Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-24
DOG REGISTERED AS
AYOTER;;SACCUOED
MEN LOSE FREEDOM
Sheriff, City Judge and Street In
spector, on Trial at Terre Hsute.
Are Placed in Custody of
Marshal.
TAMPERED WITH WITNESSES
Negro Casts Ballot in Name of
Canine Individual Down in
Election Books.
JUDGE TO SHOW LAW EXISTS


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March %.
Sheriff Dennis Shea, City Judge
Thomas Smith and Street Inspector
Alexander Aczel, alias Steel, three
defendants in the Terre Haute cleo
tion caseA were ordered into the Gus
tody OF the United tates marshal
here late today by Judge Anderson
for alleged tampering with govern
ment witnesses.
Judge Anderson also asserted that
he would put all of the twenty-eight
defendents in Jail If he heard of any
further attempts to influence or
lbribe government witnesses.
some Law In Country.
81 shall try to teach you gentle
men there is some law in this coun-
try" declared the court, after the
jury had retired
During the afternoon seven witnesses,
six of whom have pleaded guilty in the
election fraud case, testified that they
had been taken from the Vigo county jail
ON a writ of habeas corpus and brought
to Indianapolis. The arrest of these
men appeared to arouse the Indignation
OF the Judge and he questioned United
Estates Attorney Frank c. Daley as to
who was responsible for the imprison-
fment Of the witnesses The court then
Fordered that the seven men be held in
county.
SaiI Quarantined.
Mr.. Daley said some Of the prisoners
had been in solitary confinement and
that a smallpox quarantine had been
Fplaced on the jail. lie said he didn't
know "if the health office was mixed
Eup in this dirty mess
Ad Rogers, who has pleaded guilty, Scs-
titled that he made out an application
for registration in the name of dog,
fthat it was placed on the registration
fbooks and was voted by a negro.
I'm superstitious; ! wouldn't take any
imoney to vote,'' testified George Fisher,
AN aged negro, who said he had been
kIsve twenty years. in relating q. con-
'versation he said he had with John f
.Nugent, assistant chief of police, who has
pleaded guilty. Under no circumstanees-
iWould take money to vote, but IL you
lhave some money TO give me to get
ilomething TO eat. I'll take H."
Fisher said Nugent geve him 81.
Has Jury Withdraw.
After a number of witnesses had told
of repeating and buying and selling OF
Votes, Judge Anderson had the jury with
draw for the day and took up the ques-
ltion OF tampering with witnesses. He
recited at some length alleged attempts
to influenos witnesses before the grand
Jury and the instances testified to in
court since the beginning of the trial.
] He then asked Mr.. Daley If he had in
Investigated the case of Steel, and when
Ithe district attorney replied that two
witnesses would testify on that subject
tomorrow. the court ordered Steel into1
The custody of the marshal until he could
iIglve bond of 5000. Steel has been at
liberty on a bond of $500
Judge Ordered Into Custody.
Judge Smith. who. It was testified, SEN
fenced some of the seven government
witnesses to JAIL then was ordered into
the charge Of United States Marshal
Mark Storsn until he could give bond
of $4,000 Smith has been out on s. 500
bond.
JuoBc AhucTsOh' diteT iedfuins tnat
shea's bond is $1,000. ordered Marshal
ll6toren to take charge OF him until to-
morrow. when he would dispose of the
matter.
The court warned the attorneys for
the defense that they should instruct !
their clients TO heed the orders OF the |
icourt. A. o. Stanley, Chief counsel for !
The defense. started to protest that he !
knew nothing OF the witnesses having F.
been in Jail. when he was cut short by
tho court. with the admonition that he |
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