New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-06

THE MAGISTRATES KEPT BUSY WITH AR
RAIGNMENTS.
SOME PRISONERS HELD FOR ILLEGAL REGisTRA-
TON AND voTING--MANY DISCHARGED

COME PRISONERS HELD FOR ILLEGAL REGisTkA-
TON AND vorING-MANY DISCHARGED
FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE
magistrate Crane was kept busy from the time he
assembled the bench In Essex Market Court. at
o'clock yesterday morning. with election cases
Thomas Garrett Fennel. Mark Alter and Thomas
p Dineen were In court representing Tammany faii
and Maurice J Katz representing the Republican
county Committee and Good Government Clubs
About o'clock Senator Timothy DRY Dollar ouUi-
van walked into the courtroom and at once began
conference with the Tammany Hall lawyers
Policeman Charles A. Place arra!gned five men on
a charge Of Illegal registration They were william
IarkIn John Shssrin. William Mayer and Henry
Jungst. all Of whom were arrested at the polling
booth No q Second-ave.. which. is the Thirty-hrst
r,Iecton District of the With Assembly District and
Joseph Piehatta OF No 5Oi East Thirteenth-st, VINO
was arrested at No. l13 East Thrd-st the poiiihg-
booth OF the Twenty Election District OF the
XVIII Assembly District
place said he had investigated all the cases and
that there was nothing criminal In any OF 'heih'
Magistrate Crane thereupon discharged the hve
Joseph Barnett of No. Il Bowery. was held Tor eN-
animation on a charge Of perjury. He registered In
the Second Election District OF the With Assembly
District at No Gl Bowery, and swore he was
uliteratc Then registered package Was SENT ~
him AZ the hotel and he signed for It.
xVhan M. vent to vote this morning Assembiyrnah
Alfred r ConkIing, who was the Good Government
watcher at the polls. caused his ares D"i"e''
denied the charge ,,
George schneider. Of No. "a Rivngton-st. waived
examination on q charge of keeping MS saloVn W ~
within 10 feet Of polling place ana was
500 fer trial. i,sd ex.
chsr.es Wlnkler. OF No. l64 Lud.ow-st' "aN.' %
animation on III. same charge ana lUr"''"e- Wv
bail for tra.. ,., q, the
In Jefferson Market Policeman ferh,"'' ~ "a
charles-st police station. arraisned os -. oots.
v,tar nfty-four years Cd, for alleged iaise -.
,tor IN ,ha sixth Election District or the III
assembly District Perkins tod MaSlsia.e ~, ~.
that the prisoner had registered iro" ~, ,,,
Tenth-st Acting Captain Germa'"e ""' .A.,
a letter from Alfred r. Conkling TO the eneo. w.
the address was wrong. PERKINS was ''"' ,. -,
,,aa,s and was tod By Mrs Walter Logan VIE u
- ,,o, Of The Lincoln Club that she had hyed
,.,,s vcars In the house and was positive 'hd'
xfev, dld no, Ike there. She sad that Maze"
daughter Hved In the house. ana ina. 'ne'e "N''
three families altogether In the house
Nafey told Magistrate Mott that since ne hau ''S'
his wife nine months ago. he claimed MS uausH-
,sr,s home as his He said that he mad Deeh d. INC
house rreguiarly. as he was traVelihs 'e''"a'
o,a TIA, ,h,s fact probably caused Mrs Logan ho'
70 know him. Judge St!ner. who was IN court 'ooN
ing after the interests OF both the Fusion parry a'
Tammany Hal moved that the prisoner De us-
charged. and Magistrate Mott granted inc "'0"''
and discharged the prisoner ~
po,csrnen Mcclure and Lake. Of the West mir
,,e,hs, pocs station. arra!gned Charles Reynolds
and owen Smith. each forty-four years oin' ""o','
they charged with Illegal voting In the M.netefn. ..
rio, At No i.ss5 broadway. The men had rsgs-
tsrei from no 1871 West Thirty seventh-st; ana on
yacani lot When they attempted vote tails
e Sha.sa b@t they nss
Mott he'd them IN $1,000 each for examination To-
Ian ! prSOn-
e' lawrence wHFs se Ivory Of No "a East Forty
station on a charge OF false registration ivory
the number saS q. h @
planned this fact to Magistrate Brann in forkviiie
'p isaac P Webb an electrician. of No; sl5 Fast,
Fortieth-st.. was arrested on a warrant by Patrol
ton. after he had deposited his vote in the Tenth
Election District OF the XXIId Assembly District.
The Erie Penitentiary the charge OF felony which
deprves him Of the right to vote a copy OF the
showing Of that Isaac p Webb was sentenced by
Judge Benedict in 1889 for the embezzement OF n
letter. Webb Pleaded not guilty and was he'd Tor
In all of the courts there were many cases Of al
legged illegal registration which were dismissed for
The first prIsoner arragned before Magistrate.
No 2l7 Mott-st.. and nc WAS charged with attempt
Ps e ssay e ballot Ds st the Of hs &
semby District. which Is situated at No. ?25 Mott
II. Policemen Richard Berkley or the MulDefry-
st. station. explained to the Magistrate that Seneo
had been naturalized In Blair County. Penn. In 1888
and that the inspectors where he registered made
the mistake OF entering on the registration books
the name OF Charles Geesey. the ProthonotaTy OF
Blair County, instead of that OF Seineo. When
Seneo went 10 vote yesterday morning and gave
his name Seineo the election inspectors ordered
Berkeley 10 arrest him.
MAGISTRATE Simms told the he had a perfect
right to vote, and told Berkeley so to inform the IN
spectors Then turning TO Seineo he said: IF they
refuse to accept your vote you can procure man.
damus to compel them to- You are honorably dis
charged"