New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
NJ ANY CON VICTIONS
REPORT BY O'MALLEH.
attorney General Tells of Elec-
tiOn Cases Here.

Albany. Feb. 4-The annual report Of At
torney General Edward r O'Malley to ths
Legislature relating TO the election cases In
the city Of New York during the year 1873
shows that more than six hundred cases
arising under the election law were exam
ined in a territory comprising some 7S
election districts in the city OF New York
This Is larger number of cases than
was ever prosecuted by the Attorney Cen
erals Office in New York City IN any ons
year, and larger number of convictions
has already been obtained On primary
day there were forty-five arrests. and on
Election Day more than go. Subsequent TO
primary day many complaints regarding
the primary elections were investigated
and between the first day of registration
and Election Day many cases were exam
ired, and many arrests growing out OF the
examination Of the registry lists made BY
the State Superintendent of Elections.
OF the cases examined the Attorney Ge1-
eraI presented 129 to the grand jury for
Indictment. OF these sixty-two were for
violation OF the law in connection with ths
primaries and sixty-seven for violation Of
the law in connection with registration and
election.
There are fifty-one cases now pending Of
suited in thirty-nine convictions. OF these
thirty-nine convictions the defendants In
eleven cases received state prison sen
tences of from one to five years: sentence
to the EInira Reformatory was imposed on
two twelve were sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for period OF from thirty days to
six months, two were sentenced 70 pay
fine of $3.50 and $3.50. respectively. three
cases are to be retired and in three cases
the court suspended sentence Forty In
dictments in these cases were for false
registration, while the remaining indict-
ments were for stufing ballot boxes, H.
legal voting. perjury and aiding and
abetting Illegal acts contrary to the cleo
ton law.
Arrests were made in seventeen cases IN
addition to the cases prosecuted by indict-
ment and the defendants held for trial IN
the courts of Special Sessions OF the city
of New York OF these seventeen cases
nine are still pending untried and eight
have been tried. resulting in conviction IN
each case. The defendants held for trial
IN the Court of Special Sessions rers
charged with attempted Illegal veting at
the primaries, disobeying subpoenas Of tbs
State Superintendent Of Elections and IL
legal voting at the primaries OF the eight
convictions. one was sentenced TO state
prison for five years, four were sentenced
to the penitentiary for terms ranging from
three to six months, and three were sen
fenced TO pay a fine of SIS each.
In addition TO these criminal cases ths
Attorney General made ninety-nins appl1-
cations to the Supreme Court in the coun-
ties OF greater New York, pursuant 70 Sec
ton 153 OF the election laws for orders
striking from the register of electors the
names Of persons not qualified to vote. OF
these ninety-n1ne applications hfty-one
were granted and twenty-one were with
drawn before being heard
The report calls the attention Of ths
Legislature to the fact that while the stat
ute imposes the duty on the Attorney Gen
eraI 20 attend TO all violations OF the cleo
ton laws in the metropolitan elections dis
trict and TO act as counsel for the Superin-
tendent of Elections Of that district. no
adequate appropriation was made for
that purpose; that while carrying on
this great mass of work he was obliged
TO ask the State Controller TO make
temporary loan Of $500 with which 10 pay
actual expenses for stenographers, process
servers, etc; that he was compelled to en-
10 appear at twenty-four magistrates
courts and the Courts Of General Sessions
on the primary and election days. IN New
York, and that his written designation
of such lawyers was conditioned that th-
Legislature would pay them. and thar IN
order TO adequately care for this branch or
the Attorney Generals Office an annual
appropriation of $500 is necessary