The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-26
THE GALVESTON FRAUDS
EcLlpslNe THOSE OF CHICAGO.
Chief Justice White Votes for a Coiored
Republican and Is swindled-A
Lawyer Proven n Repeater
Admirable villainies.

GALVESTON, April 25.-The coDImittee
of the whole of the city councl'. charged
with the investigation Of no election
frauds, committed at the r. cent m nnici-
pal election, in the eleye nth ward has
been in session for the east three days
investigating the fra ads alleged 90 have
been committed in the election
ward, wherein tho noted colored
politician Cunfsy Is contestant and 9. j.
Allen contest 90. Last night 81 witnesses
were exami ded, when contestants coun-
sci moved that the committee go into
the ball9 S-box and compare the ball@ta
with tie sworn aI1idavits Of citizens.
This, c,ontestee's counsel bitterly oppos-
ed, W no questioned the legality OF such
o course, but the motion prevailed. To-
deg the committee opened the ballot box
a'hd found ballots TO compare with the
tally sheets, bat when tho ballots were
compared with the afiidabits of citizens
great discrepancy was found between
: the aliidavits and the ballots. Chief
: Justice Willie and other reputable cit-
zens OF the eleventh ward
swore they had voted for Quincy,
Y When their ballots We're eXamineu
a they were found to have voted for Mr..
: Allen and Judge Mann. One OF Gu
y ney'S counsel, who swOre that nc had
= voted for his client, was found to have
/. voted twice for Mr., Allen. This created
{, quite q sensation, and showed that the
. most glaripg frauds had been com nit
II ted. After the ballots had been exam
k ined they were placed in PACKAGES Of
Il 80, and sealed and returned TO the box.
= The committee will hear evidence in re-
j buttal, and will, in all probability, close,
VI so far as il relates to the al
n dsrmen of tho twelfth ward, by
- reporting Ia favor of Mr. Quincy;
- they will then commence the mayor
II atty contest between Fulton and At
st knR, where the result hinges on the
Al same evidence.
lhe city council, 81 = committee Of
q the whole, inv0btigating the returns and
10 ballots OF the eleventh ward, IN the
NJ Cuney-Allon aldermanic contest, re-
=, sumed their Investigations to-day. ThG
~ committee mt aJ 10 a. m. In the crlmi
~ nal court room, which WAS dous5ly
n packed by interested spectators
In The identification OF the ballots
upon the sworn statement Of witneaaes
y was resumed, and 10 make the inv8sti.
q cation more thorough, counsel did not
M confiue the examination to Cuuey'3 Wiz
=. nesses only, but accepted the evidence
10 OF voters generally from tho eleventh
ward to establish the genera
rottenneas OF the ballot box. Up
in wards OF 70 witnesses had been
examined at tho tune OF adj0nrnment
10 of the committee this evening ard no
K one identified the ticket taken from
be the boxes az the one they voted, show
a ing conclusively that tao box now il
= tho hands of tho committee, and re
IT, turned by officers presiding
nd at the municipal election, i.
II, not the box in whicl
the genuine ballots of the eleventh
or ward were deposited on the day of tn,
IL election. 1t is now conclusiv5ly proven
m that fraud OF a most fragrant and dia
a.. bolical character has been perpetratod
'9 and rumOrs are current that the arrHs
he Of the parties implicatej I be madr
IT, and brought TO Hp,euy punish
n ment. The report OF tho committee
= who will resume thoir investigation
's' Monday, it Is thought, will not only
a declare in favor of Mr.. Quincy as loyal,
IN elected alderman over Allen, the sit
!, ling mombSr, but that sufficient evi
III denos has been Developed in the alder
n manic contest TO depoae Capt. Atkin
and install Cgpt. r. s. Fulton as th
legally elected mayor Of the city.