The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-20
APPEAL AGAINST MORGAN,
TAMMANY TO SEEK WRIT OF PRO-
HIBITION OR REPLEVIN
70 Get Back Citizen Papers Taken
From Owners-Wild Time In Park Row
In the Mob OF Subpenaed Men-Sam
koenig Exalted-Sam Prince Abased.

There was wild time yesterday in the
naturalization bureau" OF Supt. Morgan's
office at IL Park row, and as a result Of
the mpulsion under which several hun
dred men registered as voters gave up
their naturalization papers without a
guarantee that they would get them back
before election day Tammany lawyers
will apply to-day in the Supreme Court
for either a writ Of prohibition or writ
of replevin, or both. The writ OF prohibi-
ton, II issued, would prohibit Supt. Morgan
or his men from taking citizenship papers
from the men called to his Office by his
subpenas duces tecum, which in the last
few days have been served by the whole
sale on registered voters. The writ Of re-
plevin would be directed against Mr.. Nor
gan calling upon him to return the papers
he has already taken.
About 800 persons in all, whose names
had been taken from the registration lists,
were called yesterday to the naturaliza-
ton bureau and to Mr.. Morgans own Office
at ~ william street, and the papers were
taken from all but a few of them. Those
who refused to give up their papers were
advised to refuse by Assemblyman Prince,
candidate for Assembly in the Sixteenth
of Justice Benjamin Hoffman AS result
of what was called the unlawful inter
ference" OF Mr.. Prince and Mr.. Hoffman
In the work of the bureau, Mr.. Prince and
Mr. Hoffman were elected from the place
at IL Park row. Mr.. Prince declares he
was roughly handled by some of Morgans
men. He called upon the police present to
arrest one of the deputies who he says
IL I,,k Al al;
Afterward Mr.. Prince laid his case before
the law committee of Tammany Hall.
The committee directed Charles L. Hoff-
man to begin legal proceedings to-day.
Mr. Hoffman said:
I'VE shall apply for either writ OF pro-
hibition, or a writ of replevin. or both,
tomorrow morning, as we intend to stop
this thing II we can. The Election law
does not give Morgan any right to take
the papers away from people. 1t is alb
solutely uncalled for and unjustifed.
The result Ia that a man leaves Morgans
place with the impression that he has no
right to vote, that he is being investigated
and that Investigate on means accusation.
II it appears that these papers were OBJ
tanned by a trick or device, Mr. Morgan and
his men will be answerable both criminally
and civilly. They are using their official
position to intmidate people from voting,
at the direction Of the Republican machine.
II is nothing short OF oppression. This
morning Mr. Koenig, the Republican leader,
sat at the right hand of one of the deputies
who was receiving the persons subpenaed.
We have already plenty Of confederation
OF the sworn statement Of Abraham Gottes-
man that on Tuesday night Koenig g brother
in-law promised that his case would
be fixed all right il he would vote the
straight Republican ticket. That evidence
we shall take into court
Charles F. Murphy said: "The whole
question Of intimidation as presented by
the outrageous operations at Superin-
tendent Morgan's bureau and Mr.. Odell's
desperation Is now being carefully con-
sidered by the law committee of this organi-
zation and the legal voters Of the city can
be assured that they will be protected
against this new development Of the methods
Of the Republican political sandbaggers.
Every citizen who has the legal right to
vote can rest content that this org aniza-
tion will 60 to the limit OF It's strength and
that through the same committee every
protection will be afforded any voter whose
rights are assailed. Tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock the law committee will meet
with the executive committee and take
every precaution TO Offset this Republican
policy Of intimidation and blackguard-
ISM
A call has been sent out for joint meeting
Of the Tarnmany executive committee
and the law committee for this morning
TO consider what further steps should be
taken In the matter.
BY ten o'clock yesterday morning there
was a crowd Of supenaed men outside II
Park row. In the crowd were naturalized
Irishmen, Germans, Russians and Italians,
one fireman and three policemen. Prince
and Lawyer Hoffman we're there and told
every man who showed up from the Six
teenth district not to give up his papers.
According to their story, they tried to
20 upstairs with some Of the men and depu-
ties barred their entrance.
you haven't any business in here, get
out, said Deputy l47, according to Prince.
Il am going to look after the interests
Of these people, Prince replied and at that,
according to Prince and Hoffman, the
deputy struck him and pushed him out
Of the doorway.
Il called upon policeman to arrest
him. said Prince afterward, "and the
policeman refused. When insisted
was taken upstairs and informed by the
off1cial in charge that I was the man who
should be arrested. While this colloauy
was in progress the man who struck me
was spirited downstairs. Afterward I was
told TO get out and was pushed down stairs.
Charles Hoffman and William Friend got
the same treatment when they protested.
All this time Sam Koenig, Republican
leader Of the Sixteenth district, sat in the
room with two lawyers to look after the
interests Of his constituents. A lot OF our
men had their papers taken away from
them, but my protests were UNDECIDED"
Chief Deputy l.. M. Swazey was In charge
Of the bureau where this was happening.
He Is the deputy Republican leader of the
Seventeenth Assembly district in Brook
Ign and member Of the Republican State
committee. Mr.. Swazey saw the mob
outside and sent hurry call to the Oak
street station for police, and roundsman
and four men were sent over. The crowd
blocked the trolley cars and were hurting
ell sorts Of epthets at the deputies who
stood guard at the stairs leading up to the
Office. The deputies had instructions not
TO let any one get up who didn't have n