The evening world., 1893-12-27
VOTED FOR The DEAD.
Evidence as to Election Frauds in
Richmond and Kings.
It May Unseat McCsrty, Hughes
and Mcclure.
Ip.o..adlrc. n..,u nofo,o Vv,tt,>
Proceedings Begun Before Justice
Cullen In Brooklyn.

The Republicans OF Kings and Rich
mond COUNTIES this morning started the
mill which, 1t Is hoped. will grind out
enough evidence OF fraud to unseat sew
eral members of the new Senate and As
sembly.
The proceedings came W before Jus
tice Cullen, In the Supreme Court, Brook
lyn. They were under the amended laws
Of 1892, which gives any Supreme Court
Judge the right to hear testimony bear
ing on contested elections. The evidence
thus taken Is to be served UP and sent
to the Secretary of State to be used by
the Committees on Contested Seats In
the Legislature.
The cases which came before Justice
Cullen this morning were those Of still
man r. kneeland against William
Hughes, in the Seventh Assembly Dis
John McCarty, in the sixth Senatorial
District. and Michael Cqnklin against
Michael Mcclure; in the Assembly Dis
trict OF Richmond.
Kneeland was represented by George F.
Elliott, Hughes by Congressman Wagner.
his law partner;, Wolfert by T. 70,
Wingate and Conklin by l.. s. Phillips;
At the opening of the proceedings Mr..
Elliott said he had agreed with his OPP
dence in the case Of Kneeland against
Hughes before a stenographer and have
1t certified before Justice Cullen later.
George Hall. Hiram B.. jenkins. George
Pan. John Q. Adams. Andrew Fawcett,
John f. Terrell. John II. Thorne and
stillman f. Kneeland were sworn as
The counsel and witnesses in this case
then adjourned to the Supervisors
IN o,o,;,r tho ,,s., NJ Mcru,r.
against Conklin and Wolfert against
John McCarty., Gen. Wingate objected
to the proceedings on the ground that
Justice Cullen ruled that this was i'm
material.
Mr.. Kiendl said that the witnesses
gested that they be heard together.
Senator McCarren objected.
The Mcclure case was then called,
Sheeran took the stand. He placed in
evidence the official returns Of the Fifth.
Eighth and Ninth Election Districts OF
the town Of Castleton' They showed the
Fifth Dlstriet-Teta! vote, 2so; Mcclure,
d. 1872, Conklin, r., Il,
Eighth DistrlctnTota vote 100; Nc
Ninth District-Total vote, 273; Nc
CURE, D., 252; Conklin, r., 20.
Nicholas Muller. the Democratic boss
ness. He said he lived in Castleton, 3:
l.. that he was Police Commissioner Of
Richmond County and State Quarantine
He was asked by Counsellor. Phillips
II ne had issued any order to the police
on Election Day. Mr.. Miller said no,
their business. He was disposed to lay
the responsibility for the days work on
the police captains.
co Mr; Muller M s],e s 8 he s.y was fl ~ SSfr tsS
that he had received n letter from the
Republican and Independent organiza-
tons Of the county on election day to
e~jecting Republican watchers from the
In reply to the letter. he said he had no
power to prevent it without the concur
renee of at least one other OF the Police
Commissioners. He said that when he
arrived at his home he teiephoned the
watchers to remain. He said that no
charges had been made against the po-
lice for violations OF any duty on election
day.
Joseph Grady. Town Clerk, of Casteton
hlbited the registry and poll-l!sts Of the
Frederick ". Jaussen, the next wit
ness, said he had examined the lists In
the Ninth Election District OF Castleton;
He said that on one list he had found
POI names with eight names stricken off.
NJ N. Peterson, he said, was found 70
list and again as NO, 2DS.
samuel. Wilson was found to ha&
voted twice also.
The name Of James Robinson appeared
from the poll list to have voted twice,
Several other cases OF this kline also ap-
MIR Jansen then showed how namos
had been left of the list and how one
ballot had been created ei bSg, to hwo I pnrso M
HIS and extending through the poll lists,
men were recorded as voting alpha
rs Voted ballots i72, ifs and ia. This
occurs frequently.
In the Sc four mne are recorded as
voting ccnsecutiyely.
The herGlns will last the balance Of
Mr.. Phillips said that tomorrow he
would introduce evidence to shoG that
recorded as voting ten are dead, twenty;;
one unknown and forty swear h did
7 OF vote at all.
Kneeland vs. Hughes contest taken by
Counsellor Elliott was interesting.
Thomas GARNER, Republican In.
Eleventh Ward. testified that on cleo:
ton day James A. Van Doren, a colored
man, entered his polling place and said
cratic watcher, accompanie him in
side a booth and prepared his ballot for
him.
other voters. When George Hall, a Re
publican watcher, protested he was
struck In the mouth,
John Brennan and James Kelly. en-
ployces OF the CITY, Works Department
the witness said, had gone frequently
into the booths to arrest voters who
we're alleged TO be troubled with poor
John o. Adams. an inspector In the
Fourteenth District Of the Eleventh
Ward. swore that only three blind men
were registered, on election day, how
ever. fully twenty-five persons claimed to
be slghtless,
In one case a voter;"g1ye the snap
away" by saying he, could not read
The witness also said thnt Police Jus
tice Huggerty assisted over Il score Of
voters.
assaulted by Morgue Keeper Mcguire
and thrown out OF the building be,