New-York tribune., 1900-10-14
REPEATERS STRIKE A SNAG


tersay promising the active cooperation OF Dis
trlct Attorney Gardiner in preventing election
frauds Mr. McCuIlagh had enlisted the aid of the
Attorney-General OF the State in obtaining ndict-
ments in some election cases over the head OF Mr.
Gardner but the District Attorney wrote that
he would DO his best to aid in Furnishing persons
engaged in coonizing Illegal voters. He suggested
that all OF Il would be best first
take the prisoners before magistrate. and then If
found necessary. the might be brought before
the Grand Jury.
Superintendent McCuIlagh hopes to close up
many OF the dens Of vice in the district east OF the
Bowery. which have become headquarters for
criminals and which believed TO be places In
which many colonization schemes are Matched. The
Superintendent had his deputies watching the
polling places during the hours of registration
terday, and several arrests were reported.
The first arraignment of yesterday for alleged
illegal registration that OF Bernard McArdle,
& laborer who said ne lived No. 2,2Sl Third-ave.
odging house. McArdle registered IN the Sew
enteenth Election District OF the XXXIVth Assem-
bly, District He was arrested by Charles E. Largy.
OF Superintendent McCuagh's staff, who testified
that he had been unable TO hnd any indications OF
McArdle having lived at the number given or
before October 6, OF S The prisoner alleged that
ne had lived there since September "a He held
for trial in bail OF $50 by Magistrate Crane.
James A Ford Of No. I43 West Thirty-third-st..
q colored Tommany district captain employed N
the Buildings Department was arrested Friday
night by Deputy Quick. He was charged with dis
orderly conduct incident 10 his coaching persons
about 10 register He was told TO stop but he
refused. Ford told Magistrate Cornell that the
polling place at the entrance TO his house, and
he was going in there. He parolled in the Gus
tody Of his counsel Vincent Victory, until next
Tuesday
Richard s Shirley, who SAYS he lives at a lods-
ing house in Sixth-ave.. was arrested Friday
charged with Illegal registration. The arrest was
nell in Jefferson Market Court yesterday that
Shirley said he had lived in the city only eleven
months Shirley said he had lived here since last
October and was discharged. =.
we're arrested on Friday by McCullagh deputies
for alleged Illegal registrar zion in the Twenty
trict were again arraigned yesterday. Deputy At
torney-General Hammond asked for a further post
Of James Nugeut, who appeared for the prisoners
the cases were put over until Monday afternoon.
before Judge Newburger, of the Court OF Genera
ed by the Grand Jury for having agreed for a con-
sideration 10 vote al the coming election toE a
certain person He was arrested on Friday ana II
was alleged he had agreed for q consideration OF
s. 50 10 vote fo- the Democratic candidate The
Tunison was held IT bail Of sl.o0o. which he was
PsseusIe ATe6ia gn Ttaiiap ftv ~ years Old was
arrested by Deputy Hammin in the Tventy-hrst
Bond-st. and the Bowery. on charge OF attempt
ing 10 register on his first papers. He and his
entered the booth and one of the sons reg
5s.e5 s5 h5og a 70 - The ms ebai1an Of me Hoard who
aogq sI5 P n Ign me ad HTemia ~ T trie6 10 regis
HammiH said the paper was only his first, and
6Red an a2 mi nm haf the he Wantsd to look
at the paper for" Hammill called policeman
and his brother deputies surrounded him while the
chairman and the Tammany captain and some
others in the crowded booth took sides.
There were loud words between the chairman and
Tammany captain side and Hammtll
the other, when the policeman said he would
help Hamrniu
''I'u arrest Aremia and you hold that man. said
FIsmrnil indica ting the Tammsny captain. The po-
liceman held the captain while Hammill walked
out with Aremia TO the superintendent office.
MFCUl1sRh ATeu11a
that he had been informed by a member of
Broadway firm thet he could vote, as he had his
first papers and had been five years in the country
he having secured the papers in 1895 Supertn-
tendent McCuagh reprilanded the son for not
telling his father the law. and he then said he
considered Arernia not much to blame
i think the chairman OF that Election Board
mare 70 blame he said, for trying 10 vote these
Ignorant men"
Arenia was locked up in the Macdougal-st. sta
ton.