New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-05
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ELECTION MARSHALS on THE STAND.
4 DAY or DULL AID MONoroyors rrSrvoxv
SLIGHTLY RELIEVED By THE PERSONALITIES N.
COUNSEL
The Davenport Committee continued its in.
quiry yesterday. 4 Formidable array Of special ma,
h,l- VINO hat suporinteuded The elections 10 The several
Assembly Districts was examined. Tie t.stln ny va,
mouotoaOus IN IFS slncnc-s, TIE witnesses acr,eps
That no Determination on account Of political o,ia,op
had been exercised IN making arrests u voters Gen,
orally these arrests were Thought 10 hav, hurt The Re
publican vote as much rs that Of the Tlmmany parry
The arrest OF Ant-Tammany voter, h d been the sub
feet Of complaint among r publican politicians
" r. spooner, Chef Deputy Marshal m the XXIl
Assembly District WAS recalled and examined .t ,e,
length 10 regard to tie selection p Supervisors and s
disposition Of the warrants issued he arrest Of
voters He had ordered Of h. subordinate marshal,
to arrest on the following day pr, who had q,
caped. On inquiry 10y General Wuea,c Why No. Lad been
anxious To eject the arrest or mar voter when be- held
other that had not been executed tae witness
replied: thought That he dignity oil Government
demanded hls arrest"
In rcgar 10 his statement that the arrests would hurt
the Republican mote than the IalumauH Han vote the
witness WIS asked "Mn.n ou expressed that Opt ion
tween You -
No. sir the subject Of tie l969 papers laugh
You were both sober as judges while you made that
statemcutl'
Mt. davenport ha' tltdirt always lli~I SERIOUS
matter hi- duties IA >uprrNi> OF Elections Ihe VIZ
ness reiterated he opinion that lu,rc AntlIannany
than lmnany votes had been lost IN cOnscqucuc
George ss. IT,. ex-Unitpd states Dis;rc,-Attorney
testified tat the Jude f t.r circuit Court appointed
the supervisors rom lists cn"sc bi Doth p'i's "his
lhc special deputy marsndl7 Htr chosen Dy ihr United
satrs Marshal II had been the pracce 10 d'.Nrr The
warrants the supervisors OF the election d- rct-. 10
some instances Commissioner Dd' npOtt had recon
m,udtd changes IA the appointments. IL ply lo TO-.
GlIres n I'M the chairman oI the committed. Colonel
B1Ss stated that during that month De- vas pre- cut
nearly every DAY the courts lie hrl idtn no uii'a
nositou b on account of mis- u,auiut nee wlth tAe
Judges sat with thea on the bench lie could no. t.
member The names OF the persons hatuIa4lLeu wien he
10 AN interruption by Mr. Davenport OF the statement
Of oh cOus To the evidence, GEN rl ngatc rc.Olted
pclu'anily: d" MI Dayenport do wish you would be
~ viii do so only when You cease to m,represeni
me- .,..ou,..,..,. .,,, c,..u., w..
gate 10 put end to these ridiculous intrfluntOus
am no IS man, and am not 10 Dee lu iui lated
interrupted agaIn IN few mluu cs, General Nlngah
exclaimed: put a cigar or sonrlhng else 10 yOW
mouth. M Davenport, aud DE quti"
Another bltcl OF special nar-Eai@ repeated the eyh
druce previously gwen for tue deirhce several VII
n,>ses lied in regard 10 the condition 81 thu
cage in which prisoners Werc conhuri OF tIec'oh Iay
Tue Witnesses agreed that me greatest huhncr oi pm"
confined tLere aHy one u,ne during elect on day
did not exceed twenty, and tlat the cse was clean all
comfortable, and supplied win wafer ana ehaIs 10
complaints OF condition of the room had been nad
bv The prisoners. After Michael Murphy, who bag
had charge of the election day, had concluded
his testimony and while tne committee was absent on
an Inspection OF the ruom Genera Wn-ate s4rca'ucal
" remarked; ION, ought 10 have ashcd that witness
II the chairs stuffed"
- Then YOU would have wanted to know SAID Mr..
Davenport, where the hair came from"
james NJ. Miller, court officer mad visited the room
several Tunes during election dp, II was IdAy
clean" h. said. "dbJut llke tui, room
1t was hlled, | pp sumo said General Nlusd'e
" with agreeable society,"
There were several hand cases in the pom
" DId yOu recognize them a. DcmIcrdt-:'
"Nca-they certainly Ead all trc -ymptDnlS'
After som minor testimony thr committee "Joulh'd