New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-19
LODGING-HOUSE "FLOATERS."
MANY COLONIZERS IN THE lid DISTRICT

SUPERINTENDENT BYRNEs VIGILANT-A NUMBER
OF INDICTMENTS EXPECTED.
The revelations regarding the colonization Of Tam
many hoaters in lodging houses in the lid Assem-
by District which have been made TO the Lexow
Committee this week. do not begin to tell the extent
OF the frauds which are being Planned in the as
rict: but the whole story Is Likely TO come Oh, pe-
fore Election Day. Following the disclosures 10 the
committee the bloody fight between Police Justice
Patrick Diver the Tammany leader In the distrct'
and Morris Tekusky the former president OF the
LIQUOR Dealers Association who was a witness be-
fore the committee months ago. CONNECT
bad enough to cause blows between such powerful
men in the corrupt organization may iead 10
'squealng" by some OF their followers particularly
IL the quarrel about political management
Tekulsky Is said to have teen one of the TaInnahy
men who criticised the Police Justice FOR remaining
at a distance from the city when some OF the I'M
happy workers were being tried, convicted ana sent
to prison for Illegal work at the eiecuo" mere
have been extensive frauds planned In the nistic'
this fall and Migrants who have no right TO vote
are being gathered into temporary lodging houses
where bee Is sold to them at low rates III oruei
that they may be kept under the control OF
"heeers" and used as voters
It was learned yesterday that Superintendent
Bvrnes had been called before the Grand jury
again after he had received reports about the frau
duent registration % many men from the lodging
houses and many arr ests may lolio" "'i''''i'"''
I'm n few days Mr. Byrnes was also IN cohsui'a-
ton with the Dstrct-Attorney
The indictments already found by the Grahd jury
r,u no followed by many more. 1t is SAID Inc
man adonted by the Superintendent OF ha'''s "
census taken In the lodging houses ana mn yis'ry
narlny tho lists OF dodgers with the onlcIa. c,sas
'Ists has resulted in the discovery OF
~ fraudulent registration. Yesterday Nj, &c uho
had mon AZ work verifying the isis OF 'o''' VIZ
registered on Wednesday, Law, rumber OF
II is currently reported that arg Invented by
indictments win be found on evidence pr - mn
IN. nnlce The lodging houses nave peei
der constant surveillance un Ter the Iupc' ,he census
ir.,ructinns since the night "nci ~" o,ac.ion
,vas taken which was thirty days oeloie rr',oorsj
In connection with this matter, IL ,Trin .e,lent
arouuI Police He tdquartera that Hu,'ntna ,.o ers
Uvrnes has discovered an attempt 10 Cooi., +, mo
in several lodging houses in certain Nam, ion
~ II vas also reported that he hai ihlo ~,
in,n,ring one or more district leaders IN 'ilt ~
and il was said rnat his appearance Dis,ric,.
cr,ri Iiry and his conference WIN !Nt '''"
-, .nm Tn' h,d Some be- airing on the matter
Nr Pvrn-S declined To- say anNthirS -. 80 n,,ritv
nn was ,oing al I'm his power 20 pirsea.,, vbe:her
80 ,ba ballot Asked the direct quesuon ,.a',,
w. ,',. i'm nosse,sion Of evidence that an h't,p'
md h..n made to cooniZe voters III IN ~ ,be
h'"... he r.nlied: Il nave nothing TO zen Oh w
IT,, /, is my duly that the law u IN.
fnrced ard whatever evidence OF l'aua rnn.r an.
NV pDsses,ion will be presented 10 Inv '''f-' "
Evidence Is being prepared. II was Iear, arr. S see
to-day 10 present to the Grand irE ~ ~
- no eglstra ton in the Nth Assembly p.So :,
r. - s,t5 mat The cases 50 Gear that hlctieI'
al ,rrssts viii follow without delay. Hhl ~. Nm,
r1c,.1 win the Dstrct-Attorney : omcr ,a' 49,
-. hringin.. Of thesr cases H. du" nanny u az
! enorts of the state Democracy Managers