New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-01
SCRUGHAM ARRESTED.
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! recently seen this ballot in the custody of the
| inspectors of election in the New York Life.
| Mr.. Howe asserts in his complaint that Stir
rup told him that he himself, acting under in
str1ctions from one of the other two. had also
written the names of policyholders the en-
velopes that he had signed his name as a wit
ness to various ballots. and that moreover he
had signed various names. other than his own.
to other ballots. Stirrup declared according to
Mr.. Howe. that IN the last few days before the
election "al ballots which were in the possess
sion of the said defendants which had been held
by them as defective" were "remedied in vari-
GUS ways by their employees and without the
consent of the policyholders.'
CONVERSATIONS WITH SCRUGHAM.
In Mr. Howe's complaint he tells of three
versations he had with George r. Scrugham. In
the first conversation Mr. Howe says. Mr.. Scrug-
ham said he had charge of all the work done
by the committee at No. 80 Broad street. that
Stirrup. Darlington and many girls were in his
employ. AT this time Scrugham denied. accord
ing to Mr.. Howe, that there had been any forg-
cry of ballots, saying that this could not have
been done without his knowledge He explained,
too. that names on envelopes were in an ink
distinct from that used to write the names on
the ballots. because envelope had accom-
panied the ballot when 1t received and one
out.
This showed Mr. Scrugham is alleged to have
declared. that the ballots and envelopes were
written at different times. and accounted for
the different colored ink.
At the second interview with Mr.. Scrugham.
Mr.. Howe says the manager told him that
many envelopes had been written in the manner
described by of his employees, but that he
had affixed to the box in which these envelopes
,vEs In frrVA tor
IN which he sets forth the facts concerning them.
On this visit Mr.. Scrugham showed TO Mr..
Howe what he said a copy of this affidavit
On Mr.. Scrughams third visit 10 Mr.. Howe
he told the Assistant District Attorney. accord
ing TO the complaint that he did not know
whether he had given instructions as to the
signing OF the envelopes but that he had in
structed his employees 10 keep these ballots sep
arate, and had found them all IN one box which
contained about eleven hundred ballots, He
said again that he had placed this AFFIDAVIT on
top of the ballots. that the box nailed UP
and sealed in his presence and that he had
marked on the outside
Ballots received without envelopes"
At this visit Mr. Scrugham told Mr.. Howe that
all the ballots remaining in his custody were
sent TO the inspectors to be counted II pos
sible. and acknowledged that he responsible
for everything in the headquarters Of the inter
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ADMISSION BY ONE PRISONER
The complaint further states that one OF the |
three men admitted that he filled in certain en-
velopes told girls in the employment of the !
committee to fiji in others. and that all these
envelopes written in a peculiar BLUSH |
green ink. all OF them placed in box. and |
that none OF them were ever placed in any other |
box.
Mr. Howe's complaint closes with recital Of |
a conversation he had with Mr.. Lawshe. in |
which the chairman Of the inspectors says that !
either he Of his associates present |
when all the ballot boxes were received from the |
international committee and when they were !
opened. One of the boxes contained about 100 !
ballots while no other box contained within |
several hundred ballots of that number.
This box, Mr. Lawshe said. was now in his |
custody. When II was opened. he told Mr. Howe !
that no affidavit was found from Mr.. Scrugham, |
and Mr.. Lawshe declared that he believed there |
such affidavit in any Of the boxes, on |
none of the boxes were the words ballots re- |
ceved without envelopes written. Mr.. Lawshe |
added that he had examined large number of |
the ballots which had been written by the girls |
who had appeared before Mr. Howe. and as all |
Of the ballots taken from one box had been |
stamped with a serial number he able 10 !
say that those particular ballots were not all in
box, but were distributed In several boxes.
The authorities 1t is said. have discovered be- |
tween 1000 and 5000 name-forged envelopes |
covering prO-international votes
Frank. the New York Life agent arrested for |
forgery in the third degree, was arraigned be- |
fore Magistrate House, In the Tombs court. and |
released in $1,000 bail III the custody OF !
George Gordon Battle his counsel.
The specific case on which Frank was ar
rested was the alleged forgery Of tho name OF |
Erhard Gerhard, a policyholder insured by |
Franks agency. II is said however, that there |
about 100 cases in all. practically all of |
them policyholders insured by Frank. II is also |
said that Frank declares he had the consents OF |
fifty or sixty of these policyholders to sign their
names to the ballots. 1t is stated that in his |
confession to the Assistant District Attorney |
Frank declared that he had no instructions to |
make use OF the policyhoders' names. but on |
the contrary such use was In violation of in |
structions he had received from the insurance |
company.
The District Attorneys office said that after |
a close investigation II had been unable to find |
any man higher up" in these o-administra- |
ton forgeries.
The international committees counsel in a |
statement issued last night. said: Personally |
know nothing about the matters referred to in |
the complaint"