The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-28
MORE OF A MYSTERY.
DEVELOPMENTS AT THE RECOUNT
OF THOSE CHICAGO BALLOTS.
Brands Majority Increased by Twenty
Four Votes-Voters Testifying as
to How They yoted-Inyes-
tigation at Springfield.

CHICAGO Nov. Elm compliance with
the order issued by Judge Blodgctt, County
Clerk Ryan obeyed the subpoena of tie
Unitel States grand jury Tuesday after
noon, and delived to that body tho
ballots cast in the Second precinct
of the Eighteen ward. Henry McGuITen
deputy for Mr.. Ryan, carried the ballots
from the county clerks Office TO the govern
ment building where the grant jury sits.
He was accompanied by Deputy Clerk Glea-
son. The two deputies of the county clerk
we're accompanied into the jury room by
Judge Bloigett and his clerk, L. A. Drum
nond, and District Attorney Tuthill and his
assistant Mr.. Dawes. It was shortly after >
O'Clock in the afternoon when the seals wer,
broken, and the work Of counting the ballots
begun. Judge BlodSett informed the jury
that TIE count must tie continued until
finished, without adjournment OF inter
mission. 1t was nearly midnight when nj
the ballots had been scrutinized. The
count was made upon the congress
sional vote using the senatorial tx
ures as basis Of CoGiPari>, n.
The result was surprising. Ii was foan
that Brand had received 49S votes, or u
votes more and lcman 1876, or n votes les,
than he was credited with on the face OF the
returns Nearly or quite 200 ballots were
found to he straight Republican, with tho
exception only that Brands namo was sab
stituted fer that Of L2man. This ticket was
a mile OF the straight Republican, and
pastors were used to only a limited extent.
Wednesday morning when the grand jury
reassenbied, among the witness were a num-
Der of persons who voted for Lanan. Ac-
cording to the discovery Tuesday night these
voters deposited split Republican ticket. @.
E. Pellet and Mr.. Edwards had been ex-
amined before the jury took its noon recess.
They swore positively that they voted
for Lcman. Mr.. Pellet: number was %
The ballot with that number was a
Republican ballot with Brands name on it.
Mr.. Pellet declared that if this ballot was in
the box it was put there after he had de-
posted his vote which was a straight Re-
publican ticket with Loman's mama on it.
Nothing could shake his testimony He was
positive that he yotel for Laman. who was
his personal friend
Johh B. Jetfery, who printed tho tickets,
was summoned and showed the regular Re
publican tickets in The Ninth senatorial dis
trict. They were not split and contained
| the name of Leman.
A dispatch from Springfield says that the
state board OF carvassaTs permitted Justice
Scully, one Of the Cook county cunvassing
board to make a statement, and the Justice
read and presented to the board written
| statement over his own signature, saying that
| the cany assing board of Cool; county found
on examining the returns presented to them
| as the returns of the Second precinct Of the
| Eighteenth ward of Chicago, that the tally
| sheet inclosed with the returns conta ned nc
title to show that it was the taliy-sheet
of any election in any precinct ward o.
| city, and that in the pol-books, which were
part of the returns, were found erasures
| opposite the names OF Leman and Brand
showing that opposite the name Of LcmsI
the word "two" had been substituted fol
| -four" and vice versa opposite Brand.
| name
| Justice kersten stated to the board thai
the erasures were certainly on the poll book
and it was claimed that the tally sheet WA
| forged
After some discussion the secretary o
state said the board would hear statement,
until they were tired and then decide tn.
question Of considering the same.
The afidavitS were then read of the ex
perts who examined the poll-books and tally
sheets, giving as their opinion that th,
erasUres were made rs charged, and that the
signature of S. Strausser upon tho tally-shee
was not written by the same person VIII
signed the poll-books. The affidavit Of tn,
Republican challenger ami the supery is0rs
already published and the aflidaN It's % 2S
| voters that thlE voted for Ipman were n s.,
] read
7 A number OF other voter, were examined
among them E. B. Washhurne, who all sait
they voted for Leman.
Mr. Brand says he thinks he is electe,
since the ballots have been counted by tn
grand jury, and intends to stick