The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-05
FEW VOTERS ASK COURT AID.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES FIND
LITTLE TO DO.
Police Courts. However, We're busy. Though
Few Prisoners We're Heid-One Man
Arrested Four Times - Adler.( old.
fOsle Gases Fill Essex Market Court.

The Justices of the Supreme Court
who refused 10 take holiday yesterday
In order to attend to legal disputes over
challenged voters. had less work than on
any previous election day for years Jus
tices GreeLbaum, Bis,hofi and Clarke sat
In chambers all day, but only about dozen
applications were made for writs TO com
pei Inspectors to accept votes that had
been challenged OF fused
The mos, Interesting case was that Of
lib 'r'z'r Shafer, a resident Of the Waldorf,
who registered on Oct. 10. and was then
told that If h" attempted to vote he would
to challenged by McCullagh deputy.
He did attempt and was told his name
had been stricken Off the registration rolls
Justice B.schof issued a peremptory
writ OF mandamus, directing the election
inspectors TO accept Shafcr's vote, and
ruling that once a man had been catered
on the rolls the duties Of the Board of
Registration ended, and no alteration could
he made without special order from
Justice of the Supreme Court.
Michael Leary and Thomas Birter Of
the Second Assembly district got writs
compelling the Inspectors to take their
votes on the representation that they
had been challenged, arrested, discharged
and arrested again. The policeman who
arrested them said tina, Capt. Gallagher
had issued orders TO arrest and keep on
arrcsting men who were believed TO be
voting illegally, even IL they we're discharged
by Magistrate. Justice Bischoff told
the policeman not 10 interfere with the
men again.
Charles De Frame Of 1872 Forsyth street
got writ from Justice Greenbaum, as he
had attempted TO vote and had been chil-
leEged after he had received his ballot
He refused To swear in his vote and left
tn" polling pluce. returning two hours later,
Wien a second ballot was refused him
A. h" had not taken he oath the first time,
The Cour held that he was entitled to a
second ballot.
The fight between Adler and Goldsogle
in the Ninth Congress district brought
grist Of prisoners to Essex Market police
court Yesterday.
When the polls we're opened large force
Of Supt McCuilaghs deputies were on hand
in the Sixth and Eighth Assembly districts,
and on aflidayits secured by them the police
scventy-nine men. Ten of them
We're held for trial. four for examination
and the rest were discharged by Magistrate
Crane
Tie police held warrants for 1850 more.
but the activity Of Supt McCullagh and the
police evidently frightened them. as they
did not show up TO vote.
In anticipa, ion Of the arrests. the Hon
Florrie sullivan and Magistrate Hogan
were at tho Eldridge street station before
the polls were opened. As fast as the
faithful were arrested they were admitted
to bail by the Magistrate and then hurried
back to the polling places, where they swore
in their votes. They were then re-arrested
and taken To the Essex Market police court.
Among the first prisoners arraigned were
" Diamond Charlie Kramer, Tammany
captain of the Thirteenth election district
of de Ate" He is alleged to have pun, he'd
LAWYER Leonard A snitkin in front Of the
polling place. Snitkin later withdrew the
and Kramer was discharged.
SiXty-four prisoners charged with viola
ton Of the Election law were arraigned In
the Tombs police court during the day.
OF these, ten We're held for trial in the Court
of General Sessions. two for further ex-
animation and the rest were discharged.
George Jolley of 1914 Park row was
arrested. arraigned and discharged three
times before he was able TO vote. Then
after voting he was for the fourth time
taken in charge 10y a policeman at the
instance Of a McIuilagh deputy. After
ordering his arrest the deputy refused TO
accompany he policemen To make the COM
plant and Jolley was released for good.
After Jolley's third arrest Magistrate
Cornell conferred with Assistant District
Attorney kresel and Deputy Attorney
General Woods. with the result that Police
Commissioner Partridge issued orders 10
cease repeating arrests of men Oh McCul-
lagh's lists after the prisoners had been
once arraigned and discharged.
'semblyman Nike Callahan was
arrested on complaint Of a McCullagh
deputy, WHO charged Callahan with inter
feriug with him in the discharge Of his
duties. Callahan was discharged by Magis-
trate Cornell
In Jefferson Market police court an I'M
usual number e Prisoners We're arraigned
on charges Of Election law violations. When
court closed last night shortly before
O'Clock, ll3 election cases had been dis
posed Of 10y Magistrate Deuel.
In almost every case the arrests were
due either 10 mistakes made by the pro-
rrietors Of Lodging houses in preparing
their roster or to clerical errors of poll
clerks. OF the ll3 men, only three were
held for examination.
William McMurtrie Speer, who was sec
rotary TO Hugh j. Gran, during part Of the
lattcr's service rs Mayor, was The first person
arraigned in jefferson Market court yes
terday morning on the charge Of violating
tn" Election laws. Mr. Speer, who registered
from the Brevoort House was challenged,
il being alleged that he was now living in
the country, Mr.. Speer explained TO Mag
istrate Deuel. that he had a country home,
but considered the Brcvoort House his per-
manent abode He was dismissed and
was allowed to vote,