New-York tribune., 1894-02-06
BRAZEN ELECTION CRIME.
MR.. WELLMAN'S DESCRIPTION OF TAM
MANY LEGERDEMAIN.
TRIAL OF ONE OF THE INDICTED INSPECTORS
BEGUN IN OYER AND TERMINER-REMARk-

ABLE JUGGLING WITH FIGURES
A beginning was made yesterday in the Court or
Over and Termner OF the trial OF persons accusei
OF election crimes committed last November. Inc
first defendant to be arraigned was Peter Ne'"ie'
chairman Of the Board of Inspectors In the i"en-
ty-eishth Election District OF the 1Nth Assembly
District In his opening address to the jury AS
sisant Distrct-Attorney Francis l." Neliihah gave
a description Of the way In which the ballots were
counted in that polling place, which sho"'u "o"
utterly brazen and shameless were the l iin''"',S
conspirato-s who falsifed the returns. with ha'us
an effort at concealment. they increased the Demo-
cratic vote and almost wiped out the o'hei9'
The trial is before Judge Barrett Charles j.
Schampa,n is counsel for the defence Dis'ric'--,'
torrcy Fellows. who will sum up the case 'o' ''e
people. was in court all afternoon IL vas '.'
until go D. m that the jury box was filed. MT
Weman's questions put to the taiesmeh re!a.eu ~
their political associations and TO theif oe"si '.a
tho election laws should be enforced The defeho-
ants counsel asked each man If he beionse' u ''e
CITY Reform Club. James O'Toole buider' was
excused because he admitted that ne uid NO. 0"'
10 sit in a case which might result in hterrcremce
with his practice of blocking me s'''''" ''
ing materials.
MEMBERS OF THE JURY
rns ,urv consists of William J. Anderson, baker
No 5,7 Tenfn.avc.; Peter J. Ferrier. veterinary
surgeon. No. Gss Ninthave Joseph " "a','Va' -
laundry 10. ia East Seventy nn'h-st'' i'"'f -,
Cest mems furnishings. No. 22l East oie-""'"'
ord,wentv-fourth-st.: John c. Iatzoi. o.ec'FIc"A
contractor No ia Fifth-ave.; Edward y. Dt''en'
a,nsran No 1B West Sixty-sccond St. SIMON
Nusbaum florist. No. lO7 East FIFTY -siH ms MAIN
Harris cigar manufacturer No. 80 rns'-"'.'
Michael Durgan. salesman. NO 2lO East l'."''
ST: Louis Ko:hs. hld. ieweller NO. ia i.'S' 'N''
secona-s,.; James G. Winshp. mechiSicai ehgihee''
No 3si Wes: Forty-nfth-st" ana fredr'''" A'o"'
man. hosiery, No. 2JS Church-st- .o
MIR Welman's opening address was pam state
Yneut OF the facts. devoid of argument IL s1No
most interesting description OF the uaisao'o'' -,
the polling place aiteT 'ne '0''"s "'
began by saying .,, count.
before which mas come a more important issue "a, a,,
% INA, nrir, violates the sovereignty OF the people
It ,aS@s from their hands the suffrage. ana pnr p;aeTs
~ a marty il is treason against the peope'
OPEN CRIME
.,,ar q luc,l exclamation OF the history ana WORK
,urs OF the present ballot Jaw MI "V''''''
n,nnred into the case in hand lie said
In This election district l9S voters were
IN ,h 'S Close o: the voting inspectors announces @
that their registry showed that IL. Vo'ts iau y,s
Tas' the ballot clerks had given out lss ballots & ol
which eleven were no: voed, so tndt itlI 'o ob -,
Tss neetors decd that IL numbe was cSTTeG,
The ballots we're counted me nn,nber nmG r''v '''
that Nss rs his ds,ssdan wss n" So s"SsiSS S n " M
they take c6niTarv to law They did some
thing to eat tn ballots being let y'ns on ',,e NJ
tahie Then Neville suggested tha; tne DaloIs W., W.
aun;ed asa.n There were loud prCl SIS IRON me
watrhers and others. bu; the deieaosE. p.ins
and did count the ballots again ope'me Eer r"Cm
He announced that the number was ~ ttrIv & Ia.
heen a gain OF ~ the recount IN VOL ,U" NV
s.ood according to Neville: 30 Deirocr'iic " i.'
Subcan Is Socialist Populis ana ndgrend,nt 'iia
Seville said that according - Law ne Moul haf ~
- des-rov the extra 81 ballots. lie h!st pnl .i''
iSo Democrats ballots In the box ihsn the & Krp"n h
iican Socialist Popust and independent. h'n i te ~
shook the box but as the haiioo lHS, h.,at , III IN IT,
.he,. we're not mixed up. Tn" watchers KEPT up d
Continual protest one inspcc'o men PECAN peg 9r,r 10
toIc ont ba llots from the TOP lie TOOK 'Wo iloin
the middle but Neville shouted: Take them from
the top. ,, .,o.o a;ec,iou c.sos
have learned a gIea: deal about ieEerie e:ia,.i . o.
There was another count. and the )einocra,ic Vo'e
had been raised to u.s. the Republicans haI loSt .
heen wiped out There protesting all the rme
One watcher said that many Bartlett ptst'rS ~, IN
been affixed Democratic talios pat had no. o,y
ccurted There was another count. am barliett ;
vote was increased The canvass gave lS votes iot
Attorney-C;eneral and for the Assembly; ior SOM
of,cea over 100 votes cast. accornng 10 'I'
canvass The witnesses were In a position 10 >""
these things and kept memoranda o' therh'
The taking Of testimony will begin today Judge
Barre,, did no. lock up the jury for the Night