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and knocked his hat over his eyes.

and knocked his hat over his eyes.
When he complained TO the policemen
present OF this treatment they would
not listen to him.
In the Fassett election two years ago
the witness said lac was assaulted by. a
policeman In the Fourth Election BIS
trict. The policeman, he said, put him
out Of the polling place for no cause
whatever; lie .efnsed to tell the name
of the officer, as he said he did not want
to get him into trouble.
Mr.. Nicoll. in cross-examination.
asked:
q Are YOU n Milhollsnd or a Committee ot
Thirty Republican, A-wcll I'm an admircr OF
. 9-And .you believe In tn bipartisan Police
Q--you say a man sail he wanted N break
your jaw. Did h. do 1t? A.-No. hut he looked
pugnacious.
Q-uc didn't strike you7 A.-No
o.-wha is your occupation Aim a United
states ghugcr.
",oh. so you are a Federal Office
BY President Harrison"
Then you are a hold-ovcr?'
YES; ! suppose So
Eo,ian Makes Charges.
The next witness was John j. Roylan.
of 3i2 Fast Twonty-Cighth street. who
described an incident which occurred in
the Thirty-third Election District OF the
Fourteenth Assembly District in the cleo
ton of November, 1891.
on this occasion Capt. Coleman, IA
United States deputy Marshal. had or;
dered the polling place to he cleared
were a lot of men there scratching
names.
Marshal called upon a policeman to
clear the place. hut he refused to do so,
saying that the law under which the
United States officers claimed to be act
loo LID. M, tInTn
After that the Marshal was hustled
out Of the room into the street. where
the crowd hooted him, and he was forced
to get in a cab and drive away to cs-
There was only one policeman there
on this occasion.
"Did you see any interference of this
kind in the elections Of 1892 or 1897
asked Mr.. Nicoli.
Il did not
And you had to 20 away back to 1901
to find any. evidence of this wholesale
Mr.. Nicoll asked whether the wit
ness was "A Milholland or Committee OF
Thirty Republican. when Chairman
LexOw objected and said that the coun-
sci had NJ right to go into that ques-
ton.
Il don't think you are sittins here as
n presiding Judge" said Senator Cantor
to the Chairman. The Committee has
something to say about that"
A Disputed Point.
After a consultation with his col
leagues the Chairman announced that
counsel could ask the witness to which
party the witness belonged, but could
not ask of what particular wing or fac
ton he was n member
The next witness was ex-Alderman
James G. McMurray, who proved to be
rather a pugnacious witness. He de-
scribcd. at the request of Mr.. Suther-
land, the arrest of a Republican district
captain, named Decker. in the Fourth
Election District of the Eleventh
Assembly District.
Decker was arrested on n warrant by
vote. the witness said.
80" protested, because ] knew the man.
He had lived in my house. and had voted
from there for two years.
The officer wouldn't listen to me
but insisted on taking Decker to the sta
ton at once. | wanted to swear In his
vote, but even this was not allowed.
Il went to the station with the officer
and offered to go bail for the prisoner,
but the Sergeant in charge would not
take 1t. He said 1t was not a bailable
case"
Mr.. McMurray got very much excited
while telling this story. and the crowd
in the courtroom frequently smiled aud
IDLY as he told of his experiences. He
vent back several years. and described
the action of the police in interfering
with voters.
'"The Grand Jury indict. me once for
not residing where resided-at leas.
tfat was what II amounted to. The
case was never brought up