Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-05
NOON HAS COME
AND GONE AND
STILL NO ARREST
Mystery of Missing Freebooter
Petition Is Therefore
Unsolved.


Lost, strayed or stolen, one petit
tion for the election of three inde-
pendent Republican candidates for
the Board of F'reeholders.. Finder
please return to John G. Donegan
or his lawyer, William j. McFad-
den.''
It's mysterious petition, that. 1t
f. Cashin, of the Sixteenth ward.
and two others becoming candidates
for the Board of Freeholders.
Somehow it split itself into two
parts. The good half was filed in
the county clerks office Saturday.
1t is. now tucked away snugly In
the clerks safe and is labeled 20.
K"
But the other half went on 4
journey. Up Market and down
Broad streets it went. Then its
bearer beat about and entered a
large office buildings and placed it in
waiting hands. An examination fol-
lowed. There were some swear words
and little later some more swear
words. That's the burden of talk
at all events.
Somebody, 1t was said, had been
doubled crossed whatever that is.
Something had gang aglee. That
was Friday night.
Saturday, Attorney McFadden, in
behalf of Mr.. Donegan warned Can
didate Cashin to return a certain
petition before Monday noon" That
petition pertained to the "election
of three Independent Republican
candidates for the Board of Free
holders .
The story was told in Saturday
Evening Star.
Monday noon CHATS today came
but the certain petition did not
Had Attorney McFadden's ultima
tum to Cashin failed? The attor.
ney's notice said bring back that pc.
tition or II will be obliged to pro
ceed without further notice to you
The petition did not come back
Now, how is the attorney to proceed
That is the question he was asked
He would not reply. Instead he be
came real angry.
well, Mac, it's 12:15 now, and the
certain petition Is not back yet. Whai
are you going to do about it?" asked
an Evening Star reporter of Attorney
McFadden today.
How dare you?" returned the at
torney II refuse to discuss the mat
ter with you / am sore at you fol
that story in Saturdays Star. III
bet you q whole box of cigars you
wrote it,
NO, / didn't, Mac replied the re.
porter, who stands six feet six In
his stocking feet, ''but tell me whai
are you going to do to Cashin? Was
that bluff or have you got some
thing up your sleeve?"
Il have nothing to say, whatever.
replied the attorney. Really, Cant
discuss my legal business with any
but. my clients, you know. 1t isn't
proper. Good lawyers don't do it. II
were as big as you | would throw
you over that rail?"
Mr.. McFadden is about 5 feet
inches in height.
Some growing. Mac. before you
caught up to me-" replied the report
er, who happens to be on friendly
terms with the young lawyer.
Mr.. Cashin was seen next. 1t was
we'll along In the afternoon.
Been arrested yet, MIR. Cashion ~
asked the reporter. who was obliged
to be circumspect. not being very well
acquainted with the candidate.
Arrested Arrested for what?"
CALCULATED Cashin.
''Why, for that missing petition
that one John G.. Donegan is after"
"Oh. thatl" and Cashin broke into
fit of laughter.
ut is to laugh, you know" he
unexplained half apologetically. why.
that petition belongs to myself and
two others 1t Is in no sense the
property of Mr.. Donegan. Isn't he
satisfied with the one he's got7 The
petition MI. Qonegan. apnaEently