New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-23
TAMMANY HALLS QUEER METHODS.


A SYSTEM OF NAGURALzATIOS DEVISED by THE
DEMOCRATs-MEN SOLICITED TO NATURALlZE
AND THEIR EXPENSES PAID by TAMMANY HALL
-" PROFESSIONAL WITNESSES EMPLOYED Al
RATES OF FROM 81 To So FOR EACH FALSE
OATH.
With the driving ont OF the "Ring" Judges,
McCuuu Barnard and CriOzO, the practice Of extensive
uatura zaton frauds anything like the scale OF 1865
became impossible although great many persons who
are not entitled 10 them have succeeded by ingenious de
vices in securing citizens papers during the past few
weeks, and the attempts at violation OF the law
are very frequent with shrcwd witness
who will scruple at PERJURY an applicant
for naturalization papers finds little difficulty In passing
the necessarily superficial examination before courts
Owing either 10 the indefinite wording Of the United
States law prescribing the manner in which the exanina
lions shall be conducted its lax enforcement the
work doue in the several courts in different ways In
one branch of the United States the papers OF
every applicant required 10 be submitted 10 the
Judge his personal approval In the other branch OF
the the clerk administered the oath and issued
the papers without the judge being present In the SUI
pe-Or Court OF the state the applicant the qcs
tons under oath, while in the Court Of Common Pleas
the questions are asked first and the oath administered
afterward The proprcty Of the different orns Of pro
cedure is daily called In question but 1t is claimed that
all Of them are legal
It's estimated that more than fOur-lfths OF the app
through the agency OF TamInany Hail. the machinery OF
which for the purpose OF controlling the voters IL
very complete The applicant first taken III charge by
"A Tammany committee in the Assembly District where
he lives and presented with white card bearing the sig
nature OF some member OF the Tammany Hall Commit
tee, recommending him suitable person for natural
izatOn Provided with this he presents himself al the
headquarters Of the Tammany Committee Naturalza
ton in Centre-st, Chambersst. Here he Is placed
I'm charge Of runner who with MIN TO the office OF
the Of the court before which he is appear The
papers being duly filed out the Tammany gives
the clerk Of the court red card which II order Oh
Tammany Hall for the naturalization Fee Ten thousand
Of these tickets have been distributed by the Tammany
organization OF which about Onchal have been used
That they have been gwen out without proper dscrin
uation is shown by their being found In possession
of three OF the five persons who for at
emptng To procure naturalization certificates 10y fraud
Two fraudulent methods OF obtaining citizens papers
have been discovered within few DAYS, the extent
which is not yet known. one OF these methods de
scrbed In the account OF the arrest OF Democratic su-
peryisOr Of Elections ia Saturdays TRIBUNE This man.
John McSOrley, went before Judge OF one OF the state
| courts aud under the OF Michael Murphy
| obtained his certificate. He took with him
| witness who PICTURED himself by identifying
| Mcsarley Murphy. The real Michael Murphy was
afterward found, and 10 was asceTtaincd that he
| had taken out papers la 1865 AMI claimed 70 have
lost them McSOrley offered 10 get hum new certificate,
and did in tie manner described similar cas-, i'm
pDcstng another Democratic Official, has been diseoS-