New-York tribune., 1878-11-06
CASES IN THE UNITED STATES COURTS.
THE CoMMIss lONERs BUSY ALL DAY-ovER FIVE
HUNDRED CASES BEFORE THEM

HUNDRED CASES BEFORE THEM
John !. Davenport, Chief Supervisor of
Elections had busy time yesterday. He took his seat
on the bench in the United Circuit Court half
past 6 o'clock III tho morning. and from that hour
until late the evening, without any recess,
he was occupied in dspOsing OF the cases
OF illegal voters The work OF Commissioners Deuel. and
Shields n the other branches Of the Circuit Court was
scarcely less aIduous. The doors OF each courtroom
were besieged all day by deputymarshals with their
prisoners and and the spaces behind the rails IN the
cOurt-IOOms crowded.
The most interesting occurred in Commissioner
Davenports Most OF the cases were those OF per-
sons who had attempted 10 vte the alleged fraudu-
lent naturalization papers OF 1868 Some were arrested
for illegal registration. With few exceptions
the prisoners discharged on their
own TecOgnzances for future examination
those having illegal papers promising not 20 vote Nor
man f. Mills and Arthur Hagsn, inspectors OF election,
were arrested for interfering with the supervisors in the
discharge OF their duties. Each required to furnish
So 900 bail. Thomas Moehan Oneof those discharged
in tho morning on promising not to vote,
was brought back again in the afternoon
for having voted. When tire commissioner
asked him II he had voted the prisoner, who drunk
broke into torrent OF oaths and abused the COM
missioner roundly. MF Davenport ordered him to be
held in So 900 ball. and said he would take fortycight
hours to consider the John Foley was put for
ward rs MeehaAs surety, but even thea the commits
said he would require twentyfour hours for re-
plumber of politicians appeared from the Assembly
Districts in bennlf Of the prisoner Among these were
Senator Wagstah, Alderman Shicls, Justice Campbell,
Sheriff Bernard Reilly. Peter Mitchell and James Oliver
There active though gOOdnatured srlfe between
them, each aiming TO get his cases disposed OF hTSt
Some OF the incidents OF the day were amusing AZ
the time wheu the courtroom most deuselY
crowded rcughlOOking man In the reaT shouted out
over tho heads OF those 10 front of him: have com
mitted no cnme. and don't want my liberty taken
away. don't care cent for you or tho Government
] am citizen as well as you, and will
speak" Mr. Davenport Ia, TO say the least,
not easily excited Very deliberately he said 70
deputy marshal. Take that man out there stairs
and put him in the lookup" That the last disurb
anee the kind.
William Harrington a longshorernan. arrested for
voting alleged fraudulent paper OF l86S evidently
did not know who Commissioner Davenport was, when
brought befOTo him He was asked where his papers
were. q How in = GhOud know Davenport stols
them from me-" the surlya Have you votedF
ssSed ME. Davenport; :" UndOubiSdiy l dld Why
work II let you 20 /" "Of course WILL" was
answered. out what am TO do for papers next year
John Kelly came before the commissioner and sail
that he had registered ON his fathers papers, and
he didn't think Jon Kelly voted the TammaDy ticket
or he wouldn't DO so ANXIOUS 70 follow Mr Dayen PORTS
The eoDrt-rOoms OF Commissioners Deuel. and Shields
were quieter. although many disposed
had disposed Of more than 200 cases. Commissioner
Davenport had as many. and Commissioner Shields
ihonEn1 he had not less than 15o cases
A CHALLENGER CHARGED WITH PERJURY
When Thomas J. Brown, ex-superintend-
ent Of tao Fourth Avenue Railroad Company and At
present superintendent Of the Erie ferries yesterday
afternoon offered his vote the pOllnR-pace OF ne
XiXth Election District OF the XYIITth Assembly Ds
friot, be stopped by man named Thomas W. Don.
nelly. The challenger swOre that Of hs persOnal know
edge M. Bf0wn had disqualified himself BY making =
wager On the result Of the election Mr. Brown hs
vOte In and saasea the arrest Of DOsosIy charge