The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-11-05
FRAUDS IN THE REGISTRY.
Arrests in O'Bricn's District-Mr. McKeon
and Mr. Woodrord In Cons nItntion.

Tho October Grand Jury, which finished
Its work yesterday. found $40 indictments.
Fifteen Of these referred to fraudulent voting
or counting at the last election or colonization
OF rcpeaters for the coming election. Twenty
five men. whose names have been published in
The SUN were inculpated in these indict-
ments. other singly or jointly. With ono OK
ception. they are either permanent or coonized
residents of the five lower election districts Of
John J. OBrien's Eighth Assembly district.
Three Of the indicted men are policemen of tho
Eldrdgo street station-Crystol. Fuchs. and
Herrick. One election inspector and ono re-
peater have already been convicted.
Bench warrants for tho arrest of twcnty-one
men. including the most active of O'Brion's
workers. .wero issued by Recorder SMITH yes
tterdday afternoon. soon afierwnrd Detectives
room with Inspector Charles liaab. who had
been reindicted for an alleged substtqtion OF
Votes really vV cast az and nd Henry Morton oi alias
Henry Meyer. accused by ono of Pinkerton's
t%o yss IF rTrns S Spd Se ER
bly,, district. Raab was released under 81 500
bail. Morton offered to plead guilty, saying
that he was intoxicated whom no was induced
mhGsrt Moton ibao toe ss Of aa Canal
kush on the charge OF violating the Election
law Edward Burns; a gas inter Of SO Mulberry
CURE on on the same ' charge. both men have
been indicted.
Complaints Of colonization came thickly to
the District Attorneys Office, Nearly all tho
complaints referred to notably strong Repub.
lean Assembly districts, In the seventh and
hfeen colonizers had been bietcd II in e each n
election d, distrSt William G; Traphag9n Of the
towering passion, to inform MIR. McKcon that
repeater had used the number of his private
a registered Voter who lives at ia Essex
street brought to THE Sun Office last night en-
yelopes containing tickets and mailed to the
registry list in the Twentieth Election district
Of Johnny Q Brisn's Eighth Assembly district:
l22 Essex street; G. Opperman and NJ. Finn.
ia EsseN street None 9 these Lives
ono Handwriting and an envelope addressed in
the same hand contained Republican ballots.
he bsT oce
applied at Essex Market yesterday afternoon
e JYstice Jake Patterson Of the Tenth Assem-.
bly, district for thirteen warrants for the arrest
Justice Patterson granted eight warrants
prems anthorty on election day should be mis-:
taken, District Attorney McKcon INVITED United
terday. They signed the following Joint letter:
1Sme klect9r: erne clty and County Of Ns,' rort
m SsM e Of is ss s,
% s a the c ana a
q New YORK have, after consultation determined iha,
our 20 %s n o se St
ersl official spheres in the enforcement of the
laws of the United States and the laws OF the
State in respect to such election There IL conflict
Of authority whatever between the two Jurisdictions.
On the hand. officer of the United States
while in the rightfu performance of his duty.
though 1t should involve the application of force he
intcrfered with on the other hand offcer of the
state equally empoyed in the enlargement OF tho laws
hereby give united assurance to the electors that
the laws OF the United States and OF the state OF New
York passed for the of securing fair elections
will he fully. vigorously and impartally applied by us
in the Of and all persons irrespective of
their official authority, whether state Federal, who
shall violate or attempt to violate the laws.
JoHS MCkBoS,
District Attorney county OF New York.
l.. WoOpFoRD,
United states Attorney.
The Tammany Committee on Organization
passed a resolution yesterday thanking MIR.
Mckeon for his labors to prevent illegal voting.