Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 31, 1880, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1880—EIGHTEEN PAGES. LOCAL POLITICS. Appeal of the Republican County Executive Com- mittee. . Public Attention Called to the Mayor’s Extraordinary - Conduct. His Attempt to Use the Police and City Employes for “ ” Partisan Ends. Supervisor Geisler Discharged by Sndge Drummond After a Full Hearing. The Judge Believes in the Na- tion, and Defines the Pow- ers of Its Officers. Mayor Harrison Refuses to nite in an Agreement to Secure an Orderly Election. Ye Consents at First, but Is Bulldozed Gut of ft by His Democratic : Friends. Democratic Repeaters Spotted, and Arrangements Made for Their Arrest. Meeting at- Farwell Hall To-Mor- row Night for the Young Men. The Total Registration of the City 89,330—A Democtratic Procession. -The Periolat Case—Untruthfal Chayges Against State’s-Attorney REPUBLICAN TICKET. For President. Jaws A. GARFISED, A. AuTACR, of New York. For Electors for President and Vice-President, ib SCHNEIDER, ETvELUEUT CALLAHAS, Geonct § JuHS J. Svs Ly WILLTAM H JEWREL, James W. PetEeRsox, Ggouce W. Sxnrit. JosaTnaN H. Kow JACKSON M. Suzets, Wicvur T. Nuuros, WILLiax H. JO“NSON, For Governor, SHELBY M. CCLLom. For Licutcnant-Governor, Jous M. HAMILTON. For Seermtary of Stu'e, Hissrr D. Dement. For Auditur of Pubiic Accounts, Caances P. SwiGEntT. For State Treasurer, Epwanp Herz. For Attorney-General, James icCautser. For Congress—Firat District, Wintast ALDICH. ond District, Gronrce R. Davis. Third Lixvrict, . Crances B. Fanwen.. E Superior Court Judycr, Kank Hawes, Ettore ANTHONY, GEORGE GANDER, 3. WILLIAMSON. State's Attorney, Luraer Laviix Miss. Sheriff, Onin L. Mans. Caruntr, Canure H. MATSON. : Recorder, James W. Brockwar. it Ce Cerk C Jacon Gn : County Cornmisstuncrs—City. 4. & Rxore. ALmucar, rt, DER, Juax O'SEL. County Commb-siuner—Fifth District, Juan Faure. i State Board of Equalization—First District, Ames DP. Rout, Second District, EL A. BLovGErr. Third District, Cniustian BUssK. Senate—Second District, of such employés as shouid refuse to obey his partisan mandates; and of these employés ho bas mudea black lst. In a word, be has di- verted the labors of some of the city’s employés from the clty to himself, and other of such em~ ployés he. hus discharged because cf their re- fusal to violute their political convictions. He has at the expense of the city, with the money of taxpayers, caused the water districts to pe “mapped for purposes of political can- vassine, and assigned to the several districts other of the city’s employés,— the paid servants of taxpayers,—with instruc- tions to canvass them in the intcrest of the Democratic party and report to committecs formed exclusively from the ranks of the city’s employés. He has stripped the uniform of policemen from their bucks (a known instance ig that of. one James Stanton) and sent them, in citizens’ clothes, among the low lodging-houses, where the disreputable and criminal classes re- side, with instructions to organize those pests of society into bands for registration, and by |. that you were behaving boisterous!y? threats of “raids,” and other methods of in- timidation, force them to vote the Democratic tcket. We charge that Carter 8. Harrison, in his duat capacity as Mayor of the City of Chicago and Chairman of the Democratic Campaign Com-" mittee, has advised tho seizure and bulding of the polis on Tuesday next by Democrats, with the design ot preventing large numbers of Re- publicans from exercising the right of suffrage, and soof defeating a full, free vote and a fair count. Wesubmit that this is an infamous con- spiracy, to be resisted by the useof every lawful upplinace. We charge that the Democratic party have deliberately corrupted the registry. in many wards of the‘ city,—vorrupted it by fraudulent voucbing, by placing on the lists the names of persons not residents, the names of persons ac credited to vacant lots and unoccupied bouses, and the names of persons falsely representing the residences of legal voters. We charge that it is the design of Mr. Harrison as Mayor to use the entire pulice force of tho city on eloction-day for the protection of Dem- ocrats, whether honestly or fraudulently regis- tered, and that it is bis design as Chuirman of the Democratic Campaign Committee to pollute the suffrage with fraudlent votes. Against this dual criminal purpise..we ,earnestly protest. We protest aguinst ‘tne “employment ‘of the police next Tuesday for any other purpose than the keeping of the peace. We charge that the attitude of Mr. Harrison is @ menace to the pence of the city, that it tends to provoke disturbance and bioudshed, that it is unpuralleled in the history of politics in this country, and that it merits the uno-nlified con- deinution of ull lberty-loving, peace-loving citizens, 2 ‘The efforts of the Republican Executive Com- mittee huve been directed ulmost solely.to tho end of securing a pure registry and a fair elec- tion. With this purpose persons bave boon em- ployed to scan the disreputable quarters of tnevity, and so to prevent us far as muy be wholesale illegal registering and repeating. In this effort the Democratic party bus in no case codperated wita us. On the con- trary, the managers seem to have bent all tueir energies to the work of stulling the registry with fniudulent names, und to the organizing these corrupt forces for a raid upen the ballot- bores on Tuesday next. We ure aware, how- ever, that in the ranks or the Democratic party there are large numbers of persuns who despise and condemn the d.sreputable methods of their party Jeuders. To this class of Democrats we uppeal. We appeal to thom to stp with dis- approval these methods which th:caten .ue ué- struction of the Guvernment jtse:.. -.+ 2 appeal to Wem to judge Mr. durrison’s course from uo uun-partisaa scundpoint, und if they nnd, 4s they must find, Laat be 1s prostitutug tis great otlice Ww base puruisun uses, We 83K Them to-denounce and condemu him, ‘and w join Kepuvticans in defense of the rigutfor the sake of the right. wurge gruvely Ut Sir. Hurrison is eaguyed in a ounspirucy. Ww defeat a fair eive- ton. We charge’ that he intends, us Mayor of che city, to use the police of the city w curry out tis orders .us Cnuirman ofa partisan political orgamzaution. ‘Tuan tois nothiug could be mure efdmous. Such an in- lent impenis the city’s guod naine, imperis its peace; Yor itis net to be presumed ‘that citizens will aubinit tamely w forvible distruncuisemeut at the hands of a public servant, in ts great ewergency we invoke the aid of all guod cluzens, irrespective of party; we up- pextto them to sina at the pulls trum the upen- ing to the close on Tuesday, to the end that ull legul voters, wuetHer of oue party or the ouer, and none other, shuil bave the oppurtuuity, a8 tney have the rigat, to vote the:r sentiments. LW. MCCONNELL, =WaAdtiiNUTUN MESING, GEORGE Bt. Bove, JUAN Ranger, G. W, srvrrunn, J. Quine, J. H. Gabsent, J.'l, RAWLEIGH, C. H.-PLAUTZ, V. J. UAMPBELL, GEuuGE Bass, GBB. SWiFt, J. M. ALLEN, CoxtaDd Cook County stepublican Executiy SUPERVISOR GEISLER. JUDGE DRUMMOND DECIDES 1N WIS. FAVOR. ‘The further hearing of the petition for u writ of habeas.corpus in the cuse of Frederick Gels- Jer, ono. of the Gaited States Supervisors of Elections, appointed by the Circuit Judge of tbis city, was hud yesterday morning before tho Hon; Thomas Drummond. : The interest in the matter seemed to be confined to a Landful of professional politicians. . ‘Tae Government was represented by Col. Leake, District-Attoruey, and Messrs. J.D. Adair, D.J. Lyon, and A. L. Rockwell. The municipal authorities were rep- resented -by Col. Cameron, Prosecuting Attor- ney. Before going into the testimony, Col. Cameron Tuised the question #s to whivh side should have the opening und close. He argued at some Jength that when the writ of habeus corpus was sued out, the purty making the return held the atirmative, and was entitiud to the opening and the close. The Court held the return to Ue correot, and devolved upon the, District-Attorney the burden of rebutting the priwna facie cuse thus made by the city. _ In answer to an inquiry by the District-At- Committee. Leanven D. Conveg. Fourth District, CanisTornert MAMER. a Fifth District, F.C. De Lana. Sixth District, Grorcr E. Apaxs. Representatives—First ' District, Hautts, Joux Lyce King, ROCKWELL. Second Dietri Baspants H. Waite,” 0/8 COOK. Third Diatrict, Gronce Krorn, Fourth District. Jons L. Parish, RN. PEARSON. fth Distric FY Wate A. PHELPS. Sixth District, N. 3. Proree. Seventh District, G.S. SrruckMan. APPEAL OF THE COOK COUNTY REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE Z coMMITrEE. Aeapgrarrers Rercscican Camparan Cou- MITTEE, 121 Frera AveNve, Cuicaco, Oct. 30.— To tie uitcens of Chicwgo and Cook County: On the eve of un election of supreme importance to the people of the wholo country. the Iepub- ican Executive Committee deem it incumbent upon them to upprise their fellow-citizens of the gravity of the loca political situntion, and to enll tueir dttcntion particularly to the ex- traordinary course of conduct pursued by Mr. Carter H. Harrison, the Mayor of this city. In derugution of the dignity of his high office, Mr. Harrison bas placed himself at the head of the Democratic Executive Committee, thus as- eumtiug the leadership and direcdion of a partizan orngunization, whi position ina heated pulit- ical contest manifestly renders impussivie the impartial discharge of his duties as chief execu- tive officer uf the city. As such Chairman Mr. Harrison, in conjuncdon with his apparently- Tespeetudle ‘ussacixtus on the Comuuilttee, bas caused to be issued—knowing it to be infamous- Ay false—n forged letter purporting to have been Written by the Republidan nominee for the Presidency. By this act Mr. Harrison makes himself 2 pirtuer of Philp, the forger, and Bhures with ium the moral guilt ot forgery. We subinit that the man who thus in- dorses a great crime in the interest of party renders bhinsclf inespuble, in the emergency of un efection, of the fust. adininis- tration of bis oftice as Mayor. It follows thar, fa ussnmning the le uf Democratic leadership, Mr. Harrison subjects himself to the just sus- Picion of # des:gn to prostitute his high office to the bose uses of partisanship. And, untfortu- nately, there are not wanting specitic acts which confiem this “suspfcion. We charge that Mr. Harrison, Mayor of Chicayn,—sworn to execute the laws impartially and without regard to par- tisan effect,—bas perinitted bis ambition tor a second term to blind-his sense of duty. He has MR AL. C. E. SCHARLAU, H. A. Tromas, LL. C. CoLuixs, torney. ‘The Court intimated that he would take judi- celal notice of the fact that an election was pending, nt which members of Congress were to be elected on the tirst Tuesday of November, and that this was a properly designated place of registration. MR, GEISLER Was then sworn and examined by Gen. Leake. lie said he was appointed by the Judge of this euurt to bea Supervisor of Elections, and was present at the registration of voters held in the precinct for which he was appointed. He was there from morning till night, and, about 8 o'clock in the evening,2 man by the name of Miller came in with a mun named Dwyer. Dwyer commenced talking to the judges, and saying that he would hke to ree the name of Miller enrolled. The judge of the poll ques- tioned him, and finally said: “He is not longer than thirty days in Cook County.” Dwyer persisted, and, on the witness interfering, he said: “If you don’t be ‘quiet, lil knock hell out of you.”- Witness observed a policeman there, and called upon him to arrest Dwyer, Dut he refused, and witness then re- marked, “If the policeman basn’t got courage enough, Taman officer myself,” and showed Dwyer his papers containing bis appomtment. Dwyer continuing his interference, witness caught him by the collar, and said, “You get out. I will show you that Iam boas here.” The moment ‘he did that Dwyer bit him in the mouth, anda man named McNally jumped on im, and shoved bim into a corner, and said, ‘ou d— Dutehmun, we will kill -youif you say much more.’’. Then the police officer came up and suid, * Well, I will arrest you both: come along,” and witness suid, “Very well, I am satisfied; come alouz.” On the road to the station, the detective, Mr. Duffy, came up to him and said.” * Geis- ler, don’t you make such a stink and a row; it is better for you to let this thing go.” Witness told Dutfy that it was none of his busi- ness, and that he was under arrest, and would go along. After they got to the station, witness protested ayainst this treatment, and the policeman then said, “J£ you don’t shut your mouth I wilt put you down in the hole. I will show you who lam.” The next morning he was taken before the Police Justice, Wallace, who fined him &. He refused to pay the. fiue, and was taken away fc the “ Blick Maris.” The seme policeman who ar- rested him was a witness for the prosecutton, together with Duffy, the detective. and MeNally. Witness told the Justice how the whole thing happened, and showed his appointment as Su- pei , but Wallace suid be wok no stock in such kind of papers, and refused to look nt it, The witness wus subjected to n lengthy and minute cross-examination by Col. Cameron, with the view of showing that be interfered to prevent the registradon of a Geren named Miller, who was entided to be registered as a Voter. In answer to a series of searching ques- prostituted the Fire, Police, Water, and other Departments of the City Government to his ambition and bis gross partisanship, Ho has directed the forces in these Departments, In some instances, to organize and report the names tions witness suid be caused a line to be drawn, and when peopie got through registering ho cleaned them out to make room for others to come in, People came up in a line and gave their names, the nuiwber of their residence, and how long they had livedin the precinct; and if ; the precinet for a night or two—that it made no there was a question as to their naturalization, the judges" asked them whether they were naturalized or native-born. If he bad any doubts on the subject bimeelf he also asked questions, and would tell the judges what be thougnt— Gentlemen, I believe -that is wrong, what you do here, -and sometimes he would’ suy, That is right.” There was 00 trouvle unti} Miller came in. He was not spoken to during the afternoon by & policeman 1n regard to his boisterous conduct. = Col. Cumeron—Dv you say thut no such con- versution a8 that took vince between the officer and yourself? Did not the otticer adinonish you Geisler—That is not the truth; nobody asked me that; that fs too thin. _ When Miller came‘in to be rewistered, witness told him he must bave jived.so long in’ the precinct in order to be en- titled to register, und_usked bim to be sworn, which Miller refused todu. Dwyer then called him u Dutch —, and said he would vouch for Miller. Tbe man said he bad not lived thirty days in tho precinct, and witness did not believe Dwyer. Witness emphatically deul he was under the influence of liquor at the time, McNally and the policeman both struck bim in presence of the- election judges: It was not true that the policeman came up after the row between him and Dwyer was over, and arrested them both for disorderly conduct. ' On redirect examination, witness said he could not arrest Dwyer, because there were balf- a-dozen bumimers hanging on to bim, and he was not strong enough to: effect the, arrest in the midst of such impediments; otherwise he would have done so. . : ¥. W. HENBRBERG™ ae testified that he was present at the registry luce, and ucting as judwe with B. F. Green and utcick White. Geisler was there, witness un- derstood. as United States Supervisor. e “ Did you know that he was a Supervisor?’ Mr. Cameron objected unless tho information was proueul home to Dwyer and the parties ac- cused. The Court ruled that witness might state the fact. A Witness’ stated that Geisler showed his orc- dentials to White, wou asked for them. About 8 o'cluck a man named Miller tried to register. He was brought in by Dwyor. Witness ques- ‘tioned him, but his answers were not clear. He first said he was thirty days in the State, and then thirty days in the precinct. Dwyer vouched for him. ‘Geisler wauted Miller to be sworn. He refused. “Geisler saiu not to put bi3 nume dowa. Dwyer said he knew the man wasn citizen, and wauted bim registered. Gelsier told Dwyer 10 shutup. Dwyer said, *Tll give you a punch in the snout.” Then a wrangle commenced, Gels- | ler caught hold of Dwyer, and McNally jumped on to Geisler and threw bim buck of the stove. Dwyer got_ louse and struck Geisler jo the face.- There was much confusion. Wit- ness heard Geisler tell Dwyer to leave before the scuftiing began. Dwyer said: “What bave you . got todo with it?” Witness didn't -see where Geisler seized Dwyer, Dwyer used barsh lun- yunyge, Dut witness couldn't tell what it was. He Was sure Geisler told the policeman to put Dwyer out. Afterthe row Murpby and Geisler bad a talk, and they und Dwyer went out, Wit- ness saw Murphy in the room beture the fuss commenced. He didn’t see him do wnything. The cross-examinution developed ootbing, witness not being sbukea. —- In reply to the Court, witness said that Geisler was ut the registering place nearly all day act- ins 3 a Supervisor. He did uot know whether the olicer wns there or not all day, but be re- membered seeing him there in the evening. B. ¥. GREEN, another of the judges, corroborated Henerborg, udding that Dwyer and MeNaily didn’t want Geisler -to ask Aifiler ‘uny questions, usiug lungunge to the eifect that he had no authority, and asking what be bad to do with it, They used bad Innguage, calling bim_ad—d Dutchman, ur something like that... Geisler auid to Dwyer it nobody else would put him out he would. He saw Murphy going toward Geisler with MeNaily und others, but did not eee him do anything. He didn’t recollect hearing: Geisler call on the officer to arrest Dwyer. MR. G. P. ENGLISH. was the next witness culled,—Col. Lenke ex- plutaing that Mr. English was reluctant to tes- tity, buc his evidence was important, as he was an eye-witness of the transacdon, Mr. English bubstantiully testitied that about hulf-past 3 o'clock on the evening of Oct. 26 ha wus present nt the place of registration in the First Ward, on Fifth avenue, and saw the ditticulty in which Geisler was enguzed. Witness was golug rounc to the dilferent precincts to Hind out how mutny people bud been registered thut day, and. when be gut there be found # Germun atteimpt- ing to register, and the judges were asking him quesiuons; ‘and witness heard something ubout bis residing in the county or in the pre- cinet. Witness stooped down to nsk one of tho judyes how many bud been registered, and did not pay thuch attention to what was gulng on. He heard Geisier questioning the man, and suw Dwyer nlougside of him. The altercation lasted about two or threo minutes; witness did not puy much attention to It, because he wanted to get through with bis business and get out. Finully witness heard Geisler say not to put him down, and then Dwyer said something about hitting him ou the snout, Geisler then caught bim by the throat, and then the policeman (whom wit- ness hud not scen before) came up, und Geisler said to him. “{eullon you; arrest this man." ‘Then 2 crowd got around him, and shoved him inst the stove, and witness, thinking 48 guing to bea row, got outside. The he saw was the policeman, Geisler, y voulng out one the sidewalk, and he heard Dwyer suy that if be got Geister into bis om he would punch the head off of him. The policeman did not say uoytning, buttried to separate the partics. : 3 cross-exumination, witness sald that Dwyer was uo littie bit of a fellow, und umt he saw Seisler lift up thé lnppel of his cont, us if to dia- play bis Supervisor's badge. «This wus the cuse of the prosecution. Mr, Cumeron culled for the defense WILLIAS DWYER, who testified that he was a salaonkeeper. “He was not nt'the place allday. He ‘was there ut noon and registered, and then went uway. He went there again nt balf-past 8 to vouch fora mun named Miller, who slept at his pli Miller said that he bad been in the State 2 year, but didn’t know what a precinct was. When told, be. replied thirty, days. He was .s German, and didn’t understand English. He said he bad been a nightor two outof tho precinct. Geisler then jumped u and suid. *Tnat settles it; you can’t register." Several said the mun hada right to yo out of up . there difference. Geisler still, “kicked.” Witness could not remember whut Geisler said. Miller produted his citizen papers, und showed them to the judges, but didn’t get a chunce to say any- thingy. as Geisler wouldn't let him speak. talking himself ull the time. Witness suid to Geisler, “Give the mann chance, HeisaGermas, He can't spenk English. e¢ him a chance to ex- phtin himself.” Geisler anid, * Who are you? Itis none of your business. Witness replied. “Lhave got business to spenk 2g well as anybody else inthe house. Then Geisler suid: *1f you don't shut up I will throw you out.” Witness told him bo hud Letter not—that be might get the worst of it. He didn’t recollect saying tbat be would: smuck Geisler in the snoot. Geisler then grab- bed him by the throat “and tore bis face in two places.’ He struck Geisler in the face. Then the ollicer interfered, and was taken hold of by him. Witness didn’t ask Geisler bis business,— didn't know him, or in what capacity be was act ing, until afterwards, when he beard Goisler teil the station-keeper at the Armory. , ‘On the cross-examination, witness stated that on the day of registration fifty’ people, were lodging at“his_place. which had been open four weeks the Saturday preceding last Tuesday, the day the fracas cecurred, He vouched for only a few of them. : Col. Cameron objected to this line of examina- tion, as it hud no bexring except to show that Dwycr's house had been opened tor the purpose of making voters, which was not a question in issue in this case. The Court thought the only bearing of the questions was to test the credibility of the wit- ne33, but perhaps it bad gone as far as was nec- essury. ‘The cross-examination was then resumed, and Dwyer said he only spoke nfter he saw there was a chance uf Miller being thrown out aito- gether, while he kiew he wus entitled to regis- ter, When he told the judges that the man was a German, and could net speak Englisa well, Geisler put in a good deal of talk, and he (wit- ness) sid to Geisler that he was a German him- self, and could not do much better. He did not remember calling Geisier 2 Dutchman. Witness teatitied at the Police Court that he only knew Miller by bis surnume. Did not say be only knew tho man bythe numbor of his bunk. At witness’ lodging-house all the lodgers slept in one room. in bunks that were numbered. f Dwyer Seemed indignant at being pressed as to the character of his establishment, and on leaving tho stand informed Col. Cameron that a lawyer had slept there the other night. PATRICK WHITE, : one of the Board of Reyistration at the precinct in question, said he was present when Milicr came in to be registered, und Mr. Henerbere sked bim how long he wasin the State. Wit- ness did uot hear the reply. as bo was writing at the time; buta little luter be heard Geisler guy, ina very boisterous manner, that he would not allow Miller to be registered, because he did not think ho was a legal voter. Mr. Dwyer seid ke knew the man, and was willing to vouch for bim, and asked Geisler what he bud to suy about ft. Then Geisler said, “If you don't shut up, I will throw you out"; to which Dwyer answered that he had better not, or he would bit him on the snont. WitnessSeould not say: whether Geisicr was under the intlucnce of liquor or nut; he seemed very much excited. Tevoe utruck nb Geisler, but wituess did not see MeNally or any one else actually strike him. Geisler was not knocked down, be wus simply drawn back. Witness ts n snloonkeeper on the corner of Clark aud Harrison streets. ANTON BERG testisfied that he was n United States Supervisor and on duty at the reyistry-plac dd heurd, the dispute about Miller's right to roveruting, suhstantially, what stated regarding whut occurred immediately before Geisler seized him. He didn’t sec ¥. blows struck, or Geisler thrown on the Hour, though he was “ pulled back" by a mun who tried to separate him and Dwyer. Gelsler talked 8 good deul, and was noisy, and sv was Dwyer during the wrangling. On the cross witness stated that, after Miller refused to tuke the oath, Dwyer insisted that he bad a right to be registered, and it was just afterwards that the rumpus occurred. POLICK-OFFICER CORNELIUS E. MURPHY ‘Wis examined by Col. Cameron. He testifled that he has been on the police force about one year, and was present at this registration pre- Cinet on the 26th inst. He came on duty at 7 o'clock in the evening, and went into the regi: tration office, and heard some loud talking going on, Mr. Geisier was talking to some other man, not Dwyer, and, as soon as the officer appeured, he threw up his hands, and told bim to throw that mau out, This wits wbout fifteen or twenty minutes before Dwyer's quarrel. He made the man shut up, but Mr. Geisier continued to abuse him, and witness thereupon spoke to Geister, and made him shut up too. He then went aiong on his beat, towards Harrison street, and. com- ing back, be found there was # noisy crowd fp the registration precinct, and he went in again, and saw Geisler strike a little follow with both bands, and catch him by the throat. With the assist- ance of Mr. McNally, he pulled themapart, and shoved Dwyer out towards the door. They were both very‘boisterous. visler sald: “Lf want you to arrest thut man,” and witness pat you insist on keeping this up, I will arrest you uth.” Geisler then said, * Swill go along with you,” and witness took them bo:b to the Arm- Ons and booked them for disorderly conduct. ol. Cameron—Wus this on your regulur beat? “Witness—This was on my beat. : Col. Cameron—Was any direction given you by. the Mayor, or anybody else, to gothere? , Witness—No, ae. Geisler did not tell me who he was until he was going to the station. Idid not know his authority. [thought he was some kind of un officer, for be was muking himself ollicious rround there, but 1 did not know he wus x Supervisor. Witness denied having struck Geisler, und said that the only person be saw strike him wag Dwyer. and that was when Geis- ler bud him lifted off the tloor. Mr. McNally merely assisted the officer to pull the two men apart. ‘On the cross, witness repeated that he had no specitic instructions to go to the registry place, ‘olng in beenuse he heard the loud tulkiug. He idn’t sce Geisler bave a badge; didn’t inquire who he was, us it was not bis business. He did not testify'én the Police Court that Geisler exhibited ©}; badge, and that he suw it a dozen cimes. e_took one of Gcis- fer’s bands from Dwyer's ~ throat, and MeNally the otber. He did not testify In the Police Court that Geisler told him to arrest Dwy- er before Geisler seized Dwyer. Mr. Cameron wanted to put McNally on the stand to show that he did not strike Geisler. District-Attoruey Lenke objected on account of the limitation as to the number of witnasses. The Court wouldn't let him testify, saying that want he had to say wouldn't shed any light any- ew. Bir. Camergn then closed his case by ofcring Inevidence the city ordinances, showing the auibority of the police to make arrests for dis- orderly acts. ‘i District-Attorney Leake had no rebutting tes- mony. The Court asked the gentlemenif they de~ sired to argue the cuse. ‘They suid they did, und a recess was thereupon taken until 2 o'clock, 1. After the recess, arguments Were heard upon the case. « GEN. LEAKE opened by saying that the question of where the right to preserve order and the authority tour- rest for Violation of good order rested was one Of very great importance, and _i:y at the foun- dation of thiscase. It was lodged in a great Many diferent bodies; for Instance, In thisCourt the right was lodged in the Judge, and under his direction with the Marshal, who bad tho ex- clusive right to preserve order inside the court- rou. He called the attention of the Court to the statute of Illinois as to where the State liw lodged this authority. It was to be fouud in the forty-sixth chapter of: tho Revised Stutuce, which provided for the Board of Registry, and give the power to preserve order_ubsolutely to the Judges of election aud the Constables ap- pointed by the County Board, to the ex- clusion of any xambority of uny police- min who might happen to wan- der around the pulling-plice or around the igs who bad nowore business thoro than ¢ would have to cume into this court-room and assume to preserve order while the Judge wus on the Bench, and even to tell his Houor to “sbutup" if he thought he was making too touch noise. : ) Col. Cameron—Suppose that such a thing were to transpire ns that the Registrars and other of- ficials connected with the registry got into 8 row, and were cutting themselves to pieces, what would you do then? Gen. Leake—Then you might possibly have to call for the interference of any bystanders, of the Mursbuls, or the possecomitatus, to preserve opdér at the polls, fu case there wis any neces- sity for a power of that kind. So much for the erovision that bas been -inade by the State for me preservation of order at its xenerul elec- ions. He went on to quote the United States law in reference to this matter, beginning with Sec, 2.018 of the Revision. which provides forSupervisors of election, and: guve the power of preserving or- der and inaking arrests for breach of the peace to the Supervisors of Election in the absence of the Marshal's Deputies, and cluiined that Mr. Geisler was _by this liw clothed with the same Power as a Depnty Marshul, there huving been no Marshals uppointed, for this precinct. could muke arrests without Brocess, and could huve called to his afd tle bystander ur the posse com- itutus; and that anybody who refused to come to‘his aid and belp him arrest or eject any per- sou for breach of the peace was linble to pun- ishment. + Cot. Cameron—There fg nobody denying that. Gen. Lenke—I thougnt you did. Col. Cameron—No. sir.! Gen. Leuke—Then that is admitted,—that this Supervisor bad that puwer to make arrests with- out process, und to cull to his aid the bystanders. Tnen, if that is true, that is In exclusion cf all Other authority; and the policeman of Chicago whoeniers there and interferes with uny arrest that the Supervisor muy uke is acting in viola- uon of this luw..and is subject to its penalties, and whatever bg dues there, so fur as its elfect on anybody celse-is concerned, is iMegal and void. Gen. Lenke quoted the ‘decision of the U: Stutes Supreme Court, éx parte Seebuld, 187. un this point, and urged dat the Supervisor, Geisler, Wus the only person having nutborty to make arrest, wd that the pulicem:tn was a mere bystander, baying no authority of any sort whut- ever. . . Mr, Cameron said be bad no reply to make. The quesuon was before the Court, and it was simply whether Geister was In the line of bis duty. If not, then the arrest must be sustained. JUDGE DRUMMOND. The Court—The only question in the ca: Whether the petitioner was legally ar fined. and imprisoned for the xet whic! done by him us it appestrs from the evidence bi fore the Court. The fucts seem to be substan- tinlly these: ‘That the relutor was appointed by this Court a Supervisor of Election under tke acts of Congress, und qualitied a3 such, and went before one of the Bourds of Registradon in the First Ward of the City of Chicago to discharge his duty ns such, and remalued there during the most of the day on the 26th of Octot ‘The reg- istration took place in the usual way under the luws of the State, and, about 8 or balf- past 8 o'clock in the evening, a man who culled — nimseif Miller present- ed bimself for registration, and some questions were put to him by the judges and an- swers nude. which threw some doubt upon bis right to registration. «They were of such x character us to induce the relator a3 Supervisor to object to bis registration, and in consequence of that an altercation urose. between the Super- visor and Dwyer, who came with Miller, as to his right to duso, Dwyerclaimed to youch for Miller, and claimed that he ws entitled to regis- tration. The Supervisor insisted, on the other hand, that be was not. ‘There seems to be but little doubt that, prior tothe actof violence which is comphuned of, there was offensive Inngnnge used hy both par- ties. The Supervisor, while insisting that Miter should nat be rezistered as entitled Lo vote, nay” have, and perbaps did, uct ina manner some- what olfensive. He is obviously a inan of quite excitable temnperament,—be showed that asa witness on the stand.—and it fs quite possibie, therefore, he did not act in_a3 discreet and pru- dent a way asx man of different temperament would bave done. It is also true, [ think, that, Dwyer became excited and used improper and ‘perhups, opprobrious linzuage to the Supe visors; but it is tobe recollected that whiic we can consider, fur the purpose of determiving what color is to be giventoa trangaction, the luneuage which is used, we have to look nt the acts theniselves in order to deterinine whether they are legal. And we must consider the «if- ve ferent relations of these two persons, who ba ‘both used violent Jangaage toeach other, and the circuinstunces of the case. Mr, Dwyer a volunteer there. Ho was, 0 to spenk, an out- sider. He muy bave had the right to. come in and give his testimony in favor of the person who was presenti his claims for registration; but Mr. Geisler wus there CLOTRED WITH THE AUTHORITY OF LAW. and entitied te the protection_of the hiw xs_an officer of the United States. They therefore oc- cupied entirely different positions. ‘can have no doubt that, under the authority of the. acts of Congress. Mr. Gelsier had the Tight, in tho absence of the Marsbaland his Deputies, aswas the case here, to preserve order, and to arrest without warrant or process fQny person who interfered with him in the dis- churge of his duty us a Supervisor, Jt was his Tight, among urher things, to sce that no per- gon was improperly registered. He could, there- fore, ovject, if the circumstances warranted it, to the registration of a person offering himself for registration; and thut the circumstances did wurruut itis clear, because some of the judges themselves were in doubt as to his right to reg istration, and therefore the objection of the Su- pervisor was authorized. There can be no doubt, either, that no person had a right to molest or interfere with the Su- pervisor in tho discharge of bis duty, even by the use of offensive and approbrious language. That, without any overt act, mint be 2 moicsta~ tion and interference with the Supervisor in the discharge of bis duty. Ne:ther can there be any doubt thar there wis more or less disturbance and isurder, which followed the use of excite language, According to the weisrbt of the evi dence, 18 I understund it, the Supervisor did tell Mr. Dwyer not to interfere, or “to stop,” or. “shut up,” or that he would be put out; to which Dwyer returned opproprious language, threatening to strike the Supervisor; and there- upon the Supervisor, baving insisted that he should be removed or turned out, and saying that if no one olse would do it he would himself, seized Mr. Dwyer, 28 some of the. witnesses say, by the throat, and others say by the collar or by the breast. 1t does not, per- haps, matter in what particulur way. . The ques- tiun is whether it was done in_pursuance of bis authority nsun olicer of the United States there pregent under the law. I do not justify in all respects the manner of tho uction of the Supervisor. It would have been much more creditable to him if he bad gbouwn more equanimity of temper;.if he had not become so excited, and if he had not re- turned sharp, bad language to the sume kind of language. But we must make #wwance for the { umly feehug { infirmities of human nature; and we cannot suppose that a man will always be woruffied when he is attacked, and when opprobious lan- Runge ig used towards him. The question is, after all, HAD HE THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT HE DID? Had he the right to preserve order? Hud he the right to arrest Mr. Dwyer? And was he in the discharge of bis duty as a Supervisor? And the fact that he may not have done it in such & quiet, smuuth. regularsort of a way as other nen of a’different temperament would have done, tt does not render the principal act Hlexal. In other words, if a man in arresting snother, where he hus the right to arrest him, pushes more foree than perhaps my be necessary, it cannot in general atfect the question of the legaljty of the arrest. Sy here it muy be that the Supervisor did not act as other men of a ccoler, culmer temperament might hive acted under the cireumstinces; but he had the right, 1 think, to arrest Dwyer, and to preserve order by removing him from the room. The ditfer- ence between the two men, as I have stated, is that the one was nn outsider and the other was clothed With the authority of the law. = ‘There seems to. be.some tisapprehension in the public mind as to the rights of the officers of the United States in cases uf this kind, as though they were interfermg with the rightsof the State or of the city. itis not so. Tho Uuited Stutes bas the undoubted right to interfere in all cases where there isa registration of voters for an election of members of Congress, and where that interference occurs under. the au- thority of a statute of the United Stutes, there ean be no law which is paramount to it; aud, 13 the Supreme Courtof the United Stut2s hus suid, there 1s notching in derogation of the rights of the States in this. We should inove on harmonfously in the one case ug in the other,—euch within its respective sphere,—the United States as National Gov- ernment, nod the State ag a government clothed with all the powers which affect us as individ- uals, our lives, our liberties, aur property, our relauions to cnch other as citizens. But wnen the question of nationality and of the rights of the United States as u_ Nation arises and bas to be decided, then the National power and sov- ereiguty overrides what fs sometimes exlled the sovereignty of tho State. Undoubtedly, therefore, the Nutional Government bus the right to prescribe in whit manner Representatives in Congresy shall ve clected, and how security isto be given the rights of electors, in order to ascertuin who wre fegally ed. So that, while I bave criticised tho action of the Supervisor in the performance of his duty, us I think the circumstances Warrant, and also the conduct of those who interfered ‘With him, still [ must bold, under the law, that he was acting in the line of his duty. and that it was not competent for any Stute"guthority to interfere with him in the exercise of his right as a Supervisor, g3 Phe unly question I have bad any doubt about since hearing the testimony in the cuse is, whether whut the Supervigor did could be treat- ein the nature of a mere assault upon Mr. Dwyer, and notasun arrest. If it bud been done without the prior words and acts proved; if, forexumple, the circumstances which oc- curred prior co the seizure of Mr. Dwyer hud not beeu a3 they were,—namely: that he bud re- quested Dwyer -no matter ip what form of, lin- guaye—not to interfere in any way; thathe bud called upon others to put bin out. or to urrest him,—then It would have been different; burt, luaving done that,—baving said what be did—f must bold tbat the act which otherwise might have been merely an assault must be regurded selzure, with perhups more*violeace a ‘y, to rembve the mun from the room, because be said, “if noone else will remove him Lwill doit." The prisoner, there- fore, will be dischurged from custody. Col. Caineron—But If this had been a wanton assuult by the Supervisor. then. your Honor would hold that that would Justify his arrest? Mr. Aduir—We wall admit that. ‘The Court—Yes, sir; if it was only a wanton assault. Col. Cameron—The gentlemen on the otber side have been kind ue to say to me that they do not require tbat I should draw an un- swer fur the Lwo officers who were notitied to amuke answer. Mr. Adur—We have Investigated that ques- tion, and we nre satiated that the ollicers at the station bud no intention at all of interfering with the writ. This ended the proceedings in court. : DWYER AND M'NALLY, the two prominent lichts of the Democratie hoodlum, who distinguished themselves the other day by sailing into Supervisor Geisler, ror esterday before Countnissioner Horne iu the sum of $500 ench, Dwyer coming from jail todoit, and MeNally turning up voluntarily. ‘The boss Democrat of the First Ward. Mike MeDonuld, very uppropriately went thelr bull. _ CARTER H. HARRISON, BULLDOZED BY GoUDY. Mayor Harrison was more angry than ever yesterday. He wason the warpath with paint and feathers on, and shrieking the Democratic war-whoop of vengeance upon all his opponents. His inceudiary speech: in Muskel! Hall -Friday night, in which he advised Democrats to go to the polls early Tuesday morning and run things to suit themselves, drew down on him the execrutions of muny a fair-minded Democrat. ““ Why,” said'a Democrat to a Trroye re- porter, *Inover heard such a speech from a man who is'supposed to pussess sume self-re- spect and dignity. Here is 2 man who is our Mayor, and who {g the head of our City Govern- ment, and supposed to be the Guurdian-In- Chief and Proteator of our bomes and livea, openly advocating riot. Iam astounded! It Is tov bad! Have we come to this pass? I will give the Republicans credit for being desirous of preserving the perce, and their only desire, so fur as Icun learn, is to have an honest and fair egunt and an honest vote cast. There is too much of Southern methods,in Curter’s manage- ment, and [don'tiike it. It wan't do; people won't stand itin Chicago. Harrison is getting excited and opens bis month too wid i And this from a man whoisa prominent and active Demvuratic worker. A number of Dem- ocrats denounced the Mayor's ways, ind said that in his speech he had overreached himself. His desire is to have Farnswe:th elected in the District, suns to be uble to show his grent intluence and ability to carry elections In Chicizo, Hurrison made his hend quarters about Arcade court all of yesterday, und remained in consul- uition with bia trusted henchmen. There was a pertect oud of POLICE AND FIREMEN AND OTHER CITY EM- 3 PLOYER, who came there to get their tastructions, which Harrison gave personally or throurh bis private sceretiry, ‘The queer lot of fellows who came to be sworn iu ts special policemen were sent to Simon O'Donnell iv receive their instructions. The ofticious pulicemun, Samousii, is the great worker among the Poles. ‘He scarches them out, wets these unturrlzed who buve out been, and voucies for us muy x3 may nerd a Voucher in the court, whether he hus known them one or twenty years. The guny that bung abont headquarters bud plenty of mony. There seemed no lunitto the © burl.” Every tellow who cluimed to be a worker, after he bad a con- sultation with the Execuuye Committee, caine out with w-roll of bills. The banking facilities of Chicago Democrats this yeur tseem un- limited. It was currently reported and believed that all of tho $5,00) of the Nutional Democratic Committee's fund uppropriated for Chicaxo bad -come to hand. Boys who were to march in procession in the evening stated to Tus TRisuNe reporter that they hnd been promised 75 oentsexch for joining the Dema- eratic parade, and that they were tw be paid by their cuptuins after the parade was over. There was every evidence of this, since many of the lenders in the ward clubs were at headquarters, and they bad plenty of money. One of the ~ensitions of tho day was the call upon Mayor Harrisou during the morning of 0 committeoof p nt business men 0. W. Potter und Mr. Sprague. He re courteo und they told him that there was an abroad. und there was a dread that there mint be bloody collisions on eiecdion-day in certain sections of the citv unless some united netion Was taken to preserve tho pence. Party feeling ran bizh, and there was a great desire upon the purc of the xentlemen presen: and those whout they represented to: preserve the fuir fame of this city for law and order, and to have a fuir and bonest elcction, and then they presented him TUE FOLLOWING PAPER TO SIGN: “ Wrtreas, It is the desire of all good citizens that the election on ‘Tuesday next, Noy. 2, a muy be a fauand peaceful one, and that no con- flict of nutuurity may arise between persons 1: ing under orders from the undersigued respec ively; therefore, 1, Jesse Hitdrup, Bhitea States Marshal for thé Northern District of Illinois, and 1, Carter H, Harrison, Mayor of the City of. Chicago, and I, John Hotfinann, Sherif! of Cook County, bereby order that, when the linw of voters ‘Is formed at the polis, in the respective voting pt cts of the City ot Chicugu, oa the Qi day of Novenber, 188), the voters in the line shall deposit their ballots in the order fu which they stand fn the line at the opening of the polls; which order of voting shall continue duriug tho day, and no person shill be aduntted to the line except ut the ren I persong found in tno jine after having voted, und all persons found twice inthe line, without ving offered their ballots, shall be at once removed. — This order is binding, and ll persons acting under the author- ity of the United States Mursual. the Mayor of the Cfty of Chicago, and the Shoritl of Cook County shull see that it is enforced. * Jesse J. Hiubrup, ” United tates Marshal, Northern District of Il- ingis. “Dated at Chicago this 3th day of October, 1880.) x ‘fo this paper the United States Narshal, Jesse Hildrup, bad already signed his ‘name, and it wits stitted to Mr. Harrison that John Hofmunn, the Sneritf of Cook County, had already been culled npon; and bud expressed his perfect will- ingness to sign the paper, and that ne believed it was his duty To cooperste with ul} the autbor- ities_to keep the peace and to havea fair elev- ton, » After a moment's conversation, MR. HARRISON SIGNED THE PAPER. ‘Then W. C. Goudy cnme in, and, as the gentle- men were lenving, Harrison asked them if they would allow bim to retuln the paper in his pos- session for thirty minutes, while he conferred with bis political colleagues. ‘To this the wen-" tlemen of the Coinmittee foolishly assonted. In- steud of culling around him some of the mer- } > chants Harrison ug! tin the Lesser Doolittle, Melville W. ‘ailer, W. C.'Goudy, Judge Trumbull, and other Btate-rights legal lights. “You've done a — foolish thing,” Said one, reported to have been J. R. Doolittle, Jr,, and the Mayor at once erased bis name. There wns a good deal of talic in that thirty minutes. Mr. Goudy is reported to have said: “1? they want to have a fuss, then let them have it. Doa’t you make an ass of yourself, Harrison. You are the Mayor of Chi- cago. und the Supervisors and Marshals haven't a word to suy in the election. You run thetbing as pow please. If u firht is started and some- body fs hurt, blume the orber fellows; that’s the way todoit” At the conclusion of the confer ence Carter H. Harrison's secretary handed back the communication with his name seratched off, and THE FOLLOWING APPENDAGE, dictated by Goudy and Doolittle: te “I can enter into no agreement with a United tates Marshal and the Sheriff of Cook County, who have refused to appoint any Democratic deputies, but have appulnied them nll at the dictation of the Republicuns, in whose fnterest they are expected to work on election-day. And, besides, I know of no authority wy which United States Deputy-Marsbals or Deputy- Sheritfs can interfere with the formation of, the lines of yoters. The preservation of the peace in the City ot Chicago devolves upoume. f have sufficient force to do this duty, and ask no ussistance from any but my ownolficers. I will preserve the peace on Tuesday next. “ “ [Signed] Carter H. HARRISON, - “ Mayor of the City of Chicuzo.” This move placed him on record as not being controlled by bis own sense of duty, but by a crowd of partisans, and that he thought he was. Mayor of the city for the benetit of the Democratic party only, and not to rotect the citizens regurdiess of purty. ‘he Committee were exceedingly astonished at this reply, and the liberty taken by Harrison of indorsing such a reply upon the Committee's own paper. Jt wus tuken to Sheriff Hoffinann, who signed itat once. And nowas to THE SHERIFF'S ACTION. He did not reruse to appoint Democratic Deputy Sheriffs to serve on election-day. He was not asked to do #0 until after the full quota was numed. The names were handed in from precincts by Individuals representing them, and he neither asked for nor cared what their politics were. He knew that he was to # certain extent responsi- ble for the actions of these men, and he com- pefled the appointment of only reputable men. Not n Democrat came near bim until after the erder for 30 had been filled. He was not asked 10 appoint Republicans, but he sud t thuse who came first should be served first. It was not the Sheriff's business to run after the Democrats, since Carter H. Hur- rison showed not the least consideration or courtesy to Republicans, He carried on a bull- dozing campaign. whipping every city employé into line and making him york, and compelling every one of thein, down’ to the poor dollar-a- day ‘laborer, to- contribute tothe Democratic political corruption fund. THERY MIGHT BE S0MYr FORCE to Mr. Harrison's indorsement were {t not that bis statements are ut yarinuce with the facis. What the Sheritf of Cook County did is. ex~ plained above. What Mr. Harrison hus done {s to appoiut six special policemen for each. preemet, a larger number of people at each pull thin the Sberiff has placed there. Tne Sheriff's appeintees are_ respectable men,.peaceadle and law-abiding. The Mayor's specials, or the great nuinber of them, judging by their looks, nce bard cases whe woul! lefer provokes ow than stop one. The interests of iw and order demand that there should be bur- mony between the various officers of the ku on duty at the polls Tuesday. The Mayor has re~ fused to aid in securing this. He proposes that the crowds of Democrats whom ‘he has sworn in us special policemen sbali rum things to suit themselves. If he fancies he can do this, how- ever, he is mistuken, FOR YOUNG MEN. THE FARWELL HALIWMEETING MONDAY. Monany evening, at Farwell Hull, will. be the tust and perhaps one of the most interesting meetings of the campaign. It will be wholly in the Intereat of young business-men. who are re- quested to be present in force. Tho mecting is ealtod for young men especially, because a large number of them have called upon the Repub- lican Executive Committee and asked thom that the local issues might be set forth to them by the merchants and business-men of this city who are cumpetent to discuss the situation and to rebuke the sianders which have been heaped by the Demoeritic press upon prominent Republican business-men who have dared to tuke an active part in the present cam- paign in henulf of the Republican party. [tis expected that Jobn V. Farwell, C. M. Henderson, Jesse Spaiding, Franklin MacVeagh, Henry W. King. George Armour, and other well-known 2nd prominent merchants will address the meet- ing. It is the intention to enlighten voung busi- ness-men upon the political issues of the day, and more especially as to their duty on elec~ tlon-day. The occasion will be made espcially memorable and fnteresting as belo 2 political meeting at which our best and most prominent citizens will speak, and its tntluence cannot help but have «good and wholesome effect. Young men especizily are invited; but it is a public meeting for all citizens. 3. V. FARWELL. To the Editor uf The Chicago Tribune, Cricaco, Oct. 30.—I have never before now. engaged actively in politics, and may’ huve en- tirely misapprehended the abject of a political exnvass. I supposed the object was to put facts before the people as u basis fur their decision, and then secure an honest expression at the ballot-boxes of such decision. As you know, [ have fuiled to secure a dis- cussion of the proposition that the working out of Republican principles in our Government wns one of the muiu factors in securing our present prosperity as a Nution. Eminent business-men, cupitalists, etc., who denied this pee would “not discuss the question, and [have not yet heard of one good common-sonse business reason for a change in the management of our Government. It is pro- posed to hold a meeting for young men expecully on Monday evening in Farwell Hall. Yours very truly, Jous V. PAnween. CLEM PERIOLAT. : WHY THE PROSECUTION AGAINST HIM WAS DIS- MIBSED. Gen. Stiles in his hurangue at Hershey Hall with the responsibility for the dismissal of the suit against Clem Periolat, who was indicted for conspiring with certuin parties to defraud Cook County. ‘This charge has been repeated by all the Democratic pupers in Chicago, mungrel and thoroughbreds. Its truth has been dented by Mr, Mins, and evidence brought torward by him tu substantiate his assertions. A reporter yes- terday, desirous of getting a little additional Swott, who was Periolat’s attorney, and asked him what he Knew about thé case’ und its dis- iniesal, Srud Mr. Swett: “ What I Know about the case is this: There were ubout twelve purties indicted for con. spirucy betweea county oficials or County Com- missioners and Mr. Periolat. Tne charge was that Periolat sold goods infenor tn weight and quulity and that the County Commissioners re- ceived them, knowing tnem to be in such con- ‘dition, All but five of the defendants, us 1 not recollect, took changes of venue and were tried in this county. The trial lasted about a month, and they Were ull acquitted. My recol: lection is" that about six took a change of venue, but finally the order was setaside. Atany rate, they were tried in this county about a year after the first trinks. They were all acquitted. Now, the gist ot the ebarge was couspiraoy batween'Periol men woo were acquitted. Perioint having ob- tained a change of venue. bis caso remained in Kane County. ‘The charze being # corrupt con- tract between the Coumizsioners and Periolat, and the Commissiuuers being acquitted, it 13 vers dillicult tu see how Periclat eould be von- victed. ‘Tnecase remained on the Kane County docket for several terms. By and by, understood that. it was dismissed. About two years after this time, and within a month, I was subprenned as a witness to attend the Kane County Circuit Court,-and while there looked at these cases, of which I hud heard nothing for nbout two years. 1 found they bad been stricken tram the docket instead of being: dismissed. I thereupon made x motion in open court that the cases be distnissed, und, upon hearing the situation of the cases, the ‘Court. ordered their dismissal. Mr. Mills, so far as I know, knew nothing of this. He was not pres- ent, and the arrangement was made entirely be- tween myself and the Prosecuting-Attorney of Fane Goute y 1 pout it Ete Mills ever noard of it un e attacks recently made ‘That is all.”* rd Hones ‘This statement from the counsel for Periolat ought to sbut the mouths of these men and pn- eta have fulscly accused the State's At ney. : NIPPED IN THE BUD. FRAUDULENT VOTERS BEWARE. An organization managed by experienced men bas been perfected in the Republican’ party, whose members have gone through all the wards, have taken all the poll-lists, and have’ sent men out to verify the name of every yoter oc the list to ascertain whether he lives In the ward, whether be actually dwells where be pre- tends to, or whether he is credited: to a vacant lot. An alarmingiy large number of fictitious names huve been discovered,—so iurge as to give rise to a well-founded apprehen- sion that it {is the intention of the Democracy to carry the election by illegal vot- ing. Copies of these very full and accurate Usts of iNegal voters will be furnished the sudges of ejection. The parties will be pointed out by a signal 13 soon as Lucy mike thelr appearance at the polls und attempt to cast n Vote, and will ‘be arrested by the proper authorities. It is dis- covered by the geutlemen who have chargeof * this matter that this attempted bullot-box stuf- ting is most prevalent in the Fifth, Sixth, Sev- enth, Ninth, :Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Wards, though it is by far the worat on the West Side, But furcsvarued is forearmed, Tne Re- | the other night charged State’s-Attorney Mills } testimony iu the case, culled on Mr. Leonard | and the t publican Committee and ‘their possession the arene, ey baring iy Proposes to vote Ulegalis, eun inate gt Ws s, Atew instances of release, got, 8 careless or j tration are given: From Ji Water Pe! Teas registered ii. H. Hertz. "He TUR eaigemUE 4 bus the State of Illmois a year, which done, and so Mr. H. muy find opty Bot casting a lutiot. uy Had opposition ta is lames Abrubam and Frat Bt Welly. streae ‘ead eae 5 Ward. Taey are not there’ now. peetteenty been, and no one knows them hte never thought that these persons are repeete- It ig one Levy, a professional ted N. ¥., Who ig here in the interest st rs Stay cratic party, and who is reported oo, Demet er and engineer of the colonizing sche; Hest Side, of which the Democratic negate this city must be fully cognizant, ia THE REGISTRY, - A TOTAL OP 89,330, The following table shows the ‘Dom istered at each precinct in this city. fp teres seen that in some of them the list is y, Me In some instances this ia due to pact heavy, registration; in others to the talture est County Board to make new Precincts, thige the especially notableia the Third, Fourth, Bley mtr and Twelfth Wards: ‘reat Ward. District. Total..... 393 ; Served their day, but were sudly brow: all, Chieagu bus rarely seen a VIL... ah see 2 & feceee Bscceest ae VIL... cee Cd ‘Total. x. 4. [~} ‘Total.......3(8 XI. a Total.......520 XM1........1.. Peopenh wo aevaullllvall®| seeall “eur pel! 5 laallé | BE lk THE DEMOCRACY. AN ATTEMEr AT A TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION. The Chicago branch of that party which ison the brink of its political grave danced aroaod last night. with a curious disregard of funerd ¢ sroprieties, among the tombstones, and kicked up the dust so emblematic uf the clements{st0 which it will be found to bave disintegrated after its approaching dissolution. Ambitious t shine, and especially so after the splendid Be publican pageant of Friday night, the Deme- cratic party of Chicago, already In {ts death throes, resolved to show that there was $008 biood in it yet.—thin though it was,—and toget up a procession. It was ifs lust gasp, and S wenk, consumptive one, ft “was, too sturt was very appropriately made from the vicinity of the City-Hull, at present the . sgurce of all Democratic faspiration.—the sup posed resting-place of the Kentucky ‘bulldozers euigle. The South Sidetcontingent formed opposlt Simon O'Donnell’ side windows, the West Side contribution on Adams street, west of La Salle, and the North Side body—a Corporal’s gu compared to the rest of the show—on Le Salle, north of Adums.” There were exactly four band in the procession, a few very dilapidate] drams, and a half-dozen sbrill, ear-plereing fifes ® modicum of voters, an overwhelmingly-larg@ supply, comparatively speaking, of striplings and kids, a few rockets, and a pound or $0 of red tre, and, Inst but not least, the forta of the puissant Baldwin, Inspector of Gas ‘The enthusiasm, small as it ihe same) ae t . and not from wh were awe Noeother out of curfoslty toe what sort of a kich the drooping Democracy would make, andbed The transparencies were old and ee ato use for the luat time previous to their taal Phevest gation to the Democratic Junk-shup—the $e pile, in which bave accumulated the a plunder of twenty years in the service of & oe cause. With 9 Inudable but Harrisonlan tr deavor to spread out what httle there was 0" A? thing, and give .it an appearance O! yetned 2 the noisy bund of thirsty. trampers mal couple of blocks or so. on a street, turned 200 another and made time to asimilar exter bers and then repeated the operution eleRn throughout the. down-town section. ainess general thirst and a chronic tostes he Of fexs operated dizadvantageously MY integrity of the Ihe, the thirsty frequently ty veloping alarming ‘intentions to “Rut, ing nearest becr tunnel, and the wosteady. 0 ge, mutter of underpinning evineing the usual sire to become even more 60. The hoodie the procession and out of it was in his ‘hal particularly that brane of bim which ‘ron the Tenth Ward lodwzing-houses ®e tng Seventeenth Ward slums. About half alt trimpers wore uniformed, while the Otte tne appeured in their ordinary get-up, taclud dds, regulation amount of reul estate WBS iy curried about on their persons. Take 1? pro. cessfon noout whieb there ‘wags mucd 80k putory blow descend into so thorouzbly ayfuilure,—a failure typical of the Wurse whicn awaits the bulldazer’s party Tuesday NATURALIZATION. ‘ THE WORK NEARLY ENDED. The amount of naturalization business done the present month, particularly in the Cireul and Superior Courts, has been something ® 0 ishing, far surpassing what wasever done ss before in uny one yeur. ‘The*seuson” bean doth courts about the Ith inst... and has Laat growing steadily ever eince. The largest Lea ber naturalized in any one day in the Supe} Court was 25 and in the Circuit Court * whole nuniber of citizens made in the caer Court up to 10 o'clock last night was 15h ans theCireult Court tote, ‘Allthe papers issued ie upertor Ce vlicans, the ¢ me oat we "So Seeae the 40L were issned to Democrats, and this in te malicious complaint by the Democratic P pe “that no one could get anything done in cuit Court. Neurly ull the time there have two relays of ‘clerks: one for day, the orher night duty, and besides this many of # a lr clerks have‘ilso worked all the evenings addicion to their usual duties, The same Demo ties have been extended by Mr. Gross to cratic a3 to Kepuvloan upglicants, face of the