New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-01

DESPICABIE METHODS IN TIE NTH DIS
TRICT
FRAUD AND INTIMIDATION USED TO DEPRIVE
JAMES A. MooREuEAD, ANTI.TAMMANY CAN
DlDATE FOR THE ASSEMBLY, OF A GER

ated for Assembly Frederick VI. McCloy, of UNI
saVory record a citizens movement was started
to oppose the Wigwam candidate. and James A.
Mooreheld was selected the man. Mr. Moore
head is IA young man who has lived in the Xlth
Assembly District for than twenty years, and
has always been Identified with the Democratic
party
The desperate measures resored to in order to
deprive SIR. Muorehead of the certificate of nom
nation legally due him is shown by the sub
Joined history of the transaction. Hardly was the
Moorehcad petition filed with the Police Board
when a complete list Of the signers was furnished
to the Tammany Annex, known as the Seneca
club. situated over liquor store at broadway
and Twenty-seventh-st. Forthwith committee
vas appointed by John }. Scannel, boss OF the
district and the club. also president OF the Board
II Fire Commissioners. to call upon each OF the
sgners to the petition and by hook or crook secure
"A sufficient number who could be induced to sign
any sort of statement that could be used to give
the Tammany Board of Police Commissioners an
excuse To refuse Mr.. Moorehead nomination GER
uncatc. Signers Of Mooreheads petition were
bounded day and night by the members Of the
Seneca club. and threats and brides were freely
used where they would do the most good.
THE PETITION PROPERLY FILED.
on Saturday. October a. at 1890 a. M the pc
tltion of James \. Mooreheld signed and sworn
to by 30 legally qualified voters was duly filed
with the clerk OF the Board OF Police Commits
sioncrs. Under the law all protests against the
issuance by the board Of certificate OF nominal
ton required to BE- filed with tine board WITHIN
three DAYS after filing Of the petition. on Thurs
day las; Mr. Moorehead called upon the clerk OF
the Police Board and Inquired II any protest had
been flied against him. TIE clerk repheu 'hat
nothing had been filed. and the time wherein such
fling was legally possible had expired. AT 2%D p
M the same day the board met, and at that time,
unless the statement OF the clerk OF the board Is
= tfalf no af
.irners OF Mr.. Moorcheads petition. setting forth
that II their names were signed such signatures
were forgeres. The names Of the four men max
ing these afTdavits Jacob Strout. No. 1is West
Thirty-elghth-st Patrick McCue. No. fsS seventh
ave. r. NJ Polndexter No. 100 West Thirteth-
a, and q l. Flenwick jr no. AZ West Thir-
tieth-st
In the case OF i. NJ. Pondexter It may be said
HAT his affidavit could have been made perhaps
with perfect truth. as the man who signed the
r-.tlton was not +. VI. Poindexter. but VIII
lam Piondoxter: but there Is some
ding startling in the audncity OF George NJ
Fenwick IT, who il employ In the bar under the
Seneca club rooms. Even the clerk OF the Police
Board said aiterward that the signature to the
affidavit was 80 exactly Identical with that APP
Tended To- the petition that he hesitated about
filing IT, The signature OF the petition by Fenwick
was not only Witnessed by the notary before whom
he sworc but also 10y relation OF the signer
Jacob Strout says that he signed Moorehead's petit
ton The notary who took the Mccue aihdavlt
swears that he knows Mccue and that McCue APP
peared before him when he signed Moorehead's
petiton-so much for the four aiidavits OF forgery
FALSE STATEMENTS OF HEELERs.
Eleven men signed the petition. and said they
dld So but maintained that they did 1t under
false representation. which false representations
they only vaguely indicate. 1T was further held
by Tammany heclers that three signed who were
tn Nnts This Is boldly false. the
three men are citizens OF the district. have been
for years and can show, as the best proof OF
this that they have registered continuously and
are registered this year.
Our signed. So it was alleged. who were not
citizens OF the United States AMI it set forth
that four others signed. but gave fictitious adj
dresses And yet after all this unjust and ty
rannical curailment of the list ii was found that
the petition still eight to the good-that Is TO
sav. names would have to be thrown out be-
fore the petition could be. with any color legally
rejected and others. to the number Of thirty-three
were induced to sign papers. which were afterward
manufactured into afidavits. stating that they
did not sign the petition In the presence and under
the jurat OF a notary.
The way In which this accomplished is a
fair sample OF the knavish methods Of the Tam
many ring when II was found that not enough
their previous action In ndorsng Mr.. Moorehead's
petition lhr lowest trickery was made use OF.
THE>T AFFIDAVITS TELL. THE STORY.
In proof 81 the statement by which the signatures
were obtained the following ailayits just obtained
are submitted:
city aud County o. New-York.
Ir-d l.. schneider being duly sworn. deposes and says
~ on Ociot'r u. ls93 he called upon by
Abram Barnard. who asked dcponent whether he signed
and subscribed afdaNit pcttonng the Board Of
Police tommi, soncss to certificate Of nomination
for James A. Moor,heoG for Member Of Assembly; de.
hail,
that signed the sworn 10 the same
akd depon'nt 10 sisn PAPER puportng to be- ycrhca
ton Of the statement made By deuoncnt to which dcponen
slah1 hs Dcponcnt further says that he the
sane Shm' id'r who signed and the certificate Of
domination OF James \ Moorchcad or Member Of As.
-cmby and that be- fully understood said certificate
FRED 4. SCHNEIDER.
Sworn to before me this 9th day OF oc,ober 1898
JAMES q. MMURRAY,
Notary Public No. 2l County OF New.iork.
State. Cil ami county ol Ncw.ioih s.:
Jane, Boylan, being duly sworn. says: reside at
100 West 1hhty-thrd-,t. In said city and county,
and the james Ioylan who silncd affidavit anu
certificate Of nomination OF James A. Moorch'ad for can
IGaio Tor Member OF Assembly in the Kin District In
said city, Ia the election appointed to be held Oh No.
,cnbr T. lso3. sad certificate being signed and sworn
To- by october 10. 1898 leio I~i-ore j. Pocher
notary public. aud all the fact therein stated and sworn
to By me- then and are stil true.
ON October 49, 1898, received letter, OF which tho
following Is COPY:
'Oct. %. 93
| james,
please call and see no tomorrow morning Tuesday
| 'bctNccn and TO-
IL oil
"a Barnard
Ind 23rd st'
In response TO said letter called at the address last
above gl,cn where Informed that said barnard was
AZ the Seneca Club broadway and Tw"nN~cNrnthst'
went there and said Abram Barnard "hom nave
kuovn for some years lie asked me II signed GER
ncate OF nomination for Moorchead Tor member o A.
s.u,Iv told him | did lie asked me; ''Dd you
hno,y what you were slgningf' replied, II did
xas with Moorchead for Assembly because hhe" MIN
AVID liked him. Barnard zen ASKED me az 10 n eNe'n.
ton OF said certificate told him 'wofe 10 ana s's"'d
IL before the notary Barnard thea s'id 70 u" mat my
father w,o I, a Iaborcr a Public Works department.
,ould have his head cut 1T looks bad In te eyes
y, n.onlc n Won uermitted your father To be thrown
Of a job" .
Said Earnard thea called In one oeanr anu sa,a 10
him: II don't think we can MAKE ""' "'''s o"' VI ."''
sesnnel replied .6io ahead any way, and writ" II up
the best YOU cam"