New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-13
MCULLAGH'S MEN ACTIVE.
ARRESTS FOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL REG
ISTRY-HEDGES TO LAY CASES
BEFORE GRAND JURY.

II made plain yesterday that John McCul-
lagh. the State Superintendent OF Elections In the
Metropolitan District will not trust District Attor-
ney Gardiner with the work Of securing indictments
in important of violations of the election
laws. The entire prosecution OF such cases. from
start TO finish is be conducted by the Attorney
General of the State through HIS deputies. The
deputies will take the evidence to the Grand Jury
over the head OF the District Attorney.
lob F. Hedges. the Deputy Acknowledgement in
this city. went 10 the District Attorneys office on
Thursday and announced that he would appear be-
fore the Grand Jury in election cases yester-
day He referred District Attorney Gardiner to the
law passed last winter which authorized the Attor-
neyGeneral HIS assistants TO appear at any time
before the Grand Jury in election cases. The Dis
tTict Attorney looked up the law and told MI
Hedges that he would be allowed to appear before
the Grand Jury Yesterday Mr.. Hedges went with
the District Attorney before Judge NewDurger, and
the foreman OF the Grand Jury was informed that
Mr. Hedges would present some evidence to the
jury
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Hedges secured the in
dictment of violators Of the election law. One
OF the indicted persons is sunny Smith, who has
been concerned. II is alleged in the colonization OF
illegal voters in the district east OF the Bowery
He is OF the Tammany workers in the With
Assembly District He was arrested in the Bowery
the afternoon by deputies of Superintendent Nc
Cullagh and turned over to Cum
and Mcknight at the District Attorneys office.
Smith arraigned before Judge NeWpuFBeT,
IS indicted charges OF procuring Illegal reg
istration and illegal voting. His alleged offences
were committed some time ago, but he is believed
have been employed to carry out colonization
plans this year Smith said In court that he was
a specuator and lived at No. % East Third-st. He
was held in $1,000 bail, and was locked up in the
Tombs last night in default Of bail. Evidence
against Smith it Is said, given by Charles Ben
nett who was arrested for counterteting six weeks
ago and was sent 20 the Ludlow Street Jail.
4s,- orft IN
force Yesterday watching <or illegal registration at
the polling places. gang of six alleged Tammany
repeaters fought several Of the deputies at Third
ave. and Thirteenth-st. early in the day They
were said 10 belong to the Strong Arm Gang ana
we're in charge or a Tammany captain, who was
leading them from one polling place TO another.
The deputies said they them register at one
place and then go another place TO register. The
men first registered at the polling place OF the
raenty-fourth Election District of the With Assem-
bly, District and then went to election district
Of the XVIII Assembly District The deputies ar
rested them, and fight ensued Policemen went
10 the assistance of the deputies and the prisoners
were taken to the police station in Fifth-st. ana
locked up there.
In the afternoon the six were taken to the
Yorkvilie court Deputy Attorney-General John H
hammond appeared TO prosecute them, and James
Nugent was attorney for the prisoners. Mr..
Nugent demanded the discharge of the prisoners
because they had been arrested without warrants.
The first OF the men arraigned said he was James
Lynch, twenty-eight years old. of No 5S3 Third
ave. employed a switchman by the MetropoH-
tan Street Railway Company He had been
rested by Deputy Cromnie who said that he
Lynch approach four or five and give them
slips paper that they could register illegally
When Lynch arrested, it is alleged. number
of slips OF paper bearing names and addresses
found in his possession. The Deputy At
torney- General considers this damaging evidence.
Michael Mcmahon. twenty-seven years old, OF
No. % Henry-st. another of the prisoners said
that he had been assaulted by Deputy Wooley;
while the latter alleged that Mcmahon tried 60
rescue prisoner from HIM
delay OF more ttaR-arenou was caused by the
conflicting evidence given by the deputies and
then Magistrate Flammer ordered the men brought
before him. He directed that A complaint be drawn
against William King thirty-two years old, of No.
Al Cherry-st.. who, according to Deputy Garbudd,
tried register as William Barnes of No 141 East
Eighteenth-st. Magistrate Flammer decided to hold
ali the prisoners IS morning 10 o'clock
when they will have,ss sharing.
The other men held were James Ferguson. TWEEN
ty-seven years old, of No. 153 Bowery: Martin
Murphy. twenty-five years old. of No. Is Hamilton
St, and John Kelly twenty-siX years old Of No.
% Oliver-st The Magistrate did not approve of
the way in which the arrests had been made and
said that he thought the deputies should have Sc
cured stronger evidence
Nicholas A Knox, one of McCullagh's inspectors
yesterday arrested Arthur Timinson a negro of
No p West Sixty-third-st.. and took him TO the
West SlXty-eighth-st station. He was charged
with violation of Section No 4l9 of the Penal Code
in attempting and agreeing TO vote for a certain
person for valuable consideration" Sergeant
Mcknight registered the prisoner who then was
taken to Superintendent McCullagh's headquarters.
II was said the same fellow was arrested for a
similar cause a year ago.
Charles Martin of No. JIG AIlen-st. attempted to
register yesterday in the polling place of the Ninth
Election District of the With Assembly District
he was challenged by McCulgah's deputy. Henry
aNeuDeTg- Martln tnen said Ne lived SIapletOn.
staten Island He was arrested. In court Martin
Of the Allen-st swore Martin had lived there
six months. Magistrate Hogan discharged Martin
Several similar arrests were made vesterjay nv,
deputies, and the prisoners were discharged in
Captain F. Norton Goddard. of the xXtb Assam
There Were half dozen of his men and half a
dozen deputies of Superintendent McCullagh at the
Fourth Election District, where is the polling place
for those who register from Bellevue Hospital
Nearly every man who registered from the hos
pital had his right challenged, on The ground that
% Rourke was among the first TO be challenged. He
4eclared ne had a perfect right TO register from
according to the law, from his last place Of resi-
dence He said the hospital his last place Of
residence. He swore in his name, did all the
doctors and and others Of the hospital. who
superintendent McCullagh said yesterday that he
Is sure LOUIS FuShsIocher arrested on THURSDAY
hotel in Stanton-st.. would have his license taken
away. Commissioner Lyman is much interested in
case against him faed-and it probably would not
from Commissioner Scanneii of the Fire Depart.
ment in response to a question to whether
Fuchslocher had complied with the fire precaution
laws. and the Commissioner said Fuchslocher had
not.
GEORGE DICKEY NAMED FOR ASSEMBLY.
The Democrats OF Rockland County yesterday
nominated George Dickey, Of Nyack. for Member
Of the Assembly.
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