The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-09
JoHNNY'S CAGE IS EMPTY.
JACOBUs's MARSHALs 60 TO PIECES
ON EXAMINATION

ia COBUs's MARsBxLs 60 TO PIECES
ON EXAMINATION
or 800 Men Arrnigned 1s5 Are Discharged
and the Hest Are Admitted 10 BniI-Ths
Cases Gone Over A gain for the Renrnt of
tn. Congress Investigating Csmwittee.
Most OF the victims OF John 1mpudent Davcn.
port vest erdny were TAX cn to the Federal build
Ing. From 10 o'clock in the morning until
o'clock In the afternoon line OF PAIRS OF men
were going into the building. Ono Of each pair
was generally'wcll dressed and respectable In
appearance and the other in almost every case
was shhb6ily dressed and tough looking. In
nearly every case. too. the respsctab bic looking
man was the voter who was being intimidnted
and the toYRh-looking citizen was the deputy
United States marshal who had him IN Gus
tody.
At o'clock. when the court practically
closed there had been 200 prisoners brought
In. and yet there was not man In Imrudent
johns cage. or these 200. ITO had been
honorably discharged by the Commissioners
and advised to go back to their polling places
and vote II they had not already done go. and
In most cases they had. The twenty-Hy
others were held in bail ranging in amount
from $3.50 to $500. 1t was furnished in
every case by the syndicate OF Democratic
bondsmcn. Commissioners Shields and Deuel.
both held court all day. and. as the Dem ocratic
leaders had promised. there was an array Of
lawyers present to protect tho rights OF
every man arrested. or the 200 arrests. $50
brought to court with them Tammany Hall
cards to the lawyers. The fact that tho great
percentage Of the men arrested were dis
charged Is proof OF the outrageous character
of the arrests. and at the end OF the day tho
lawyers said. ana tho Comm issioners agreed
with them. that In nine out OF every ten cases
there was not tho shadow OF o justification.
One man was arrested because he said he
didn't care damn for any Republican. and in
q dozen instances tho excuse for the arrest
was us flimsy as this. Often the marshnls did
not know what they had arrested their man
for common excuse was:
"A man told me to arrest him."
What for?" the Commissioner would ask.
II don't know: he Just told NO."
Did you have u warrant?"
mo"
Did you see him do anything wrong1"
No"
Then what did you make the arrest for?"
Because man told me to-"
Among the men who were required to Give
bail by the Commissioners was Democratic
State Committeeman George W. BerlinCshan.
He was arrested in West Chester on a nimsy
charge Of aiding and abetting in alleged false
registration. He was admitted to bail in the
sum Of $1,000. which was promptly furnished.
same alleged offence was Herman L. Elan OF
e Suffolk street. One OF the queer arrests Of
accused OF falsely claiming that he could not
fold his own ballot. He was allowed to go on
his own n. reeornizance after he had made an
forced to promise. however. that he would an.
pear to- m orroW to stand examination for the
awful crime. The other men who were held
OH their own recognizance or in hail wore,
With ,o one eXSeep,en accused Of illega regis
w yIaHh ad s ex;epiion was as George Lahr
to III m By one Of inpuIent johns ss mem. i Ms
was held in $1,000 bail. which was furnished
Office was arrested ye, terday by deputy
mar . who accused him Of huying votes.
or ns Sae s! Gy two
that II any crime had been committed 1t was
against the state and not the national law. and
said the marshal lied.
;, Inc most Interesting prisoners in the court
men Gay MSls sno S tIsy
illegally arrested. and were discharged.
and hq had h11 to bed
in $1,000 pail. All the men held will have an
examination to-molrow: The Democratic law;
missioners. and though Judge Wallace was
referred to him.
Commissioner Spooner opened his court
early In the morning in the hall Of the Harlem
jurisdiction extended over both sides OF the
city above Seventy; second street Only about
z dozen men were brought IN during the day.
Zance.
Murty Nicholson OF Ogden avenue near De.
Thirtieth Assembly district. had registered
and then had moved to smother place IN the
that lie had tho right to vote.
John Wieland said he had lived in the city
twenty-fv years. He had registered from ll5
Alexander avenue. and had made no mistake
Witnesses Substantiated his statements and
he was discharged.
John BurLerG. an old German who could not
steak English. had on the badge Of Il United
states marshal. He lived at G5o East l6uth
street. out had registered from G,ii lie was
discharged on his own recoGnilGnce.