New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-24
CAPTAIN CREGAN'S DEFENCE.
GEORGE MEN SAID TO HAVE BEATEN RICE.

cry the part OF Captain Michael Cregan his
In the XVIII Assembly District at the recent election
BY which ballots for r. b. spinoa. the Democratic can
didats for Congress-. punched with the Republican
baots and Alien rhorndke Rice thereby deprived OF tho
voosiwhich it Is asserted would have elected him add
ed to those that he received from the followers of Mr.
George taken Inst evening in Ro,m No "a of Cooper
Institute Theron c. Strong, Leonard Hazsltiue. John
d. Lawson AMI John F. Bro sky. Of the investigating
committee, were in .ner places soon after o'clock.
Robert Ray Hamilton conducted the prosecution and
William H. rowniey by whose size Captain Cregan sat.
represented The latter. After the prosecution rested
witnesses for the defence esned TO the purity Of Cap
tain regans motives and excellence OF his behavior
on election day AMI his counsel maintained ibas II there
was any treaebery bis district II was his fault
Charles j. F. Kluppe of No 2O3 East Seventeenth.
st'was frat called and in reply to questions by Mr.
Hamilton sa that election day. after he had voted in
election district OF the XVIII Assembly
District. he informed that Creean aughtering
Rice on the East Side He continued follows:
walked through Fourteenths. Avenue A. where met
him or 1ar es s po a P PaTe e bsn and
san AMI P Rs Snna s19s ess IN T. asked What that
tanned another bunch srying father wanted This
the Repshean sPn0a ticket have always Dd to
went down there inquire paid going
Crossexamned the witness sad
am twenty three years old the district
and have nat engaged in faction fights during that
31Do yoq belong to the ot,iwe faction in xvTth Dis
trct Al have answered that question said belonged
o.At whose request did you testify Any
N 9qInsn yonrs volunteer witne;s Al am went to
esIng against MI Cream except as have feeling
a. man nAme sIec Khan told me that Cregan was agher
Fce f9.d the ssP1oap 10 ticket tns p m
n,Idr had VINO vrTg when sG9d him e
out to me as one OF Cregan heeers IN election day Ma
when asked HIM for tickets pnr the tickets int my
packet don't know what became Of them mentioned the
poysd as doorkeeper with Meyer Jonason Co.. in their
Frank Hail. of No. 351 Thirdave., testified follows:
am an enrolled Republican Of the xvIth District was
CAPTAIN OF The Nineteenth Election District for MT Cregan
an ahdavit could not read i without glass; was
There saTy iS present
tention to whether ahdavits read aloud heard
Crossexamned the witness identified his signature on
the affidavit that he had signed He signed knowing that
1t was affidavit and that the purpor OF It that the
captains ordered by Cregan the districts reg
! ulary.
too mr. W. Cream not vG d me @ any ToT
The district straight examined the tickets They we're all
Mr.. Hamilton offered in evidence copies Of two tele-
sent by Ehu Root to Mr. Cresan election day
nquirng about the reports that Rice not receiving
the fun Republican vote.
& TogPeymIi Mr. Root eeTtGcs t3t these are copes
meat What time m The lay they were seat Mt cregn says
Nj Cr,gan-f rsceiyeda dispatch election day
| not dispatch
The kilograms we're received 10 be placed in evidence
after Mr.. Hamilton at what time they
| sent.
Mr. Hamilton said that he proposed to call Mr. Daily
next who employed 10 make inquiries in the XYlth
District
NJ Grcsan-Got Daly Get Daily j.. b. t,.
Mr Towner- ap-lE, please 4thei you OF must De the
ir laa--Ve want DAILY, can't contain myself
t,a callh n
was reserved by Mr Hamilton, who declared his
with this exception closed. Mr.. TOwnicy then opened
his He said
Before call witnesses want TO say that while my
up by aavits generously copied in press know
and propose any long OPENING. but reserve
' hSl een 2pesse With e idea that Mr. REGAIN p has
been Dsorg Sss n by other sDns We
say that the respected candidate for Congress
Stunning at the that there was all mithtulness
cant o fl m "a and he had got ali that we're FOR
pcs. S tsn al; cs SS eeeie
lie other se that the election honoaby con
Quoted anu at me eco o'e ' NO., 20 10 M e "
Will enteV0r TO show A MI ce d not get more imam %
PEI % ~ lie m siase a A gentleman for the first time in
politics He thinks that new alheremts faithful
and Il he 'ss mat s @ and n or ar pfG ap e
here Captain there Michael Creean il on [ra here
integrity ies9t''''" ~
Mr. Iownlcy said that he intended TO show that Mr.
Creean instructed the captains work for the ticket and
that malice not money al the bottom of these
CHARGES which were made by two men. Dyckman and
James Mckee. These swore To opposite things
in their a.dayits on November - and on December .
lie expected TO convince an at te Sn OF ueathrry at
the election was not on Mr. Cregans head FAINT aP
plause suppressed There was more desire ON he part
these men 10 drag Cregan down han 10 establish the
| truth.
the stand 10y Mr.. Hamilton lie said that on election day
Thomas Hastings brought im pckst, obtained from w
them. There rpnOa ticket III each pack Cross
examined he said:
printer and member Of TyposraPhcal Union Noe
So ~ Last Iweniy-a inst ~ me ,Natth RistFgt
4st Two .rce years have yoeo oppoa to hin At
lbs .frbutrd throu IN the District dhl at the
Westminster Hotel on General pnoia ANA oaer to sell 10
Gf iSw1sy~ Do you know that Chatham street tramp
cna rnian suong-Mr Townley have the
Sr fowniey@Vefy Well then question.
give ont kce and ROOSEVELT tickets
straight Tie were TO patrol the ds
rets and see how they were bell run whether
ballots winch they had obtained from tne epnec@n district
publican ballots III the various election districts ,,
ballots were rnu ont Am majority Of he districts
4o" 5rocr tickets Is p at the Thrave districts s
1ns Sas ' eeecn District 5s M Lus and found
risht
To Mr.. HamtOD-l paid the men employed "htn we GOV
through on election night They pad nothing max
MI. Hastings, the nltn no No l6i
PARK Row troug part OF tie district because one
OF the epoj ell by me SAD ta5 ne was Nnow TO some
OF tie districts and would be- better TO en-
pOl stranger a case OF TINS KIND
Mr. Hamilton mere announced that the prosecution
would There were two or three additional
witnesses. but their evidence was merely cuIOpordule
Chairman strong then said 10 Nj. Lovingly mat he
could call his witnesses for the defence Mr Town
ley said that he would call TWO o. three witnesses and then
ask for an adjournment One additional evening would
probably sufficient close the case Tor the defence
Richard NJ. Insh OF No. 457 SerondaYe.. was then
called by Mr. rOwnley the first witness Tor the defence
He testified:
have been city marshal for the last wrntyone years
have connected win the hrpuh
Lean party. captain ell tne lwtn4eth Election District
Assenuy D-rIci al the recent ecctUu Was
present when tickets AMI money were li'en 10 We
before election. was Inc
Ne II where Captain Crcgln and
FISHER tcActs amt money FISHER gave each
captain "a. containing tickets banners etc, aLd Cap