New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-05
MACHINE INSPECTORS HELD.
ENROLMENT FRAUD CASES IN JEFFER-
SON MARKET COURT
VEsTiMoNy AT TIE HEARING INVESTIGATIONS
MADE BY CLARENCE ". BOWEN SHOWING
GROSS 4AUDs IN TIE THIRTY-TnIRD
ELECTION DISTRICT OF THE VIII
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
The fraudulent character of the Lauterbach
machine Republican primaries in this city on
December 10 has been so well proved that there
can be question in the minds OF intelligent
men that the machine deliberately planned the
frauds in order to keep in power. An account
of the prosecution of several machine inspectors
in the With and With Assembly districts who
were held FOR trial has been published, but the
most fragrant cases Of violation Of the primary
election law were heard yesterday by Magistrate
kudch at the jefferson Market Police Court
The alleged guilty inspectors Of election are
Frank Cantwel, jr, of No. - West Th!rd-str
and Victor Mcguire. who pretends 10 live at NO
CT West Third-st They served as inspectors IN
the Thirty bird Election District OF the Vth AS
sembly District. Testimony was given that
Mcguire moved to No. Ill Clinton Place in Oc-
tober last. and that he did not register from No.
e. West Third-st. before the November election
A CARNIVAL Or CORRUPTION.
The cases were first mentioned exclusively in
The Tribune on December H. the day after the
primaries of the Republican party. Henry Mel
vile of No. 50 East Washington Square eX-
planned how this primary election was a car
nival of crime and corruption lie made for
nal complaint on December p. and thereupon
Cantwell and Mcguire We're arrested and held
for examination on January 4. Richard Van
Colt the son Of the machine leader. Cornelius
Van Colt gave bail in the sum Of $500 for their
TI pearance
The complaint alleges that these inspectors
are guilty OF three misdemeanors. as follows:
That they frauduenty and wrongfully did
acts tending to affect the result OF an election.
that they refused 20 open and canvass the ballots
Of In
announce the vote and result Of the canvass. If
convicted the defendants are liable to imprisor-
ment for trim not exceeding three years, or 81
fine for each day. being 1895 days.
Mr. Melville the complainant; Dewitt c. Nor
rell, Republican enrolled from NO 80 East
Washington Square and Clarence w. Bowen,
vice-prcsident Of the Lincoln Club in the With AS
sembly District. all testified that they had made
a careful revision or verihcation Of the poll Est
IN the Thirty-third Election District. Mr. Bowen
testified great length. He had charged fraud
at the district conN ention December l.. but a
packed committee OF delegates dsregarded his
allegations He swore that he made TWO can
vases Of the forty-nine persons whose names
appear on the poll list
Mr. BOWEN'S STATEMENT
Mr.. Bowens statement is appended
To make sure that had not made mistake In
at the primary OF the Thrty-thlrd District Of the
xay morning another thorough nvestisation
went to the Fifteenth Police Precinct at No ~
aercer-st and Acting Captain George $ Chapman
delegated Francis T. CadoeA special officer 10
accompany me to the residence of those who, II was
third District on December 10.
ossar she 70 Te at tie o 3 Wes E4, m
William Barlow. Charles Henderson ana William
The woman in charge of this house declared that
no such persons had lived in the housee IN lhite
poll list at the primary John Park ana Henry Coz
Ter were declared to live a; No. Z West Foulth,si
business house ana nc one lived th sTe; ,. n.
"a Nos, dSTsS on hS poll whS has Is @
furs at this number for three years declsred that
s such b nas ss%s al o 90 & ehy conkg
lives at No. AZ West Fourth-st. No such person
lives there 1t is store where ostrich feathers are
add the residences and name, Of al thu othsr
to.caed composing the poll list Of the Thiry;
third District Ohicer caddell and myself visited
all the residences ana oun 5hat nearly 81. every one
s.. Dennis poWnes Thomas Duty John Wins John
Ii was declared by the inmates of this house that
no such lived there or had lived there during
prostitution The same was found TO be true in
The case OF William Campbell Of 10 2i$ Wooster
Patrick and James Short, No. g. south Washing
ION Square These two citizens moved from this
residence in May, 1885, as the owner OF the mouse
John B. Cohen, No CO South Washington Square.
Louis cardens. no "a South Washington Square.
named address on January l. 1884, and had moved
70 No lS2 West Fourih-st. outside Of the district
The three following names We found be all
shs aS9 9 sonh 10 W NG.s one pny
Melville No. so East Washington Square, DE Wit
No 2i0 Thompson-st.- i Henry Kennedy, David
Mendes. Henry Rollins. Robert j. sprlss ana
This house IS leased by a cGsTs Tomap Mof
ered people MTs Ho%son 5eecared
and myself that the i've aboye-namet citizens nad
s sSs moved Cse az 10 Ssr 20 Thompsons '
No. PA Thompson-st John w. Brock D. Sp pea;
snee April S last at the aBoyena address me
family now ying at No ~ rmom bn lays nsO amG
they declared that the three persons above named
10 4 west Third-st-Frank Teeny. james
atthews; Henry ca4iwe Thomas reIfj& i.,s Ml!j
0iicer cadden ana myself found tat all Of tie
above names fictitious except Henry can't
we'll and Frank Cantweli. il. Henry Gantwell de-
Well jr lie said that he did 60 70 the primary.
nor did he enroll at the recent enrolment re aino
ting Of his the poll ia was already iiaudu-
10. 7s West Third-st-Frederick Huns. Th.s name
we also found 10 be fictitious: a. this rouse is the
this house declared that no one lived there by the
name o. Treder.i,k Huns ,..o,o. ,.a,.r. s,,v.s,.r
Brown. JACOB WeaverS. John Gillespie, u. Melon
ad Herbcr; Mcyer. Andrew j. B-u (name Me-
Harris and Henry Howell.
We found only OF the above named living al
No G. West Thrd-st. Henry Howell who does hus-
ness as a printer at No. q West Third-st.. under
the name Of II. b Howell We found that Victor
Maguirc OF tfe inspectors at the primary De-
cernber TO- dl I've at No g West Thrd-s;.. but he
had moved from No 81 West Th.rd-st. Previous 10
the last election ubsequently learned mat victor
Mcguire had moved = No Ill Clinton Pace. ana
visited the house and his wife. VINO told me
that Victor Mcguire and herself had left No. o.
Yves; Thrd-st in October last. At the election in
November Victor Mcguire dd not register from NO
g. West Thrd-st
OF the above forty-rlne men whose names appear
MNM ~Ms