Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-06
ELECTION FRAUDS IN INDIANA.
The Grand Jury ~ indianapolis Fail "a
Return Indictments and the Judge
Repfimaands Them.

telegram to the New York San from Indian
apolis Friday night says: The Federal jury m
ished the investigation Of the alleged election
frauds to-day, reported that they had no further
business, and asked to be discharged. Judge
Woods said, In substance, that It was impossible
for him to discharge them with the words OF COM
mendation which he had had occasion to bestow
on previous grand juries While he could not pre-
sumo 10 know anything that had passed in the
grand jury room, there were some facts which
were notorious, and there were Others which had
been brought to his attention by a communication
signed BY three members OF the grand jury. In
this communication II Is represented that certain
members Of the grand fury have gone outside OF
the jury room and hunted up evidence for the pur
pose OF dlscediting the witnesses for the govern
and If they were made known to the court and the
facts OF their misconduct established IL would be
thorfty and JURISDICTION. Republieans who had
been expecting indictments against democrats are
tonight denoancing the grand jury and District
however, from dispatches received from southern
Indiana since court adjourned, that indictments
have been found against the recently elected ON:
SIX other prominent republicans were arrested
there to-day by United States marshal They
| has always been reliably democratic, and 1t
Is charged that the republicans used money In a
lead probas,y to an s Of the Election
OF republican member OF the legislature also.
SENATOR HARRE3OK CANNOT COMPREHEND wHY M
DNTNKNTS WERE NOT POUND.
Senator Harrison, OF Indiana, arrived In Cincin-
natl Saturday. He was asked:
"what about the failure OF the Marion county
grand jury to find any indictments in the recent
election fraud caseS.-
Everybody there was surprised, and many
aStounded at the result The facts were unmiS-
taxable. The case was plain, and the frauds so
evident that cannot comprehend how the result
Was reached 1t was perfectly plain that both
acids and erasurps had been used on the tally
sheets and by the duplicates in the possession OF
the jury these things were clearly shown, and
could not be contradicted. Why, during the prog
ress Of the count Inspector Schmidt, a democratic
election officer, arose in his seat and condemned
the proceedings, and said he would not be party
to such fraud, but the rest OF the democrats paid
no attention and counted the altered returns with
out a blush"
''Were any Of the grand Jury democratse"
"YeS, understand at one time that majority
Of them were but am not certain as to that"
'tDO you account for the result In this way?"
II don't like TO say that; but one thing IS GER
tain, there was something wrong, or else they are
the dulleSt set OF men ever heard Of The fraud
was clearly proven, and all there remained was
the pointing out OF the criminals. The finding is
an outrage; that is all can say. They tried to
count out one OF our representatives In the legiS
lature, but we put stop to that steal"
''Will the legislature be republican,"
81 think so but don't care TO tank about that"