, 1875-04-30
STEALING THE BALLoT.BoxES.

INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
In accordance With resolution l'aased NJ The meet
Inn Of ths Heard Of County Commissioners last Nom
tsy directing ihe Committso JAIL and jail Accounts
10 investigate The hssiot-px theft committed on Tho
night Of the 22d Inst, and ths previous To tho late
shan election rcgnr,ng tho Incorporation act Of 1872
and 10 report ~ eoon ~ poSslbe al The sactn they
could AbccrtAin concerning tbs FANS, togtthes with
lcir recommendation what action, II any. should be
taken In regard thereto, the Committee yesterday wcro
lii session examining several witnesses, III order to
ascertain tls guilty party parties. Ths nrIt Wit
hess who testified Was
ruoMAs N'cArfnEy,
tho jantor IN tbs County DuillinE. lie testified that
e waA u1l duty from O'Clock In tho 1lurnInY III
o'clock In tlis evening. After That hor hn generally
remained III lia In The Criminal Court Building.
On tho night In question, John Doyls tho JaAar. calHc
to hla room about o'clock an said to him tl,at Of
tho Deputy shoritfs had aent him 10 got two ballot
loxcs and desired that he DELIVER them 10 him.
Tho jathlor declined, re,Grklng that ho had nothing
to do with tic lal1oboses McUaffsy then followed
Jsllcr Doyle down to tho foot Of tho aatrway, aud
there found Jim Mc1Islc waiting fos Doyle atcl1a1s
ot Gen. I!eJ. lilo County Clerk and get from him su
offered 10 acconlpay Doyle and iclale 10 Gen. Lieb's
lluuae. Mclfale, wtnesa ead. WIS willing TO go, but
aud no IN ys Il a s
Tl.e men claimed 10 nye an order for ths Lo1es Int
not from tho County Clerk, hut from Sheriff ATneW.
wss Signed M.iIsls tr!eI 70 persus1s hin 10 gTs up
.ho boxes and ssid he wanted to carry them TO "
Fifth Wara. witnoss did not scs Doyle or McfInle
tho County Clerk. aest examined. na knew notl-
ina nore tLau what Ind been told him by ths watch.
MRS. SMITH,
we Of tho assetat ougiaecr VI the ullding testified
thu she lived In the basement Of the County building
Wilt her husband. Shs tw0 mon leave thu btsl-
is ss about u o'clock on tho might in question qua
know theia, but described them as lasgs nen. ill., w
1o8Eru KuHS,
= nisht-watehn,an in the County Building, teasllel
sscIiass called him Ut O'Clock anil ssked him 10
1T thsn haye ~ tn two Of tla lo1ss md 10 refused A.
lasoment Of to badna, and, gong out md leaking
M ~ b. r. | Dey' t m;'
ing md the jail. fle en discovered that The ,loor
PLACED bad been broken open they IeEt by tbs gate
leading into .ls yari. The next morning wncrs 70
IT, st ss s1: a o1a t1ss, T. 1aSns1 s
lsss through tie basen,ent 10 70 Into ihs Jail.
WILLIAM M'Au1IFFE,
jnnor in tho Criminal Court building toscd that
abnus o'clock Ut that evening JIM scI5aic cal!sl
on m to hlloH htin to pass through out into sle yhr
Of w. Jat. Tint he xsnted 10 seu Jsier Doyle. VT
Juiles Doyle and nccanrey, tbs any janitos Of TUG
bulldlnH lie aail tiey Informed him teJ wanted
.ern au held It iu lts hand, rna vhile talking With
him placed It OH tic ators.
NIL. +. LEHMAN.
c]erk in tbs County Ceft'a office testified that On
the morning Of tho election ho misart tic boz tnl
discovered tlal ts door to tue va Init hee, broken
what box It wss. LII looking through the rau1s, he
| found Laying Oh aesk nrar where this boxes were
slowed % away gu'sa pcrsha cans. HI did net know
The sts:'.n engnser Ct tls l,!!aug :aia hs h,d
si Us . o.ers hras liz a.s
lending from ths Ja.yard Into thn west alley. fie
AM man turn nor1h II tho alley - he entered
thouESt liz poTsoa wa'. lie described ths man, .a
ths dtacrlnt'o answered tia. Of Jim Mc1lalo. Nit.
said liz had aoen McIIale with that cans sou,s Two
wceka ago. H. DID not know anything conearAfug tbs
fy yn.; nt psas Se ssa st o I had q b: ae.4S ,9nra
noss in tlls basement twtcs during Tho night, with
about an honrslntpsmias!oa; shs thought # was hes
Insw It was @ not lin. ~ ii about ii osfoef Lie issr
ths noss second time 1t was rs II some Gus was
sud ssS two men leara ths laiIIins: ono of theina
carried tho alntbox ono Of them. hhe thought, was
DOYLE, hut di! not know tho other man.
eridcntly Of ~ opinlon that Jscr John Doyle
anu Tie es.assl.tant J.ilvr Jim slcIale WIN actoa u
werc tho burglars. Alroposon Was natle to Request
!,ess two mel 70 come bafors the Committee and c!tat
themselves OF tile dF!lslre aGn1h4k tneM fcsAbl4
Tho proposition MA abaudune.a, however, IL It was
not iii tia power Of ths Committee to compel them ia
atteni. They decided to submit the testimony, whIr
was taken by County Attorney kounsee to tbs Dosrd
at its next meeting for their action In tbs ,natter.
1t il evident that J aicltae, tho notorious, had
hanl In Tbs burglary Of ta box, together with Jacr
Doyle. It is rilmored tint Sheriff Agner has plucc
AloHao's name On hta lay.soa fos thta month n =
| Deputy ShcrtH.
befoso the COMMITTEES ndjourns1 they considered Tho
Communication Of HheliT Asnaw In regard to Tho
dieting Of tho prisoners, ia which he states that Al
tho present high prices Of food he cannnt sord ia
futah rasiona 1t u cents, hut thinks that IS cents il
| little enough. This CoMnites decided TO report "a
tho Board That they wert Ut tbs opinion tint s ccnta
| was tao small an allowances.