The evening world., 1894-03-09

appropriation from the State Treasury
was made to conduct this investigation.
and the attention of every taxpayer In
the State Is centred In this inquiry.
THE conviction of McKane and the
violators OF the election laws In this
city was not the result of partisan ef,
fort. Men of all parties have declared
that these abuses shall be suppressed at
all hazards.
Interference of Police.
'In the testimony which will be brought
to your attention to-day you VIII be asked
to consider the interference OF the Pohee nee
been charged that tnis abuse mas been
carried to excess There seems to have
been motive in this and efforts Will be
made to probe it to the bottom.
''lt Is also charged that the police OF
this city thrive on blackmatl. EVERY
onc who has any evidence of this VIII
compelled. to give testimony to this.
'The Committee will sit from this. day
to the conclusion of its inquiry III q
spirit OF fearlessness. the only ann ana
object being to get at the truth.
Senator O'Connor came in while Mr..
Sutherland was talking. At the close
had ms returaed. rnahs in in reply descriosd The
efforts that had been made while ne was
D!strict-Attorney 20 punish violations
OF the election laws. ..,
This movement was started pS coIn-
mittee of the Bar Association, ana Mr..
Nicoll himself had begun the prosecution
OF these cases which had been carrier
on by Col. Fellows, and number or the
Offenders had been convicted.
80 far as the interference of the Po-
lice Department in the elections Is con-
cerned, which Mr.. Sutherland alleges
was II such wholesale character" said
Mr. Nicoll there was not the slightest
hint Of such a thing during all the In
vestigation which went on throughout
the whole month of November.
Every opportunity was given to bring
out evidence of such conduct on the part
of the police, but nothing Of the kind
was even suggested. All the evidence
was against election officers.
"If Mr.. Sutherland can prove what he
says ne intends to show, he will accom-
plish something that no Republican, ,ifhdi- nntl-
lan1 Republican or Tammany man mad
ever been able to do"
NicoIrs Fling Mt Sutherland.
Mr. Nicoll intimated that Mr.. Suther-
Ia nd. being a gentleman from the west
ern part of the State, knew very lttle
about the Police Department OF New
York He should not be surprised II the
! counsel for the Committee had been mis-
led by exaggerated statements,
This was all Mr.. Nicoli had to say;
and Mr.. Sutherland then announced that
Cen, g. IL. T. Coils. who had been sum
monel as a witness to-day. was not In
Town, so he would first call William f..
DAILY.
DAILY the Tirst Witness.
Mr.. DAILY said that he had been a
watcher, at the polls FOR the iast , tn,rsS nirsS
in the Eleventh Election District OF the
Tenth Assembly District.
He described several occurrences tnat
Third Election District. lie said he had
a controversy with the Tammany cap,
tain over challenge which he had
What did he say to you?" asked Mr..
Sutherland
He said that II he was, the election
! inspector, he would break 5 the BOOK S oyer r
good notion to smash your Jaw any
way ,,, ,,, y,
demonstrated they did nothing, and l
was insulted and hustled about by the
| crowd there"
At another election district, the Four
| teenth Mr.. DAILY said as soon as he
entered the place, he was surrounded
by gang Of heelers, who jostled him
and knocked his hat over his eyes.
When he complained TO the policemen
not listen to him. .-
In the Fassett election two years age
the witness said lie was assaulted by a
policeman in the Fourth Election Dis
trIct OF the Fourteenth Assembly Dis
trict. The policeman, he said. put him
out of the polling place for no cause
of the officer, as ne said he did not want
to get him into trouble
Mr.. Nicoll. IN cross-eXaminatlon
asked:
Q-Are you a Mholland or Committee Of
Thirty Republican? A.-Wel I'm an aAmirer oi
q And YOU believe in the bipartisan Police
bill? A-leS ,
YOUR law DID h. do IL A,-No, but he looked
puPnacilus
| o--what is your occupation' Aim United
States gsuger
"Oh, so you are a Federal office
holder, arc yod'" askei Senator Cantor
when were you appointed?
'BN President Harrison
Then you are ho!d-overF
"Yes; / suppose So
Boylan Makes Charges.
The next witness was John J. Boylan
Of N2 East Twenty-eighth street, who
i described an incident which occurred IN