Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-29
New York Election Frauas.

REPORT FROM TIE GRAND JURY-ALARNno
SCHEME OF BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
The March grand jury was discharged in New
York yesterday. The jury handed to Recorder
Smyth report OF Its Investigation OF election
frauds In the eighth assembly district The report
states that at the November election '.there VIVA
earned Into effect scheme of bribery ana corrup.
uon SO alarming as to call for the most vigorous
sctl0n upon the part OF those charged with the
outy OF defenolng the community against Grimes
OF so dangerous q character. Evidence discioses
the fact that In many election districts the entire
professional criminals who manned the noiis t~r
6onaing ana inMmidating respectable voters and
Openly s pGying up the votes Of tramps and crimi-
was openly paid for votes in the presence Of hi.
GERS o. the law detailed to protect the purity OF the
ballot without Interference at their banda. ("
minor oendss from yhe s sVd eacs
before It. but did not consider it advisable to nut
aey sSqty parties on then guard The
nation De had. The jury has found indictments In
anumoer OF cases OF fraudulent registration:
He WAS DETERMINED TO HAN0.-At Btddeford.
Ne, John Curtis, q fisherman, whose wife had
separated from him, went TO the house where she
was stopping early Monday morning, broke In the
door and made an attempt to assault her, but was
prevented by the male occupanJa Curtis ran a
and ed to Ssna rem Sns 81; Jss ss
cut down before life was extinct AS soon as he
recovered consciousness he went to neighbor's
sree Curtis was forty eight years old, and by
hard work had accumulated considerable pron.
esty. HIS wife was his own cousin. He leaves
CHAMBERLAIN ON THE FrsHsRIrs TRRA1Y.-Mr.
dom Of the city OF Birmingham YESTERDAY. He
made a speech, In which he referred to Secretsry
opinion that the treaty an n
ask, and said II that were SO the reflection OF
such an olive branch would throw heavy re-
would prolong state Of irritation and danrerous
antagonism in the relations between America and
Great Britain ne hoped that nothing Of the kind
they had at least arranged basis that must In.
nuence the eventual settlement
Captain w. G. Bartle has returned 70 st. Louis
"Tnere is still further evidence forthcoming that
will create more OF q sensation than what has
been pnpilsned as my evidence J" ne said 70 Q re.
Investigating committee.
The Paris National having recently twice alluded
rch American residing near the Arcade ffiompne.
MI. Mackay has written q formal letter denying
that he has ever been acquainted with Gen. bo0.
LANCER.
a conductor poked his head in the door Of car
and called out the station Sawyer" wheroupon q
Ss man n n Who We SeS,
did, sir; she's my wife. "-AugAsta, Ca, Chvonjcie
in ina. suit q KsscSum Va drsbDun. fssssci
ayes, l won the case, but don't consider Il q
perfect success, BY any meanA"
why, did GrADbum appeal?n
"No; but md that Ketchum has e20O cash LETT
| II had known tt would have postponed the cao<
! . couple Of months lonaeE"-.9 prtna6sld Cniosa
Considering how much unoccuplod room there d
N this country, it does seem TO pair q sn9aeef
lovers IS II her father and mother might md s6n<
other place In which TO exist and be happy outs0(
OF the parior door.-N. y. OrapAse.
IL II curtous fact whlle Queen vlctosia speoll
German u her homo circle, the present GERMAN
mucn e poodble. Rngilsh 10 The nrsaAd6 toogue
OF me Greek Danlsh, and 1n.elan royal nmln0
SuSuco 3 Reono10, wealthy rUt1ro0 o1n1hooI
| man, residing on the ThFee Tons road. near UoT
snee' Nd committed suicide saturday night