Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-13
EVIDENCE OF FRAUD
FOUND IN GOTHAM
Election Return Boxes Were
Thrown in North River.
HEARST OFFERs LARGE REWARD


Sum for the Arrest and cONVIetipA Of
TammSny Leader WhO lie Guilty Of
Committing election Fraud.
New York, Nov. l1.--AttOrney Gen
eral julius Mayer before leaving ns
Office after midnight this morning ar
ranged to appear before magistrate
in the criminal courts buildings tousJ
" prosecute several persona chArgeG
with violation Of the sleCuon laws, Ar
rests, II was said, would be- made al
an early hour and the prisoners In
Glude one or more police Officers.
These arres's, II was said. would be
the result OF the accidental discovery
OF an unlocked aud unseNled ballot box
full OF protested ballots In the real
Of a barber shop that had been usel
AS polling place In 81 election dis
trict in toe Twenty.hrBt assembly dis
trict. Today the matter may be put
before the grand jury. II Is said thai
It will not be \ question OF John DO,
proceedings. but direct evidence will b.
presented.
The hrst information regarding the
finding OF the ballot box came to tho
district attorney yesterday through y
policeman who walked into Mr.. Je
rOme's Office with Z bunch OF ballots
and said that he knew where more Of
the same kind were 70 be- found. but
that he had not dared 10 bring IN al
he had found untu be had been assured
Of protection,
He was seat back with q county
detective, whom he escorted 20 the bar
bershop whore the ballot box wai
found When the policeman returned
with the ballet box wrapped up In a|
piece Of ordinary newspaper he was|
taken into Mr.. Jerome'a private oificc
where we're also the attorney general
state superintendent Of Elections Nor
gan and several deputies, Later ~
slstant district Attorney Sanford and
several stenOgraphers were called Ia
Six Morgan deputies we're sent oul
soon afterwards With subpoena There
was a report that men on the tug boa
Robert white picked up four ballot
boxes floating 10 the river early yes
terday.
Before going home this morning. A.
torBey General Mayer was asked n b,
had received any Information Of the
hnding Of four ballot boxes IN the Easl
river BY the tug Robert Waite. ! have
not bad any such Information. Mr
Mayer said.
Have you been tod % the hndlhs
Of ballot boxes In The North rvery-
be vas asked
Yes. the North rivcr have ha
sueh information.
A. The hsBhquartsrs Of he Municipal
OWnership League & vas AhbOunesi
that two haliot boEsa hah bern f0uns
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