Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-18
WOMAN HALTS REPEAYEUS
Suffragist Says that She More often
Failed in Barring Them at
Terre Haute Election.
@. o. P. CHAILEEGERs BARRED

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March icon
tributlons 20 the so-calIed "siush fund"
and the defense fund IN tho present
case were described by saloon and gamb-
ling house proprietors in the trial OF the
Terrc Haute election fraud case today.
Before the gambling house proprietors
were called Frank T. Drake. a progress
sive election sheriff IN precinct y OF the
Seventh ward. told Of his arrest at the
polls by Dennis shea. sheriff. and a
defendant.
we had some trouble about voting
foreigners," testified Drake, "and 1 OBJ
jected 10 voting men who did not have
their citizenship papers. About O'Clock
in the afternoon shea and three others
oano 20 the polls. took my gun, struck
me called mo vile names, threatened my
life and locked me up"
Philip ("PopD Burns testified he con-
Quoted little game OF chance" over a
restaurant conducted by william Doyle
one Of the twenty -eight men on trial. He
said Doyle was hH partner. Together
they gave 500 for registration and $500
for the election and that he gave ELI II.
Redman. another defendant, $500. He
testified Redman said he would pay II
back
Cost of ReRIatratIOn.
Albert and James Shea. who conduct
Shea Brothers saloon and gambling
house. testified they paid 500 for regis
tration. 500 for the eiection and that
James gave 500 to Mayor Dom NJ. Rob
erts for the defense In the present trial.
James also testified that he loaned Ell III.
Rodman 500 and gave him another 500.
Ho said he had never collected any part
Of the $500 loan.
On oross-examnatlon the defense at
tempted 10 show that the 500 was given
by Shea 10 Roberts In behalf OF John
Masselink, another defendant, and a
brother-in-iaw OF the Shea brothers.
Several keepers OF saloons and gam
bling houses testified they had sent
money for election and registration funds
to John +, Nugent. assistant chief of
police.
Mrs s. c. stimson. a prominent SUI.
frasist OF Terre Haute, the first OF n
number of women who win appear as
witnesses for the government. testified
she hold a poll book at a precinct IN
the red light district. she succeeded fire.
uuentiy. she said. in having alleged re-
reaters turned away. but more often
failed. She testified that the republican
were never permitted to enter
the voting room. and that Jack Hines, a
democratic worker and one OF the eighty.
eight who have pleaded guilty. .toid her
that the vote over the city was light ana
that Il would have to be made up in the
Sixth ward
Readn Statement.
MRS stimson read q statement of in
csdents that occurred on election day.
svch ~ the number OF times certain
names were voted. and the failure of
some OF the repesters 70 remember their
fictitious names and addresses.
You can't set by this time; the lady
says abe knows YOU" Mrs. stimson testi-
fled Jack Hines said 10 a group OF ne.
groes who had been there number OF
times 10 VOTE FFN
Three men who served as democratic
inspectors at the election testified that
Dom n. Roberts called the Inspectors 10.
gether and Instructed them how 20 raise
the lever on the voting machine go that
u would not register when nigeers or
dummies" or ''men who aid not vote
right tried 70 vote Georse Lewis. WIN.
liam II. Hurmelin ana Charles Patton
testified that Roberts told them they
were '.bosses" OF the election ana thew
were the only ones permitted 70 operate
the voting machine.