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

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O OBJ Senator Cantor-Are you a partner OF
Judge Bartlett? A-No .
O-Iiave YOU an Office in the same building IN
which he had one? A.-No
Do you know Judge Bartlett personally
/ A-NO.
/ Odd You consider your duty as a citizen com
/ plet-d when you left the polins-place without
making any complaints? A.-No. was reauy u
testify 10 the facts al any pidVe WITTY d" w
pOrtunity presented .,
/ a. Did Won no. think that you should make
| comnlain,? Al have felt that had not done my
whole duty That why ! was ready ana VIII
| ing 10 come here.
! @. (sy Mr. NcoD-What do you expect to ac-
complish by coming here to testify now
| Chairman Iexow-What possible relevancy can
! that question have? 1t doesn't max" any differ
ence what the witness expects to accomplish This
| committee is after facts only. The question is
I ruled out.
| O 0}y Senator Cantor)-Were there any other
! Republican watchers? A-No. And that reminds
| me that one reason why l did not Immediately com
plain 10 the proper authorities OF the conduct of the
! police was tina, my testimony could not be cor
! rolioratsd. a'whptaas the Tammany heelers could
4 Bring in ten twelve witnesses 70 swear that what
I said was not so.
@. U}y Senator Cantor)-My question suggested
| this answer to YOU did 1t not? Alt brought 1t
| TO my mind have spoken Of this many times
|
| before
The witness left the stand after giving this evil
dence against the police. Neither Mr. NicoiIs cross
examination nor Senator Cantor's insinuatng ques-
| tions had any effect except TO cause the witness
TO explain more clearly and in greater detail his
experiences with the policemen who We're actively
working in the interests of Tammany contrary 10
| law
AN EAST SIDE OCCURRENCE.
The next witness called was Hyman Goldman OF
No 172 Edrdge-st. He lived at No. IS Orchard-st.
| last November. and was Republican captain In the
| Twelfth Election District Of the lid Assembly Dis
rict His story was as follows: Il challenged
man who tried to vote Illegally. A man struck me
and when / called upon a policeman for assistance
he refused to protect me- but arrested me and took
me to the staton-house. He made complaint
against me TO Captain Devery He said was
making too much noise Captain Devery said to
me: Your business shouldn't have taken you into
politics Well. was taken before Police Justice
Ryan and the Tammany captain made charges
What is your name said the Judge.
" lyman II hnc &, Goldman Ian H.; sa. I'd, tho Indie
9 S G 3UI Tt S' said
Zen dollars fine.' said the Judge without giving
me any chance to say anything in my own de-
Dr Edward r. Duffy was then called H. s ,l.i
fall in the Fifteenth Election District Of the NlNh
Assembly District He was candidate FOR Assem-
by MT s@Rsrlan- Dia yop y!slt aay FolI,ns
pacfG IN n 1 M, HA Aascm5v y5 cver election
district At the polling place at Ninih-aYe; pctwe,n
md a captain. bu, could not hnd one. won't
showing a man how 10 fold MS ballot.
What right have You tAere?r said
You are.in that booth contrary to law said T.
and SS have So he 70 fs 9ni OF p 6 m there and
he wulTd leavt except at the charman's orders
/ l
him | was citizen Well ! could get sa,isfac-
ferped dTp e to the sers@am The srgeani heard my
! complaint and said he'd see about H.
COMPLAINTS OF 80 AvAU.
Q-IIave you ever heard whether he saw about
II? A-NO; "A word.
Q.-What else dil you see? A.-Wen. saw abe
bodied men assisted g vote. everywhere 1 askel
one man. wbal the matter was with him. He
answered that he wa. deaf I protested that deaf
ness was ~ disability to vdting alone. hut heeer
said. Never mind this sjn Of gun. Mr. Chair
man. whatever you say goes" AMI 80 the man had
assistance in casting hi ballot,
T. J. Manning, Of 40 Sprng-st, who voted ana
was watcher in the Tweniy-s.yenia i;eciisn Dis
rict Of the lld assembly, District r, At ~ SPTing
SIi ,JoN OK, me G, bg "a Inc % ,crs
had f1rmcd-ihirty or forty Of them. questioned
would have y,s' them arrested if they tried to Vote
Whereupon | was struck picked up and thrown ont
no move to protect me. The Democratic watchers
told me I'd get my head knocked off If made any
Il saw Democratic watcher try TO go into a
| booth. The policeman wouldn't let him 20 IN. He
said that that was more than he coG,d stand The
watcher went to the station house and pretty soon
the polnc-placc ana not interfere. / asked tho
policeman 10 go into the polling place ana stop some
Of the wrongful acts which were going there.
but he told me ihat his business was outside"
Mr. Nicoll smiling for the xamnatl ton.
But he decided to cut Il short when he had asked
the witness few questions. .,,..,.,
proper time TO challenge man is when he comes up
o'-Didn't you know that you were doing an ex-
cePtional thing in threaienng to haye men arIesied
last wear was an exceptional year regards voting
There was a laugh a, Mr. Neolls eXIrrae and.
under cover OF the chairmans sharp call for ORDER
he retreated into his chair
CHARLES H. MURRAYs EXPERIENCES.
Charles H. Murray. the lawyer. who lives at No.
% Madson-ave., sworn. He the Republl-
can candidate for Ds;rct-Attorney last fall. and
was leader OF the lid Assembly District.
O. By Mr. SUTHERLAND Please tell your expert
ences on Election Day. in November. 1899 10 the
committee. Al had general charge Of Republican
interests in the TIA Assembly District. | visited
every polling place in the district in company with
John Sabine Smith, chairman of the Republican
County Committee. left my house early In the
morsing. found the Republican watchers excluded
from within the guarlrails at OF the polling
places demanded Of The policeman on guard that
they should allow the Republican "atcher, within
rights They refused To comply. so went 10 Ponce
Byrnes. Mr. Byrnrs said he would see the law ex-
ecuted and asked for specific complaints Then he
called Inspector Williams and instructed him TO so
through the entire district and see that the police
men did their duty As | was leaving Police Head
quarters. met young Republican watcher on the
stOop II0 said he had been thrown out Of the poll
ing-place in the Thirty-iifth Election District
Wen. | rejoincd Mr.. Smith. and We went to the
polling places again together We found the Repub-
lican watchers excluded from behind the guard
rails everywhere and men elcctioncering within the
polling places We complained TO Il number OF
election officers without effect | made "a memOran-
dunn OF certain officers who refused 10 heed de-
mand 10 place Republican watchers within the
guarlrails We made repeated complaints TO SUI
perintendent Byrnes about them.
DEMANDS MADE IN VAIN.
In the Thrty-slxth Election District Mr.. Smith
and myself demanded Of Policeman No. 1866 that
the Republican watcher be permitted take his
place within the guardrsil The Democratic chair
man Of the board refused 10 permit Republican
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