The morning call., 1892-11-12
GAVE THEMSELVES UP.
Registrar Brown and Falk
Arrested
ON O'DONNELL'S WARRANTS.
He Charges That They Falsifsd the Returns.
The Official Canvass Will Vindi-
cate Them.
ON O'DONNELL'S WARRANTS.

Yesterday morning DR.. c. c. O'Donnell.
through his attorney, Carroll Cook, swore
out warrants for the arrest Of Registrar
Brown and his chief deputy, Ray Falk, on
the charge Of altering and faisifyiDg pub
lie record.
O'Donnelps charge was based upon al
legged information he had received that the
returns from the various precincts were
being tampered with in the Registrars
Office. O'Donnell alleges that he was told
by one of his watchers that Falk openly ad-
mitted having changed 100 votes from
O'Donnell TO Ellert.
That O'Donnell was told this no one
for a moment doubts. because it is a we'll
known fact that the men in the doctors
employ are now trying to get every cent
out of him they can possibly secure. and in
order to do so are lying to him.
The warrants were issued and placed in
the hands of Captain Douglass of the Police
Department for service. Word had been
sent to the Registrars effice OF the issuance
OF the warrants, and immediately Registrar
Brown and Deputy Falk started for the
police headquarters to surrender them
selves. They met Captain Douglass on Mar
ket street aud alked up to him. saying:
Are you looking for us, captain?"
Yes. gentlemen, I've warrants for your
arrest"
"We're ready to go with you," answered
Brown and Falk, and also ready to give
bonds. DO you know the amount of bonds
required?"
Your bonds are fixed at 5000 each"
answered Captain Douglass. and then
Brown. Falk and the captain walked to
police headquarters, where proper return
Of the arrest WAS made.
Fifteen minutes later bonds had been fur
nished for both men, Al Reay and Max
Goldberg going on Registrar Browns bond
and j. III. Curley aud George 4. Duffey
signing that of Falk. The men were then
released.
In the meantime DR.. O'Donnel was
parading the streets with a crowd of sew
eral hundred toughs and hOodlums at his
heels. Beyond question, the campaign just
closed has told severely upon DIR. ODon-
nell mentally and physically He is not the
nrm, outspOken man he was a week or two
ago, but is led hither and thither by men who
only desire TO rob him aud who tell him
anything 10 gain their ends. The doctor has
many good friends, and IL should be their
care TO see that the parasites who are now
surrounding him no longer bleed him Of his
money or excite false hopes in his mind.
AS 10 the charge brought against the
Registrar and his chief clerk, there can be
no doubt but that IL IS without foundation.
The arrests are presumably based upon the
charge that the semi-official returns have
been altered. The semi-0fficial returns are
not public documents within the meaning
OF the law. They are simply memoranda
Tor the use Of the Registrar before the off,
cial canvass OF the returns is made. No
election board was compelled by law to fill
out The semioficial returns. and In thirty
two precincts they were not filed out.
For the sake OF argument and to show
the utter absurdity OF the charge brought
against the Registrar. let IL be supposed
that he changed the figures in every semi
official return he received. Ii he did this IL
would in nowse affect the official returns,
neither would he have committed any crime
The semi-ofiieial returns as stated, are
mere memoranda, and affect the election
neither one way nor another.
The official returns were brought to the
Registrars office sealed up in an envelope
with the ballots. They were delivered 10
the Registrar, in every case, In the presence
OIL hundreds OF people and Immediately
taken TO the vault and locked up. II n seal
on one OF these envelopes had been broken
scores OF people would have seen IL and
when the official canvass Is made the detec-
tion would be sure aud certain. In no other
way than by breaking the seals on tho off,
ciai envelopes, taking therefrom the Official
returns and altering the same could Regis
trar Brown or his Chief Deputy Falk be
guilty OF the crime charged by Dr.. 0Don-
nell. and they would have been worse than
fools TO have attempted such thing.
In all kindness let IL be said that il Dr.
ODonnell had been left alone his good
sense would have shown him how foolish
the charges against Brown and Fslk were.
but, worn out with the campaign, he has
listened TO bad advice, and is now being
made the tool of designing men who hope
to delay the results of the election by hay-
ing a recount at DR.. O'Donnelps expense
The official canvass, when made, as Il
Will be In few days, will prove beyond
question the utter innocence of Registrar
Brown ana Ray Falk They have had no
chance to alter the official returns, and IL
they changed every figure In the semi-o fficial
returns II would have done nobody any
good, and the men under arrest certainly
have eommon-sense enough to know H.
There will probably be a recount of the
total vote. and when II is made Dr. O'Den-
nell will be surprised to find that he has been
given hundreds of votes to which he is not
entitled,