The evening world., 1894-02-06
JUSTICE BARRETT IS ANGRY.
Inspector Neville Tardy and Coun-
sellor %Schampain Absent.
The Accused in "a Sherin's Charge
and Given "A New Lawyer.

hTe trial Of peter Neville one II
the inspectors or election N the twenty
eighth Election Dist let OF tn" Fourth
Assembly District. for alleged neglect
Of iuiy at The llst election, was r"-
stunned before Justice Barrett: In tn"
Court VI oyer and T"'mjn"r.
Nnvlllc i4 n %Tammany man, nnd wns
Chairman o' the IIoHid Of inspectors.
John Harding and John ki!"y were in
dictei with Neville. but kilcy. tn" Re
publican inspector, has vanished from
The sight OF those who would gather
him In the laws tender clutches. Ilnrl-
ing,s triai will follow that Of Neville.
Th% procc%ding presents g peculiar
situation, The prisoner - II T~H1nnndnN-
itc. the prosecutor. Assistant District
Attorney Wellman. owes his position and
his S.jW salary to tn" TlmiranN Han
lows to tn" DiStrict-Attoru"yship. and
JnstiCn Barrett, presiding, although first
elected 10 the Bench AZ an antl-Tam-
many candidate, with an utter lack OF
affection for tn" igwaum, was re-
elected two years aEU as the candidate
of Tammany Han
The jury, move, or, was selected with
special care and no eileen VINO con-
fessed to membership N m political or
ps"ud1-plliticli equalization was ae-
; c'pt"d. II IL said turI II majority OF the
I JURY men are lttIIDIlt1llS.
There Were l9a registered voters In the
Twenty-"iRhth DiStr ct Of the Fourth.
7 At the clos" Of tl' roiis the puil-lisi
showed that 10 "f IT," 1913 had yot"l,
RI" inspectors declared That they FOUND
Ia ballots II IN" hos. aId that, number
We're credited "irh voting. Then the
inspectors took a recess FOR supper,
counted the ballots again aud The nun.
Der In the box woS declared to hc 1873,
The law says that whore there Is nu
excess Of ballots tho excessive numbct
shall be drawn oIt by TOT before the
ballots ar" opened. i,ut these 1913 wers
oper ed and separated into four piles
The rornt had hccn declared to be ~
Democratic. 20 Republican,. H. Spc. ulisttc,
u l'opuliSt and , SCATTERING.
Inc ballots YER replaced in III" boN,
tn" bemncratic At III" bottom. \ cl"rii
drew ont t#ruty-"n" "hE lot and the
list and socialist. To aid to the queer.
ness "a the proceeding. the inspectors
announced as the result Of n third count
that 1853 Of the III wrr" Democratic.
All this constitutes neglect OF duty
under the law. But II H. n felony, pun
ishable with three years In State prison
or 5000 fine or both.
Charles J. S"hnnlpain. couns foi
Neville. failed t. appear when tour
convened this morning, and even the ac
cuscd was not in hi+ place.
Justice Barrett waited. lie was plainly
nrttled. \ VILE strollel N leisurtly tel
minutes tardy. Justiv" Barrett called !
deputy sheriff to his desk and whispered
his brow knitting omin"usiy towari'
Neville.
Neville will be ON hand in future. II,
Is IN custody of the deputy.
Presently a young man entered hastily
and told the Court that Mr.. Schamprii
was delayed by Il case he wa, lryin IL
the iorkvillr District court
Justice Barrett was spreChleSS viii
establishment and Indignation. lie de
Clarrd IT to be the mos remarkable pro
] t,FH,ilng I4 nil ever tNnprlpnrptl AnI
said.
IL shall assign some other counsel t,
this defense, and unless Mr.. SChampuii
can give some good redson-Home goo,
rcaSun--t Tor keeping thiH trurt of oy"l
II 1trminsr and tn" business OF tn,
people In waiting Will he engages IN til,
triad of a petty suit In Il pets court.
shall deem II my duty to take some ac
ton III this matter"
Lewis Stuyvesant chun!er was as
signed by the court to go on with tn,
defense Of Neville, and the trial Wen
ON an hour later than the appellate,
hour.
Henry i~lildenhrandt. Of the BurrLl
OF Elections; NJ +. lilakc, clerk Of tn,
Common Council, ana County tlrri
books that Nrvlll" was one OF the II
spectOrs Of Election in the Twenty" eight
District OF the Fourth; that tn. vote q
that district was r"pOr:"N hV the In
sp"rtors as stated allow, AMI other pJint
of record.
Henly u. SeiRwick. who was Il watch"
at tn" polls in behalf OF tn" cav ia
Association, WAS called H"Nt 10 the wit
ncss-stand.