New-York tribune., 1909-09-22
SHOTS FLY AT PRIMARY
THREE VOTERS FOUNDED.
RiiNls an Warm Contest for Leader
ship of 18th 4. ID.

Bloodshed marked the Democratic primary cleo
ton yesterday, three falling before fusillsde
of bullets in front OF the polling place in barber
shop AT SOth street and Second avenue They were
taken Bellevue Hospital. and one with six bull
lets in his body. expes;ed 10 die. This Was in
the 18th Assembly District. where William A
I.arney contesting tho leadership with Michael
J. Cruise. There Was turmoil in many of tho dis
trfcts where Tammany were fighting for a
continuation Of power. and arrests were numerous
In the 18th. before the polling place. Larney and
Cruise hotly dlsputing- They were surrounded
ny their followers Somebody knocked Frederick
Lucas. of No s. James street. down. which vas
signal for drawing of revolvers and indis-
crinlinate shooting Lucas shot in the shoulder
Christopher Wright of No. 303 East 27th street,
was the target for six bullets and John Butcher
OF Shelter Island. shot I'm the back and thigh.
AS the three fell the crowd scattered and a
hurry call for ambulance sent in
II was seen at that Wright in serious
condition. No immediate effort was made place
the responsibility for the shooting and arrests
were made, the policemen attending the injured
men while waiting for the ambulance. When the
three had been taken the hospital there
was hunt for the persons who had used their
revolvers with such serious results. Iarney went
to the hospital later 10 inquire about the cond-
ton OF the men
Eight men, picked up by police and Central Office
men, were taken TO the bedside of Lucas.
Il know the that shot me-" he exclaimed.
and will fix him myself when I get OUT
He refused 10 identify any Of the men, and they
were taken 10 the East 55th street station.
Edward J. Harvey. of No. 49, East Goth street.
was later arrested and charged with completely in
the shooting the police alleging that he in an
automobile which aided the escape of of the
fighters. Harvey is water tappor, employed by
The Water Department.
Attorney General ONlalley announced early in the
day that he had appointed an attorney 10 be I'm
each magistrates court in the city, and nearly all
had something 10 do. They to have charge
OF the prosecution Of violations OF the primary law
There were about twenty arrested for alleged
Illegal voting. OF whom four who were arraigned
before Magistrate Krotel discharged, as there
was no evidence on which 10 hold them.
Battery Dam Finn's rival. Dominick Mullaney.
had John Ford. OF No. ls5 Prince street arrested
because Ford had voted under the name Of John
j. Ford. lie said he had mistakenly omitted the
p from his name, and thought II all a Joke,
but he WAS held in $l.O.0 bail for examination He
got the bail An inspector of election Louis Cum
Saro was arrested. This in the 18th Assembly
District, where Cungaro charged with having
ADDED one or more ballots 10 those cast. He was
held by Magistrate Kernochan in 81 600 bail There
were three other arrests in this district
Aaron Chornstein, chairman Of the board OF in
spectors of the ed and sd election districts OF the
18th Assembly District also arrested on a
charge Of jamming extra ballots into one Of the
oallot boxes. This case adjourned until to-
DAY, 50 that witnesses might be produced, if there
were any Other arrests for personating
voters. and the men accused were held for a hear
ing later IN the week. There were MANY charges
or importing men from New Jersey and elsewhere
10 vote. but there were no wholesale arrests 10 sub
stantate the complaints They were generally
made by the defeated candidates for leader
In Queens nineteen men were arrested early in
the morning yesterday charge of having been
imported as repeaters. They were taken 10 the
Flushing police station and held for further ex-
animation II was said that the men had been i'm
ported from Manhattan 10 guard the polls for
Sher1n Harvey He acknowledged that he had en-
gagged them The fight IN Queens between the CAS-
sidy and Gresser factions was especially hitter