The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-27
JUDGE THREATENED
He ORDERS ARREST
Blair, Conducting Probe Into
Wholesale Selling of Votes
Cites Another For Contempt
of Court
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
West Union, O.. Dec 27-When Judge
Blair. who is conducting the probe in
to the wholesale selling Of votes in
Adams county. resumed the bench to-
zens were arraigned before him on in
dictments returned last week. The in
dicted men were given rousing dem
onstratton when they left their homes
yesterday for the county seat. Most
Of them had their own carriages and
autos and a procession was formed
that was greeted with cheers along
the entire route.
The men were arraigned. one at a
time. and pleaded guilty. Judge Blair.
however. subjected each to a cross
examination In order to elicit all in
formation possible. The usual SEN
fences Of disfranchisement and small
fines were imposed.
The investigation took on a more
serious aspect today as the result of a
telegram from Governor Harmon. an
nouncing that he would call upon the
Legislature which convenes next Mon
day. to appoint q special investigation
committee. The announcement has
created something Of a stir amona
legislators from this entire section OF
the State. as many Of them are con-
oeded to owe their seats to the money
that was spent in their behalf
Judge Blair late yesterday cited fol-
contempt of court Frank Salisbury. a
Franklin Township resident. The lat
ter is declared to have asserted that
Blair would disappear some dark night
along the road to PEBBLES. The threat
reached the judges ears and Sails
Dury's arrest was ordered.
This is the second arrest Blair has
caused for similar offense. the first
having been the editor Of a local pa
per. who criticised the action Of the
court In staring the probe.
An entirely new turn In the probe
that is being made by Judge A. q.
Blair. into the wholesale traffic in
votes in Adams county. developed to-
day. when charges we're made to him
that votes which had been purchased
by one party. had been stolen by an
other
The charges were made, today, when
Republican vote buyers. who had come
into court to confess complained Bit
terly that a batch Of voters who lived
in the county infirmary and whom they
been feliniously stolen from them by
the DEMOCRATS.
The Republicans had promised to pay
these men IS a vote. The freight was
loaded into a wagon and carried to the
polls. AS the newly bought voters were
the Democrats and taken around the
corner. When they were through with
thin, the infirmary voters were Demo-
Gratis. The price was SO a vote.
The infirmary voters stolen are Of
the batch OF 124 indicted by the spe-
cial grand Jury. yesterday. on charge
OF selling their votes. last election day.
They are to be disfranchised for five
years and fined amounts equal to their
votes. Politicians who bought them
are paying the fines.
The total number Of vote sellers who
have been indicted. so far. is 100. One
hundred more indictments are expect
ed today
The Grand Jury adjourns Thursday.
and will meet again on January g..
BY Thursday 1t will have completed
the Investigation Of the entire county.
Beginning next Monday the jury will
make a second survey Of the county.
It is estimated that 400 voters have
been missed. so far
Special deputy sheriffs are securing
the county for indicted voters who
have failed to answer summons. Ex-
ira fines are assessed on those who
failed to appear. The assessments
will probably cover the travelling ex-
penses and hotel bills Of the sherfffs.