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PUBLIC OFFICIALS
HELD FOR INDIANA
ELECTION FRAUDS
Sheriff of Terre Haute Sur
renderS-Judge and Mayor
Also Go to U. S. Mar
shaI's Office.
SCORES BEING ARRESTED
over 100 Indictments Reported
Other Towns and Cities
Also Face Federal In
vestigation.
SCORES BEING ARRESTED

Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 23.-Charged
III indictments With attempts to COR
rupt the election of November 8 last in
Ierre Haute, Don M. Roberts. mayor
of Terre Haute, an announced candi-
dale TOT the democratic nomination for
governor in 1916. was taken in custody
by United States Marshal Mark Stor-
en-. at Terre Haute. today.
Roberts. accompanied by Judge Eli
H. Redman, of the Vigo circuit court,
answered a summons and sought the
marshal at his hotel. AT first Roberts,
Redman and Storen would not talk. but
later the mayor admitted that both ne
n Redman had been placed under
arrest. Early this afternoon neither
had been bile to furnish bond.
County Sheriff Dennis Shea, who sur
rendered voluntarily earlier ia the
morning, emerged from Marshal Stor-
ems temporary office in a hotel shortly
altef noon and announced that he had
been able to furnish bond.
The arrests this morning, 10 in num-
Der, bring the total taken in custody by
the United States officials to 65, 4f
having been rounded up last night.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 2S.-Arrests
of the so-called higher ups in the
alleged conspiracy to corrupt elections
at Terre Haute. featured this morn
lngs work of United States deputy
marShalS. who last night arrested 4e
or the more than 100 men indicted as
the result of the grand jury's inves-
tlgatlon into the Terre Haute election
OF November q. The first of the more
prominent men to be taken in was
County Sheriff Dennis Shea. who vol
unfairly surrendered. AT noon he had
not furnished bond, which was fixed
by United States Marshal Mark Storen
at $1,000
Circuit Judge ELI II. Redman and
Mayor Don, M. Roberts went to the
office of Marshal Storen, but declined
to state whether they had been sum
moned. Marshal Storen would make
no statement.
City Judge Thomas Smith. John NJ
Masselink. city sealer of weights and
and a member of the last
legislature, and Maurice Walsh. county
Sealer. also surrendered. MaSselinf
was the first to be released on bond.
In all. is men had been arrested OF
had voluntarily gone to the lnarshal's
room before noon. Among those take1
in custody today We're: William
DOYLE, brother of Sylvester Doyle, act
ing Chief of police; Oar Albin anc
Nick Burson. saloon keepers in the
foreign section of the city; Charles
Miller. a liverylnan; Emo Harms. Gus.
todian of the city hall; Earl Hardness
member OF a grocery firm; JOSEPH
Kelley. a bartender. and George Wood
all. & saloon keeper. and JOIN F. Green
Green and Harms served as election
inspectors at h last election.
Frank c. Daley, United States dis
trict attorney. who conducted the in
v~estigation before the federal grand
jury said today he would take III al
once the Indianapolis election cases
where it is claimed frauds were COM
mitted at the November election
Evansville may also come in for ar
investigation as complaints have beer
filed alleging frauds.
United States courts have jurisdic-
ton in the proposed investigation be
cause a United States senator anC
member of congress We're elected at the
last general election.