The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-03
Tried TO Cut Wires


That on the morning of the election
between the hours of three and four
O'Clock Mayor Knots called me up and
told me to meet him at his Office which
did and ne then and there requested
me to procure from the fire wagon at
the old city hall large pair of wire
nippers, that in company with said
Jacob Blue we then went to the vfaduct
where the Gary and Western tracks
cross on Broadway in Gary, and Mayor
Knots ordered me to climb up and cut
the trolley wires so that the street cars
would not be able to run. That he said
he desired to have said wires cut out
SO that it would keep Sheriff Grant and
his deputies from interfering with the
election.
sBuried the Tools.
That l climbed up and started to
cut the wires and in doing so broke the
jaw off of said nipper, that Mayor
Knots then sent for another pair but
failed to get them That I took said
broken nippers and buried them in the
sand back of the old city nre depart
ment across from the present city hall
In Gary.
Makes Sensational Declaration.
That between two and three o'clock
! on the morning after said city election
Mayor Knots. Chief Martin, a member
| of the election board. oliver Holmes
and myself went to the room in the
Ndty hall where the ballot boxes were,
containing the election returns and the
packages of mutilated and uncounted
ballots. That Chief Martin and said
Holmes produced the proper keys and
several of said ballot boxes were open
ed. That before going there the front
door of the City Hall was locked so
| that no one could enter. and l sta
toned to watch the door OF said room
where said boxes were. That they then
and there opened several of the pack
ages and envelopes containing said
election returns and mutilated ballots
and after spending about one hour at
such work they quit.
Told to skip Town.
That about the first of last Angus.
after having a little difficulty the
police force 1 was induced by Mayor
Knots 10 leave the city of Gary. That
he gave me the sum OF sixty dollar;
| (s6ooo) in cash and advised me TO 60
away. change my name. and to forever
keep to myself the facts / knew con
corning his connection with irregulart'
ties In said city election, That about
the lotH udy VI last AUGUST a. vii
waukee Wisconsin. 1 received note
from Chief of Police Martin follows
Warned BY Police Chief.
Billy: 1 would advise you to Skin
/ from there as quick as possible. They
have a warrant for you in regard IL
those diamonds. / think the best way
out of it is for you to go away from
there as quick possible. J. NJ d
That in three or four days thereafter
received another letter from John Mul
cahey of the Gary Police Force IL
which he enclosed a copy of the Gary
Evening Post, dated August goth, con
tanning an article in reference to thu
efforts to procure my arrest upon thu
diamond claim which was marked il
red ink and which said letter was a
follows: Billy: You had better &,
away from Milwaukee at once. Jus
| read this paper and you will under
stand The Mayor said for you to &,
at once, and do not let them get ye'
back here. The Chief said for you L
; stay away from Gary for a while. s.
long. ]. NJ.
THAT the first of said letters from
Chief Martin has been mislaid and I an
not now able to find it. That the orne
of said letters from said Mulcahey to
. gether with said copy of said news
, paper are attached hereto marked ex
hibit IA and "B" and respectively an
! are made part of this affidavit
And further affiant saith not.
/ WILLIAM J. FRAZIER.