New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
ARREsrIYG BALL0T-B0X THIEVES.
DEMOCRATIC RAsCALs TURNED INTO JA1L-To
CONTEST THE ELECTION.
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DEMOCRATIC RASCALS TURNED INTO JAIL-lO
CONTEST THE Election.
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CHICAGO, April 10.-There appears to be q
good prospect that the perpetrators of the baotoox
robbery will be detected and punished. The evil
dence seems to complete against persons at least
AT o'clock last evening police officer visited the house
Edward a. Duohy y keefe, who keeps whskey shop az
s37 IIplsted-st and inquired for the proprietor
The bartender told him that he at the Democratic
headquaters but the officer found him in inner room
beneath a bed quilt He taken to Central Police
Station and was identified by the driver of the hack
the man who went and twenty second SITS to
the vicinity OF the stock Yards with the baotboxes
Keefe then placed in one OF the cells f1llio the
hack driver was taken TO the West Side Police Station
Connolly or Conan has not yet been arrested but the
officers searching for him.
The Committee OF Public Safety states that It has suf
lcent evidence to convict j. g. Kearney, OF No. 4oi
statest A verystab keeper visited the OF the
committee this morning and reported that on Wednes
day evening DUtchy" Keefe and Johnny" Hickey,
formerly q liquor dealer in Halsed-st. hired single
horse buggy from him. saying that they were going
D. III. When they returned Connolly, or Conlan was
with them IN the buggy lie thinks they SAID they dd
not get the box keee and filllo were this afternoon
held TO the Criminal court in bonds OF 1900.
The published returns give Judge smith 20 and Harri
pa In the Ninth Precinct OF the Fourteenth Ward
by the correct returns In the hands or the committee
OF Safety the count Is exactly reversed. In
this precinct also Plautz is given l42 and Neumelster
forged returns, ana by the correct returns
Pautz has 242 and Neumciser 65. similar forgery Is
shown i'm the returns from the Third Precinct of the
Fourth Ward, whore Harrison is given l32 and smith
60 This a strong Republican precinct, ana nearly
100 atdavts OF Republicans who voted for smth have
ALREADY obtained The change may be the result OF
clerical error which will be corrected before the can
vassng board The above precincts alone show loss TO
Harrison OF 206 votes and corresponding gam ior
Judge Smith.
Citizens who are interested in good government and
desire to see election frauds of all kinds properly pun
shed are lending their money and influence to defeat
the frauds. Yesterday afternoon "a meeting was held,
aud "A large fund raised for the purpose OF conesg
the election necessary, and giving Judge smith ana
other candidates their rights Among the number pres
ent were Martin RyersOn. George NJ Pullman, Marshall
Field A. NJ Day. Edson Keith, f. W. Forch, jr, George
X. Davis. L. q. Keith, John A. King NJ r. stone, j l..
Woodward George Bass, A. A. Carpenter Murray Nelson
and John NJ Smyth. Mr. Field suggested that the Com
mittee OF Public Safety he increased to 100 members,
taking in good citizens Of the various wards who were
cen nyersant with the methods OF the Gang" The sug-
geson was received favoraby and will be carried out
Various sums ranging high AS 900 were contributed
to be used detecting and prosecuting those VINO com
mtted frauds In interest OF any party or candidate
The committee decided TO begin the prosecutions OK
many offenders at once. The committee mas opened
permanent headquarters.