The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-28
1000 INDICTED
AS RESULT OF
VOTE BRIBERY
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West Union. O., Dec. 2s-Because
Special Judge A. z. Blair has dropped
a hint that Adams county voters who
were bribed a, the last election can
not expect leniency If they wait for
Indictments to be returned and arrests
made In the usual way. they are flock
ing into town today by The score. in
hired livery rigs, autos. farm wagons,
afoot and on horseback. BY promptly
confessing their guilt to Judge Blair
they may not only save some shreads
OF their honor but be let off wi nom-
inal fines. the loss or their right to
vote and, in some instances. sus-
pended workhouse sentences.
When the special Grand Jury con-
were waiting. In an adjoining room
more chan 80 voters were waiting.
ready to admit that they had sold
their votes and ask the Judge what
they might do Among the hen number nssp
indicted. Ii is estimated that 1,oS2
Indictments will have been returned
when the Grand Jury rests Thursday.
Almost $4,000 In fines has been paid in
by those who have confessed to Judge
Blair. while $4,000 more Is due from
men who have asked the court for
time to raise the amour OF fines i'm
posed. Ninety entered pleas of guilty
yesterday. and Ii Is expected that more
than 100 will do so before court ad-
journs today.
pected to produce $50 Indictments
The probe into the Wholesale trait
fic in votes in Adams County, in
which 747 men have already been i'll
dicted, assumed a more serious as
pect, today, when Prosecutor Steph-
cell awaits anyone who it Isl discov-
cred has told a falsehood to Judge
Blair. The court has been exercising
great leniency in Furnishing those who
have pleaded guilty. the disfranchise-
ment usually being the most serious
part of the penalty imposed ms work
house sentences have heer suspended
and the fines paid by the political
friends The lenienov, however,
Judge Blair announced today. will be
man who has not played fair and has
told conflicting stories.
Frank Salisbury, who was cited for
contempt of court, was late yeStar-
day fined $50 and sentenced to 10
days in Jail The fine was later re-
having been convinced that the man
was merely talking" The Grand
Jury. today. has between 400 and 500
more indictments to consider The
population rf West Union has been
practically doubled the past few days
have come in to plead guilty and who
are obliged to wait until their tur 4
comes. The limited hotel facilities
of the village are crowded to their
capacity and it is declared that but
for the fact that a large number of
the leading citizens have left town
for a few weeks until the storm
blows over, the town would really
have difficulty accommodating those
who are now flocking here.
AS a result of having made a mis-
take in telling the court, yesterday.
how much he received for selling his
vote. Sam Howell, a Civil war veter-
an, "a years old, walked Is miles to
West Union to tell Judge Blair that
he had figured up and instead Of hav-
ing received Sill for his vote he had
been given SIS. After telling Judge
Blair of the mistake he walked back
home again.
The special Grand Jury has three
more precincts to go over before COM
pleting the invest cation Of the entire
county. This body will then adjourn
by Thursday and reconvene next week
when the same ground will be gone
over again. 1t is expected that the
last three precincts will produce about
100 indictments bring ng the total num-
Der above 1000. 1t is expected how
ever that the second investigation
may reveal more serious condit ons
than have been shown to exist thus
far.