The sun., 1902-02-05
TO ARREST ALDERMAN DIETZ
AND TAMHANY LEADER FRAN
LEY FOR ELECTION FRAUDS.
McCuIiagh Accuses Them OF Hiring ana
Paying Voters Both at the Primary
at which Frawley Downed Ryan
and at the Election six Arrests.


John McCullagh, State Superintendent
of Elections, accuses Alderman John j.
Dietz (Tam) Of the Thirty-second district
and James j. Frawley, who won the Tam
many leadership of the district from John
j. RYAN at the last primaries, of hiring and
paying Illegal voters at both the primary
and the November election. He says that
the Alderman and the district leader will
be arrested on sight il they do not appear
before Magistrate Olmsted at Essex Market
court to-day to answer.
Supt. McCullagh had six prisoners in the
case yesterday, five of whom were arraigned
at Essex Market, The six are Sigmund l..
Rosenfeld alias -Beansey;" Joseph Skid
more, alias "Jo-Jo;" Michael Levine, alias
Lawrence; William j. Williams, James
Brasier and Max Glaser, all OF the lower
East Side. Supt. McCullagh said Of them
They are members Of gang OF repeaters
which was organized by Rosenfcld. alias
"Beansey." and Skidmore. known as @Jo-Jo.
from the dives and gambling houses on the
Bowery for the purpose OF voting for James
j Erawley as leader OF the lhirty-second
district in the primary which resulted in the
deposition OF leader Ryan Of that district on
Sept II. 1901.
-Beansey" and "Jo-Jo- TO the Miami Club
on Lexington avenue. between iOlst and
IO2d streets, on the day OF the primary. They
we're delivered over by "Reansey" and 'Jo-Jo'
to John J Dietz. the present Alderman from
that district. and "A man by the name OF Burke.
These men voted upon names furnished to
them by the said Dieta at the primary. and
we're paid for voting illegally. Some OF the
men refused to work at the price fixed for
tb.t nd
The work performed by the men was so
satisfactory TO petz that he invited them
To return 10 the district on the days of regis
tration for the general election. and they did
80 They registered IN the various election
districts of the 1hirty-second Assembly
district upon names and addresses furnished
10 them by one Sohe,nGr l,ya,hi ys, VINO Ma Ma
PRINCIPAL work done by this gang Was during
the last two days OF registration. Tor which
work they we're paid money
At the conclusion OF their days work on
the last Say of registration Schemer Ryan
and Dietz invited them 10 return 60 the dis
trict on election day TO vote upon the names
under which they had registered The men
did return TO the district on election day,
ard, acting under the guidance OF Ryan aud
DletZ. voted upon slips containing tue names
of alleged voters who had been registered
Two of the members Of the gang we're arrested
on election day for Illegal voting upon orders
succeeded in making his escape from The
ofticsr aud the other was taken TO court. but
subsequently, discharged by the Justice
because of periured testimony,
At the close of their days york on election
day the men assembled AT the headquarters
of the D~mOCrJtic organization. known as
the Miami Club. on Lexington avenue. where
they were paid Tor their days Work by Alder
man Dirtz and James y. frawley. the lender
OF the district.
The arrests made resulted as a consequence
Of the espionage Kept by the State Suuerin-
teudrnt of Elections upon the members of
the gpug and facts learned 10y h- deputies.
aud some of the gang have made full coi.
pf Ngl /
parbetratsd
Lradef frswley and Alderman D,ctr viii
be- arrested without warrants a. -oou 49,
looated Dy the doputlcs II their arrests do
not take place before Tomorrow they are at
tr4tr Oiuatsd Boz the l--rA Market po' g
court Tomorrow. 10 answer charge Of hrllrI"
and aiding ahd Sbott.nS iussal registration
OihcT HrI'rt- viii undoubtedly follow 800
connection WIth these uaTfanta
-Beantsy' hO-euield NAz arrested late
yesterday afternoon Ia the back room of "a
cafe ~ lDur'h avenue aud Twelfth street
Arc' ding 90 supt Mr'ullagh. be- y tlr
leader oi lho gang and has been running a
handbook TO- The saloon. There were abuut
forty n"n Iu tie plauu when D"putie- Archer
and totlroIy went there 90 HfT~st him H.
and his friends showed fight tie d.pu, .,t-
say, and they had 10 draw their ruIolNers
k-fuTs be- was aTre-'"i he passed large
rlIl - blllh % one - the men lU tho -aluuU
H. vas tsh'u before hupt Mo- ullAgl sHd
quest ioned, bui refused g. make any state
mrut
lie other hvs Igsu waIe arrested ou
Monday night. GlAssf, Williams snd
hfphirf malo a ounfnssiIl g. hupi McCul-
lagA. hkidn.ofo was chan god at i.s.S
haTkgi With Inducing them Co Ias .st,,f
aLd tpi" Illegally and ~. complaint agaiusf
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