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Show PLEAD GUILTY TO ELECTION FRAUDS Eighty Men Arrested in In dianapolis Scandal Await Sentences I INDIANAPOLIS Jan 12 rhat a con cp racy to corrupt the e ectlon of No vember 8 1914 had ex sted was admitted by eighty men wl o before Judge A. B Anderson In the United States district court todaj p eaded gu lty to an Indict ment etur ed by the federal grand jury the day before Chr Btmas Eight others of the 111 defendants pleaded not gui ty while demurrers were filed for the re main ng twentj s k pr soners inc ud ng Mayor Donn M Roberts Circuit Judge E 1 H. Redman City Judge T omas Smith Sher ff Dennis Shea and other city and county off clals "tt hile It was genera ly known that some of the defendants would plead gu ty the large nun ber tl at answered gu lty" when called before the court caused much surprise Those who ad mltted guilt d d so without prom se of Immunity They were not sentenced to day s nee they are expected to test fy for the government in the cases to be tred With few exceptions the prominent men in the a eged conspiracy have de c ded to fiht the charge and have em ployed Representative A. O &tan ey of Henderson Ky as chief counsel In ad dtt on to Roberts Redman mith and Shea those for whom demurrers were fl ed are V, ill am Doy e George i,hren hardt member of the board of public works Arthur G lie Char es Houghton John Kane, R chard Knuckey jferl e McKay Jol n Massellnk former state representative and inspector of seals and measures Harry Montgomery president of the board of works Fred MorrisoB Lews Nun ey Andrew OBrlen Wj lam 0 Donne 1 Joseph O Mara, H ton 'Red man George Soverln Joseph Straus Elmer B Talbott, city comptro er George Woodall A exander Aczel Tim othy Conway and John E Green The e ght who dec ded to make their fUhts on pleas of not gu ty are Harry Barker Thomas Brady Wil am Crock ett Edward Drisco 1 city emp oyee Bert Hi I Char es S Miller Jack Sting ey and Maurice Walsh E gl t of the e ghty who pleaded guiltv I were emp ovees or former emp oyees of the Terre Haute city administration and included J Edward Holler within the last week deposed as chief of police John F Nugent former n ght cl ief of po 1 ce Fnno Harms custod an of the c ty hall Robert IJovd po icenan Joseph Jef I fers specia po iceman and Harry Fore beck and Wa ter Coordes city hall em p oyees The others were most y bar ' tenders a eged gambers and persons w tho t an occupat on. The entire body of defendants lefh the courtroom at b erty to return to their homes those who ente ed p eas to await a summons from the d str ct attorney and those for whom demurrers were filed to retu n January 20 for argument |