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Show BALLOTS CHOKE ffTMMHREEK Boxos Containing Them Held All Day in Patrol Wagons. TAKES ANOTHER ORDER TO GET THEM ACCEPTED Hearst's Attorneys Busy Gathering Gath-ering Evidence of Alleged Election Frauds. NEVA' YORK, Nov. 9. Tho contest over the Mayoralty election Innwg'ur.ited by William Randolph Hearst, the Municipal Ownership candidate developed Interesting Interest-ing and speietacplar features today, For twelve hours the boxes containing nearly 600,000 ballots', cast In last Tuesday s election, choked tho streets In the vicinity Ot tho headquarters of the Board of Elections Elec-tions In Sixth avenue, between Forty-llrst Forty-llrst and Foi ly-seouid streets. Police Had to Wait The ballot boxes had been gathered during dur-ing the nlnht by the police and conveyed con-veyed In patrol wagons to tho Election Board's headquarters There the nfllclals refused to receive the ballot boxes, and th police, actlnK under a court order signed by Justice i;,-nn.ir, compelling tho police authorities to turn the ballots over to the Election Board, had nothing t.. do but remain outside and await the pit I -ure of tho election officials. Hearst's Attorneys Get Busy. Apprised of the situation, the attorneys attor-neys for Mr. Hearst appeared before Justice Jus-tice Dickey, of the state Supreme court. nnd secured from him an order compelling com-pelling John R. VoOrheeS president of the Board of Elections, to accept the ballots bal-lots The order was served promptly, and the ballots were then receipted for by the Election board. Under stnmg guards the patrol wagons-containing the hox w.-re driven to various warehouses In this city and Brooklyn, where the ballots bal-lots were stored subject to tho orders of the Election board. Consult With Jerome state Attorney J u 1 1 . i s Mayer had an important im-portant conference this afternoon with District Attorney Jerome, after which It was announced that the District Attorney':! Attor-ney':! office would remain open until midnight mid-night tonight Superintendent of Elections Elec-tions Morgan appeared before Messrs Mayer and Jerome with ix of his deputies depu-ties and placed evidence before the prosecuting prose-cuting 6fflclals. Citizens' Union Joins. Another feature of the contest today v.an the announcement by the Citizen' union that It would Join the forces investigating in-vestigating the charges of fraud and wrong-doing at tills election. Its prime object ob-ject being to Insure a new election law In the State of New York Attorney-General Mayer snid tonight: Co-Opeiate in Prosecution "District Attorney Jerome has placed at nil disposal the machinery of his ofuce and will co-operate with me 1n nnv was. as I will with him. In the pro.v cution of Offenses against the election franchise. Assistant District Attorneys Perkins Hiid San ford are t devote themselves to this work In conjunction with Deputy Attorney-General Mason nnd assistants." The Attorney-General received a largo bundle of subpoenas from the District Attorney and Immediately put several election deputies at work serving them. Charges Ballot Boxes Stolen Charges that several ballot boxes had been stolen before tho returns were reported re-ported and that others were found unsealed un-sealed were made during the day. The Investigation of the election promises to bo the most thorough ever made In New York city. Mayor McCleJIan today engaged counsel, coun-sel, among them being Alton B Barker, ez-Judgt of the ' ..art of Appeals and Democratic candidate for President last year, to represent him during the Mav-.. Mav-.. raltv contest. Makes Find of 8000. A statement was Issued from Mr Hearst's headquarters tonight, saying than an examination of the alleged defective de-fective ballots which w. re thrown .. it on election day shows more than 8000 which he declares should have been counted for him It Is asserted that these ballots w.re marked with a cross beneath the Municipal Ownership emblem and in th.-circle th.-circle over Mr. Jerome's name. Mr. Hearst says these ballots should be counted for lilm, pen, ling a judicial decision deci-sion as to their valldltN e asserts that If these were accredited t.. him he would be elected without a recount of the entire Note McAdoo Explains Police Vimmlssioner McAdoo Issued a statement tonight explaining lew the police po-lice came to have possession of the ballot bal-lot boxes. He says that according to custom for man years past the Board of Elections, by resolution, lias asked the police department to takn care ,.r the boxes. The board had no facilities at Its command for caring f.o the boxes, as, the commissioner says, was illustrated today to-day when the ballots wi re kept waiting on the streets for more than twelve hours. Policemen have been detailed to guard the various wai. houses where the ballots wi n sioi ed. Bftllot Boxes in River. Attorney-General Mayer stated tmiigiit that he bad iceeivod Information of the recovery from the North river ..f certain ballot boxes used in the election of Tin-s-da) hist. Ho said the matter was under investigation. Aitorney-Qeneral Mayer lent bis office at midnight, saying expected developments develop-ments had not taken place and thai nothing noth-ing COUld be gained bv bis remaining down town longer Mr Mayer refused to discuss tho reported finding of the ballot bal-lot boxes In tllO liver, further than to sav that such reporls had com, t.. him. It being said the boxea were picked up by a tug. Alleged Stolen Box. a ballot box alleged to have been stolen and discovered by aoddenl tonight was taken to District Attorney Jerome's lice nnd closely examined. |