The sun., 1894-10-29
REoIsrEKED rRoM 4 SALOON.
H Il s.id for These Three Republicans
thst Irs the Only ReaIdence They Hare.

| In the Iorkville Police Court yesterday three
men desirous of voting the Republican ticket
were arraigned for Illegally registering from J.
I. Colemans saloon. oSJ Avenue Il. In the
management Of the saloon the pfoprletor's son,
j. 7. Coleman. Jr.. is associated with him. The
younger man says he has been Republican In
spector OF election for fourteen years past The
saloon Is In the Thirty-third election district Of
the Tenth Assembly district. and on Saturday
Policeman Cullom OF the East twenty
second street station was detailed 20 watch the
registration booth, and to look up the places Of
residence given by Matthew Duncan. aged 80;
Philip Mcclure. aged 20. and William South
worth, aged 50. These men registered from 2s7
Avenue Il, which the officer found to be Cole
mans saloon, and there he arrested them. as he
found no accommodation there for domiciling
them.
When the men were Rrraigned Attorney Will
liam Stewart. who had been sent for by the
younger MIR. Coleman addressed Justice Meade,
and began TO say something about the hooks OF
his organisation. when the magistrate inter
rupteu MN with n question as to what OrRaniZa-
The e regular Republican organization OF
the Tenth Assembly district. your Honor"
said the lawyer, and he went on to say that
the books OF that political organization showed
that the accused men had registered from the
same place before. one OF them year after year.
McIuire, he said was the watchman Of the
without other abode than they found in Tie
back room of that saloon.
Justice Meade gave the attorney until to-day
to present proof OF his statement, saying that
II " could be shown that the men had regularly
resided in the premises for the time prescribed
by statute no case could be made against them.
Meanwhile he held them in 5000 each.
y. L. Coleman, Jr. who sent In their meals to
them yesterday, said last night: 81 can't exact
ly say employ these men, for | pay them no
salaries; but they work for me and make their
home with me, because they have no other
homes. Six years ago our place was robbed,
and after that ! thought we'd better have a
watchman. Phil McGnire | had known for a
long time. His parents were dead and he was
out OF work, aud told him he could stay around
the place and I'd look after him lie helps
clean up, and tends bar in my absence and
sleeps on the pool table in the rear room.
He has done so for five years back and has
registered and voted from there. It's the only
home he has had except for six weeks last sum-
mer. when got work for him on the subway. |
/ get them for him.
Duncan's father was friend of my fathers
and when his father died and his mother mar
ried again the stepfather had no use for the
son and the boy had to leave his home. He
works at the express business shares, but
sometimes makes only 80 cents a day and help
him out and let him sleep with Mcclure. He's
been there two years now. His first vote was
last year and he registered from my place.
Southworth Is getting pretty ola for work,
and because he likes liquor his family turned
him out doors, and took him in. That was a
year ago, and he has been here since. except for
six weeks in the summer. when ! found place
They had no convenenCcs in the saloon, ! admit |
but they slept on their coats, two on the pool
table and the third in chair, shifting as best |
they could among themselves