New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-02
A TAMMANY GRAND JURY.
noTNG SCANNELES WORK.
ACTION AGAINST SUPPORTERS OF lNDEfEN'
DENT CANDIDATES.
.,rv nr LANCEY NCOLL DISPLEASED
ruuNrE" BOYLE OPENS BRANCH hEADooN"
TIERS IN THE DlsThcr-ArToHNEiS
orF1cE-cHARGEs AGAINST sIGNEfs
OF THE MOOREnEAD AND
pAHAN CERTIFICATES.

p,H,N RTIFICATEs.
MI, ,nerence of John ]. Scannell ana James
~ poy,e Two of the most discredi'eu anu
nu,ohIe Tammany Hall leaders was '
-..a In the Grand Jury room
.o,,on was taken locking toward '"e IL"
s,a,,oort Of supporters of James a. Moole"e"U
nd Walter w. Bahan, independent -,
o. tho Assembly in the Min anu iN'''
,r,cts The most shameless bulldozihs oS
many "heelers" did not serve 10 o'e"N wy
.n,rit Of the ant-Tammany Democ'a's' ~ Wv
aid Of the Grand Jury vas caiieu Il" ."',
Grand Jury is the one which was niue" '"i''e0
on account of Dr. Parkhursts statements '0'
corning one Of its members Hush "ie'''' anu
which may even bring in a preseh'ihei' 0o'-
demning the pastor of the Mdui9o" 'q''''
presbvterian Church. Its present course - do
outrageous as anything seen in the 1rahu jury
room since Tweeds day.
Tho ,rvestipations begun yesterday by the
Grand Jury were so plainly in par'isah spiii'
that Assistant District-Attorney Johh II. Liiiu-
saw. who prepares all business Ior the u'"hu
Jurv disclaimed any personal intention oi man
,no orv attack on the two independent candi-
dates. He said he was satisfied that b's'ric'-
Attorney Nicon had no desire at TINS uine 10
bring criminal proceedings TO interfere WIFI
their canvass Mr.. Lindsay gave the impress
sion that the Dstrict-Attorney deprecated the
action of the Grand Jury, and would much pre-
fer that nothing be done. Mr.. Nicoll could not
he seen having already started for MS nome al
Tuxedo
TRUMPED UP CHANGES.
II was understood that the inquiries were be-
run on the motion of one Of the Grand Jurors
About forty witnesses were summoned. Only
those who were from the Xlth District were
examined Scannell being bigger gun than
Boyle. and therefore taking precedence II Is
pretended that some of those who signed the
Moorehead certificate of nomination were @ no.
residents of the district. but personated men
who were OF course, as was shown In Inc
Tribune yesterday Scanne and his men nave
stopped at no devices 10 intimidate the men
who signed the certificate To hide MS own
acts Scannen raises a cry of thief and gets
the Grand Jury to aid in hoodwinking the
public.
BOYLE received a Knockout blow when
Judge Barrett decided on Monday that Bahan's
name should be printed on IL set OF ballots
BOYLE was in a particularly advantag eous po-
sition with regard TO the District-Attorney
office He is one Of Mr. Ncolls cronies. In
deed no small scandal has been caused among
those who believed the Dstrict-Attorney to be
different from other Tammany men by his in
innate association with Boyle. That MEMBER
Of the University and Union Clubs should be
seen day and night with a man Of Bcyle's un-
savory record was enough to cause surprise
NIcoLL AND BOYLE INTIMATE
Indeed Boyle has made the District-Attorney's
Office his headquarters. Yesterday in the room
of Mr.. Nicolls private secretary he was CIV
ing orders to two henchmen to have certain
men call on him last night.
IF they don't see me there will be trouble"
declared the leader in a loud voice. Boyle's
presence in the building enough to cast
discredit on the Grand Jury's investigation of
the alleged miSdOingS his pOlitlcal enemies.
The Grand Jury did not have time to go into
the affairs in the IXth District. but will do so
to-day. 1t said that many signatures TO
Bahan's certificate had been forged and that
a notary had falsely attested that certain Of the
signers had personally appeared before him
and acknowledged their signatures.
That Mr.. Ncoil should oppose the investiga-
ton by the Grand Jury. in spite OF his intimacy
with Boyle. is conclusive evidence that the
Grand Jury's action is based on partisan
motives.