New-York tribune., 1905-11-09
JEROME PLEDGES AID.
TO COUNT EVERY IOIE.
Hears Testimony of Many Injured
or Molested at Polls.

District Attorney Jerome came down to the
Criminal Courts Building at noon yesterday
tired from his brisk campaign, but jubilant over
the result Officially he had nothing to say
about the election. Instead, he went to work
investigating charges of assault by Tammany
Hall people on his watchers and Hearst men.
Hundreds of kilograms congratulating hlm on
his victory, and many letters, came to ms ONCE
but he did not open them.
Mr. Jerome would not discuss the question OF
the Hearst contest for the mayoralty, but de-
clared that his office would do whatever lay IN
its power TO see that every voter had his ballot
counted he voted it.
1.-The election laws" said he ARE framed so
that almost everything under them is put up to
the Attorney General. Only under certain spe-
ciai conditions does it fall to the lot of the DIS
trict Attorney to take up anything concerning
election cases.
"I may say with assurance, though, that the
Attorney General and my Office will work with
the heartiest Co operation. His office has GER
tain powers and my Office has certain other
powers. Between we will see that these
cbaroes are run down-not to elect Mcclellan,
not TO elect Hearst, but to do our utmost fhat
every voter shall get his vote counted as he
wanted it counted"
Mr.. Jerome's office will handle many cases
rising out OF the election. He intends TO in
vestigate the delay which arose in the send
ing in of returns from the oth anu 1olh
Assembly districts and it is considered quite
possible by his campaign managers that III inc
checking up of watchers records hgures may
be brought out from some districts which VIII
increase materially Mr.. Jeromes lead, as We'll
as nut different face on the Hearst situation.
The watchers tally sheets for the 18th, Sth ana
Dist Assembly districts taken to Mr.
Jerome Yesterday carefully packed. the pack
ages sealed and deposited in his private SAFE
THEIR INJURIES PHOTOGRAPHED.
Several of the watchers at the polling places
who were assaulted by Tammany thugs were at
the office to make complaints and give 1nforIna-
tion Their stories were heard, and their in
iuries photographed. If any scrap Of evidence
to fasten these assaults legally on Iammahy
men can be obtained, Mr.. Jerome intends to take
the cases to the grand jury and >obtain I'M
mediate indictments.
Henry De Forest Baldwin, who was beaten at
No 81 Chrystie-st-, was at MIR. Jerome oIilce
most of the afternoon With him was Charles
T Fay who had charge Of the Citizens Union
campaign work He told the District Attorney
much of value concerning conditions in the
lower East Side on Election Day.
L, T. Carter of No. 221 East 12th-st., VINO was
assaulted by two thugs told Mr.. Jerome that
the men belonged to John I. Oakleys Pensacoia
Club and he could recognize them. He VIII
have the opportunity. Carter, whose nose was
broken, eyes blackened, and who suffered
severe pounding, was in charge of two polling
places for the Jerome people. He spent most or
his time at No. 103 3d-ave. Going from there
to the other polling place, he saw the Jerome
wagon with Quinn, the reformed gambler who
was campaigning through Murphy's district and
Oakey's for Jerome, set on by two men and
thrown over. Carter went up to help Quinn
when the men, with vile oaths, assaulted him.
hurting him into the gutter and beating him
brutally.
Only a short time before this Tammany men
there had cleaned out the polling place at No
103 3d-ave Carter says because Tammany
mans vote challenged. Even one of the
policemen there assaulted. The man chal-
lenged wanted to vote from No. 93 3d-ave.
You don't live there said Jerome watcher.
"I live there myself, and L never saw you
there
That was enough for the heelers They jumped
on the two watchers, threw them out of the
place and beat them. small riot which was
in progress was discontinued as soon as the
polcemen