The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-25
DOODLE CHARGES
To Be Investigated at Haver-
hill, Mass.
They Bavs n Dt Been Proven as Yet-Four
Members of the Aldermanio Board In
dicted by the Grand Jury.

Members of the Aldermanic Board In
dicted by the Grand Jury.
SALEM, Mass, May 49, Essex countv',
grand jury yesterday returned indict
laents in the so-called "Haverhill Doodle
cases." Indictments were issued on three
counts jointly against Fred M. Smith
Of Boston and Charles A. Kimball OF
H4verhill and Aldermen Fred H. Cate.
William H. Ham, George o. Tilton and
Hadley H. Hoyt of Haverhill, for con.
spring to obtain brib IS for certain alder
men in connection with the granting of
| liquor licenses of the first and fourth
! classes
There is also an indictment in four
counts against George O. Tilton for coun-
selling William S. Merriman and Thomas
F. Carroll to bride others than himself,
and an indictment in one count against
Hadley HI. Hoyt for requesting a bride of
one Charles S. Leighton.
Fred H. Gate, William H. Ham, George
o. Tilton and Hadley H. Hovt all pleaded
mot guilty" to the several charges. Fred
M. Smith and Charles A. Kimbal were
not arraignel.
Bail was fixed at $500 on the Joint in
dictment for each, on the separate indict-
ment against Hoyt at $4,000, and on the
separate indictment against Tilton at
$500.
The district attorney announced that
there was a separate indictment against
Thomas H. Mcdonald in four counts for
bribing Hadley H. HoyC, and asked thai
the amount of bail be fixed in that case.
The court placed the amount at $4,000.
Fred NJ Smith, charged with con.
spiracy to obtain brides for certain Hayer-
hill aldermen, came into court and
pleaded not guilty. and was bailed in
$500.
Not Case of Persecution.
HAVERHlLL. Mass, lay 23.-The GA
zette gives an exhaustive story of the
hearing and of the causes which led up to
the indictment, and says:
The investigation had its origin in no
soreness existing among dissatisfi4 ed APP
plicants, nor among any sore faction of
the city government, rs has been stated,
but was the result of popular sentiment
that the charges which were currently
and fearlessiy made about the city should
be proved or disproved and that the in
nocence or guilt of the aldermen and all
should be esta Dlished. The
of no one has been asked by
anybody.
Only the truth has been required thus
far, and in the present ST ndIng of the
case the indctm hts are not accepted by
the public as proof of the guilt of the
parties called upon to answer to the
charges. But realizing that but one side
of the story has been heard. and that
only part ally, the people ask tn 1t the
investigation just begun be continued
until not one thread of the great tissue of
report and rumor which has deflcei the
fair name of II verhlll fer the past two
be left untouched
To still Disgrace 1t.
The men who have been indicted have
been reputable citizens of Haverhill, xld
the charges against them have By$Ho
means been proven as yet The voice of
the people has been heard this year for
ruption have appeared with enough of
su bstantial Gang to demand official in
vestigation.
The people have demanded that their
public servants must be not only free
from guilt, but free from suspicion, and
as they declined to throw from them
selves the cloak of suspicion, a public
sentiment that could not be withstood
was aroused and this invcstig tion under
,he direction of the district attorney was
he result,