New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-06
M'CULLAGH NIPS BIG PLOT
JERSEY CITY sALOONKEEPER ARREST
ED ON COLONIZATION CHARGE.

OFFERED TO HIRE TWO ELECTION DEPU-
TIES TO VOTE SEVERAL TIMES
OVER HERE TO-DAY.
Jersey City. Nov. 5 (SpeciaD.-Superinte ndent
John McCulIagh of New-York. visited Jersey
City tonight and was closeted for an hour
with Prosecutor James S. Erwin and Chief OF
Police Murphy at Police Headquarters. McCui-
lagh said he had received information that sew
eral saloonkeepers in Jersey City were engaged
in plot to send Illegal voters to New-fork TO-
morrow in blocks Of ten and fifteen.
McCullagh said he had sent Deputies Otto B.
Paulsen and William H. Mccarthy to the saloon
of Joseph Friend, at Gregory and Henderson
SITS They drank with Friend and complained
OF hard times. Friend told them that he could
give them a good job Tomorrow. by which they
could make So $40 All they would have to
do he said, would be to go to New-York with
him and vote In half dozen places. On this in
formation Friend was placed under arrest. In
his saloon six typewriter letters were found
signed S. S.. giving directions as to how the
scheme to be carried out and promising him
$3.50 for his aid.
Friend admitted having received the letters
but said he did not know who they came from.
extradition Application for the writ will he
made by Superintendent McCullagh at once to
the Newly ork authorities.
Mr.. McCullagh last night described the scheme
in its intricate details at his office and at points
in the recital conferred with Job E. Hedges
Deputy Attorney General Mr.. McCuagh had
promised a sensation early in the night but was
not ready to tell the story until he had talked
with Chief Murphy. Of Jersey City, over the
telephone. When he put up the receiver Mr.
McCulagh exclaimed II colared the game and
got my man. Information came to a few
days ago he continued. that gangs Of re-
peaters had been organized in districts in Jersey
City to vote for Bryan. They were to be brought
here early on the morning of election, and sent
to certain localities in the Borough of Man
haitian.
"One team to vote in the list, lid, HID
" With and XIIth Assembly districts They
were to leave certain places in Jersey City and
to be put in building within block and a
half of Police Headquarters and block of this
Office, at No. 597 Broadway. They were to be
taken from there at o'clock in the morning and
used in the districts have named in teams Of
ten.
Other teams were to be brought over and
distributed in other Assembly districts in Man
haitian These men were organized by districts
and known by numbers. The scheme was
planned between certain people-one a liquor
dealer, old policy writer and men of that
kind in Jersey City. They were assisted by
people doing business in the Bowery and in
Fourteenth-st. 1 will not say just where these
places
Il detailed one Of my deputies a few days
ago, and he went to Jersey City and came in
contact with Joe Friend, a saloonskeeper at
Gregory and Henderson-sts. They talked of
election business and Friend showed the dep
uty letter now have. 1t reads as follows
You are most highly recommended to US by a
prominent Democrat in your city as being the
Democrats in Jersey City. Also knowing Of Your
having the ability to Judge of and e0nIrO men
you for Oh We want ten men from your dste
keep their TRs work woh SIS
to yoS FIVE dollaEs will be sent to YOU with in
paid as you may designate, either to the men
PGsI'iysy no danger We haze s evsrytRiag dxed
at the polls where we will use the men The Nc
sign Us Or a Simply sign
No. ...., Bowery, New-York.
DECoY LETTERS SENT TO FRIEND.
Continuing, Mr.. McCuIlagh said: MY deputy
told me of what he had heard and seen. and
placed myself in communication with him.
Friend. in answering the letter. instead OF send
ing 1t to the address in the Bowery. addressed
1t to S. s.. District No. ), Jersey City The let
ter went astray. l theI. came into possession Of
the letter 1t said that he (Friend) could fur
nish the men. and his card inclosed.
next placed myself in communication with
Friend, anonymously telling him to shut his
mouth, that the plans had changed, and that 1
wanted FIVE additional men. l directed him to
send the answer to S. s., of a certain num-
Der, New York Postoff1ce Friend discovered
that his letter had gone astray, and that he had
made mistake. He offered reward l con-
tinued in communication with him. and shifted
the address to A. A. Warren. same postothce
box. He wrote another letter. inclOSing his
card offering to furnish the men. sent more
deputies to him. and he offered to pay them to
go to New-York and vote several times. He
also promised them beer supper and a good
time after the work done.
Next l got in touch with Chief Murphy and
he told he had got similar information
and working on it. | had a conference
with him and the District Attorney of Jersey
City and tonight Friend was arrested. The
papers and other discriminating evidence were
found upon him, and he positively identified
by my men. Friend is held for examination on
Thursday morning. All this bears out in
my statement that colonizng was being schemed
In the Bowery. 1t all starts there.
Il have arranged with Chief Murphy to de-
tail men at + o'clock this morning in the dis
tricts where the coonizing Is being done, and
to watch all the ferries. He will notify me OF
anything suspicious IL blocks OF ten are eav-
ing for this side"
LAWYERS READY TO DEFEND VOTERS.
No legally qualified Republican voter need for an
casting his vote to-day. Whether he lives in the
"brownstone" districts. where the force OF public
sentiment compels respect for the law the part