The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-27

received a plurality over Leman, Republican,
for the State Senate, of over 200 votes The
jury called before it large number of voters,
all Of whom declared positively that they voted
Republican tickets with the name of Leman
printed upon Them implying that the Republic
an tickets found in the box had been placed there
after the close of the poles. Nearly three hun
dred persons have been summoned who claim to
have voted the Republican ticket, while the bal
lots show that Leman received less than 200
votes.
After hearing further evidence, including that
of Hon. E. B. Washburne and other welknown
fzen5 the Jury nth, this evening even ad
ity for the assertion that the jury before
adiourning found indictments against the three
judges and two clerks of election in the Second
precinct, Eighteenth ward, on the charge of
making a fraudulent return to the county clerk
and instructed the United States attorney to
draw up papers.
The Daily News's Springfield dispatch says
the Brand Leman case was reached by the State
Board of Canvassers this morning. The mem
bers of the Cook county canvassing board
arrived early in the day. and correct
ed the formal errors in the returns, and
they were then accepted by the State board,
which then proceeded to canvass the vote on
congressman in Cook county. When this was
completed. the attorney for Leman outlined the
character of the alleged frauds in the Eighteenth
ward, and asked that the members of the county
canvassing board be directed to give testimony
books canvassed by them. The board decided to
hear this testimony, subject to the legal rights
of the board to consider this testimony hereafter
The members of the county board proceeded to
describe some apparent changes on the poll
book The members, when Questioned stated
that friends Of Mr.. Leman offered to produce
testimony showing fraud, and that the returns
were forged, but they decided they had no right
to bear such testimony, and were
compelled to accept the face of the returns
ATTORNEY Ipman
the clerk of the State board to read the affida-
Wits showing fraud in the disputed precinct. Mr..
Oberly, chairman of the Democratic State
central committee, demanded what right the
board had to hear testimony, to which the at
torney for Mr. Lemar replied that the board
had distinctly reserved the right TO pass upon
the legal bearing of the testimony and its right
to consider it as a canvassing board for future
consideration.
The afidavits were then read in order to show
fra ids An expert declared that the name of
Strausser, the Republican judge, was not
signed by the same person on both the poll book
sons were also read, who declared that they
voted for Leman. The afidavits of the super
visors Of election were also read, showing that
Mr.. Leman had received APO votes.
Chairman Oberly said he would present the
affidavit of Mr.. Strausser, showing that he had
signed both the poll book and the tally sheet.
Adjourned to $50 p. NJ.
At the afternoon session, Mr.. Oberly pre-
sented the affidavit by Mr.. Strausser, swearing
that his signature to the pol-book was genuine.
Governor Hamilton said the signature to the
poll-b was not the one in question, but that
to the tally-sheet
When the Thirteenth district was reached. G..
A. Klupp, candidate for the Legislature, pre-
scented an affidavit that change in the tally
sheet in his precinct had taken ninety votes from
him and elected another man, and that there
| were no erasures on the tally sheet when the
footings were made, Mr.. Klupp said, outside Of
his affidavit that he believed the changes were
made after the papers left the hands of the
judges of election
Further consideration of both matters was
postponed till Friday. The renal nder of the
canvass will be resumed tomorrow.