New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-08
sHEEHAN IN MORE TROUBLE.
THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY TO PROSE-
CUTE HIM.
THEY WILL MAKE IT HOT FOR THE POLICE
COMMISSIONER FOR HIS VIOLATION OF

COMMISSIONER FOR HIS VIOLATION OF
THE ELECTION LAWS.
Police Commissioner John c. Sheehan begins to
wish he hadn't attempted to boss the voters and
election officers In the XIIIth District on Election
Day The Committee Of Seventy intends to make
4, hot for him. Charles c. Beaman. Joseph Larocque
and Henry r. Beekman. of the Committee of Sew
enty had the matter under advisement yesterday.
and II is the general opinion that Mr.. Sheehan is
guilty of misdemeanor. If not a felony. in trying
10 run a New-York election district for the
elusive benefit Of Tammany Hail.
Undoubtedly Sheehan and will be prosecuted"
said Mr.. Beaman yesterday, but further than this
I cannot say at present. Sheehan might just we'll
have instructed his voters to in and ask for Tam
many ballots only and claimed that the poll clerks
should give them only what they demanded as to
do what he did
Mr. Sheehan Is making a Enthusiastically bold
front In the matter. He says the Law Committee
OF the Pequod Club had assured him he was all right
in interfering with the election laws. and that there
was nothing illegal in his conduct. William Travers
Jerome who has been appointed as special counsel
N the Committee of Seventy to obtain evidence and
undertake the prosecution of all offenders against
the election laws. seen by a Tribune reporter
Yesterday He said: The Committee of Seventy in
tends to follow this matter up. We have slocVO at
our command and more In sight II we have use Tor
IT, to be used in prosecuting violations of the election
law Section "a Of the election law covers this case
If such voter Is entitled 10 vote and is not chal-
1enged or II challenged and the challenge be deemed
in his favor the ballot clerks shall deliver unfolded
TO such voter full set, one of each kind, OF the
official ballots provided.
section 81 says that the ballot clerks shall not
deliver 10 any voter portion only Of one full set
NJ any kind Of official ballots provided for sucn pol.
Ing place and all ballots delivered together al
one time TO any one voter. shall have the same
nrnted number on their stubs etc -
And then the penalty Is PLAINLY nio pFoV'deo IN O"Ap
W. Violation Of election law by public oncer-A
public officer who omits refuses or nesects 10 per
10 s,ses 70 permit the doing of any act authorized
thereby Is. II not otherwise proVloeo o! idM. p
able BY mp sf no more lV' than 5000 or both
The Executive Committee OF the Gomnnttee o.
Seventy held meeting at the E and amonS other
thjngs the proposed prosecution OF Commissloner
sheehan 1t is SAID II Was OF on1 the
election law on Tuesday in this city NJ Jerome Jerome
said OF the meeting: The Committee OF Se acting
Followed in this Of Mr.. sheehan and other VIC
,9T hat 81 th the commtee is disposed
al these cases TO the bitter end c,-,,..oa % -.
tain William Travers Jerome especially Tor me me
prosecution Of violations Of the election law: !ne
III committee of Seventy for Friday afternoon at
4 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce a., -
Joseph choae last Evening ef sevenv to-
sheehan for violation Of the elecuon law: VITA ibaf
lends unusual interest to the case t' commi,ed
fonv and thar he can be made to suffer the penalty
Commissioner Sheehan denied YESTERDAY ma Tm me-
many svmpathies not deliver or receive odii9ts
for the voting on constitutional amendmeen'a neri
n~s ,osi,,on and is doing all he can 10 minimize INC
offence with which he is charged -, ,, aser,,a
7, is oYnac,ed that Mr.. Jerome Will make denni.s
.arrcer,en, relative 10 the Committee OF seventy
Intentions in the matter to-day