The evening world., 1893-11-07
VOTING ON OTHER MEMS NAMES,
Startling Number OF Complaints in
the Supreme Court.

Startling Number OF Complaints In
the Supreme Court.
The proceedings In Supreme Court
Chambers to-day, were notable for the
number of complainants who alleged
that other men had voted on their
names. The court attendants could not
recall when this kline OF fraud was so
extensively practised. Justice Andrews
was the only Judge sitting.
Ex-Judge Armour and John F. Raker
we're on hand in behalf OF the Republi-
can County Committee. prepared t
assist any Republican voter who came
to court with a grievance.
Assistant District-Attorney John d.
Lindsay was the only member OF MIR.
Nicoil's staff to appear.
He communicated with his chief by
telephone. and was instructed to accept
bail for any prisoners who might offer
such bail as would be accepted by one
OF the Justices OF the supreme Court;
on an affidavit made by Lawyer Baker.
JLlge Arnoux applied to Justice An.
1 WnTis foE a wlt OF ha apsa &c eor Fst h tTp
before the Court to be admitted to bail.
Toe writ was granted. and an officer
sent after Decker.
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election district. He was arrested. as
told elsewhere on the charge of illegal
Ths votes of Victor Lugiero. Of Al Mott
street. and John Schlaftino, Of lol Park
street, were rejected by the election
board of their district on the ground
that other men had already voted on
They appeared a. the Courthouse.
They are Republicans. and ex-Judge ;Ar;
noux took heir statements, embodied
tH--. In n "A n IL nrW Gf1R n
drews issued an order to the inspectors
Of election Of that district. r~eturnable
at | o'clock, to show cause why they
should not receive the ballots Of these
Michael Barry, OF 81 Bowery. found
that some one had voted Tor him az the
polling place iir Second avenue, near
First street. An order to show cause
was obtained for him.
Barry has lived seven months al. 81
Bowery, but he has lived in New York
thirty-six years and was born in Boston
hfty-four years ago: He Is an oyster
man, and a Republican.
The next victim was Peter Ritter, a
Prohibitionist who has lived at $50 Mul.
personally known to all OF the members
Of the election board at the Thirty-sec-
ond ELECTION District. OF the Third AS
seInbly District, yet was told when he
offered his vote that he had already
voted. That is to say some one had
given his name and address and voted
III ms pace.
When l wanted to make a fuss they
ran me out OF the place" said Mr..
Ritter. Indignantly.
Mr.. Ritter votes in Mulberry street,
near Broome He Is n shoemaker and
has been a voter since 1885.
EX-Judge ArnouX has devoted election
day for. severd! years to the work he
was performing to-day. lie said that he
never before knew of so many cases of
representation OF voters. There was lust
one such case last year. 1t came so late
his polling place before the polls were
closed. The question OF whether a voter
is entitled to HIS vote in spite OF the
fact that another has voted on his name
has. therefore, never been definitely set
tied, as last years case vas the first
under the. present law.
In the case OF the two Park street
Italians. Vito Lugiero and John Schiaf-
hno. Justice Andrews said informally that
the voters should not be deprived of
their votes through the fraudulent i'm
lie. advised the inspectors to accept
their votes, adding that the law pro-
vided that the surplus, OF votes on the
list Of voters should be taken out q
began and before the ballots were un-
Justice Andrews signed a mandamus
directing the inspectors TO receive the
votes at the suggestion OF ex-senator
rnomas J. CreAmer, who sad he Ip-
peared for the people,
trict. and living at 80 Vest Fourth
street. found, when he offered to vote.
that he was credited to % West Eley-
this ground. He applied for and got an
order from Justice Andrews.
charles t +; b2ynfs IS AZ ,Ee Oh FIr st''T Tia,, lty;
DistIiCt OF the Third Assembly District,
was another victim Of the impers1nator.
He got an order To- ne lnSpectors 10