The New York herald., 1922-10-31
FRAUD SQUAD RAIDS
TOM FOLEY DISTRICT


voter did live there. Mr.. Gilbert added /:
II will forward the testimony to IN
spector Post for his attention and an
/, vestigator has beben sent to The
isronx to present the case to the Grand
Jury In that county and Ia learn who
Iinstructed the woman TO make false
statements"
Discussing another case, Mr.. Gibe~.
said :, The occupant OF one building
claims that seven persons live in the
house in other words. that he conducts
a rooming house This house did not APP
pear on the police list Of rooming houses.
l am convinced that 1t never was room
ing house. which explains IT'S absence
from the list. I am convinced that the
statement made by the occupant Is q
pure fabrication. In fact. as to the
fames registered from the house. the
occupant who testified refused % iden-
t;fy them AS living in the house If /
but l am afraid that ssall nave to
ltC give this matter the thorough inves-
.igation that 1t requires nd deserves,
am allowed ! shall ask the Grand Jury
postpone an inquiry of that kind until
after election.
I'VE expect that Judge Grain will up
hold the right of the Attorney-Genera
to appear before the Grand Hury. In
with the assistance OF Mr.. Locknart and
Mr.. Marks. will have ready as many
cases as the jury can handle this week.
an view of the feN days lef. at our dis.
posal 1t will be necessary TO-, us to
select what we deem the most f1agrant
cases and those which in our Judgment
acquire immediate indictments.
Roundup Election Day.
an company with Leslie S. Lockhart
and Samuel Marks l to-day had an In :
terview with Chief Magistrate McAdoo,
who has consented TO iseiie warrants in
sch cases as this office deems essential
- the public interest. Lpromised Judge
McAdoo that wherever possible I should
avoid an application for a warrant. but
would handle the situation by making
arrests without warrant on election
day where a felony was charged. One
OF the questions discussed with Judg |.
McAdoo was the practical handling Of
cases on elet ton day.
IL have issued subpoenas which are
now out for service. requiring all of the
boards Of inspectors in the Fourth AS
sembly district. not heretofore interro-
gated. to attend at this office for ex-
animation. I find there are quite a
number of districts In which the ques.
ticn OF assistance to voters must be
inquired into.
Anticipating the possibility of per.
sons registering from houses where they
| do not reside. have obtained from the
Board OF Elections duplicate list Of
all lodging houses and made a survey
covering the entire list, showing the
name of each person residing IN each
house. l am prepared. therefore, t.
| question any persons registering from
any such house whose name was not on
the statement furnished by the hotel OF
| lodging house"
Banton's Attitude.
District Attorney Banton sal that he
vas prepared to give the State officials
every assistance, but inasmuch as the
law does not provide for the Attorney
General going before the Grand Jury
that any indictment found would be IL
legal and no wished to avoid such o sit
ration. He suggested that the Republi.
can Assistant District Attorneys he as
signed to assist the Attorney-General or
that Mr.. Gilbert obtain from he Gov
ernor the necessary designation as spe-
clay officer to cover the point.
Edward S. Brogan. president OF the
Reunited Democracy, wrote yesterday TO
Attorney General Newton charging that
the investigation Of illegal registration
was being made for political purposes
and was mud singing contest"
In the Brooklyn investigation Grover
VI. Moscowitz. special Deputy Attorney.
General. presented to the Grand Jury OF
Kings several cases OF alleged false reg
tistration and asked for indictments.
Fifty witnesses were summoned The
charges are false registration by reason
Of lack of residence, previous convictions
OF felonios. and colonising in lodging
| houses.
! Allegations OF false registration
ganst Daniel Ischuk 100 Wallabout
.treet; William Speilman OF 55S Fed
| ford avenue and John Lightfne OF 973
Myrtle avenue wero dismissed yesterday
| by County Judge Martin in Brooklyn.
1t was proven they were registered
tightly at the addresses given. They
! ad not been arrested but appeared In
court upon request.
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