The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-16
PATROLMAN
QU|zzED IN
VOTE PROBE
VOORHEES, Calls Weir In
Twenty-frst Ward
Inquiry
TWO OTHER MEN
ARE SUMMONED
Assistant Prosecutor
Refuses to Divulge
Their Names

Deputy sherifrs brought three
men 10 the office 81 Assistant Prose
cutor VOORHEES, Friday morning, as
Witnesses In the investigation OF
election crookedness IN the Twenty.
first ward Patroman Weir. who
was or duty In the eleventh pre-
cinct one IN which some OF the
most fragrant violations OF law are
declared 20 have been committed.
was one 81 the men called Voor-
HES refused 20 diyulGe the names
OF the other two called. but II IL
understood they are the officers on
duty In the fourth and sixth pre-
cincts. also under suspicion
Weir IS involved by the Rev. J.. r
Rayfeld defeated aldermanic can.
dida'c who demanded recount
ard revealed the Twenty first ward
scandal IN strange happenings dur
!uC the vote count in the fourth
and eleventh precincts Mr. Ray
field alleges that. in the fourth pre-
Cinct. s. c"y ballots were placed on
table and 100 In box Between
midnight and 30 o'clock the morn
ing following lr.marv day. Mr. Ray
bile drove near the eleventh pre-.
ciuct booth ard the driver handed
q package 10 the patrolman on duty.
The patrolmap ia declared TO have
secreted the package In the weeds.
and Mr. Rayheld suspects the bun.
die contained some 81 the 100 votes.
VOORHEES, declined 10 state what
hts Investigation has revealed 40
far, and Just what stage II has
reached He said Mr. Rayfeld had
not Sled any evidence since Thurs
day afternoon when he lodged with
the prosecutor additional data on
charges % irreEularity
The assistant prosecutor. how
ever made n clear that all mem
Der, ot the election boards In AZ
least me fourth. sixth and eleventh
precincts ~ the Twenty first ward
would he summoned before him. be-
fore tho inquiry has progressed far.
Mr. Rayneld. IN his evidence filed
with the prosecutor Thursday. al
leges he saw all city ballots in the
fourth precinct and all were regu-
lar. when the count started In
the recount. IS spoiled ballots were
votes for alderman. and the add
tiunal crosses we're clearly written
by persons other than he voters
Most ~ these ballots were cast for
Mr. Rayheld lie alleges he was
ordered from The fourth precinct
booth ~ 30 O'Clock and vas called
~ tho telephone several times, and
that city ballots lay exposed during
hts absences
In the eleventh precinct Rsyfeh
charges newspapers were placed
over windows and tho count con.
Quoted In secret as far as he was
concerned
For the FIRST line since the Twen-
tyfrst ward scandal was barred. MI
Rayfeld mentioned names, Thurs
day. He names Aid julius Krim-
mel who was renominated. as
beneficiary OF corruption In the
Twenty hrHt he said Krmme WAS
in the fourth precinct booth two
hours during the count election
night. and called members Of the
board outside and talked 20 them.
Krimmel went 10 New York soon
after the primary
Mr. Rayfeld and his representa-
tive. Ralph Chatto. have engaged
Attorney Thomas \ Conlon TO look
after their interests in The investi-
CATION,
VOORHEES, visited tho CITY hall. Fri
day morning. for additional evidence
~ irregularities in the primary, and
found that T. J Mallinson who was
defeated for constable in the Sec
ond ward. vas tho victim Of the
sar,c sort 81 corruption that RAY.
field claims defeated him Seventy
nine ballots, practically all Of them
cast for MallineCn. were found
worthless. a thoy were marked for
more than ono candidate for con
stable
Mallinson demanded an inquiry
when ne was credited with only four
votes on return sheets. He had an
davits by % friends that they voted
for him The spoiled ballots for
Mallnson were found IN The thin
ami fourth precincts OF the Second