The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-16
SEARCH FOR WEAPONS
At TRIAL OF MAYOR
No One to Enter or Leave Tcrre
Haute Court To-day After
Case Is Called.
CHARGE ELECTION FRAUDS
Death Threats Against Judges
and PrOsecutOr-RiOts
in Trolley Strike.
CHARGE ELECTION FRAUDS

TrRnr HAurE. IND March li--Mavor
Dom Roberts will be put on trial to-
morrow on a charge OF conspiracy TO
cause false registration for the election
last November. when ne was elected
Mayor on the Democratic ticket.
Every person entering the court room
is to be searched for weapons. No one
is to be permitted to enter or leave the
room from the time the court Is raped
to order until the adjournment OF the
session. The Sheriff will have deputies
at each door and n dozen OF them under
his personal charge in the court room
Moreover, he is shea. Denny OF the
fighting race" of that name.
This precaution was promised to the
Governor when Judge q. VI. Fortune OF
the Circuit Court and Special Prosecutor
Joseph Roach went TO indianapolis to
ask the Governor for militia guard
for the court house, which the Governor
refused 10 give. This followed the shoot
ing up Of the home of Special Judge Fe-
llX Blankenbater. who had presided at
the trial OF William Huffman. an cleo
tlon inspector, convicted OF tampering
with 1877 ballots
nous letter telling him that the next
shooting would be at him Mrs Rer,
Dickens. wife of u carpenter. went before
the Grand Jury voluntarily and told a
story she says her husband told her OF
conspiracy 10 throw bombs AT Fortune
B!ankcnbaker and Roach and to dyna-
mite their houses The Grand Jury in
dictcd her husband
strike Breaker L. Accused.
David Masterson. who figured IN the
indianapolis street car strike as the leader
Of the company's sluggers. is accused Of
being the man who shot up the Blanken-
baker residence. He was injected into
Terre Hauto affairs and politics at the
time the traction company expected
strike Just preceding the November cleo
ton The companys officials were averse
TO the election OF Roberts who was maxi
ing his campaign as an enemy OF the
company. which he said had been running
politics and the city government Tor
years.
II is said that Burns men" have been
here and that they have startling evil
dencc." They were here in large force
At the time Of the election the statement
being that they were brought here by
citizens who raised the money for their
services and that they were working 20
get evidence against Roberts and his
workers, but most persons believed they
were brought here by the traction com
pany, The latter is said 10 accuse Rob
erts Of falling to protect its property from
strikers.
Trolley Men so On strike.
Fifty union men of the $50 motormen
and conductors OF the Terre Haute Trac-
ton Company went on strike last night,
causing a mob of 1000 to take possession
of the streets. wrecking the terminal sta
ton and stalling cars, Judge Anderson
Of tho United States Court summoned "A
number Of labor leaders to-day to appear
in court tomorrow
One car on each line was run to-day,
with two policemen TO n car. but all were
sent to tho barn at o'clock this evening
The strikers say the company was dis
charging men for joining the union.
After the special Grand Jury in charge
Of Roach had indicted Roberts and a half
dozen others. including HUFFMAN, II ad-
Journed. The public believed it had gone
only far enough to crafty the vindic.
tiveness OF the faction and Judge Fortune
summoned another Jury and named
Chalmers Hamill as special prosecutor.
He IL a graduate of Princeton, where he
and Woodrow Wilson formed IA close
personal attachment.
II Is said positions were offered To him
by President Wilson. and II is alleged
ne had tho Presidents ear in regard TO
local Federal offices. though he is new 10
Terre Haute as compared with the Demo
Gratis OF the factions now NJ warfare
Recently Hamill asked the President to
hold UP the nomination OF John !. Cieary
for postmaster. Cleary had been recon-.
mended by tho Congressman and the
Postma ster General and was 50 popular
that no other Democrat applied for the
Job. Hamil! told the President that the
Grand Jury Investigation might imp,icate
Cleary. but after week the President
was 20 overwhelmed with testimonials for
C1eary that his name was sent to the SEN
ate, The nomination was confirmed last
vsek.