New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-07

% tho f.,r,, to-!av Neville WIS inspector N the
Tventy-e.ehth Election District Of the ~ Ns
sornbly District. ana IS charged win "es4''' ~
duty. . a.,
,orli,o.s az G. J. Scl,anuair. lunsel for the de-
PENDANT The Jurors AMI witnesses had ne'h III
structei to be in court al 1870 o'clock ne 'hMH''
had not appeared at iio' o'clock, ana '"u"e D''
rett asked If any one knew where ne WIS y Inns
man aro.c to say that Schampan was trying
- Il, ,ro,hcr court hat would be In oyer ana
r.rminer IN a short time THIS al not please
Judge Barrett. who cxcain'd'
.yyell. that * the grc'tcst iioc" u 'Hr'h'ery
o,,r hoard Of What does he mean hy going mo
tn. trial OF another case when he Is J" we "''''
OF one here
:. u,s learned thot the lawyer was engaged IN
,,s. IN tho cvu District Court IN f!fiy-s"Ncnt'-S'-
Judge Barrett assigned Lewis StGyv'sant 'H'l''''
yyb, is counsel FOR some other indl'i'd '''''''
officers 20 be- attorney for Neville anu '"' '''
was continued First. Henry Hnl'Thrah'' W."
IN the Bureau OF Elections. testified to the aplo'h'
,,o,, - Neville as an election Inspector Micha"i
7, rl,ke cler, Of the Board OF Aldermen. hen''n'p
g., -.,urna from N.villes election district. ].
scply dcp.iy county clerk. identified ihc po" "@'.
from which Mr. W'iiman r''d the h"'"""' VI
ballots .'t~l etc
CLEAR TESTIMONY ny Mr.. sED'"i0N
Noxt cam. some really interesting evidence
WAS given by Henry y. Sr'ls"icK' )r' M"Se' 81
~ L., broadway lie was q watcher IN the inter
90, ~ Juds. bartlett on Election Day "r'N""
~ the polling place -. 2is N"nroe-S'' '"'' "
,h,. voting ended. NJ this pon, Sch"np"'h M
| ,,o c,,r,r,.m Judge Barrett ~ ono" called MN
nm and talked 20 him. The lawyer th"h s''pi''
down and apololnzed for his tardiness. Iu'se par
rett replied. ~ .
"you chose between a petty case In e!VI co"''
involving a small sum Of money ana your uu'F ~
| the Court Of oyer AID Terniner and me no'aH
| Of your client. and took Inc i"'"''''
u
Sir sDde~c testified Wien me po!.s er'S ~
o. hem Then the inspectors hni lunchii N n,,r
IT, Neville sand they ~0u.d count ne i,ncr,,ic
! again ] kept tally. Their ""rr i"' I,I,r
voics - Republican. - Socia!iat. .. ,,i. s,I
ana some others is' IN al, men ~ ,sstroysd
| Tn Democratic ones were put IN hist n an, ~
on. those Of independent Assembly, ,ha ,o,s
| var. not mingled Then Neville told another IN
speet2r TO ar" ono rr: not mngiri heard
| ErvuIe tru The other Inspector 70 take the ballots
rr1c vote was ~ and that MaynarIs vot" Was me
same | called attention 10 the ihct WA, t'''e
We M HHi,,rnsr'i's vote was changed At Neville. :
nrIer the clerk changed the Republican vote rom
rib. next witness was Lucas J. Donegan. clerk In
Branch +. Of the Postofce. who was wttchrr a. III
H. M iea og r ps sds% PRfr HIS story w."
p' Gor,obora,6ry testimony was glyen by Herman
| mod by NJ Samuel 81 CO.. folding bed manufac-
tirers and by Jacob Flaitow Socialist wttch'f =.
,
familiar with the difference between an election anu
an Assembly district. lie told the counsel Tor me
defence that the election took place In December.
| The people then rested
THE DEFENCEs SIDE.
| Schampan then asked for the discharge or the
prisoner on the ground that there was no PROOF
| that any crime had been committed. True the
| ballots had not been mixed but that was because
| they were just fitted in the box.
"Why were they not folded?' asked Judge Bar
| rett 80, , A.,
| Are we 10 consruc the law in the interest
| OF IFS own destrnctiOn%' asked the JUICE. ana ne
| denied the motion. &C.,.
! pain called the defendant TO the witness 'illr.
| Neville described the procce iiAgs In the po..rg
booth after the close OF the voting. He 'dl that
he told the Inspector who drew the twcn'y-one
! ballots from the box To- take them from the top.
! bottom and middle. Under cr0ss-examination by
! AIR Wellman ne denied that he had placed tn.
! Democratic ballots on the bottom. He said the bal
! lots were mingled before being put Into the box.
| but could not explain why. on the recount. the
| indepenlent vote wiped out. In" Socialist and
| Republican votes were greatly decreased. while the
/ Democratic total was not diminished at all. He had
a way OF answering a specific question by declaring
! ,hat his intentions had always been honest lie
could not explain how the tWenty-One extra ballots
eot into a box which he said was locked and sealed.
! lie viii again take the stand to-day.