New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-18
STORIES OF THE WITNESSES.
INTfMIDATION AND BROWBEATING BY
POLICEMEN.
THEY WE'RE ACTIVE ALLIES or TAMMANY
HALL ON ELECTION pAY-THEIR MIS-
nEEns ON TIE EAsr SIDE
ESPECIALLY FLAGENN


ESPECIALLY FLAGENNT
The Senate Committee didn't adjourn yesterday in
- or of St Patrck's Day although no doubt many
oVihc police officials in this city would have been
uuite willing that they should do So Indeed. an
adjournment sine die would not have dlspleased the
blue uniformed "byes" who the make"
The committee celebrated the day in II much bet
ter way by continuing It's investigation by means
II which 1t Is to be hoped that police snakes may
be driven out Of Manhattan Island 10 join the
reptiles which ST. Patrick expelled from the Emer-
aid Isle many years ago.
All the members Of the committee were present.
Senator Bradley was sxty-one years old yesterday.
and he received many congratulations from his
colleagues and others.
The sesson was held In the General Term room
Of the Court OF Common Pleas. This room Is much
larger and better adapted 10 the purpose than Is
Part III. where the previous sittings have been
held Many people went to the courthouse TO hear
the testimony but only "A limited number were adj
mltted the courtroom. Prominent among thos"
present were the Rev Dr. parkhurst and Charles
Stewart Smith. president Of the Chamber OF CONF
merce
JOHN SABINE SMITH TIE FIRST WITNESS.
John Sabine Smith the first witness called.
Mr. Smith said that he lived at No. % West Thirty
second-st was n lawyer and At the time OF the
election last fail was chairman OF the Republican
County Committee and president OF the Republican
club
O. O3y Mr.. Suthcrland)You took an interest In
the election last fail? Al did. | visited various
election districts.
Odd you visit the polling places in the IIId
Assembly District? A.-Yes nil OF them.
Q-Tell what you saw regarding the conduct
OF the police. Al went TO the polling place In IA
street, have forgotten the name Ii ran north and
south. ! found the Republican watcher, selected by
the Republican party and appointed by myself out
side the guarlrail. The watcher had instructions
to go inside the guardrail but he told he
couldn't get in; the policeman and the Board OF
inspectors wouldn't allow him inside. The police
man stood at the gate | said 10 our watcher. "Go
in: you have a right In there" The Republican
watcher tried to 20 in but the policeman stopped
him at the entrance. | insisted that the watcher
be allowed inside the guardra. The policeman
became nsolent and the chairman OF the board OF
inspectors also spoke to me nsoentiy and they re-
fused to allow our watcher his rights. | said I'd
see Superintendent Byrncs. The inspector told me
TO do what | liked. Byrnes sent Inspector Conlln
TO that the Republican watcher was allowed to
go inside the guardrail. Conlin went back with
me. and said to the policeman "You must give the
Republican watcher place inside the guardrail."
The policeman said that his orders were not 10 per-
init the man inside the rail. Thereupon Conlln
pushed our watcher inside the rail, and said to the
policeman: you do your duty. Keep that man
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