New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-25

THE LIGHTNING STRIKES HARDEST IN 'l-NDDi
n,vvrr,s poMA1N-wILD sCUERYING AMONG
THE,rRIGHTENED DINSPECToRs-WHEEL'
Ell II. PECKHAM AND JOHN w.
GorF TELL OF TAMMANYS
nAscALITY AND BRUTAL
INTIMIDATION.
1nspector Mclaughlin and the detectives at
Police Headquarters seem determined to get
hold Of the big batch Of election officials and
o,hors against whom District-Attorney Ncoll
hos launched his hundred indictments. Many
~ the dishonest inspectors and poll clerks who
deprived the honest voter of his right. having
rnason IN know or to think that their names
1cere on the black list promptly left the city.
Others are hiding in the pureus of the Fourth.
the Seventh and the Eighth wards, doubling
and dodging like frightened foxes To slip from
under the hand of the detectives. Nevertheless,
in less than twcDty-four hours the detectives
have succeeded in netting hfty-sX out OF the
total number Of prisoners called Tor III 'he III
dctrnent. OF these, forty-four were taken 10
Mulberry-st. on Saturday; the remaining Twelve
were found yesterday.
IL has been noticed that nearly all the onlclalS
arrested so far are young men, barely emerged
from boyhood, without money. friends, or in
fuence No politician with any pretensions TO
the slightest degree Of prominence is to be
found among them True. 1t was asserted
that State Senator Timothy d., or DRY Dollar
Sullivan, as he is called. would be called upon
TO answer for his share in the transacton Whle
many persons were surprised to ma that
Michael Iallv. ex-bridgc policeman and thug,
whose Tammany pull has so far saved MN
from punishment for various acts Of brutal
IN ha hat Of iT-
tins. 1t is known that Lally was extremely
busy on Election Day.
From an early hour of the morning until late
last night detectives were securing the city and
bringing in the prisoners just as fast as they
could find them The prisoners, with one eX-
ception. are charged with making false state
ment of the result Of the canvass of the ballots
cast at the election. The exception is Walter
Colbert another in the tribe of negro "coloni-
zers' at No 1912 Downins-st.
IN THE TOLLS FOR MAKING FALSE RETURNS.
The other prisoners taken up to 1890 o'clock
last night are:
Henry BuTnghS tTsntYtTo gsaTIE Escon Sd No DIS R
irici I'M in the With Assembly DISTRICT. nj. s.,-
Charles Michael thirty-s wen, NO . ieCh III
Peter W. Marin, twenty-six. No. 10 Beach-st.'
poll clerk Twentieth Election District Id Assem-
Edward kafenherg, twenty-fonf, NO 81 DlNlsQIn,,
ST. poll clerk. Nineteenth Election District ia
Assembly District: ,.u., w. o-z vo,,-s. cor
f5frk 6fsficE Ff'y-hFs' Nle'''0" 's'''' VIZ" NsSD
Thomas McMahon twenty-five. No. 81 Downing
St. Inspector Twen;y-hrst Election District With
Afsrme Francis F. Lynde. twenty three. No II Roose-
velt-st, poll clerk; Nineteenth Election District,
With Assembly DistriGt M 5s Greenwich.
St. poll clerk. Eighth Election District With
James Collins. twenty-four, No. 81 Oliver-st. in
spector; Twerty-second Election District, I'D AS
John murray. twenty-three No. 81 Oliver-st.. poll
clerk; Twenty-second Election District, lid As
Martin Meegan twenty-five. No ca Oliver.st.. poll
clerk: Twenty y-second Election District. Id As
Evanhoe. Crouch. Hickey. McClusky. Crowley,
Sheridan, McCaferty. Lawor Holland Trainor.
Reilly and Murphy were the detectives who had
charge Of these prisoners.
PADDY DIvVER SINGLED OUT.
From early in the day there had been per-
ceptible buzz of excitement around Police Head
quarters As the news of each arrest spread
over the East Side there was wild scurrying in
all directions to secure bail for the afflicted ones
All through the afternoon the corridors Of the
building were peopled by busy succession OF
bondsmen recruited from the Tammany hosts.
1t had been noticed that the majority Of the
prisoners came from the lid Assembly District,
over which Police Justice Paddy Diver holds
supreme power. No was. therefore. surprised
when at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the
Justice himself, in all the glory Of his big dia-
mond, big mustache and big cigar, strutted into
the Office of Inspector Mclaughlin and remained
there for more than two hours II was said
that he in consultation with superintendent
Byrnes but when the Superintendent was APP
preached by the reporters he smiled and sweet
ly said:
"Justice Divver-dear me-Im sure ! don't
know. l haven't seen him-but he may be in
the building"
ad a
Nothing more than a personal call, | assure
you" he said; lust been wishing Byrnes
merry Christmas"
rs that why you spent TWO hours or so lhslde
his office?" said the reporter.
Justice Diver turned sharply.
I'VE merely wondering why so many OF
your men in the I'D Assembly District were ar
rested. while those in the lid. except In few
cases remained at liberty continued the re-
porter THE reason for the discrimination might
be found somewhere in the high councils Of Tam
many Hall Such things have been, you know.
"It looks that way" said the Justice. but !
don't know. / really cannot tell why these men
have been arrested. except for the reason given
in the warrant
Early in the evening Judge Martina arrived at
headquarters and accepted baii for haIehnerg'
Rurlinebof and Kirk. The rest Of the prisoners
will spend their Christmas in the TomoS
WHEELER II. PECKHAM EXPLAINS.
The history of the movement which has
started this desperate fight against Tammahy
fraud Is clearly told by the men who lea II anu
IN the light of Mr.. Croker's recent deliVera"oe''
It makes peculiarly interesting reading. hre'e'
H. Peckham who was chairman OF the No'''
mittee of Fifty appointed for the purpose VI
cooperating in the fight against the cIectio" Vi
Maynard. yesterday gave an account OF 'hc plo-
ceedings which led to the wholesale ihdlcIiiie,''
THE Committee of Fifty was appointed py '"o
big Anti Maynard meeting in Cooper Choh' "0
said in the course Of a talk with 1t icpoi "
'and in this the Bar Association was not o'
cially concerned. After the election OH '''''
Of wholesale fraud. furnished by suo-
mittee Of which Francis NJ Scott was chair'''"'i'
a s.cond suh-coromjttee of nine Of which ] was
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