Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-16
HEARST DECLARES HE WILL
SHAKE TAMMANY FROM TOP
TO BOTTOM.
HE HAS A MASS OF EVIDENCE
REAL ESTATE MAN TELLS OF
BOXES CARRIED AWAY Rv
TAMMANY CAPTAIN.

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 and
two indictments for assault at the
polls.
The men indicted by the grand jury,
1t is said, are election captains in the
Thirty-second, Thirty-third and Thir-
ty-fifth assembly districts. The lead
ers of some of 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 deep impression on the
minds of the grand jurors.
Find Two Ballot Boxes.
Two ballot boxes were found yester-
day in barber shop at 1856 Third ave-
nue.. One Of them was full OF half
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
trict, which is the district of which
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 We're
arrested yesterday.
Some Will Go to Prison.
William R. Hearst in an interview
stated that evidence had been collect
ed against twelve Tammany district
leaders. Two or three of them, Mr..
Hearst thought, could not escape i'm
prisonment on the evidence obtained.
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. / am
getting plenty of evidence every day
and numerous affidavits come in every
mail, from foes as well as friends. II
I had a fair chance there is no doubt
but that my plurality would have been
fully 10000. I know for a fact that
8,139 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, Connecti-
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 boasting
about the fine time they had while in
New York"
There is much speculation as to who
the indicted inspectors are to be.
There was rumor around the Grim
inal courts building that District At
torney Jerome would try to secure the
indictment of a man very high in
Tammany circles whose arrest would
cause 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 Tam
many captain on the morning follow
Ing the election Of two ballot boxes
containing votes.
Patrick Monahan, we'll known real
estate dealer, whose Offices were used
as a polling place Tuesday, is authori-
ty for this charge.
The Citizens union ordered reports
from all its captains and will investi-
gate the charges Of fraud against
Tammany with the intention OF pros
ecutmg guilty persons to the extent of
the law.
PREACHER CAPTURES THEE.
chases Man Who Robbed Poor Box