New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-01
TO CHECK ILLEGAL VOTING.
HUNDREDS OF WARRANTS ISSUED.
INDICTMENTS FOUND by THE GRAND JURY
TIE ATTACK ON MKANE.

TIE ATTACK ON MKANE.
Three indictments for violation of the election
laws were found by tho Grand Jury yesterday. Other
cases dismissed.
Warrants issued from the United States
Courts for the OF three who registered I'm
the Seventh Election District OF tho Nth Assembly
District.
The General Sessions Grand Jury will consider
other cases of alleged illegal registration to-day.
United States Distiict-Attomcy Walker, who be-
came involved In dispute with John l. Davenport,
the Chief Supervisor OF Elections, the question
whether Mr. Davcnports warrants should or should
not be approved by the DlstIct-A Attorney, threatens
TO make application for Mr.. Davenpor's removal.
The application must be made to the Circuit and
District Judges OF tho United States. Papers In re-
aton to the matter in preparation yesterday al
Mr. Walkers office. The action of the District
Attorney was foreshadowod several days ago. MI
Davenport then said that the attempt had been made
several times before. lie only asked for speedy
action.
Moritz and Aaron IIerzbcrg and six men who, 1t
is claimed, were illegally registered in GraVesend
L. l. were before Judge Cullen, In the Supreme COURT
I'm Brooklyn yesterday. Mohtz Iiertzberg, who man
ages the West Brighton Pavilion at Coney lsiaho
was first arragned, and pleaded not guilty 10 the
charge of Illegally registering five or six persons
He was held in $5 900 bail for examination on eaur
day. District Attorney Ridgway said he would lay
the matter before the Grand Jury on Monday Aaron
Hertzberg also gave similar ball The SIX men VINO
were arrested with them were committed 10 JAIL
several of them made voluntary statements In re-
gard to the way they induced 10 go from THIS CITY
at instance of the ertzbergs to register at Cohey
Island They denied that John Y. McKano had any
thing 10 do with the matter. In court eXJudge MOT
rIs said that he had learned that warrant had been
issued for the arrest Of Mr. Mckane, but it was not to
be served until the morning of election day, TO het
him away from tho polls. Mr. Mchane SAID that nc
knew nothing of the registration of any one illegally
I'm his town and no ready TO do all In his power
TO prevent fraudulent voting. Boss Mclaughlin
was in close consultation with DlstrctAtorney Ridg
way before and during the proceedings In court Inc
anlmus of the effort to connect Mr.. McKanc with tho
matter is evident from the fact that ho and his fol
lowers have decided to support tho Republican Ma
tlonal State and local tickets and he has resisted all
ovcrturcs made him by the Democratic leaders.
Justice Barrett of the Supreme Court, said TO a
Tribune reporter who inquired about tho application
made to him by Judge Alfred Steckler representing
Tammany Hall, for Information as to whether ne
would consider an application for an order to show
cause which might result in requiring election inspect
ors TO receive the vote every qualified voter who
may be I'm line when the polls close next tuesday,
that although he had Informed Judge Steckier that
such an application would receive immediate consid
Grafton none had yet been made a similar IN
oulrys he said, was made BY exJudge Nelson D.
Waterbury, representing elthcr INC DCiho0lau' Az"
tional Committee tho County Democracy, iase
evening and | gave him the same answer. PROBABLY
the delay in making the application IS caused by douo
AZ to the urecisc form in which the relief desired
should be asked for
A number of tho students and the janitor OF the
Union Theological Seminary were called before inc
Grand Jury yesterday to testify in regard TO inc
students who claimed to have right to vote In the
city DistrietAttOrney Fellows, who has suddenly
shown an interest in the business of his Office has an
nounced his intention OF proceeding against the
students who vote. At the seminary yesterday the
students were not frightened at this threat, but said
that they intended to vote just as they had been
doing in previous years, and they will make the case
a test, If necessary.
Warrants for over 500 colored men, oh -rged with
having Illegally registered, were Issued by JUSTICE
Ford at Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday,
oh avis OF Police Captains Reilly, Copeland,
Ifogan and Thompson, and Detectives Hayes and
BRETT. Captain Reilly and his detectives swore out
.56 warrants against who registered on the nrsI
two days. III Africa" as the blocks between
Twenty-fourih to ThlrtythId sts., and sixth ana
seventh ayes, arc called many c0l0red people I'VE
Within the last month this neghDOrhOod mas pccn
ovcicrowdcd by addition OF at least oOo coorel
strangers number Of whom, II was learned e a
from Washington and Philadelphia. Many OF them
have Illegally registered. NUMBER OF arrests ar
expected TO be made daily until election day. The
warrants that can not be served VIII De placcd III
the hands OF officers at each polling place, on the day
OF election, and Will be executed wien the wOuldDc
fraudulent voter appears. ,
Ira H. Bralncld, of No. 133 East Eiehteenth-s
writes as follows: "1hc methods Of the Democrats
grow rather bold IN NcwIorN find, for from my
own homo for several years no such person as
william Powers has re gstcfed. but the name Is on
the list now would give little trouble TO any good
Ecpubcan TO see that of the rascas have forged
names for the register from his own house"