New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-14

s,iasion or threats induced them to give no
testimony The chief witness for the prosecution
had been compelled to move from the house
where Buckley live because his ne!ghbors cast
slurs on him about his action.
40 RrpGBILCAN VOTES COUNTED.
The case Of Buckley throws light on the astound-
ing fact that in the EightSenth Election Dis
trlct Of the Id Assembly District not single
Republican. Socialist Prohibitonist or independ-
ent ballot was canvassed at the last election. IL
was understood that Police Justice Diver, the
Tammanv leader in the district had offered vaiu-
able prizes To the captains OF election districts IN
which the Tammany vote formed the largest per-
centag, Of the total. This accounts for the oold-
ness Of his leutenan,s in absolutely wpng out
the anti-Tammany vote in several election dis-
tricts
In the Eighteenth this done through re-
peaters ~ less than twenty-three men were al
lou.od IN vote in the names of persons who had
Registered The crime Of which Buckley was con-
victed was that Of allowing some one TO vote III
the name of John Reilly. whom the defendant
had known for wears and who lived IN .
same house with him. Buckley even had tne
astounding audacity to permit some one 10 Not.
i'm his own name. He wanted 10 vote hi'ise'i
after that. but the Kepuphcdh o"ii"' ''''" w
tcciad To this
When the ballots were counted il was found
necessary to withdraw the extra twenty-three'
The law provides that this shall % zone pH IV''
=, tbat no Injustice shall be done any party.
Rut IL is noticed that in such cases only We
publican and other anti-Tammany votes We're
taken out In the instance In when bu'KlFy SIF;
is concerned only Democratic votes were left'
with the exception Of two. one ~ these was
Republican and the other Socialist To Keep
their record clean. the Iamnany men I'r,hen l,t
that thcs. two were "defective.' The ballots
were, DESTROYED although the law provides that
such shall be pasted on the canvass OF 'he
'o''N THE WITNESS "roRGoT'
In the trial yesterday Carl : Duryea first
testified to Buckcy's appointment as an in
srcrtor Patricl, Donovan. printer. % No 9
Burllng slip was one Of the Peoples witnesses
who had been stricken with loss of memory. but
Mr. Wcllman called him to the stand just to
show the jury what influences We're at work for
th. defence Donovan declared that the state
ments which he had previously made were
mere hcarsaN.
william f. Howe. after making his opening ad-
dress To the jury. called buckley To the stand.
The defendant declared that when the man
voted I'm Reilly's name. ne the speaker. did not
look mp from his book. and therefore was not
aware that the man was not really John Reilly
Under cross-cxamnaton Buckley denied knowi-
edge Of the fact that some one had voted in his
name Judge Barrett asked:
Did you not look up to see the men who
were voting"
sometimes" was the reply
Did YOU make it your business not TO
look up" asked the Judge further.
Buckley said that he had looked up good
many times.
Joseph r. Anderson the Republican inspector.
testified first that Buckley could not sse voters
from where he sat. bus later told Judge Barrett
that Buckley might have seen them.
Several other witnesses were called and then
Mcssrs. Howe and Wellman summed up their
sides ~ the case. Judge Barrett finished his
charge to the jury soon after I O'Clock and In
nne minutes after Withdrawing the jury sent
word that /; had reached a decision.
Bucklcy was remandel until tomorrow for
sentence. Peter Neville and John A. Dunphy
who were convicted last week. will b. sentenced
to-day. Mr. Wellman can move more cleo
tion cases now for a time. as the trial OF Joseph
J.. Baut president of the Madison square Bank
will begin in Oyer and Termner to-day.