New-York tribune., 1876-10-28
THE BROOKLYN REGISTRATION.
EFFECTS OF THE FRAUDS UPON TIE ELECrIoN-AC-
TIvITY IN DETECTING IRREGULARITIES.

EFFECTS OF THE FRAUDS JfON lhL ilL' NJ
TIvITY IN DETECTING IRREGULARITIES.
The large registration lists, the cases OF
fraud and their effect upon the National ana state
tickets were the subjects Of earnest discussion yesterday
In the political circles OF Brooklyn. The opinion was eX-
pressed generally that there had without doubt been
much fraud perpetrated but that If all the citizens were
made aware of the Importance OF careful ln'e'-
tigation and energetic prosecution OF ohehders'
the greater portion Of illegal votes could be
kept out Of the ballotbOxes on election day
1t is not easy conjecture even" said Gen socnm to
reporer OF THE TRIBUNE, "what Is 10 be the result IN
this county There are many different elements to be
considered. One the large number OF voters Oi inc
new ones who perfectly honest 1t is mpossioe 10
form any opinion which side they viii favor either
in local national tickets There is, TOO, unqueSonahy
large number who have astercd frauducntly. But
now that the officers and citizens have been aroused IN
various ways to thc necessity of finding these persons
ont and Furnishing them il doubtful " in the END
many false votes will he cast SO much energy has been
shown In detecting frauds and exposing them, that
for one thing the Tepcaicrs VIII lot dare 10
vote and II they do the plans will bc so per,
feet that they will aim ost certainly be detected
Thus while II there had not been this effort 10 prcNr
fraud there would have been much repeating done H "
is now the whole OF the Brooklyn vote will not he east
as many Of COlOniSts VIII not venture 10 cast even
- sin Gle baots SIN there will Dee n very large vote
especially on local tickets Mr. rlden, 1t seems To me
viii crt a majority in this county, bIi much smaller INA
~ ,i cicn running for Governor There will probIhly
nv ,, .,,n,,i al UIrrca be yycru the National aud state
tickets For local offices. doubt the Republicans VIII
be elected and the control the city and county viii
pass into the hands of that party. otWhSiau iS te
FARCE amount Of c0luniZng ard Illegal r'Gisraiiou.'
The work Of detecting offenders against registration
laws was continued actively yesterday by thlct super
visor Allen and Marshal Harlow AMI his deputies.
Among other places. the house AT No. - liar men
toned in IHE TmBUSE of MONDAY mornns as contain
ing 10 coOuists visited by Deputy Marshal Bggat
The house itself is tenement ana three men n -li
there In the rear yard however Nr. Bsgart found -
story and a half shanty from which the u other mcu
were registered Philip Murphy claimed 10 he the
keeper Of TIE boarding house, bui declined 10 give any
information in rcgad to The persons who pretended 10
live with him The Law, making II criminal 0n'hsc t9
refuse to under such circumstances, was rcad
10 him, hut lie paid attention to H. war
rant was then issued and he was arrested;
He was brought before hr. Alien, who held nm 10 btl
in $1,000 to appear for examination thlS morning les
erdAy afternoon George BauhriGec, VINO has been ony
short time of the pcnitcntiary, was arrested ~
special Deputy Marshal Bauer lie claimed t. reside
at No Hcnryst. Yhi- is a alOr3h0p, and the inmates
said that no such person known to them. super
visor Allen held him to await examination before
Commissioner Wlnslow to-day. II IN piHlHblc that q
number Of arrests viii be made to-day. Under the am
gent inquiries OF the vigilance committees many ne"
cases are constantly coming light II was found yes
erday that sixteen persons who have residences else
where Lad registered from the City Hospital