The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-07
Appointment of the Committee of One Hun.
dred, Which Will Aid in Bringing'to
Justice the Ballot Robbers.
The Democrats Who Rallied at Boss
COy's Call Hold Another Meeting.
Only Five of the So-Called Safety Committee
Are Present, and They Refuse to Co-Ope-
rate with the Citizens Committee.
PURSUING THE BALLOT ROBBERS.
appointment of the Citizens Committee of
One Hundred.

| One Hundred.
| The election infamy continued to be the topic of
talk yesterday. While the excitement had subsidized.
determined purpose to prosecute the perpetrators of
the outrage kept in view, and how to proceed
discussed by legal gentlemen and those more directly
interested in having the wrong rghted. The several
plans suggested all dependent upon another,
and is probable papers in contest will be prepared
for Irwin and DIR. Wagner. In addition
| to these the criminal side of the affair
| will be attended to before the United States
and Marion county grand juries Yet, promising
the evidence is there is not entire safety felt
| the Democrats have an advantage in the political
sympathy of the United States district attorney and
the Marion county criminal judge This is not given
out in reflection on those officers but in the heated
feeling of the hour it is presumed that Democrat is
a Democrat under all circumstances, and while he
may express his deestaton of the crime it possible
the criminals may appeal to their sympathy and thus
escape their just punishment.
1t determined that whatever is to be done must
be done quickly, in a few days some of the most
important evidence of the crime will be in the posses
| sion of Democratic county clerk. AS a measure of
safety the returns of the second precinct of the
Fourth Second and Thirteenth and the first of the
Twentythird wards have been photographed. On the
other hand the Coy gang has had night and
day watching the clerks Office Coy and his associates
are badly frightened. They have need to be. for
| gentleman said, yesterday: 1--WE have nearly all the
proof requisite to fasen the crime upon certain per-
sons. They in immediate danger of the peniten-
tiay and that they will get there is certain if there is
any efficacy in law"
Early in the day report became current that John
Counselman, the second precinct Fourth ward in
spector had left for Canada but this proved to be
| Is H. e.Jo A. IT.
at attending to his work as grocer at No.
598 North West street He has officially signed the
returns of the canvassing board thus approving the
fraud in them that he knew exist While the other
docored returns showed conclusively the stealing
of allies and change of figures the Fourth ward mat
ter has taken precedence because the incidents
neced with it of the most outrageous character
| Counselman ready about noon, when Bern
hamer called for his returns He passed them to the
chairman who, without waiting for instructions from
the board refused to read them account of alleged
informally existing in the appearance of the certi
Gates the first page of the polbook rather than
the last page Bernhamer handed the papers to Coun
| seman who carried them out of the ROOM and they
not again by the board until o'clock in the
morning. Oounselman, yet. cannot be
| traced to the in the courthouse
| occupied by Henry S. Span and Sim Coy three
quarters of an hour before this but the moral Ger
| tanty prevails that he with them. The changes
in the returns showed that they had been recently
made and the scratching off of the tales had been
so heavy that the paper almost transparent. Of
all the board but two or three Democrats consented
to look at the alterations Elisha Rowland did, and
expressed the warrnest disapproval of the act.
| On Friday neghbor of Counselman asked him.
"How much majority did you give Sullivan before
those retl1rns doetorad the SacoDd tima9D
was random shot. but it went home for the inspect
or said in his wrath, II could not help it. because
those returns were handed back to me. They would
| not take them when / first presented them" 1t is
| believed that Counseman thoroughly breads
| the consequences of the rascallv proceeding he
| will in time make important witness for the
prosecution. No thinks he made the alterations
| but that he knows where and when they DONE
and by whom, is not questioned Otto Belzer the
| Republican clerk at the second precinct Fourth
ward polls took the precaution to copy the footings
when the talles added He has this paper in
his keeping and it shows the vote of Irwin and Wag
ner it ought to be-
Something must be done at once" said gentle
man. ''or honest elections in Marion county
need not be looked for hereafter" His
opinion meets with general Endorsement but
the lawyers in charge of the matter have
done nothing definite. District Attorney Turpe says
that he cannot bring the matter to the United States
grand jury until Tuesday week. This delay, it is
thought, will prove dangerous, but on Monday the
contest will probably be begun the part of Irwin
! and DR.. Wagner.
The immediate arrest of the suspected parties will
depend the exgencies of the Ii the crime
can be reached through the grand jures the perpetr
tors will have release until the indictments re-
turned but is possible that such evidence will be at
hand before hours pass warrant the placing
of Coy and Others in custody. 1t asserted that
the returns of Wayne township fourth precinct Law
nj NM haU yaro hrO1 phf in
| 4 o'clock on Friday morning. 1t is claimed
that the messengers did not go to Hiram AIlers resi-
dence and proof for this statement it is urged that
Milers home is four miles from the court house and
in making the trip to and from that place the
gers gone but one hour. These returns however
| were not tempered with The contingent had been
accomplished without it. In allegiance, too were the
returns of the first precinct, Thirteenth ward but
they came up apparently straight.
/ William Cook, an ice man, claims to have bought
votes in the Fourth ward and this recalls the lavish
use of money in Sulivans interest. From a man
changing the foongs and TALES it is learned that Sui
livan spent 81 900 and Taggart Sc 900 throughout
Guiding c1 election day So 600 was thrown broad
cast in the purchase of votes. In the first
precinct Fifteenth ward count, Hugo paster was
found over Harriss name for Congress. The Demo-
cratic inspector and judge decided that the voter in
tended to vote for Hugo and against Grifiths 1t
so counted, although Mr.. Grifiths's name was not
scratched but Mr.. Harris got the benefit of the ballot
Several other instances ike this occurred and all the
ballots went to the man whose paser was used,
matter Wner6 IL was IOunu under the neau OF the
proper Office or elsewhere on the ticket
Saucy lost several votes in this way. In all the talk
of yesterday there appeared demand to have the bal
lots recounted. 1t is known this will furnish rich
evidence in sustaining the contests only for Irwin
and Wagner, but for others At the same time it will
| support the proposed criminal proceeding.
The following is the committee of hundred to
| take charge of the matter Of election frauds;
| A. B. Conduitt. Lorenz Schmidt,
VIM. H. English, w. e. Glifiths
! 4. w. Hendricks, DR.. John NJ Dunlap,
/ Alex. NJ. McCleary Henry Schwinge,
| John w, Murphy, Charles Reese,
| A. Keifer, John Reaume
| Solomon Claypoo +. c. Egan.
| John A. Finch, Theodore Sander,
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