New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-02
REGISTRATION CASES IN COURT.

M oBrJGATIoN TO RAISE THE HAND WHEN AT
r1RMING-ALLEGED ILLEGAL ENRoLMENTs.
George T. Carr asked for writ OF mandamus in
the Supreme Court yesterday to compel the election
officers OF Second Election District OF the llld As
semby District TO reconvene and register hlm' IL
appears that last Saturday when Carr went to reg
lister he refused to swear. and said that he would
affirm The chairman, Charles l.. Brockmier asked
him 10 raise his hand. and when he refused 10 90 SO
Rrockmier refused to register him. carr then
brought his before Judge Barrett VINO yester-
dav said: II am surprised that the officers should
have known so little of their duties as TO refuse to
register citizen because he refused TO raise his
hand A great many Of our friends affirm and the
Hebrews frequently do so with their hats on There
IS no reason why the plaintiffs name should not be
registered" Judge Barrett then granted the writ.
ordering the Board Of Registry 10 convene tonight
at 7:sO o'clock and register Cars name
David Leventritt in the Supreme Court yesterday
obtained from Judge Barrett two orders directing
the election officers Of the Forty1nnth and Fiiy ~
trct 10 show cause why number of names reg
istered by them should not be stricken from the
plant Of Philip j. Gross and the defendants are
Louis A. Staples and twenty-four o,hers VINO, II IS
live men are inmates Of the Home for Incuraoles at
One-hundr -eig hty- third-st, Fordham. Iney
registered in the Fortynnth Election District Tne
other order is the complaint OF Augustine o. WI,
ten others all OF whom are inmates OF Webbs
Home and Academy FOR shipbuders in sedgwi ,bs
lrandamus will be argued in the Supreme Court by
Mi Leventritt to-day. The contention In the cases
is that the Institutions named are wholly or partly
supported by private contributions -,
he question whether under the new registration
law inspectors OK election have the right TO refuse to
register qualified voter was decided in the mega
tive by Judge Barrett in the Supreme Court yeSter-
day in the case OF Edward Hensey, OF NO 5zZ EaSi
Eghteenth-s... against Edward NJ Kelly, Leopoin
Geissman. Thomas J. Phelan and James Ryan IN
spectOrs Of election for the twentieth ElecIron
District Of the %NIIIth Assembly District me
case begun few days ago before Judge Beach,
who ordered the inspectors TO appear In the supreme
Court TO show cause why peremptory writ OF man
dauus should he issued requiring them 10 coIi
vone and register the plaintiff. IL was SHOWN thai
Hensev was a qualified voter. but when he appeared
be- re the Inspectors OF election he refused TO
answer the questions relative TO iden;incaton, as
he believed he was not legally bound to do So and
moreover was DESTROYS Of making test case Inc
decision Of Judge Barrett is to the effect that every
citizen has the right to vote when ne mas 1iaiineu'
and that a refusal answer the questions Tor iuen.
tiication does not debar him from exercising tnas
right. In such case the election INSPECTORS ~ 81,
compelled TO write q description Of the voter. Iel-
sey registered by the inspectors In court a'te'
the decision rendered