Telegram-herald., 1888-04-03

A hack Was fuIo4luE ooNh houROo'ss
lively pace At midnight lsst night.
Three men, weary with the days toll at
the polls. stepped out Of The Morton on
their way nome.
As the coach glIded under the electric
Hght one Of the men on The sidewalk gave
a startled cry;
Holy Moses One Of those fellows IN
that hack has ballot box"
Then the three a. by one accord tore
down the street after the carriage. Round
the corner by Wilson's drug store into
Ottssa-st. sped the csrriage-
As the midnight bells rang low twelve
on rolled the pursued followed By the
parsners on toos.
The pursasrs were George Z. Perry. city
Treasurer. Arthur Meigs. ex-City Treas
ursr. ana Thomas +. Carroll, ex-Asslstsnt
Prosecuting Attorney.
The men ia the hack were Col. l. K
Bishop. sheriff OF Kent county. Col Joseph
Penny. Major Charles Watkins. Capt Wm-
A. Gsvets. and Jchn T. Miller. Clerk Of
elections Of the upper precinct OF the Third
ward. all good Republicans
The hack turned into Peari-st.. and cane
20 a stsndstil IN front OF the City Clerk :
offcs. and the party insids stepped out
Miller Lead the way up the stairs with a
ballot box under his arm. followed closely
by Watkins with smother box. and by
sheriff Bishop with another. At tbs
moment the pursuing party arrived. and
Perry and Bishop marched side 5y side up
tie stairs. At the top OF the landing Colonel
A 80 ia
who wers following them, cried oat TO
Drop the hox. Charlie. drop the box;
dont touch it.
Mr.. watkins promptly piled bis box onto
thu one carried BY Miller. the Clerk Of the
Rosrd. and sheriff Bishop followed suit.
Then the i've somewhat rsttled Rspnoii-
cans. followed BY the three determined Ders-
ofrsts rnarcasj into the City Cistxs otficr,
where Deputy Fred Morrison received the
boxes and made preparations % seal them.
Hold GA BRED sou need not sesl those
boxes uss vet. be careful what you are
doing.
Vow. see here. gentlemen" said Mr..
Wakius the ia~ provides that the boxes
shall be returned 90 the City Clerks ofhce
after the votes ars counted
"fhe ~ doesn provi0e anything OF the
kind roSred Mr. carroll. II demand 20
knox oy what right. Mr. Watkins. you. OF
the sheriff ct Kent county. have With these
boxes they arr unsealed. see.
-Hox long bavs y0u beer parsling
around in = mack with these boxes de-
msndsd Arthur Ncigs
A. this Clerk Miller stacked the boxes
one on tap 0f the ether. aud said he guessed
he would axe them back where thew c9rns
from. II here sss a. be sny row soout fhs
matter - savlaz De picked up the boxes
and single handed and sioBe carried tbs
fhres boxes down the stairs. which bat 4
fsw miaa,es before had required i've q
carry up.
Then the four good Republicans Who wers
ieit snd the three good Democrats went
tneir Sevsrsi WAYS to sweat ever tie matter
"A heGr afterwsrd the sfsir Was Fu-
rnorsd ao0ut town a1d somebody tsis-
phouad Eo'lee headquarters thst the bal
lot trxss ~ been stolen from the Stors
cf E.rensn Gfeasi at 264 Jefferson ave.
where the potts FOR the second prscinci ol
taA Ehfd Hsr1 we're heisl Accordingly =
f'atrciusn Tom S'aflerv and fhe pasrol
wagon w@re sem hsing out Jetlerson-ave-
10 investigate fte matter. ArrIviug
there ofSrer Sisf.erv found thN
TIE h0xss hsa been returned % the store.
NJ t--eoel sait fhas shortly before mld-
niKht sheriff Bishop sna Charlie Wstsins
eanfe - has stcrs sad 1emsnded the boxes
tirenel told them that they must sef an ia.
sQecfor ID sl-cuen eefore he could give ~
tbe hcKfs They tbeD ief1. bIt short
sftsrwsrd returned vith Johu r. u ier.
clerk 81 The boari Epon th 7recel zavs
M the bsxes Ahout & ciocx Miller "a
t,,rne<i with the eoxes and askpd C~ehel q
hrrx then az sgsir. saving he asd discov-
9ref thss heF hsd % rgst to lsse thsm
Fafer essrs. ferTv. Garrett snd Meie.
roiifed fnsrerfor Dr1ry thar he must ne
So ne hcxs- IS tasy should conissf tk.
sleetien & he lid.
TIE shoie fhirg i most snaasinz. hut {
nav ~ rssuif i1 The ensrs vete sf r..
sec,,ni rrecinct cf fhe Third wsri oeia|
fnrowu eut. taus fneressinx Mr. Weston
-nsictitg for Nave from ? 20 Isl. Ar
taa funny shi0e shcrt s. a
- hat TIE Espub.icsrs got theri spives int.
fais a~fnl nuss IL scpesrs thar ID
gentlemen s',ore nsruei discovered thst e.
aaiiot boxes af IRE Eizhta Wsra. ~her
- estes received lsrxe n,aioriu
had nct been ~ent - tse ll~rk
cfioe. Thev then hustled or
a, r.t the nsxes al r. irsu the Repaolicau
rrecincts in orsser tissf iaev ni-xht contss
fha elecficn snst thr0w o1t ne zn1.
~ar3 srd tbns deieaf Weston.
The ne~ scsion saw however DDS 10
rruvs3e thst fhe cu<es shall - se1t &C th
city Clerk sr oncs eat it dee- psevide ths
srev shaa - sea,ed - the astecterS-
esled via eznvss. or lssfhe ox VIA