The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-21
AN ANTI TAMMANY INVES TJGA TON.
The Hon. sligo Burns and Col. Michael q.
Murphy ON the stand.

On Friday night last the Anti-Tammany
Central Executive Committee selected Adolph
l.. Sanger. Geo Y. Whitson. and Ambrose
O'Ncil committee TO investigate alleged ir
rcgularties by members OF the party in the
First and Second Assembly Districts. The lat
ter committee met at the Office Of Emanuel Il.
Hart. 50 Exchange place yesterday afternoon.
The Hon. Denis Burns. late candidate for Alder
man, was the first witness. He wore II blue
melton coat. vest and pantnloons and n Sixth
Ward hat His coat collar was askew. and his
eyes hlazcd with indignation ut the character Of
the questions asked. Mr.. Sanger laid before
him bundle of tickets taken from AntiTam
many booths in the election precincts Of the
Sixth Ward. He took from the bundle ticket
bearing the name of Denis Burns alone for
Alderman. and asked why It was that the whole
Aldermanic ticket was not run out Of the Anti
Tammany boxes.
Burns pleaded ignorance and finally said that
the Germans must have done it. for he was as
innocent rs an unborn infant.
Thrreupon Mr. Sanger exhibited IN Anti
Tammany county ticket bearing the name Of
Frederick W. Ioew for Register, and asked Mr..
Burns why such tickets were pcdlled from the
Anti Tummany boxes. Burns ran his fingers
through his curly locks, ana declared that he
WIS u-toni-hcd TO 500 such tickets. and believed
that they were printed by some enemy Of his
lul the purpose OF mlsleadlng the Ofgh n1IttiOn
Mr.. HHrt-Did not Mr. Conan request YOU TO
put Lows name on the county ticket In the
Mr.. Burns-Sir. Mr. Conan would not stoop
a. such low polticn. trickcry
Mr.. Hart-Did Morgan Jones ask you TO
doit2.
has retired from political life. and believe. did
not vote At the last election.
Mr.. Hau-Dld anybody ash you TO substitute
Lows name for IIrss's?
Mr.. Burns--ics, two or three spoke to me
about IL. but decline TO give their names.
After further uurstiouiDg MIR. Burns left the
stand. HIS conscious innocence evidently ere
ated profound impression upon the commit
tee.
Tho next witness WIS Col. Michael c. Murphy
At Mr.. Sangcr's request Mr. Hart. who acted as
counsel to the committee. conducted the direct
examination. Mr.. Hart said that IL was ru-
mored that Loew tickets were substituted for
Hess tickets in the Assembly district under the
toloneIs control and asked for an explanations
The Colonel replied that he secuted all rumOrs
hut If the committee had any facts to oficr he
was willing 10 answer any questions The com
mttee consulted without producing facts and
the Colonel left the stand.
During Burns's examination he said: "Ye
were all cutting each others thronts on election
day. and had 10 protect myself" He felt him
self simply an innocent citizen leaning upon
untrustworthy politicians.
II is said that Thomas II. Mcclellan will be
summoned before the committee. under n
charge Of substituting the Republican for the
Democratic state ticket. Alderman Power. OF
the Fifteenth District. il charged with giving
away the cntire Ant-Tammnny ticket in return
for votes for Morriss"y. He will also be sum-
moncd. One of the most prominent members
Of the Executive Committee will be asked why
the Democratic State tickct ran over 1000 votes
behind in Senator BiNhy's district