New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-10

with the free exercise Of the right of suffrage OF
! that there any complaint against them ana /
am surprised to hear Mr.. Sutherland say anu
shall be indeed surprised if hear nm Prov 'n nav
there was any such wholesale interference WIN w
exercise Of the right Of suffrage IN TINS clt! AZ Wv,
last election on the part OF ,.e ,tose gentlemen
| who ame out some time az your codulu'oi ,
and n critics that Mr. SH p %dS oee Depart
ment was concerned; but tell you now that II ne
proves that there VAS a wholesale Interference on
The part Of the police OF this city. he will have as
covered what Of MS III NeW-i oih ~ IL, /
can or Democratic, or anti-Snapper or M M
/ Republican or Committee Of Thirty or Tammlah ~
Hall has discovered. Mp 10 this date ana M
| be- as novel az It will be sad. That Is all nave
! got to say at present
| THE FIRST WITNESS CALLED.
| william T. Daily. Of No 200 First-ave, ganger
! I'm tn Interna! Revenue Department, was the hrS'
| witness called In reply - questions by Ny Hu'h-
! erland he said that ne had been active IN he-
uubtcan roiltics in this city. and had been a
| worker AZ the polls on election days f)r number
| Of wears eyer since he old enough to vote.
/ He was acquainted with number of policemen
and voters In the Nth Assembly District where ne
| llved IN the polling place OF the Third Election
/ D,s,rlc, ~ the Xih Assembly District Election
Day last fail. he had his attention drawn to A
case Of falls. registration If" made objection when
TIE man who hal registered Illegally tried to vote
The Tanrnlny captain in the pace said: rye a
/ banked good notion 10 break your jaw the
;hrea, was repeated several times hrt the police
u.n on duty the polling place did not interfere
The Tamma1y captain carried his point. and the
inrn wax allowed - vote.
"Iu tire evening ~ that dav." AIr DAILY said.
Il vas duly authorized watcher in the Four
f,cnth Election District Of the Nth Assembly Dis
trirt AMI was present az the polling pace 10 WI
r.4s th- count % the vote. | was surrounded ~
a crowd which pushed and o-tlel me- Some OF the
Ttnmauy men present kept knocking my hat over
nv eyes 20 prevent mo from soeng III" ballots
counted There were two policemen present at the
Pace ard Appealed 10 them. one Of the police
,l-u ..I 4 DON'T s.- anybody bliherlnS you'
The men behind me continued t. knock my nat or
, 80 intervals
chairman LeNov How long dl taat continue?
For ai1r' h1lf 90 hour
. Wh1t imc % tac evening VAS IT. About
sc"s g 900 %" 81 INK p.'r,s whil' the Pole Board
We COMPOSED ~ ~, Republicans ana two Demo
Gratis; Al never dli
'% EXPERIENCE ~ I>oo
ON Election ply in lseo Mr. Day sll. be- saw
a. disturbance ~ H., polling place in the Fourth
Election District - tte MYTH Assembly District
au1 inquired tr~ cause u It. y POLICEMAN in me
Place said. "lr vou don't shut mp III put YOU
out ~ here TN" policeman repealed 10" threa.
AMI ~ myth forciby elected him from the polling
place
II went - ne police station "a the precinct and
AMI took tho policeman on; OF the polling place ."
AIR Day sid. 1T j. p~-h'i,s. unnecessary to say
that the police captain WIS o Republican"
- Mr. Nicol What nre your politics: Al am a
. 70 VIA; branch ~ the R,puh ican party ID
You belong? Al am . menb'r Of the Executive
committee "f thr Republican county Committee
. Are YOU MnholanI Republican or Il COM
Of Mr.. Muhoiland.
Ia repy - other questions by Mr. Nlcou the
witness said be believed 20 bipartisan Police
EaIri he objected to giving "a. names Of the police.
men mentioned I'm his testimony. I'll. Tammanv
captain who threatened - break hs Jaw dh not
actually usc violence. hut loDkei puenacilus and
abused ham. Tr- Republican Inspector Of election
In ID" polling place joseph W Llsher Mr.
Day sa.i tc had NOT been q witness before the
Grand jury IN the fraudulent election cases
In reply 10 question hv Senator OCcnn0r. the
witness said that win bipartisan Police Board
the police would not permit Interference with the
rights of voters. because they would ~; ID. afraid
Of the Tammany captain AZ the poi.s.
LAUGHING At Just PROTESTS
John j. BoyhAn. p young man who was caucI as
the next witness. said he lived at No 9i2 Fpst
Twenty eghth-st. ana had been a voter four years
In the polling place OF the Th.rty-third Election
District OF the XGIth Assembly District in IN.
election ~ 1891. he witnessed a disturbance Their.
Illegal scra itching " the ballots and CAPTAIN
Hugh Coleman. the Tinted States Marshal directed
the policeman present 10 clear The room. "Who are
you"' the policeman inquired Il am the United
States Marsha, and the law Is being violated here"
Captain Coleman said "Will You aid In clearing the
room" The policeman said he d'd not know him
AMI saw nothing unlawful. He stood there laugh
ing while Captain Coleman vainly tried to stop the
Illegal scratching OF the ballots
Mr.. NicoN began his cross-exnminatlon OF the
witness by asking II he was n Mholland RcpulJl-
can Senator O'Connor objected 10 the question,
and Chairman Iexow said the question would be
ruled out.
Il object" said Senator Cantor 1.-THE chairman
cannot make such ruling without consultation
with the other members Of the committee"
Therc brief consultation and then Chair
man Lexow said to Mr.. Nicoll "rhe question IA
ruled out. You may ark the witness his politics
TO show political bias, If YOU choose. but not ask
what branch Of the Republican party he may
favor"
How about a Democratic Witness" Mr. Nicoll
inquired
Chairman Lexow said that it would be time to de-
eide that when the presented. Boyhan
then said that he was Republican and always
had been a regular Republican. and he twenty
i've years old.
EA-ALDERMAN MMrRRAY's STORY
Ex-Alderman James q. McMurray. who is a sta
tioncr at No. i3S Four,h-ave. and has lived in the
building for nineteen years the third witness.
lie votes In the Fourth Election District Of the
%Ith Assembly District. one OF his employees.
named Decker. has lived In the same house with
him for three years and has voted from the house
in two ycnrs. In his testimony. Mr.. McAurray told
about the OF Decker when he tried to vote In
the district last fall
We went to The polling place together about
a. M" Mr.. hcMurray said. 'and Decker was close
behind mo when entered the space within the rail-
Ing. When Decker gave his name policeman
stepped up 10 him aud pnce1 him under arrest.
i. fnas "a. had f.rE In ia LOG 4
registration Decker wanted to swear in his vote.
but the policeman wanted to take MIN out of the
place first. The Tammany captain encouraged the
policeman 10 prevent Decker from voting and the