New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-25
WORK OF REPUBLICANS.
GoRDoN's ARREST NOT DUE TO DEMOCRATS.
JOHN FREDERICK, REPUBLICAN INSPECTOR, EN-
TITLED TO THE MISUNDERSTANDING
DEMOCRATIC RrpFATERS

JOHN FREDERICK, REPUBLICAN INSPECTOR, EN-
TITLED TO THE REwARD-wATcHING
DEMOCRATIC REPEATERs.
Some Of the Democratic newspapers of the city have
stated that George Gordon, The tramp, who was sen
fenced to Sing Sing for two years and six months on
Tuesday by Juusc Cowng for falsely registering from
No. 143 Madson-st a Republican, announced
his intention OF voting for Harrison in court and had
been hunted down by Ward Detective Cornelius
Leary, a Democrat. They also stated that Lcay was
going to claim Chairman Quay's reward and they
have INDUCED in many jocose remarks about the INST
fish in Chairman Quay's net being Republican
Investigation shows all these statements to be ut
ierly false. Gordon never said he was Republican,
and the fact that he is in the state Prison Is due
alone TO Republican vigilance When he applied
october 10 register at the polling place OF the
fifth election district Of the WITH assembly District
81 was SUSPECTED from his appearance that he was
only hOaerT registering in order to sell his vote.
John Broderick the Republican Inspector at the poll
Ing place began TO question Gordon. The latter SAID
he lived at No. 143 Madson-st in the basement.
Frederick is undertaken and lives at No. 40 Madi-
son-st. His friend and fellow Republican, John Bar
rctt a shoemaker lives at No. 143, and Mr. Broderick
knew IT, stlll Gordon protested that he lived at No.
143 and nc allowed TO register.
Frederick then told the facts about Gordon to John
Collins, secretary OF the Republican organization oil
the district. Collins took the statement down In
Reward Committee, who in turn sent the papers to
John l. Davenport, Chief Supervisor of Elections
The next day Charles Bible Mr. Davenport's deputy,
went to Republican headquarters I'm the district, No.
East Broadway and after hearing the facts began
a search for Gordon. In the meantime ME- Broder-
ck had also made the facts known To Detective
Leary, who is not Democrat, but q sterling Rcpub-
lcan, and Lcary began also a search for the tramp
and finally found him in a stale beer " dive- called
The Ferry" in MOttst., and brought him TO Brodcr-
ck's store, where the latter Identified him as the
tramp who had illegally registered from No. 143 Madi-
son-st. The subsequent proceedings which resulted
in Gordon's conviction due alone to the energy
with which Mr.. Leary worked al the case The de-
tective denies that Gordon said he would vote
for Harrison II IS the belief of everybody in that
neighborhood that Gordon was Induced TO register
10y some Democratic heller and Lcary was ap-
preached by several Democrats VINO asked him " not
TO be hard Gordon, for he was put up to it, De
tcctive Lcary astounded when he read In the
Democratic papers that there great dismay in the
Republican National Committee az the arrest of
Republican by a Democratic detective who was going
to claim Chairman Quays reward Of $1,000 lie sat
down yesterday and wrote the following letter TO
Cornelius y. Bliss, Elhu Root and Daniel c. Rollins
OF the Reward Committee:
Gentlemen ! beg TO state that the evidence upon
which George Gordon. who registered illegally In TIE
fifth election district Of the iNih Assembly District
arrested and convicted was furnished me by the
trc' 10 whom all credit for the conviction should be
given and 4 sound Republican u Affords me great
pride In being able render the party all the assist
ancc ! can ! Only did my duty "a an officer of the
law and Rcpubl can, and dam no reward
CORNELIUS LEARY,
Detective seventh Precinct.
Democratic attempts al repeating have come TO
licnt in the IVtt Assembly District within the last
few DAYS and there IS every TO tn nix that cells
at Sing sing Will shortly get fresh supply Of oc
cupaniS 10 keep Gordon company. Detective lnaiy
has his eyes County Democracy Deputy Marshal
Timothy Crowley. alias " Ief'y" Crowley Crowley
Dr.col's gang. II S duties marshall are supposed
10 be- performed IN the twenty fourth election district
Of the WITH Assembly District. Crowley registered
October I'm this di,ir cr and gave his address as
No 81 Scammrl-st Icary. the next day. arrested
him pciOn. and at the police station and I'm the
police court he gave his address the star Hotel at
The BOwcrv IIouston-St II Is pretty well esiah
lishod that he docs live al either place. and II
he attempts 10 vote election day he VIII doubtless
follow Gordon up the river There arc also about
dozen members Of the sap DriscOli gang who
have registered the twenty fourth election strict
Of the Iyih Assembly District. under the names OF
Brown. Smith. Jones. etc. II Is known that they
have registered likewise I'm other Assembly districts
under other names and on election day. should they
atfcmpt to vote they will be promptly arrested. In
the meantime Detectives Leary and Mulcahey arr
looking for them TO answer the charge Of false regis
tTatiOn.
John T. Davenport has written letter substan-
tiafinG the facts regarding the arrest Of Gordon as
given here ard affirming that Mr. Frederick. tho
Republican inspector. the FIST 10 call attention
to Gordon In conclusion. Mr.. Davenport says:
think him entitled to the two thousand dollars
and he and all engaged In the matter TO the
thanks OF all good citizens.