New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-27

TEKULsKY ON THE WITNESS STAND.
that by repeating two beers and one whiskey enough
times you can make it half dozen drinks
Q. Oy Mr.. NicolD-You made a complaint against
McCafrray? Ayes.
Odd he vote? Ayes.
Q.-At the station-h house somebody said you were
drunk? Ayes
Q.-Were you quiet and peaceable? Ayes.
Q.-Were you intoxicated? A.-No.
Odd Judge Ryan come out OF his room ana
fine you without hearing? Ayes.
9Waf S no IS of the charge against you
None Se"aS '"ere no investigation at al '''e A.
Here Mr. Ncoll seemed to think that the witness
speedily dropped TO prevent further burning. He
G. (By Senator Bradley)-IIow many drinks could
you take and still be sober? About dozen AMI
a half drink beer mostly. Whiskey only in the
Q.-As an eye-opener? Ayes
9. G3y Chairman LexowC--When was the first in
tlnaton made to YOU that you were to be charged
with being drunk and disorderly2 A-When Cap
tain Devery told the policeman to arrest me.
private ueq ro6 sS A Se sG' three 60 mo four
Ryan came out of his room by the Judge himself?
Glad ANYBODY charged you with intoxcation
Q.-Was McCaffray discharged without examina-
ton? Al do not know. j was put out OF the
Q.--How late did you stay at the pong-place?
O. by Mr. NicolD-what was the Last work you
did? Al worked for my cousin; selling hens and
chickens for store windows for Easter. worked
at that up Thursday night
Q-When first did you make this statement? A
l wrote it and sent it the Republican organiza-
ton. -,
EX-AssEMBLYMAN BAHAN TEsTIFIEs
Walter w Bahan Of No. 2i6 West Fourteenth-st.
candidate for the Assembly in the IXth Assembly
n. Ioo afa llad IIp
said he was lawyer and real estate agent
c. (By Mr.. Sutherland)-Dd you serve a term in
the Assembly prior 70 last November? Ayes. in
1885,
Q-Were you then Tammany Hall representa-
tive? Ayes
Q-Who your opponent at the November
election? A.-John McDermctt
Mr. Sutherland then showed the witness a large
docum mt which Identified the petition for
the Independent nomination, or Mr.. Bahan. IT was
ndorsed filed on october Il. 1893. at ll:5O a. m.
@. By Mr.. Sutherland)-Did you visit the clerk
OF the Police Department regard TO this petition?
Ayes / saw Mr. Dela,nater. Two friends went
with me. went three days after the petition was
filed TO ask II there had any objection to my nomi-
Odd you go the next day? A..Yes: .,..
Q-What answer did you get? A.-That no oD)ec-
DO you understand that the law requires that
petition is filed? Ayes .,
been filed? Ayes. Six days after the petition
Odd the Police Commissioners act on those OBJ
iections? A.-They did and threw out the certh-
Gates. -
Odd you get mandamus from the court to
have your name printed? Al di1.
Q-And was your name printed? Ayes on a
separate ballot. 49, ,.,,,
Mr. Bahan when cross examined by Mr.. Nicoll
said that the certificate Of his nomination had been
objected to. the ground that II had not been
signed in good faith The objections had been over
oUYou were allowed to run for office? Ayes
Q.-And were elected or defeated? A-That Is
Mr. sutherland offered the certificate OF Mr.. Ba-
hans nomination and the objections to the certlf-
O. CBy Senator Lexow).-was your canvass In
terfered with by the police? A.-Not directly. but
FOR keeping open on Sunday There were three in
in which the bartenders or proprietors were
Q.Were the places Of the dealers favorng your
political opponents closed? A.-Not that ] know Of
who signed my certificate obliged TO take In
his showcase from the sidewalk.
five minutes after he had refused to withdraw his
om xh he with by the
es Avn ns n9Ss pTot tSre T y Se'n aor
dealers you mentioned who were pulled. were vio-
lating the Excise law, were they not? Al pre-
Q,-Then they should have been pulled? A.-Per.
haps So but the police should have arrested all OF
Q.-Were all Of the other liquor stores In that
part OF the city kept open on SUNDAY? Al don't
be hard TO get drink in any Of the liquor stores
in the city Sunday. The police closed up the
stores Of my friends and let the others go.
Major William II. Kipp the Chief Clerk OF the
Police Department. called to Identify the GER
ticate OF Mr.. Bahan's nomination and the ob1ec-
lions which had been filed. Mr.. Sutherland called
attention to the fact that, while the certificate had
been filed on October 81 the objections had not
reached the Police Board until October 20. The
objections therefore. had not been filed within the
three days prescribed by law after the filing OF the
certificate. Mr.. Sutherland also called attention to
the fact that the objections were written on pa
per bearing the letter-heads Of the Tammany dis
trict organization.
Major Kpp had left the witness stand. and was
about TO return TO the Central Office when he was
recalled and questioned by Senator Lexow re-
gardng any charges against policemen for interfer
ence with the elections.
Q.-Have the Police Commissioners received any
notification OF police Interference with the elections
In the lid and lid Assembly districts last fall.
such has been described In the testimony before
this committee? ANot that am aware Of
Q.-Have any charges been made to the Com
missioners regarding such interference by police
men or by Captain Devery? A-No such charges
have rsached my office.
Q.-Were the Commissioners OF the gen
era opinion that there had been such interference?
Al rapnot answer that question.
Q-Haye you read the newspaper reports OF the