The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
DENTGLS FROM ROSS WILLIAMS
HE DIDN'T STUFF BALLOT BOXES
or KNOCK DOWN GOLDEN MAN.

I.Soks . Little l'husual 20 Hlm That Every
Enrolled DemOerat IN the Assembly
IDlsiFict IL Recorded ~ Voting at the
PRIMARY, hut ne Didn't Fix %.
The defence opened Yesterday in the
trial Of Roswell d. Williams. Tammany
leader Of the Seventeenth Assembly dis
trict. and his six lieutenants. Thomas J.
O'Rourke. Philip Donohue. Robert Quinn,
John Bingham. John Dunn and Peter
J. Galhgan. for conspiracy 10 violate the
primary laws last fall when Daniel A.
Golden contested with Williams for the
leadership and didn't get vote returned.
Williams was a witness and not only de-
MED that he led an automobile party that
raided polling places. but said he aided
Golden by causing the arrest Of man he
saw making away with Golden ballots.
Clark J. Jordan. counsel for the dsfen-
dants. said in opening that he would show
that the Golden ballots furnished by the
BOARD Of Elections were carried on by
Golden men and not Williams men. He
said that the charges had been brought
against Williams solely for the purpose
Of defeating nun At the next primaries.
Williams said that on primary day ~
made two rounds Of the district solely
10 see how things were going and 10 find
out Whether the inspectors were doing
their work all right GalhRan. O'ROurks
and Donohue went with him. he said. and
they visited many polling places. Al
none Of them was there any disorderly
conduct by his men. Williams said. and
he was sure none Of the polling places was
rushed by the men with him.
Did you aid in stufing any ballot
bOxeai- asked Mr. Jordan.
i did not said Williams. Il voted
but one ballot and that was in my own
election district
what did you see at the polling place
at 2T2 West Ninety-sixth street, asked
counsel.
IA We drove up there was an excited
crowd standing on the sidewalk. A man
rushed out with a bundle Of papers under
his arm Some one shouted. He's got
the Golden ballots Gallgan. o 'ROurke.
Donohus and jumped out Of the auto
mobile and called 70 a policeman 70 get
the man. Cop Finnegan ran after him and
caught him and I was standing on the
curb when. ne was brought back. The
cop asked Mcmillan. the Golden watcher.
II he wanted 20 make a charge against
the man. and Mcmillan said ne didn't
I told the OliiCer 10 arrest the man II he had
stolen ballots. and insisted that the pris-
-. til 20 h.
street police station. The lieutenant
AZ the desk asked Mcmillan Il he wanted
TO make a charge. and again McMillan
refused
Mr Jordan asked Williams about the !
happenings az 627 Columbus avenue.
where Eugene SChelleubergpr a Golden Z
watcher. testified that Williams and
GalhRFn knocked him down and broke
his finger after which members u the
Williams PARTY kicked him
when We got there a crowd was stand ,
ing on the sidewalk and a. Wsentered. ten /
or twelve men. under the influence Of .
liquor. were being put out by a policeman.
said Williams. After talking 10 my .
election district captain Tor few minutes I
I left
ON Cross-examination Williams ~
pea ted 20 Deputy Attorney General Prem
tiCa his statement that he went 90 the
police station when tho man was arrested .
Tor running away with Golden ballots
When asked Why he didn't make a com
plant Williams said i thought Il was M
20 the Golden watcher II they had been
my ballots / certainly would have com
planned
How did YOU know they Wers Golden
haIlOts7" asked Mr. Prentice
had heard that the Golden ballots
were 20 be- stolen that day n Was talked
about throughout the district
Who told your
4 don't remember II was just talked
about and hea ri u thar way
Mr. Prentice asked the witness II he
didn't regard u a. unusual that everyt
Democratic voter enrolled IN the Seven
teenth Assembly district the year before
had been recorded as voting AZ the primary
and Williams admitted that 10 was unusual
hut said he could give no explanation
He didn't know how certain erasures
had been made on the enrolment books
and other names substituted.
Did you order a canvass u the Demo
cratic voters ~ your district prior 90 the
primary electiOns"
Yes. started one To ascertain the
sentiment ~ the Democratic voters a.
10 the leadership Il was not a complete
canvass. however
Why i
Because after IL had heen going on
'or r dRv or two found thers was abso-
.uielv no Golden sentiment m the district
aud called IL on
John Dunn. city surveyor. who - a
district captain for Williams, SAID that
be- had acted as watcher for Williams IN
, district other han his own He didn't
AIRY N any Golden ballots and didn't
'es any irregularities.
Mr. Prentice brought aut the tally
book Of the polling place where Dunn was
catcher and asked him a. explain certain
On the book which indicated
hEt thirty-hve persons had voted on
lanes written over those erased
That was up 20 the INSPECTORS said
Dunn. was out 10 my own district
nd didn't know the voters anyhow
But you were q watcher pat In jus
ice Wheeler
The case will be concluded to-day with
he testimony u Gallgan end it - eA-
'egted 70 90 70 the Jury early.
stnk ehsideF Slahoney Better. II