New-York tribune., 1876-10-25
THE WORK OF THE REPEATERs.

MORE EVIDENCE OF FRAUD-METHoDS OF ILLEGAL
REG1sTRY--AMoNG TUE LODGING HOUSES.
In the Ist and lid Assembly Districts the
continuance Of the Investigations brings TO light mass
of evidence showing tie extent Of the frauds in the regis
tration during the first days in those Districts and
the ingenious manner in which they are carried on.
They are not perpeated upon any plan, but every
method which can he invented is employed 70 greater
or less extent according its safety regards detection
While the great mass OF the employed in this voIk
are "expercnced and careful repeatc there are some
bunglers who are transparent IN their Yllainy
as 10 be detected at noteworthy instance
of this occurs in the It District where four brothers
registered on day in election district ana pro-
ceeded next day appointed for registration to the
adjoining district where they registered second time,
giving their correct residence in both cases so trans
parent a fraud could not possibly escape immediate
detection. Many cases Of similar character nave
occurred and many skillfuly executed will prob
ably escape detection. 1t is alleged that many
persons from the South have secured lodgings
In hotels In the noighborhood Of the Battery for
the purpose OF registering and voting. In the ia DIS
trct also two registered from certain weI-Anown
hotel whose acceptance protested against at the time
on the ground Of nonresdeuce. They sw0rc in their
names, however, and were Of course accepted ON
making inquiries the hotel where they claimed to re-
side was asccrtained that they both SOuheres,
and while they had known at the place some time
they never had held there and were not legal res
idents One OF them who has 1t is said, business in
Chicago has left the city, and IL is not known whether
or not he will be here on election day
In regard TO No SO Muberyst., the following state
ment is alleged to te the result OF investigation into
the character OF the six who have registered from
there: "TOln Collins" Is an excOnvict who has served
term of seven years state Prison and thereby
disfranchised. Daniel Cuff does not live there John
Cuff sleeps in the loft James Hoffman is an alien, but
registers as a native born citizen Two more men,
TT..N,~ IL "a q
the house, and the proprietor Of the place which Is
small two-story and attic building, says they OK
pect 10 register 10 in addition from the place.
AT No u Rooseveltst, from which place nine are
now registered the proprietor refused give any
formation in regard 10 them or to answer any ques-
lions but he volunteered the information that they
tended TO register twenty men from the house.
The house at No l49 Chathm-st. from which % men,
mostly casual lOdgers have registered, examined
Yesterday and only who have any legal claim 10
residence could be found. Joseph BOnarbO the prOp-
etor OF the place at No LAG Franklin St. and who denies
that he keeps an Objectionable house has said repeat
edy IL is asserted that he discharged from his posi-
ton as foreman OF gang OF Italian street sweepers by
Police Commissioner Wheeler the Oense being that Of
keeping back part Of each mans paw and that he in
terestng himself IN this registration
OF getting square"
The following letter was received yesterday by THE
TRIBUNE:
To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Shiloh Church is noticed in to-days TRIBUNE a
resort OF the worst characters men and women. Women
the errors but % that any persons registering there
from do at their risk. ANY empoye influencing
politically the dodgers would be discharged Very re-
Ssr- York, Oct "a, 1875