Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-01
MORE EVIDENCE
OF FRAUD IN THE
RECALL PAPERS
A Dozen or More Affidavits Sc
cured by City Officials
Attorneys Today.
SEVERAL CHARGE FORGERY
Another Swears That He Was Forced
to Sign Petition Through Fear
Of Bodily Harm.


the recall of names from the petitions
through which an element under the
leadership Of a discredited saloon
Keeper seeks TO GUST from Office Mayor
H. NJ. Schriver and Commissioner
Archie Hart. The investigation that
is being made of the signatures 10 the
recall petitions is a thorough one and
Is resulting in the unearthing of a con-
siderable number of apparent forger-
les, many false and fictitious addresses
and ether frauds as well. A dozen or
more atiAdavits bearing on the invalid
lty OF the petitions were secured today
by the attorneys for the city officials
Several charge that their names were
forged, others said that they were not
voters and others made still other
charges.
ALLEGES INTIMIDATION.
In the following affidavit the affant
swears that he is not a citizen of the
United States and that he signed only
through fears Of bodily injury. The
affidavit follows:
State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-B.
S. Falkovitch, being first duly sworn.
deposes and says that he lives at Ills
Tenth avenue, in the city of Rock Is
land. county Of Rock Island, and state
OF Illinois
Afiiant further deposes and says that
he signed the petition for the recall of
Harry NJ. Schriver.
Afiiant further deposes and says that
he is not voter and is not a citizen
OF the United States.
Afiant further deposes and says that
through threats he was compelled to
sign the same
S. FALKOVITCH.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
this 29th day Of July. A. d. 1912.
BENJAMIN F. SCHRIVER.
Notary Public
COUNTY PRISONER SWEARS
Another affidavit has been made by
prisoner at the county Jail who has
been there since May 3. Under the
law, a prisoner in a jail loses temper.
arily the right Of voting. As far as
can be learned, the petition bears the
name OF the prisoner and is dated al
a time when he was in Jail Follow
irg is the affidavit:
state OF Illinois, Rock Island county:
IS.
d. {. Gillespie OF the city and coun-
" Of Rock Island and state OF Hi.
nois, being duly sworn. deposes and
says. That he is Of lawful age. And
mat there appears upon the petition
for the recall of Harry NJ. Schriver,
filed in the city clerks office on the
23rd day Of July A. d. 1912, the name
of d. c. Gillespie, who gives his ad
dress as 27l9 Eighth-and-a-half ave
nue. in said city, which this afiant
further deposes and says, is forgery
That he did not sign and that he gave
no one authority TO sign same fol-
him.
Afiiant further deposes and says
that he is the only d. c. Gillespie who
lives and resides at said 2719 Eighth
anda-half avenue in said city. anC
that he is the only person by thar
name who has lived and so resided
there since Jan. /, 1912.
ID. c. GILLESPIE
Subscribed and sworn to before ms
this LIST day OF August, A. d. 1912.
BENJAMIN +. SCHRIVER.
Notary Public.
TO RIDDLE PETITIONS.
Said one OF the attorneys this morn
ing. 1T is our intention to LITERAL,
riddle the petitions which are now oil
tle. Right now We have evidence o
enough fraud 20 make them fall below
the required number OF signatures blu
we intend to 90 still further and show
that they are so wholly insufficient a
TO he a joke. The statement tina
even half of the voters are desirou
OF eXerting the recall is so prepostei
Gus after an examination of the pet
tions. that It would not be fair TO tn
public 10 permit the belief that a nal
row margin OF names is all that pr,
vents an election. AS matter of fac