Show STORM HOUSE t IJ tI JJ erre Haute Admit dmit Guilt ELECTION FRAUD CONSPIRATORS CONfESS Eighty Terre Haute Citizens Citizens Citi Citi- zens Plead Guilty in Federal Court INDIANAPOLIS Jan 12 nine Eighty-nine of the Terra Terro Haute men indicted b by the federa federal fed fed- I era eral grand jury jary in the election I fraud cases pleaded guilty gu today I before Judge Anderson Anderso in the federal court Demurrers to the indictment were ivere filed for Mayor Roberts of Terre Haute Ju Judge ge Eli Eli Redman and Sheriff Dennis Shea I INDIANAPOLIS Ind Jan JaIl 1 13 1 Charged In a federal In Indictment with conspiracy r to corrupt the election of November November No No- vember 3 3 1914 In Terre Haute men Including Mayor Coca Conn 1 M. M L Roberts were to be arraigned tU before Judge A. A B. B Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson of or lh the United States Stales district court h hero ro today Twenty four JaU prisoners cers Indicted for tor robbing and misuse misuse mis mis- use uc of oC malls were 11 also 0 to be arraigned at the same samo time Inasmuch as this Is said Mid fd to be the I largest number of oC mc men arraigned at OJ one onetime time Um Tn a a. Un United States s c court urt and since the cases If It convictions are axe obtained will ll set t a 0 prec precedent dent giving the tue federal government gov gov- Jurisdiction over o elections the tho hearing today todar has attracted wide wude Interest Until the tho Indictment In th the tha Terre Haute Haut case cas was urns returned December 24 24 the record for tor Indictments by a n. federal grand jury was mid aid to to have h been beeri held b by th the In estl Investigators tor who returned bills against the more than fifty d dynamiters rs here bore In 1912 According to local attorneys the Terre Haute Hauto investigation In marks the first time LimB that the federal government Fo has hal ever cr at attempted attempted at- at tempted Jurisdiction over the tho election machinery Frank C. C DaUe Dailey United State States district attorney for Indiana who personally presented the case e l before th the grand Jury Is working on the flue theory theor that since a 0 United States senator and a a. member of ot congress were elected any ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts torts to manipulate te the election electon Illegally constituted fraud against the United Unite States Included In the persons persona arrested d are re reten ten city and county officials among them being the mayor maor elt city Judge city comptroller comptroller comp comp- chief of ot police two members of ot the city board of or works the sheriff sherif an and anda a a. judge of ot the circuit court Then there are fourteen city employees holding minor while the r remainder of ot the group is compo composed ed of ot attorneys s 's saloon falcon and men with occupation unknown un un- un- un known Mr Dane Dalley fa says cays s 's he lie baa haa confessions from te several teral ral of the tue men and a number number num nurn- ber to plead guilty anti and throw themselves on the lie mercy of ot the lie COUl coutt t. t Others ar are expected to attack the tho Indictment by de demurrer demurrer de- de Wh when n called for tor arraignment Sentence was not passed The eighty men admitted d the they had participated Inthe in inthe the alleged ed conspiracy to corrupt the el election of or Nove November bor 3 I 1914 H In Terre Terr Haute Besides Mi Mayor or Roberts Robert Judge Redmond Sheriff Sh Shea a and several se others othor filed tiled de de- de The demurrers will be ar argued January 20 O J. J Edward vard Holler util a few days a ago o was chief of ot police Was waa among tho those o who pleaded guilty With AVIth Ith the exception of Holler Hollor and Nugent all of ot the city and county count officials who were cre indicted filed flied demurrers s All the men were weM told they could return to their homes homeR an and await the lie summons suns sum mons mona of tho United States district at at- torney At the opening of or tho the hearing the de defendants defendants eJe- eJe all of or whom had been released relt on ott bonds or personal recognizance were ushered into th the tho courtroom and 2 seated one R at t a a. time tune The Jury box boc had been ben removed and u few other r alterations were ere necessary to lo find room for tor all nil of or I the he Mayor Major Roberts Hobert was onas amon among amons the la last t to enter euter Seated his counsel el ho hl eyed eyd the defendants defendant attentively as atS they uttered pleas of ot |