The sun., 1900-10-23
REGISTRATION CASES
CANE Up IN CITY
court LAST NIGHT
William Hyland Did Not Appear
and His Bail Bond is
Forfeited.
FRANCIS CASE Is POSTPONED
Case of j. u. Randolfis Heard. Reg
istration Officers Could Not
Positively Swear to His
Identity. Case Was
Dismissed.

A large crowd gathered about the City
Hall shortly before O'Clock last night.
1t was attracted partly by the fact that
the new Municipal Court Judge f.. X.
Cochran, Jr. was to hold his first court
and more particularly for the reason
that three parties arrested for attempt
ing to register illegally We're to be given
IA hearing.
Court was opened shortly after Z
o'clock and the room was soon filled
when officers stationed ut the door pre-
vented others form crowding in.
Clerk Adams read the new Judges
appointment ana his oath of Office which
had been taken before Notary Howell
$. England.
\ number of minor eases We're dis
posed Of after which the case Of Joseph
L. Randof was called. q. w. Spicer
of No. 2O31a Poplar street, registrar
in the first election district of the Sec
ond ward said that Il man, who resembl-
ed the prisoner called ut the registration
place about o'clock when it was al
ready dusk. he man gave his name as
being George Randolf. He was asked
to show his naturalization papers when
it was seen that the name on them was
PEDRO" He said he would not swear
that the prisoner was the man as he
only saw him slightly.
Nicholas Jenny of No. 210 King street
also Il registrar, corroberatcd Spicer's
testimony, he said Iiandolf looked very
much like the man. lie said that his
arrest was ordered by him because one
of the inspectors insisted that Randolf
be registered. He regretted that he was
not present ut the hearing so that they
could question him. He declared that
no one could resemble the man more
than the prisoner.
Herbert Martin of No. 713 Robinson
street testified that he saw man
strongly resembling Randolf ut the
| place Of registration. Richard Niagof-
| ski of No. iii East Second street said
| he had challenged ltandoli. Officer
Brown who arrested landolf was not
present and the hearing was continued
| to Wednesday morning i'll order that
his testimony could be taken. 1t is
hoped to positively identity the man BY
| the officer.
| Robert G. Ilarman represented Ram
d0lf, \ Assistant City Solicitor Lynn con-
Iducted the prosecution.
Later the case was rc-oprncd and Ran
dof dismissed on the ground of not hay
ing been identified.
ID. j. Reinhardt appeared for Martin
Francis, colorc,l, charged with register
ing illegally and had the case continued
| to Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock.
The case of William Hyland arrested
on the charge of attempting to register
illegally in the Fourtieth district was
then called. Hyland was not present
and his name and also that of his bonds
man, Michael Newell We're called. There
was NJ response and the bond of $500
was declared forfeited by the judge and
capias issued for IIyland.
IIyland had OH Saturday claimed that
| he lived at No. 1900 French street. Nevin
lC. Clowney who was present, knew that
Ia Mrs. Hanlcy lived there and he chal-
lrngcd the man. Kelley started to run
but Clowney overlook him and held INN
until the arrival of policeman.