New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-09
THE CHICAGO ELECTION THIEVES.
DISCLOSING THE EIGHTEENTH WARD PLOT.
GILMDRE's REVENGE Of HIS FELLOW CoNsPIRA-
TORs-A NEw-YORKER IMPLICATED.
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GILM)Rs's REVENGE or HIS FELLowCONsPIRA-
IoRs-A NEw-YoRKER IMPLICATED.
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Chicago, June S.-By disclosures made last
night and this afternoon, the inside facts OF the Eigh-
teenh Ward election conspiracy have been laid bare
Emory Gilmore. of the persons arrested for
perjury the Mackn trial. made an affidavit last night
in which lie related crcumstanally how Mackn put up
the scheme Of perjury. Gilmore today supplements
this with startling statement In which, for the hrst
tme no relates how the substitution OF the ballots oc-
Cured lie detailed the whole story OF the substitution
Of bogus ballots for the genuine ones, the changing
OF the po-boo aud The forgery OF the tally sheet The
men engaged in IT, Gilmore says were Joseph C. Mackin.
W. j. Gallagher. Tom" Dwyer. cashier of the County
Clerks Office and a New Yorker, whose name he does
not know.
the work was DONE" he said ION Sunday night.
November 20. That evening Mackin came TO me and
asked me to 10 to Arthur Geaons house, the North
side 10 see II he was coming down 20 the County
Clerks Office that might. They told me that he was
not ami went to Mackins Office, at ll9 Clark-st.,
and told him that Gleason would not be down that
night lie seemed pleased when he heard that, ami
told me to stay around. because he would need me. This
was on sunday evening. Gallagher was at the office
when got there. and New-Yorker. who came
mere to the campaign He worked at the
county headquarters I'm Mackn's private room. saw
three IN the outer room and then they went into
the private There were some other people there
but did them Mickn was careful not 10 let me
what they doing. ana kept me In room 10y my
self They were work all night ana little after
o'clock M the morning MackIu came aud gave me the
Two envelopes with the ballots and books and told me
he wanted me 10 take them 10 the County Clerks
office. lie said that | was to give them TO "A man
named Dwyer, and he gave description OF the man
fl, was tall and stopped, with clean-,haven face and
big Macsin told me 70 be careful not to attract
attention This was little after o'clock In the morn
ing You won't ind anybody at work in the Office but
DIVER he said took the envelopes and went across
The street to County Building and into the County
clerks Office found the mani after and gave him
the blllots. For COTS sake hurry away, he said and
he hustled things into the vault In hurry Then
left" -
You don't know all the people who were In Mackn's
office that uightf
M didn't get chance to see them but there were
more than the three ;od you about
.'Who va. the New Yorker you say vas with Mackin
and GallaghrrW
,iin't know his name. saw him afterward at the
headuuartrrs aud gave the people who here last
might good description OF him, that they easily
mad OUT no l.. lie went back to NewIOrk. lie
only here FOR the election
Gilmore make, the confession because as he claims
the gang" usod hun and has allowed him TO remain In
m ever since without offering 10 aid MIN IN his defence,
although H. promised such aid Dwyer had not been
mentioned In connection with he previously, and
denies the allegation lie Is brothern law OF the
County Clerk Ryan The trial OF Mackn IN the Crimi-
nal Court is expected to begin This Ncek.