The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-28
TAMMANY nan IN COURT
Were IAT Caucasian Americans Made In-
dInns In "a Single Evening"

diane In "a Single EVENING"
For two hours yesterday the chambers Of
the Supreme Court in some degree had the look
Of the council chamber in the Big Wigwam in
Fourteenth street while powwow Of he Tam
many Indians IL in progress. In the centre Of
the room sat Augustus Schell. Grand Sachem OF
the Tammany Indians. Just behind him were
SHchems Gumbleton and Dicfendorl, and at his
right sat ex-Grand Sachem Nelson j. Water
bury. Secretary Joel o. Stevens. Wiskinkie
Jonn u. Newman. and ex-Scribc Gunther X.
Alderman sat in row on the south side Of the
room. They smiled at the Grand Sacnem and
irowned ut the ex-Grand Sachem. Standing
against tho opposite wall were Thomas
Boese. John Y. Savage Maurice J. Power.
j. Fairfax Mclaughlin. james j. Mar
tin. Henry Woltman. Michael Tuomey,
and other Tammnny braves. Scattered about
the room were many Tammany and several
Democratic politicians. and Col Spencer and
two orthree other lawyers well known IN Repuo-
lican politics. Behind piles OF aw books and
an imposing array Of papers tied with red tape.
sa, tho lawyers who were to argue for and
against the motion for an order 10 proven, the
Temmany sachems and officers from making
warriors and braves OF the l47 men who are
said TO have been elected at Il meeting OF the
society on New lear's eve.
Ex-Judge John X. Porter and Thomas Allison
appeared for the Independent members OF the
society. and the Big Chief and his Indians were
represented by Aaron ]. VanderpOel and three
Tammany warriors. namely: James c. Spen-
Ger. John d. Townsend and Frank I. Wander
yeer.
Justice Barrett called the case at ~ o'clock.
Then Mr.. Allison read the complaint OF Hubert
o, Thompson. and a1idayits from Nelson J;
n TIt.N.s a mon 4 ICES To-
MrGurk. Oscar +. Oatman. Cnspar G. Childs
Douglas TAYLOR. John Y savage. william Ar
rowsmith Charles b. Cornell Maurice Power
xiv. Dahiei Go'Riiliy. il. ?. o'Neili, W VI OF,
me james q. Brinkman, Constantine Dono;
hue z. J. Halpine. Washington Hadley and
The comrinnt and affidavit Of VIM. Thomp-
son allegc THAI the notice IN the Mercdnlie Jour-
TO have been elected members Of the Tammnuy
Society was not such notice ns Is prescribed
ny tho bylaws and resolutions OF the society.
nor such rs has Tor many years been given; thRt
the meeting WIS unlawiuy and irnudulenty
called. md That the omission - give proper no
tice OF il deprived MIN ana me majority OF me
society's members from exercising their right
10 vote upon the election ol candidates Tor mem
Hi the afldavits aver that for some time no.
tees of the society : meetings have been adver-
tlsed in the star or NE cypress; WI, the d'po-
! Ing und that the election Of the l47 men on that
night was in violation ol the rights and interests
| Willtnm Arrowsmith AYERS that no was told
| by James Maxwell. n mem er OF the society,
! that the New Years exc meeting was begun be-
| tween and o'clock in the afternoon and con-
| ciuded before ~ O'clock that more than one
| person was elected NJ one time. and that gem
! nrnlly ono rrmher only voted ut the election.
/ EA-Grand Snchem Nelson j. Waterbury adds
! tothis ina his knowledge ol thc rorieiys eec-
| ton ceremony convinced him That the election
! OF l47 men. II conducted Witn the drluerUilOn
ana opportunity to vote usual az an ordinary
meeting. would nave proIrgied the New Year s
| eve meeting. n begun nj l's CLOCK. until
o'clock on New Years morning.
| Douglas Taylor. once "A sarhem, ana Caspar
| c. Childs former secretary ol N" society. say
| in their aflidHv.ts that while they were In ohice
| notices 81 meetings were publishcG IN two daiIy
Oscar T. Oatman and John Y Savage aver
| that tho Mercantile journal Is not a newspaper
| in the usual accrpat!"n OF that term anu Ed
/ ward Mcnurk says that ngtccoi The meetings
! Of Nov. is. D.r. and 10. 1875. and of the meet
ings of Jan. and 10 of thls yrnr, was published
/ twice in the Star and the EJpreSs
g2 D. Iownssn ID i TSsdT y aI sSeS,3 on
! and officers IS based. Ihrchl"i affidavit h that
! Of Joel o. Stevens. tho ao'itty s'rrrlhry. II
rccltrs bylaws OF thu society winch say TINT the
! secretary shall give public notice ot meetings
in onr or more newspapers printed IN this city
Mr. Stevens then says that ON the 10Th of De-
cd hy Suchrms Kelly. Gumb.eton, Dunlap, Hnt
PurrOy 10 cali u meeting ot the 'irty on th'
3lst Of December. md that the Grand SAchcu
directed him TO- summon inc warriors IN,
braves TO the biz wlgwnm half an hour
after the setting OF me sun on tuN
day. Mr.. Stevens further ayors that he pub
lished the notice Ut TINT meeting in tn,
Mercantile Journal OF Dec. IS ana that be SO
lrrted that journal without dlctatlon or sOicta
ton from amy OF the sachems or officers. Mr.
Stevens ncNt AYERS that each OF tao ll{ mel
WIS voted upon sigiy and by more than Il
quorum OF members. Next. in answer TO Mr.
Muterbury's assertion that SO many MS IA
members were to his knowledge meyer olecte.
In any one year prior 10 the New Years eve
meeting, Mr. stevens says that the society
records show thut $50 mculhOrs wcre elected IL
1873. 22S in 1875 l59 in 1915, and 1856 in 1877
and that OF these members llG We're elected Il
one meeting, ll9 AT another, and l32 nj a third
He adds thut there are on tho societys mem
b'rship roll the names OF 1000 persons OF whom
1000 are living.
The thirteen sachens affidavit was next read
II says that they prnctlsed no deceit, fraud, no
wrong against any member in calling. noticing
Suchems Thomas Dunlap, Henry A. Gnmble
ton Edward krnrney ana Henry ID. Purro
aver that they attended the meeting; that IN
l47 men wore fairly and properly elected an,
that the meeting WAS held and conducted in nc
cor1ance with the sOclety's constitution an
bylaws,
Anafidayt, signed by sc Of the LAT men said t
have been elected on New Years eve, AYERS tina
! they desire to become TummNny braves, be
cause they believe that the society WAS lnsti
| tuted for pure and loyal purposes. l.. W. Ever
son. an attnche OF the Express. made uidav
that the Mercantile journal IL u newspaper.
The reading OF the papers over, the argu
ment was begun. 1t Is 10 be continued to day.
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