The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-04-23
FIVE ARE IN JAIL.
UNDER $500 BOND
RESULT OF RELlMlNARY HEAR
ING IN ILLEGAL VOTING
CASES YESTERDAY.
AFTER THE PERJURERS
Pure Ballot League Looking Up Al
Voters Sworn in at Tuesdays
EIection--Number I'm
usually Small.

Seven men arrested on TUESDAY
charged with illegal To.ing at the city
election were arraignod for prelimi
nary hearing in Judge Comings court
There were present as prosecutors
States Attorney Wilson and momb r
Of the Directing Board Of the Pure
Ballot League as follows: W, b.
Huette president, r, c. Clendenen
secretary. T. J, aud f. G. Kerth. w.
y Raunis er, n. Y. Lewis, Dr. Field.
Dr.. S. b. Cary, J. b. Magee, A. !.
| Reese. Chas Feuehter, Douglas Hal
liday, John l.. Parkam, Chas, Gun
ningham. Henry Hasenjaeger p. r.
Lansan.
There were a number Of Uitnes es
Irearly all negroes. and a large audi
ence. also nearly all negroes. The
defendants had no attorney, but the
prosecuting attorney and court gave
them every opportunity to make a
defense. calling for any witnesses
they wished 10 have, and questioning
them only with a view to getting al
the truth, not TO confuse or to involve
them.
The defendants were all negroes.
but enc. James Fitch. who admitted
that his home was in Ne wAlbany
Ind, where he said he had a Wife and
children. He admitted that he hal
,.1tnl hav1 rTurr1ax- op1 oIrC o+ rh1
primary election April 18th, and tn t
he was to get a dollar for his vote.
but was arrested before he got it.
He could not tell who promised him
the money. He was held to bail in
the sum Of $500.
The negroes were Henry Ellis.
Henry Spencer John Young. VIM.
Cole, Chas Johnson and Eddie Keys
Three of these were arrest ed at the
Fifth ward pole and three at the First
ward poll KEYS was the man who
was taken from Constable Hudson by
the crowd on election day, and Hud-
son got him the next day. It de-
velOped yesterday that Keys had a
right o vote and he was discharged
Chas. Johnson was also dis
charged. He had been arrested by|
Officer Casey at the First ward poll
not at the instance of the League
The officer stated at the hearing yes
terday that he had learned the man
was entitled TO vote The other de-
fenIants told varying stories. Two
Of them admitted they did not live ~
the wards where they voted and two
others called for witnesses to prove
that they did live where hey voted
The Witnesses demanded were
brought into court but failed to sub
staatiate the prisoners statements.
Members of the Pure Ballot Leagua
who had been active in connec' ion
with the arrests, Messrs. Kerth and
Lewis in the Fifth ward, and Parham
IN the First wari testified.
Five OF the prisoners were sent to |
the county jail under $500 bond each
to appear before Judge Dewey. They
win have a hearing there, and be
fined and given short terms in the
county Jail.
Important Case Monday.
The case of John Wilson who was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff John s
Aisthorpe, after he had come out Of
he First ward poll with a ballot in
.is poke, viii have a hearing Mon !
lay. Attorney Leek has been en-
ployed to defend him Wilson con
tossed when arrested that he hal
been sent in TO steal a ballot and |
bring it to some one outside for
which he was to be paid, but the sum |
was not stipulated. L is understood !
hat he will deny making such a state |
uent and will contend that he acted |
through ignorance. having been tod !
% 90 in and vote and there being a |
number of people in the poll, with no
)ne TO tell him what to do with the
ballot. he did not think it made any
Inference whether he voted it or
rot
After Perjurers.
The League officers are not satisfied
With catching these smalrfry They
,re after bigger game. They have
procured lists Of all the men who
we're sworn in at all the polls On
Tuesday which, by he way, are not
'carly so large a. at former clec-
ions; and they will trace the voter n
zach ease. If any OF them shall b.
ounl Illegal, the League purposes to
90 after the men who swore them I'm.
rs well as the voters themselves. the
Jurpcse being 70 make men mere Il
areful about going on afdavits Il
While he ordinary Illegal voter can
,e found guilty only Of a misde-
neanor, the man who swears falsely
o an affidavit can be sent TO the
.enitentiary for perjury