The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-14
BUCKLEY CONVICTED, TOO.
ELECTION INSPECT OR NO , PROMPTLY
FOUND GUILTT.
He was Accused OF AiIowips Repeater 60
Vote on the Name OF John Reilly in the
Nnt ar o ~ aerO

IIe was Aeeused OF Allowing n Repeater "a
vote on the Name OF John Reilly IN the
ElEhtsenth Election District OF the Second
Dennis ]. Buckley the third election inspec-
tor to be tried for violating the election law last
November. was convicted In the Oyer and
Termlner yesterday like his predecessors al
the bar Neville and Dunphy. John Reilly
testified that he had to swear in his vote be-
cause when he reached the polls in the
Eighteenth Election District Of the Second
Assembly District he learned that a ballot
had already been cast in his name. Buckley.
he said. knew him we'll. but soon as he
gave his name to the ballot clerk. Buckley
shouted out that he had voted. Reilly also
added that although he had made no affidavit
as to disability he was not permitted to enter
the polling booth alone
Roundsman Thomas ]. FRan testified that
he had been sent to the polling place because
Of complaint that the booths had been i'm
properly placed. lie found that one OF the
booths had been placed so that 1t could not be
seen from the 9utsids, He INN cdi ,NslS
Reilly had como in and tried to vote. He heard
somebody tell Reilly that his name had already
witness who told him to swear. in his vote.
which he did. The witness couldn't say who
It was that told Reilly that his name had al
John j. Donovan Of 3;!4 Pearl street testified
that he voted at TO-, o'clock, at which time all
titled that Patrick Shea voted Just before h m.
hind the rail- Harmon's ballot was III and
shea's ~ The lctitlous ballot was lio
paT %S sssd 6 5ns NV wG th e rs
was sitting with his book at a small table
about two feet behind the other two INSPECTORS.
who we're standing between him and the bal
lot boxes. lie looked at his book, and. finding
that John Reilly had not voted answered All
auently did lot see who was voting. Later in
the day, whom the. real John Reilly came
nnS h. 6s m b n 9TSE
In; advised his friend to swear in his vote
Mr.. Welman asked II he knew several mon
mentioning their names. whose names were
voted on in the morning of election day. The
Witness said that he Enew, two OF them. but
that he had been too busy to notice who was
voting whom their names were called. Judge
barrett asked buckley whether he ever looked
piled that he did sometimes. and that at other
times he did not Tho Judge asked II he made
Il his business not to look up Buckley replied
The registry hook kcpt by Buckley WAS
then shown. and long list OF names OF votes
ngcSley testast that when hen the ballots were
found: that number was taken out and de;
stroyed. The ballots left he said. were all
MIR. Wellman asked the witness II he was not
aware that prize OF gold watch had been
offered in the Second Assembly district for the
captain Of an election district who succeeded
in getting the largest proportion OF Demo-
cratic votes In the total registry. Counsel for
the defence objected to the question and the
that two defective ballots were cast. lie did
not know. he said. that one was Republican
and the other Socialist ballot. He had thrown
them out because they had profane language
written on them. lie burned these ballots. ho
said
Fargal J. Gallagher tho chief inspector OF
the district. was the next witness. He IL 13
years OF age. He did not know John Reilly.
he said. lie did not think IL possible for
Buckley to see the men who came in to vote
unless Buckley stood up: The testimony OF
Joseph +. Anderson, the Republican inspector
In the district. was practically the same as
Gallagher's.
The Jury brought In q verdict OF guilty after
nine minutes' absence from the court room.