New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-14
GOLDEN TELLS HIS STORY
On Witness Stand Describes
How Primary Raid Beat Him.
RUSHING 18TH DISTRICT
Williams, Galligan, O'Rourke in
Charge of Tammany Mob,
He Testifies.

The high handed methods used at the
Tsn,rnanv urinary elect on in the 18th AS
ser1lbly District last September were fur
Their described by witnesses yesterday before
Justice Wheeler and jury in the Crinlina
Branch of the Supreme Court, where Ros-
well D. Williams leader of the district, and
six of his political associates are on trial
for conspiracy to violate the primary cleo
ton law.
Watchers. inspectors and even the police
men on duty in the polling places apparent
Iy were powerless to check the onslaughts
of the Williams horde of some twenty men.
who, it was testified, stole the ballots Of
Daniel A Golden. who was opposing Will
Jams for the leadership, and stuffed the
ballot boxes with the Williams ticket
The case is the most important yet
brought by the state under the primary
election law, and a conviction Of a Tam
many Assembly district leader, it was said
yesterday will have a salutary effect on
future primaries.
One of the witnesses for the prosecution
yesterday was Golden himself, who told OF
the tactics employed by the Williams fac
ton to defeat him at the polls. He corrob-
GRATED the testimony about Williams, Gal
ligan, Donohue and the other defendants
riding around the district in automobiles
on the day Of the election, which, he said
was day of terror for the Golden adher-
ents. He recognized the defendants, Will
Jams, Galligan and O'Rourke, as three of a
party that rushed into a polling place II
Amsterdam avenue, and told how, after
creating a disturbance, they went away
with Galligan holding package of papers
under his coat
There was a mob lined UP in front OF
the place. said Golden. Williams came
out with Galligan. who had bunch of pa
ptrS hidden under his coat. Williams
helped him throw the bundle into an auto
mobile. One Of the papers fell to the side.
walk, ard I had a boy pick 1t up for me
It was a Golden ballot"
Golden was mistaken on the cross-exam
ination as to the identity Of the men. He
denied that he had asked Williams for SIS
to support the latter for the leadership.
James F. Mcmillan, who was a Colder
watcher at the poll at West End avenue
and 96th street, gave corroborative testi
mony to the rushing canvass OF tbs
Williams clan. About o'clock on the at
ternoon Of election day, he said, an auto
mobile and several taxicabs stopped oppo
site the polling place Some twenty mer
jumped out and entered the polling place
and turned things upside down generally
DCnohue, the witness said. stuffed ballot:
into the box, while Galligan took some o.
the Golden ballots. Mcmillan said that he
demonstrated with the latter, but to nc
avail.
Joseph E. Adams, jr, another watcher
told of taking 80 Golden ballots TO the pol
where he was assigned. The Williams rid
ers paid visit there. The witness recog-
nized williams. O'Rourke and Donohue
He saw one man put ballots into the box
Finally the patrolnan on duty. with the
aid Of a brother officer. succeeded in get
ting the disturbers out. When they were
gone the Golden ballots were missing
Adams said that he saw Galligan leaning
over the ballot box In some instances. II
was testified. the election inspectors treated
the raids a joke.
Although it is unusual for the court &c
sit on Saturday. Justice Wheeler insisted
that the case would have to go on to-day.