New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-11
HOGAN ACCUSES CRANE.
.Saus He Violated RuIe of Board OF
MAGISTRATES.

George W. Morgan. State Superintendent Of Elec-
TONS was not ready yesterday to file charges with
the Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court against
Magistrate Hogan. who told him over the tele-
phone TO go TO h Election Day. A record of
Magistrate Hogan's utterances in the Morrisania
court on Tuesday, when he discharged several
prisoners accused of election frauds and refused to
adjourn the to permit the appearance of Mr..
Morgans deputies at court complaining wit
nesses is being made up as the basis of charges
Mr.. Morgan says he is determined to seek the re-
moval Of Magistrate Hogan from office on account
of his failure comply with the of the Code
OF Criminal Procedure in the election cases.
Meanwhile, Magistrate Hogan is threatening to
make charges against Magistrate Crane. who issued
the warrants which the prisoners taken to the
Morrisan!a court were arrested. Magistrate Hogan
said yesterday:
I issued only one election warrant from the Nor
since November l. and I was astonished when so
many prisoners were arraigned before me there on
warrants issued by Magistrate Crane. | called up
Magistrate Crane on the telephone, and asked why
ne mad issued the warrants over my heao IN my
but he could not tell who had failed to find me. /
told him his action dsgraceful, and against
the rules. shall bring this up at the next meet
ing OF the magistrates. don't know what can be
done to Magistrate Crane but shall attend to it.
One of Mr. Morgan's deputies said yesterday that
application made to Magistrate Crane for
the warrants, not because it was supposed that
Magistrate Hogan would refuse to grant the war
rants, but because there trouble in finding
the warrants promptly. Mr.. Morgan says that
while there may be rule of the magistrates
against one magistrate issuing warrants in another
magistrates district, the law plainly gives to any
magistrate the power issue warrants in any dis
trict.
Magistrate Crane said last night:
Magistrate Hogan's contention that had no au-
thor1ty to sign the warrants in question in
correct. The code distinctly provides that a
magistrate may sign a warrant for any part of
the city if he is satisfied that the evidence justi
hes its being issued L did not go Magis-
trate Hogans head. as the cases for his district
for which the warrants made were heard
before him. Those that signed for Magistrate
Breen were similarly sent TO his court when the
arrests made l met Deputy Fuchs at the
Harlem police court Sunday afternoon, and
after l had signed several warrants for cases IN
my district Fuchs asked me TO sign warrants in
Hogan's and Breens jurisdiction districts, he
had been unable TO locate the two magistrates.
I did cheerfully. and my action undoubt-
edy legal and proper. l understand that Magis-
trate Hogan is quoted as saying that l showed
my loyalty TO the Republican party Well, as a
matter of fact. the nine warrants which I signed
for Magistrate Hogan's district for sus-
pected Republicans: When the cases were brought
before Magistrate Hogan he refused to hear them.
No magistrate can refuse to hear a case brought
before him. and Magistrate Hogan's action was
improper.