New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-18
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'n '- ,,,,r their heads and said nothing.
ton ~" ,hnr nolng- place in the Bowery the Re-
tito, watcher reported TO me that he could not
side the guardrail; he said the policeman on
ge' .hors wouldn't let him in. / told the police
s"a 49,, tho man had a right inside the railing. and
i rod him a certificate Of appointment as Re-
b,,can watcher. The officer replied that the
puo. Sr couldn't 20 inside the guardrail, anyway.
.d n the Board of Inspectors and said why
a. you not allow this man to have his rights!
W onalr,nan repIied. 1--WE don't want him in
..are There isn't any room for him READ the
,s, 10 them but the policeman said that IL WASH
.rb, said that would have Inspector Williams
80. down 70 see about IT. whereupon the chairman
:, tho hoard told the officer to put me out. said
. chairman of the Republican County Com
,,,ee and had come to that our watcher had
49,. r,rh,s The chairman said. Look out or you'll
% through that window
rANr.HEARTED POLICE CAPTAIN.
Inst then the captain of police came along, and
made a complaint to him. lie appeared 10 be mar
,.rsnt Finally he said to the policeman on guard
CHOW is this? You what the law Is. You d
,.,or 10, the man go inside" The chairman and
.ba policeman both protested and the captain
,,-ne1 70 me and said, you see. I've told them TO
lot the man in hut they don't seem u want 10 ley
,,our man in ! don't what can do about H.
c, answered that ] would go directly to Superin-
dar, Rvrnes and complain. Then the captain
s,i1 "Vell we don't want any trouble. and went
hack and compelled the policeman to pu' the ke-
rphican watcher within the SuarGrail
A. another place in the Bowery man who was
,ojned out to ne the Tammany captain talked
- me- in nois, and inso!ent manner when asked
.he policeman TO let our watcher go within the rail-
He did his best to drive me away. Inc policeman
would neither allow our man to so ln' nor would
h. protect me from abuse. complained TO Superlh-
,endent Byrnes. who sent Inspector comm 10 see
that our watcher was put ill.,
O-IIow many times did YOU go 10 superintendent
rvrnes 10 complain Election Day? A-Three
+,mes The superintendent sent a police inspector
each time who compelled the pohceInan on guard
IN allow our watcher TO so behind the guardrai' as
We had demanded
49,, =. = basement where Of the pollingplaces
ms found two men the steps. one a CITIZEN
the other not. The citizen had bills in his hand
7 saw man go out Of the polling-pace after ne
had voted and receive money from the man on
the stems 4 policeman stood less than three feet
o,av and SAW the whole transaction said to
,be man who had the handful Of bills; What Is
,he nrice Of votes today they high or low? The
officer heard me but did nothing
MONEY PAID OPENLY.
ovas the money displayed by the man openly?
Alt was.
Odd ne pass money TO the man WHO haH No'eN'
IN an open manner? Ayes
There was no attempt TO conceal the payment
=, tho money: no beating abou: the bush? A-Not
at all. $1,000, 49, o,
Q-And the policeman saw it all yet s'oou oS anu
did nothing? Ayes.
o-And i, required the active interference OF
1nsnectors Conlin and Williams TO compel the
,o,ica N nrotect the Republican watchers ana
allow them to take their places wnere the Ia" al
lowed them to stand? Ayes. in many places Az
some polling places the policemen yleIded u ou
demands and allowed the watchers INSIDE the guar"
rail without making an appeal 10 superintendent
Byrnes $500, ..
Mr sutherland asked Mr.. Nicoll II he cared 10
cross.examne the witness. but Mr.. Nicoh had no
desire to stir up witness who had SO many u"N'e
ing facts to tell. - ..,
Pbnin strobel. of No 40 Eldridge-st, next took
Ybe chair. He gave his occupation as pressmah'
n lpv Mr. Sutherand)-Were you Repuohcan
,rsnector at the last general election? Al was
n In what district AIN the sixth Eiectoh
D,s,rict Of the lid Assembly District
o-Had YOU anything TO do in unearthins hesai
registration? Ayes "
~ MD Won sit as a Board Of Registry Ayes.
Odd you have any trouble with the ponce
a-\ot in regard to the registration. uiu vi
Election Day.
A RouNDsMAN's INTERFERENCE
oTeu us about the conduct Of the ponce or
,,'s..,on nav A.-On Election Day our watcher
tried 10 get within the guardrail but the pom
,a,. IL, him 90 in The watcher read the
,, from his manual. The officer on guard seemed
N he satisfied with the statement OF 'he ""'O',
and admitted him within the rail- OUT 'he 'o
nan came in soon and told the watcher he mus
-. 49,, and told the policeman 10 put the watcher
out % VIII rnsnecto,
x,,,,, 90 mo around and told the officers that th
republican watcher had right to DE ihsiue
rail and told him to protect the "a'0"e - "
right .no Morning ,
- or oaroo in 10 vote and the policeman
ror,oa IN arrest him as an Illegal voter MS mann
40. parrard SHAFT and he lives at No. % foisS u"
ST. I demanded that he be sworn H. o"' " "a,
taken away the station-house anu - ,,,c
illegal registration. He was examined Deioie 49, ,n
1ivver next morning / in court ana 'es''"e
49,. "a ,,i,o verified the residence OF ShatZ an
kne,c that he was perfectly legal voter ne ma
was discharged. lie wanted me 10 20 WIN nm -
The newspaper Offices and make a statement wa
~ ia, erres,ed vyronefully but told him IT "ouI
he just as well if he went alone. iie u'' -
his statement was published In the Pdpei'
-, ,vi,,,rd a voung law student, tod
s,or, If ATTEMPTED buudozng on the part OF Fam
many election officials and Tammahy p'nO''
which made Senator Cantor sqll'"i' "
No 2n West One hundred and-thirty-thiro-S', q"
&c a clerk in the Office CT William 5. Coges"eh
O OBy Mr. Sutherland)-Were you watcher at III
L., alsc,ion9 Al was ] watcher IN IN
Twar,ieth Election District of the INV lllth ~
seruby District. / was appointed by MI ''a' '''
and by the Republican organization mel" U"
certificates a..
Q.-Tell Us what you say" ~ .,a
when the polls opened about O'CLOCK pi'9,"'
nv certificate and had discussion WIN '"e on"'
man OF the Board Of Inspectors, SainueiS' 'ea
the law and demanded that some men "'tn'" ="
booths be nut out. / also demanded the right u
within the guardran l went inside It, IN iact' Ut
roundsman No. 3162. named Sullivan removed III
7 was reading the law TO him from manuaI snow
inc my right to be there. when he caught hoiu
nv shoulder and forced me from the Doom. vi
him I had right TO be there. but he said had no
I continued to protest for ten or fifteen minute
after had been put out
Q-Do you know the numbers OF the pohcen'
regularly detailed TO guard that polling pace. -,
Nos 1896 and s53 Another policeman, freder'c"
Parker, No 24s7 came in occasionally