New-York tribune., 1889-11-16
e-,DGE EDWARDS RESERVES DECISION.
BOLD ATTEMPT OF DEMOCRATIC RUFFIANS TO
TERRORIZE THE REPUBLICAN INSPECTORS
E0pGERY AIDED TO 0THER CPL NES

BOLD ATTEMPT OF DEMOCRATIC RUFFIANs To
TERRORTzE THE REPUBLICAN INSPECTORS
FORGERY ADDED TO OTHER CRIMES.
Troy, y. " Nov u Special. Tho hearing in the
election case before Judge Edwards took place late
this afternoon at the Court House In this city. The
Democrats represented by r. A. Pamentcr, Cor
pOraton Counsel OF this city, and District Attorney
Griffith. Tho Republicans represented by George
Il. Wellington. The wards in which the returns were
supposed to be Unsigned the First Sixth. seventh
Eighth. Ninth and Twelfth II was in the Sixth Ward
that the notorious theft of the Senatorial baotbox
took place. and the Republicans prepared TO prove
the steal and the stufing of the ballotbOx that
substituted in the interest Of VI. F. Collins. the Demo
cratic candidate. Mr.. Pamenter said that there
would be no contest in this ward as the returns had
been signed The returns that missing from tho
County Clerk Office filed by mistake in the city
CLERKS Office. The returns in the County Clefbs Office
were unsigned, but those in the City Clerks office
we're all right.
But those were the city returns said Mr. Yelling
ton.
And also the State county and Senatorial, that
dIsposes of this war1.s replied Mr.. Parmenter lie
then read the affdays Of Dennis Tracey and Barney
McManus, the Democratic inspectors in the I"eliUh
Wani that the election there was p-riectE nonos'
and fair and that James smyh and samuel l." lay
Tor, the Republican inspectors, hom plle cu9ou
ness anu desire 10 lhNdIl tue NAoi'~' -
ercgn people without giving any reason ior Such u'
holy conduct, refused 10 sign the returns.
Nj Wellington then presented the Republican sac
Of the case and a very different state of affairs was
shown. The afiidavits Of the Republican Inspectors
Of the Twelfth Ward set forth that al least II'S ia"
Gucnt ballots We're placed In the boxes by 'h' Do'"o-
cratic Inspectors Tie fraudulent votes were no' i'
cciyed ly the Board Of Inspectors but were '' u''
into the boxes by the Democratic inspectors. Inc
afo
against this action they Informed the Den"cla's ina,
for the reason Of these fraudulent ballots Dehs lo'cu
In the boxes the Republican Inspectors Would no'
sign the returns. Mr. Wellington rad inc ai"u"' -
Of Mcssls. Morrison and Andres. the kepuonoa "a" ~
spcctors In the Eighth Ward, showing no" 'hc D'"'O
crate inspec tor Magec. stuffed ballots III inc
whlle the Democratic mob broke into the pol''s p
In the seventh Ward several repei'efs No'u M
limo, each \ stranger voted on the name OF "a"ci
= Ttavcr orc 81 the leading Democrats in the "aid
and the ballots were stuffed in the box despite 'le
challenges and protests Of the Republican lsPe0'o,0
similar condition Of affairs were shown 10 e2is' III N0
Ist District OF tho First Ward. lie safd
Our elections are disheartenins We "' "
rest the repeaters, but We cannot III o'aAo" go
they marched through our streets, anu u' ~
laughed I'm our faces when We called upon tlcin do
officers IN do their duty But the Democrats c@i
make arrests Iecause these Republican lsleo'orS
obeyed my instructions pending this court uocsion
Of the case a peremptory writ OF mandanuS Ia p'o"
Issued and Inspectors Morrison, oil the Esn'n wan
and Dakin of the Seventh "aiu' aio ~" - ~
Jail | ask your Honor to issue " WIZ "
cornns ,ha, ,hv may he admitted to ball. This state
m.nt caused sensation greater than that created by
the announcement that the Sixth Ward returns were
stgned I, vas soon shown that Assistant Police
Magistrate CoHey had issued the VIRUS Oh '9 sioumu
that the Insnectors wlhllly refused to sign the re-
nm d a. their alleged offence IS
only msdcmeanor c.tSesD, they "9rS Tyer Sas under
instfrcrane from DIstrct- Attorney Grfhth Jusuce
Tdwas oo the papers ana rSgT'Gf in The S Sixth Ha
is suspicious it Was impossible to see m The hS
~ th a., a. caimed however, that the alleged
Signatures are forgeries Every Republican inspector
IN the snnted districts was arrested tO,henl on
Magistrate Cotrey,s warrants just what the D%emo, emo
crsfs Snect IN gain Is not clear unless u De tha'
,hev - P,t, J,ttirc Edwards would grant the per
em6tory writ Of mandamus that they wanted ana ihen
thew W3ud have The Republican inspectors where tney
cond .c,,a he urts upon them and compel the I'm
mediate signing Of the re'urns'