New-York tribune., 1922-11-05
Gilbert Insists
Or, Jury Quiz
In Poll Frauds
Deputy Attorney General to
Petition Judge Rosalsky for
Special Vellire After Ban
ton and Grain Turn-Down
May Appeal to Governor
Cohalan Committee Urges
Extra Precautions Against
Stutfing and Repeating

Abraham s. Gilbert, Social Deputy
Attorney General, in charge of the in
yestigation Of registration frauds, said
yesterday that he probably would ap-
pear before Judge Otto A. Rosalsky
tomorrow to ask that he be permitted
to take certain Irregularities before the
November grand jury, privilege de-
MED to him by District Attorney Ban
ton and by Judge Grain in regard to the
October jury.
Mr.. Gilbert already has submitted
various papers to Judge Rosalsky, and
the latter has consulted the other
Judges of General Sessions. If the
court cannot permit him to take his
evidence before the November grand
jury without first consulting repre-
sentative of the District Attorneys Of
flee, Mr.. Gilbert said he would appeal
direct to Governor Miller.
VIII Ask Governor to Act
II will ask the Governor either TO
supersede the District Attorney, or else
give me a special grand jury under an
extraordinary term of the Supreme
Court" Mr.. Gilbert said, although do
not like to have to take such an ex-
treme STEP"
Surrogate cohalan's campaign com
mittee wrote yesterday to The At
Bank Building asking that extra pre-
cautions be taken to guard against
ballot box stuffing and repeating in
the 18th Assembly District, Murphy
district, naming especially the Ath, 9th,
9th, 10th, 18th, 1Ath and 18th Election
Districts. They also asked for similar
measures in the goth, 21st, 22d, 23d,
Gath, 25th and 26th Election Districts
of the 9Th Assembly District.
Many Inaccuracies Found
Many inaccuracies, some Of them
causing considerable amount of waste
effort, have been found, it was learned
yesterday, in the printed list of per-
sons entitled to vote, prepared by the
City Record. In one instance COM
plaint received by the Attorney Gener-
ais office of thirteen illegal registra-
tions in district proved on investiga-
tion to have been misprint in the
name of the street.
One arrest, in the Bronx, took place
yesterday for illegal registration. It
was that of John ]. Sheehan, "a, keeper
of restaurant at $50 Brook Avenue,
and Democratic captain in the I'd
Assembly district. sheehan was ar
ieoIcu upou CoulpidlHt VI Gue hCIoEuey
Generals office that he had registered
from 1854 Morris Avenue on October
8, in the 44th Election District.
Sheehan does not live at the
address given, but formerly lived at
12d6 Morris Avenue.
Magistrate Hating, in the Morri-
SANTA court, held him in $500 bail for
a hearing Monday.
Hold nv, False ~RapSaxvo4ioY,
William F. Clark was held in $1,000
bail by Judge Martin, Of Brooklyn, yes
terday upon complaint of Grover M.
Moscowitz, Special Deputy Attorney
General for Brooklyn, charging false
registration. He was convicted on Oc-
tober 4, 1920, in the Federal Court, Mr..
Moscowitz charged, and was sentenced
to jail by Judge Garvin.
Judge Martin also held in $1,000 bail
Antonio Burghardt, Of 636 Third Ave-
nue., who registered from the 25th Elec-
tion District of the 7th Assembly Dis
trict.
Further cases were laid before the