New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-22


produced. and the witness was examined concern
ing them. The Committee has now closed its work.
EVIDENCE AND DISCUSSION.
The Wallace investigation has at length
been brought to an end, the Democratic members hav-
ing intmaed more than during its progress that
they had sufficient evidence before them upon which TO
compile their report special session OF the commit
tee held In Postmaster Jamess room IN the Post
Office Building yesterday morning in order 10 complete
the testimony OF exJudge Jones' by whom many OF tho
certificates of 1868 ssucd from the Superior Court
Senator Wallace the Chairman OF the committee, left
the city Tuesday evening and the only members pres
ent Senator Mcdonald, who volunteered to sit dur
ing the completion Of Mr. Joncs's testimony, and Sem
a,or Blair who insisted It's pction. John I.
Davenport present, also T. s. Walt, who
said in previous days proceedings he the repre-
sentative of Tammany Hall. To THE TRIBUNE reporter
Mr.. Wait explained that be was IN way connected
with Tammany Hall. He connected with the firm
OF Anderson Man, he said who the counsel for
Tammany Hail in tho proceedings against Mr.. Daven-
port He acted junior counsel that occasion, and
of course, did all the hard work therefore he per
fectly acquainted with Mr.. Davenpori's actions. For
this reason he attended the ngs CT the committee
But not as counsel for Tsnmany Hall OF course not
There WAS also crowd Of local politicians present
ExJudge Jones having taken tho stand, Senator Blair
informed him that he to be amned upon a num-
OF applications for naturalization passed upon by
him Judge of the superior Court in 1868. which the
minority OF the committee unable produce the
previous day. TO this Senator Mcdonald made no OBJ
lection. and the examination proceeded. Among the
first OF the applications for naturalization put IN
that OF James K. James The wness identified the pa
per having been passed by him in September, ls6S
when there little doing IN the courts. The same
person appeared to have signed as applicant and as wit
ness but Judge Jones believed that two different per-
.afor uudou el
mistake III the papers. he said. His attention next
called by Senator the naturaz Itlon papers Of
John Mclean which bad attached declaration OF preyt
GUS bearing the date Of November 2l 1865 tho
naturalization paper being issued october H. 1865
This show clear two years from the date OF the
declaration OF intention, but the witness answered that
he could not for The discrepancy The OF
Gottried schoenhut was similar; his papers
granted within thirteen days OF the proper period Tho
witness said the had suggested, the prev
day. that this might have arisen from the fact that
both declaration Of intention and the application
were made in the month OF October but in different
years lie did accept this suggestion. and could moo
account way for having signed such lleeal uocr-
nents.
The pa per OF Charles de Secha showed that he had
nounced allegiance to the Queen OF Great Britain and
Ireland in declaration and to the Kag ofUnited
Italy" in the other. The witness could not explain IT.
II was practice make the order OF citizenship be-
naturalized before the witness September %, 1s6s
on his previous declaration dated May 3, 1867. Tho
witness could account for It, except that something
might have distracted his attention when reckoning up
the dates. Ii certainly an Illegal certificate
Tie naturalization paper OF Louis Peters was hero
han led to the witness 3" appear TO have naturaized
this man," lie said, on the 18th September of-.of-
cannot say what year"
Senator Blair-rhere was no year that month
wi,ness-Wel. sir cannot say.
Senator Bair-I called your attention TO the fact that
there TO have been no remuneration OF allegiance
witnessrhat seems 10 be onitted Oa, no; here II Is
on the outside. King OF Germany"
Q-Tba, appears 10 have been The signature OF your
cieik. james NJ sweeney. King Of Denmark" Did he
ever pretend tJ that position ! A.-Ol. IA, sir
Q.-Ihe body of the certificate seems 20 indicate re-
nuiciaiion OF allegiance TO Queen Victoria. Any
judgment is that the applicant III that case must have
senator Blar-That your opinion, but don't seek 10
Clerk sweeney did not write tie whole of
The certificate Of Henry Roth was next put In. Tho
witness sad He does not seem to have signed tbs'
Senator Bair-And yet he was admitted by You TO
Wltness-Yes, sir. Probably signed It and gave 1t
the applicant 10 sign at another desk
els that safe way OF doing busncss' Al would
Q-Are these the Initials OF sidaey Z. Nolan on this
certiacatel Al DO not know There was such clerk
in my court. cannot n the body OF the affidavit
was written by hlm; do not know his handwriting.
On the paper OF X. Rebenklan were four iurats not
one OF which signed by the clerk Tie witness said
he could not account for IT, He did not know that the
rrnunciations OF allegiance aud assumptions of
new allegiance 10 be made matter "
record before naturalization could take place. He did
noee that IL followed from this that he was natural
lzlns in ignorance OF the statutes.
The paper OF Joshua Fushngham was next put in. and
the witness admitted having naturalizsd him on Oeto-
Der II, 1868 upon previous declaration attached or
dated May 49, 1868 He could not account for The dis
crepancy. Similar papers the names Of Patrick Mu
veuy Charles Hcrbst, Hartman Ger1ardt and others.
were put in evidence In all OF them there we're dis
crepances, principally IN the dates. The witness dd
not attempt account for them. There were other
papcrs TO be produced but Senator MELON aid objected
deBce the preceding evening.
Senator Blair said the understanding was that the
witness was xamned upon the whole ct the
papers issued by HIM that the minority was abe 10 pro-
ducc.
Wailace) unwilling To continue the InvesugaCop'
and he (S,nlOr McDOnald) had proposed 10 nave the
witness examined the naturalization papers put In
evidence SIMPLY because he did not wish nator Biairs
protest to appear the record or the committee.
Senator Blair asked the sttoRrdpher 70 refer 10 MS
the subject, and 10 was answered that the ro
test had been stricken out by order OF the chairman.
wnat extent the minutes OF the proceedings
stricken b. order OF tue chairmln, without the
knowledge OF other menbers OF te Tee = a'ked
Senator Blair. A discussion followed which l5stcd
nearly fifteen minutes; Senator Mcdonald, who hHd rre-
yiously declared his liability TO sit tor u.re than Two
hours apparently doing all ho could 10 pruong H. AZ
ts close Senator Blair asked that II be- inserted the
minutes that he wished To make corr, lion. In Dis
crossexaninaIon OF Judge Jones on the previous day
gaity or dishonesty Ia regard to tee NATURALIZATION
a pers Issued IN 1868 by the witness. lie NOW wished
TO withdraw that remars.
her discussion of no material interest,
hut i'm which Senator Mcdonald showed consider able
warmth the committee adjourned subject % tkc call Of
the chairman.
senator Nc Donald afterward stated TO The tribune
reporter that the inycst- alton closed and
the committee would meet In Washington early
US possible Tor the formal presen ,alOn of ITS report
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