The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-19
COMPOSING A CONSPIRACY.

a AConseience-Stricken Republican IDspec-
tor Exposes Plan by which afs Party
Inspectors Were to Take Few Votes In
Each District From Cleveland aUd Add
Them to Blaine District Attorney Oiney
at Work.
New York Worldl
Decisive action taken by District Attorney o.
ney prevented thousands of non-ressdents who
had egistered illegally, from voting for the Re-
publican electors on Tuesday last But still frauds
were perpetrated in various districts, and IN some
the Cleveland maiorlties were credited TO Blaine.
The District Attorney is now busy investigating
these frauds. great deal OF evidence has been
collected, and, when 1t is submitted to the Grand
Jury. will cause sensation. 1t was reported yes
teIday that an Inspector in one of the downtown
Assembly Districts had confessed to the District
Attorney that majority OF several hundred votes
for Cleveland had been entered on the Official re-
turns IS majority for Blaine. Moreover, itiwas
sald that all the other Inspectors in the district
had been summoned before Mr.. 0lcey ana that
they confirmed the statement originally made.
They were instructed to correct their returns az
once, but were not given any promise OF i'm
nun ty ir0m punishment.
ApoiheT repors which gained circulation snd
was generally credited to the elect that in tae
Eighth Assembly District In which JON ]. O'Brien
is boss" the dishonest tactics OF former years
had been IesoIted TO- Il was said that eertSn IN.
representatives, had been drugged, and tnat the
vote had teen eanyassed without their ala. IN
several districts it is claimed that Clevelands ma
jOriiieg were either cut down wiped out alto
gether The evidence OF frauds Of that character
is overwhelming, and prompt action will be taken
District Attorney Olney said yesterday that he
had the matterl0f election frauds under invesiiga
ton. but he feared that it might defeat the ends
of justice to make public at present the evidence
in his POSSESSION. The missing return from
the Twenty fourth Election District OF the
Trcf Akca 1r hn said hon1 1nn
Itwas defective, bat would not affect the electoral
vote. Early in the day an order was obtained
from Juoge Bsrrett giving authority to open the
envelope filed by the Inspectors of the Twenty
fourth Assembly District in the Mayors Office.
Inc lnspeetors on SatpIday siegea Inat t3e enSei-
ope only contained the registration list, but all
davits were made before the order was granted III
which it was set forth that the envelope contained
the missing return. The envelope was opened and
il was found 10 contain the return, but in very
imperfect condition. The certificate OF the elect
oral vote was correct, but on the
roll clerks ia,ly'iist, which should have ave
been made out on asepaTate sheet That irrsgula'
rity, however. will not inyalidate the vote The
vote for county officers was not properly entered.
Some Of the candidates were not credited with a
ty.tourth Election District OF the First Assembly
District was S24. OF which 255 east for Cleve-
lend. el for Blaine. for Butler and for St John.
One was entered as defective. The inspectors VII D
made out that return are in custody. They had n
hearing at the TombS Police Court yesterday after
noon. The result of the examination made under
but they are not "out of the woods yet.
The officinl count" said Diitrict Attorney
Olrey, 81 believe will show for Cleveland larger
plurality than is at present claimed. Ihave moth
ing 10 do with the work OF the Board OF COdnty
Canyassers. There viii be legal Representatives OF
both parties present, l presume to watch the
count. The board, in csse OF errors, defects or ir
fegularities, can summon the Inspectors, and the
errors may be rectifed."
Assistant District Attorneys Allen aud Paris
have special charge OF the complaints which have
reacht the office in regard to frauds
81 have evidence" said Mr. Allen, ."of vital I'm
poTtsDce, but can not maze it public at present.
Numerous complaints have Oeyn received and a
great mess Of evidence has been taken and will be
submitted to the Grand Jury
'Haye any palpable frauds been 6iscovered2'
81 should say there have, but can not give you
the details today"
will the frauds which have come to your no.
tice affect the city vote for Cleveland much? p
when these frauds have been Tectifed, the
vote for Cleveland will be considerably increased.
The hands which have been committed were just
such as we anticipated and did everything in our
power to prevent"