The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
Bold and BrazeD Attempt Was Made to Steal Election by
 Debauching Officials
JUDGE MULLINS CALLS
 NAMES IN HIS ORDER
Attorneys for Corporations Whose Franchises Are Attacked Claim Judge Mullins Violates
 Courts Order.

Denver July 7.-District Judge John I. Mullins sitting In the criminal division of the district court today made an or der calling a grand jury to investigate all "cty and county offices and such matters as may be submitted to the jury" The court declares both the sheriff and coroner to be interested in the matters to be investigated and appoints special elisors to draw the jury.
 Judge Mullins in his order says in part:
 Tt having been brought to the atten- tion of the court through public press and from many honored and respected citi- zens of this city and county that frauds of the grossest character were perpetrated at the recent election held in this city and county for the election of city of ficers and the submission of certain fran chises to the vote of the people at said election, the court has deemed it im- perative to call a grand jury. From the information the court has received, it has been determined that such grand jury shall investigate the officers and office of the district attorney within, and for the second judicial district, the sheriff, coroner, treasurer and assessor and their officers in connection with the said elec- tion frauds"
 The order continues:
 Protected Violators of Law.
 Ut Is further brought to the attention of the court that these officers, together with certain city officers. entered into and were in collision to protect the vio- lators of the election laws in the afore- said elections''
 Before calling the grand jury Judge Mullins reviewed the proceedings in his court in the petition of the league for honest elections for the appointment of a grand jury to investigate alleged fran chise frauds at the city elections and for the removal of the sheriff, coroner and district attorney. He said:
 Grossest Frauds Committed.
 '"rhe showing of the honest elections league was such as to warrant the court in finding that the grossest frauds were committed on election day of May 15 last; that bold and brazen attempt was made to steal the election and on the face of the returns succeeded by debauching the ballot boxes and the corruption of pub lie officials charged with the crime and the punishment IS demanded or the cr1m- inals who were either parties to this outrage or were so negligent in the dis charge of their duties as to make them particeps criminis."
 Judge Mullins announced that he would hold in abeyanee the petition of the hov- est elections leagues attorneys for leave to withdraw their request for a grand Jury, as the supreme court had publish ed a supersedas in that case. He called the grand jury of his own motion.
 'I do not desire to appear as flying in the face of the writ issued in the re- cent case" said Judge Mullins, but as ] understand the law. the supersedas In the league case Is only conclusive as to that particular case"
 The call for a grand jury Is returnable next Thursday.
 Attorneys for the corporations whose franchises are attacked. assert that Judge Mullins had violated the intent of the supreme courts order, and it Is under stood they will also appeal to Chief Jus tce Dabbert to take action in the mat ter.