New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-03
ARRESTED BY THE DOZEN.
MEN WHO HAVE REGISTERED ILLEGALLY
IN THE TOLLS.
TAKEN TO LUDLOW STREET JAIL WHERE THE
WARDEN REFUSES TO ACCEPT THEM

The United States authorities in this city have not
been blind to the fact that there has been colonization
OF illegal voters done on an enormous scale i'll the
lodging houses along the BOwely and on the cast side
of the city, The registration lists padded with the
names OF these illegal voters have been carefully
scrutinzed, and decisive aGfion taken last night
to prevent the consummaton Of Tammany Halls
desperate plans 10 save itself from annihatiOn to
morrow
At IL O'Clock last night $50 Deputy United States
Marslals provided with warrants for 500 men who
known be illegally registered, left the Federal l}ud
ing and went the districts the East Side, where
the lodging houses are thickest, and the coonized
voters have been housed in swarms by the un-
scupulous workers for Tammaiy.
The deputies went in squads OF ter or a dozen men,
and as The Tribune goes to press there is a small
reign of terror along the Bowcry in rearl-st, oak
st. and elsewhere in the lId WITH With. With and
WITH Assembly districts. where for several weeks the
mattress vote" and repedters have been crowding
The sums and bringing harvest to the keepers of
lodging houses and cheap restaurants with which the
neighborhoOd of Chatham square abounds. All the
men arrested taken to Ludlow Street jail.
and this morning will be taken before the
United States Commissioner in the Federal Building
Joseph p. Collgan, the president of the business
Mems Republican Association OF the lid Assembly DIS
frct was instrumental in discovering that nearly 100
illegally registered voters had put helr Eahes on le
table resorts in that district of the 100 men
registered tine Tammany leaders In the
district admitted to The supervisors OF elecLon llt
fifty of them fraudnlcntly registered They say
that will in the majority OF them and all
Of them were among those for whom warrants were
sworn ont by the supervisor. Late last night men
went to Mr.. ColNgans store, at Oliver and Water sts
and broke in all the windows with stones. They were
followed TO the lodging house. No 20 James slip. ana
they were some Of the for whom the United states
supervisors had warrants.
Warden Cray. of Ludlow Street Jail.
held an informal leevee during the small
hours OF the morning. At few minutes
after O'Clock the first batch Of alleged volatOrs OF Elec
ton law made its appearance In the streets under inc
convoy OF a guard OF marshalS. The marshal al
the head of the procession Knocked at the
door Warden Cray put his head ont of the window
and the commitment paper handed to him through
the railings. 49,,
- don't want these men here and won't take them
unless tho paper is signed by the Commissioner
The Marshal protested. but in vain, anG dH
Then for the next two hours there was constant
succession of mrisoners in bands OF
fifteen and twenty. But "a fast as tney
reached the prison doors they werc peremp
tory dismissed by the warden. some
were taken 10 the Federal bukiing
and Gagged for the night but the majority released
They gave addresses al low lodging houses in Park Row
and nearly all described themselves as canvasserS