New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
THE VENPOGT INVESTlGATJ0y
TEsTIFYING TO OLD GRIEVANCES

TESTIFYING TO OLD GRIEVANCES
THE TROOP OF WITNESSES THAT TOLD sronip. r.,
ARREST AND HARSH TREATMENT On YLEcr,os
DAY.
The hearing before the Davenport Com.
mittee continued yesterday. Many witnesses vs.,
examined; the creator number being persons who bt
been arrested election day upon complaint that ,h,.
held fraudulent naturalization papers. Many d0cnoer
offered in evidence, among which were J,s,a
Freedmap's decision In the naturalization case Of A,
gustus Christian and others. and Judge Blatchfort.d
cisOn IN the Coleman case. The Opnions were ae,o
panied by copies OF the proceedings in each case
Michael Obrght, Hungarian, testified that hs ram.
this country In 1918, and made his application The,
years atterward lie was naturalzsd ~ septeulM,
1868 and bad voted at every election since that linn.
Before the last election be hdd received a notice f,
Commissioner Davenport that he held a fraudulent "a,
tincale The commissioner, however. stated When IA.
paper shown him that it Was correct, and thath.
would seud him duplicate. The witness aftcrWan
visited Mr.. Dlvenp0rts office dozens OF taes but "h
easier To the Pope than him" Fiiling 10 ~,
his papers he had taken ont duplicate from the sr
peror Court. On election day mis- vote CHALLENGED
and after he had deposited the ballot he lested
He had voted about a. m and under arrest Guta
noon, having been taken 10 tho Pest Office BudiBgand
confined IN the pen"
Joseph Farrell testified that he came TO this conn
try In 1851 and declared his intention to become, D.,
citizen I'm 1855. He was natnrazed October ). 1853
Ia response to "a notice ne had taken the papers 10
Commissioners Davenport, who retained them, prOmisn.
to send duplicate papers within few days lie made
various attempt, atcrward to see the comm ,siOner
'but II was easier 10 lind needle m a baystaek4
lie mad mol received his papers and had not yO,cd d
tear Of arrest At the CONCLUSION Of his tWha
ton The witness demanded his paper Of COmmissoRef
Davenport, hut thr demand was REUSED.
Thomas kcyworth, auciOner, testified that he came
10 this cOuntTy IN 1868 ana natuIalhcd ~ 1868
Hts vote was challenged ~ 1876, and ~ 1913 be re
Cciycd Il notice to appear before Mr. Davenport. lie
went first to the Superior Court and the clerk told him
tnat the papers were correct ana not TO give
them ny. He then went TO COmml,s Oucr Davenport.
room and the clerk demanded the surrender II
the certificate, but he refIscd 10 give 1t up On
attempting To vote he was arrested abOuj h0oa
the inspectors refusing 20 accept ihc vote which be
offered Tne witness was taKrn TO Mr.. Davenport.
room, where he kept unt $50 ?. m, when he
released by Nc Davenport, VINO sdld t"at "the nD0
cent must suffer with the gully" lie SUI retained the
james X. Angel. United states Commissioner. testt
fled fnI ON non day oIgh Il cases were btoUght be
fore nm at MOrriSaHld. Examinations were he'd 10
every al the prisoners were discharged ah
so.utely, except one who was held - b'Ii. Tue mar
sras, were the only Witnesses Tor the prosecution
were examined in every case. lie had IecttFtd10
Instructions from Commissioner Davenport. trsjt
flea tudt the prisoners broukht before ban were ludf
stood b. ulm to be yOicr- opposed To IamMany Had.
The witness nad been active IN politics, ana was mem
Der Oi the Republican CrntiH COMMITTEE lie b9d
made no discrimination between the prisOuer' on ac-
count OF pUiilCal opinions, ana hdn 10 Aho" Of
any such discrimination cNtIclsou D! "As CH'''u eaes
Patr,K Nheun was naturalized IN ls6S. He vH
/, I'd
before commissioner D,ucl. He WAS diScn.iScd on
promise not % XUlc. lie aftcrWard cUnsulta counsel
VINO sa! lac mad right To NOc. lie Was arrested afel
,ylua yoi,t. Wurn taken fore Cuuin!-s'onr deuel..
ami atier'gurd ur.orc C"um-siuucr Day"nl orr, nt
off, rcu john 4. Fuey his Dtl for 5000, Dut MI
Davenport -.d tt. ht must take tNcnJ -Ohf hours 70
,ln,,ur. tt bond lie Was c.Lhucd in Ludlow >tr,ei
Ja.l TWO days when thc DH was accepted ana ne Wa
rc,s.-c,. iic baa not Heaiu ol Viz iIdt',I since
Joseph ke tee ol Euzdbctn. y. j.. Who does b1sne"
at N1~ tud NOrt!i- 81, in ihi- CIV. t. htu thh
on Iet, oi c.rcllo. he haa come 40 ts c.ty and us
l.. auu5 polling places. Ia several eject Ton districts
arrests h1l uc-p made IN his ir ~racc. ihe prisoner
1,.r. treated At.>ly most cases. lie htd followed
linc OF tnu IA 10 inc Pos Once. bat was pushed 1acA
o. WcIy }uE ia tue wary
..iw.s.' rue wines, replied " made war then or
rebels 81 now am against those NAo U>tir the IoN1
Cd. o., l,t ru Government .
ON cr,s.rA amin on, ne was asked " Are you ideu
tiHrd AI,uaul pYhacai party ~ NcN- orA
=" 80. slI, blt am jdcheon Dth"'L1t-the od
Aiat,bcn r. Bre,n. lawyer, testified that he Wa' IN
Commissioner Dru. room 0uI1ug election Jay urG
scrild >rrIcs tue tOUrl-tu,m ana Irit' cases u
"nr.ruItd 10 lake several csseS out OF tltr ie-uT
order one OF them was a man named Jcunln-s, Tue
. RIM. Icu dry goods store on btand-st., WhOn
hc naG known for many years. ls Ger hcate ad Deea
t1l-ru Iruin hIu AT the time Ui gl~lntlUh. We gN
,oug nicely =" SAID the witness, md ihc COmisrl0hrf
WAS about to release aim, WntH Jennings altcMpueu
tell tua whole story. Ifc Tired To duplicate GRIN
cate when the commissioner sai0; II Soh nave HupF
cate. give it To me.
II yo the first TO OF your officers, and do not
.Noa are held IN 5000 bail said COMMISSIONS
j. 4;lri. .
for iht rp.td,r OF Jennings. VINO va, nni} allowed 10
. o ,he d. mis-. tuat Ec would furnish bail the next
Nuother case Wa hat OF the suprrntndcn OF gag
c.np In tIis case, Sad tdc Witness, / lt 1"'n
vIt tnt roilri-,ouer for told hm that We shodu 9't
nave ANY u,ht the man was not released. lie was i''
charged "