The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
YET ANOTHER GRAND JURY.
DEPUTY ATTORyEY-sE CoTNE
LIKELY To CALL FOR ONE.


| Superintendent McCuilngh Looking Sharp
for Illegal Registration in Mnzets Dls-
| trict--A Number of Election inspectors
Likely to Find Themselves In Trouble.
ALBANY Oct. 21-Deputy Attorney General
| Coyne returned to this city tonight and is at
| work preparing his report to Gov. Roose-
welt on the primary frauds and the registration
frauds In Now York city The report will go
into the details Of the trou hcs in four districts
in New York city where there were frauds at
| the Tammnny Hall primaries. and 1t Is under
| stood that the Deputy Attorney General will
! commend to the Governor that an extraor-
binary Grand Jury Is necessary In New York
county to bring about the punishment OF the
election officers and police officers who are ac-
| cussd OF frauds. Gov Roosevelt Is OK
pected In Albany tomorrow night and tho
Deputy Attorney g eneral will make q report
| to him on Monday.
Deputy Attorney General Coyno has been at
| work In the Office OF State Superintendent OF
| Elections John McCuagh for the last two
| weeks. and in the last fow days no has had be-
fore him nearly fifty election officers. some OF
| them accused OF fraud aud others OF them
| merely Witnesses He has investigated all the
| cases that Superintendent McCu lagh has pro-
| scented to him in the Ninth district. where the
| Hon. John c. sheehan aud got licked in the at
tempt. and in the Twenty ninth district and In
| the Thirty fourth district. All told. there are
| In the neizhborhood OF eighty cases.
| In HE Investigations Assistant Attorney
| General Coyne was assisted by the Hon. Job
| j.. Hedges. former CITY magistrate. and the
! two practically completed their work. so TAR as
| tho primary frauds are concerned. yesterday.
| District Attorney Gardiner has already Ind one
| ,;,tf a I,,rv tor tiNnN Irn Up
After finishing up his work yesterday. tho
| Deputy Attorney. General Gale at Republi can
| State headuuartors and was closeted for an
hour with Senator Patt and Chairman Odell OF
| the state Committee. The subject discussed
at the conference was the result OF the investl-
| cations as we'll as certain registration frauds
which are now being looked into by the Super
lntendent Neither tho Senator. Dir. Odell.
nor the DEPUTY Attorney General. would say
| anything about tho conference.
| The Deputy Attorney General started for
| Albany later In the day.
After he had gone Assem- blyman Mazet called
| on Superintendent McCullagh at his Office and
| was with him for long time. The Ropub-
| Leans have been warned to look out for colon
! izinE in Mazet's district. where Tammany Hall
! proposes TO make its greatest fight under the
| leadership OF Police Com missioner John b.
Sexton. Mr.. Mazet. 1t is said. gave to
Superintendent McCullagh some valuable
| information about the action OF the
| police on duty In the district. and he also re-
| ported some suspicious cases that had been
brought to his attention on the registry lists.
The Superintendent has had a considerable
! force OF men on duty In the Nineteenth dis
| trict. and they will be kept there. and between
now and election day will investigate every
| Suspicious case. II tho Governor directs that
! all extraordinary session OF the Supreme Court
and an extraordinary Grand Jury be called.
that Grand Jury will have the investigation Of
! cases OF colonization and illegal registration
Gs well as tho cases OF fraud that occurred at
| the primaries on Sept. ~.
| Superintendent McCulagh said yesterday
that he feared there were "A number OF inspeo-
| tors OF election who would find trouble ahead
| OF them for their actions Oh the four days Of
| registration. There have been many COM
| Ilaints made to him Of !llsgn acts. He sail
! Il have warned them all to be particu-
| lar IN carrying out the provis ons OF the
! law, but very many OF them. ] regret to
| say are criminally lax. For example. the
| law demands certain things on q chal-
! lenGs blank yet some o. the inspectors
signed the blanks first and nlled In the require
/ m-nts Hs they law ut. ! cannot 500 how they
| can explain away some OF these things salts
! factoiily.'
| Br McCuiagh said TINT the evidence against
! inspectors guilty of these minor illegal acts
would b. presented TO a court after election.
! The Hrosser ones will probably be taken care
| Of moro quickly.