New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-27
EXPOSING FRAUD IN ALBANY.
MORE TESTIMONY AGAINST MDERMUTT.
HE PROMISED - FOR EVERY vocE on ELEc-
TON pAY-A DEMOCRATIC PLOT AGAINST
M BARNES CONES TO NAuGuT.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TEiBrNLI

NJ. BARNES COMES TO NAUGllT.
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Albany Oct. .6.-Thc examination TO day before
United states Commissioner Meade OF " trcd N'Dci
mott, the Democratic Inspector or clecn1h III u'
Fourth Ward, whose arro0m was the re 'dPuar,e
for the reIcatcrs colonzcd here. was OF more 'ha'
ordinary interest The local detective force. bahcd ID
their encrs 10 gain posscsson Of Detective ""iuI w.
that they might railroad" him. and thus prevent HIS
giving damaging testimony, nOsej about tlc lo"ci
ward and hung about the Federal Duiidl"s III '"o
hop. OF Matching up some new ruNe by WHO" "V'
could lwar the proceedings TO put the Gang "a ~
peateIs behind the bars. city Judge Dah~"9' VIM
gave the astounding decision Yesterday tla' h""'e
,f Iurmah not entitled to ellen hip am rel
TO grant natuu lizatiom papers to burmese appeared
I'm behalf OF the repeaters. Thomas H. Craven oieI
Of the Common Council uhIc: whose oiTc' u'' Wv
DermOti operated, constant attendant upon 'he
court and watched the proceedings closely 10 us
cover a .aw if possible. But Assistant Disino'-ht
torney Woodward wasn't making any mistakes VII.
nesses were examined who testified tHi they H'cu
Ia the Fourth Ward, and also TINT oc'U''' """''
registered from their homes were fictitious.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Norton NhaNc Ell
deavorcd to extract from Detective "oiuierh 'ne "N
mission that he knew state Committeeman "ili""i
Barnes IT, but the witness Disguised him with lhc
reply that he did The Democratic BOSSES he''
have been trying their utmost assisted by Inc
Argus to connect Nj Barnes with the operations vi
the detectives In the hope that they might get o''
a warrant for his arrest. But like the scheme 'he!
sprung in ler efforts to imprison Detective "oiueiH'
they have failed. Mr.. Barnes was Instrumental Ill
getting the detective work done. lie had the h"ol
hood TO attempt Il tasa that older heads III Pohucs
had stunned and NJ first so; little support bu'
when II became known among Republicans mat lie
WAS in earnest and that his Intentions were honest
and above the least suspicion. Others came Ia ahN
extended helping hand. But the brunt OF the
work was done by him alone.
AT the examination to-day Mr.. Chase strongly
OPPOSED the putting IN evidence Of sips containing
names written by Inspector NcDermott, but Inc
Commissioner ovcrruled the objection Eoldlcrh
testified to a conversation he had with McDermo''' III
which McDermott said he need have no fear Of b'lle
arrested for he (McDermOtD was arrested ABOUT
twcny times every Faction Day. but ne was never
taken out of the polling room. McDcrmot said mat
S9j would quiet The United states maIshhs.
Detective -. +. Harhaugh, Goldicrn'> companion
gave testimony corrobOrit ing Mr.. Godern. Mch, rmot
told him that II 1T would tay mere over ciecUM ne
would fix II that Iarhaugh could make slOV To
$3.50: that he Democratic inspector ana hiu
IA cnch ana that if larbaugh got arrested hr wnuiu
stand BY MIN. Five dollars were promised 10 liar
baugh for every time he voted. ~
The examination will continue tomorrow. IN"
United states deputy marshals have been unable 10
arrest any OF the rppeators for whom warrants are
out since tie examination began. 1t il thought that
have left the CITY,