New-York tribune., 1905-11-15
HIGHER UP MEN IN PANIC
THEY FEAR "SQUE4LERS."
1fo,fer and Jerome Hot on Election
Fraud Trail.

Many Talnmany district leaders have tsker
alarm because of the determined way in which
,.,ornev General Mayer. District Attorney Je-
or,e and their assistants have started the WORK
- nresecutng men concerned in frauds at the
-.,ent election. What has particularly helped
- increase the panic of the district leaders is
.,e DISPOSITION Of some of the hired ''repeaters'
ubo were caught to 'soueal" they be-
-, m see that they We're on the road TO Sing
Sing
confessions by ''repeaters" in the tolls will
.,c,in1inaIe some election district captains and
uhen the captains are indicted and arrested
,bev may turn states evidence against the dis
,rict leaders whose dirty work they doing.
II is well understood that Attorney General
uaver and Mr. Jerome are seeking evidence
against the men higher up
One result of the panic in the Tsmnlany camp
* a wholesale effort by the leaders to send out
of the reach of the prosecutors every man who
has been engaged in election frauds. 1t became
known at the Criminal Courts Building yester-
dsr that several men against whom indictments
we're being prepared had been sent out of the
ri,v secretly provided with funds to keep them
away for months. Some of the missing re
heaters" were under bail. having been arrested
and held in police courts Immediately after they
we're caught violating the law
4 new effort was made yesterday to obtain
the release Of John Krup from the Tonbs. Krup
is the prisoner who made a confession incrimi-
mating worker In Charles F. Murphy's 18th
Assembly District No indictment has been
found yet against the worker. for the reason
that Krup's confession needs some further cor
roboraton.
George Simpson, of Levy & Unger, went to the
Criminal Courts Building yesterday and offered
ash hail for run in sum OF
$1,000. Assistant District Attorney Miner de-
cIlned 10 accept the ball. and went before Re-
eorder Gof with request to have krup's bail
increased 10 5000. stating that Krup was to be
an important witness for the prosecution in an
election case. The Recorder said he would take
the request under advisement, and in the mean
time Krup would have to remain in the Tombs.
As result of the fight of some of the persons
against whom indictments have been drawn,
only one new indictment was announced by the
grand jury yesterday. This was in the case of
Barth Wallace. youth of No. 2S5 East 45th-st., |
accused of attempting to vote in the name of |
Peter Burnham in the 1st Election District of
the 22d Assembly District. Wallace is under |
arrest.
It is expected that there Will be another batch |
o. indictments in election cases to-day, although |
the grand fury will not hear additional evidence |
in election cases before tomorrow Among the |
expected indictments are two against election |
officers
Alderman Haggerty who is a lieutenant OF
Oakley In the 14th Assembly Dis
1rict, was arrested yesterday indictment
charging him with assault on Barney Waynack,
8 Hearst, watcher, at polling place in 9TH
st on Election Day. Alderman Haggerty
arrested az the time of the alleged assault and
held in police court for examination He
pleaded not guilty to the indictment yesterday
and gave bail.
District Attorney Jerome was back In his
Office yesterday and had a talk with Attorney
General Mayer about the progress made in. the
election cases. Five of the six who were
indicted on Monday for election frauds will be
before Justice Davy, IN the Criminal Branch OF
the Supreme Court, to-day. TO have the dates
for their trials fixed. 1t Is the intention of At
orney General Mayer to force them to trial with /
is little delay possible.