New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-17
FRAUD COMES TO NAUGHT.
BUFFALO BALLOT THIEVES GIVE UP THE
GAME
IN SPITE OF DOCToRED RETURNS oUINBY AND
EMERSON WILL GET THE OFFICES TO
WHICH THEY WERE RIGHTFULLY
ELECTED-:HEEHAN HAS
NOTHING TO SAY.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNEI
Buffalo, Nov. l6-A crisis was reached to-day
in the attempt Of the Democrats to steal the
offices Of District Attorney and Superintendent OF
Education, and the fraudulent game fell through
with crash. Driven to the ropes by the startling
evidence that had been gathered against them,
the ballot thieves surrendered in the supreme
Court this morning. 1t turned out, after yeSter-
days conference at Lieutenant-Governor Shee-
han's office, that that meeting OF the
Democratic council. 1t at this meeting that
a decision 70 surrender reached. when the
discovered ballots for the fourth district OF the
Eleventh Ward were counted in the supreme
Court Yesterday, the result proved conclusively
that the Republican candidates, Quinby TOT DIS
trict-Attorney and Emerson for Superintendent OIL
Education. had been counted out. The charges
radc in this one district alone were sufficient -
wine ont the plurality of each candidate, so wnch
Iudcc Uairht made an order directing the lnSpecV-
ors of election TO make new return which shouiu
h, correct according to the count, the pdl'o'
thieves knew their game was ended. lhcy pcS''i
70 hedge and before Justice Green In the supreme
Court this morning their backdown was coihpc'r'
Ipimctiors had been issued restraining INC
Comfy Clerk from giving TO the Board OIL 'd'i-
,.sscrs thc fraudulent official" returns from the
fourth district of the Fifth Ward, the hrst ana
fourth districts of the Eleventh ward %id 'Ie
Gr-, district of the Town Of Cheektowaga, ana IT,
str,ininr the Board of Canvas9ers from cah'"'
ia, .ho roturps from those districts. Tho al
forncys for the Democratic canulda'eS s'''V"
Iro,ico Green that the count in open court yes
,or,L,, had convinced their clients that MeSsrS,
o,iuIy aud Emerson were elected, and they aSNed
- tbc ininnctions which have been Issued DC
,,~,,.,,lod Tho attorneys on both sides made an
o,,,nt to which the court consented that all
i'll nrooondino, should be suspended, ana tha'
,h. ;nsn..ctors from the fourth district el tHc
rlovanth Ward be directed to MAKO ooi''D'
rcturn. They did today ana IL VIII ~ ~
tho Board OF Canvassers tomorrow. Inc No''
..,ti thop bo canvaseed, and Quinby Will nave
-, .t;.,Iit,. and a certificate will be- granted
=, him When the city vote Is canVaS'eu - ''V
~ Of Aldermen next Monday the same course
,iI be- taken in the Sup"Lntehueh'J VI
,ion contest. Emerson will have SiNam p"-
ror,, on the face Of the returns, ana WI" S''
tbe certificate of election.
Roth R,publican candidates were elec'eu oy soo'
,Iur,r,tic.. and i is said that Emerson hau i'o''
I 200 io 1000 over Shechans man Love- '"' ~
many returns were doctorcd that o'is "'' o."
- .,, Restoring the right return from one
".,.,, ,,i. tb oe,ce- t. the elected Repubc c9n''
.r3 while r,eir plurnl.tcs will ~ much s'nai''t
h., vha, they actually got much touhlc an"
.,.o.psc will Inc saved y dropping the ciyl SUITS
NJ. onl,. mint 10 be gained by continuing 'neh
lid IA, IN establish the full plurality OF ooth
,nc, and As .hc Democrats were ready to acNho"f
| oo.. ucir d,fco: Ia the attempts 10 steal '''e
| oeic.s. the civil cases w,ll be dropped
1g.re will be 10 c'-uP in the prosecution VI
| ,h. l,llot thieves, however. About dozen III
r..,. h,ye been mulc. and additional e'Iucm,'
,.,io.t the men is being gathered every day. Inc
citizens protective fund n'w amounts 10
,,I NOR. will be- raised. Public indi1natloh i
,h.r,p,hlv aroused over the outra.eS wHIc" nav
, ,.., ,'.,.arfed and lie people VII NOT p'
-,ti,'icd until every person ihlIl'''' "''
lroucht 10 book IL two CASE returns WIN" I''
h.,.n held back for hours was HL'iIE "'''-"'
directly from the Democratic county 'ou'"l'u'
,,,r, and Glcd One was made out tIet'' an" '''
tIcr ,va, taken there g. $50 how hu'H ""''''"'7
&, r.oled and was thcl taken out 70 CUM
-, .i,,,.,.o and charged enough to Givo B's'il
, ulnrnlity of - for Dlstrict-Att"rh'N. inns W.
d.. rct,rn from the first district OF the Tow"
If Chccl,towaIa. and tie tli'c me-" l'',,
Lo f,,rd-~ Iudae1 JIc Durrn-cr, oupcrEN''
e,.,t and ru.nector Edward Duly-ore al hcld III
| bail tor trial a.. ant, ho ,vos
ur Sh4.hnn las not yet had the say he WIS
-. :, ,hout this fraudulent work OF his I0c"
| 1.L,,,r When he came home last sunday rom
W.,ylY"rli les said he would look into tic c'IIS ~,
| ouJ thcn be- would have sometime - II'Si info
! L. hos, h, r., four days now ana h'p' 10 No. I,
|''' | 'ron.ls 20 much tnat all he would ~ u,IN .
'. ,.' Now You must excuse nc ytnihi t'o or
would say would not now have any ;cI Ti5"' u
! t.,..n the condition OF tlln-7 Il p"' ''0''' l,.
| r"Ih ,doriu,, today the Democrats not OlIy
n',f,'I III their suil In thc-' frauds, but tley
a@ proved The f.y 2s1oy of 'ae iT a Ead st%aF sSaS *
| p"'Ie'' rd Ioris r. Eckcrt on IN" staid III
,h 1l,o1 snnror court and to-day they had eA-j",S1
,rorre A. Lewis, Supervisor James M'f1nT Prof.r H'
| Trr Altman These men manager Iipl'N
LcniS cnrpaiQn. and the Democrats char-'l
ihn, fni il was campaign of bribery They nave
LneH IeT unable get grain Of eydrnGr To w by
| 'he Ji'"I "SIf1ochan's man Love Is now dcicatrd W
wn,n Will, !. SO small that if the least Repuh;lcn
hribrry could be found tho DEMOCRATS W. wo% "h1rd,n' %
"a',LSr chance 10 get Love II. Bht Oy &oli"'Ii
| hho''I ,S. in thc Supreme Court and conrcl,
iinSs Tmcrsons election, they have acknGw.
! .,I , there il no ground for their charge VI