New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-09
THE CONTESTED SEATS.
,,r.p1NCs IN THE SENATE AND AS
SEMBLY CASES.

~rcrryoNY GIVEN IN BROOKLYN AND NEW
YoRK-THE GRAvEsEND INIoUITIEs
cenators Pound Wolf and Mullins. the sub-corl-
m,ttee appointed to investigate the eiecuoh irauus
:, the With District affecting the election OF 'eh
,or McCarty Dem) over Henry Noilert N'epJ,
met Yesterday in the City Hall. In BROOKLYN ana
began taking testimony. Adolph kiendi ana MAYOR
y y Hobbs appeared for Mr.. Wolfert ana ex-
senator McCarren for Senator McCarty. MI MENU
said that there 5000 Illegal votes cast IN "iaNe
ord and 800 in Richmond County T the ds'ric' III
which Senator McCarty had declared majority or
&C. The evidence previously taken III the As'eiipiy
contest in Richmond County In regard 10 ''e iid"u
H., voting In the district in which the Sailors
Snug Harbor stands was presented Evidence was
GIVEN by Dr. Henry d. Joy. for eleven years piiy-
ecian Mt the harbor. showing that the seventy
two inmates were all able to vote without assist
o,ce II was then shown that they were assis'eu
T., nrenarnc their ballots. Albert b. Hodges. chief
cork testified that large number OF inmates VI
the Harbor who were recorded rs 'otins VIZ
dead or were in distant parts OF the world or hau
not been connected with the institution Tor years
G G. Bunker Democratic ballot clerk swore
that there were names put upon his poll ist Deio'c
.ho no,ls opened John De Morgan. Repuphcah
.cber IN Castleton testified that he was ejecteu
from the polling booth after the polls were oo'
ord the count was begun. John hayes saiu he wa"
the only Republican watcher present. anu "e w
NOT have an opportunity to count the Democrauo
votes Mr. Kiendl testified that there were twenty
80, Inmates Of the Snug Harbor who swoTe tna'
,bev did not vote although they were credleo WIN
6, doing 1t was announced by the committee ."d
.no members would probably go to the snug iia'
Dor TO examine the inmates
THE ASTONISHING GRAvEsEND FIGURES
nv. eo,,ras from Cravesend showed that the pop
..,,,o % tho town in 1892 SAC. The voting Tor
senator showed that 1903 votes were returned iol
McCartv and ls5 for wolfert. The indictments
-, ocotnst the election officials were offered III
eo,,dence Town Clerk Voorhis produced the res'
,rv and poll lists. He would not say 'ha' e,'o ~
crease was normal. The registration IN '"e ''
I-,,,or D,srict was 2474. and over lb" votes VIZ
-. rvnor+ evidence was given by Herbert ogue"
80 7, Rlackmar of the Union League Cluo' 10
show the rate of voting. From recent eApei rnmte
they asserted that not more , ana with six booths
could vote at a sins.e po'''Ne p'
i Senator McCarren caused ,laugh py Conev
"You don't know how fast thev 40 '"iNe' 0
iS'a'' FRIDAY AGAINST GRAHAM.
The subcommittee of Assemblymen inVes'isa' ,f
81, frauds In Gravesend, In the contest Oh w. "
FRIDAY against James Graham. In the Nv 49,,
,,,, District continued its work at the brooh'!"
civ Hall Yesterday. Mr. Friday was the HTS. W.
rees He was called to TESTIFY 10 map "a ~
district Secretary Barnard, of the county o''.
yassors presented the official returns OF 'he 'o'e -
tho six election districts in Gravesehd' sio"i"s &c
FRIDAY received 162 and Graham S5io votes
registry and poll lists of the town were piou'. ~
Town Clerk Voorhis showing the registry Oh '''e
voters in the six districts. - ,
Evidence was given by Thomas f. Magu'e' !"
nrivate detective In regard 70 his search lor CUT
o,izers in C;ravesend before the election. lie was
en,,loyed by the Committee of One Hunoreu' iiV
followed some men to New-1orK' anu oi h''
DAY he saw eight men vote whom ne hau 49,. "
New-York He could only get the names OF 'hree.
He saw three men whom he knew as resiueii'S Vi
Rrooklyn vote in Gravesend. and he estimated una.
he saw dozen more. There was no SSm,:.uDn as
large crowd present in the morning; ana II was
impossible to tell who voted In the the afternoon in
from Brooklyn. Similar evidence was sNrh Det n,
tbs IN resar ID tn nat the speed Of voting
shown it would have been 1possiple 10 caEe
the sl2 minutes between sunrise and sunset allotted
for voting on Election Day.
THE QUESTION OF EMPLOYMENT BY THE CITY.
The Assembly Subcommittee Privileges and
observation-disclosures Terry chairman; Vacheron and
lIcNamee-held another session yesterday In Part
Ill of the Court of Common Pleas in the County
Courthouse. this CITY, Chairman Terry called the
cases Of Albert Ballie Fep) against Samuel j. foiey
(TamD sitting member from the Nth Disrlct
an ai'ec Tamo Sitting member for the With
District The case of La Mazda VS. u Donnsn VA, Ma9
first taken up Ex-Assemblyman L. l." van Aiieh
appeared for the Republican contestant and JUS
nee Wauhope Lynn for the dammaH sykrmishng
maintained that La MAZDA mad no standing IN c91,
sseS he he met slf and While he admitted
that he did not register vote last year. depose
that he had been duly naturalized and had NOteu
ar the Presidential election of by 3,
Justice Lynn acknowledged that ODonneI had
hon in the Sherffs employ as charged IN the con-
festant's bill but said il only to conduct prs
oners TO and from Blackwens Island and the
O'Donnell ineligible an Assemblyman. as he was
no, enloIoved BY the city government Both sides
will submit briefs on SATURDAY. - - . ,,
The committee then took up ire case OF III
the sitting member from the NSIld District MT.
page alleges that Tobin Is ineligible because ne was
ernnloved by the Excise Board or the department
OF Public Works within 10 GAYS OF ' , tec Ir
fest because 1t failed to show what oslce op.n
he,d and the period during which ne per ils
duties The matter adjourned UNI! ,iEurslay
az Mr. Pages request, on account OF MS c0u"-
The case Of Baillie vs., Foley was next called;
Mr. Van Allen appeared for the contestant anu
Wright Holcomb for the sitting member. foley
was ALLEGED 10 ineligible because he ndd Decn d
Commissioner Of appraisal in the mater Of tne
openng of One-hundred-a nd forty -fourln-st rom
Sevent,-aye TO the Harlem River. under me APP
pointment OF Judge Miles Beach. on June ~.
and continued TO act until 100 days before the esc,
ton Of November 1893. Mr. Holcomb contend-d
that It his clients fault that me frn
ing was not sooner closed lie read decision IRON
Judge Lawrence show that the o'hce OF C3'' No
sioner of appraisal did not come unasr tne
terms OF the act disquafyng members OF tne 1 r.
semb.y and moved TO dismiss the Complaint. n'
chairman doubted the power OF the h s,b
dismiss. He thought Inc mater isiu, % an
rcittei TO the full committee. AFTER 'urther an ~
n,ent the case went over until Tuesday. January 10
Robert Miller Otepl VINO CONTESTED thf HaT Ms
Patrick F; Tralnor Tam In the so ~ n,chae
Conk,inC (RepD against Michael Hc0urt tOtI.II -
Richmond County, was set down for this "'o'"'e
,t,oprp,c riTR STOW