New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-02
TAMMANY UPHOLDS FRA I'D.
ARRESTING REPUBLICAN INVESTIGATORS.
WILLIAM G. IRVING AND HIS INTERPRETER SUB
IFcTED TO spITEFUL ANNOYANCEs.

WILLIAM G. IRVING AND HIS INTERPRETER SUB
JECTEp TO sPTTEFUL ANNoYANCEs.
Tammany,s holiness aud unscrupulousness were
srkdnely exempned yesterday by the arrest Of Frank
Pontossi and William G. Irving on the tumped-up
charge Of intimidang an Italian voter In Harlem. Mr.
Irving is the head of the NewYork state Private De-
tective Association, at No. 141 Broadway, ana was
employed by Republicans to investigate the Tammany
naturalization frauds He secured evidence That thit
tour Italians who had been in this country for periods
VARYING from six months to less than five years had
been naturazed in the state courts These mon, VINO
live in the Thirty third Election District of the ANlld
Assembly District, had none of them ever obtained
their first papers, nor had they ever appeared III cout
THE certificates Of naturalization were frauds OF the
most shameful kind, and Tammany Hal now has The
enrontery to stand by them. The list of Italians who
were thus made citizens by crime
WAS published in The Tribune on Saturday. Wit
toria the Italian Tammany man who secured the
papers, has been arrested and is now In Ludlow Street
Jail awaiting trial.
In investigating the cases, Nv Irving. 1t seems told
one of the Italians whom Tammany fraud had natural
lied that If he tired to vote on his papers he would
be liable to arrest and prosecution. Ir. Pontossi
acted as Interpreter. The Italian admitted that he
had been in the United states only four years.
TO Police Justice White this warning was sufficient
basis for a warrant on the charge OF lnumiaauhs
voter The warrant for the arrest OF Messrs irving
POntOSSl
that both men could be kept in jail until this morning.
Pontosa was arrested first ami application was at
once made 10 Police Captain Westervct Of the Twenty
ninth Precinct to admit him 10 bail The charge W;l'
only misdcmcaDOr tad any police captain or sergeant
was authorized TO take ball. yer Captain WeSelNelt
refused 10 admit MIR. POntossi 10 ball lis loea was
10 put the arrested to every indgLity pos'iDIc
letter from Justice White caused HIN TO recent ana
10 admit Mr. Pontossi 10 ball. . . -,
Mr.. irving heard that warrant for MS arrest had
been issued ard arranged 10 have ex Alderman ,eogo
b. Brown 60 20 the Twenty ninth Precinct station AT
once to furnish bail Mr. Irving then snrTehdered
himself arriving at the station after his bondsnlah'
Notwithstanding this, Mr. Irving was taken DOWN
stairs and locked up, while Sergeant Ofant, III Il
Ieisurely way, prepared the bond. Tho putting hr
Irving under lock and key piece OF Iainmdhy
,pltework OF the lowest kind. When the bono wa.
ready the prisoner brought upstairs beng alioWeu
20 20 when he and ex.Aderman Br0wn had slghco He
paper That both arrests were intended TO put sVop
to the investigation Of Tammany crime, Is shown by the
annoyances 10 which both prisoners were put. by
arresting the two men, Tammany virtually shouioers
the responsibility for the outrsges justice Tor the
wholesale perjury which committed In the superior
and Common Pleas Courts, and with oid-tlmc
efrontery impudently says: "What are you going TO
do about II? -
Further investigation has brought to light more cases
of TaInmany fraud in the With Assembly District. Inc
Republicans have the names OF fftyeight men In that
district In addition to the long list published In The
Tribune saturday, who nave been c0onIed OF nave
moved away since registering.