The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-30
THE GALVESTON FRAUDS
EoLlPsINa THOSE OF CHICAGO.
ChierJustice Winio Votes for CoIored
Republican and IL Swlndled-A
Lawyer Proven "a Repeater
Admirable Villainies.

GALVESTON, April 25.-The committee
of the whole Of the city council, charged
with the investigation of the election
frauds, committed at the recent munich
pal election, IN the eleventh ward, has
been in session for the nast three days
investigator the frauds alleged to have
been committed in the election
of the alderman from tho twelfth
ward, wherein the noted colored
politician Quincy is contestant and q. j..
Allen contested. Last night 81 witnesses
were examined, when contestants coun-
sci moved that the committee go into
the baliot-boX eud compare the ballots
with the sworn atlidavits of citizens.
This, contestee's counsel bitterly oppos-
cd, who questioned the legality of such
course, but the motion prevailed. To-
day the committee opened the ballot box
and found ballots to compare with the
tally sheets, but when the ballots were
compared with the aflidabits OF citizens
great discrepancy was found between
the aflidavits and the ballots. Chief
Justice Willie and other reputable citi--
zens of the eleventh ward
swore they had voted for Quincy:
When their ballots were examined
they were found to have voted for Mr..
Allen and Judge Mann. One OF Gu.
ney's counsel, who swore that he had
voted for his client, was found TO have
voted twice for Mr.. Allen. This created
quite sens alton, and showed that the
most glaring frauds had been commit
ted. After the ballots had been exam
ined they we're placed in packages OF
so, and sealed and returned to the box.
The committee will hegr'evidence in re-
buttal, and viii, in all probability, close,
so far as it relates TO the al
dsrmen of the twelfth ward, by
reporting in favor Of Mr.. Quincy;
they viii then commence the mayor
atty contest betW cen Fulton and At
klns, where the result hinges on the
same evidence.
The city council, as o committee Of
the whole, investigating the returns and
ballots OF me e4oVeuIn ward, IN the
Cuney-Allon aldermanic contest, re-
sumed their Investigations today. The
committee met at 10 a. M. in the crimi-
nal court room, which was densely
packed by Interested spectators,
The Identification OF the ballots
upon inc sworn statement Of Witnesses
was resumed, and to make the investi
CATION more thorough, counsel did not
confine the e1samjnation to Caney's wit
nesses only, ut accepted the evidence
of voters ger srally from the eleventh
ward to establish the general
rogbSnu0SS Inc DdlloC poA' Up
wards of ~ witnesses had been
examined at he time of adjournment
OF the commit .ee this evening and not
one identified the ticket taken from
the boxes az tie one they voted, show
ing ooncllsively that tie box now in
the hands of the committee, and re-
turned by officers presiding
at the municipal election, is
not the box In which
the genuine ballots of the eleventh
ward were de- .osited on the. day OF the
election. Itis now conclusively proven
that fraud of most fragrant and dis-
bolical character has been perpetrated,
and rumors . current that the arrest
of the parties implicated will be made
and brought to speedy punish
ment. The r port OF the. COMMITTEES,
who will res ume their investigation
Monday, it is thought, will not only
declare in favor of Mr.. Quincy as legally
elected alderman over Allen, the sit
ling member, but that sufficient evil
dence has been developed in the alder
manic contest to dep0se Capt. Atkins
and install Capt. r. s. Fulton as the
legally elected mayor Of the city.