The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-01-26
He WANTED A FULL: lGT.j
Schillinger Says He Knew He
Would Be Elected Anyway.
The Asscmblyman Testifies Before
the Investigating Committee.

| The Sub Committee OF the Assembly,
| Committee on Privileges and Elections
continued its investigation to-day in
Part III. Of the Court of Common Pleas,
/ In the alleged election frauds In the
Fifteen Assembly District. -
| This Is the district in which the seat
OF Adolph Schillinger (Dem.) is claimed
hy the defeated Republican candidate.
Seth Wilks.
All the members OF the Commission,
Chairman Terry. Assembly man Mica
Nance and Assemb!yman Vacherons
were on hand to-day
| The first witness examined was Mr.,
Schlinger, who testified in his own be.
half that ne never met Henry Hurtle,
OF 3l5 West Thirty fourth street., the ,
blind man, who testified few days
ago that Schillnger or e.ection day aps
preached him at the polls and said:
Here's 81: 20, had better vote for
me"
Schllinger said he Offered no man
money for his vote Il
1 Under cross-examination Mr.. SchilllngeR
keeper, and that his place of business
was within 400 feet of the polls. =
Was your saloon open on election
| This question was objected to. and
after n long argument the objection was
sustained. ri
The witness said the only time he was
ct the polling place. except at the time
he voted. was once when he took 7tha
election officers some sandwiches. -
iid You take them anything else r
M beer"
When asked, who he had been talking.
to during the day the witness men toned
Mr.. Dinnca, captain Of the district. who
ali the voters. both Republicans and
Attorney Groo looked surprised. and
asked the witness II he really wanted
Yes" said the Assemblymar.4 II,
knew the district would 80 Democratic
anyway and wanted to get out a full
There was a lengthy. argument by
counsel to determine whether the witness
f.ae en% Of his money pas ou elem
tended 10 show that Mir. Maxwell was
The The witness w was then allowed to state
that he gave Mr.. Maxwell $50 on election
day, but that he was not within l5O feet
was not hen allowed to state what the
money was paid for.
"nil you haysss. wager on the result
This question was. objected 20. ana
lied out for the time. y.ls.-
stb nGr rs exnsnea ths 81 m
He said that Maxwell and he were good
! friends, although Mr.. MAXWELL Is dyed
in-the-wool Republican. as was his
",Qn Monday night preceding election"
said the witness, Mr., Maxwell was In
my saloon and showed q roll q bills;
as n Joke took 1t from him The next
day, Mr.. Maxwell came to me and said
good humoredly:
me last night ! want i back"
four M ; !. bRIIis laughed and gave him oacs
Didn't you say he had a dollar the
best OF your" asked Mr.. Groo.
/ mo. sir not to my knowledge" 80,
ue a oFsr na GToa s a.ks the TIVE sm.:
| If he had wager with James s. Mcguire
on the result OF the election.
The question was objected to, and the
objection was sustained.
patrisk pnnee Ta mn, captain os
Sch uln niger shove paster ballots into he
| pockets Of voters: as he Is charged with
having done. Dinnee said sshlllinger
alleged he was buying blind mans
vote.
sS o ,S, Ssss t Sss
man. He also stated that young. CAL
laghan. who testified that he heard
Ssh nsSh offer Of f bs sn = t fSr he Ssa
! formerly worked for him. ~, -.
! '.whai are the habits OF your nephswr'
! asked eX-Judse Brown. .-,,,, 80, -.
He is drunkard," said the uncle. i"
In what condition was he on election
day"
''Half drunk and wanted 10 cents.''
How was he dressed the day before
: he gave testimony here?" '-'
I Very raEgcdy."
How was he dressed the day he ties.
! tifed?' ~.~.,,l -.5As
He was wearing new suit Of
clothes
did he saw he was given the suit tor
having testified as he dd?''
| The question was not allowed. In of
feriny the testimony Mr.. Brown said
he would show, that Callaghnn was given
suit OF clothes for testifying against
Schillirger.
Patrick H. Johnson. bartender. tes-
/ tilted that Callaghan had money! to
! treat his companions after he test.eed
efore the Assembly Committee. and
The witness also testified that Cali
laghan told him he had been. given
money and clothes for his testimony.
end that he was. going 70 make clean
breast Of II to Mr.. Schllinger.
Matthew a. Smith. OF 1851 West Forty:
him he had received SIS and a suit OF
clothes from the Wilks party.
Matthew 4. Smith letter-carrier, tes-
titled that he heard the above conversa-
tion. He stated that Callaghan said the
clothes COS. him SIS.
This closed the hearing. and an adj
iournment was taken until week from
next Wednesday at 10 O'Clock, when the
ARGUMENTS will he made.
The Committee will continue Its hear
iug Of Richmond County cases next
Wednesday.