Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-09
Are Placed on New York
City Ballot Boxes.
Atty General Makes Another
Move in Election Case.
Boxes Now In Custody Of the State
Superintendent Of Elections.

says, possible tampering with the ball
lots cast in the Hearst Mcclellan may
oral campaign Of 1905, which may be
needed for a recount under the action
begun by the state to GUST Mayor Nc
Clellan and elect Hearst mayor At
tOrney General acting upon orders
from the supreme court caused raids
to be made early today at such storage
places throughout Greater New York
as were known to have received them.
After some delays but no great diff
culties. the greater number of the
boxes were located, neatly sealed and
placed under guard Of officers repre-
senting the attorney general. 1t was
toward night when a hitch developed
in Manhattan and the deputies as
signed to the work reported that many
boxes stored in that borough could not
be located. Later Commissioner of
Elections DoolinE was served with a
copy Of the courts order commanding
those in custody of the ballot boxes to
deliver the same to the. attorney gem
er.lr.
Mr.. Jackson says that commissioner
refused u obey the court order which
the attorney general added, VIII, how
ever, have to be respected.
New York. Jan. S.-Following close
~ upon his action Of yesterday in
serving; upon Mayor Mcclellan in IL
suit to GUST the mayor from Office At
torncy General Jackson to-day began
steps to obtain possession of the BOXES
containing the ballots cast in the mu-
nicipal election in November 1905
Armed with court orders, representa-
nf at
early today visited the various places
where the ballot boxes are stored and
demanded that they be permitted to
aiiiX new labels to each individual box.
The first place visited by the attor-
ney generals mcn was the Staten Is
land Savings Bank at Stapleton. where
the Staten Island ballots arc stored.
The call was made long before day
light and the mon were refused ad-
mittancc to the building by the watch
men, From the bank the men went to
the home of President Herman Hag-
adorn. three miles away. routed him
out of bed, served the court order up
on and directed him to comply at once
with the order and open the bank
vaults
Hagadorn protested on the grounds
court order was authentic. "Why.'
said he. 81 don't know but what You
men are bank burglars" He consented
however. to accompany them to the po-
lice station where it was decided 10
send for Robert Ross. chief clerk OF
the election bureau OF Richmond. Ross
was obliged to walk several milo.
from his home 10 the police station and
when he arril cd h" told til" bank pr"s-
lGcnt that there WAS nothing I" do hui
recognize the court order. Then the
whole party accompanied BY S1NeI al
policemen, went t" the bank. tn" vault
was opened and the new labels were
affixed.
The ballot boxes will now bc in the
custody of Louis NJ. SNasy. state Su-
pcriEtcndent OF elections. The Supcrin-
tcndent will detail men to guard them
day and night until some definite deci-
sion in the mayoraltE case is reached.
a hitch developed when representa-
tiveS of Attorney General jackson
served the order for the sealing of the
Brooklyn ballot boxes upon the Eagle
Warehouse and Storage CO. IN Brook
Ign. While the rc-sealinG Of the boxes
was progressing there the board of
elections sent clerks to the manager Of
the warehouse to warn him that tn"
boxes had been placed in his custody
by the board of elections To whom they
had been entrusted by order Of Justice
Gaynor several months ago and that
the board of elections would not con-
sent to their removal to the custody Ut
the attorney general Being between
the order of two different courts. the
manager consulted counsel and was adj
vsed that he had no right to surrcn-
der the custody CT the boxes to the at
torncy general. The sealing of the
boxes however. continued and dctcc-
tivcs representing the attorney general
were placed on guard over the boxes at
the warehouse.
In his affidavit on which Attorney
General jackson secured tho order
placing the boxes in his custody he de-
clared that the ballot boxes were IN the
custody OF the board of elections con-
trolled by Mayor Mcclellan and rs
there was no guard over them. they
were subject to destruction or tamper-