New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-13
ruE LANSINGBURG CRIME.
cx.TION AT THE WORK OF MURPHY'S
TOOLS.

yFSpIE, THE HONESI IOl-lNENlhN
LEARNED WHAT WAS COMING
AND RESIGNED AFTER
VAIN PROTEST.
.,,~,urc March IL (speciaD. al am glad that my
- I'm IansngburC Won" This was what United
senator Edward Murphy, ir. said to reporter in
',,n,,on. after readne the account of the manner
wash his Democratic friends Ia Lansngburg had
ons 4 Republican plurality of from GOO 10 1000
ssdin- OF this account must have been most
'm st,ns 10 senator Murphy. He must have chuck!ed
"",..r and rubbed OF his massive hands With
n,ber in the intensity Of his delight. not at the
INV =, the winning OF the election In Lansngburg by
u" t-endsD but on account Of the manner In which
'@ .otorv WAS won. Every conscientious tutor re
va" 4, the aptness OF a pupil TO follow his teach
W. ard those who become the most proficient in
''~snc out the masters instructions are the ones
-. usually receive the greatest praise.
-s work By the Democrats at Lansingburg last
IA, was work OF the Murphy school II is the
- A political teaching that he has been eApound
mthe Democrats of this part Of the State for many
~. and he has reason TO rejoice that his pupils
~. become such competent followers of his creed.
80. has he taught II and for years have the people
:, dis section suffered from IT, The results OF his
,,,hugs Of this nature made him. first the political
Ass of the city OF Troy. then the boss Of Rensselaer,
cmntv After that he became the Mayor of the city,
s.v one Of the representatives Of the great state OF
xsvyork in the United States senate. Troy
coho.s Albany. West Troy. Waterford. waterviet and
s,sly Lansin gburg made TO feel the hand oil
his POLITICAL tough. For years Murphy has had under
Me control gang OF 400 or 500 men OF the very
worst character, for whom there is crime base
a, dsyillsh to commit If :" Ed" Murphy ordered It,
From stealing peanuts from Italian fruit stand or
an election in neighboring town or hamlet 10
uurder nothing would appa them or prevent the
commission of ii. once Murphy's orders have been
''''N THE MEN WHO DID THE JOB.
No brisand chieftan ever had more servile or
mare desperate following The gang with which he
had done his political work is made UP OF men who
ox. much to him. lie has prevented the law from
vanishing them for crimes that they have committed
IN their own interest as we'll his account
When they want work. which is not often. lie has
them employed along the canal, the patronage OF
which he controls absolutely through the state En-
rneer and Surveyor Martin Schenck. one OF his Hell
tenants These men. therefore. have come TO believe
that Murphy is invincible. They have found that as
long as they did his bidding law was farce. and
as, when they occasionally reached such high
lane O, conscientiousness that they wanted to earn
sn honest dollar or two Murphy could put them IN
the way Of doing 1t. Also many dishonest dollar
was earned by them on his account
For years II has been the desire OF Mr.. Murphy
and his associates 10 SuuJuSdtc W Tue "uiP"A w"
trOl the village OF Lansingburg. 1t has been the one
bright Republican spot that free from his assaults
and for that reason most Of its citizens believed that
The day never would come when he would descend
upon II with his gang OF ioughs and rowdics and BY
fraud, corruption and brute force take 1t away IRON
those TO whom II righfuly belongs But for "A wear
Or so the Republicans OF Lansngburg have had warn
iDc which they would not heed that an attack was
I, be made upon them this spring When by accident,
To- in, tln ReOu
Democratic president Of the village was elected. 1t
WIS foreseen that there trouble ahead for the Re-
vblcans Then the Democrats obtained control OF
the Legislature. and bills we're passed that tufheo
over the police force TO the minority In the village
This was. Of course. Murphys first place OF attack
As long as the police force OF LansingburS was In Tie
hands Of Republicans there not much personal
safety for his to attempt any OF their fraud
ulent voting here. Had they attempted II at any
time before the police force legislated into Muir
PHYS hands the Republican Chief Of Police would
have made short work of them. But the Legislature
year ago passed law allowing the president OF tn'
village u appoint threee police commissioners TWO
Of whom should be Democrats and one a Republican
This year the Legslat passed the bill allowing this
Police b ard 70 appoint the election Inspectors Inc
president Of the village appointed as the Democrauc
con mis- oners two men who were owned abs'iu'elN
ty Mr. Murphy. and the Republican commissioner
allowed 10 have nothing 10 say.
THE POLICE FORCE FIXED
The first thing that the Democratic Police Com
missionerS did 10 get rid OF faithful anu 'oeS'
Chef OF Police and 10 appoint In his place man
named NcCabe. whose action OIL last Inesday may
result in his serving term OF years III prison. "
WILL justice is done bnt II Is hard 10 niu Jus"''
In section Of the State where most Of the Judges
are the personal property OF the political boss III
whose Interest the Chief OF Police did this work
Then they dismissed from the police i"rce every
nan. Democrat and Republican, who cowd 'e nc
pended upon do his duty. and appointed IN u'e'i
places u number of men who could be used on Just
such occasions as last Tuesday The Republican
Commissioner, however, was allowed 10 appoint
one man to the force. This was James GILES
pe who resigned on Tuesday afternoon, refusing 70
remain on police force that would protect the
Preparation OF the fVl election crimes that were
carried on with the assistance Of the police AL inc
Cay, from the moment that the polls opened III 'ne
morning until after the count was made at night
Gillespie was really the only officer on the entire
force who dared to do his duty In the lace VI
Edward Murnhv,s orders With a Democratic
Board Of Police Commissioners Democratic police
force saving one horest and with Murphy
behind them, the gangs Of rcpeatcIs from Albany
Troy and Cohoes had IT all their own way ara rolled
up such a large majority for the entire Democratic
ticket that in many instances the Democratic clccuo
Inspectors would not return all of the ballots that
had been cast
PREPARATIONS MADE FAR Is ADVANCE.
Tic fraud and corruption that were pracuseo on iaS'
Tuesday are now pretty we'll known throughout the
length and breadth OF the entire country. hepno
leans and d. mocrmts both from many different Stts
and from many sections Of the country have sent
expressions OF their contempt for the man VINO j.
responsible fos the crimes and disgust iof thoSc WIZ
carried ont his orders. Preparations were hhaue '0'
eral weeks before election 10 import men IRON" Ivy
Tynv (o
times as thc,, and the boldness OF the Demo
cratic election inspectors and the police wonid per
nit them 10 vote II was arranged thar inc rep'd',
We're TO get 30 cents for each time that 'hcs so'"
Word OF the contemplated outrage was o'o"s"'
ue Republican leaders soon after the plans 'o va
irportaon OF the repca'ers was oeo"'" -, i -,
uey d,d ali g., ,hi rov.r 10 stir up the citizens OF
n. v,,,o. =, . -, ,,bor. they by force II neceH-