New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-17
MORE ARRESTS THAN USUAL.
KEPT BUSY WITH AL
LEGGED ILLEGAL VOTERS.

There were more than the usual number OF
rests at the primaries yesterday for alleged Illegal
voting on account of the sharp contests in many
districts where the opposing factions were chaI-
longing one another's votes and at the same time
endeavoring get in ''colonzeIs.'
The first real excitement OF the contest IN the
IXth Assembly District occurred yesterday when
Matthew O'Gorman. of No 4l6 West Twenty-ffth-
St said to be election district captain for Dew
cry. was arrested for assaultng PatroIman Thomas
J McManus. of the East Fifty-frst-st. station.
with beer glass. He was held in 5000 bail for
animation In jefferson Market court tomorrow.
According TO McManus. he duty at the
polling place Of the Fourteenth Election District
No. 246 Tenth-ave. He says that O'Gorman came
within the marked lines and attempted 10 intindate
voters TO cast their ballots for Devery McManus
says that he warned him to go away, and OGor-
replied
"Tu teach YOU not TO interfere with Devery men
oGorman then. according to the policeman went
into saloon at No 2+S Tenth-ave, got beer glass
and. returning the street threw it at McManus.
The policeman showed cash the right side of
his cheek prove the assertion McManus says
he then overpowered the man after rough and
tumble fight and landed him in the West Twentieth
ST station.
"A big crowd of sympathzers followed the police
man and his prisoner. and although threats were
made to take the latter away no one attempted to
interfere
OGorman declared that he was not aware that he
inside of the lines when McNanus spoke 70
q
line was McManus attempted TO pull a button from
his coat bearing the picture of Devery. He then
fought in his defence. for the policeman start
ed to club him.
a large number Of arrests We're made after
o'clock, and Magistrate Mott had busy session in
the West Side court hearing cases from the INNER
END OF the district. All of the prisoners charged
with attempting to vote discharged and those
who had voted were held examination in 81 900
Eugene Morgan OF No. 1S0 Park Row was ar
rested at NO. 500 PeaTl-St. Eighteenth
District of the lid Assembly District by Patrol
man Schultz, of the Elizabeth-st. station The
complainant was David Freedman. OF No 176 Park
Row who Is q watcher for Michael Hines who e
opposing Dennis Shea
Morgan was accused of attempting to vote under
the name of John Holen, OF No 9 Mulberry-st
said to be dead. Morgan admitted his guilt and
said that he had been in luck for three or four
weeks, and that when he was offered an enticine
sum to vote under the dead mans name he con-
scented. He was held for examination
IhoInas D. Smelly, a commissioner of deeds al
NO 1l57 Madison-ave arrested at the polling
place or the Twentieth Election District Of the
HAIAth Assembly District in Madfson-ave, near
Elshty-third-st-. on issued by MAGISTRATE
Brann. he is charged with false certifcation and
vas pa1r0ed IN the custody of his counsel Terence
of sf fss i h seesstsTy Of The Tamany committee
Edward ard. n Walsh, Of No. 42l East Seventy fifth
the leadership Of XVIII Assembly pistricf
Win IiolL4s buTn, was arrested the polling
klsGe or the Nineteenth Election District of the
AAFlIn AsssmbIy District while attempting to
vote WaIshs name is. 1t is charged on the list Of
as ordered stricken from the roll by Justice Steck-
Ter. Walsh testified that he had appeared before
a notary public and got certificate Magiso
trate Brann discharged him. after warning him that
IL he attempted TO vote again without writ fron,
the supreme Court he would be rear ested.
Frank McVey, of No. 23Ss Second-ave was ar
raigned on charge Of bribery. preferred by John
J Heaney, OF No 12i East One-hundred-and-
twenty third-st. Heaney told Magistrate Crane
that he had seen McVey approach man who had
just left the polling place and hand him money
He could not however. that the money had