The Portland daily press., 1899-11-11
ELECTION FRAUDS CHARGED
Warrington NE. Accused OF ReP<st-
ing.

Philadei phia, November fo.-As the re-
suit Of an Investigation conducted BY .
nevspapsr opposed 20 the machine politics
Of this city. i've men all residents Of
washingto ID. O., arrested on Tuesday,
were today held In bail for court on the
charg. Of repeating. impersonating cleo
tion offiosrs end making fraudulent re-
turns. The defendants are John y. Shee-
han. X. n. Drinksrt william Cook.
Harry McCabe and George kirkland. All
but one arc ssid to be In The govern.
ment's employ. IL developed that Kirk
land had been employed BY the news
paper mentioned to enter the conspiracy.
He was the principal witness today and
ball In his ~ass was fixed at ttoO. the
others being required 20 furnish $lSOo.
The testimony Involved several psont-
nsnt Rspublicsns politicians In this city
and lieutenant Of capitol police st
WASHINGTON. The alleged fraud wae no.
complished In the thirtesnth division OF
the seventh ward, and the election papers
Of this division were proiuocd In EVIL
dsnoe. The returns showed vote OF
for Col. James II. Barnett. Republican
candidate far stnte treasurer. and I'VE Tor
William r. Creasy. the Democratic candi-
date.
Kirkland, who at the time Of his arrest
s,ribed tbs trip from Wsshinston 10 this
city OF the alleged repeatcrs on Monday
night He then related In detail all that
happened from the time OF their arrival
until their arrest at the railroad station
on election aight. On Tuesday morning,
he said he and William II. Cook went TO
the house Of Deputy Coroner Sam uel Sal
tar, accompanied BY Lieutepant Joseph
q, Rcdgers Of the capitol police. Lieuten-
ant Rodgers. kirkland declared Was IN
charge OF the party when 1t left washing
ton At Salser's house they met tins
deputy coroner and John Shsermen one
Of the election inspectors. Continuing the
witness said:
'sSaltsr handed US a numbsr Of ball OTIS
folded and sealed and told ~ they were
g 90 In the oox as soon as we eos TO tns
polling place. On our arrival there Sil-
verman and Cook unlocked the boxes ana
We put the ballots In. There were about
200. judge"
Kirkland than said that hs acted ~
minority inspector under the name OF
Clarence McCabe. this regular Inspector.
and that Cook impersonated 4. Il. Ran
kin the Judge Of election. During the
afternoon. witness asserted, 11additional
votes were marked by Cook and Silver
man and placed In the box The last "a
voters were handed specimen ballots,
which witness thought were destroyed
after the polls closed. he said 12f votes
returned WAS $50 or therenpouts- Kirk
land said he acted In the matter at the
instigation of X. N. johnson, newspa-
Der reporter He was paid SIS for his
work at the polls by Lieut.. Rodgers, ne
said
William Hamilton, the judge OF cleo
ton, testified that he was unable to ofhci-
ate owing TO illness and to the fact that
in order to do so, he would have to re-
Sign his position as laborer In the post
office The clerk of the hotel At which
the Washington men stopped Monday
night. said the bill was paid By promi-
nspt local Republican politician. II. ID:
Johnson, q newspaper reporter, testified
that he was In Washington last Sunday.
He saw kirkland there on that day and
also on the train, en- route to this city the
following day.
Coun sci for the prosecution announced
that in view Of the evidence he would
ask for warrant for several others who
had bean implicated and that he would
demand the extradition Of Lieut.. Rodg-
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