New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-11


That was before the Senatorial vote counted 1t
80 o'clock There were six Prohibition
ballots in the substituted box This evidence Is not con-
tradictcd.
PROOF THAT TIE BALLOT BOX WAS STOLEN.
1t i, one of the humor' of this fraad that although
the Prohibition candidate awarded ONLY g
votes that men aftcrward that they voted for
him. Another bit OF evidence establishing the fact
that the box was stolen Wa, that Lambert a. Cad
dick one Of the Republican inspectors when the polls
were closed sealed the Senate boy with Senatorial
ballot. The box was then placed with The other
L"Xc' IN :, nile behind him. When, however the box
wa, returned Caddick discovered that the senatorial
ballot aver the apcrJno w1' h am t,, p'.
MIR Caddick called the attention OF the Republican
in.noctors 70 The fact that th, not the box in
blPb 3ho Yates had been placed The Democratic
inspectors said nothing in reply 10 this charge. Mr.
Wellington, in hs speech furthermore s'aIcu ms Ill
eresting circumstance;
Xicbolos J. cable testified that election day Mr..
Dickson the Treasurer came to him and said tha'
rox and Falon stood within six feet of some repcatcS
nat were irving to at the Sixth Ward Both MI
yuo and Fox stated that they had not done any thing
crooted TO which Mr.. Dickson said You know you have,
S ,ho, aaid I'VE have not" Just then Senator Collins
,rove M and spoken to on the subject lie was tod
, dickson accused FallOn and Fox Of bringing up re-
rao.,r. 70 vote They denied it. The Senator said.
"w4u whether have or. no. let it bo stopped now
o,, want ANYTHING more Of that Kind here IN this ward
vh reuron the went back TO Mr. Dickson aud -ad
tbot H. was all satisfactory. That was The cnd OF the IN
,o,vicv There wac complaint OF fraudulent Not-
inc in that district that This testimony i impor-
tn, a il shows that Collins had over the work
-. o The ros and his knowledge that repeating
was going on command to stop It is significant II
-dnt want ANYTHING Of the kind In that ward Nuch
consideration j. shown fos all the rest Of the Democratic
ticket other than senator more repeating was done
q, that day, and when night came they stole Oh inc
senator al uov leaving the others untouched
Bn repeating by the Democrats going OF that
dav all over Troy. Ecpeatcr> from New-lork were
busy at work. Mr.. Wellington said TO the senate Com
mtec:
sbeuard Tapran sheriff Of Rensselaer, County sworn
and testified mat during the afternoon evening n'Nt
preceding The election the Republican Committee OF Toy
received telegram from some one In Newly oIk that tr''
men coming mp from Ncw-iori with gangs OF repeat
~. These men were mined Billy Bunting, Hogan and
slcGec The next morning about daybr'ak at the Ercit
Ioi.r the sheriff saw McGec with crowd Of men. The
filled. 1t Is not necessary to suggest u' al tha'
hour hotel +, usually unoccuWcd The hmHu Wa
there puIlos' o. looking after tr7" men ne '"
wore coming He heard Mcco give the crowd instructions
to scatter and they scattered Sheriff TaIpan ~"or that
h. knew the condition Of affairs IN Troy az The last election
was such that no; safe for Republicans ." attempt I"
stop repeating in th Democratic Wards lie went I" inc
Second District Of the seventh Ward 70 how election
matter, were being conducted h" found repatrIN "ci'
voting there and Nj. Conway. clerk Of Rensselaer, comfy
candidst" on the Democratic ticket Tor I'-''' o'
questioned his right be- about N" polls and told the
sheriff II he remained there he Conway would hay' HIM
arrested and put away. This not Nj Conway'- vot
ing district either lie voted ia the First District
pIsGRACEFUL ACTS At THE POLLS
Mr. Wellington gave interesting summaries Of the
evidence taken regarding the fraud> These ar
among the most notable:
william TuIlv being -worn testified Doc had lived
six years in the Seventh ward. lie - SEXTON 81 I'll"
Fifth Avenue Methodist church. Hr was ~ ~" p''s
I'm the First District ~ the Seventh WaT' lie ~"
rang- Of repeater, about the polls election cy IT,
saw some Of them thtrr line. tn" men hung
together. There saloon ON one side "i Inc ''i'''
end the other which they made th'r he'd4"l'"
The one on thu EAST sd" l. Kept by naN ."'"'
Carroll The rep-atcIS worked rom the Tvs" o'"l-
Those in charge the w"re man named conway
whose first name witness thought was william and
man nv the name Scully. The m"n would come aud
ret into line and vote. and walk through - the "'''i
side aud pretty different coat and hat or and
would be In limo again
H. H. Darling sworc that he reside, in tho First Dis
trirt o the Seventh ward and had lived there fifteen
vears or more He f, q wholesale cIoccryman and
Republican. present at III" polling place III
sald district on the last election. The witness -'a'"~
that seven persons az the polls ana No''a more 'l
once. Some Of them voted three times. hlch" '''-l"-
yetcd twice. OF his voted ON twice Eugene
Blady's voted on three times Daniel Hon
ncs,y's name voted three un"-. Ih'na" DOYLE
vas voted on twice. Thomas Hurley wa voted on
three times. james Hariey' nam" Wa voted "n ui'r
times The recognized m'," m'n los ih''f co'h-
ing and faces. lie stood who" he corf -IHh/'
,l,rn q. closely A. man could under the uretan'"
lie heard Mr.. J.. W. Douglass, who wa X publican
watcher. order . policeman O. arr-t man. but b" Ni~
not arrested. The witnc,, then proceeds "a rad 49,
Of some fifty sixty names 81 persons Who were challenged
for Illegal voting. who took the oatn that
wa. administered with more OF JOS, forrahtf ana
whose votes were received. One nan who cam" rp
gave in the name Of John McGondrch az which u" poll
clcN Kinock stated that III" proposed ei'co' va hot
John NcGouldrcl a. which the clecor changed b. n'n'
10 Hugh McGOuldrck and then hi Not" was f'c"i''d
George Taylos voted on N" second t' at 30
in the morning. Daniel Ahcarn's nam" Wa 'oHd OH
second time 10 Is ia the morning christopher p"n"-
van. name was gwen by a repeater The witness and
MT rfHf 90 I4fF
oouoyon. James Haley Of Hutton and ~out1 TO- who's
name was not the register. vood They" "o sN more
whose names were not rcc-ur'd Dat "h' '"pN' anu -'
on through the list IL nS'-t 4 t cases We h'n'- F'N''
v rcIratcrs votd on Dos t' e'nHin" voter """.
seivcs that Of IN nsn7 were '"'d %" '"'' am
in NE Instance three. tmcs
Th. uc>t wltn,s. n Henry Srh"ucr who ie-dr- 10 -i'i
d., let in In. ~.,cau. W>id. H. X publican poll
,k he .aore hat there vc" for'y-scy"n names '"id
m ,,or. tbau once some o them more than twice The
oath administered to the Wop"-ci No"H wa TIE -i'rt
ouo' oath The chairman a-k'o them 10 take OIL IN''
IA, hold M their and -oionnN ,"'aI that thry
,o,d answer al questions pat o them The "'f" u'h
.1,d t,o,r u1uc. aud whc" they r-d q. aud after uf
answered that the vote. were pat into The b"N''. u inc
,l,, ,-.t Tor, O., fused Tie VOTE they put their hands
r ,h ballot hoi,, and u,ciatir inspections Wn""
tboir hands and put the ballots into the boss without
,tc al, otpo.tunity for fuIthrt qu"stonin1 Tho wit
moss Oh ANIMATION stated that b" kn'" SOM u
tine voter. whose names w"I" voted on h' r'I"'"'7 "'
od .,.u watt +. T1nycr. who wa prominent
,,,r,t fra tha. ward Chri.tophr Donovan Michael ih
- a,d vulaln poolcy. ia every instance Oh" strangers
,,, VOID on ,hcr unknown Z" ia" wines
,,,h., Nj walter y Thayefs name came to d" N"r" %"
Ly a rrpaater the witness exclaimed - ci"''2' u''
J" 49,, U,i,.t y Thav,r. Walter y 1hIyer j.
w. .Id.,,au Of the seventh ward and Wa a. one time
-, If ,b, Common COuucii.' The E'publirah M
,o,. .,id that va, not Walter y. Thay"J 1h" Demo
tic inspectors said they dd not kno" Walter y 1h'!''
H. b,. y.d in that district eI'1t many years ana j.
" q, ,-.,,., citizen The brH oath was administered 1"
, proro,cd voter and Tie ballot wa received ''a"7'
a., ot.-t Of the Republican inspectors IN 40 ease were
ov r,oc.,. made by Democrats, Or challenges "'u' "'
Democrats.
TRYING TO BuLLDOzE A SHERIFF.
Substantially the same state Of affair 'N'''" ," '"'
ed Dl.rc, Of the seventh Ward a9 VIII appear '''"