The evening world., 1894-01-08
SENATE CONTEST IN KINGS.
Alleged Proof of Frauds in Rich
mond and Gravesend.
Testimony I'm Wolfert's Fight for
McCarty's Seat.

The Senate Subcommittee on Con-
tested Elections, consisting Of Senators
Pond, Mullin and Wolf, met in the AL
dermanic Chamber of the City Hall, in
Brooklyn. to-day. The first case called
was that of Henry Wolfert against John
McCarty.
In his opening remarks Lawyer
klendl, who appeared for Wolfcrt, made
the statement that there were 5000 illegal
votes cast In Gravesend during the re-
cent election, and 500 in Richmond
County.
Mr. kiendl offered the testimony re-
Gently taken before Justice Cullen in the
Assembly cases. Ex-senator McCarren,
VINO appeared for MCCarty. vigorously
objected to this, claiming he had not
had an opportunity to cross-eXamine the
witnesses.
Mr.. Pond, the young Chairman of the
committee, admitted that, IL necessary,
the witnesses would be produced for
cross-cXamnation.
Mr. Kicndl indicated his intention of
enueaVoring to prove that there was
FRAUD IN the polling of votes by the in
mates of Sailors Snug Harbor by call
ihs mr. DR.; he henry ID. Jay, the physician
ors was read, and DR.. Jay testified that
an were able to vote without assistance.
~ III Is ale alleged that the poll-list shows that
q.
Town Clerk O'Grady, of New Brighton,
produced election documents. Then
clerk HodEkiss, of Sailors Snug Har-
Dor, who called. and a list of names of
men who are alleged to have voted at
the election was read
It took an hour to get over the list.
small portion of it was as follows:
Peter Shay died Aus. q 1892; James Stewart
TO Liverpool In July; O. Westcrnan left July Il
,ot, 1Shh roster, died June i3 1857; r. +. Hughes
1887: ". H. Heaey no such name; Martin John.
son. died Aug. lG. 1892.
stephen G. Bunker. a Democratic poll
ing clerk at Snug Harbor, testified that
his list before he arrived.
John D. Morgan. an Independent Demo-
6rat: err OF t hyde Park 5. l., testified that
County Treasurer Tuliy he was excluded
John Hays. Republican watcher in
tti tihe Fifth Precinct, Castleton, $. l.. tes-
titled that after the polls We're closed he
was invited to help count the roll. He
said he separated the Republican from
she Dem'f5atiG ier ballots and that while
peared. He did not know where they
were taken.
He also alleged that n Mr.. Phillip, who
had an order from Justice Cullen direct
ing that watchers should be admitted,
was excluded from the polling-place and
was not permitted to serve. the order.
IT was tnen announced that the Sena-
torial vote was as follows:
Richmond County-McCarty, 1890:
NMN-olfert,. 41S5; majority for McCarty,
So. Kings County-McCarty,. 1850;
Wolfert, 17,5lS: majority for Wolfert. 767
thus giving McCartv a majority of 49,
The Gravesend election frauds We're
next taken up. The County Clerk was
called and stated that the returns from
Gravesend show that McCarty received
3,503 votes and Wolfert 165.
Lawyer Kiendl offered copies Of the in
dlctments of Gravesend election officers
as evidence. Mr.. McCarren objected, but
the Commission decided to take the pa
pers and afterwards decide whether the
evidence is material.
John Voorhis, town clerk of Graves
end, testified that in the Second District,
where the vote was ,5O2 to 10 in favor of
McCarty, there were registered 5.i74
voters.
DO you consider that increase due to
other than natural sources?' asked Mr.
McCarren.
II don't know" stammered Voorhis.
and all the spectators laughed.
Lawyer Ogden then testified to test
of rapid voting recently made at the
Union League Club. He said polling
place was fixed up and number of
ciubmen. intelligent men, he wanted 1t
understood, voted under names taken
from u Gravesend registry list.
The operation was continued twenty
minutes. and in that time twenty-seven
votes We're cast. He concluded from that
work. He. therefore, thought that 1t
was physically impossible for the votes at
Grfavesend to have been legally cast at
the last election.