Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-21
NEW YORK.

fdence of Democratic Fraud. NEW YORK, July 20.-The Wallace commit tee resumed the Davenport investigation this morning Senator Blair Rep) examined a witness named Hes, also Republican. His evidence was favorable to Davenport, inas- much as he testified that he had visited the Court House and City Hall to satisfy himself that papers were being irregularly issued. He had seen papers entirely filled out and handed to applicants by fourteen or fifteen clerks in the basement of the City Hall. Senator Mcdonald cross ss-examined the wit ness to show that he was an active ward poll tician but this the man denied.
 Davenport was called by Senator Blair to give the histories of the clerks of the City Hall basement making out the papers refer red to by the former witness. He designated one as Big Jerry and said he could make out a list of them for the committees use if nec- essary. Under cross-examination he said he had seen representative from the office of the counsel to Tammany Hall present during the session of the committee assisting the majority of the committee in their investiga- ton. Senator Mcdonald said he had no
 
 attendance. Senator Blair said he had personal knowledge that the majority had been assisted by a representative of Tam many Hall just as much as the minority had been assisted by Davenport
 Antonio Kurshill, the next witness sworn, was honorably discharged from the army in 1865. He applied for and obtained natural ization papers in 1S68 After he had voted of tba a1oatino of 1873 ha folx in dy and had his papers taken from him by Davenport and had never been able to recov- CT them. At the close of this witness cross examination Senator Mcdonald held up the 1868 naturalization papers belonging to the witness and taken from him by Davenport, and said he supposed the latter would have no objection to witness getting these papers, which were evidently his property. Daven- port said he did seriously object to such proceeding, and taking the papers from Sen ator Mcdonald tossed them into his hat.
 Ex-Judge Samuel Jones was next called and stated that he was Judge of the Superior Court from 1866 to 1872. During the days witness sat in court there was not one person he knew of admitted to citizenship irregu- larly
 Other witnesses were examined and evi- dence put in to show the bad character of several deputy United States marshals. Will liam H. Iindsley testified to having frequent y f4oAOOAt 11iO S4GJ 1d11 III 1OOO I1O ueu dS- sisted in stamping twelve thousand blank naturalization certificates which were sent to Ohio. He had friend who had distributed some of the certificates in this city, and knew of men who received naturalization pa- pers and did not know where the courts were. Davenport here put in evidence some four teen or fifteen naturalization papers in an in complete state bearing the initials of ex-Judge Jones, whereupon the committee adjourned until tomorrow morning, when the cross examination of Jones will be completed.
 Dr. Tanners Feat-His Theories of Liv-
 fng-A Simple Diet the Most Whole
 
 NEW YORK, July 2O.-Dr. Tanner entered at noon to-day upon the twenty-third day of his fast. He arose at 5:2O a. m. and took drive through the park, where he drank four ounces of spring water. At noon he again drank three ounces of water. numter of persons visited him to-day. When asked if he laid much stress upon will power during his experiment, he replied that he did not think he could do much without it. In re- ply to further questions he said the early part was much the hardest to undergo, and he was entirely free from pain and with out any craving for food. He added that man who had surplus of ad1pose tissue had a reserve stock of food to draw upon as much as if he had laid in stock of provisions in his cellar. When he left Minneapolis he weighed 184 pounds, and if he had been as heavy when he began his fast it would have been much easier. As to his former habits of eat ing he said he had lived a plain, simple diet, and that the most palatable food for him was nice bread and butter, together with good apple sauce and bowl of milk Appetite for food, he declared, was like the craving for liquor and was stimulated by pandering. but could besubdued by the will. Three meals day were wholly unnecessary and very sim pie diet was preferable for all persons en- gagged in sedentary occupations. He believed that he could have done light work since he had been fasting. He did not recommend entire abstinence from meat for persons who were engaged ip heavy manual labor, but he did for those whose habits were sedentary.