The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-12-18
HAS HIS GALL WITH HIM.
WILLIAM WADE DUDLEY IN TOWN.
District Attorney Smiley N. Chambers In
structs Commissi oner Van Buren, Not
to Go Further After Having Issued
Warrant For Dudley.

Just before noon Wednesday William Wade
Dudley arrived in indianapolis. 1t is the first
time he has been here since the last general
election. He was en- route to attend the re-
union. at Winchester, of the regiment in which
he was during the war. Dudley is the only
surviving commissioned officer OF the
with open arms by the eminent
republicans in town who had profted by his
famous "blocks-of-ive" scheme. His little boy
was with him. He went into Taggart's dining
room and ate dinner. The report was eircu-
lated that he would not come up town, but it
proved to be mistake though why he patron
lied democratic Mr.. Taggart instead OF
the republican hosiery up town, where
he could probably have gotten a re-
duced rate, is unknown. He brought
his brazen gall with him, however, and after
eating dinner came further into the city. At
the Denison house be inscribed on the register
that signature of national fame-Wm- w.
Dudley-with the same characteristic IN its
formation of letters as stamped the blocks-of-
FIVE letter as his issue. He not there long
when the prominent local republicans
began to come up. Men who had adj
mtted him 20 be the author of
the blocks-of-five letter, and who had de-
nounced him for it. came smilingly in and
profered their hands to this barterer of the
primitive right of men. They bowed ale
glance in his presence TO their greatest leader.
The question was soon flying about town,
HWould Dudley be arrested"
Rumors we're current all afternoon of all
sorts. but nothing of importance occurred
until evening. Then Commissioner Van
Buren, issued a warrant for the arrest
OF Dudley on a deposition sworn to by John A.
Lang In the meantime Mr.. Dudley had been
enjoying himself, hobnobbing with his repub-
lican friends. At o'clock he left the New
Denison IN company with Atty. Gen. Kitchener
70 20 TO dinner. Ii was some time before he
returned. Then more friends came to shake
hands with the man who bought the govern
ment of the country.
After Commissioner Van Buren, issued the
warrant he put it in his pocket and started for
Tomlinson hall ostensibly to find deputy
marshal and deliver the warrant to him.
BY some means prominent republicans
learned that the warrant had been issued
shortly after Commissioned Van Buren, started
for Tomlnson hall. Stanton j. Peelle and a
number of others, including the district
attorney, Smiley n. Chambers wentto Dudley's
room in the New-Denison. At precisely 10 min
utes before II o'clock Chairman Kitchener of the
republican state central committee, who is
the recognized leader OF the republican party
in Indiana, and who is conceded to be the best
politician in the state, entered that hotel
through the private entrance. A consultation
was held in Dudley's room. In the meanwhile
Mr.. Van Buren, was lost sight of for
short time. When the reporter
found him again he was anxious to
do whatever was required of him,
If he didn't know what to do, and in the face
of this, Deputy Marshal Conway was in the
same building with him. There were not so
many people present but that he might have
found Conway. Mr. Van Buren, said he would
remain in TOmlinson hall while the reporter
went TO telephone to the Office. When the re-
porter returned Mr.. Van Buren, had gone.
The reporter then took carriage and drove
30 Mr. Van Buren's home, where he was found
Then that gentleman said that while the re-
porter was out telephoning, he had accidentally
met Dist Atty. Cham bers in the hall, and he
had ted him 10 'let the matter Drop" and i'm
medlateiy qualified his instructions by saying,
"Let it rest for the present." So" said Mr..
Van Buren,. 81 made no further ef-
forts in the matter" Van Buren, then
department OF justice at Washington not to
issue q warrant without first notifying the
district-attOrney, and that he was obliged to do
whatever that gentleman said.
John ~ Lang's deposition was in substance
to the effect that at the general election on
Nov. 6. 1855, at which representatives 70 con-
gress and the president OF the Uniteds States
were elected, William Wade Dudley, late of
the state of Indiana, did, at and within said
district, unlawfuly and feloniously counsel
and advise preventing, and endeavored and
attempted to prevent qualified voters at said
election, commonly called "foaters," from
freely exercising the right of suffrage at that
election by bribery and offers of reward. The
nt1iant further states that at the same election
Dudley cOunseled and advised William H.
Murray of Delaware county in the district of
Indiana to prevent so-called "foaters" or
doubtful voters," whose names are unknown
to him, from freely exercising the right of suf-
frage. The deponent says he also counseled
and advised Charles II. Schroeder in Dubois
county, under the same conditions, to prevent
so-called ''hOaters" or doubtful yoters' from
freely exercising the right of Suffrage The
above forms three counts in the affidavit
Then the affiant further states that at the
same election William W. Dudley and other
persons. whose names unknown to him.
formed conspiracy to prevent qualified voters
at the election for representatives in congress
from the several congressional districts in the
state of Indiana from freely exercising the
right Of suffrage by means of bribery and re-
ward. The deponent says such voters were un-
known TO him, but were commonly called
"fOaters," and sometimes termed doubtful
voters" The affiant fnrther states that Will.
lam W. Dudley IN pursuance OF the conspiracy
feloniously counseled and advised William ri.
Murray TO divide such voters in each
county and voting precinct of the
Sixth congressional districtfnto blocks-of-fve
and 70 put a so-cailed trusted man in charge of
each block OF i've voters with necessary funds
TO bride them and prevent them from freely
exercising the right OF suffrage. The affiant
also says that William w. Dudley advised and
Erected Charles II. Schroeder to divide the
pame sort of voters in each county and voting
precinct Of the Second congressional district
into blocksof-fve and 10 put a so-called
trusted man in charge OF each block-of-five
voters with necessary money TO bribe them and
prevent them from freely exercising the right
Of suffrage at the election for representative