Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1909 — ARRESTS FOR VOTE FRAUDS [ARTICLE]

ARRESTS FOR VOTE FRAUDS

Three “Hunkies” Are to Be Put on Trial In Lake County. East Chicago, Ind., Jan. B.—The first real results of the investigation of the alleged election frauds in Lake county came when three “Hunkies” were arrested here. They are Stanislaus Zargia, Tonia Tumanla and Mike Butova. United States Deputy Marshals D. C. Rankin and H. A. Martin of Indianapolis made the arrests. The men were taken before United States Commissioner Charles Surprise, who continued the cases against them until Jan. 25. It is understood that eighteen other arrests are to be made as a result of Peter J. Lyon’s visit to New York. The charges against the three men arrested are that they gave the wrong name of the boat on which they arrived, the Wrong date of arrival and place of landing. It was learned that Henry S. Seyfrled, attorney, who had charge of the case for the Democrats, and John Gavit, his assitant, have both quit the glmon-Wickey contest case.