New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-18
HOW Mr.. RICE wAsDEFEATED
THE cREGAN TREAcHERy INQUIRY.
FURTHER TESTIMONY ABOUT THE GIVING OUT Oh
sPINoLA BALLOTS.

which they had been instructed by Captain Cregan
wers spnoa ticKrts instead OF those OF Allen morn
dixie Rice the Republican candidate Tor congress- III 'n'
| xth District William II. Townley made good hgI
his client Captain Cregan hut the witnesses pore h
eros examination without niuchiug and their mair
| points were not shaken.
II WAS nearly o'clock when the principal actors on
tered the small mcrtingroom in the Cooper Institute
Mrssrs. Strong, Hazietiue and Lawson were the only
members OF the committee present, Mcssrs smith AM
Brodsky being unavoidabiy KEEP: away. Mr. Rice csme
10 With bis couuse, Robert Ray Hamilton. and Captain
| Cr~gan and Mr.. Towney followed soon af'er Inc
room was uncom orably crowded with the friends and
oppopeuts OF Captain Organ who applauded the point
scored by counsel Mr. Rice. although aware OF course
OF The main ronts Of the testimony which the Witnesses
for the prosrc were to gve seemed surprised III
| some CT the evidence ag inst Mr. Organ. The com
mittce while expressing willingness to give each side
patient hearing conhucd both coupsei and witnesses rs
far as possible to direct OF facts and the
| attendant circumsi ances.
| The drst witness Louis Arnold. OF No. al4 East
| Nineteen.h-st He testified
salesman in the empiy OF MoKesson q Hail. OF NO
Rice XVIII Dsr e. Sy Msssr Rice and
Ninth sio, oa District and asked The charge tie
e box t' sS' q the
name OF T. B. Spne %ang'i do mo, Know e
whom received them. but believe he was
the captain of the district Peter ftnnery
MT TownleyI object 10 the witness tesying what he be-
Mr. Hamilton-I can assist Towney tbs matter by
anidavts .,.... ,.,.
MI. rownley We don't want any assistance can take
MIR Hanion-You will have much as you can take care
Chairman Strong Gentlemen mus, object to this u
Mr Lawsonul. never mind This sort OF thing VIII en-
reeop 81 NJ watts VAS paid
To Mr. Hamilton believe the man at the sGx was Peter
M he sa s "n ask tx 1s
Mr. Townley objected.
Chairman strong think this ia reasonable request
a s aas Of %S So Hs's tic
John Mckee OF No. BAT East NIncteenth-st. we'll
dressed. ntelligentooking young man. was the next
witness lie was asked if he was relative oil James
McKee, who had testified Wednesday evening lie re-
Piled Thank God. am not. lLauShterL
Mr. Townlev-Thc district is to be congratulated
10 Mr. Hamlton-l worked on election day for Rice ana
IN t Ss z "a" Asse 6stie finally Went to
the Twenythrd Election District and onnd there an &C
Was N cL the district when met him. got from MIN
the Of spno1 set Of tickets was shown
10 Mr. Townley-I always voted Republican ticket
am shipping clerk
Mr. Towney asked the with css in whose employ he
was He declined the ground that he was
hit anxious for newspaper notoriety.
Mr. Tr~rley-Herc is who charged with Of tho
,t citizen can be accused o. fon smOnd not
Chairman strongThc ~ness can u eA,nsT' ,ts. no
r.
excused sPT 6 Will VIII ss 3 Io' ask nr MI a@on
this. aud there laugh from Cs-ah 're
Mr. Toorwniey these ballots are no, marked
the wtness-The envelope CONTAINING them was marked
Chairman stIongMr Townley. cannot make much ont
Mr. Towney (warmlyl-The chairman has right TO say
thai. an ustned in this line of examination -
oxa ne We val o lave any Oh t mater
the bunch received Heyman number in his
pocket where he had them convenient sald wahea 10 yo.e
dstricts and found ihsm straight. a., , ,,. , .
the Uot About looclocs saw hcyman AGAIN and
asked INN how spnoa wa, run lie SAID he had ie 70
/ in different parts OF tn district during the day
William Patterson, of No 269 Avenue e., tesiiles:
I WAS the FIRST Election District, OH AID on sew
cral times during tue day saw ioamy Ton byrnf lhs
bnrcne, OF tickets rom hun In one spiio.
la ualiot volunteered to make TINS statement maze AN
the request o. John H. W. hucen was nOt ON
Frederick Dikeinan OF No 22s Avenue A., said:
heipoa bunch nepubican tickets IN -'ocnll Hall on
the sunday before election was to 10 go tneie aSah on
1spI Fisnei the secretary the Dsr c. o,
s sts Tshs ,rust You with secret
linen he gave pS Dag oil spuO.a ., sk cke As a @
we could get nothing from iice and we could get
nom poa he toll me could probably get Ilae Iron
give ay moncy. aud as was about turning away
ss~ed Il &c psid l said he and he
I nto iee st,v- In the nornnr met iren1 and ,od
hn what the Captsn had sad to me lie ADVISED me NOT 10
strSIghI aud dd during election moiIlS weli-rssei
Kice deniea It, soon uiAn-I ln.na
was sa 70 i 1s,,,o 60 ,'e I'm q n, . ~ 10
ami Tod hun mat the man ha SAM who accused me o. sen,
what he sa told Henry Knapp and others what ai
10 went 10 oseiii iiaL All tne Captains
there We passed resouous on tue death % President
Alter the others hat gone. the cap
that were on the Gek fhey waGe Sc Were % ssn onc
III InrI 1 Mas
hold up my hand then soliis Was muDiea a"d signed
recall The Signature one OF Tho cap
'i@' Mr ToaSsyi have %oen Republican or Soou
years sappo.sa n IT,. hocsese s Tor NsyO
,anA III my distict do not KNOW what tne returns
Mr. official figures in the hands OF thu
Nj iowney~NI. Hamilton VIII kindiy allow 10 con
duct the examination o. tnls witness IA my own way
Ar ha%i,tcn-i am gong on the stand before we re
M Iownley 90 l!nessAre you not kn,sht Of Labor
veti Al am not Kngnt OF LaIor ami did not supper
er rownsy-Do you not know that Mr. Roosevelt only re
oeived woes IN your dlstriet. Wade Edward Mtehei
"a vos sd the otner Republican candidates auout the SANE
number Al not KNOW "nat number Ga votes The vafi
In response TO further quesc-s the witness said tina
hc did what he was doing wnc: 4s signed TN
haV1ltOn Mr. Rice. He had the
tive 10 Captain cTegan because he ma not think II RICH
| to sell Out candidate.
Mr. Townley- Captain Cregan You OF sellin
Roosevelt George, anu threaten 10 bre
your cong sol A-NO, he never
accusatOn aud never Threatened 10 break head Moth
| ing v. kind ever occurred
| As the witness about 70 leave the stand, he sat
| with good deal OF feeling:
charged that wanted 10 borrow $40 from Car
and because he wouiu not loan IL 10
inl want 10 say tAat this uniiur
4 $40 made
| bccsuso thought II was night 10 do
George Diem cigar packer OF NO. APT East Seventy
eighst. who lived ut No 254 Avenue during the cleo
tiOn, testified u this effect:
William Hmkeil captain OF the Fifth Election District
work arouud the boxes elecuoI day.
told Uny candidates Cregan cared Spi,
Murray he gave some straight IcKos ana Spnol
to up stairs ana Tx them, he
"a substitute
and tIcke kept own TICKETS straight
a asked esiigatlOD
| Ayes Mr. hlnkel askeI 10 stay lie
1 had got M nuddie and mad better away
Patrick Murphy, OF No 5l6 East sixteelthst, eorg
man, said
Mr. Hinke for Rice ticket and he sand he did nc
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