New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-27
TO SECURE AN HONEST VOTE
ARRESTS FOR ILLEGAL REGISTRY.
SEVERAL pEnINouENrs CAPTURED AND ALMOST

SEVERAL DELINoUENTS CAPTURED AND ALMOST
800 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED.
Alfred f. Pouvicr, q New-Jcrsey politician, who
lame to this city to obtain . position In tho Gus
ton, House, was arrested Thursday by Un'ed
states marshal on a warrant issued by Commissioner
John !. Davenport. Complaint was maze ina.
Pouver had Illegally registered from Morton and
Beifoid sts., In this city. He was, is sau'
Democratic candidate for Excise Commissioner In
Perth Amboy last spring. lie apparently considered
himself a resident of New-Jersey last April ana
could not have lived in the State for year. on
these facts. Commissioner Davenport held Pouvier
In 81 900 bail for examination
An appncaon for writ OF habeas corpus was
made Yesterday TO Judge Brown, of the United states
D,s,,ct Court by Mr. Frcro the counsel for Pouver.
The prisoner was taken before Judge Brown Com
missioner Davenport sent word that there was another
charge against Pouvier. Mr. Ficro wished 10 nave
the bail reduced to $500. United States District
Attorney Walker said that he was not familiar Win
the facts of the case, as no application haa peoh
made 10 him for leave TO issue the warrant Judge
Brown decided to hold Pouvier In $4,000 bail until
TO day at noon. The bail not furnished ana
the prisoner was again sent TO Ludlow Street JAIL
William o'Keefe Deputy United States Marshal
and presumably loyal Democrat, was arrested yes
ieriay at the registry place OF the ffth Eiecuoh
District OF the XvIIIth Assembly District whcre no
was on duty. He accused of violation OF
tho clec,on laws and on sworn information Judge
Gilderseeve issued a warrant for O'Keefe's arrest
O'Keefe registered on October 8 from No 60 Third
ave and on October II from No. 2,311 Fourth-aVe.
When he was taken to the Office Of Assistant Dls'rc'
Attorney Con O'Kcefe acknowledged that he hao
registered at both places. He said, however, tha'
he had lived at No. c.311 Fourth-ave until short
fine before the first day of registration but afterwara
went 10 work at NO. 600 Third-ave and consuereu
that as his place of residence when he nrst regseereu
Afterward he moved back to the house in Fourthave'
and then he registered from that house and asRca he
inspector at the Thrd-ave. polling place 10 .aho
lis name from tho books Mr.. Con lDiormeu MIN
ha, ne could not vote under the circumstances from
othar n,ace but Mr. Cot consented to the discharge
of o.Keefe on the ground that no wilful wrong had
been done.
MI. Goif says that $50 complaints of alleged viola
lions of the registry law have been received al '"o
Dlstrict-Attorney's Office. In many cases inc ooi-
plaints are anonymous the writers have not gwen
their addresses The complaints in some OF the
cases investigated have not been well founded Mr.
CoG hopcs to prevent fraud II other complaints proper
lv authenticated are received Dstrict-Attorney Eel
lows wrote to the Board of Police Justices yes'oi-
day. suggesting that complaints should De feceIVeu
a, any of the police courts of illegal registration
without compelling tho complainant 10 go W 'no
district which the defendant lives
Complaints have been received at the Ds'rict-A'-
tornevs Office that forty students at the Union Ihco-
loedcal Seminary have registered Mr. fcro"s says
that while he Will not their arrest for inegai
registration he does not consider them as legal voters
and that they will not be allowed TO cast their paio's'
On October 8 Michael Mccain, age hity-nihe
vagran registered in the Twelfth Election District OF
the XVIII Assembly District stating that he lived at
No $40 West Thirty .third-st, a false address. lie
was arrested and at Jefferson Market Police Court
was committed for trial in $1,000 bail by Jusuce
German. -
James s. Starr arrested yesterday by detectives
I-lf. fb-c t mill
oA..cod viii ,uecal rerstratjon Starr went to the
registration place at No. Bowery ana ohereH ms
name saying that he lived on the second moor OF NO
q Pel.st The detectives were present ana whlle one
detained him the other asceralncd that starr was nor
known in the Pellst. house The prisoner saiu mat
no had been induced to attempt to register by a
stranger who treated him to drink Al the Ionos
sent the evidence to the District Attorneys Office,
hoping for immediate action.