The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-17
HEARST DECLARES HE WILL
SHAKE TAMMANY FROM TOP
TO BOTTOM.
HE HAS A MASS OF EVIDENCE
REAL ESTATE MAN TELLS OF
BOXES Carried AWAY By
TAMMANY CAPTAIN.

New York, Nov. 12.-As the result OF
the evidence submitted by Attorney
General Mayer, the grand jury an
nounced to Recorder Golf yesterday at
ternoon that when it reconvenes Mon
day it would issue ten indictments
against Tammany election inspectors
for violation of the election laws n
two Indictments for assault at the
polls.
The m~n indicted by the grand jury,
It is said, are election captains in the
Eighteenth, Sixth, Ninth, Fourteenth,
T~hirty-seccnd, Thirty-third and Thir-
ty-fifth assembly districts. The lead
ers of some # these districts are
Charles F. Murphy, Timothy D. Sui
livan. Thomas Prendergast and John
Oakley.
Mr.. Mayer made a vigorous argu-
ment after presenting his evidence
and produced a deep impression on the
minds of the grand jurors.
Find Two Ballot Boxes.
Two ballot boxes were found yester-
day in a barber shop at 1876 Third AVE.
hue. One OF them was full Of halt
soiled and torn ballots, and the other
empty. This barber shop was the
polling place of the First election dis
trict of the Eighteenth assembly dis
Charles F. Murphy, head of Tammany
Hall, is the leader. Hearst watchers
found the two boxes.
Deputies from State Superintendent
of Elections Morgan's Office took pos
session of them.
President John r. Voorhis of the
board of elections said that the grand
jury yesterday required him to deliver
to them the registry book of the Fifth
election district of the Twenty-sixth
assembly district. The official in
spectors of that election district were
arrested yesterday.
Some Will Go to Prison.
William r.. Hearst in an interview
stated that evidence had been olle
ed against twelve Tammany district
leaders. Two or three of them, Mr..
Hearst thought, could not escape i'm
DElSOuIIl6ul I'll lllC CNllCliS1
Mr.. Hearst talked bitterly about his
defeat, and said that before he got
through he would shake Tammany
Hall from top to bottom.
"There is no doubt whatever" said
the defeated candidate. but that Will
be able to bring these election frauds
home to high Tammany officials. lam
getting plenty of evidence every day
and numerous af1idavits come In every
mail. from foes as we'll as friends. II
I had a fair chance there is no doubt
but that my plurality would have been
fully 5000. I know for a fact that
S.139 ballots which were marked in the
circle over mine and Jerome's names
Were Not Counted.
The conditions in this city now are
every bit as bad as in Tweed's time.
81 can prove that Tammany import
ed men from Massachusetts, Connectl-
cut. PENNSYLVANIA and New Jersey,
who voted from six to twelve times.
They were paid IS each for their vote,
and they went back home Boosting
about the fine time they had while in
New York"
There is much speculation as to VINO
the indicted inspectors are to be-
There was a rumor around the Grim
inal courts building that District At.
torney Jerome would try to secure the
indictment of a a very high IN
Tammany circles whose arrest would
cause a sensation.
Ballot Boxes Carried Away.
One Of the most sensational charges
which have been made since the con
test over the official returns began
deals with the carting away by a Tam.
many captain on the morning follow
ing the election of two ballot boxes
containing votes.
Patrick Monahan, a we'll known real
estate dealer, whose offices were used
as a polling place Tuesday, Is authori'
ty fc-. this charge.
The Citizens union ordered reports
from all It's captains and will investi'
gate the charges Of fraud against
| Tammany with the intention Of pros
/ ecuting guilty persons to the extent OF
the law.