New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-31
PLANNING TO VOTE TWICE.
REGISTERING HERE AND AT GIAvEsESp!
ONE OF THE "REPEATERs" INFORMS THE POLICE

ONE OF THE "REPEATERs" INFORMS THE POLICE
"A CONVICT WEARING CLEVELAND BUTTONS.
Insrecior Byrnes received Information several days
ago that q large number Of tho floating population
OF this city who live IN the cheap lodging houses
had registered here and also at cravesend' L. L.
Detectives Lyman and McManus investigated the mat
ter and Yesterday arrested Peter Fitzpatrick, of 40
1903 Roosevcltst.. who exposed the scheme william
Moore, Michael Reagan and James T. Hand OF No.
is4 Park Row. and George Bierne and Dennis GORDON,
OF 80 100 Park Row, wore among those WHO nv
patrick said had registered falsely at HIaVesehd' ana
were arrested. All were locked up at Ponce heah'
quarters. They all admitted having ressterco a.
No. 10 Baxterst., except Fitzgerald who registered
at Roosevelt and Cherry sts, and at Grsvesend and
told substantially the story. IL was IN SUD-
stance that on September 10 they were met IN
gin-mll at No. 1874 Park Row by Aaron ilerizocrg,
who keeps liquorstore az No "A Dfvislonst ana.
with his brother Morris owns seve"a al other liquor
stores in this city and also Paul Baucrs place
at Concy Island. Hcrlzbcrg offered them money TO
register Cravesend, and upon their consenung ~
do so, gave them tickets to carry them there. They
went tho following day
At the station the met by Morris Hertz
berg, who took them I'm a stage to the Town Hall
at Gravcsend, where they registered under fictitious
and their residence Paul Bauers Hotel
They each got dollar and plenty OF whskey. Their
expenses paid to New-York by Hertzbcrg, who
told them that they need have fear as they would
be protected by Chief OF Police Mckane on election
day. The false recorded BY one Woods
In a book, that If tho did not appear others
could vote In their stead After the arrests Inspector
Byrnes held consultation with DistrctA,ioney
Fellows and DistrIctAuorney Idgway, Of Brooklyn,
aad # agreed that the prisoners should be taken
10 rIooklyn to-day. The arrested a. sus
pclous persons, ard they will be taken before Justice
Ford this morning and discharged and then rearrcsied
upon issued By Judge Cullen. charging them
with felony. Aaron Herzberg was arrested last
evening at his place in Divson-st and locked up at
rolcc Headquarters. Detectives went 10 Coney
Island to arrest Morris Hertzbcrg.
A fine Illustration Of the kind Of fraud that Is
practised by Democrats is presented In the case Oh
Richard W. Dyer a convict who was released from
sing Sing only thirty-threc days ago. and who reg
istered falsely in the Thirty second Election District
Of the Id Assembly District. He svore before ths
inspectors that he had lived in the election distrfct
thirty years and that his home at No. 3l4 Pearl
ST. On examination It found that he did not
1.-Two there but had Just been spending two years and
months IN the state prison for swindnne.
Justice Patterson. In the Tombs Police Court. held
him In default a. 800. He had three Cleveland but
tons and a bandanna handkerchief In his pocket, and
deGantIy declared that he a Cleveland man.
Joseph McCloskey, who registered from the Putnam
House, in FourIh-ave., was arrested Monday
evening" a warrant issued by United states Com
missioner John l. Davenport. 4 brother OF tho AZ
csied man IS mino, Democratic official. Commits.
sioner davenport fixed bali al 5000, and sent special
Deputy Mars halls Bible and DOgart 10 deliver the man
20 the warden OF Ludlow street Jail Warden Healing
refused receive the prisoner, the ground that
he did not come from the Cnited state, Marshai's
Office from one OF the regular deputies The
special deputy marshsls kept their prisoner In their
own custody until yesterday morning
At yesterday, Colonel George Bliss, with The
deputies and their prisoner, visited United states
Marshal Mcmahon his office In thc Federal Building,
aud made a formal offer of the prSOnc. TIC Marshal
first Oitily refused TO accept him. saying .ha ne
did not recognize the officers the authority OK
Commissioned Davenpor to order such arrests.
That's Just what want, General said Mr.
Bliss ii you refuse to take the prisoner, say 80,
and we'll make of it.'
advice I'm the and said he didn't want Ia make
any trouble, but he must stand by the Instructions he
had given -. IA.
Al right, sad Mr.. Bliss. !" Put your neck into
the halter. If you wi bur remember II Is your own
Icci.7 After scratching his head minute or two,
the General, calling one OF his deputies. gave re-
ceipt the prisoner. Subsequently, on McCOshey's
proiestaons Of innocent intentions, Commissioner
Davenport reduced the bail ~ 900, and the prisoner
obtained a bOndsman
Assistant DistrIct-Atorney Golf said yesterday that
severe would be taken against the theolog
ical connected with the Union Seminary who
offer their votes at the approaching election He says
that the students have been warned la previous yeas.
but have voted