The evening world., 1894-02-28
FAY WE[Ps ON THE STAND.
The Accused Election Inspector
Breaks Down.
He Explains the Method Followed
In Counting Votes.

The amazing celebrity with which IN,
juries in the Court of oyer and TermIne,
are convicting the election officers unde,
Indictment for various frauds last Fal
causes CONSERVATION In the ranks of thu
ward heelers. who have lone Tammany's
bidding and are now awaiting trial. The
verdict against James j. Dooltv OF the
Second Assembly District, 1t Is believed
VIII induce a great many of the fifty odd
oihcials under Indictment to plead guilty
and rely upon the mercy OF the Court.
Michael S. Fay, Assistant Inspector OF
Elections in the same district with boo.
ley CNineteenth Election of the Second
Assembly,. had an excellent chance to
withdraw his plea of not guilty this
morning when his case was called before
Justice Barrett and a jury. He'is charged,
as In Dooley's case. with making a
false statement of the canvass of votes.
But Howe & Hummel had been retained
to act for Fay, and from that fact Fay
seemed to extract hope.
He was called to the bar at 10. Is
o'clock, While the jury was being i'm
pWans,led, Assist2nt Distrlct-Attorney
Justice Barrett and asked that the Court
admonish him not to absent himself
from the COURTROOM pending these cases.
Howell Is a poll clerk. a witness in Fay's
found yesterday. He said he would re-
main IN attendance faithfully to-day.
AS Fay was jointly indicted with
of false statement OF canvass. Mr.. Well
man followed out the same lines laid
down in the prosecution of Dooley. The
evidence against Fay is a repetition OF
that which nnnyinfal n1Al ..i -
witnesses called were the same hear ID in
the ~latter's trial.
Fay is the man who, in offering testi-
mony ostensibly In Dooley's favor yes
very slick"
David Tuomey. Of II Roosevelt street.
an employee In the public stores, was
ment OF yesterday that he voted at SO2
Pearl street. and voted a straight Re-
publican ticket. He handed II to Chair
man Dooley, and the latter deposited it
Edward Gordon, OF II Roosevelt street.
said he handed a straight Republican
ticket to one of the inspectors at 1862
Pearl street saw the ballot fall into
Timothy Dugan, a welgher in the Gus
tom-House, living at Is Cherry street.
said he voted the straight Republican
te%rrogating the latter W witnesses
and held an earnest consultation with
his client. 1t was evident Mr.. Howe's
client hadn't posted him fully as to the
strength of the case against him and the
big lawyer was in no pleasant frame of
mind.
Other witnesses to testify that they
voted for Bartlett and other Republican
candidates were: Thomas Thompson, 81
street: Thaddeus +. Cornell,
10 Oak street: Daniel F.. Ring. "a Cherry
street. and Thomas s.. Ring, 1851 Pearl
Anthony j. Boutele. of 80 Roosevelt
said he registered. but did not
vote at the last election. ON the state
of the canvass to which Fay sub
scribed 1t appears that all the persons
registered cast their votes. Other
witnesses were: Thomas Harold. poll
In the Eighteenth Election Dis
and James Sullivan.
Mr.. Wellman rested at this point for
the prosecution.
At the afternoon session the defense
began lis case. with Fay as the first
witness. He lives at 242 East One Hun
Of the election lived in the Twelfth
District. Speaking of the counting of
ballots Fay said Dooley. who was
convicted yesterday. had the handling
Of them first and then passed them to
him. Fay said he counted 271 ballots
before they We're opened. After they
piles Of ten each, and all three of the
inspectors. he said. Dooley, O'Donncll
and himself counted them.
Fay was subjected to a searching cross
examination by Mr.. Wellman, and at
one time broke down and wcpt.