The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-01-26
He WANTED 4 FULL VOTE.
sohilinger Says He Knew He
Would Be Elected Anyway.
The Assemblyman Testifies Before
the investigating Committee.

Inc subcommittee OF tne Assembly
Committee on Privileges and Elections
continued its investigation to-day In
Part III. of the Court OF Common Pleas,
In the alleged election frauds in the
Fifteen Assembly District.
This Is the district In which the seat
of Adolph Schillinger (Dem) is claimed
by the defeated Republican candidate,
Seth Wilks
All the members of the Commission.
Chairman Terry. Assemblyman Nc
Nance and Assemblyman Vacheron,
were on hand to-day.
Schillinger. who testified in his own be-
half that he never met Henry Hurtle.
Of Of sl5 West Thirty.fourth street. the
that as ies or esceon Say days
preached him at the polls and said:
Here's 81; yo, had better vote for
schilllnger said he offered no man
money for his vote.
Under cross-examination Mr.. schilinger
told Attorney Groo that he was saloon
was within 300 feet OF the polls.
Was your saloon open on election
day?' asked Mr.. Groo.
after a long argument the objection was
sustained.
The witness said the only time he was
he voted, was once when he took the
election officers some sandwiches.
Did you take them anything else p
N" No beer"
When asked who he had been talking
to during the day the witness mentioned
asked Mr.. schillinger to help bring out
all the voters. both Republicans and
Attorney Groo looked surprised, and
asked the witness II he really wanted
to get out Republican votes -,
Yes, said the Assemblyman. 81
the and gSu 10 oa u
Soie'" anu "an'e' 10 Se' 'D' 'a'
There was lengthy argument by
counsel to determine whether the wine witness s.
MAXWELL FRIEND OF his. money on cleo
ton day. Attorney Groo. said he In
tended to show that Mr.. MAXWELL was
The witness was then allowed to state
that he gave Mr.. Maxwell $40 on election
day, but that he was not within $50 feet
was not then allowed to state what the
money was paid for.
Did you have a wager on the result
This question was objected to and
ruled out for the time.
TTder redirect tbs m M
Te sad ehat 'a and he good
friends, although Mr.. MAXWELL is a dyed
in-the-wool Republican. as was his
ION Monday night preceding election"
said the witness. Mr.. MAXWELL was in
my saloon and showed a roll Of bills;
There was. a $40 bill on the outside. and
day. Mr.. Maxwell came to me and said
good humoredly:
~ pOns ySp know y0 ~ st stole sk $40 from
81 simply laughed and gave him back
four IS bills"
Didn't you say he had dollar the
mo. o. sir D not to my knowlese."
utes. Attorney Groo asked the witness
| II he had a wager with James s. Mcguire
on the result OF the election.
The question was objected to. and the
| objection was sustained.
the tesed thaf he w sap around
the polls all day. and did not see
Schillinger shove paster ballots into the
Of voters he Is wsn
was out after voter at the time 1t is
alleged he was buying a blind mans
vote; c,.uo uo,.u,,,,., .os,,
fed that he knows Hurtie. the blind
man. He also stated that young, Cal,
laghan. who testified that he heard
is a nephew of his, and that he had
formerly worked for him.
What are the habits Of your nephewF'
asked ex-Judge Brown.
HE is a drunkard," said the uncle.
I'm what condition was he on election
day?'
Half drunk and wanted 10 cents
"How was he dressed the day before
he gave testimony here?
Very raggedly."
tified?"
HE was wearing a new suit Of
clothes
"Did he say he was given the suit for
having testified as he did,"
The question was not allowed. In Of
fering the testimony Mr.. Brown said
he would show that Callaghan was given
a suit Of clothes for testifying against
Patrick IL. johnson, a bartender, tes-
treat his companions after ne testified
before the Assembly Committee. and
that he never had money before
The witness also testified that Cal
laghan told him he had been given
and that he was going to make a clean
breast Of 1t to Nj Schillinger.