Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
MAYOR. SHERIFF AND PETTY Of
FIcIALs At TERRE HAUTE IN
pIcTEp BY GRAND JURY.
sALooN,srs AND BUSINESS
MEN CAUGHT IN NET
Brother Of Chief Of Police Among Men
indicted and Arrested = Charged
With Attempt to Corrupt Novs"se'
EIections-severai Prominent oci.ti .
clans Among Those Accused.

Indianapolis, Dec. 26.-The arrest OF
forty-six men at ,Iecrs Haute last
night, who were indicted by the federal
grand jury here. Dec. 20. charged with
conspiracy so violate the election laws,
i,as created a sensation 10 political
circles thruout the state. More arrests
were expected today and it was said
the number nigh, reach rrors thar 100
Frank C. Daley. United States dis
tric, attorney whe conducted tl:s -:
vestigat;on. .aid today he would tase
UP at once the Indianapolis election
ca:s4. Evansville may also come in
for hi investigation. as complaints
have been flied alleging frauds.
United States courts aave jurisd;c-
tion in the inquiry because United
States senator anG membels g con
gress were elected at the last geasl:..
election.
Hieher-Upt Held.
Indianapups Dec 26.-Arrest o: the
So called hfgher-ups in the alleged
conspirac, to corrup. elections at Terre
Haute featured this mornings work of
deputy sheriffs. wno lass night arrested
forty-six men unGe- indictment. The
first OF the mere prominent men to be
taken in was County Sheriff Dennis
Shea. who voluntarily surrendered. AT
noon he was not furnished bond, which
was fixed by United, States Marshal
Mark Storen at $4,000.
Circuit Judge Eli II. Redman and
Mayor Dom NJ Robtrts went to the
office of Marshal Storen but declined
to state whether they had been sum-
moned. Marshal Storen would make no
statement.
City Officials involved.
City Judge Thomas Smith, John M.
Masselink, city sealer of weights and
measures and member of the last
legislature. and Maurice Walsh, county
sealer. also surrendered. Masselink
was the first to be released on bond.
In all fifteen men had been arrested o
had voluntarily gone to the marshal 3
room before noon.
Among those taken today was Will
liam Doyle, brother of Sylvan Doyle,
acting chief of police; Nick Burke, sa-
loonkeeper; Charles Miller, a livery :
man; Enos Harms, custodian of the
city hall; Earl Harkness, member of a
grocery firm; Joseph Kelley. q bar
tender; George Woodall saloon
keeper and John e. Green. Green and
Harms served as election inspectors at
the last election.
Mayor Under Arrest.
Charged with indictments with at
tenpts to corrupt the November elec-
tiors in Terre Haute. Dom NJ. Rob-
erts, mayor Of Terre Haute, an an
nounced candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor in 1916. was
taken in custody by Deputy Marshal
Storen at Terre Haute today. Rob-
erts. accompanied by Judge Redman,
of the Viego circuit court, answered
q summons and sought the marshal Ct
his hotel. At first Roberts, Redman
and Storen would not talk, but later
the mayor admitted that both he and
Redman had been placed under ar
rest.
County Sheriff Dennis Shea, who
surrendered voluntarily earlier in the
morning. emerged frorp Marshal Stor-
ems temporary office in a hotel shortly
after noon and announced he had been
able to furnish bonds.
The arrests today, nineteen In num-
ber, bring the total to sixty five, forty
six having been. rounded UP last night.