Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-09-13

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or to conceal--or, in palmer terms--some
of their graceless minions steal the books
containing the votes of the Kanesville
precinct; thus attempting deliberately tc
cheat honest and legal voters from thei
right to elect their own officers.
Geo. P. Stiles, being sworn az afore
said, testified as follows:
lnterrogatories propounded 6y d. p
Miller.
Interrogatory 1. What is yonr pro.
fession or occupation, and what are youl
politics!
Answer. l am an attorney a, law
and have uniformly voted the democratic
ticket.
Interrogatory 2. Did you or did you
not reside in the first Congressional dis
trict of the State of Iowa at the Angus,
election Of lS4s, and did you or did you
not warmly support VIM. Thompson for
representative in Congress at said cleo
tiun!
Answer. did reside in said district
at the time of said clec,ioa, and did sup
port and vote for said Thompson at said
election.
Interrogatory 3. In which of the
counties of said district did you then re-
side!
Answer. In Keosauqua, Van Buren,
county.
Interrogatory 4. Have you ever Wis.
tied the election precinct or village OF
kanesville! and if SO, where is it situ-
ated!
Answer. have visited said precinct,
and il is situated IN the Missouri river,
in the western part of the State of Iowa.
Interrogatery 5. When did you WIS.,
it the said precinct, and for what pur-
pose!
Answer. Visited il in July, ls4s,
and went there for electioneering pur-
poses in behalf of the democratic parly.
lnterrogatory Q. Did any other per.
sons go with you to said precinct! and if
SO, name them.
Answer. There were other persons
who went with me, to-wit: Josiah III.
Bonney, of Van Buren, county, Iowa,
Dr. John Seliman, of Davis county, and
VIM. S. Townsend, OF Lucas county.
lnterrogatory 7. For what purpose
did said gentlemen go with you to said
precinct; and what are their politics!
Answer. They were all democratic
in politics, so far as know and believe;
and they had the same objects in view
which had, which were of an cleo ton
eering character.
lnlerrogatory g. WHAT'S the distance
from keoseuqua to Kanesville precinct!
Answer. | should call it, by report,
from 275 10 900 miles.
Interrogatory 0. How long did you
and said gentlemen stay in your said
visit at kanesville precinct elec,ioneering
for the democratic ticket.
Answer. Josiah HI. Bonney, DIR. John
Sellman, and myself stayed there three
or four days, and then left, leaving the
said VIM. s. Townsend there; this was
about two weeks before the election.
Inierrogatory 10. Was or was not
any money furnished the said VIM. s.
Townsend to remain in Kanesville for
electioneering purposes! and if so, who
furnished said money!
Answer. No money was furnished
to my own knowledge.
lnterrogatory IL. State if you know,
by information derived from said Bonney
or Sellman, of any money having been
furnished said Townsend for electioneer-
ing purposes, or for his time and expen-
ses!
Answer. Said Bonney informed me
that he had left money with said Town
send to defray his expenses until after the
day of election; and said Townsend was
TO remain there until after the election.
Interrogatory IL. Was or was not
said Sellman candidate for State Sena-
tor at the August election Of lS4S; and
was he not also, at the same time, one Of
the Cass electors of the State of Iowa
for the presidential election Of l648!
Answer. He was a candidate for
State Senator, and also one of the candi-
dates upon the democratic ticket for
presidential elector.
lnterrogatory Is. Was Mr.. Bonney
a candidate at said election, on the demo-
cratic ticket for any office! and if so.
what; and was or was he not elected to
the Office!
Answer. lie was candidate for
Secretary Of State, on the democratic
ticket, and was elected.
Interrogatory IA. At what place did
you, Mr.. Bonney, and Mr.. Sellman as
semble preparatory to your starting for
Kanesville precinct; and state your course
Of travel to said precinct!
Answer. MI. Bonney and myself
left Keosauqua together; went to Bloom
field, Davis county; met DR.. Sellman
there; left Bloomfield; went to Center
vile, Ap panoose county; from thence to
Princeton, Monroe county; at which
place we were joined by VIM. s. Towns
end, who proceeded with US southwest,
or nearly west, to Charlton Point. il
Lucas county; and thence westerly 10
Kanesyille.
Interroga.orv Is. Had you CON-
pass of any kind with you by which you
were able to form the opinion that Kanes-
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