New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-05

Despite the unusually small number OF
indictments and warrants, however. the
District Attorney and his whole stan will
be working to-day. Two Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys have been assigned 10
each magistrates court, where one OF
them win stay in the complaint room to
see that complaints are properly drawn.
while the other attends to the cases as
they come up in court.
James B. Reynolds. W. A. De Ford and
George z. Medale, three Of Mr.. Whit
mans assistants, will form sort Of con-
sulting staff in the District Attorneys
office Judge Foster will hold court ell
day in General Sessions. and the bail de-
partment Of the District Attorneys office
will be open. 30 "
William j. Burns, whose detectives
have been working on election cases.
called on the District Attorney yesterday.
Mr.. Burns said that this year he was
hopeful that he would be able to trace
those who were charged with registering
illegally, so they could be arrested after
Election Day, even II they did not go to
the polls to vote. His Investigations, he
said, covered the whole city.
Thomas +. Deyine, fusion candidate for
State Senator in the 18th Senate District,
was arraIgned before Magistrate Breen in
the West Side Court yesterday morning,
charged with false registration, and re-
leased in $1,000 bail for trial in General
Sessions.
He was arrested on Sunday night In
front of No. 327 West S5th street house
in which his wife and family live. by
John Smith, Deputy Superintendent OF the
State Bureau of Elections, on a warrant
issued on Saturday by Chief Magistrate
William McAdoo.
Devine registered from No. 10l West SD
street, which is in the 18th Election Dis
trict OF the 18th Assembly, one OF the
three Assembly districts composing the
18th Senate District. The S5th street ad-
dress is in the nth Senate District.
His opponent on the Democratic ticket,
John J. Boylan, denounced him as a ear
pet Dagger" TO the state election officers.
Devine said his arrest was a political
trick and that he would be at the polls
this morning 10 vote.
John Murphy. Of No. IS Catharine street,
was brought before Magistrate Herbertin
the Tombs police court yesterday charged
with having registered three times, under
three different names. In the police court
Mr.. De Ford. the Assistant District At
torney, confronted Murphy with an af-
fdavit, signed with Murphy's name, and
drawn by Anthony Goblin, a notary pub
lie. .-
In the affidavit II was stated that
Murphy had registered in the I'd Assembly
District under the names James Ware,
John Foley and John Murphy. It was
further stated that he had received 30
cents per registration, and that he had
done II at the request OF George Gonzales
Michael II. Murphy and william a.
Thompson, the captains Of the election
districts where Murphy had registered.
Murphy repudiated the affidavit. He
said II was not true, and that he had
never made the statements contained In
Il. He could neither read nor write, he
said, and had no idea Of the paper 10
which his name was signed.
There is some doubt as TO how the war
rants for violation OF the election law VIII
be served to-day. Yesterday Mr.. ,Siedalle
sent to Commissioner Waldo foTty-hve
warrants which Magistrate McAdoo had
issued. They were returned with the re-
quest that the District Attorney Inform
the Police Department how they were 10
be served. Apparently Commissioners
Waldo had in mind the instructions OF
Mayor Gaynor, that no policeman was 10
be allowed within one hundred feet Of the
polls ,.'
The warrants were sent back to Head
quarters with a letter informing the COM
missioner that forty-fve warrants were
inclosed. and that they were TO be served
on the persons named therein. II was
suggested in the letter that the persons
for whom they were issued probably
would appear at the polls to-day.
Paul Kenneday. OF No. $50 Park avenue
a representative OF the Socialist party
left with Mr.. Medalie yesterday list OF
seventy men who, hs said, had been IN
yestlgated by his helpers and had been
found to have no right to vote where they
had registered. Most OF the complaints
were in the sth Assembly District.
Judge Foster, I'm General Sessions, yes
terday advised the two November grand
juries, whose members he swore In, not
to be hasty or swayed by political ex-
element to find unwarranted indictments
II remember some years ago. sale
Judge Foster. high officials were indicted
the day before the election. and Few
days after election the indictments were
dismissed. I am speaking from memory
Such indictments are a disgrace to the
grand jury; the court, and the entire ad-
of Justice Indeed. know OF
no sort Of crime In which human liberty
is regarded so lightly as In alleged viola
tons of the election laws.
WARNING TO VOTERS.
Polls open at 6 a. m. and close at
Z "a "a Mata earlu ard do not lose