New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-11


watcher Of the Twenty second Election Distr'w $50 o'
The ia Assembly District at the eiec'o" j"
Mr. sutherland-TeM all you saw and heard
Tho Wjtness-Early in the morning IT was oarA
and raining hard. went TO the poinng-p"ace ~
60 o,c1ock The arrangements had not been
completed. There were two or three me" an.
policeman in the place. The policeman dldn inter
Tor. With me until one OF the men who seemed 10
dominate him took him TO one side IN 'he ,'' ~
the room and talked to him. Then the poh''i''"
came 10 me and asked me who was sara wa
a watcher What kind" said he. "A H'Pup"-
can watcher" ! answered The policeman wa
called aside again by one of the men hai nam, no rh
! was a watcher for the Republcah o'b"'
and had d right to be there
TOLD TO PUT HIM OUT
Several NJ the men told the officer to put me
ont They said that II he didn't they would. told
them that had a right to be there. ana read thei
nv commission said was entitled 70 see u the
baotbox all right before the polls opened me
policeman again said that would have 70 ge' , OUT
out OF the door in order 10 avoid being arrrs'rn
and perhaps kept from the place All uay i"'''
I went to Police Headquarters and t9ld snpern
tendent Byrnes Of what had occurred Superlntcnd,
Byrnes sent for Inspector w .ans a. ni'a .o,p
him TO take back TO the polling pace IN cap
hsfoTn ocIork INSPECTOR Williams in first
| and | followed The Inspector said TO me pore
duty?" The policeman said he hadn't interfered
with He said that he had merely asEfd me ne q
step OF the polling place TIL the Doons couIu
be arranged. The other men present said the S"i'
| thing. ~ =, ,,,o, IN
be back several times to-day. This gentleman must
not be interfered with.
| ABLE-BoDIED MEN HELPED.
On that day saw forty-one able-bodieh men
helped TO make out their tickets by Democratic
| inspectors, who went into the booths with them
Lo1l. oil and
that they were able to make out their own Dhio's'
He said that If the men swore they were not able
| he had alternative | answered that such was
not the law and read to him the statute lie said
q. (by Mr. sutherland,H all these men the use
| OF their eyes and limbs? A;-They hal ohy one
| man had a lame foot. and walked with cane
| One OF these men sworn when Inspector VII
ams was 5eSs en cali air bnt man disabled do
HE says he is answered the inspector Oh e'ec-
well" said Inspector Williams, III was election
| inspector ! wouldn't let anybody help him -
You're not election inspector" answered the
/ saw by my side checking names names. OF ia a
| list. He took down several names occasionally, ana
| sent them outdoors. / thought at first that he
was merely sending them out 10 workers 10 nave
| street / saw the workers hand the names TO men
who were hanging about. The men then entered the
| Eeveral had TO be prompted and entirely
| forgot the name he was to vote upon
THE POLICEMAN SAW 1T ALL.
Odd the policeman all this? Ale did.
lie stood back the wall. within an arms reach OF
] the men.
| O-Was this man who forgot his name able
! bodied? Ale was.
| Q-Had he good eyesght? Ale had.
II went 10 another eleclkn district said General
Coils land saw the Identical men who had voted
! in this way in my district They We're hanging
about the polling place there j saw the same KIND
| of work done at the other place which had seen
| at the polling place where ! was watcher. Our
O. by Mr.. Sutherland)-Is there anything else to
tell us? A.--When ] made my first challenge the
democratic supervisor said that ! would have 10
be sworn and would have 10 testify that knew the
| man personally and knew that he didn't reside
| The place from which he tried TO vote. | told him