The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-11
Hearst Has Offered Big Rt-
 wards for Convictions
TAMMANY WILL FIGHT BACK
Counter Charges of Fraud Are Made Which It Is Claimed VIII Offset the Votes Gained By
 Hearst.

New York November 10.-Ten indict- ments for violation of the election laws and two for assaults committed at the polIs at the election last Tuesday were to- day drawn up by the grand jury. It was said tonight that Attorney General Mayer and State Superintendent of Elections Morgan had instituted searching inves- tigation of the alleged election frauds, which would be continued until after the legislature meets
 The attorney general and Mir. Morgan tonight examined number of witnesses in connection with the frauds.
 Amazing Things Discovered. William R. Hearst as follows:
 William R. Hearst as follows:
 "The law committee has discovered some very amazing things, and the deeper we go into this thing the uglier it looks. We have evidence against twelve district leaders and I am confident that we shall land two or three of them in prison. am just as much interested in the criminal prosecution of this case as I am in the recount In this case 1t makes no diff ference whether I am declared elected or not in comparison with the greater duty of sending criminals to jail.
 Tt was for this purpose,'' MT. Hearst added, land to strengthen the evidence against a certain district leader, that made the offer of s1O,0OO reward today for such evidence. We have at least sufficient evidence to prove the necessity of re- count. and believe that recount will show a difference of 10000 votes in my favor.'
 Men From Other States Voted.
 Here MT. Hearst said that many let ters had been received by his managers .purporting to show that men from Con necticut. Massachusetts and New Jersey had come to New York on election day, and after voting fiftsen-or more times for the Tammany ticket, for which they re- ceived 5 note each time, returned to their homes.
 MT. Hearst denied the report that he had retained Joseph H. Choate as his special counsel.
 President voorhis of the board of cleo tions today said the talk about missing ballot boxes was foolish. The board, he said. knew how many boxes it gave out and far as he know all that shoufd have come back had been received, He declared the story about ballot boxes be- Ing found in the river is all false.
 Tammany Makes Counter charqes.
 It was announced at Tammany hall to- day that Tammany district captains have secured evidence showing frauds commit ted by Hearst's supporters on election day Several leaders said that while A recount might lessen McClellan's vote the counter charges of fraud which they intend to bring against the Hearst or ganization will likewise bring about the lessening of the Hearst vote and that in this way an equal reduction will be made In the vote which will not effect the re- suit. An offer was made in Wall street today to bet $10,O0O against $50, 900 that w. R. Hearst will be seated as the next mayor of New York
 Hearst Offers Big Rewards.
 W. R. Hearst announced today an addi- tional reward of s10,0O0 for evidence for the arrest, conviction and Imprisonment Of the first Tammany district leader to be convicted of frauds against the ballot in Tuesdays election
 This is an addition to the other re- wards, aggregating $17,OOO for proof of crimes against the ballot and registra- tion laws in the election. This makes the total of rewards he has offered s2zOOO
 Two ballot boxes were found today in barber shop at 156 Third avenue. one of them full of half soled and torn bal lots and the other empty. This barber shop was the polling place of the first election district of the eighteenth assembly district, which Is the district of which Charles F. Murphy, head of Tammany Hall is the leader. Hearst watchers found the two boxes. Deputies from State Super intendent of Elections Morgan's office took possession of the boxes.