New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-04
no CHECK ILLEGAL VOTING.
v1oIAToRS OF THE LAW HELD.
ARRESTS FOR FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION
MAIZE AT THE INSTANCE OF JOHN /.
pAvENpoRT's MEN-MoRE
WARRANTS OUT.

WARRANTS OUT
. An. resu,t Of the labors Of the deputies Of United
c..s.s Marshal Jacobus sunday night, thirteen
men who were accused of illegally registering were
.rrested and they spent the night in the feoerai
puh,nr They were arrested warrants issued
mon the complaints Of the subordinates Of John l.
n.vanpor Chief Federal Supervisor of Elections. The
,-lsoners were srraigned before United states Com
n,ssioncr Deuel. yesterday morning but one OF them
,.med O'Rourkc managed TO escape from deputy,
.uine no the crowd that filled the room. He VIII
\. rearrested Son. however the authorities are con-
fdent. soo..
who was arrested at the StanwiX House, NO 2oo faso
sixty ffth-st. T.. J. Tchenor, Federal supervisor Oh
C,ections said that Scott only slept at the mousse
occasionally The prisoner held In SOU 1or eA
animation Tomorrow morning. and not peihe aoio ~
find a bondsman, sent to Ludlow Strceo jan
Prank Scott and Frank McGuirc who registered lroh
Tho same address, were each also held in $3.50 ball
Cornelius Mahoney was released on his own recoS
riyancc lie said that had lived at No 3sl flrst
ave but had registered from the Olive Tree lhn' III
which is in the same election district
Another inmate of tfe Olive Tree Inn, Frank Thomp
SON was placed in the custody OF his counsel Ohares
g. F. wahle, jr., for further examination.
Hugh MCGEE had been mistaken for another man
ard was discharged Michael Mcclure, an occasional
ledger at the Olive Tree Inn, was held In $3.50 ball.
Frank Farrels examination was set for tomorrow
and Va
No 4 Riyington-st and Albert Russell were held In
so,o hail Thomas Garrigan, Of No. 1o3 Bowery, and
patrick Burns of No. 90 Bowery, were discharged.
Thomas Duane of No. go Hudson-st; William
Elliott OF the same address, and Michael Lynch OF No
4o4 Pearlst arrested in the afternoon and held
in $3.50 bail.
James c. Mulcaly, the Republican president OF the
poard OF Registry in the Twenty Election Dis
,rc NJ the WITH Assembly District had Lazarus Cohen,
clothing manufacturer at No. Fl Rutgers Place, VINO
lives at No 149 Mulberry ST., arrested yesterday on
charge of illegal registration. The allegation is That
Cohen registered both from his home and his place OF
business He is registered from his home as Elisha
cohen but this seems to have been due to a mis-
understanding the part of the registry oheers'
Cohen saws that brother Jonas had lost his natura
yation papers and borrowed his brothers. In us way
Tomas was registered Lazarus. Jonas Is how
ever registered under his real name from his home,
No 14l Monroe-st.. there is one more registered
than there are persons. Commissioner Shields held
Cohen in $500 bail for examination on next Monday
United states Marshal Jacobus said yesterday that
Deputy Warden Cray, of Ludlow Street JAIL acted
without precedent he refused Sunday night TO
receive prisoners taken to the Jail warrants issued
for their arrest by supervisor Davenport on the charec
OF fraudulent registration. Colonel 'scoDus
added that no question would have been raised
II Warden Dunlap had been on hand hmsei1
or some experienced man than Cray. bu'
Colonel Jacobus said that Cray would Know oe''er
next time. Sheriff Sickles sent Marshal Jacobus a
letter saying that he would receive all prisoners OF
the United states Courts arrested by the United states
Marshal. so that Tammany "hceers" will not be home
less they are arrested to-day and taken to jail by
authorities Of the United States Government.
John l. Davenport. Chief Supervisor OF Elections
issued instructions yesterday to Supervisors OF Elec
lions. He informed the supervisors that warrants
for the of persons who were frauduenty regis
tered had issued in sealed envelopes and placed
fba ham NJ he
respective election districts, and when any person
named in warrant presented himself and tried 10
vote the supervisor should Immediately cause his ar
rest. Under circumstances should person against
whom a warrant had been issued be allowed to vote
until the charge against him had been passed upon by
a United States Commissioner. After specifying the
provisions for voting. Mr.. Davenport says:
During the registration certain Boards OF IN
spectors have issued so-caed certificates OF transfer
or letters other documents for the purpose of enabling
individuals to register in districts wherein they have
not resided the requisite length of time to qualify them
as voters In this respect such Boards have acted
without authority and the registration of such persons
Is clearly Illegal and voting in such cases VIII be an
offence against both the State and the United States
The supervisors are reminded that they can take |
such positions at the ballot boxes will best enable
them to scrutinze the manner in which the canvass
Of voters is being conducted, and that they an
thorized and required count and canvass every |
ballot.
About $50 warrants for the arrest of men who had
been guilty Of fraudulent registration were III the
possession OF Chief Inspector Bynes at Headquarters
YESTERDAY He delivered them to the captains OF |
precincts and directed the captains to the arrest
Of the persons named in the warrants, If possible This
morning the policemen who detailed at the polling
places where there has been fraudulent registration
will have the warrants ready. and II the offenders
try TO vote they will be arrested.
Justice Hogan at the Essex Market Police court
yesterday issued another batch OF warrants tor tho
arIa ysh
Bowery lodging houses. Detective Mlciael j. Keap
Cot ten warrants, Officer Mooney five, Oncer DoKci
five and Detective Shalvey, of the Delaney street
station two warrants for who registered from
pier No. CO. East River, The men are said to be |
ex.convicts.