New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04
THE CASE OF MR.. OSBORNE.
WITNESSES GIVE TESTIMONY.
COMMISSIONER SHIELDS CONTINUES THE tx
ANIMATION.

ANIMATION
The case Of Edward Is. Osborne. The state senator
who was arrested fog fraudulent voting ana resiSu'
ton In Poughkeepse. was conlinnel yesleluH o'o' .
United states Commissioner Shields, In Inc ieno'"'
pu,Idinr osborne il the Democratic senator who
accented the result O. the Illegal actions OF the Sue
Board of Csnvassers year ago, and consented 10 'aho
the seat to which tue Court Of Appeals pr7cucalS
declared that another man had been elected IL WIS
not 4 surprise 70 the people Ct Poughkeepse' "heic
Mr. Osborne formerly lived, that he should at'e"pV
10 make that city bis voting residence. IL Is WEI"
known that Mr.. Osborne has lived with MS son III
Albany for the last two three years, aud that 'ms
fact was used against him when he was u candidate
for the Assembly in $50. and for the senate IL 1871
the year In which he was ff1uuuehtly cou"eu j" W
the state Board of Canvassers.
Up 10 the hearing yesterday the evidence showed
that Mr. Osborne had not lived In Poughkeep'e loF
two or three years although he had been allowed 10
vote there simply because his tight 10 vote thee "du
never been questioned by the election officers al ',s
polling place where he accnst omed to Vo'e' II
showed also that had been placed on the non resi-
dent membership roll OF the DutcheSs Cu' Inc le'9
Ing social organization OF Poughkeeps'e after leaving
that place 70 take up his residence with his son III
Albany.
The proprietor OF the Nelson House Of Poush-
keepsle testified that he had never looked upon
Mr.. Osborne as d permanent guest at his ho'ei' lie
said that he came there only OCCASIONALLY ana WIS
assigned TO rooms vacant at the time lie neither
had a permanent room there nor kept baggage III
the hotel. lie had never showed any intention OF
continuing his residence IN Poughkeeple.
The first witness sworn yesterday Leonard
B. Sackett lawyer, Of POughkeepse. On his
direct testimony he that he had seen Osborne
In Poughkeepsie frequently. lie knew that he was
absent from the city great deal He said That he
had never gone TO any room In the hotel 10 see
Osborne, but had met him simply In the hotel
r,fratf 1r siCfu NJ
trct-Atorney Mott. It was brought out that Osborne
moved his household goods 70 Albany at the eXpira-
ton OF his term County Clerk OF Dutchess County,
apparently for the purpose of making his home 'here.
II also came out that he never lived regularly al
the Nelson House in Poughkeepse. and that HE
only time that he ever lived there for any eA'e"u'"
period was when he was waiting for the Ie"so VI
house which lie owned to expire.
The next witness who was called, was James L.
Williams the ex-state Assessor who was put OIL vi
Office by Governor Flower, TO make rom III "a.
LAWYER who handled the election case anu ''A' u"
Osborne through the fraudulent returns ME- WIZ
Jams is Democrat lie testified that h. was The
president OF the Duchess club, ana mat ne u'u''
stood that Mr. Osboraos name had been tralsicrrea
from the list OF resident members to that OF non
resident members The difference was That resi-
dent member had to pay $40 year In dues. ana a
non resident member 81
George II. Williams, another member OF tue Lu' L.
css Club testified that there was pIoNIsiV" vi '"e
constitution that allowed those who lived outside OF
limit place ut three miles from the city 10 become
non resident members.
Gan a man who lives in the city become nom
resident member Of the club - asked COmml. sJner
Shields.
No think not" replied the witness
sThen, "A generous man who does not I'VE IN the
civ can become !: resident member. but man Wio
does live in the city cannot become u n0nres deit
n ember - asked Mr.. Mott, the Assistant District
Attorney. ~ III, 49,, ~ .ho
money that can GET . -,
Richard V. LeRay who Is a Trustee Of the clrb ana
the chairman of the House Committee was the next
witness. lie SAID that II waS at Oebornes sus
gesiOn that he put the list as II non resident
member of the club. because he could not AFFORD 10
paw the annual dues and because he " was never NJ
The club" Mr. Leiav testified that the constitution
provided that when a moved out OF the lHIee-
mile limit he could become a nonresident nltilptr
OF the club and only then. He had become q non
resident member Of the club at trustees meeting AZ
which he present.
The most important testimony Of the day was
Given by Frank Van Benshoven and Arthur Knapp,
clerks of the Nelson House at which Osborne STAYED
when he went to POughkeepse. Both Of these CLERKS
testified that Osborne did not have special room there
reserved for him. and In fact that he did not have
any regular room in the hotel once I'm a while he
came to him. but he never looked upon a
permanent guest OF the hotel.
Commissioner Shields said that he wOuld receive the
briefs If the lawyers next saturday. lie refused
TO discharge the prisoner until he had gone over the
briefs