New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-17

and did not prefer any charges against them - far
az | know.
THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST KEMfNER'
Several witnesses were next called to testify to
the charges made by Otto Kempner that the ponce
had inundated shopkeepers into removing his ltho-
graphs from their windows. Lewis G)rt of 49,
81 Fifth-st took the stand but 1t was found tndt
be had come in place Of his - he was eN-
cusel.
Adam Rhenhardt could not speak English we'll
s. Mr. Kempner. at the suggestion OF Mt N'coIl
acted interpreter Rheinhardt lives az ,r 10 ~
vote last fan at No 6 Coumbia-s and his eN
neriencr was interesting a. showing something OF
Tammany methods. lie said that ne went to me
polling booth and got his ballots i, ,bn
bpofb He couldn't read very well. but he could
distinguish the ballots. He saw the name Oh MA;
narl on and knew that WAS the l1tn mn ny
ticket which he didn't want to vo Sod re zines pn but
policeman to go out OF the P2o The ocer took his
ballots away from him. and selecting the tainnany
ballot od him to vote , lhs ron9 a the
feet. exclaimng, Here we are deprived "a ou'
Rheinhar,it then left the booth. AS he went down
the street man ran after hm ana 'or ,,'' noy
go back TO get into trouble again. but would make
complaint against the polcem MAJ the complaint?
A~No A man told me to keep quiet tha' o'"e'
complaints would be made ,-necause they
wSnldn't let me- vote anything but the Tammany
Gowhat was the name OF the policeman? A
Muligan.
EoID POLICEMAN MULLIGAN
rou,s Rcrper Of No 50 Columbia st, had an ex-
asperating experience with the same policeman.
@. (By Mr.. sutherland)-Did the policeman ioHow
YOU into the polling booth? Ale did.
Q.-Did You ask him 70 accompany YOU "'>o
l surprised.
laid them together
o.-what things? A.-The papers the ballots
felt very bad. lie took the papers from NE ana
fodd Sne MR. and x F1GT ID you ever vote before
20 o1pjd YOU know how to fold your ballots? A
0-where was the policeman when YOU %oH WH mt
into the booth? AT the suardrai' lie went III
Ale took them from me l was fee'ihs p"d anu
SUI Q"Did the ballot csrk give sou the ballots?
A olcould YOU have folued them yourself? A-Yes
y Senator s aSi ySr . 3,K n a" Sne 20
Odd the policeman ask you 10 Ri'' mn a" ~
ballots? A-No; he took them without saying any
'' O. t8y Senator Lcxow)-Dh The policeman tell
You what ballot to vote? Al Ju'' '''N Tue 'A'-
Mr Nicou assumed to be exc, Ins,y dense 's .i -
feeling bad" After several cNDanliions from me
witness and from nearly every member oi ne com,
that it was tn. action Of the policeman IN takns
the witnesses ballots that made th' "4lLrss' as i
to Understand tho witness perfectly az hrS IN, Mri
Nicon gave ;evcr1i such ns'Snc,s 81 % hr,i
e. Mr N,c"I hai secured al The Information
h h5 f'"''' SENATOR '''',
8 -Cdu.I y,u rad your ballot, 50 much as
Q-Dh yoa .r,ll Tie ba,'ot that Vas voted for
% a., was the haro; that You wanted go vote.
Sen,tnr chit hi b,.n caught in his own trap
He flushed AL suhslei. while senator HrtaI"r
shrugged his sAou.ici. nn! md tT.m INA. a..
in il nat um" 81 men me 'ti.,i'" ."Is',l'
S"n,tor cantor Wa NOR, clu'ou- In i0oklng ~
openings during %" rest ~ The hearing
THE ToLIcrMNN PIT I'm OFT
Angus, Ale!. man ~ n..Ilr age. who.~ h-onz !
face and rough hands showed that be- WIS a w,r;.-
man said BE- hll lvDi for about twD months -
No giG East seventy .ycnih-s' Formerly D." lived
a. No. lgi Thrl-eye. ~ ,hr special ".-c,..n lot
Congressman on Jaaunry 90 he was Republican
watcher in the Eleventh lection District q the
XXIld Assembly District Ta"., WIS 80 tryahi"
in that dsiri,: hu' about e. ~. 90 ih- iay - the
special election he vas called 0, th. poluns-f.acc
Of TIA" SIKH Election li-if4-i. NH'Hr 'i ..' Wa q
dispute abou, thc right II deaf ana dumb man 10
q d,y Mr. sl;herian.D VIVA, happened 70 YOU
thor Al wa nr-i oni. dnughter)
OLD You have q certificate as a WATCHER i
Yes. but Wa wanted 'H - " mes. n itr 'as" "
me deaf AMI dumb man n" bad moved if'n "n'
house - the hplsc next dopr. IN tnr same district
and he had giyen a. hi5 rc. icnc, he 9ane'r u
the second hous" ~hlcn "as din"rut rom mat
he had given 81 th" election LAT fail s"d h"
Q-Was there policeman AZ the poiilngp'acec
40 ii" pat me- oui
Q-wh,t all You say to him: Al said he hal
QEWho wcrt present; A.-Mr Page who once
ran for Ass'mDlyman. and q number Of other per
GLOW about the election last fail, Al Was
then . watcher in tho Tcnth Election District Of
workers going into the poHnG-Pl'rrs win IHst,rs
P' 'a there ' to stop hat bu h. ii not inter
fcre. some % tn Tammany Hork'rs went into ile
booths with votr. and they kept putting tn past
ers over the top Of the bootn.
In reply 10 questions b. Mr. Nlcon the witness
ously ne mad bccl iron worker AMI housrsmth
for four years. B"fore that he hal been in T"..s
city as solder in the tncd s'atrs Army Aficr
temincd in Texas and Tor iorr years he Mad been
constable and deputy sheriff
Q-In your case dd the Office seek the man A.
On what part Of Texas were YOU deputy
sheriff? AIN Davis COUNTY.
Q-Whch DAVIS? A.-Jcn Davis guess
Q.-Is that Republican county; At is a good
Q-E.ver have any trouble in Texas? An what
Q-WIth man? Ayes. arrested several
Q-Were you ever arrested? A.No. sir.
"rLoRRY' srIIIvAN's PRACTICES
Henry Cunningham, OF No. ~ spring-st testified
that at the election last fan he Republican
captain ana watcher AT the pollmB-racc Of tn"
Thirty-nrst Election District Of the lila Assembly
District and there he witnessed considerable fraud
ulent voting. lie tried to have man arrested for
Illegal voting.
e. (By Mr. Sutherlandl-What happened then? A.
l was put OF the place. Senator Sullivan
inside the guardrail. The policeman In uniform
was not in sight. but ! saw two ward detectives
there and they did not interfere.
Q.-What did you you do then? Al went to
Police HEADQUARTERS and told 10 70 the
police station. From the station policeman
sent with me 10 the polng.place m
Q.-What dI You see then? A.-There was n
crowd at the place ana Florry sullivan was passing
tickets 10 voters.
e. By Mr. NicolD DO you know Florence Su-
van? Al know him 10y sight
In reply TO other questions the witness said he
had lived I'm the TIA Assembly District about seven
years. had been a United States marshal at the
polls In 1892. and had been "a Republican watcher
In other years. He had been hardware pedler.
but lately had been without employment. lie had
had no personal trouble with the police.
BEATEN AND THROWN INTO TlIB STREET
Richard s. Harvey, who lives I'm Nyack. but for
merry lived in this city. said be- was An independent