The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-03-21
POLITICAL.
rNGERsoLL AND NAYLoR.

The Investigation Of the Committee to
INQUIRE into and collect all the facts relative
10 The contested election ofthose gentlemen
to Congress is still going on IN Philadel-
mia, A number Of witnesses have been
examined, and judging from the testimony
which has been given thus far, blacker
picture Of political vllany has never been
exhibited to the people of Pennsylvania or
the Unisn, than that which will shortly be
developed by this investigation. The facts
which have already been proven before the
committee are enough to mantle the cheeks
Of the Wing party with the crimson blush
Of shame, aud the individuals who have
been guilty of participating in this foul
conspiracy against the people, should be
made to feel the scorn and contempt of
justly indignant public. We ask the at
t.ntion Of the reader to the following dis
closures which have been made in relation
10 this matter, for which we are indebted TO
the editors Of the Pennsylvanian.-Stat
Cap Gag.
"During the investigation it was proved
by David Handley, that he subpGnaed
John G. Gill, who promised TO attend, but
was gone and not to be found By Andrew
Miller, that he cenversed with Gill at Har-
risburg on the evening Of the day he
was to have appeared here TO testify
and that Gill told Mr.. Miller, he would
have LOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS if ne had
not left Philadelphia as suddenly as he did.
BY Hugh w. McGinity, that John G. Gill
was an officer in Sheriff Watmough's office
an active whig and partisan of Mr.. Nay lOr,
and election officer at the election in 1898 /;
that having been removed from Office by
Sheriff Filler, Gill had confdentialIy in
formed Mr.. McGindy that Filler was net
lawfully elected Sheriff, nor Naylor to Con-
rress and that ultimately Gill disclosed 10
Mr.. McGinity, that Gill was present at
Bella Badgers house, in the night, when, in
the presence of several election officers he
named, upwards Of NINE HUNDRED
FALSE VOTES were added to the Regis
tries. The whole number Of false votes
thus added to the Regstries Of city and
county for that election, Gill said was
THREE THOUSAND NINE HUN
DRED J Mr.. McGinity testified that Gill
isa very poor man, an applicant for the
benefit Of the Insslveat Act, and frequent
ly borrowed from Mr.. McG. small sums
for subsistence, of which he now ewes $25'
And that the afterAeoA before Gill left Phil
adelphis he showed Mr.. McG. thousand
dollars. in bank notes in his pocket
book.
Mr.. Jacob Il. Kline, who was sworn
After being asked if he was a citizen Of the
Third District. which he sAswered in the
Affirmative, ne was asked if he had receiv-
ed any communicates from John G. Gill,
aHd when and what.
TThe answer to this question was object
cd TO by VIM. 3. Reed,counsel for Charles
Naylof, en- the ground that it would be
heaVsay evidence.
He replied that he did-that he received
notice frsm Bcnjamine E. Carpenter, tina
Jehn g. Gill was TO mako a statement o
the frauds Practised by the whig party upol
the Democratic party at the election of DC
tober 1898. Mr.. Gill appeared on the las
Saturday of November 1899, at the hous
Of WIN. s. Berrill. The following gentle
men were present; Daniel Smith, Mile
N. Carpenter, Jacob r. Kline, Beniami
L. Carpenter, Thomas Weaver, Peter b.
her, John Henlz, Able M. James, Samut
Stsvison. H. w. McGinity, and Williar
Grim. The meeting was organized by ar
psinting Daniel Smith chairman and Mile
N. Carpenter and myself secretaries
John G. Gill stated that before the Octob,
election Of 1888, he went 20 the house
bsla Badger in company with John Goo
man Of the second ward Northern Libertie
On ths second day of the correcton Of Il
Registry list in the evening, they lad Il
hooks for the correction Of The list of Il
GEsI, second, third, fourth. and fifth war
Of The NOtheIn Liberties. They left o
she ihird ward book stating that they cou
msuags that ward themselves, and to /
other ward books they ADDED THA
NIGHT OVER NINE HUNDRE
NAMES ! the doors and uindOws lUt
faItened and boLed by locks and mai
BY ORDER OF MIR. BADGER. t
understanding was, that this number
names was to be put into the ballot box
before the poll was opened. The nj
hundred names alluded to, were prepal
by George Hacker, John Jordan, John
Scott, Bsla Badger, Thomas McGIath, a
John Goodman all OF whom were pres
with Gill on the above mentioned night
Badgers house. He stated that III
yline hundred names were entered on