New-York tribune., 1894-03-30

THE TROY ELECTION CRIMES.
EFFORTS TO GET AN HONEST JURY
CONTINUE.
STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL HAN
coCK-THE THUG MGoUGH. WHO SHOT
ROSS. OFT ON BAIL.

WILLIAM ROSS. OFT on BAH"
Troy. March CA meeting Of the special COM
mittee OF the Rensselaer, County Beard OF super
visors. appointed to prepare new list of Grand
Jurors from the lists presented by the individuai
members of the Board was held to-day Members
OF the Committee of public Safety were present AZ
the meeting TO protest against names on the Hs''
and objections were made to a large number on 'he
ground that they did not possess the necessary
character and proper qualifications for Granh
Jurors The Board Of Supervisors will hold a meet
ing tomorrow, when the report OF the Committee
Grand Jurors will be submitted.
Attorney General Hancock asked to-day by
n Troy Times reporter In regard to the Cover
nors interview with that official relative to taxing
charge of the Troy election cases. Attorncy-b-n-
eral Hancock said that Governor Flower distinctly
conveyed to the Attorney General that Assistant
District-Attorney Pagan should not only be APP
pointed Deputy Attorney General. but that ne
should have charge Of the prosecution. the Nttor-
ney-Cenera desired time for consideration. and
reply to be given to the Governor at II O'CLOCK
The latter was favorably impressed by Mr.. fasan
who insisted that 1t the privilege as well as
the duty OF his office TO conduct the prosecuuons'
and was personally desrous OF whatever glory
might cnse from y successful and satisfactory dis-
position OF the
The Attorney General not only considered II MS
duty to give his own deputies charge of the prose-
cutons If he should be directed TO go to Rensselaer,
County as Public Prosecutor but he also desired 10
get the popular view and desires at Troy as 10 te
matters in question. He therefore sent Tor the
member Of Assembly. Mr.. Chambers, VINO repre-
sents the Thirteenth Ward and consulted with hiin'
but before the hour appointed for final reply 10
the Governor had arrived the latter had already IS
sued his version Of his interview Win 'he A''o'
ney- General and consequently the latter was pre-
vented from handing in his decision at the ap-
pointed final interview II noon. In iact' tHe Wv
ernor knowing that his conditions would not De
acceptable, made mp his mind not to can upon
the Attorney General at all but to permit MI
Fagan to go ahead while. at the sam" tiie' 'h'
effort WAS made to saddle the failure upon refusal
bv the Attorney General which was never waltel
for 70 acc,dc TO the Governors condition. whlch
nlaces the matter 50 that the Attorney ,'ehrIa'
could have no access 10 the jury room W ~ Ni -. W. !
70 preclude any possbiit, of the prosecution 3ti,ls
taken out Of the District-Atiorn'y on3', ah1 M u ,
Governor was IN 80 great haste that ne dld ho'
w.dt for Il decision by tn ATTORNEY -,'en%Ta. ,.
e,ccn in th.s cty wcrc caliel in The Police Curt
l.f,ra N lrisfrafe p0nolue TINS moTllS. H''N''I''
%rrnari charged with repeating had MS cNamina,
Without bal. Edward o'Neil' IN ih-pt't.r !" lin
PERMITTING per+on- Who were appar. ply not phS 81,
cs.iy d!s4hyd from ',YSr ,iYtr.Is ato the lection
b,oth win be- examined TUESDAY. john J., arm. arm.
strong. thc K-puD.;c ;cAn hsi'T, -, ~ i,r'b Kats
mer. charged wi;h pcflury in s",HrinS WA m nnonI S,1
was unable 70 p1ep4iTr MS "Iio3nin arrested in
Tn.rdlyj ,r iIj EsTlci tr u he Thirccnh Warl for
| carving concealed We lipHS. WiT '''9' '''''
sis.oni Dlstrct-Attorncy Fagln stating mat ,t9'
.fnyc-lncuut!.g wrench thnt li\n"r hiH Ih "'7
rockei was not weapon "a tn lex 80 term. -
John Mctiough was also tfraign.l ~, "a chhr W ."
assau't An tho first degree In shooting Nuhih hl'~
/ John r Norton counsel for Mct'pugh askel Nht'
/ the Court fix bail. but t1e migsiA'r I'.uS.or.
| ,r, NAT the Court made a rule never 10 ny pa
| In serious charges. but that as ~" touIt 81 -
Sons would convene to-day at the Court Hous" ai-
ra,i,n nigh, be- made before that court Met i'uSi
waived examinaton. and was hrd ior tnr niSr esr,
| S.r,,n,v ludeo I,liie 81 Washington County VIC
! is nrcsllng at the Rensselaer, Court ot sessions
| and an Application for bail was Sian'c' t"' "''N"
! being fixed at {5.0o . -,,,,,. 10, 80. all
| I,rIore Juicr Lane who is prc-llihg IN lh', ~
sen,e of Judge Griffith William SquIr'S. ihilct'i lot
illegal voting IN seFera! districts ln ms Guy rs rs
faL pleaded guilty ana was sentence 10 the "'D""S
! Poniicnulry for one year