New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
ODELL STIRS Up VAN WICK
ORDERS POLICE AID FOR NCULLAGH-
COLONIZATION FRAUDS
DISCOVERED

From a letter which was received from Gov
o-,or Odell by John McCullagh. Superintendent
of Elections. the fact became known yesterday
,hat the Governor had also written to Mayor
1-on yvck asking that the cordial support of
,be Police Department be extended to the Nc
(-ulash deputies in their efforts present ille-
cal voting and other election frauds. The letter
20 c,,,,arinterdent McCullagh follows:
7 desire TO advise you that have this day
oIesred. through the Mayor Of the city OF New
,'r,port and assistance Of the Police Department Of
the city cf New-York be extended 10 You IN the
discharge Of your duties as superintendent OF kIec-
tiore I shall expect from you cordial cooperation
and that he enforcement of the la shall be TO the
F,,1f extent. without fear or favor
desire also that you shall notify me Immediately ely
laws 50 that steps may be taken for their proper
en- eSaII hold you personally responsible for the
enforcement of the laws having for their object q
lust and honest election
The letter the Governor wrote 10 the Mayor
follows:
Certain repo-ts have been made concerning
.be conduct of the election TO be held on TUESDAY
rax+ and ! desire that the police OF the city OF
iftn SUPERINTENDENT of Elections that end
in view. / have TO request that every facility oe
@be enforcement of each and every provision Of the
Election law
T-pou receipt of the letter, the Mayor sent the
following letter TO Commissioner of Police
Michael c Murphy:
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vii see TO it that the police force of the city OF
TeTv facility 10 the Metropolitan superintendent
Of Elections in the performance of his dptles 'to
Election laws
The action of Governor Odell was said yester-
day by Republican leaders TO be unprecedented
except when Governor Roosevelt wrote TO the
Mayor last year telling him that DeVerys IN
aau1matory order must be withdrawn
Superintendent McCullagh sent a letter to
Commissioner Murphy. in which he warned the
latter Of the presence of colonizers on an ex-
tended scale in certain districts The superin-
.endent goes into details. and tells the places
rhara Mr. Murphy can find fioaters. Among
other places he names the chain OF pooirooms
alleged 70 be owned by Frank Farrell. Devery's
personal friend
Mr McCullagh's letter is in part as follows:
On each of the four days Of Tegs'ration many any
oas ea;sS Of The CITY enrolling fictitious as
yofers Numerous gangs of repeaters, who started
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and XHNIEth Assembly districts IN SeM, Se s or6
COUNTY and also in Kings, Queens and ttlchm9ha
counties. were dispersed b! the depuqes ,afs1 aha
that OF ignatius Duggan, an eN-keeper - oI Oh me W
CITY prison. who for years has been recognized as
The gigantic election frauds in Coney Island in
years past Among other important arrests mace
Irwin the Tammang captain in the Third Election
nisrict Of the Id Assembly District. and James
A paIr. an inspector Of metres in the Water De
partment, who were engaged in aiding and abetting
aRotheF Important capture of gang Of Tepeaters
was the arrest Of five members OF the gang Led
now under indictment for larceny,
fnent TO prevent fraudulent registration. l am
convinced that thousands Of such names were
! am supported by afidayits on file in this office
from housekeepers and others. which prove con-
.rirS pix Ss1rh S-a
The foaters have often been harbored in poo
Suicide Hall. The Merrimac and The Hoffman. the
rroprietors OF which. John NcCiirk IS awaiting
' am 1' in possession N Of ihforation which indicates
jacent thereto for work on Election Day in Queens
cation Of these poolrooms from which the repeaters
are TO be recruited is as follows No Ia Third-st:
Vernon-ave and No. g. f7ourth-ave.. in Long Island
CITY; Union Park, Meetropolitan-aye Maspeth,
Germania poolroom. Flushing-ave. and Flushing
other gangs Of reporters have been recruited
from Philadelphia and from New-Jersey for work
There is gang numbering nearly one hundred
nen. whose headquarters are at No. 10 South-st-,
and which has been recruited from Kingston: AL
bany. Troy and ether interior cities, as well
from nearby cities in other States Several mem
bers Of this gang have already been arrested, and
evidence against large number Of others has been
secured by and their arrest Will follow soon
Ane5hsF gang Of reReaters, known as the
HOOPS. whose headquarters are at No lSi Null
berry-st. Manhattan, in the rooms Of the Paul A.
Kelly Association, will operate in the Hid. With,
With and IXth Assembly districts. the leader be-
Eng Paul A Kelly. a thief. who awaiting
trial for robbery in the first degree.
Another gang Of repeaters has been recruited
from the hangers Of the Chatham Club. No.
Doyers-st. Manhattan, which is a well known
rendezvous Of ex-convicts among whom James
Burke. Benny Abrahams. George Stivers. Abe
smnr.. Seie !.Tenny' Lev 'eF3,I,.. Hnrx
and joe Murphy.
Another gang OF repeaters has been organized to
Seeond-ave, among whom Harry Leslie.
'Micky" Levine --Marky'' Price Jake" Goodstein
Frank Baker. Horace Rosenthal and italian
Another gang Will operate on the West Side. with
headquarters in stuyyesant Place
from the poolrooms No 32 East Fourth-st., No. 81
East Ninth-st., Houston and Mercer sts and
Cukens saloon. Fourth-st and Eighth-ave., the
latter gang 10 operate in the Hid With and IXth
Assembly districts.
-, propose 20 arrest any person who has violated
the election law by false registration and who may
attempt further violate II by Illegally voting
with and without warrant. the day Of election.
pefore such persons allowed vote. have
tseen compelled TO adopt this course Of procedure
because of the fact that this department has been
overwhelmed with evidence OF wholesale COLOMBIA
II impossible 70 spare the time apply for
rants, but IN every in which arrest is
oaVits fled In this Office corroborating the investi
cations made by the Deputy State Superintendents
OF Elections. and in order that doubt shall exist
tn your mind the mind of the public the
propriety Of such course.
Mr. McCullagh calls on Commissioner Muir
ply to order his subordnates to assist the depu-
ties in enforcing the laws.
TAMMANY THROWS S0PS TO LABOR MEN
Committees of labor who have been trying
for several months 20 get the Tammany city Off
cials move in the case OF labor complaints but