New-York tribune., 1921-09-19
Votes Taken From Sta
tons to Tammany Club
houses and Altered for
Miller, Candidate Says
Evidence of Theft
Before Court To-day
Shalleck to Appear at the
District Attorneys Office
OF Demand Jury Action

Charges that ballot boxes now in the
possession of the police are being tam
pered with were made yesterday by one
of the counsel for James J. Hines.
Tammany leader Of the 11th Assembly
District. who alleges that the nomi-
nation for Borough President on the
Democratic ticket was stolen from him
by Tammany election inspectors.
Some of the lawyers associated with
Hines said that they have in their
possession facts not only substantial
ing this charge, but other evidence
showing how the nomination was stolen
Tor Charles F. Murphy's candidate.
julius Miller, and that most of the
evidence will be produced before Su-
preme Court Justice Isidor Wasser-
vogel to-day, when the hearing will be
held on Illness application for re-
count.
1t is feared by counsel for Hines
that Murphy's followers will seek to
have the hearing postponed. But this
Will be fought by the Hines counsel.
Police Captains Involved
It was alleged by lawyers aiding
Hines that some of the police captains
in charge of precincts where most Of
the alleged crooked work was done are
now aiding the primary crooks to open
up the ballot boxes in the police sta
tons, and in some instances to cart
them away to the Tammany clubhouses,
where they can be altered at leisure.
While the hearing on the recount is
on, Joseph Shalleck. campaign manager
Tor Hines, who was shot in q polling
booth in Murphy's district on primary
night, where he went in search of cleo
tion frauds, will appear at the District
Attorneys office to lodge formal COM
plant before grand jury.
Although Hines was busy consulting
with his legal advisers yesterday, he
found time to write letter to Charles
+. Murphy at Good Ground, Long
Island, which read:
Hines Sends Murphy Questions
"On behalf OF the Democrats of the
City of New York ask you to give di-
rect answers to the following ques-
tions:
"No. J.. Did you not order Jerry Ma
honey to come to Good Ground last
Friday night3
"No. 2. Did yop not then take him to
task for handing you Miller?
he nominated Miller?
"No. 4. What connection is there be-
tween Frawley. Williams and certain
contracts in the Borough Presidents
office?
"No. g. Who will write the specifics-
tions on those contracts?
mo. 6. Will Miller hand you the Jobs
If elected, and will Frawley write the
specifications
"No. Z. Are Frawley's statements
about you true?
mo. 8. Are your statements about
Frawley true?
"No. 9. Now, tell us where loyal Tam
many Hall Democrats get off 2"
Hines to Appeal to Tammany
Hines, as member of the Tammanv
Executive Committee, will appear at
the Tammany Hall meeting on Thurs
day night and start some fireworks. He
will announce that he is having re-
count made of the votes in his contest
with Miller and make it plain that he
Will support Miller If the recount sh
that Miller won. Then he will ask if
Charles F. Murphy, as the head of
Tammany Hall, will be permitted by
the organization to knife him (Hines)
II the recount shows he won.
Hines will make no efforts to conceal
the fact that, regardless of the result
OF the recount, he will continue his
tight until Murphy and "Murphyisnl"
are driven from Tammany Hall.