The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-20
TRoY'S ELECTION FIGHT.
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Troy, March lathe oficials who are con-
Quoting the Coroncr's inquest on the death OF
Robert Ross. the Republican worker. have In
sisted upon sessions lasting from 10 o'clock in
the morning until q In the evening. With the
closing OF to-niehts session forty nine wit
nesses have been examined. OF which forty
four are Republicans. three are Dom ocrat-,
and two are Prohibitionists. One OF the Re-
publicans on the stand to-day said with citation
that he carried = 3a-calibre revolver on cleo
tion day and. in fact. he never carried any
thing smaller than that Then . sample OF
what the Renublicans do In this ward was
brought out when . Republican testified that
on the night before election he visited Eugene
Mct1ures saloon. and there found seventy
i've or one hundred bosrders. This witness
on cross-exsminstion testified that Mcclure
was Republican. The testimony to-day was
i'm portant In another direction. as no less than
four Repu blican Witnesses. all OF them sympa-
thizers with the RossJBoland Republiran fac
tion in tho Thirteenth ward. testified that Boz
land fired his revolver once or twice during
the fight at the polls on March, All Of the
prisoners wore handcufTcd when brought into
the County Court House this morning
Superintendent Willard OF the Police De.
partment issued an order to this effect
last night. He said to-day. in explaining his
order that the nature OF the testimony against
Bat Shea and John McGough warranted him
In takinR every means to prevent their escape.
He added that lie had hesitated about hand
cuffinE these two. as IL would necsssltate the
Handwriting OF John Boland. who 10 known rs
a respectable citizen. Boisnd. however. said
that while his feelings were hurt he believed
that SuIerintende Willard was right In TAX
ing every precaution. From this day on until
the close OF the inquest all VI the prisoners
will be handcuifed.
lialph W. Tate gave his experiences at tho
Republican caucus. which was the 1rst step In
the tragedy on election day. He said that
somebody put . revolver under his nose at the
caucus: When asked why he had not taken his
pistol to the caucus. he replied that it was no
Walter =; Cady KeGpblicsn poll clerk at the
would not be shot. Replying 10 Mr.. Sorton.s
mentioned to the polling place on election day.
Re as % fns n ES.s =, S
the club. and further on he said he attended
Willard Cooley. ons Of the Republican eandi.
dates Tor Supervisor
huguStus loehle Germhn-hepuhlican.
polins place: and bic fr.t remark was; nv
H4H as ~ Kot ps'Hs: "a described fhe
oSers loss was eSi1ent! & p'n n .sv Al Bs
haad and then Mr. Boiaua up ~ and I'i iiredy I
think onn would iI 20 the same thing. BOsnd fired
3a,M,ny, A.ti,h.I he had poor ere or there was
BY MI. Norton y You are a Republican, Alan.
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LoeLel said he saw three pistol. used on
election day but, for an he knsw; twenty might
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on sjec.ion dav. p'o"e""' 's'N'nk NJ 'he eiuos
2-Ris you see an, ny repss..r Attn. polls, A-Idd
viswins 'A'' s'''s 'neS ~'' inter
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land d,an .6oG, Robert Ross, Al eosdn.t .nsgsr
,s:s, koSsT; Fo.'' A man de..n .foos n:
Yin your statement: about repeater. interview.
~. ar. YOU .wss,nE TO facts or to youridsas Am
Mr. Norton insisted upon an answer and the
H.. ~ \ ~ -. NaS. >o'ue enu oeheu
must WSersapon Se decar.d tSst .. b.eyes
That the rcpeAters really did get money.
although no didn't see 10. The witness closed
his testimony b. swearing positively that he
aaw HaI Shsa .hoo, Eohar, Ros. i"a,io
i''vs s.v' i.ooois n"os LoVo'o
nau1 aoout Ine tWelth witness VINO mas sworn
that no saw oheA shOot NooeTt hoss, but the
Importance OF his testimony to-day WAS that |
he saw Bolnnu fire his revolver, IL will he rs-
mem red TINT when Holland handsd his -
voIver TO SUPERINTENDENT Willard IL was fuIIv
ioaueu Win nMnk riIiuGes.
EDWARD Phillips, the Republican ballot |
clerk OF The Third district testf ed thu n saw
"a n 1vaiv ad,t.J r., n. ia. - 49, " shoyh.
s,ss VIII ravoysI I'M Sh u,a M see ainyo0us
oiso WIN ieNoSei put lnsn Tue rhooIlnH was |
very general, AMI he Didn't care to be around
where II was. Phillips was convinced that two |
strangers voted who wsr. moi entitled 10 vote,
but they Were either Shea nor Mclough
~ IJs II a. tInsuuh, a henuoncah Mhcner IN
10 w. uIstIrt OF .h9 WsIq' anu employed ia
Inc Nateryllot Arsenal. said that he went |
to the Third district polling place AS he had |
ami m. a ~ .icht "a IL ,.n,Lis -.
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