The evening world., 1894-02-06
DARK FOR NEVILLE.
Watcher sedgwiok Tells Of the
Inspectors Neglect Of Duty.
Democratic Vote Increased When
Fl Ballots Were Taken Out.
Lawyer Schampain Neglects His
client to Attend a Police Court.

eighth Election District of the Fourth
Assembly District. for alleged neglect
Of duty at the last election, was re-
sumed to-day before Justice Barrett, in
the Court of oyer and Terminer.
Neville Is a Tammany man, and was
Chairman of the Board of Inspectors.
John Harding and John Kiley were in
dicted with Neville, but kiley. the Re
the sight Of those who would gather
him in the laws tender clutches. Hard
ing,s trial will follow that of Neville;
The Proe Tss presents q p. peculiar
Attorney Weilman. owes his position and
his $500 salary to the Tammany Hall
lows to the District-Attorneyship, and
Justice Barrett, presiding, although first
elected to the Bench as an anti-Iam;
with an utter lack Of affection for the
Wigwam, was reelected two years ago
as the candidate of Tammany Hall.
special care. and no citizen who CON
fessed to membership in any political or
pseudo-political organization was ac-
cepted. 1t is said that a majority of the
jurymen are Republicans.
There were 1888 registered voters in the
At the close Of the polls the ,~poll-llst
III ballots in the box, and that number
were credited with voting. Then the
contrary to law. After supper the;
counted the ballots again. and the num-
Der in the box was declared to be 1888,
e exec SIS AH OF S Ballots "I the excessive iiHe' number
shall be drawn out by lot before the
ballots are opened. But these 1893 were
ope' ed and separated into four piles;
Democratic, 20 Republican, Is Soc!alistic.
8 Populist and Z scattering.
The ballots were replaced in the box,
drew out twenty-one by lot" and the
twenty-one were all Republican. Popu-
list and Socialist. To add to the queer
announced as the result of a third count
that 1853 of the III were Democratic.
All this constitutes neglect, of duty
under the law. But 1t is a felony, pun
ishable with three years in State prison
or 5000 fine or both.
Charles J. Schampain. counsel for
Neville, failed to appear, when court
convened this morning. and even the ac-
cused was not in his place:
Justice Barrett waited. He was plainly
nettled. Neville strolled in leisurely ten
minutes tardy. Justice Barrett called a
deputy sheriff to his desk and whispered.
his brow knitting ominously owards
Neville.
Neville will be on hand in future. He
is in custody of the deputy.
Presently a young man entered hastily
and told the Court that Mr.. Schampain
the Yorkviile District Court
Justice Barrett was speechless with
establishment and indignation. He de-
clared 1t to be the most remarkable pro,
eeeding he had ever experienced, and
said:
""I shall assign some other counsel to
this defense, and unless MIR. Schampain
,reason-for keeping this. Court of Oyer
,'and ,Terminer and the business Of the
people in waiting while he engages in the
trial Of a petty suit in a petty court ]
shall deem it my duty to take some ac-
ton in this NATTER
Lewis. stuyvesant Chanler was as
defense of Neville, and the trial went
on an hour later than the appointed
hour.
Henry h~ildenbrandt, of the, Bureau
Of Elections; NJ, F. Blake, Clerk OF the
common Council. and County Clerk
Scuily were called 10 prove from their
.pectors. Of Election in the Twenty-eighth
District of the Fourth; that the vote of
that district was reported by the In
spertors as stated above. and other points
Henry r. sedgwick, who was a watcher
at the polls in behalf of the CITY Bar
Association, was called next to the wit
At this poit. ll.2o o'clock. Mr.. scham-
rain hurried breathlesslv into the room.
lie explained that he had visited the
at . o'clock, in which there was danger
that his CLIENT might be locked up. He
apologized humbly 10 the Court, the
jury and the prosecution.
Justice Barrett forgave him. but with
some stringent remarks about a lawyer
who chose a petty case involving a few
was at stake. Then Mr., Chanler was
relieved, Justice Barrett saying:
You will proceed to your duty Mr..
schampian." in an Icy tone.
WitnaGC Sa1Duink hagrriha1 tho nnll-
Ing booth at 2ls Madison street: He
described with mlnuteness the positions
> or each person In the room where the
polls were closed and the counting be.
gan; The poll clerks and the ballot
clerk agreed hat 176 votes had beer
cast, and eleven ballots destroyed: and
ballot on the unvoted pile being 1888.
Neville ordered that the %copntins
eesin.r said the witness; and the in;
me ballots, placing them In five piles. They
iay there when Neville ordered a reces:
Tor supper, ard trays were brought ir
laden with steaks, chops and the like.
was invited to eat. I did eat a bi'
OF bread, sitting down where the ballot,
We're not within my range, of vision
parties, the other inspectors counting
after him. The count showed 1893 votes
y" NJ which were Democratic, 20 Repub
mean, % Socialist. 6 Populist and indie
somehow twenty-one extra ballots hat
got into the piles while the election Off
rrrN ate., ana the next thing was to ge
I'l I this surplus.
Sedgwick described how Neville com
P!"a with the law, which says the bal
tlts shall be mingled thoroughly in tn
noN and then a number equal to tn,
surplus drawn out by lot.
Ns,Nille placed the ballots In the bottom
OF the box, opened and fiat said tn,
W~lthess. He put them in the box II
unN,,0o7 from the niles. The ballot wa
iimrarly as large as the bottom of the box
me INDEPENDENT Assembly ballots wen
vn toh Neville shook the box a very
Ine witness shook the court bible an
u.ciared that the ballots did not shift
onelr relative positions In this shaking
book. ~ ~" ' ~ va
By direction of Neville, Inspecto
Inn Harding turned his back to tn
10y and drew out twenty-one ballots
wmahg them from the top. Then wha
AM iert In the box were counted agai
IN I'm me results announced"
,bI.eh came the astonishing discover
ooff"i IN this drawing by lot the numbs
ks, Deihocratlc tickets had increased I
Saagwick said thai all the ballot
Seers counted as "straights," althoug
lots '"p noticed pastors on several ba
70 called the attention OF Mr.. Nevll'
he tooIsse pastors" said the witness, IAN