Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-05
TRIALS FOR FRAUD
On New York Registration Laws,
and How They Resulted.
BAIL GIVEN FOR THE PAUPERS
Who Went Over From Randalls Island to
Prepare to Vote
SOME OTHERS GET SALTY SENTENCES

| ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-By 6 o'clock this
evening all of the city employees on Ran
dall's Island and the other men arrested on
the charge of illegal registration by United
States Deputy Marshals had been released
on bail furnished by several of New York S
most solid citizens
Soon after Judge Benedict's court opened
in the Federal building this morning Law
yer Henry w. Wheeler appeared, acting g
for David Leventritt in behalf of the Ran
dali Island residents He asked that their
bail be fixed at $3.50 instead of 81, 500, as the
men were all employees of the city, receiv-
ing their board and lodging in return for
their work. Assistant District Attorney
Maxwell Evarts opposed Mr. Wheeler's
motion. The bail in each case was finally
fixed at 81, 900.
''These arrests" said Mr.. Wheeler later,
care precisely similar to arrests made by
Davenport year ago. Then he picked out
one as test case, and, sitting as his own
judge, discharged the prisoner, but not
until the election was over"
Brought From Jail Too Early.
The Randalrs Island prisoners were all
brought down from Ludlow street jail at
o'clock by Deputy United States Mar
shals but this proved to be blunder, as
they were not wanted until o'clock. when
Commissioner Shields had arranged to ac-
cept bail for them. They were marched
back again. In the afternoon many promin-
ent New Yorkers appeared before Commits
sioner Shields and qualified in various
amounts so they could be ready to go on the
bonds of Davenport's prisoners without
delay. Their names, with the amounts for
which they qualified, are as follows:
Edward P. Steers, President of the Twelfth
Ward Bank, $50 900: Charles NJ. Dayton. ex-
Assemblyman, $50 1000: Patrick F. Mullen,
s80, 900; Patrick Corrigan, SIC, 000 John Reilly,
$500, ,oOO John d. Crimmins, 100000; John ].
Quinn, $3.50
At o'clock the % Randall's Island pris.
oners were once more marched down to the
postoffice building, into Judge Benedict's
courtroom, where the gloom was relieved
by two sickly gas jets over the desk at which
Commissioner Shields sat. One by one the
names of the indicted city employees were
called, and they stepped up to sign the
bonds which had been prepared Edward
P. Steers and Charles w. Dayton acted as
bondsmen.
Not Knocked Out of Their Votes.
After their release they went up to the
foot of Twenty-sixth street, where a boat of
the Department of Charities and the Cor
rection carried them to Randall's Island.
They will vote on Tuesday.
Only two arrests were made by Daven-
port up to P NJ. to-day, and in both cases
no evidence was forthcoming against the
men arrested Fred. w. Brown, an inspec-
tor in the Department of Public Works,
was arrested at his residence, "a East
Twelfth street, by deputy United States
marshal, on the charge of having procured
illegal registration from the lodging houses
"a East Twelfth street, and at 65 and 67
East Twelfth street. These three houses
are the property of Mr.. Brown. Several
men were arrested earlier IN the week,
charged by Davenport with illegal registra-
tion from these houses, and Browns arrest
appears to have been part of the same
scheme. Browns bail was fixed at $1,000
and he was taken to the Ludlow street Jail
by Deputy Marshal McCord.
William MCGEE, one of the residents of
"a East Twelfth street. came down to in
quire about Browns case, and he was ar
rested in the corridor. Lawyer Henry d.
Hotchkiss, who was acting in Browns be-
half, went before Judge Wallace in the
afternoon, and on his motion Browns bail
was reduced from 5000 to $4,000. Ex-
Registrar John Reilly came forward as
Browns bondsman and Commissioner
Shields released Brown.
Called Scheme Of Retaliation.
Mr.. Brown said that his arrest was "only
part of scheme of retaliation by the Re-
publicans, who had been hit hard by the
Eighth district, and took this method of
diverting suspicion from themselves
Before Commissioner Shields went away
he released Frank McCabe. Louis Sweig,
William MCGEE and Jas, Null, all of whom
were charged with having registered
illegally from Browns house at "a East
Twelfth street. Ex-Registrar John Reilly
furnished the bond of 81, 500 required for
each case.
The Federal grand Jury handed down 10
indictments this morning upon charges of
false registration, and warrants were issued
by Commissioner Shields for Marshal
Jacobus to serve. The grand jury went
into session again. Assistant District At |
torney Evarts took several witnesses before |
them and Davenport himself spent an hour
in the jury room. Lawyer Leyentritt made |
a determined effort to bring the case of |
Election Inspector Gartlan to a hearing |
before Commissioner Deuel. Mr.. Gartlan !
is the inspector who registered John |
Davenport, and who, Davenport says, did |
not ask him bow long he had lived In the |
State after learning that he had lived three !
years In the election district Lawyer
Stephen c. Baldwin, with Mr.. Leventritt, |
at 10 o'clock before Commissioner |
Deuel. and insisted that the examination 60 |
on. Davenport had whispered talk with |
deuel., who then told the lawyers that he
was too busy.
Bound to Have a Hearing.
"We want that examination to-day"
said Mr.. Leventritt, eff we have to wait
until midnight for it -
Finally the examination was set down for
8 o'clock, and at that hour Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Evarts asked for an adjourn
ment until next Wednesday.
SIT is an invariable practice" said Mr..
Leventritt, with examinations coming up
here before election day to postpone them
until after election day, and then they are
dropped We have our witnesses here, and
We propose to show that the charge against
Mr. Gartlan is frivolous one. As I am
informed, when Mr.. Davenport asked to be
registered on Saturday night he was ap-
under the influence of LIQUOR"
The Assistant District Attorney tried a
new tack. He said that Lawyer Hotchkiss
lad told him that the case ought to 20 to
he grand jury. It had gone to the gr and
ury, and Mr.. Evarts informed Commits
Iioner Deuel. that the case was in con-
equence out of his Jurisdiction.
"What did say" said Mr. Hotchkiss-