Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
Looming Up Very Nicely
Just Now in New York.
Ten Indictments for Violation
and Two For Assault.
New York City Frauds to Be Carried Even
to the Legislature.

two assaults committed at the poliS dt
tho election. last Tuesday, were, To-Day,
drawn I'D by the grand jury.
~ Was said, tonight. that Attorney
General Mayer and State Superintend-
ont of Elections Morgan had lnstltut-
Cd , searching investigation of the al
,eged election frauds which would be
continued when the Legislature meets.
Tile attorney general and Mr.. Nor
gan. tonight, examined a number OF
witnesses in connection with the frauds
and also conferred with special coun-
sci for Mr.. Hearst and discussed plans
to prosecute persons against whom
charges may be brought.
New York. Nov. 1O.-Evidence of
fraud in last Tuesdays election was
prepared for the grand jury, today, by
both State Atty. Gen. julius NJ. Mayer
and by the law committee which is con-
Quoting William r. Hearsts contest
for the nlayoralty election.
! The law committee applied for Is in
dictments. and it's members said that
the Names of some very prominent poll
ticians were among the indictments re-
questcd.
Mr.. MAYER announced that the evil
dence in his possession would justify
him in asking for the indictment OF
several persons both OIL charges of vio-
lating the election laws and also for
committing assaults at the polling
booths on election day. This evidence
was prepared by Mr.. Mayer working in
conjunction with Dist. Atty. William
T. Jercme's staff. Mr.. Hearst made
arI
and signed merely TRUCK Driver,
; which read: 'On Wednesday night.
five ballot boxes We're taken from a
. boarding stable at 232 Front street."
| Concerning reports that ballot boxes
have been found in the river and other
places, President Voorhis of the board
of elections. said. today:
This talk about missing ballot boxes
is foolish. The board of elections knows
exactly how many boxes it gave out.
for it received receipts from district
! boards for every one. and it also knows
! how many it got back, for receipt
was given them, too: and so far as l
know, all that should come back, have
been received.
THAT story about ballot boxes being
found in the river is all false And as
for the box said to have been found in
a barber shop in the 21st district, am
sure that if such box was found. it
was one of the small boxes for mutt
lated ballots which are always de-
stroyed after the ballots are counted"
Mr.. Noorhis spoke of the action of
Justice Gaynor in sending a mandamus
to the election board, compelling them
| to receive ballot boxes, as follows: 1T
was the most reckless act ever knew
a public official to perform. Suppose
the weather had been bad. yesterday,
and the ballot boxes remained outdoors
all day in a storm, they would have
been seriously damaged. and some of
them perhaps destroyed
II was announced at Tammany Hall,
today, that Tammany district captains
have secured evidence showing frauds
committed by Hearst's supporters on
election day. Several leaders said that
| while a recount might lessen McClel-
lan's vote, the counter charges of fraud
will likewise bring about the lessening
of the Hearst vote, and that in this
| way an equal reduction will be made
i'll the vote, which will not affect the
| result.
ne SlIuatlOn, To-Day, was described
by William r. Hearst as follows:
1.-THE law committee has discovered
some very amazing things and the
deeper we 60 into this thing the uglier
1t looks. We have evidence against Il
district leaders, and 1 am confident
that we shall send two or three of them
to prison. | am just os much interested
in the criminal prosecution of this case
as | am in the recounts. In this case
1t makes no difference whether I am
declared elected or not in comparison
with the greater duty of sending GRIM
inals to jail"
II An offer was made in Wall street,
today, to bet $4,000 against $4,000 that
w. r. Hearst will be seated as the next
mayor Of New York.
ii Mr.. Hearst added that lie believed a
recount will show difference of &C, 900
III votes i'll his favor.
II Mr.. Hearst said that many letters
had been received purporting to show
that men from Connecticut, Massachu-
sets and New Jersey had come to New
York on election day and after voting
10 or more times for the Tammany tick
ct. for which they received a S. note.
each time, returned to their homes.
Mr.. Hearst denied the report that he
had retained Jos. H. Choate as special
| counsel.
Two ballot boxes were found, today,
in a barber shop at 1856 Third avenue,
one of them full of half-soiled and torn
ballots and the other empty. This bar
Der shop was the polling place of the
first election district of the 18th Assem-
bly, district. which is the district of
which Charles F. Murphy. head of
Tammany hall. is the leader. Hearst
watchers found the two boxes. Depu-
ties from state superintendent of cleo
tons, Morgan. took possession of the
boxes.
President Voorhis of the board of
elections. said that the grand jury. to-
day, required him to deliver to them
the registry book of the 5th election
district of the 26th Assembly district
Inc book was given to the jury.
len indictments for violations of
the election law and two for assaults
| committed at last Tuesday'S aIection