New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-16
WAS CREGAN TREACHEROUS 7
MANY MEN WHO SAY THEY FOUND HIM so.
TESTIMONY HEARD BY THE INVESTIGATING COM

The investigation OF charges Of treachery against
Captain Michael Cregan and his personal adherens IN
the Xyfth Assembly District went on In earnest soon
after o'clock last evening In OF the smaller meeting
rooms of the Cooper Institute. The chairman OF the
committee Theron G. Strong, enGeavOred 10 restrict the
examination OF vii nesses to the subject submitted to
them. Assemblyman Robert Ray Hamilton conducted
the prosecution and William H. TownleT appeared or
Captain Cregan, who with many OF his followers, sat
near him. There about seventyve persons pres
ent.
As soon as the session was opened Mr.. Tovnlcy adj
dressed the committee saying that he would conduct the
defence although lie had had time TO talk with Cap
tain Cregan about the case. He continued;
Captain Cregan. through me, emphatealy denies any
W.T. on ms part IN ne y IN Asss sr @ hs Word
honor that this aud that have 70 act as
wants to know the man.
He suggested that all the witnesses called be put under
OATH Chairman Strong sid 10 intended TO put the
witnesses under oath and that testimony would be taken
with much soemnity in court Of justice. Mr.
Hamilton stated that copies Of Mr. ORGANS afdayits had
BOT been given him in due form. Instead of receiving
copies Of ali the aavits, had been promised he had
| received the following:
| Tcc YORK. Dec II, 1856.
DgA SiR. aiaays have reference to the charges
AGAINST election management Of the XVIII Assembly Dis
CITY AID ce SI1TT OF OF N SNW 9o SaN S'a
being duly duly sworn deposes and sa{s ha ne was
70 charse Of The election district 81 Ihg y 5h ss any
thai be received from NJ organ bag OF The straight Re
o. the kepubican candidates and the SAID order was tuy
They are signed by the following district captains
John Coleman. r. VI. Lush Thomas Byrnes John Mo'vney
Hall Aaron cornell James Mckee Patrick Byrnes Peter
STANLEY William Hense ohm Mason James byrnes lhomSS
James avon Frederick Dkeman John X Pope, Edward
Mr. Hamilton asked for the original afhdavis and Mr.
Towney produced them for his inspection Then George
c. Groves Of No 2O7 East Thirty thirst WVIIlth As
semhlJ DISTRICT Is the first witness Tor the
| prosecution. He testified
ON election day went 70 the Nnth Election D set OF the
" IN Assembly District The polling place was at Ayenne
| pointed out the captain OF the district
The witness exhibited a bunch tickets given him 10
| Finncrty Everybody around here knows me-" The
tickets, which for f. b. spinoa for Congress, mad
been marked by the witness ana were placed IN evidence
The witness tried three other districts but found nothing
else ont Of the way Two of these We're mr. Lsh ana
examined he said he had worked in the Public stores Tor
| many years.
o-Yol were in there through Mr. Organs influence l
'e- va A.No, sir. ontinuing)-i have been unen-
year to-day never DeiongeI 70 an a o. gaD IA
trot that hnd out whether there was
dWere you instructed BY ANYBODY 70 make touT Of rs
can crookelnessi Al decline TO answer
Mr. Hamilton united with counsel the other side in
tSat he s 'i i9str@ted TO do So by Frank Daly Mr.
Hamilton said he would admit that Mr. Day was EN-
puNed tO ascertain whether there
Mr. Towney-rhen you at the bottom oft Laughter
MT Towney-And You lived in the XIth District anu
wanted 10 cake carr OF the XVIII g.,
The witness aid he pail for what he did he was
whether Funerty the other men referred 70 was
in the lie looked around and sad he did not see
question was asked which the chairman deemed
irrelevant Mr.. 1Ownley, in insisting upon H. sad Mt.
John Proctor larke OF No III West Fifty eight-st,
formerly Assistant United states Distric Attorney
! testified:
I'm Inn s,v voted Then reported 10 the Republican
County Committee at the Fl tn Avenue Hotel aud place. NY
g9er ng w eer To- fen Eecton District Of the
lean caa 'ire he s1 1s NE G tAt %o We're were s
cept the congressional ticket which was spnoa ticket
QWcrc sou directed Mr.. Root To 20 The XVIII Dis
rctl Al asked 10 20 10 AL the p9ing-paces IN me
report any rieeaiariiy which 1 found.
John Ferguson, OF No 2j7 Avenue c, testified
aay s% 70 the od h alter f SSay a sa%
me rS OF tn the captain G OF the strc found hat they
contained the o Dewitt for Mayor instead OF oose
s HsPn 1 dean e eqPAn was 81 not Sf n a5F ,e S &c
to the box. ! went rUm curiosity met Murphy = ie"
%s not eleeed lie said that RICE Instead
Cregn receiving So2O from ce he should not have received
John C. Fleming, journalist, Of No. 1G40 Avenue B,
| testified:
was formerly in the employ OF M Rice on The Worth
h1acri.an KcriStc was heartily Mr.
o ON gg e e 9&{ R b Se 70 Was sent 5y Mr. ee to
go through the district anil see What was being done M
RepuOlcan tickets and ght At the Repub-
cau the XIVth District Asked for Republican
uoke was handed bunch ana ioInd IIat I9e Tossfsss
District II l. or Viii John Hank Mason:
got no u ket there l. met friend named "a Col
Mason with selling out We Captain Gre
aud asked him 10 20 through stop He
TO Mf To~niey%T was emp Dyed me North
Reree until two or three weeks before election. listed
There Of reachery The man IN charge OF The
Democratic district and hers no show FOR Rice
G-DId not Mr. Cregan say that Colonel Cruger had been
through The district only short time previous A-Noi he
Mr Hamilion"Were You aware that election districts
Thirteen and Fourteen were next To each other ana @ as
tiicti At may have mistaken the district. did
To Dir lawson-l only ound sphoiA oaloI III ee uoAe'S
procured rom district -, , -, m
the seventh or Eighth Mason with selling
Rice Roosevelt and adhere to call contained III my
affidavit
Edward j. Collins of No. 32l East Twenty .hrst-st,
said:
am an independent Republican I support the National
Republican tickets and AN independent IN local
the poing-pace in the seventh district know
John hasou the captain oI that dstlcI ny sS ou. o..
think he knew me- lie Las been captain Oh Tue strict ~
ccng 10 Captain Cregan or sixteen year. anu naet,
Hppoa sd he p'onI no vote for 6noa and asked me
Rice tickets To anu prOcure,
from hm three sets OF Rice uekets efanine Sn anu ~
Mason a fellow sell out Rice Soon after
running very WE'LL but ne not receiv
Ds hspaGean SUPPORT IL was IN f t in order mat
lie might icing Mason soon aterw ard
said send that fellow To me de Is NOT
voter IN the district has been sent here 10 watch anu
doing Then Fleming AMI visited various
election districts and went 10 the Firth Avenue Hotel anu re-
10 We SsnpdEn 20 t one aSa nHd cregan on
| the Mason rcproached MN iOr not
working straight Well TINS Is not FlIth ave
district We got make dea 81 10 make any kna Oh
show We elect Roosevelt There II no shO"
Tor the Congressman" We then went To tile Ashland Rouse
and Sregan. lie denied that there was any thing wrong
To MI owuey only Ound crooked WORK Al the oe'ehlh
| Election District
The evidence OF James J. Mckee. OF No. 3lo East
twenty fourth ST. for many years one OF captain re-
gans most trusted ieuienants. was listened 10 WIN
great deal OF interest because seemed TO connect his
CHIEF more clearly with the trrachery alleged 10 nave
| been practised than any other witness. He stated:
attended meeting In R0sehn HAL the night before cleo
ton. called into an nnerrOomDy Captain Cregan. VINO
said Il told 10 nothing to do with YOU Jimmy
but know depend YOU" given bag straight
republican tickets by Captain Cregan Then he gave me