The evening world., 1894-04-07

TcDOrtGTy IOunu themselves ~ NV 49,
OF the Abe Meyers Association. There
q flood of light was let in upon the
frauds, md charges were made that I'M
plicated Patrick Diver.
s%pringinR the Trap.
The Abe Meyers Association, composed
almost exclusively o: Hebrews. Is an on
shoot of the Garfield club Inc latter
was at one time a strong republican or
ganization, the members Of which We're
scattered over three Assembly DISTRICTS,
including the Second. 1t was growinG
with such rapidity that Patrick blyVs
capture 1t If possible; II not theh 10
break IL up.
His henchmen were soon at work upon
the task of u~ndermiring the ,Garileld
Club. Some OF the officers, VINO were
considered the most piiah,e, we're seen.
Most alluring promises OF reward wrfe
third OF the Garheld club members
could not be bought over, but the remain
der followed the officers.
A meeting of the club was called and
the trap sprung. Well-known men had
been impressed into the service, and they
made speeches clarifying IN
vain the honest Republican members
protested. The plot was carried out sue
cessfully. The Garfield club went T."
pieces, and on the ruins OF that tepunl-
can organization the Abe Meyers Asao-
citation was founded.
Meyers is a Tombs Police Court lawyer.
Paddy Diver, Police Justice, frequently
sits In judgment in the Tombs Ponce
Court. BY direction Of DIVERS hench-
men, a deputation from the new orEnni-
xation waited upon Diver and told him
what had been done. The spokesman OF
the party was Morris Levy, of u clthar.
rine street. Among the others were Sol
Bernstein, of q CCthArlnc street, and
Morris Bernstein, OF III Madison street,
The Judge was "surprisedI and de-.
lighted at the information which Levy
had to convey. He shook each of his
visitors by the hand, patted them on
the back. and smilingly insinuatol that
they would lose .iothing b. their Grange
"Tammany Hall is not ungrateful."
he added. 'By-the-wny, how many
members have you got in your organiza-
"Nearly W hundred" was the re
ply, ''of whom about onc-half are citi-
Naturalization Easy.
According to the story which Levy
tells and the others corroborate. the
question of natuIalizing the alien MEM
bers of the Cub was then discussed,
and at it's close Diver said:
well, you know you can get all the
tickets you want here at the Diver
club-rooms. They will save you the
fees in court"
over to the members of the deputation.
Each ticket was worth 30 cents, and
was practically n draft on the superior
or Common Pleas Court against n fund
which Tammany Hall had deposited for
naturalization purposes. 1t is the Gus
tom Of Tamrneny to deposit money in
the courts II get tickets which are
good for the fees In naturalization cases.
Tammany fears that some of it's CAN'T.
dates for citizenship would decamp II
given hfty cents instead OF a ticket
representing that amount
Diver asked the men to work hard
Cor. the success Of the Tammany ticket
4nd bring out all the votes possible.
At the conclusion OF the interview. he
said, according to the statements of the
men present:
.co ahead h,,. .,, r,.
chat you caanct suffer IN nm, Wns.' W.
Our side.
"If ANYBODY .. arrested and n. good
s nwy ysr, :; ~, seS ,%1s TO- Gro-nrn,s; dorI for
.sTramm m. NV Will ,,Lc c,r.,r N, r,w-
many aiwnys takes cnrc OF it, own ,i""'
,,,
If Patrick Diver, Police Court Jus
tice. made that statement, he certainly
Is responsible for the wholesas natur-
allegation of aliens which followed.
OLIVER was considered all powerful.
The deputation knew that men guilty
OF every conceivable crime had gone
UNPUBLISHED and that criminals of al
. Frades kn wsre h wo XXI for " II Indge;c
others and had kept his word.
N,L,,r u..,-
"""'"S " "''"r"'
The members of that deputation
armed with a pocketfui OF 56,Crmt
checks for Naturalization purposes laft
the Diver club-rooms univ daternin.i
to make n record
That Diver believed they were d,Inp
their work faithfully IL ,vident from
the fact that in n LITTLE whiln Tho tn.n
were promised the following positions.
strentLS,oa ~, roIv,tnmsn'P unt
aiso acted ,n M aon ne "uI
e,ection dis,r;ct hr, h,c I%nnI""S Vi ii"
Oil pern' " .''l,'' u.
,oroa " pace u" 'ne ponce
Mor-,, por,s.ot, ~ ,o..,,.
~, nr,' u u,ch i,Spec'piSnlP
iioonni ptntct, nhe u,pu,nt'on, ny hlI
TTarnNe, vi u AZ T i.Icilaiu ,rnher q
.au,nlany nan Ine ilenlneTS were IN
uoua@eu " ~ buSS' Ghu Levy aSoll
LIEU as shoheslHah, lheiF IcGtpt'ol
vas as coruid! as thdt given ,y llVI"f
vi the part OF lahihahy ar. NroKtL
saIu 'nsy Woulu not nave cause u
regtet Ineir acton &,
In hoe Meyers Association nad mead
quarters III henry street. ana there tht
Hieihoers ot the ueputatlon proceeded
WIN the bo-ceht checks winch justice
plVper had given To them. a resula
noasf,uo.nous canvass was then made
Russians and Poles were invited L
step up and be made citizens. Some few
VI tne men Hau Dtcn mere Tor years