New-York tribune., 1879-02-04
ARRESTS ON fAhCiION DAY.
WITNESSES FOR MR.. DAVENPORT.


HE CALLS \ NUMBER OF ELECTION orFicErS WHO
TESTIFY THAT 40 ORDrRS WERE ISSUED TO
DIsCE;WINATE IN ARRESTS.
The Davenport Committee continued its
nmIIiy Yesterday The testimony for t.c comraiuans
was concluded aud the afternoon supervisor Daycn-
port began his defence. Benz min p. Fmrchh who
represented Tammany Hill at the NIVth Election
District remembered the Of n man who voted on
papers -sned IN 1868 although warrant had been is
-ucd his arrest c voted the "grOw.ers," or mon
grel ticket opposed To Tammany Hail.
Thomas Boese Clerk Of the Superior Court since Jan
uary l. 1872. tcstied to examination made by Mr..
Davenport ms cl"rks in regard to the Court records
OF naturalization papers. The witness had told Mr Day-
enpor that the Court would correct any papers that
might be shown to be aululent 1t had been his prac
ticc to refuse to issue duplicate papers In cases
where the original certificates had been irregular He
had several conferences with Mr.. Davenport relative
the legality OF the papers IaSued IN 1863. The first
conversation was early N 1879, when Mr., Davenport
acting counsel in the contested election case ~
Ducl against Clarke. Mr. Davenport then raised the
uont that the issued IN 1865 were irregular ana
hat the election carried the votes or aliens
Many complaints had been made to the witness by per
holding these papers that ther papers had nern
taken from them by ComnlFsi Inrr Davenport The
witness had told these persons that the court had done
all that cOulG bui that Mr. Dayenpor's authority as
SuDerysnr % Elections cnanl u him Ia do what he
ri a~ed The nsuicency of record app led not only 70
Is6S, but u fften ytar-, rom 1898 to about 1873
Jud &c FredmID's opinion was gwen after the second
day ot registration nut the witness had been told tha
Mr. Davenport had refused 10 be guided Dy the decision
Four hundred ID mOcratic votes were lOs' III hs lis
trct and from 900 10000 In the county IN conse-
qnence Of Intimidation. o,
IN lSG cerCiheate having become worn. he hat
taLnn n,,f nev naprr. In the SuuerIor in 1868
on election ~" tue witness aid, went 10 vote
before braa kas and the first brsakfSs; mad was an
ron one OF the very men who had told me that
nv papers we're LEGAL dashed rraRt in my face. The
oic took me here and was pm; Ia an iron cage In
the afternoon III wine.s was taken TO In low Street
Tti u-hr he lS!AI ILl ut
released finally upon EYinZ promise 10 surrender
Il papers His family when was Wholly dcpetHeIt on
nm Tor support had nOLhins uf the cause or his
absence and sf red ally from want before MS re-
lease Afer some uHrml 0ranI tmony the case Tor
the compliments was declared closed
for the defence was zyen by Officers ap-
pointed ~ suprntend the election 10 the various A.,
s.hiv Districts 1uey agreed that tHey han received
from the Chc Superysof al H. ctohs 40 lhsIin' tous
other than tIe printed Or'ets IasIei oB "a bnoy
knew OF discrimination Exercised bY any officer ot
tne United states on account OF political opinions On
the contrary. tpey had gwen explicit orders 10 ther
81 eu,ordInatcs that CIscr mlnIiiOu should he per
iited IL several OF the ustrcs the orltss lun ctcd
great injury on the Antlar many party rom whose
yOfrr- Of the arfe-tS were made W. IL SpoOner,
deputy Marshal in the NNi-t As nJly ID strct, had
told Commissioner DaYengor. that me arrtSis woud
hurt Republican parry IN the district t""l0d more
man they would Tammauy htIL me voters drtested
,yrre toEcu H. m, Leadguarris OF the chief deputy
Marshal ia the district WHi'h was usui. the IepuD"-
headquarters and from thero srGt before Oh'oH
william A. fincgarty. a deputy marshal IN tue XvTTth
Assembly District had decnargsd several Prison, rs
upon 'vt pron's i,. hII ~ od 0t,t ttrlcr,s irn
Mr. Diyeuport lie had discharged them account OF
ia, hardship attending tie particular cases, but he d!d
not know tie puutical opinions o. the prisoners.
John Pullman, deputy marshal 20 the ANlllh
Assembly District, hdd been tne Complainant asdnst
Inc yotc;. fr1m Bellevue Hospital. 10 tIe inquiry II
Dee gad rot known that test rad been Tuaur ~ me
lection Of 1876, in whlcn At was decided oy The
B-tlrt-AtoI that the men Wtlc entitled 10 vote,
tie win ~ replied tuai ne had not -
81 VIII say now" sad 3iI. Davenport, that there
was such GccsiDn.'
Mr.. Dayeulort my say what ne plcascs,' retOrted
General Nngate, Dut tie facts vii moi bee changed
" There uOne ana VIII prove IL ~ the Dl'tlel-
Attorney himself
lac htarip,; Will be continued to-day.