Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-03
THEY MUST ANSWER.
Indictments Returned in the Mich
igan Election Fraud Cases.
True Bills Found Against the Secretary of
State, the Attorney General, the
Treasurer and Several Other
Suspected Persons.
INDICTED FOR FRAUD.

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 20. - Indict-
ments were found by the grand jury
Friday in the election frauds case
against Attorney General Ellis, Sec
retary OF State Jochim, Treasurer
ry, and Clerks Warren, Pot
ter and Bussey. These indict-
ments had been prepared with
great care during the last two weeks
by ex-Justice Edward Cahill of the SUI
preme court, ex-Justice M. V. Mont
gomery of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia, Richard A. Mont
gomery and Russell e. p. Ostrander
of this city. counsel for the state,
and are ironclad in every re-
spect They were made to cover
all phases of the case, blanks being
left for the insertion of the names of
the persons indicted
The indictments found are author
itatively reported to be as follows:
Tristan indictment charging Attorney Gen.
eral Adophus A. Ellis with forgery in connec-
tion with the Gogebic county return.
Second-An indictment against Secretary Of
State John w. Jochim, State Treasurer Joseph
L. Hambitzer and Land Commissioner JSSn G.
Berry for making false public record OF the
vote cast for the constitutional amendment Of
1893
Third-An indictment for tho last-named
ofense against Clerks Frank a. Potter and
George D Warren, who did the clerical work
on the Canvass.
Fourth-An indictment for conspiracy in con-
ncction with the frauds Of 1893 against Ellis
Jochim, Hambitzer, Berry, Potter, Warren.
ex-Clerk Marcus Peterson, of the board of state
auditors; County CLERK William May, of De-
troit; Sergeant-at- Arms George II. Bussey,
and Bill Clerk james q. Clark OF the senate.
Fifth-An information charging Ellis and
May with the destruction OF Wayne county
records while they were in the custody of May
In this city.
The first witness examined Friday
was Clerk Jackson, of the board OF
state auditors, who had been before the
jury twice before He was detained
but moment and was followed by Ii.
d. Wheaton, of the state department,
e.. l.. Sumner, of the auditor
generals Office, and ex-Clerk Frank
A. Potter, who had charge of the
canvass of 1898. The latter was in the
room but Il short time and made no
confession. These witnesses completed
their testimony before noon, and in the
afternoon State Senator Joseph Weiss,
OF Detroit, was questioned as to his re-
lations to Sergeant-at- Arms Bussey
and his knowledge of the latter's
movements about the time the
Wayne county returns We're falsitet
last spring Weiss was also questioned
about the conspiracy entered into by
numerous state officers and clerks Il
carry the amendment of 1S9S The last
witness examined was Postmaste
Healey. of lronwood, who explained
how ne was induced by Attor
ney General Ellis to alter th'
Gogebic returns of 1891, and hi
acquitted himself so creditably
that he escaped being indicted. AS hi
several days ago conceded that h
would be indicted he is the happies
man in Michigan The examination o
Healey was concluded at . o'clock, an,
the jury at once commenced its deliber
ations, which continued for two hours
at the end of which time the work O
signing the indictments was com
rlenced