Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-20
Number,

octo6er M, ~ October %, O.:
October IS. soi october >, So
9S;SSsT IS = Total. 1000
But 5000 blank applications had been
obtained in this court nom time 70 time.
An examination by the congressional com
mittee and the testimony OF the clerk OF
the court proved concluSiyely that there
were issued q. O6S certificates when no APP
plication was on die. Thus the number
naturaized in this court was 31,l5s.
SUPERIOR COURT.
one Of the clerks. Westlake, Swore 10
/ the number naturalized each day; there
being in twenty DAYS IN October the enor-
nous number of 26, 226, or a daily average
OF I.SIl Neeks, Il deputy clerk, testified
that WeStlake had given the above from
actual count. and Gillespie, assistant nat
! uralization clerk, certified under oath 70
the correctness OF the statement.
From these two courts in the month of
| October. lS6S, there were undoubtedly -
sued az least $1,000 certificates.
STANDING WITNESSES.
IN the supreme court twenty-one wit
ueSSe> appeared for =, 549 applicants; and
| the same witnesses also acted their part IN
| the SUPERIOR court. Take these specimens
/ Patrick McCafery In the month Of Octo-
/ Der. III the supreme court, swore 70 The
good moral character, length OF residence
sc. OF PSI persons; and in the superior
court Of 20 persons; in ALI sos. John
Ward performed like duty IN the Suprem,
court COR S2+ persons; in the superior
court for 1875 persons; in all, SO. John
Moran was witness in the supreme court
| for as persons: in the superior court for
29e persons: in all. 754. James Gor. and
/ Patrick, his brother, certify 10 666 in both
| courts
Patrick McCafery was one OF James
OBrienS DEPUTIES, and by him discharged
| FOR extortion. John Moran had served d
term in State Prison. Tie Gor brothers
were notorious thieves, and both Barnard
and McCunn, Is criminal judges, must
/ have KNOWN them well A. soon aS the
| business OF the court WAS over James Stol,
/ a watch. chain. and two diamond rings
/ II was testified that one OF these COTS hat
/ four thousand Of these certificates for sale
| Now. under the act OF Congress OF lSO-
applications for naturalization must be
made In open court, and the court must b,
/ satisfied that the person applying had dur
/ ing his residence behaved as man OF
good moral character, attached 10 tn
principles OF the Constitution OF the Unit
sd states. and well disposed 70 the good
order and happiness OF the same; and IN
no case could proof OF residence DE mad,
by oath of applicant
Right here, again. wish 10 call your
attention 10 the case Of Judge Elliot, who
was impeached and found guilty for natu-
ralizing four hundred persons in one day,
/ Notice the language OF the congressional
| committee;
twas physically impossible, involving
as il must the administering Of twelve
hundred oaths and the examination OF
eight hundred witnesses Is 70 age, qualih-
| cations, residence, aud moral character OF
the applicants.
Andyet each OF these judges must have
averaged three thousand Oaths and exam
iued two thousand witnesses daily!
So much for the manufacturing Of new
voters. By presenting these fraudulent
papers. thousands and tens Of thousands
of votes were poIed for the Democracy,
where the parties were not even citizen:
of the United States But fearing thi:
mill would not grind enough grist, the
managers set another IN operation. Mr.
FRYE continues:
This terrible picture would not be com
plete without brief reference to false reg
| iStration," repeating" and "ballOt-boa
stuning." 4 few instances Of each must
suffice. William II. HendriCk, with The
| sanction Of Colonel Bliss, district attor
lney, was employed by q captain OF repeat
ers. headquarters Peter Mitchelrs liquor
store. There was a gang OF about my
men, divided into squads Of four, six, eight
and twelve. Each man received card
| giving him his name and residence; OF
this he registered at one registry, then re
turned 20 headquarters. received a new
name and residence, and so on. These
men registered and voted, each from five
20 thirty times. II may be well TO remark
that Peter Mitchell was candidate for the
assembly.
Alexander Ostander, an attorney at law
Investigated on election day; saw squad,
OF men thin slips with names and resi-
dences; saw them vote at one polling
place, then 20 10 another and repeat, ther
10 another, aud so on.
William II. Greene, a patrolman, saw 4
gang of men, known 10 him personally
register from William NJ. Tweed's house
from Patrick kernan's, the coroner's, anC
from Edward Shandleys, police justice
Some OF them were challenged, but prompt
~ took the necessary OathS. Most Of theS,
men were thieves; the leader, who regis
tered from kernan's house, was one Law
renee, alias Wilson" alias "NibbS" OF
l"Nibbsey." This gang OF eight was fol
lowed up, and II was found that they haC
!. registered one hundred and sixty on ficti
tiOus names. They were arrested, thei
books seized, revealing the fact that the,
/, had registered in two hundred and twentl
places. On the evening of their arrest
writ of kabedS corpus was served on IN,
officers in charge, directing their bodies u
be brought before Judge Barnard, no tim
being allowed for return, none being made
They were taken 10 Barnard's residence
They remaining on the sidewalk, Mr.
= Howe, an attorney, took the writ, wrot
on il, The prisoners being charged wit
no offenSe on the annexed return, l orde
, them discharged" gave il TO q servan
: girl, who passed it TO the judge, then i