New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-30
PART II.
PAGES II TO ID.
IT WAS TAMMANY FRAUD.
SEEKING HARD TO SHIFT THE BLAME.
w. @. IRVING DENIES THAT HE EMPLOYED DID:
TEcTIvEs TO coIoNIzE VOTERS

w, o. IRVING DENIES THAT HE EMPLOYED Dh.
TEcTIvEs TO COLOMBO VOTERS.
The Democrats are at their old trick OF trying TO
cover their frauds by making wholesale charges
against their opponents There appeared yesterday an
article declaring that william Ct. Irving who is at the
head of the New York state Private Detective Agency,
No 141 Broadway had hired number OF detectives TO
induce from Bowery lodging houses 10 register In
the With Assembly District that Irving had paid one
Alexander Gibson, who lives in the Glenmore Hotel,
in Chatham Square, 500 TO got forty-seven men to
register In the With Assembly District and that Glib
son paid each OF these forty So The article also
intmated that state senator Llspenard Stewart was
concerned In these frauds Gibson is quoted as saying
that he had kept record OF the OF the men,
but recolected that six Of them Charles Meyers James
Robertson John seymour, Joseph Williams, samuel
wilson and William Morris had registered from NO.
1874 Macdougalst an empty house.
Net only do all the persons who are charged with
comp-icity in this great scheme" deny most emphat-
icaly that they even knew Of It, but there are also
many, facts which controvcrt the entire account In
the first place the fact that seven men were illegally
registered from No. 1874 Macd0ugal-st was first dig
covered and made public by the Republicans. On
Saturday october II. TIE Tribune published account
OF the fraud and that day ST. pllen C. Galot.
Republican and chairman OF the Board OF Inspectors
Of the Thid Election District OF the With Assembly
District, In company with a Tribune reporter, went
through the house and saw that II unnhabited and
bare OF furniture.
REPUBLICANS SECURED WARRANTS.
On the lowing day addiuona. details of the false
registration published in The itane. day or
two later ex,Judgc taEkson T. Morgan, leading Re-
publican OF tbs district, secured from Justice Hogan, in
the Jefferson Market Police Court, warrant for the
arrest Of OF the men, Meyers, and several days
later warrants wero issued for five more Of the
colonsts. Republican made the sffdavts upon
which the warrants were granted. These circumstances
De Hnn
in the crime.
But there other facts which fasten the colonial
ton upon Tammany Hall. Edward F. LAME, the first
man to register from No 1874 MacdOuga-st., Is con-
stanty to be az the baroom OF Thomas j. Wallace
at Fou:th-st ami slxth-ave. Wallace being the TAM
many Hall captain OF election district. Besides,
some Of the other six registered from the place
are frequcnters Of Thomas F. Dryers liquor store No.
I05 Clinton Place. the Rialto Lynch Is also the Tam
many captain OF an election district and his house Is
tho headquarters of a Tammany campaign club, the
T. +. Dwycr Ass ciaon Men engaged in fraud would
hardly spend their me in the liquor stores Of persons
who would have everything to gain by exposing them.
DENIALS on ALL SIDES.
state senator Spenard stewart Of course denied tho
charges ABSOLUTELY. Postmaster Cornelius Van Cott
equally positive in declaring that the Republicans
OF the district not engaged In the wholesale
colonization described lie and his leutenants have
leon active In ferret ting out crimes and 1t was men,
DER or Tie Lincoln tidD OF inc ASScnOJ
who rst gave publicity to the shameful fraud at No.
1874 MaccouGaist. The article published nmated THAI
sheridan SHOOK thu Republican leader, was not I'M
aware OF the fraud charged, by describing Mr. Shocks
intimacy with Mr. Irving. Mr. shook yesterday pro-
nouaced the allegations of crime entirely false and
uDfouDdsd.
Mr. Irving himself took immediate steps to get salts
faction the Injury him by the publication OF the
article At O'Clock yesterday afternoon his attorneys,
Blair Keller 40. 50 Broadway, served summons On
the newspaper in suit in the supreme Court for $50,
900 for libel The complaint declares that Mr..
Irving has been in Ie detective business for sixteen
years, and that he has not and never has had in his
employ d named named Alexander Gibson; thai
he never instructed Gibson any one else to visit
l0dgDg-hOuS,s orsbarrooms IN or near the Bowery,
TO procure 10 20 into the With or any other
Assembly District to register without regard 10 their
right 10 do so; that he never paid any men %, or
any other sum, register falsely, ana that he never
caused any 10 rec ist9r their names as voters VINO
were not entitled by law to do so.
MR.. IRvING'S STATEMENT.
Mr.. Irving further makes affidavit that he does not
know Gibson and has never sen him so far as he
is aware; that ne never had communicated with him
in writing Otherwise. never received lctter from
him. and never paid him 5000 any other sum.
Mr.. Irving further cOntradcts the published statement
that or many years he bouncer In The Aliens
place In Blecckerst. lie says he has known Allen
for some Tina, but never employed by him in any
capacity.
Mr. irving thinks he knows who the man called
Alexander Gibson is, and he believes him to BIO
an old confidence and blackmaer. Mr.
Irving Is convinced that Bernard +. Martin. Commits
suner Of Jurors and Tammany leader Of the With AS
sembly District inspired the attack on him.
e have seen senator stewart Mr.. Irving said.
" but l AM not acquainted with him nor have ever
spoken with him. have a receipt for every cent
spent in tile campaign work. and am ready TO produce
nj mn AT PpSld ch
that would take 900 men into my commence ana pay
them 10 commit crimes big scale IL TOO ridiculous
on its face TO be believed by even the ardent
wOlld be certain can be, and l not such
fool a. to do anything OF the sind | am Republ-
tried 10 advance The interests OF the party Dy crme.'
The Of 4. l.. ka.mlJ. the notary public before
whom Gibson made his affidavit, Is lot In the city
directory
Ah have to say abb II the story in The world's
aid Chairman BToOkherI, " Is that the Republican
state Committee, some time ago. Offered a rrW@rl NJ
800 for the arrest, prosecution and conviction of
my person found guilty Of breaking the election laws
mat reward still stands and The World is entitled TO
Ii it complies with the stpulaions. Not only Tho
World but the Democratic state Committee profit
" It, and viii further and shy that the Republican
tate and County Committees viii ion In the work OK
discovering and prosecuting any fraud OF this kind.
All We have worked for has been to preserve the purity
the ballet box. This committee has spent consider
bic money In trying TO prevent fraud, and II now
lands AID In the conviction OF any
lOlatcr OF the law
AS to the mentioned in the list Of The World
only have this TO say, that about four days ago we
lad warrants issued their arrest but 30 far thew
ave not been served, and effort has been made 10
rrest them
This statement Of Mr.. Brookhch was confirmed by
x-Judge Patterson and other members OF the COM
littee.
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