New-York tribune., 1904-10-13
TAKE TAMlIANI LEADER.
Charged 1cith Selling Illegal Paper
Morgan UinS ColOnesi Case.

George ". Morgan. State Superintendent OF EIec-
ticrs. yesteEday practically completed the fences
by whiche proposes to enforce honest registration.
The superintendent is elated over the decision in
the case OF Antonio Colones. whose writ OF habeas
corpus was dismissed yesterday by Justice Leven-
tritt. " hen summoned TO testify In naturalization
frauds Colonesi refused to be sworn. and ar
rested Justice Leventrttt. In remandIng the pris-
oner. said there no invasion OF his guaranteed
rights.
Nathan Wasserberser. proprietor OF saloon at
No I7s Clnton-st.. taken before United
States Commissioner Shields IN the Fedora! Bui!d-
ing yesterday. charged with selling Illegal
naturalization paper to Harry L. Jaser. street
sweeper Wasserberger Is one ot the Tammany
leaders on the East Side and his arrest caused
surprise. wasserberger was held in S2OJO bail.
Assistant United States District Attorney Marx de-
clared no had plenty OF evidence against him.
lager swore In an affidavit that Wssserberger
charged him SIS for getting him full certificate OF
citizenship without his appearing before the proper
authorities.
Relative to the recently published charges that
the vigorous prosecution Of the naturalization
frauds by the federal officials in this city was di-
rectIy due 20 an attempt tho part OF the United
States officials TO influence election conditions and
intimidate foreign voters. United States Attorney
Burnett. who has charge OF all federal prosecutions
in the Southern District. yesterday said;
1t might as we'll be clearly understood now that
no fraud on the suffrage VIII be tolerated mo-
inent oy lhe Delstt ot JCsllce. CUR attitude
reasons Patriotic honest men OF our Country OF
party and every race, will support our effort
to prevent the degradation Of the American ballot.
We have a long list of persons who obtained
naturalization papers in violation OF the federal
statutes. After election will go carefully over
the voting lists, and Will prosecute Republican
and Democratic offenders with equal riSor. In
the past have asked the court TO extend clemency
70 many Italian laboTers who were Induced to get
their papers to IA iitntC their employment pub
lie contracts ana l have good reason 10 believe
that my course has met the warm approval of the
great body OF the NeW-YOrk Italians. I will con-
tinue tO ask the court 10 extend CIemency those
faT nan and
who can show that they had no fixed, deliberate
design 10 violate the law, but who. not under
standing our Language and customs, were deceived
and misled by moro crafty and INSCRIPTIONS per-
sons But any person who undertakes with
OF these false naturalization papers degrade the
American ballot has no just claim for mercy. and
so far as am concerned shall receive none.
There Is another thing that should be taken into
consideration. and that is these prosecutions were
undertaken Il wear and a half ago. and have been
pushed since that time with the same visOr that
char0ctcrtzeS them now. We 1id not know ut the
commencement how extensive the frauds were and
our investigatiOn therefore did not at first assume
the scope that now chaTacterizes it, With that ex-
ceptton our work is to-day what ft was eighteen
months ago. and our aims and purposes are the
same