Evening journal., 1893-11-01
THE WORK OF A FAElR !
An Old Story Revived Against
Colonel John M. Newell.
AMBUSH AS PROMPTLY DENIED

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spoke to the Reporter.
In its desperate efforts to defeat Mayor
Lstrobe, OF Baltimore, the Evening
News, an "anti-ring" Democratic news
paper, duplicates John NJ Newell. col.
ouel on the governors staff, ex- city coun.
Gilman and ex city auditor, Of Whining
ton. It is needless to say that the col.
onel promptly resents and empha ticully
denies such implications
The Work of Repeaters.
The Evening News claims that the
people Of Baltimore have been outrage
ously defrauded at the polls by means Of
padded registration lists aud the use
OF repeaters from Norfolk, Philadelphia,
Washington, Alexandria and this city.
A FakIr Visits Wilmington.
IN an article, purporting to disclose
he frauds, the Evening News has the
the following
In neat little saloon at No East
Seventh street, Wilmington, Del. several
mem bers of the gangs who have hereto
fore done the dirty work Of the ring I'M
burdened themselves last night TO a
News reporter and laughingly told, MS a
good joke, how many times they had
fraudulently voted in Baltimore in the
past, and how anxiously they were wait
ing for the tip. as they called IT, to
come down again next Tuesday and re.
peat their frauds.
1T is hardly necessary to say that
these men did not know they were talk
ing to a News reporter, who had been
sent to Wilmington with instructions to
get their story. They will be as much
surprised as anybody else when they find
their bold plan of action unfolded In to
days News
John NJ Newell is the proprietor of q
cosy little saloon. He is a nice looking
young man OF about 35 years OF age, q
very sporty character. dressed last night
in neat plaid cheviot suit. with several
beautiful diamond rings flashing on his
hand. His appearance stamped him at
, once as not having been slow to take
advantage of the many deals he has
made with the ring bosses in this city "a
bring repeaters down to Baltimore.
There were several others In the
bar.room at the time, including very
laxative young man named Leslie
Smith, and there was many laugh be
q tween drinks at their exploits in thil
city two, four and six years ago.
. " Yes, piloted seventy five good voter
5 down there four years ago, said Newell
n and I never saw so much voting in ny
!. lie. led the boys, and was the frs
: one to vote in the Sixteenth ward.
think, early In the morning IL wa
a hardly light and did not know jus
q how the police would act There were
S LOT OF our fellows In the line, waiting L
SEQ how / made out. Well the big pc
d lioeman looked at me when l gave In tn
s name was to vote on, and said.
A Policeman Knew His Business.
d" I'll keep the wind of you while 20
vote and turned his back and CON
II menced to rub his hands
4 knew then we we're all right AS
! turned out of line he said:
Hurry up the rest OF your mel
Where are theyT
"'And the boys didA't need.any furth'
coaching
I '''Who did you deal with from Balti
more that YEAR, was asked Of Newell
/. Marshall, was the quick response.
- Did you take many down with you
, Seventy five. Newell replied.
\, Who went down two years Rgof h
y was asked.
% '''Bill Blake handled the men here, br
= . he did not 60 down to Baltimore, nor di
y l. Detective Houghton told me not
60 You know Charley Goodman ha
- mentioned my name In that Concord
4, speech he made.
- Has any body arranged for you PEE
pie coming down to Baltimore mex
week. was asked Of Newell.
No, not yet
y. Blake No Longer i'm II,
ie William Blake, or 'Bll' Blake, as b
rs is better known, is an engineer In VII
TO mlngton, Del. and from appearance hi
ly probably given up this kind Of polite
is work.
ID John NJ. Newell has been a City Coui
SIS Gilman and comptroller Of Wilmington
nd Re is a pleasant taiker, and the last ma
IN the world to be taken for a repeate
He is making money in his saloon, an
has a great passion for prize-hghtinl
Is BE visited Baltimore last week to witne'
8, the bouts under the auspices Of u
in Outing Club at the Academy Of Musi
e. on which occasion he may have made
o. deal to food Baltimore with repeate
Oh again, as he saw several Of the ward pc
ey itioians and bosses.
OK what These votes Mean.
Taking two years ago an a basi
when, according to Leslie Smiths stat
.a ment, only sixteen came down fro
~ Wilmington to steal the town. as th
- call Il, they needed only to vote once
~ each of the 1913 precincts to make 3. 1
Sa votes, which was more than one-thi
~ OF Latrobe's entire majority. How ma
% votes these debauchers of the ballot b
10 cast in previous elections, when tn
came in droves Of seventy FIVE, can OF
be surmised.
,ss Seventy Eve men voting once in ca
10 precinct Of the city, aud, according
ON their own statements, they voted ev
err. oftener, would make the enormous tot
,rv OF IA, $50 votes, more majority than a
wn ring can iidate has received Ina this G
II for twenty years While this, Of cour
is an exaggerstion there is no dou
that the repeaters cast votes enough
insure the election Of ring candidates.
ted NewelI's Emphatic Denial.
When an EVENING JOURNAL repor
u called at Colonel Newell's home, No.
ins West Third street, between and
ise' o'clock this morning, the colonel '
10 sleeping as TRANQUILITY as though no 81
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