The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-10
lNDICT MENTS FOR
TAMMANY CHIEFS
Ten Writs for Frauds and Two for
Assaults in New York
Elections.
BALLOT BOXES IN
THE NORTH RIVER
Ballot Box Found in Alley, Ballot
Boxes Hidden by Grim
inals.

L
ments for violations of the election law
and two for assault committed at last
Tuesdays election were drawn up py
the grand jury today. The jury ad- !
iourned until Monday before the in
dictment had been presented to them
Evidence was prepared for the grand
Jury today by both States Attorney
General Julius M. Mayer and by the
law committee which is conducting
William R. Hearst s contest Of the may
orally election. r
The law committee applied for six.
teen indictments and its members said
that the names of some very prominent
politicians were among the indictments
requested. =.
M. Hearst made public postal card
received today and signed merely
"Truck Driver,'' which read: .,
son Wednesday, night five. ballot
boxes were taken from boarding sta
BILE at 232 Front street, "
The First Evidence.
The first tangible evidence of irregu-
1ar1ty in the conduct Of the mayoralty
election came to light yesterday when
office of District Attorney Jerome, car
1ying under his arm a ballot box
The policeman told Mr.. Jerome the
ballot box had been found accidentally
In the rear OF barbershop in the up
per part of the twenty first assembly
district, which had been used as poll
ing place:
According to information obtained
later, the ballot box was one that had
been set apart for. the reception of
protested ballots, Of whicheit appeared
TO contain very considerable number.
Found In Polling Place. - +
The box was found, it was further
learned, IN polling place In that part
of the twenty first assembly district
which lies between One Hundred and
Tenth and One Hundred and Sixteenth
Streets ..,,a. :. z ~ -
According to other information sre-
ceived from the, authorities, the ballot
box was unlocked when turned over to
the district attorney and its appearances
indicated that it had not at any time
been, sealed. Furthermore. the box had
not been reported to or by the police,
or to or by any other of the duly con-
stituted authorities as missing. It was
found in the barbershop by a person
who had not been connected In any way
with the polling place on the day Of
election.
The twenty-frst assembly district has
for it's political leaders Abraham Cru
Der for the republicans and Matthew j
Donahue of the regular Tammany or
ganization.
Ballot Boxes in River.
It was also reported to the district at
torney that at least four ballot boxes
had been thrown into the North river
Attorney General Mayer stated later
that he had received information of the
recovery from the North river Of These
ballot boxes.
It is not known how many ballot
h0Yns are 9ctual1v miSSinO bacanSa nC
count has been made.
Upon receiving the t,wentyc-frst as
sembly district ballot box from the
policeman, District Attorney Jerome
and Elections Commissioner Morgan
and conference was held in Mr.. Jer
ONES office which resulted in the for
NAL Inauguration of the criminal enc
of the inquiry into the alleged frauds il
the mayoralty election
Warrants, it is said by the authori
ties, were issued for the eight election
the box had been found, and summonse
were issued for the policemen who ha'
= been detailed to the polling place dur
ing the count of the ballots. Ever.
election officer in the polling plac
whence came the ballot box turned owe
and the names have also been obtaine
. of the policemen who were in the poll
: ing place.
Up to the Police.
The police, it was intimated by on
of the authorities, would have primaril
more to explain than the election off
GERS, because it was the specific dut
to collect the ballot boxes at the clos
of the count Of the votes and retur
them to the precinct station hous
There are at least four, and sometime
five, ballot boxes in every polling plac
one of the general ballots, one c
the constitutional amendments, one {
the protested ballots and one Or tw
{ Of the stubs
II was said today there were mis-
ing certificates Of the count in fol
: election districts in Brooklyn and ais
missing certificates in from thirty
! fifty districts in Manhattan.
It was given out at municipal owne
ship headquarters that a large numb
of ballot boxes showed evidences
= having had the seals broken. The
81 was also rumor at the Hearst hea
.s quarters that twenty-five ballot box
III had been found in a shop next door |
John Y. McKane's old town hall
III Gravesend. -,.