Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-01
MICHIGAN OFFICIALS

MICHIGAN OFFICIALS
| Indicted for Fraud In Manipulating and
| FalsifyIng tho Returns of the Vote
ments Returned Againat State Omcers
| and Others-They Will Pool Issues and
Fight the Charges.
LANSING. Mich. Feb. 24.-The grand
jury at Mason yesterday afternoon re-
turned ten indictments against state
officers in the salary amendment scan
dial. The first is against Secretary OF
State Jochim, Treasurer Hambizer and
Land Commissioner Berry. who are
charged with fraudulent canvass
| of the salary amendment vote of 1898.
The indictment comprises seven counts
covering forty-five typewriter pages.
The second is against Attorney-Gen-
eral Ellis, and charges him with for
gerry and conspiracy. 1t fills fifty-four
typewriter pages, and like the indict-
| ment against the board, contains
seven counts. all relating to the Goge-
bic county frauds. The main count
recites that Adolphus A. Ellis and
others at Lansing, April 1, 1898, at
the secretary of states Office, did
falsely, corruptly, wilfully and felon-
| iously alter and forge one of said pub
| lie records.
Then follows detailed narrative OF
how the returns were raised so as to
show LBS votes, instead of 31S for Ell
lis salary amendment
The third is against Jochim, Ham
bier and Berry, of the canvassing
board, Attorney-General Ellis and
clerks Frank Potter, George Warren
! and George Bussey which charges that
the conspirators did conspire together
to wilfully neglect their duty and to
falsely and corruptly canvass and re-
turn such votes with intent to defraud
the state of Michigan.
The fourth is against Frank A.
Potter and George Warren, clerks in
the secretary of states Office, who
made the false tabulated sheet in 1898,
and recites that they wilfully, fraudu-
1ently and feloniously made a GER
tificate determining the result of said
election upon the said amendment to
the constitution, and they we'll knew
that said public record and certificate
was false.
Fifth-An Indictment against Attor-
ney General Ellis and Wayne County
Clerk May for the destruction of the
Wayne county records while they were
in the custody of May in the city of
Lansing.
Sixth-An Indictment for conspiring
against Ellis, State Officer Marcus
Peterson, Wayne County Clerk May
and George Bussey, of Detroit.
Seventh-An Indictment against the
members of the state canvassing board
for wilful neglect of duty in canvass.
ing the salary amendment returns.
Warrants for the arrest of the in
dicted parties were prepared last night
and all will be served by the time the
jury meets this morning.
It is expected all the indicted parties
will appear before Judge Pearson and
hear the indictments read, or waive the
reading and have the bail fixed. It is
understood that the bail will be fixed
at $40, 900 in each case. There is has
Ting among those indicted for bonds
men, and all of them will be ready to
furnish bail when called upon.
George Bussey, of Detroit, arrived
here last night and secured the real
estate firm of Judson, Wiley & Judson
as his bondsmen.
The actions of the grand jury we're
not wholly unexpected. There were
many who did not think Ellis and May
wonld be indicted in connection with
the stealing and destroying of the
Wayne county records at the Hudson
house. Nearly every one thought POST
master Healey, Of Ironwood, would be
indicted, but he escaped. It is known
that Prosecuting-Attorn Gardener,
when asked about Healey, told the jury
that if they found intent in what he
did to indiet him, and if not to acquit.
The result Of the grand jury's finding
shows Healey had no real intent in
changing the Gogelaic returns, but that
he did it at the solicitation of Attor-
ney-General Ellis.
The March term OF the circuit court
will convene March 6, but none of the
indicted will be- called until March Ii.
How many of the men will be ready
for trial at that time cannot now be
learned. It's known that the canvass
ing board, Smith, Lee and Day, will be
ready for trial at the March term, but
the other cases may go over until the
May term of court