The evening world., 1894-01-26
He WANTED A FULL VOTE.
Schillinger Says He Knew He
Would Be Elected Anyway,
The Assemblyman Tcstifies Before
the Investigating Committee.

The Subcommittee OF the 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 Schlllnger DemJ is claimed
by the defeated Republican candidate,
Seth Wnks
All the members OF the Commission
Chairman Terry, Assemblyman Nc
Nance and Assemblyman Vacheron,
were on hand to-day.
The first witness examined was Mr..
Schillinger. who testified in his own be-
half that he never met Henry Hurtle,
Of SIS West Thirty-fourth street, the
ago that Schillinger or election day APP
preached him at the, polls and said:
Here's 81: yol had better vote for
schilllnger said he Offered no man
money for his vote.
Under cross-examinatlon Mr.. schllInser
told Attorney Groo that he was saloon
keeper, and that his place of business
was within 600 feet of the polls.
Was your saloon open on election
day." asked Mr.. Groo.
This question was objected to. and
after "A long argument the objection was
sustained.
ne WltncSS Sdl0 tne only time ne was
Mt the polling place, except at the time
he voted, was once when he took the
election officers some sandwiches.
" Did you take them anything else -
"No heer7"
When asked who he had been talking
to during the day the witness mentioned
MIR. Dnnee, captain of the district. who
asked Mr.. Schillinger to help bring out
all the voters, both Republicans and
Attorney Groo looked surprised. and
to get out Republican votes. -,
Yes, said the Assemblyman. 81
knew the district would go Democratic
| anyway. and wanted to get out full
vote"
There was lengthy argument by
counsel to determine whether the witness
could state whether he paid william
MAXWELL frienn of his. money on cleo
tion day. Attorney Groo said he In,
given money for electiorcerIng purposes
The witness was then allowed to state
that he gave Mr.. Maxwell $50 on election
day bu, that he was mot w WI dd 800 RET
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
rIled out for the time. :.
Under redirect examination mi Mr'
He said that Maxwell and he were good
| friends. although Mr.. Maxwell Is a dyed
in-the-wool Republican, as was his
father.
con Monday night preceding election"
my saloon and showed a roll Of bills;
There was, $40 bin on the outside, and
as n joke ! took 1t from him. The next
day, Mr. Maxwell came to me and said
Don't You know YOU stole $40 from
me last night. / want 1t back.
II simply laughed and gave him back
Didn't You say he had dollar the
! best Of you?" asked Mr.. Groo
NO. sir not to my knowledge"
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.
raTfh pnnsf tha hsy w captain
the polls all day, and did not see
pockets Of voters; as he is charged with
! having done. Dinnee said Schillinger
was out after a voter at the time 1t Is
alleged he was buying blind mans
vote.
fed ot thst he Rncws SrtIe the blind
man. He also stated that young Cal
laghan, who testified that he heard
Sch!llinger offer Hurtle So for a vote:
| formerly worked for him.
what are the habits OF your nephew
! asked eX-Judge Brown.
lie is a drunkari." said the uncle.
"In what conditi IN was he on election
day."
/ Half drunk and wanted 10 cents"
How was he dressed the day before
| he gave testimony here"
Every raggedy."
How was he dressed the day he tes-
! tified?"
| "He waa wea ring n new suit NJ
! Clothes
Ibid he say he was given the suit for
/ having testified as he d!d?"
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
| SChillinger
! Patrick ". Johnson, bartender, tes-
titled that Calaghan had money TO
! treat his companions after he 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
money and clothes for his testimony,
| and that he was going TO make a clean
breast of 1t to Mr. Schillinger.-