The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-17
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
SLUSH FUND TOLD
Of BY GAMBLERS
Saloon Men and Others Inform
Court and Jury in Terre
Haute Election Cases Of
Putting Up"

indianapolis Ind. March H.
contributions TO the so-called ''Hlush
pud" and To iEe defense fund In the
present case Meie described by sa-
Icon and gamb, ng house proprietors
In TIE trial 81 the Terre Haute cleo
ton 1 aud cas- today. Before the
gaming house keepers we're called,
Frank T. Drake. q Progressive cleo
ton sheriff in Precinct y Of the sew
enth ward. old OF his arcrst at the
polls b. Dennis shea, sheriff, and a
defendant.
I'VE had some trouble about yot-
ing foreigners" testified Drake. and
! objected to 20 t.ng men who did not
have their cit senship papers. About
3 o'clock In tho afternoon Shoa ana
three others came To the polls, TOOK
ny gun, struck ne. ca ID me vie
/ uemes. thrcatc0tJ my life ana locked
me up"
Phillip C'Pop'D Burns testified he
I conducted a little game 81 chance
over q restaurant conducted by Will
liam Doyle. one OF the ~ men on
uial He said Doyle WIS hir partner.
I lie said together theS gaze 500 Tor
/ registration and S3Or flr tac election
end that he gave Ell II. Eedrnnn. an
other defendant. SiO0. lie testified
! ..edman said ne vould paw u back
Albert and James shea who con-
duct the Shea brothers saio n ana
gambling house, testified they Ihil
Sew for registration and Sitr i"r the
tcisct.un and that James save f-ot Ca
| Mayor Don NJ. Roberts for the &c
Tense int ne present trial. James olso
testified that he loaned Eli II. Rel
Tense In the present trial. James als'
tie said ne had never collected an
part Of the $500 loan.
ON cross examination IN ieiens'
ATTEMPTED TO show that the S2p0 wai
given by shea To Roberto in behalf pi
John Masselink, anothe, defendant
and a brother-in-law % the She'
brothers.
Several keepers Of saloons and
gambling houses testified they had
sent money FOR election aud registrn'
ton funds TO John =. Nugvnt, assist
ant chief OF police.
Mrs. 8. G. Stimson. % prcHlncn'
a%uffragist Of Terre Hauta the frat IT
"a number Of women VINO VIII uprcai
49, witnesses or The government, tea'
tiled she held "A poll book at a pre-
cinct In the redlight aistr.c1 sh'
succeeded frequently, she said II
having alleged %rtpeaters turneu awnS
but more Otter failed. she testified
that the Republican challenger wa
never permitted 10 enter the v"tin'
room and that Jack HiJCs, f., Demo
| cratic worker. and one pt the cithiN'
eight who have pleaded guilty, tuls
her That the vote over the city Wal
light aud that IL would have 90 DO
made dp in the sixth ward
Mrs. Stimson read a statement 81
incidents that occurred - election
day. such as the number ~ times Ger
tain names were voted, aui toe fatl
ure 81 some Of the repeatc"s Ia ~.
member their fictitious names ans
addresses.
You can't get hy ms time; th'
lady says she knows yoJ,' Mis-. stiri
son testified Jack Hines said IT,
group ~ negroes. who had ''rrn thc''
Il number OF times before e. vote.
Three men who served Js Deno
cratic inspectors al th' elerti"n ties
tned that Dom II. Roberts ctle'
the inspectors together anc instruct
ed them how To raise the lever on IN
voting machine 40 that IL would no
register whom negroes or dummies o
"mcn who did not vote right trte'
To vote. George Lewis. Charles Pat
ton and william Hurmelin t%cstitic'
that Roberts told thcm they wef'
bosses" OF the election M the
were the only one permitted 10 op
crate the voting machine.