The times., 1901-03-22
TO GIVE BAIL FOR ABBLL
Relatives of the Maryland Enumer-
afOr Come to His Rescue.
RepreseHtatiVe Wudd and the Census
officials in ConSultUtion-The For
rUer Relieves the Enquiry Proceed
ing Along Unfair Lines.

RspreNea1atiNe IUdd and the census
officials in CouSuItution-The For
user Relieves the Enquiry Proceed
ing Along Unfair Lines.
Relatives Of Stephen A Abel. the street
crossing policeman. arrested TUESDAY %"
:. charge of having falsified his returns rs
=; census euumerator in St. Mary 'ouh-
~ MARYLAND. arrived in Washington last
,,irh+ fo go on the prisoners bail. Charles
Abcll. cousin of the accused. has uhueI-
taken to supply the necessary bond oi
srao Unless his plans fail Abel VIII 'e
able TO give bail this morning.
Eepres.rfative NIudd, Director Merriam
Assistant Director Wines and Mr. Sloane
conferred together at the Census 'u''au
nearly the entire afternoon YESTERDAY. 1t
IL learned the four went over ADeli -
turns to the bureau and the report h'a"y
l,y the Directors suboTdinates. Wheh leu
10 the discovery OF the false names M
Merriam subsequently characterized 'ic
meeting rs "an informal cohSui'"''""
and indicated that no developments "''7
to be expected from IL
Mr. NIr9d s attitude during the confer
once was that the fullest investigation
should be made but that the census ''-
rsau had proceeded along rather it"6i-
al lines. II was most unfair, he argued
that men should be sent to 81 Mary
rounty. who knew no one there ana WHO
,,ara ia dr1licate in The middle OF winter
e census taken i'm the early summer 10"
,auld such methods fail to develop aiS-
Vrcpancics2" Instead Of relying hhpiiCt'-
ly on the services of men TO Whoin 'ne
community was strange, and Wh" were
strangers among the people OF the eoui'
~ he insisted that the bureau should CO.
nperate with the enumerators.
Where differences were disclosed Let the
clerical force and the enumeratcrs CON
fer. Mr.. Mudd thought it prooa"le Ih"'
in the majority OF such instances ,'e
EuDposed discrepancies would be eNPla1H-
ed to the fun satisfaction Of the bureau
l. was Mr.. Mudd's purpose to stand by
The men who had taken the enunera''"' !.
1Je believed they had done their "oIh
faithfully. W hat took him to the census
feurea,l WAS the earnest wish lhat titA
might have what seemed to hlm Iiii I'e'A
hent- ,,,r,,,, homes
o. re.s5,-. from DR. Wines and the twenty
clerks assigned to assist him the rep"',
Of the recount being taken in Charles ajlo
81. Mary Counties me ldhlls % In, nm
census required about thirty days. Du'
with experienced men and the ceitiil'dle
submitted by the former enumefalofH u
is thought the task Of recounung the
~, counties may be completed within a
fortnight DIR. Wines returned TO Wash
incton Wednesday, spent. yesterday III
consultation with Governor Merriam ahd
left for ST. Mary County again iaS'
night Frequent statements OF conditions
in Charles and St. Mary Counties are
expected during the next ten days
No new arrests have been ordered As
the Director indicated in his statement
Wednesday. further proceedings viii be
had as soon as the bureau Is reasonably
satisfied fraud has been committed II Is
men named by Abel are within the Du-
reau's range Of vision. But yesterday, ap-
parentiy, brought no information Whlch
wcgld warrant active steps against
them. With the Assistant Director al the
front. however definite knowledge on this
subject may Ice expected within feW
days-either other enumeratOrs VIII he
arrested on charges as definite as thOSt
urged against Abel. or the bureau viii
conclude that the other discrepancies be
tW cen the two counts are merely mistakes
ana viii not undertake criminal actions
against the other enumerat0rs.
Director Merriam ana the attorney Gen
eral held consultation on the legal as
poets of the Abel case late last night.
Suspicion rests at present only agaius
the count in Charles and St. Mary
Counties. A the Census Bureau there is
apparently no faith that the MsryIan1
census has been corrupted except in that
part OF the State Very likely. however
an informal examination will be made oI
the certificates returned from Other
counties ia order that clerks may be IA
miliar with the conditions Throughout
Maryland. should suspicion be directef
elsewhere. Nr. Merriam expressed IN,
greatest willingness Yesterday TO correct
any errors detected in the State ceusu.
At auv cost Of funds and time. His meI
Wgr- operating exclusively in Charles an.
81 Mary, he said. because notable irTeg
GlariIies had been found only in fhOs,
counties. But the Census Bureau wa.
ready 10 send men who could be truste'
u make a recount of any community tha
reported fair ground for doubling its cen
Sug.