The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-11-16
MUST ANSWER FOR
ELECTION FRAUDS
INVESTIGATION fw NEw xoRN
~ BtfNa PUSHED.
rHE GRAND JURY GERS BUSY
Twelve indictments For Violation Of
Election Laws aud Assaults Are
Retntned--M More Missing
ballot floxes Found.


New York, Nov ll,-@Ton indlct.
Inents for violations Ut the election
Law and two for assaults committed at
last Tuesdays election were drawn up
W tho grand jury Friday. the Jury
adjourned until Monday before the In
dIctments had been presented TO them
for indorHenent after being drawn up.
Evidence OF fraud In he election was
prepared for the grand jury by both
State Attorney General Julius NJ
Mayer and by the law committee
which is conducting William r.
Hearst's contest Of the mayoralty elec-
ton. The law committee applied for
IS indictments, and It's members said
that the names OF some very prom
inent politicians were among the in
dictments requested.
Mr. Mayer announced that the evl.
dence In his possession would justify
him IN asking for the indictment OF
several persons, both on charges OF
violating the election laws and also
sor committing assaults at the polling
booths on election day. This evidence
vas prepared by Mr.. Mayer, working
In conjunction with District Attorney
William T. Jeromes stan.
Ballots Found in Alleys.
Superintendent OF Elections Morgan
received a number OF ballots Friday
which had been found by policemen
and others in alleyways and out-of-
the-way places. II was apparent that
they had not been counted, These bal
lots, II IL said, were found in the dis
triets Of two prominent Tammany
leaders, and Il Is thought that the in
yestigation which the superintendent
ls making regarding them will lead 70
the possible indictment Of at least two
persons higher up" There was one
report that men on the tugboat Robert
White picked up four ballot boxes
floating in the river early Thursday.
AZ the headquarters Of the Municipal
league It was announced that two bal
lot boxes had been found In tailor
shop window next door 10 the old
town hall, Grayesend. This shop was
used as a polling place on election day.
The boxes, II is said, we're discovered
by Bernard Wayneck, representative
Of the league, who reported that one
contained mutilated ballots and the
other, supposed TO contain ballot stubs,
was empty.
Evidence OF gross carelessness In the
care OF election returns developed
when the ofIcial envelope containing
the Official return and tally sheets for
the seyenty-thlrd election district Of
the Thirty-ffth assembly district was
found In a baby carriage in the cellar
OF house in the Bronx. How II got
there no one In the house was able TO
explain.
More Boxes Found.
Two ballot boxes were found Friday
IN a barber shop at No. 1876 Third ave.
nue., one OF them full Of half soiled
and torn ballots and the other empty.
This barber shop was the polling place
Of the First election district Of the
Eighteenth assembly district, which Is
the district Of which Charles r. MUIR.
ply, head Of Tammany Hall, is the
leader. Hearst watchers found the
two boxes. Deputies from State Su.
perintendent OF Elections Morgan's Of
Ace took possession Of the boxes.
Stories of Hearst Frauds.
II was announced at Tammany Hall
that Tammany district captains have
secured evidence showing frauds com.
Tnitted by Hearst's supporters on cleo.
zion day. Several leaders said that
while a recount might lessen McClel.
Ian's vote, the countercharges OF fraud
which they intend 20 bring against the
Hearst organization will likewise bring
about The lesgening Of the Hearst vote
and that in this way an equal reduc-
ton will be made in the vote which
win not affect the result. An offer
was made in Wall street Friday TO bet
10000 against 10000 that w. r..
hearst win be seated as the next
mayor Of New York.