The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-08
THE DAWN BROOKLYN.
Many Arrests for Violating the Election Laws
MIR. Beecher's ACTIVITY.

The arrests in Brooklyn were Thomas
Browne, who had illegally registered In the
Fourth District OF the Fourth Ward Francis
Seery Of Ia Union street, for attempting TO vote
illegally Ia the First Election District Of the
Seventeenth Ward Thomas j. Deane In the
Fourth Election District Of the Frat Ward, for
illegal registration; James Matthews, in the
First ward. for false registration; John Kelly,
whose residence was taken down wrong by the
registration clerks, was arrested for insisting
that he lived at $40 sixteenth street. his true resi-
deuce; Thomas Mccoy. who had registered from
o. BOX street, avacant lot, was arrested Charles
Trotter nurse in the City Hospital, who had reg
istered In two places, arrested AS
he about to vote a second time
Charles oNelll, who swors In his vote
In the Eighth election district Of the
Tenth Ward. his residence being the AlHls-
House; Patrick Sharkey, waiter, from n Horny
street, Illegally voted In the Fourth Election
District OF the First Ward, and was looked up
John i. Hale Of lG Portland avenue. was arrest
ed for attempting to vote In the Second District
OF the Eleventh Ward; Lucius Johnson. col
ored. nonresident, was arrested in the Third
District OF the Tenth Ward; william Leather
son and Christopher Farrell were arrested Tor IL
legal voting In the First District OF the Twenty
fourth Ward Henry Wright, colored, arrested
IN the Third District OF the Twenty ann Ward;
John Williams, In the Fourth District Of the
Nineteenth Ward W. r. Johnson. colored, In
the First Election District of tue Fourth Ward;
W. Fezer in the rhri District Of the Thir-
teenth Ward Michael O'keete in the FIRST Dis
trict of tue Second Ward John sullivan. In the
! bird District Of the Seventeenth ward Pat
rick Heeney, In tho Third District OF the Tween
ty-seoond Ward James Giles, in the seventh
District 81 the Seventeenth Ward; Martin
O'keete, IA the First District OF tho Second
Ward John sheehan. In the Eighth District OF
Daniel
was not known AS sucn at his boarding mouse
because re spoke German, WAS arrested in the
Second District OF the Fifteenth Ward Henry
Wouell, colOred, who MSS been but seven
months IT. the state,was arrested In the Seventh
District OF the FIRST WaTd Edwards Conner,
VINO gave bail on Monday on charge of illegal
registration, and was warned not to vote.
arrested for illegal voting ia the Seventh Ward,
where I, Is SAID he was seut IN colony OF voters
! 10 defeat Alderman kowley. lie was bailed out
! IA 5000; David Powers, who had registered
| from vacant lot, and Henry Franz, who had
doue tue same, we're arrested samuel kerger
| Of ~ Alorrel street. who attempted to register
| IN his fathers name, was arrested.
The only nght Was in the First Election Dis
| trict Of the Flrst Ward, where the Chief Marshal
| OF tue ward, Daniel Ware, started to arrest John
| ward, who mad registered rom Mckinney
street, ana VINO insisted IN swearing In his vote.
| Marsh Ward ordered Deputy o. ttr en- to arrest
| Ward, mob knocked O'lirlen down aud res
! oued the prisoner Ward. Marshal Ward aud
Deputy Gallagher made "a rush for Ward a sec
ond time, aud 70 second time Wards friends res
cued him. In the hgbt Francis hamilton struck
| Mar hal Ward in the lett eve, brusing MIN So
yerely. Hamilton was arrested ana held In
$1,000 ball Gen. James Is. Craig offered 10 20
bail In $l,OO0.
he friends OF Mr.. Beecher were busy on the
| Heights Yesterday scratching The name of
| Eugene leiri, the Republican candidate for
County Clerk, VINO mad ia the great trial ex-
pressed his belief In Mr.. lieeeher's guilt. 1ne
| opposition was strong. M. beecher himself
went early to the polls In Montague street, and
voted for HAYES and W Wheeler aud the Republi-
| can ucket, with the exception named.
| The most deceptive fraud with which the
| Brooklyn voters had to contend was a bogus
| Democratic electoral ticket which purported To
come from Democratic headquarters, but which
| In reality came from Republican headquarters
| 1 he ticket had the names Of ave genuine Demo