Hall
organization; Mr.. Charlick said he recognized no
such organization; next day witness served notice
on Mr.. Charlick, and called again, with q written
power OF attorney for the papers, and demanded
to see them; Mr.. Charlck gave sort OF grunt:
witness asked, citizen. to see them, and could
get no direct answer; called third time, and MIR.
Charlick's answers were evasve and ungeDtle-
manly; witness never was allowed to see the
papers; he asked for no others; almost every time
he called he saw Harry Genet there; one time In
the BARRIERS shop; he once saw James 0'Brien
there.
James Killeen, No. 325 East Thirty-ninth street,
testified he was inspector in the first election
district Eighteenth Assembly district; that
person waited on him the night before the election
and asked him by order OF the Police Commission
ers to sign resignation, which ne did late At
night; witness cannot explain how It Is that tho
minutes OF the Commissioners record him as re-
signed; another was IN his pace two days before,
and II any other resignation has been sent In it
was forgery; the witness was here directed to
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spector in the ninth election district, Eighteenth
Assembly district; testified he was removed on the
mornng OF the election wsnoa nj any norce o.
an inspector named Dawson or made any PROPOSE
ton to nun about increasing the number OIL votes
Tor particular candldates witness had not violated
his duty IN any shape or form.
James j. Welsh testified he was inspector In the
fourth election district Eighteenth Assembly dis
trict was removed on the morning oil the election,
without notice; while he was at the polls gentle
man handed him q certificate that ne twItness)
mad resigned witness went TO Mr. HasbroucK. woo
told MN he nad resigned; he said no; then he
went to Mr. Cnarlick, who showed nlm an anaavit
Glve majority to the republican ticket ne gave
majority TO the Tammany coroner; witness told
Mr. Iharlck he never said anything OF One kind
Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Kelly then spoke to Mr. smith.
and witness made an affidavit and went to Mr..
Charlick again and waited until three O'CLOCK, bue
could get no definite answer; witness has nearo
that J0nn A. Murphy mas been indicted 0y the
Grand Jury Or frauds at the eiection; Witness
never thought OF resignlnR his position,
John sheridan tessned he was Tammany In
specor IN Inc mv Gislrct he was toid
! fortnight before the election by Thomas Mcguire
that he was to be removed, and Magulre offered
! TO pct $50 on 1t; witness was removed without
! notice the morning or the election; Mcguire -
! ar Apollo Hall man; never told Mcguire or Willard
Parker wooster That he was IN the haplt oil drop
ping other tickets and putting in his own; never
dropped a ticket, and the al1davts OF Mcguire and
| Wooster are false.
Andrew j. Haggerty, who was appointed Inc
spector IN the twelfth district, Eighth Assembly
district testified that ne appeared ut the polls on
the morning OF the election and was arrested on
warrant OF Commissioner davenport on the afnda-
Wit OF man named Thomas, whom he never saw
or heard OF be ore that he asked him TO come ana
repeat at the polls, which was entireiy falSes
witness was Kept IN custody until Two O'Clock,
when he was oailed out by James w. Chandler;
never heard nything more OF the case; Mr.. Dav.
export gave him the name and residence OF she
/ man VINO made the afiidavit as James Thomas.
J No. S29 East Twenty ninth street; witness went
/ there ana could fnd or hear OF no such man; a.
far as witness recOllects the afidavlt was IN lead
Andrew Brepson testified that he was in one
election district and saw more oallots IN the oox
! tnan there were votes IN the district
William Veil, watcher In the eteventh distrlcsy
Second Assembly district, Tor Tammany, testine0
that " hen the count was begun he asked TO pe II.
lowed inside tue rail TO see 1t done properly, ana
he read the law TO them, but was refused; ne at
tempted TO get inside the rail-, and the inspectors
/ ordered the booth 10 be cleared out aud TWO
! policemen seized him and put him OUT 1t was TIM
possible ior him to see single name Oh . oauot IN
the position where ne mad oeen standing. ,
James Kane testified he was WATCHER iu tho
fourth election district, First Assembly ustricts
! a ronntsnan ordered him outside tue raining; No
demonstrated and was told 10 clear OUT the
/ rounusman read an order from Henry Smith That
all watchers go outside the ratings; tno
! Tammany men moved back TO the raihnys; they
couldn't see the count.
! JOnn sheridan, recalled, testified he was watcher
| in the fourth election district, Eighteenth Assem-
| INV disrrIct: he FOUND u board mp 10 prevent him
setting inside; he showed his papers to murphy
| and compalned he couldn't see the count; Muir
INV told nim that was IoOishness; the inspectors
ordered the officers to throw hm out. and they did
SO: he went 10 the station house and came back
and policeman told him he was under the innu-
ence OF liquor, whereas he never tasted intoHicat-
| ing drink IN bis life the police ala not help the
! watchers to see the count, and one vi the police
was the principal person Ia ObstructlnG them.
Thomas Mccormack, 152 Washington street, q
watcher for senator Fox. gave similar testimony
as being put outside the rail, but admitted that
from where he stood he could see the count.
| Adjourned TO Monday.
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