Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-23

not signed by persons purporting to be
the applicants when such purported APP
plicants we're able to and could write
their names, but the same were signed by
another party; that in many instances
said applications were undated, and
blanks for necessary information required
by law were untitled; that 10 many other
instances other and fatal defects appeared
In said applications, and there are nu-
merous duplicate registrations. all OF
which relator offers to substantiate by
proof.
And relator further AYERS that said
false registration books and lists WILL
unless purged of said unlawful regis
trations, be used as guide In said pre-
einct by the election officers therein.
and said false registrants viii vote Mt
said election; that relator has no remedy
than this action other than 10 challenge
said individual voters on election day,
which remedy Is not adequate for the
reason that such large number OF chal-
ienges In one precinct is impraetlcabie
and would cause confusion, controversy
and violence and interfere with the voters
In said precinct who are lawfully regis
tered and otherwise qualified 70 vote.
Judge Thornton has not announced the
date OF hearing on this emergency mat
ter, but IL is understood IL viii be con
sidered the first of next week.
The complaint in exposing the re-
puted padded registration states many
Of the challenged registration certificates
are fraudulent forgeries or irregular.
According to the FIRST paragraph OF
the complaint more than 900 void regis
tratlons 10 the FIRST precinct OF the Fifth
ward are now on file In the office OF
County Auditor Leo X. Fesler.
The complaint divides these challenged
registrations in the First precinct OF the
Fifth ward into four classes, as follows:
I. Where the signature Of the APP
plicant Is In the identical handwrit-
ing Of one of the two persons sign
ing as witness.
2. Those applications that bear
September registration numbers and
are listed on the September regis
tration books, but are sworn TO be
fore a notary on dates from one TO
three weeks after the first registra-
ton on Sept. 4.
3. Where the certificates, which
under law must be signed by two
witnesses, are not filled out where
they should include names of per-
sons making out the application.
their precinct and ward numbers and
addresses, but have the names of two
witnesses.
4. Where the signatures Of the reg
istration applicant is made only by
mark, but not attested by the wit
ness Identifying the mark of the APP
plicant.
LONG REPORT
MADE ON THE CASE.
Expert investigators who were en-
ployed by the plaintiff have made an
exhaustive report as to the reported ir-
regularities in the First precinct OF the
Fifth ward. and it is on these reports the
action to purge the records OF approx
| imstely 900 Irregular, fraudulent or
forged registrations, is based.
1t is charged in the complaint that
many of the registration applications In
the First precinct of the Fifth ward for
the September registration appear to have
been made. out and signed by Cora War
wick of 831 Paca street.
The complainant claims proof can be
presented to show at least 206 male
registration applications in the First
precinct of the Fifth ward have been
made out apparently in the same hand
writing of one of the two witnesses.
The experts In making their report
of their Investigation say some OF the
applications falling In the above class
are not only in the same handwriting Of
one Of the two witnesses. out the name
of the supposed applicant is incorrectly
spelled; that some bear the signatures
Of no witnesses and that some are signed
by mark but manifested.
USE HENDRICKsoN
STATEMENT IN PROOF.
The plaintiff offers to prove that the
Republican county chairman has stated
in public print as well as in court that
woman notary public, who was en-
ployed by the Republican committee,
made out many Of the registration appli-
cations, signed the name Of the applicant
and her own as witness and that many
of such applications remain on file ana
are registered on the books
In this class the plaintiff asks an OPP
portunity Of the court to prove that some
OF the names of the applicants are incor-
rectly spelled; that some do not contain
the age or birthday OF the applicant;
that some do not contain the first name
of the purported applicant at the place
where the applicant should sign, and
that some applications are written In the
apparent handwriting Of one Of the wit
nesses.
1t is said that a number of the regis
trations for the September registration
III the First precinct OF the Fifth ward
bear numbers of the September registra-
ton, although they are dated and swofa
to after the date of the first registriA
ton