New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21
PROBE BALLOT CHARGE
AT MURPHY'S REQUEST
Grand Jury to Give Tammany
Leader Quick Action on
Election Frauds.
NO SUBPGNAS ISSUED
Train Expects Indictments to
Follow His Presentation To-
day of Fifteen Gases of
Alleged Violations.

At TIE request OF Charles F. Murphy
boss Of Tammany Hall. Judge Malone.
OF General Sessions, directed the grand
jury yesterday to investigate the state
mcnt, attributed to John Purroy Mitchell,
that the Tammany leader planned TO use
repeaters at the coming election.
The grand Jury, OF which Evert Jansen
Wendell is foreman did not take any ac-
ton, so far as could be learned. yester-
day. No suhppnas, 1t was understood
were issued either for Murphy or the
fusion mayoralty candidate, and 1t is be-
lieved that II they are wanted by the
grand jury they will be notified TO APP
pear, and not subpPnaed.
There was considerable comment in ihe
Criminal Courts Building on the unusual
nature Of the proceedings. an investiga-
ton by a grand jury OF an alleged crime
made at the request OF the accused
Usually the grand jury acts on the COM
plant OF the accuser, who In this case. II
is understood. ia Mr.. Mitchell and not the
| Tammany boss.
When the grand jury filed into court
Yesterday morning Judge Malone, TAKING
UP a letter written on the stationery OIL
Tammany Hall. said:
The court has received n communica-
ton which II deems It's duty to lay be-
fore your body. 1t reads as follows
"'Tammany Hall,
New York, October II. 1913.
1.-The Hon. James T. Malone, Judge OF
the Court OF General Sessions, presid-
ING IN Part 7 and Charles s. Whitman.
District Attorney, New YORK county
Gentlemen: The daily newspapers
this morning quote Mr.. John Purroy
Mitchell in n speech at the Murray nm
I.yceum. as saying: II have Information
as 10 Murphy's plan. He has maze p'ais
IN irnport an army of repeaters In this
CITY and | ask YOU and all supporters
NJ tho fusion cause 10 watch the polls on
Election Day for fraudulent voters Il
Mr. Mitchell has not brought this 10 your
attention nor 10 the attention OF the
grand Jury which you preside over ana
advise | request that you immedia'eS
submit TO the grand jury no" s'''','e
this matter. so that prompt acuon may po
taken TO investigate the charges fha'e "
Mr. Mitchell. and. II they are SUBS ."H-
,iated that YOU prosecute the oleiiuei
70 the full extent of the law. charges
NJ this sort occur in each succeedins
campaign. but heretofore have been maae
ANONYMOUSLY, and 1t seems 10 me ue,
s,rable that they should be invesuga'e'
that the truth may be known. l lnclose
herewith a clipping from The New 1orh
Times" Of this morning. quoting DIT
Mitchell as above, and l place myseil Ell,
tirely at the disposal OF yoursen anu v
the grand Jury to answer any charss'
Mr. Mitchell may make. Very respecuu.''
| yours, CHARLIE" " =. .ba.
Judge Malone then went on to say Una
tho subject matter OF the letter was if"'
nor,ant end after some observations y.
.ho necessity OF honest elections said il
tho grand jury had reason to oeIieve
cr,me had been committed it ought 10
investigate. ,,,,,. "a.
Arthur c. Train, the specia' ueP1I'
sIstant district attorney, VINO mas o"" Co.,
~ election fraud cases. with MS a'' -.
ants Assistant District Attorneys Do
Ford. Rubin and Plat, VIII TO-DAY pr
sent about fifteen cases OF aleeeu
tion law violations. and expects inD'''
ments TO follow.