The morning call., 1894-11-08
JAIL THE ROGUES.
Citizens Determined to
Punish Fraud.
AS A PREVENTIVE MEANS
Suffers Will Be Prosecuted
Vigorously.
WILL BE MADE TO FEAR LAW.
Non-Partisans Declare That They
Will Press the Investigation
Before Judge Wallace.
WILL BE MADE TO FEAR LAW

1hC OalIOL-SIuuIuB iuNcotlEohloA bN w
being held before Judge Wallace will be
resumed this morning and continued until
the court is satisfied that every suffer
whose name appe ars upon the great regis
ter of the city an d county of San Fran
cisco has been dealt with according to
law.
When the matter was first brought De-
fore the attention of the court the I'M
preston prevailed that the attorneys IN
terested on behalf OF the plalntlh were
actuated simply by political reasons, put
now that the election has passed and there
is supposedly nothing to gain, the better
element of citizens will be pleased to hear
that the inquiry Will be pushed until 1t Is
ascertained definitely whether or not any
of the candidates, regardless OF politics..
were guilty of unlawful methods in secur-
ing their election. The proceedings may
continue for a month, or they may occupy
the attention of the court for year, but
in the end right must triumph and the
guilty ones be brought before the bar of
justice.
Those who are now and have been in
teresting themselves in the iEves tigation
have the assurance of Judge Wallace that
the matter will not be dropped so far as he
is concerned, now that the election is. over.
The provisions of the purity law state
that any candidate who causes or induces
person to fraudulently register or vote
in his behalf shall be deprived of his bal.
lot and no observing citizen is unaware of
the fact that large number OF Burns and
Mahoney's heelers not only registered un-
lawfully, but cast their vote in direct vio-
lation of the law governing the purity of
elections.
For years the elections Of the city and
county have been carried on and arranged
by the machine politicians TO suit their
own ideas, but for once at least in the his
tory of State and municipal affairs the
war against ballot stuff1Dg and political
corruption will be carried on TO the bitter
end.
This is no idle boast. Judge Wallace,
as a good citizen, is interested in the re-
suit, and Attorneys NOugues and CluDie,
acting on behalf of the Non Partisan and
Democratic parties respectively, are more
than encouraged in their efforts by the
turn of affairs during Mondays investiga-
ton before Judge Wallace.
At that time two Of Senator Mahoney's
henchmen we're committed to Jail on
charges of perjury and illegal registration,
and it is confidently expected that Burns
and his coadjutor, Mah0ney. will be i'm
plicated to such an extent, before the
week is out, that they will follow in the
footsteps of their misguided dupes.
In other words, the evidence now COL
lected is so strong that Mahoney can be
directly implicated in the Stuffing process
conducted in the Baldwin Hotel and a
number of lOdging-houses in the Forty
third Senatorial District
OF course there are scores of suffers
and Iodging-house keepers already in the
mire, but the leaders in this campaign of
fraud and corruption are the ones particu-
larly sought after. Their arrest and sub
sequent conviction cannot fail to have
sanitary effect on the ignorant heelers who
do their bidding.
The methods of Registrar Evans have
been particularly obnoxious to the major
ity of citizens and as a matter OF court
record it has heen shown that his deputies
have occupied large portion of their time
in working for Mahoney. and one in par
ticular, charged with illegally inducing a
person to frauduleutly register, is in fair
way of being imprisoned in San Quentin
for his unlawful acts.
interpreter of the law, is determined that
all the judicial rover invested in him
shall be eXerted to unearth the frauds al
legged.
"Of course" said he, ''the calendar of
the court is pretty we'll filled, but [ will
grant all the time necessary to the attor-
neys engaged in the present investigation.
AS TO the result L know nothing, nor can
/ say what developments are liable to fol-
low before the proceedings are concluded.
/ am simply magistrate and as such
must administer the law as it is laid down
By the statutes.
'Of what the plaintiffs attorneys in ID
doing l know nothing. but am led to be-
lieye that the investigation now being
conducted before me will be continued for
an indefinite period, or until such time as
the court and all Interested are convinced
that every particle of existing fraud has
been unearthed and the offenders brought
to justice. The ballot, in my opinion, is
the most sacred of all our American insti-
tutions, and if its pollution is attempted by
any one, high or low, rich or poor, the arm
of the law should be called upon in its de-
Tense. know nothing of the scope of the
present proceedings, but can say that it
will occupy my time until it is completed
and the law has been INDICATED, If there
Is cause for vindicaiion."
Attorney Joseph Nougues, who is acting
op behalf of the Non-Partisan party. is
enthusiastic over the result of Mondays
proceedings in Judge Wallace's conr,.
He is determined to push the matter
vigorously, and the result of the present
election cuts no figure whatever in his
plans or those of his associate, Attorney
Clunie.
81 assure you," said he. that the mat
ter now pending before Judge Wallace
was not instituted with the idea of soaring
suffers from the polls or having any effect
upon the result of the election. The
gentlemen whom Mr.. Clune and myself
represent are determined that election
frauds shall be unearthed and exposed,
and the penalties of the law dealt out to
those who imagine that the ballot is fit
and proper matter to be corrupted and de-
based by any means within th cir power.
The Imprisonment of Cohn and Stern
berger is only the beginning of the good
work. We are now aiming to reach more
important game, and. if our calculations
are correct. Colonel Burns, Senator Ma
honey and Registrar Evans will experience
some difficulty in convincing the court that
their conduct during the present campaign
exempts them from punishment
cit is matter of no Importance to US in