The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-08

that he had slept elsewhere for several nights
past. Az he had left his "thlngs" there, how
counsel considered his ball OF $1,000 excessive.
The other bail case WAS that of John Cokeley,
whose bailor, after saying he personally possess;
ed no property, only sharing In an undivided
estate, when asked N he worth more than
S5,Vn double the amount Of the required ball
briskly answered, "I'll swear I'm worth $l5OOO."
ITS foul piece OF Injustice" said, very audi
bly,. John Murray's witness and landlord on his
boarder being committed for further examine
tion In default Of s2ON bail John took his
meals at 70 Little Twelfth street, but for motives
on economy slept IN barn across the street;
Deeining his boarding place his residence he had
registered to that effect. Poverty was also the
cause Of John H. Dixons arrest. lie had been
obliged To move his wife and six children to
such small quarters in an upper story az -
Christopher street the past week that he him
sell was obliged to lodge el.ewhere anu accord
inRly was deemed guilty Of Illegal voting. ON
proving the truth ~ his story he was discharged
One prisoner deaf mute. wrote that he had no
intentions of voting Illegally and that he was a
member OF st. AIMS Episcopal Church for deaf
mutes whose pastor would bear out what he
said.
COMMISSIONER snIELDs's COURT.
United states Commissioner Shields sat at the
Republican Headquarters at Thirty-third street
legal voters. Hugh l.. Cole, representing the
Tammany organization In tho Fifteenth Assem-
bly, District, and the Tlden and Hendricks Cen
trial club, and j. NJ Spier, Jr., from the Eleventh
District, appeared In the hall before six o'clock
In the morning az counsel for all the Democratic
prisoners. About ATTY 1--WE arrests wero made
but the charges against most OF the prisoners
were 80 frivolous that the Commissioner dis
charged them without even taking their names.
Richard Wright, palsed invalid. who had been
confined for three or four months in Bellevue
Hospital, offered a vote In the election district
whore he formerly lived. He was arrested, and
the Commissioner being unable to decide
whether the length Of time spent In the hospital
deprived him Of the right to vote from his old
home held him for examination. Christopher
Messerick. who said he lived In the first story at
25e West Twenty seventh street, was arrested
for giving false residence. He was held in
$500 bail, but was sent down with the marshal TO
the polls to offer his vote aud leave further
The new Post once held as motley crowd
yesterday as was ever collected together for the
purpose OF intimidating voters. There were
fifteen hundred Of them all told. ranging In the
score OF respectability from Capt. Bracket, the
Chief Deputy In charge of them, down to some
unkempt unwashed citizens whose only claim
to distinction from police station FOUNDERS
lay In a nickel badge that labeled them United
states deputy marshals. They hlled the CORR
der- and overaowed into the court room where
little Johnny Davenport sat In judgment upon
prisoners who had been arrested under the
warrants that he sent forth on Monday night
This temple OF Justice was In the United States
Circuit Court room. From early in the morning
until after the polls had closed the bar was
crowded with prisoners and their captors.
rAMMASY HALLS CouSsELLoRs.
Three or four councillors who had been employ
ed by Tammany Hall to look after the interests
OF voters illegally arrested, sat outside the rail
clients, over the heads Of a double row OF mar
shals that stood between them and the Court.
Inc warrants maze TO Oruer were Cnle1l Tor
Illegal registration Every registration book had
been vigorously compared with the reports Of
detectives. and the slightest discrepancy was
made the prctext for n warrant. or more than
aO prisoners, only four were held, namely: John
Murray, III Little Twelfth street, false registra-
ton; Charles Mclntee, Is Third avenue, same
charge; Adam Mccormick, for personating
Daniel Crockett and Theodore Walkenshaw, for
repeating.
William l.. Hemlng. deputy marshal. on
rendering his vote In the Tenth Election District
Of the Third Assembly District. was handed n
warrant for his own arrest for fraudulent regis
istratiun. lie walked himself OF to Little john
ny and was speedily relieved OF pains and pen
alties.
The quasi judicial body selected by the Fed
eral aud municipal authorities TO arbltrate In
the cases Of prisoners under the election laws
met promptly In the Union Square Hotel at :
o'clock in the morning. The full board were
Gen. Francis Z. Barlow and Alderman Billings
for the Republicans. and Mr.. +. r. Marbury and
Mr.. Peter II. Olney for the Democrats. Their
instructions from Corporation Counsel whitney
District Attorney Bliss, and Commissioner Dav-
export were to hear all cases of persons pre-
vented from voting by United States marshals
and to decide whether they were entitled to
vote. The understanding was that certificate
from the arbitTators should give questioned
voters the privilege OF voting. There was no
formal organization of the board. and Its func-
tions ceased with the closing of the polls. Thir-
ty-hve challenged voters appeared before the
Hard. Those prisoners who had natural zatiOn
r tincates Of ISIS were declared TO be non
voters.