The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-08
ooURrs HELPED THESE TO vote
justices on Hand at the County Court
House to Issue writs.


There was much preparation for election
cases in the County Court House yesterday
and In having justices on hand rendy to issue
orders to show cause returnsble In the County
Court House, but there was less need OF the
legal machinery than there has been before In
several years. Justices Fitzgerald. Truax. Lew
entritt and Smyth were In the County Court
House all day. but the only ones to hear
cases were Justices Fitzgerald and Truax.
The only Justices who signed orders to show
cause at home were Justices Van Brunt, Gle
gerich and Bisehon.
The Repu blican and Tammany committees
at the County Court House had printed legal
blanks ready for wouldbe voters to swear to.
Heretofore only the Republicans had these
printed blanks and Tammany applicants had
TO wait until their papers were made out. The
Republican County Committee was repre-
sentsd by John +, Baker who has performed
this work for many years. John A. Dutton and
Schuyler L. Day Tsmmany Hall was repre-
scented by Assistant Corporation Counsel Ter
ence Farley. William II. Page. Jr., and Charles
NJ Beatts. In two cases arising In the Eighth
sembly district where arrests had bssn made
by Stunt. hcCullaRh's men. the superintendent
was represented by A. II. Sarasohn.
Only eleven Democrats and three Repub-
licans appeared for writs all day. They
obtained orders to show cause on general
averments that tho inspectors had arbitrarily
refused to take their votes. John White. John
Hayden. John J. Simpson. +. A. McShane. John
Springer. Martin Cox. and Christopher Kelly,
who are employed In Bellevue Hospital. were
not permitted to vote on the ground that
they resided In q charitable institution.
They showed that they were n OF maintained by
charity but were employed at wages, and
EitZnprllu
Board OF inspectors did not oppose the urits
in court.
Abraham Dennlson OF 81 Eldridgo street was
arrested At the pol and bailsd out. IL was
claimed that he had not resided four months
DAYS before reg .tration at Coney Island. whsro
lie was mployed US a laborer. Dennison made
affidavit that ho had resided in this county for
thirty-nre years and was only tenn pornrly out
81 the city. and Justice TruaI gave him writ.
IL appeared that his arrest was due to his
before the thirty days resided at Consy Island.
Hymsn Walters 81 1O5 Forsyth street could
net vote In the Sey.nth Election district Of tn.
Eighth Assem- bly, district because n deputy OF
the Superintendent stated that he was not
known there. IL appeared that he had room
wr IT, upper part o''he house and secured his
George c. Davis Of 80 West Sixty fourth
ton. that he did not reside there. was given to
one Of Superintendent McCullagh's men. He
also got writ on affndavts showing that he
Michael Ryan Of 43l West Forty. ninth street
found the inspectors had his address AL on
their books and that he could not vote. Ito
obtained q writ
Charles !, Blaksly. a colorsd Republican Of
l43 West Fifty.ffst street, found that some
one else had vo'sd 10 his name At the pollng
Twenty-seventh Assembly district. The
inspectors would not let him swear In his vote.
50 he got hwrlt.
Antonio Nastroangslo. found that some one
else had voted 10 his name in the Eighteenth
Election district Of the sixth Assembly dis
trici He Is a Republican. He could not
swear In his vote. and obtained q writ. George
I. Parmeles, another Republican. residing at
"a West fUty-tourth street found that h IL
name had also been voted. and he too secured
q writ,