New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-07
SCORES OF ARRESTS MADE.
COMPARATIVELY FEW PRISONERS HELD.
COMMISSIONER DAVENPORT SENDS MEsSA'A
TO MARSHAL M'MAHoN THAT BRINGa
HIM TO TERMS.


United States Commissioner Davenport held coui'
IN the Holland Building at Fortiethst ana bro"u
way, yesterday, where about thlrty-hvo cases W.
brought before him. The great majority proven " 70
grounded upon the mistakes OF voters In giving 'n
places of residence or Of the registration Object, "
making the registry. Where 1t was shown tna' ~
was no Intention of Illegal voting the prisoners Nor'
discharged
John +. Bcrrgan Of No. 81 Thonpson-st, Keeper %
a lodging house. held in So 900 bail on cnors u
advising dodgers to register and vote illegally ~
Some trouble occurred in the Nth Assembly Us
trct, owing TO the disposition OF Marshal MoMan.n
officers TO prevent Commissioner Davenports depuuo'
from being present at the polling places for the purpose
Of executing their warrants for the arrest OF pei"'
charged with illegal registration. Tho MarSnai A
claimed that these were their INSTRUCTIONS "Ho"
was reported TO Commissioner Davehpor' II. -,
significant message to the Marshal VINO repnou 10,
his men had misunderstood his orders ana eAcoo-e
their duty and MI DaVehpor'S o
further interfcrcd with. ,
A case that proved interesting was mat VI Lawn
Jovce who registered from No. GA Prospect place au
aftervard on October 80 moved 20 No $40 EAST TUT"
ord-st In the same election distrlcI INC eioe
occ.rs refused his vote and Mr.. Joyce went TO tae
Federal building to lay the case beforc inc Ohor
,San M, andlnc hin there he went to the Holland
p,nd,no Although cripple, Mr.. Joyce manlies'oa
,,rch energy in maintaining his rights. MI Da'eh.
mort decided that Mr.. Joyce had the nsn. " ''' "a
gave him a note to inc eo'ue -
acers to that effect. Ihey rciu'.N
receive the vote and two subsequent Ter
to, the commissioner through his deputies met win
,,,.r treatment Then Mr.. Davenport sent war
ant for the arrest of tho election officers which INC
nolceman on duty refused to execute. MI oa'e"
mort then sent three officers with orders W aii0.'
the entire board II Mr. Joyces vote was sun reiusou
Colonel George Bliss accompanied tho onicers ou.
whom thew reached the polling place they iouno mat
had heen
,oot tho number OF the policeman and Will mako
h.rcs. AGAINST him to the Police Board MT. DaVen'
mort will issue further process against inc eeeoon
officers for refusing to respect his authority "'"ou'
delay. r.,-.u ,,x.,.s,
pbuiu Hazard, Of No. 4o7 West Thlrty'siA'n-s@'
ras arrested for voting in the wrons oie'''n w.
trict Tie Commissioner held the pr'sonei w i-''
oun rrcocnizance for tho grand jury
sto.dv stream of United States Deputy Marshai'
, ths,r nrsouers passed by United states Comhis-
s,oner Shields and Deuel., who held nasty eAan,""
lions In election cases IN inc i' $1,000,
Irn,cd states Dfstrct-Attorney Walker anu AS'e'au
r,,strict Attorney Rose represented tho prosecutor
,a cr,,ssioncr Shields The prisoners were ar
soe,.d on warrants Issued by Chief supervisor Jchh
, ,,.v.rrort on complaints made by tho Supervisors
90 rIections who verified tho registry. Esn'S NV
cases were taken before Commissioner oh'eiuS 1-
IN most cases satisfactory eNpfanauons WON
nv the arrested men They SAID that mo una
of
20 Tho fact that the men who had res1s'ereo n'.
,,.d or1v a few weeks in the boarding houses anu
,bsir names we're not known TO the servants. VI ".
mon taken before Commissioner Shields, al cA.op'
,bres were absolutely discharged, and those .hIoo
we're allowed TO go in custody OF their couhs'' '''
examination. , r,.rs,
we're held IN bail for examination One OF them was
ros coIusu the manager of a lodging house on the
ra, Sid. who was charged with urging men VINO
were not citizens 10 register and vote. nc wa now
IN 20 600 bail Patrick Sweeney, who - emp'yeu IL
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing IN Washington
registered from No. 20 Broomest lie was not Hi" u
there and no told Mr. Deuel. that he haa rcss'oiou
from that house only because he used 10 i've tnsre
$50. n. went 10 washington. He was allowed to
depart on his verbal rccognzancc, but acrWard vo'ea
Justice Lawrence OF the Supreme Court, was IN the
new County Court House all day, and TOOK acuon IN
several cases where citizens claimed TO have ncch un
Justly deprived of their votes. When Michsei hSe.
offered his vote in the Eleventh Election District OF
tho yvth Assembly Distrc. no found that by mistake
the name OF the witness his naturalization cerun-
| cate had been registered instead Of HIS own. The
Judge gave him an order requiring the inspectors to
change the name and permit him TO vote.
| George W. Collins, who was arrested for alleged
Illegal re gstraton IN the First Election District OF the
Gs, Assembly District In the morning and was dis
charged by Commissioner Shields aftcrvard obtained
| mandamus from Justice Lawrence requiring the In
spectors to receive his vote He gave as his place
of residence the barge which he is employed, al
| Pier No. East River.
On the West Side number Of arrests were made
early I'm the day by the police warrants charging
illegal registration Twenty such arrests were made
in the XIXh Police Precinct nineteen OF those arrested
| being colored men. only of these Robert Moore
was held for trial, all of the Others being discharged
by Justice Power at the Jefferson Market Court
Three colorcd and several white men were ar
| rested in the XXth Precinct and aferward dis
! CHARGED Only ono man arrested in the XVIII
Precinct and he vas not held, but there were warrants
out for number of others who had registered but die
not attempt to vote
During the whole day unusually hard LOOKING
set of men busy about Third and Greene SITS. ant
University place, pcddling Democratic tickets Johr
| Hampson, gin-ml keeper of Third and wooster sts
| approached Maxim Lauzon and his brother Alfred, o
Nos . and Greenc-st, and asked them TO accompany
| him to the saloon of John Winslow, az Third anf
Greene SITS Here he asked 10 their ballots which
he Immediately up, gave them others and offcre'
them one dollar each 10 vote these This they refused
to do Afterward' when Maxim Lauzon returned t.
the polls TO his regular. vote he chaeng ed
Frank Percival woomer Of the Federal Club, sent i'm
medately for reserves in answer 10 which J. ~ Bar
rat attorney and C. H. Nichols OF the club, appeared
ward arrested. He discharged by Commissions
Shields.
Twenty-onc men were taken before Justice Smith Fl
the Tombs Police Court charged with illegal registra
ton. They all employed upon the steamboa
pilgrim and gave residences that werc not satfactor
10 The men who challenged them at the polling place
Justice Smith thought that they had made out plac
| OF residence and discharged them. They all ciamc
that their residences In the Fourth Election RI
cpct OF the Id Assembly District. Dennis OKourRf
Tinted states Marshal fined $40 for nour1sh,r
revolver at one of the precincts in the LID ASCEND
District Justice Smith said that he should have IA
hetter sense O'Rourke paid The fine.
Thomas Ryan held. 81, 500 BAH In the ESse
Market Court for voting from No. % Bowery, iods
ing house RYAN said that he was In the baoit
seeping at that house when he had the money 10 pa
for his rom but lately he not able to sleep thel
every night Henry Levy, of No 80 l.udlow-st., wa
accused i'm the Essex Market Court OF BIRDING Apr'
ham Newman Justice German held both men
81 500 bail. John J. McNuty OF 4O5 First-sve, va
he complainant. lie stated that be saw Levy han
Newman some money and bunch OF election tlcke
near the Sixth Election District OF the WIN a
semby District. 49,, e..,