New-York tribune., 1893-12-05
BEGINNING THEIR WORh.
urpGE JARRETT CHARGES THE ExTRAORr
BINARY GRAND JURY.
Thirty INDICTMENTS HANDED IN ELECTION
FRAUD CASES TO BE INVESTIGATED

TITTRTY INDICTMENTS HANDED IN rL~~A-O-
FRAUD CASES TO BE INVESTIGATED
PROMPTLY
A., extraordinary Grand Jury. summoned TO the
Cour, of over and Termner, began its duties yes
terdav. Its members were chosen as follows
Richard J. Cross foreman, banker memoer or
tho firm of Morton Bliss & Coz, NO. zs Nassau-s''
George f. Hoffman. merchant no. 4o' pioa"'
Collins w Newton inks, No. 81 franKtort-s'''
Eduard q Gilmore theatrical business NO. lrV-
ing Place: Richard b. Greenwood, NO 80 "es'
Nineteenth-st; John Cromwell, NO u west o"e-
hundred and -thirtieth-st.; j. d. hutz COAL w.
broadway: William Crukshank. real estate No 81
Ilberty-st; George G.. Dudley. treasurer No ~
Beelman-st; Edward Duffy, contractor No -
East Twenty -fourth-st.; Emanuel NJ LeVey' III.
surance No 2G1 Broadway; Alfred W. Weiher' reai
ESTATE. No 9o6 Avenue B; Sgmund kohn' COAL
No S2l East Sixty -third-st. John d. "oou. i'n-
porter No 81 Whte-st.; Patrick OShea' pupiisher,
No IS Warren-st: Robert c. Brown cigars NO q
Murray-st: James S. Oakley, No. lSS East lhr ~
ninth-st; Hugh u. Auchincloss merchant NO -
Wiliam-st: Samuel =. White. No. l2S West Twen-
ty-second-st: George d. Shaefer, treasurer no. HI
East Flfty-frst-st. James w. Pnchot, NO. z
Gramercy Park; Michael Levenson, real estate NO.
l. 900 Madison-ave.; Daniel +. Hawxhurst' cierh'
No. 92 Frankin-st.
Judge Barrett in charging the jury told theH
that there had been an unusual increase OF GRIM
inal charges In this county y large pdft VI ei'Dti
time he said. would be taken up with excise caSes'
They would also be called upon TO consder cree
tions cases Upon this subject Judge iaffett Sdiu,
THE Investigation should be thorough as ! nave
no doubt II will be fearless. The laws relating 70
the suffrage are reasonably adequate to secure Iar
electons-proyded, of course. that they are scrupu
lousy enforced All depends upon that You can
not look too closely therefore, at the conduct Oh
officials upon whose fidelity and integrity the erect
i've working Of the Election law depends Inc au
ministrative machinery Is placed In their hands anu
If that Is fraudulently even negllgently Workeo
what becomes OF the peoples Will. and or ITS tree
and accurate expression? That will Is unknown
when its expression Is fasifed in whole or In part
and whatever criminal acts bring that about
should be promptly and severely punished: rake
AS a single Illustration the inspectors Of election;
TO these officials intrusted most important ana
even crucial duties If one of these of1cals de-
viates or permits deviation from either the positive
commands the express prohibitions OF the law
he commits an offence quite as great as the person
who attempts TO vote without legal right Inc
inspectors receive each year full and suiicient IN
structions The law is before them and II Is clear
II legal evidence OF its violation is presented TO
YOU you will not hesitate TO indict ,.,
Judge Barrett also referred to another case when
would be brought before them. which was under
stood by some to refer to charge made by Dr.
Parkhurst's society
The Jury went to work Immediately, and at l
D. m handed in thirty indictments. IL was UNDER
stood that most of them dealt with excise cases
rhe election will not be presented to them Tor
a day two.