The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-04
yo1Kns IN TEE POLICE COURTS
Many Arrests On rI,~sy Ev,sesee-A Re
pus,,esu Inspector Sent 20 the Isisua.

man of election inspectors at the polls OF the
Seventh Election district oftho Eighteenth As
scmbly district at 033 Third avenue. was ar.
rested early yesterday morning for refusing to
permit Policeman John Meaghcrto deposit his
vote Meaghor lives at 750 Second avenue.
md II attached to the steamboat squad.
MeaRher states that he went to the polls about
z O'Clock and asked for q set OF ballots Smith
told him he couldn't vote In that place.
Meaeher wanted to know why he couldn't
vote, when Smith replied: Because say you
cant, seer Now you get out OF this place"
Some OF his fellow inspectors tried TO calm
Smith. but this only made him the moro angry.
Matters were looking serious when Smith
shouted. &c / declare this vote closed"
Roundsman Farley ordered Policeman Dren-
nan to arrest Smith. who became violently
abusive and swore at the officers. and called
on tho United Statos Marshal to look Meagher
up. He attempted TO assault brennan. and ID
took two offcers to get Smith out Of tho room
and prevent him from ovelturninR tho ballot
boxes
Hswas arroigned before Justice McMahon.
in the Yorkville Court. and gave his residence
~ 202 East Forty FIRST street. 10 had calmed
down. and admitted that he had boon drink
Ing II am Of q very sxcitahle temperament
Judge" he said. brennan stated that pre-
ylous to tho arrest several pessons who had
voted told him that It was o dsgrace to have
man as drunk - Smith preside ovor the
polla Tho Judge committed Smith to the
Island for ono month. In default OF $500 ball.
In most oases the charges OF false reGistrA-
ton fell through and the voter was discharged
In ample time to return to the polls and cast
his ballot Robert f. Buttcr6eld was arrested
at the polls OF the Twenty-fi fifth Election dis
trios Of the Nineteenth Assembly district
for illegal registration. Butterneld 10 an
engineer Of tho New York Central Railroad
On the registration books his address wos 123
West siHty.thlrd street inste e. Of l2a which 81
sss az i. The T Nsaes
GuHSs and 9, 81
registration. was hold for examination. Wil.
Tas wno Esgssssd at from s.r s%sa
ssaH 9na street,
%ons Cain fee vas ehs2sed with Illegal
beth street station. Wong was standing on the
IL IL 1sns;d n MI
t b I'VE: With Wy sfH
things tssse. ana t5st hss 6ssR nv 1 nS%
In $50 bail ior e1amination THE morn
rs 'gnn Hssssn sss f's 'ss Creating S
Il Is|sRS sr # $ .,r,..
fs!dq street Reiily ssla thas near she poi
h sis enSe oe sP man named Iasr 70 Vote
the Republican ticket. On Reilly's interfeEing
ssan s1S HISS ba cr n sasn Ply
ton. Joseph Gallo, Republican candidate for
Xssemblyman in the Third district offered to
~ ' Is ssS siss nesss
o Tasa Saase e saS.d q Sr?sso
Ih her JIG ;. .. BALDWIN Tor the Republican diub
s ana Albert EnsieSSar Z" Vent to the suprs@s
Court for Q writ OF mandamus e compel Jus
ss p Ss e sst 70
t Ills r apo The. she BAH was was seceptss
e5 per cont. Of the complaints for violation OF
the election Laws before him fame o.. o. the
q Mssas esssns duly
gases az aeeHsed persons xeT ~ tSld . g
case the inspectors refused to let reeists5ed Cd
oRa II s saw x0f g Many
were on hand to defend persons ar;
rested for illegal voting. Lincoln McLeod
ssltS 1871 toF to- Peops Manlcips Tessue
stss'SaR saae sSa
Wright Holcomb were also around. Most Of
the prisoners arrested we're were discharged after
Street rect station arrested Horace, Miller Of 228
Sullivan street where he tried to vote In the
b In dsaIs MITES q a an snd
moved from 226 sullivan street three months
aSa He vas held ti iHr trial r. At south FIT,
avenue. It was late in the afternoon. and his
vote was CHALLENGED BY Daniel Collins. q = Re-
ss c hs xaS IN hs
that some other man had attempted TO vote on
ssSs, ns dag sns had
right TO vote, but the .inspect9rs would not
fhsre Was no witness asainst Eaean except
Collins and Justice Hogan told EaGan that he
sss sns sS GssS
wRs ansss tSssro hs as sia
and S Discouraged from arrest after Justice Ho.
gan had tate9 all the story in writing; Jus.
S Sd as1e sh sSsS
u: Lloyd ~ a.rri:cn. eetins seT the o!sy Re-
bartender in McKeevsr Brothers saloon at
Fourteenth street and sixth avenue. for vio-
a Ssnx S AK Was ' released ca soc Sa
trial Joshua Gregg. tho furniture man. fur
A. AasonIs ssutopietro Of CO Thompson street
voted al 100 Spring street. and ajior voting re-
bss &c rsssSsS IS s ss s tss S sa
nSTa pSa ip RsI5 SIt "a s;y1E to hlm
Jacob Jacob Riossor Of S6 Ninth avenue was iptosi-
satsa When he entered tSs poiins piaes. 90