New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-12

candidates in the field for Sheriff. the total vote
was 10000 and Bob Davis. the Boss. was
elected by vote OF $4,000. How much of that
1900 was fraudulent it is hard to say. Thus
the 1900 votes found for Stuhr in the boxes
would be a majority of the honest vote of the
county
At yesterdays session in the First National
Bank building. Mrs Johanna Becker. OF No. 76
EsscX-st who was the first witness. swore that
she had lived at that number eight years. but
never heard Of .. Schullein, who voted from her
house. George Baker, who also appears to have
voted from that number, had moved to New
York two months before election day.
Mrs Kate Valley of No. So Essex-st went to
the witness chair accompanied by two children.
She sworc that voters who had voted on the names
of Ross, Knapp and Vogel had never lived at her
house.
John Schroeder, who voted twice from No. sc
EsseX-st, was not registered at all.
Ernest Rohfs testified that j. Steinbecker, l..
Hopkins, Charles Walsh and Thomas Hurley, who
voted from his big tencment-house No. 90 Essex
ST., did not live there and another voter, Thomas
Fagan had moved five months before election.
Frank McGovcrn, Of No. 81 Brunswick-st did
not know j. Rantcke and Peter Burns, who
voted from his house.
Philip White, junkdcaler, of No. 76 Essex
ST., sworc that voters named Michael Mcfarland,
Henry Klein, a. Williams and Louis Kcmpert. did
not live at his house.
The testimony continued in this strain all day.
1t was shown that j. McGlure who voted from
No. 80 EsscN-st, not registered. Mrs. Mary
Sharplcy, OF No. 81 EsscX-st., who keeps restau-
rant, dld not know john Lcahcy, James Rutan,
john j. Dolan or Fred Weber, who voted from
there, the hs-named voting twice. Other cases
OF double voting were shown. thomas L'onald,
who is credited with voting from Nos. % and 2.
lludson-st., died year ago. John Curry, John
Ncuslcdt and Joseph McGrcevy voted from the
Lchlsh Valley Railroad coal stables IN hudson
St, though Joseph Anderson, who has charge OF
tie stables, swore that nobody lived there.
In the LIT Precinct OF the Hid District 1t was
shown that a large number of voters resiStrIed
as living on tie tugboatS Edwards. IIudler, Ere
tcn Gairct, Baker, Weed aud Alcrt-trom three
To lvc men on each boat. Nearly all these men
voted apparently just after the noon recess. No
sucL men can now be found on those tugs. The
susar-housc Oh EsscN-st was also found TO be
nest of rcpcaters. Many illegal votes had been
cast by men who gave Deylln's charcoal factory,
80. - EsscN-st.. and the foundry OF Theodore
Smith No 1914 Nork-st., rs their places OF resi-
dcn"c.
Mrs Kate Herman testified that she had lived
at No III Grand-st. for twelve years, and that
the only Patrick Herman who lived there was
her husband. Two Patrick kicrnans had voted
Ion there. Mrs. Kicrnan a>tonished the com
mlricc by saying that Frcchodcr John d. Cor
sworc 10 the committee that German lived IN his
t)ays's house in GrOyc-st.
In The steady roll of fraudulent voters disclosed
there were such gems as these: Some one voted
on the name Of James Roe. No. - Morris-st. he
genuine James is three years old. Mrs. llclrh
Cody. Of No. b NusScN->t, swore that JOhn Nhi'e
had not lived there IN seventeen years. Ilmoth|
Oliricn. another voter from the same address,
Sailed for Australia last September. Some one
voted on the name Of ID. Dolan. of No. IL fsseN-
ST. who is serving two-ycars' term in the lien,
ton State Prison. Michael Doan. a mythical
brother of the convict voted twice from the same
number
The net result ofNhc committees work was that
about hny ILLEGAL votes were dscovcred Inc
committee adjourned TO next Thursday senator
Gardner. the chairman. said that all The election
officers and others named by Sheriff Bob DAVIS
as cognizant of attempted bribery on the part OF
Republicans lust fall. would he summoned 10 tes-
tifv Everybody knew Just what their testimony
would he worth. but it. was not intended ~ give
Sheriff Davis chance 10 raise the cry that inc
work Of the committee was one-sded. fVerN
effort is being made by the Democrats to XII thr
iuyrsiieation and Governor Albeit has refused
to sian any bill Of the committees for It's e\-
ncn.rs An attempt is also 10 hc made TO cHt
il. Investigation short hv forcing an Adjournment
Of the LEGISLATURE. hut Senator Gardner said l@''
if necessary the Investigation would last INTO
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