The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-09
KEPT ON THE GO ALL DAY,
ELECTION ARRESTS MiDr IT LfrE,v
FOR INA POLiti JUSTICIS

inc stream OF rrisoncr. TINT Poured Z,
| ShoWed How Carefully tho wntch,r.
OF Both Prr'Ics hid TheIr work
| Inc run at Jefferson Market Court began NJ
SociocR yesterday morning and lasted, WITH
scarcely break. VI to a:3O in tho Afternoon
inside the railing there was scarcely room, Ia
move. Lawyers. politicians. bopdsmcn. 20,
porters matshals. prisoners. and policemen
were indlscrimnately jammed together 4
few DRINKS and ono or two petty larceny casa.
were up for adjudication. but the great ma.
| jority OF prisoners were men arrested for via,
lation OF the election laws or for creating iis.
turbance at the polls. Prisoners were hustloa
UP to the bar. sworn almost before thev
| know what they were DOM. asked n
| few pointed questions by Juetirn rv,n
| or the lawyers, and were hustled down nt,,i,
| either to leave the court room DISCHARGED a,
| BIO baied out in cases whore thuy wrra hol5
| for examination or trial. There wcre o,,on,
| twenty-five prisoners held for trial or ,yo,,i.
| nation. and twice that number discharged In
cnses OF violation OF tho election laws alone.
not counting tho many cases Of FIGHTS a,d
disturbances incidental to th" election. 0,,t.
side the court room. toward thu cpI os m,
| afternoon session, number Of cahs STOOD
waiting Occasionally man would e,nnrr.
| from the court in tho grasp oi two other mar,
| who would hustle him into "a cab mn, ,r
| after him. and BIO whirled away at a rerilou.
| rate OF speed. These were not cases o, MI.
| duction. They were merely instances whers
| a prisoner was either discharged or baloa out
shortly before the closing time OF the pons.
and was being hurried away by the rar,y
| workers to get in his votes in time
| The prisoners were Of every variety. hatch
| which was brought in about l o'clock COM
prsed four negroes. two street takirs. two
| donI HINT Epicconn1inn
an unnaturalized EnGllshman. two ltal-
inns who couldn't speak English, and tho
| political captain OF a district. There were a
| number of cases where man. arrested for
Illegal registration and bailei out at court.
went back to the polls. voted. aud was imms.
diately renrrcstei for illegal voting. A no.
| ticeable feature OF the day was that there was
only one excise case in court Tho prisoner
was Antonio Eomano. bartender in the saloon
at III Blocker street. which was open at u
O'Clock. Romano was held in SlOo bail for
examination.
Many OF the arrests were on charges OF in.
limitation voters. An instance was the
case of James llocy OF 1873 West Nineteenth
street and billy" Davis. letter carrier living
ut 63 seventh avenue who were arrested for
midate voters at the boo na at 10
and Seventh avenue. They stood near the
booth and threatened some of the voters with
arrest. When ordered to stand out Of the way
held in 81 900 each for ore sxaminstion. my "''
Republican captain OF the Third election dis:
trict Of the Ninth Assembly district was ar
TEaGne ed On the same charge When nenr!
booth q this district M,cGa.rton; who was II:
him taken before J ohm l. Davenport. where he
was, charged with illegal registration. Mr.:
was discharged. McCarton returned to tho
booth ans and continued his policy Of intimidation
his arrest Justice Ryan let him go after
warning him.
An, unfortunate prisoner, and one who cyl
IDENTIFY came to grief more through stupidity
than any Intention OF violating the law. was
BY District. from $40 West Thirty sixth street
1t was charged that he was not II citizen. hay.
That's true, Judge" said Way. but came
u believe that yo!u are telling the truth
n 'so To hold you u'i ii 500 bail
wa .s a Ess r5pf ss . H s1s
s Rs5ss sy Hs vss s af adso y soaR
Forty-seventh election; district Of the Eighth
that Mr.. rringle had not been there for some
gloom as he sxplsinod to Justice Ryan THAT that
THE Judson" was his only residences. and
that o ea Sn tit 21 Ely
II minister of the gospel has to, be arrested
on charge Of false regist +; uu pu,..
That / wouldn't liks to say, yas tho re-
PLY desId ior for Mb Johnny
Davcnrort's aid Two hours later he was back
In court again.
cuilelessly and he sold to vote By ali means.
So voted and was arrested again Besides.
ed y9u to say when WAS here be-
tice RYAN. but think it would be. sstraiping
IS. You are d ischarged:,
est election, dayeyer known. Justice Grady
Rehard d'f bute e dry good " %eTch"nts and
Lawyer Edward Lauterbach were on hand to
represent the Republican County Committee:
Mr. Lauterbach announced that he was there
get iM.o trouble and tia, the OF her REQ gen;
remained in Session until O'clock. ~ there
were not more than dozen prisWGneraa h dHy:
logan az tsy e iii lisa Jay ad,udcatns
cases OF alleged Illegal registration and other
miner SharG"s nci"R to s laSb 5 o i3 Anu
street. was arrested. charged with accerting
swore That Liebermapn. IN COMPANY with
three others said that they had been paid sig
for voting. but would veto for an advance q
go hartmann challenged Liebermann's
vote which was sworn in. Lebermann was
Justice iaintor sat at tho Yorkvllle, Police
Court YESTERDAY from !, o'cslosE o IN III ne
"nt TAX 'IIga recess. and only had one election
case to decide. The lone prisoner was DIS
charged and allowed 70 east his vote
only three cases OF legal registration were
brought into the Harlem no!i"" Court ahGT .
o'cl"cS. aud they were al! DISCHARGED. me
court was remarkably free from e,"rtiH OK"
citeIrent OF every kind throughout the day