New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-28
RING-RULED WESTCHESTER.
THE DEMORAILZING INFLUENCE OF MohRlS
PARK POLITICS
INV =. mupDEaER IS SHIELDED BY DEMOCRATIC
POLITICIANS, SUPPORTED BY IIANGEks-
IN OF THE RACETHACK.

IN OF THE RACETEACK.
The town Of West Chester In "cstches'e' H.,
has been the scene Of many STORMY -
hattie In recent years. In fact so oe"o' dime
have been the political methods OF the .,'a,..
ruling IL that they cannot agree even afnons '"0'
,,,.S ard az that party is in the ascendancy 'eie
-, . largo ,naiorty an election or any MINI Vi
character is rarely permitted to take pdLe ,,nns
a hitter personal contest between tie i''"' go.
"A a result Of this demoraizing s'ate VI o." 49,
A. is well known that at least two murders ga. y
attributed TO the bad feeling engendereu a' ''
,o,,,,ca, gatherings This condition OF AFFAIRS Ia
on otherwise inviting town looms up conspIcuou'''
at this time, particularly since the qu"'ie' H.,
School Principal Devn and Assembly man a.
men Morris in a barroom several nights ago oN,i
nm election for school trustees IN which NV
was slapped in the face by Devn' again a.,
the nubc mind Of Westchestcr County TO 'h"'
town 49,. ho will
,rhsre are many men in Westchcster VINO VIII
attribute the cause of this state OF thihsS " Wv
interference Of the hangers-on around the Motifs
Park racetrack of which John a MOTIFS anu 49,
son A. Hennen Morris who now aspiftS " ,rha,
an tho Stale Senate are the proprietors' iii"'
these men are encouraged to take part ia Wv
political affairs of the town, in which 'he! nav
property interests. by AssemblNlhdh 'iVI nc, =.
boldly charged by men Of School Principal pew"
standing and influence in the community
assert that Sheriff Duffy, for some reason Is va.
ing Morris and that the racetrack proprietor
son in turn supports the SheTlH : Oi'i9 " 80.
board OF prisoners in the WestcheS'er Nou'', -,
when the bills up for passage III ''e "O ,
of Supervisors. The Sheriff charges y ." "eh
for the board of each abled-bodicd prisoner VIM
the aged and sick inmates OF the County AIMS
house are maintained for 81 SO week edch'
Re this as it may the fact is mat the '"''.,
has more than once sent posse oi uVP"'' en-
10 West Chester to be present during eieruo' 'o'
tests Several Years ago one of ms nepu.ioS'
hC III
,yas struck in the head with brick while attempt
ing TO gain admittance to an election room an"
died from the effects OF the blow brulseu "e"u'
and faces have been common occurrences ana 'o
arrests have followed
In the Williamsbridge end OF the town the same
disorder has prevailed on more thah one ooV"-
s,on Al the last election in the Nhliamsprldsc
district a murder resulted from the bad feeiihs
which predomnates the political elements Vi u
p,ace The murderer was Patrick cash. the C"iei
Of Police who, differing from another young iNa''
named James Cleary the question OF raising
specal appropriation of $4,000 for road purposes
shot Cleary down in the public square OF the VII
,ase and walked away to let his victim die without
medical or spiritual aid so far as ne ""' W"
cerned Cash's was cold-ooodeu 1t was
nroyed at the Coroner's inquest mat ne hao pec''
practising with pistol for several weeks previous
10 the shooting, and that he had threatehe" HIS
victim and had spoken dsparagingly OF MN ana
his father Patrick Cleary, an old resident Vi ''o
Mace After the shooting ne walked lhto "''
boring barroom. drank whiskey, ana 'oiu inc ~
islanders that he had shot Cleary up on the COT
-ner. and | guess he is dead by this time Later
Justice Delahanty arrested Cash. ana wheh O''o
mar Drews arrived and said 10 Cash: Pat 90 you
know that Cleary is dead? the Chiei oil Io'i0c
replied In a spirit of braggadoclo lna' ~
shot him for. I'm dead shot: nave Dee" p'
Using for several weeks lately. ...
Cleary was an exemplary young man. not owe.
old He
Sror, uouors and was highly esteemed by 'ne
townspeople He had been Wagner Paiace 0a'
porter and was slated for "A posltoh Ill ''le W.
Tic Works Department Of New ork city nc M"'
engaged 10 marry Yorkville young woman. Inc
politictans of Cash's acquaintance instantly oesah
% tn,erest themselves in his behalf Coroner Dre"s'
,vbo is a warm supporter of Assembyma MOTIFS
and Sheriff Duffy refused 10 permit reporters "
see him. The same secrecy and excursion "e'e III
force at the SheriTs office at White Plains "he'e
Cash taken. =,
erhe Coroner SAYS the prisoners rights must be
,oohea after" was the reply Deputy Sheriff Acton
would make when "A rebuff was given ue p'e''
representatives ,,,o or,
District Attorney Plat was forced d! puplc oP','
ION TO bring Cashs case before the Graho Jury III
June and an indictment for murder IN the hrs' ue-
gree was found The peoples case was 50 sro"s
that for Cash 10 escape the death chair seemed al
most an impossbility. His political TRENDS III
westchester induced Martin j. keogh' the >esto'
NJ WestcheSter
defence Mr. Keogn Is shrewd Democratic POI
t,,c,an AZ well as a shrewd lawyer, and after cX-
amintns the case he advised and offered when Cash
was arraigned before Judge Dykman plea OF guilty
Of murder In the second degree WIN 'equeS'
that he be permitted withdraw the plea at some
fas4ss Rsere he
that Cash's friends in Supervisor MOTIFS 3wh rs
onsr public opinion does not force
sSrne tSSs f nnsnc c Of his faher Daniel Cash
potent factor in wamsbridge pctics ana 90, ms
Visor Norris Srf p stSnchest hackers ,u
1t not probable that the rn % t6 Circuit
and Court OF Oyer and Termner If his counsel doe'
not TsOes H ana as the
Democrats that means great ae be IN shelves of h
District Atorneys office are many ana mnsty VIII
Meanwhile the prisoner has the liberties Of tn
corridors in the soun W. THe rsi s meals
the prison walls. and time and care hang llshy OIL
.pnjr With the authorities and he is contenteC
as man can be IN such circums,a h S on
Morriss predecessor i'll the Office Of Supervisor a
Westchesier Rauch. it is we'll known, was 81 n
didste for Register on the Democratic ticket pre-
ous to the knoweds being spread Gn fns
were turned to his successor. AssemDlyinai
Morris He b lost acr % d mrs fqn TIA %sch
had free access. His companion at the races wa
Sherman T. Pell. the well kho"il pclnOVidlic
peryisor OF Pelham, who was formidable canal
ko.s for the nomination for County Clerk until h
vrss defeated last spring for reelection by the Re
GScan candidate. William McAllistor. PEI ha
49, becn found be alleged defaulter an'
SorSer and has fed. no one knows where. to avo'
arrest. -. ..ao,,i,a,,,,, a, ,,,oos I,
Democratic Westchester II Is not unreas0haoe t
;sa tb.t with such a class of men striving 70
nuhiic office and preferment more trclbie can o.
sxpected IN the future. Those IN authority looi
forward to annexation TO New-Yo lily ana hehe
care naurht for the recklessness WIN when rupn
indebtedness is incurred. ney argue tnat Ne"
XXnrt (,itv will foot the bin in the long rim
BEs SAYS THE REPORTS WERE EXAGGERATED
coione, F. L. Langford. secretary OF the BrooK
g. 81 urigh,on Jyeach Railroad Company SAL