New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-30
HESAYS HE WAS DRUGGED
Grubcr Men Declare Hitchings Cap
tain Vas Drunk.

A renort that Robert Winston. the antI-Gruber
captain OF the Twentyhr-t Election District OF the
XNIst Assembly District had received Knockout
drops and been robbed OF his primary ballots early
Yesterday morning created considerable excitement
Conflicting stories told Of WiIston's movements
In the night. and Winston himself who admitted
that he had been drinking heavily, was unable yes
terday to give clear account Of what had hap
peucd.
Winston. IN company with John Madden and
George StoetzeI left the headquarters Of the anti
Crrbcr people az No. III West Ninetyeghth-st.. at
1870 o'clock Monday night lie had with him
four packages containing primary ballots. The
three men stopped at Kempers saloon. at the south
east corner OF Amsterdam-ave. and One-hundred-
and-nrst-st.. and had drink. Then Madden and
Stoetzel accompanied Winston 70 his home. at No.
l55 West Oue-hundredth-st.. and left him
Winston says that after going upstairs and dis
covering that his wife was asleep. he came down
azair 20 deposit The ballots under the stairs in the
hall In tho hall no was spoken 20 by a man who
asked him how politics was. and then they LETT the
house and went 10 K"mpcr's saloon and had
drink Winston had his ballots with him. In the
saloon winston says that no scraped VI an &C
o,.air'ancs with two or three strangers. and that
they drank together. While no was IN the saloon.
ne SAYS he went to the rear OF the room FOR a mo-
rneut and when ne returned. the ballots. which he
Winston is unable TO describe his movements. lie
knew nothing until D" woke np IN ped a4ouL
o'clock and was told by his wife that he had come
In about 4 o'clock
Clarence Wilson. who was IN kemPers 81
loon during the time that Winston was there, says
tast Winston. the three men with whom he had
boon drinking and he tWilson) lett the saloon az
O'Clock They stood on the corner Tor a rev
minutes. and then three men came up TO wilson
and smoke 20 hIm about tho political situation In
tho district Then. according 10 Wllson, the three
ron and Whist ~ went INTO l. HurlCy's saloon on
Tho northeast corner Of AmsteTdam-ave. and one
han ired and nr~t-st- There they were served hy
IlIrI., who SAYS that they had two drinks
Hurley says that each OF the men carried package
~ ballots They stpyed about ten minutes and
Wbo g1f the polls opened at O'Clock and Winston
failed to appear al his polling place az No. IS
crf3rn-ayc.. word sent to Hector NJ
IJifrhiucz and Philip Block the anu-Gruber lead
er1 that Winston missing and that there were
r, ballots. Block at once tsl'uh0ued 10 printer
and the ballots on hand iu two hours. Utica
fnrs aud Block went TO WTSton's house. ana atJer
e,-n. trouble got IN. According 20 the story as
tolI them bv instou. the latter was found IN the
hallway at : So unconscious. and had been helpe1
ia MS fat by the iaritresS. Winston also told
fbr.n that he had been followed by two men ana
struck and the ballots taken from him.
several men, among them William J. BraEs, WHO
soy1 that he il the secretary OF the Riversde IKE
publican club tGrubers organizatioul say that they
saw Winston out OF kempcrs saloon az II
o'clock yesterday morning, and that he was drunk.