The evening world., 1894-03-16
BLUE COATS FOR MAYNARD.
Some Voters Followed Into tho
Booths and Ballots Handed
to Them.
FORCE USED ON Professors.
Easy for Tammany Workers, but
Representatives Of the 0ppo-
sition inundated.

Senator Lexow and his Police Invests
eating Committee resumed their sessions
this morning In Part III of the Court
Of Common Pleas. Besides Chairman
Lexow. the members of the COMMITTEES
present when the proceedings began at
IL o'clock were Senators O'Connors
Bradley and Cantor.
The fact that some prominent citi-
zens had been promised as witnesses
to-day by Mr.. Milholland, who is run
ming this end OF the investigation, had
brought down a large gathering of in
terested spectators. and at that hour the
court room was wen allied.
One Of the first of the Committee to
arrive was Senator Bradley. Otto
Kempner. Commissioner OF Accounts
Wahle and other politicians Of more ~
less prominence were seen among the
audience.
The Committee said they a not de-
cided yet whether or not they would sit
tomorrow. which is st. Patrick's Day.
but Senator Bradley declared that he be-
lleved in business before pleasure. and
was therefore in favor of holding a ses-
sion, Notwithstanding the fact that II
was also his sixty-tirst birthday.
Con Not Present.
No little interest centered upon a ru-
NOR that John w. Goff had been ac-
cepted as one OF the counsel to the Com
mittee. and would begin his work In CO.
operation with William A.. Sutherland.
the Rochester lawyer, to-day. Lawyer
Grasse has already been engaged as
associate counsel, and Mr.. Goff's friends
say he will not serve under any consid-
Grafton so long as the political inquiry
Br. Parkhurst says the Society has
not receded from it's position, and that. he
told the Committee at Albany Yesterday
1h 1sted a uS wrong Er c0 GsTs eSnal hs@ oe he
declared that the latter did not want to
ASSUME ss r. any o aie tate aaI e, OF t the Commit roam II
the opening this morning.
Chairman LeXow and several of his
Republican colleagues who arrived In
town last evening had q secret confer
Hotel, but he result of the consultation
was not made public. The members Of
the Committee when questioned tbs
Cons connection with the COMMITTEES
his plans we're. ard they had taken no
further action In the matter.
Money st the Polls.
The first witness was ]. Augustus
Johnson. "A lawyer, living at loS West
I t.lktlN -tlkfllh slttf WIN % n ANNBoS
lirau watcher in the First Election Dis
trict OF the Twelfth Assembly, District
He said the police there allowed per.
sons to vote who had been challenged
by the witness for voting on names that
had already been voted upon.
This happened in three Instances. The
witness demanded of the policeman that
three persons should be arrested. but the
policeman refused to do 30.
They were allowed then to go into the
booths Nth a ,I se .hpdisd al nnS nar INV
Rn0thsr thing Mr; Johnson noticed
ME- men s:t ,Is ha"ui as LOOT MIL
ten feet of the ballot-boA. Money was
freely distributed. He called the atten.
ton of the police to this and demanded
Thu crowd around the door and In the
poiiing-place, the witness said, became
violent. and wanted him put out or ar
present for protection, and this. he adj
MIR, johnson told Mr., Nicoll. who cross.
out the Committee to tell his story. He
decided to testify yesterday.
Il met a gentleman at the once Of TIE
Colonial what" interrupted Mr..
Nicoli. Wards. did you say
NO, the wars OF the colonies; nothing
to do with ward organizations" replied
the witness. mnch to the amusement
OF soma among the audience.
No Statement OF Politics.
Mr.. Johnson said he was independents
You are a mugwump, then l pre-
sime? ." said Mr.. Nicoll.
Chairman LeXow ruled out this ques-
ton, and said he should sustain the rule
that no witness could he compelled 70
state TO what particular faction he be-
longed.
MIR. Johnson said. in answer to Senator
Cantor's questions, he had made no COM
plant against the policeman at the poll
Ing place who had refused TO make ar
rests ut his request.
"DIin't YOU protest to the Republican
lnspector?" asked Senate Cantor.
Yes, but he simply said to me. What
good will II do for me to interferey Win
these Tammany men ! cant do any
Mr.. Johnson said the Republican In