The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
TAMMANY FRAUDS
THOUSANDS OF BALLOTS IN
LAST ELECTION, PROTEST
ED, TO BE COUNTED
FOR HEARST.
A Recount of All the Ballots In
Every District Will Be Neces-
sary-Other News.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Thousands
of ballots, protested in the last cleo
ton. are now to bs counted for
Hearst, the municipal ownership
candidate and for District Attorney
Jerome.
Tammany lawyers today surrend.
cred this point, recognizing the fu.
tility of contesting their claim that
the ballots should be thrown out.
1t is now recognized that ballot
marked In the circle over the muni-
cipal ownership ticket and in the
Jerome circle is clearly intended to
be cast for the entire municipal
ownership ticket, except Clarence
j. Sheard, and for Jerome. This
will make effective all those ballots.
numbering over 5000, hereto pro-
tested as void. The importance of
| this decision was not overlooked by
the lawyers retained by Mr.. Hearst.
Other startling developments to-
day marked the attempt to ascer-
tain the bearing on the election Of
the recount of the void ballots.
When the day ended 1t had become
evident that nothing but recount
of all the ballots in every district in
which protested ballots have not
been plainly marked will he abso-
lutely necessary. In 76 protested
ballots under consideration there
was nothing to show for whom they
had been deposited.
In speaking of this tonight, Clar-
ence J. Shearn, head Of the legal
force acting for Mr.. Hearst, said:
"Today's developments only for
tify my contention that there are
impregnable reasons for asking
recount of all the ballots cast in
| IGreater New York. The fight for
this recount will be begun in the
courts on Tuesday, or, If the papers
can BIS prepared in time, on Mon
day"
New York, Nov. IA thief
who entered the Security Storage
Company's warehouse in an ex-
press package yesterday was caught
today as he was about to leave the
warehouse hidden in the same pack
age, alor G with $500 worth of stol-
en- goods. Last night he clim bed
out Ct his package, and, after riff
ling the warehouse, again repacked
himself and his plunder. When
caught today be said his name was
John Schmidt, and told the story
of bis robbery.
/ Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
two packing cases were takeu to
the company's warehouse at 3l2
Spring street. Schmidt was In one
of them, which was fitted with
spring locks, So as to be opened
from the inside. With him were 8
bottle of whiskey, a set of burglar 6
tools and dark lantern. The 9th
or box was used for packing his
plunder.
Schmidt emerged last night and
plundered the place, and at Z o.
clock this morning was safely re
packed with his plundel. But ar
, employe saw one of the boxes NOV
unaccountably as 1t stood alone or
!, the floor, and, peeping through
|. knothole in the top, he saw th,
burglars hat. He Immediately
!. . smashed the packing case open
= Five minutes later an expressmar
called, asking to remove the tw'
!. boxes which contained the burgla
!, and bis plunder.
The police went with the express
:. man to meet the man who sent hin
= = after the boxes. This man gave hi
name ar Robert Arnold, and wa
found waiting at Bowery and Sec
: ond avenue. He was arrested.
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