The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-17
ELECTION DAY EXPERIENCES.
TBE SENATOR'S INCLINED TO YhBE
OYER This lCT or 1HE PLIE

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The Senate committee resumed its labors
" stsrday IN Part III Of the Court Of Common
peas. and. after foar hours Of tedious sx-
amfNinK and eros@-eIamininR Of Witnesses
.dioa rned until this morning. much to the
disgust Of Senator Bradley. who had several
inyitatic Ms to ride in the St Patrick's day
rarade The stories Of police outragss that
we're elected from the Witnesses we're Of the
same tenor ~ theee told At the previous sx-
smlnations. The session throughout was IN
Interesting. and everybody. sIesptinE Lawyer
sutherland. was glad when II was over.
LAWYER Sutherland seems 10 be wrapped up
10 his work. He goes over the tims-vorn sto-
ries Of rspssterp. attacks upon watchers. and
the neglect Of the police to eIpel Democrats
from polling piaces with an enthusiasm and
rest that m akes the Senators ana even Mr.. De
Ianeey NieoH tel quite snvious. Yesterdays
vas the nrst session ct which the entire COM
mite. vas present.. although Senators saIton
and Pound did notaarrivs until the proceedings
were half over.
The hrst witness. Nr. J. Augustus johnson.
. lawyer 1t SIS William street was painfully
accurate in everything that he ventured 70 say.
Il do not charge the police with any acts OF
commission" he said. Il merely ind fault
with them for having sat idly BIZ when they
should have taken some action. saw q n IAN
walking I'D and down the sidewalk within 40
feet Of the polling place with a lot Of bank
notes in his hand. Ths policemen who were
standing By made no attempt TO drive him
Senators OConnor and LsIow look ed ateach
other and smiled II . vsry happy way. The
witness testified that he was neither con-
Hfmed Republissn nor a eonnrmed pemorrst
Are you . MuEvumpr' asked Mr.. Neoll.
"oh.' no" the witness answered earnestly.
only usually vote i3r the PEST mar.
scrIr. IN poli,ies' and whether he belonged to
any organization senator Le1ow objected to
That would I'm ply that there might DO more
than one orgsnizaton in the party. and We can
Well be has confessed that he f. soma
times kepublican." said senator Cantor and
The witness testified that he had not made
OF the. police before the COMMITTEES Of the Bar
he had served as !. watcher at the .pollA he
said he was merely performinR his duty as .
Vel" said Senator Cantor. did ron think
brinEine your charges that you make here be-
for! ss' RSss for my pr...u.. her.
Don't you think those violations OF the
you S Soins your iuli day ., the time n'
The witness could give NO satisfactory ex;;
..s%.d very TO a Il: : long and
Lyman Goldman called LAYER suther-
Slds. ven. ap1s the .sSs
and. turning to Senator LeIow. began most
make . charge against one policeman"
SAY, want him to take q man to der sta
Wait . minuter' cried all the Senators In
merely arose from the chair and with excited
gestures continued in a voice that could be
=" Unit he dido do I'll He did'n' do III No.
The burst OF laughter that followed drowned
Let him 90 on" suggested Mr.. NicolL
Lawyer Sutherland managed. alter while
togst his witness started IN the pro pe. ashion;
the Third ASSEMBLE district" ran Inc Witn.ss's
.sory End do, .as1 s0id The D:,Se% 2, ,h.ta
sSnr e. s % t c,h.f 70 patty hi
me in the face. and the policeman arrested me
and took me to court and the Judge nned me
tion house nrstr'
What did he say thenf
he tell der Capting ! make too much noise.
unit Ger Gaping he say got no business in
Dr.. Edward p. DUFFY OF 125 ives. sixti.th
booth In the Nineteenth Assem- bly district with
voter. Thomas J. Laney Of Spring street
Twas pulled out thamp.d. struck, kicked,
.a an n sH idG m: sr..
cd any more disturbance my head would be
taken to, ,n, on Two policemen saw 1t all. but did
.,C.nssps II Murray. the Rspu blIcan leader OF
aud John sabine smith had stroll cd through
the District on election day And had found
logged In the polling places. and that the police
had Lsfpsed TO protect them;
ora. tas : soss ua SUPERINTENDENT
Byrnss cent Sat an inspector 20 instruct the
sfs Ne had no farths1 trouble alter that
IL being po i ,.ts s noon ssns'1r E9eeItson
room on important business Of q confidential
nature ne returned N little while looking
during the next two hours. ana seemed to eake
more Interest In the clock than In the invssti-
August Adel. a red-cheeked. rec. haired. red
shifted truckman. mounted the witness stand
What did you observe In reference 70 III.
Lawyer sutherland asked
We'll. vent IN and they cred me out" the
Mr. Nicoll ELECTED from him the information
that he was for nys years a eonstAOis and
,ss:,fa .hHt on sI'esion s.y q ise q $50
polling place in OAK street
challenged . man who was repeating and
was thrown across Oak street three or four
times. landing two feet from . policeman. to
whom showed my credentials, He marched
3. Away without saying word"
Who was running Tor District Attorney In
that year - asked Mr.. Nicoll.
think you were" answered the witness
NJ DID he ever prosecute these people r asked
MI sutherland
You would have been yindicated long
before this u you had remarked Mr.. Nieoh
smiling But why did you carry this secret
90 Mack with you and tell Il TO no one but Mr.
IShaW, who 10 your Senator Z"
Well. didn't know the proper routine to
go through In making . COMPLAINT and be-
sides ! did not see any advantage to be de-
charge would necsssitAts."
The strongest witness Of the day for the In
yestigAtors was Louis Meyer OF II kiVington
street. who was an inspector during the last
slSetion- He said:
station house durin Z the morning OF last slee-
ton day to make charge against police |
man. just as ! got there Capt. Devsry MAS
turning out DlAtoonbOf men. IhsaId him say