Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-11-04
GREAT coPPERHEAD swINDLE.
Oatfsgeous Attempt to Defraud the New York
- Snldiers nut nf their 49,


frauds ever attempted upon a free people has
just been brought to light 1t is nothing more
nor less than an attempt ON the partof the New
York Copperheads Seymour at their
headZto deffaud the soldiers of that State Out
of their votes, and by that means to enable Nc
Glellan to carry the State. The method in which
the vote of the soldiers of that State is record
ed is peculiar. The law requiFessshe ballot OF
soldier to be enclosed in sealed envelope,
together with an affidavit sworn to before an Of
ilcer OF the army and duly certified, that be is
entitled to vote in such place, and a power
oil attorney to3some friend OF other person in
that place authorizing that person TO deposit the
ballot, ON the day of the election. This method
is SIMPLE; the necessary blanks are printed and
distributed sur! to the soldiers; by lawsno one but
the inspectors OF Elections are allowed to open
tne enveioPe containing a soldiers ballot; and
'heie was reason 70 oeiieVe tiiat tne vote oil the
soiaiefs Oh view ork wonia DC recorded with
certainty and proprlety 10 carry the law into
eiiect' u rs PROVIDED That commissioners shall
De appointed by the Governor to carry the nee
VIZ
soldiers nave hiled them up to take them back
10 t'ielr proper places &c IN the state. 1t was
lnese commissioners tnat comniitted the fraud
Ahey efHiiee lne retsifhs PACK as Iar as balti-
more "neie 'he eiiEelOPeS were opened ana the
niiico eioAes ''os'racVeu ana tnaI Oh
Ino0i0iA"n pun III i'S Pl'ce' DuC ''e scoui'dreis
ala not sUop mere. Ihey forged hundreds OF
ho"els oi Attorney, ana enclosed thousands OF
McOlellan VoeeS IN envelopes Purporung 70 nave
come sl rom soldiers who are known to be dead
LII Ine army. thousands OF THESE votes were
sent from DalCiinore' ana the ashington Chron-
icie S'dVes III u esIlinaCeu' at Ihe lowest, that
geil thous'ilo fraudulent votes nave been sent
from InaS CITY alone' ana that one oox' over
three ieet long, containing many thousands OF
tnese votes had been seized.
Inc discovery oi the frauds was almost by
accident. AT Baltimore, young private, sus-
Pectng that all was not right at the 'State
(McCieIlan) Agency went there and preten-
ded to be very enthusiastic for Mcclellan. He
asked wn'V ne could do TO obtain the soldiers
Eo'e' ae I'le same 'i'ne puliilg out menioran-
uui'l oook' WHlch cohGiilea a long lisI Oh names.
Ahe oooN de'i dceeu bne SeIeheioh oi the acOiel-
IAN ne agents ana with ms helP they prepared IN
regular iorih McOlellah Dailots Tor every man on
the list, without ascertaining whether the names
were those of soldiers ar not The s;gnaturps
both e, al ,,,,,o,,c ,t.,,....
'oo" w '''e0 anu P""'i vi "UtO'ney' were WIZ
Ten py three or tour men.
Three of the Commissioners and two assist
ants were arrested ,,;z. nj I Ferrv of st
I.,,,ra,,oo .,,,,,,.,, ..rd E.,,,,o,4 ~. g
-, VI
hloahys ana Colonel NOrGh-nanles OF assist
ants not given. Donohue. has been tried by
Military Commission. and the t;pdinc of the
@. -. a., p...:I.. ..-I
- NJ u 'i"i "a p''eu
the enorTnlty OF the crime concocted, and COM
promised some of the most prominent McClel-
Ian men of New York from Gov Sevmorr
d,,r,, =, ,ho Shor;a of AIhn,,,,
Piead guhty, and made full con1esslon h.
Newcomb, commissioned by Gov Seymour to
taketb Mcclellan vote turned State : evidence
l,.I. :,
dnu saiu 'nat ne announced 10 the soidiers Inat
he took no other KIND. Seeing no chance OF
escaping criminal conviction. Newcomb deter
MIN IN ms 10 n Nl loo Of N Ercn
:; :,
uence e W "as iuli' cief'i anu conclusive
CONFESSION or Al. J. FERRY, THE STATE AGENT or
EOyEKNoR SEYMOUR.
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80 n H., - ~ 'ne nleU p'I
PP.,r;1Io Wi IS CI;n,',,, ~ NJ Vi
!, ,,,a. L. i, nv, ott;ce No e5 Eaaot," 80
p.,,;n,o,o Iaa, ana bsvo boo,, e. ~, 800
t,Sl, ,,aors tho a0ort If the 80 IF M, vri'
,,,c,,,toJ bv Govarror Sc og,non =, iool, af,o,
ttd 80 III ,,a,,,,InS s,Ij;ore .f NJ
t;rSt so,y Woad ON Wednnsdav Of lac, ,1eaI1 %
,,,,, rf,;ce He eayo o,J rarroSontoJ k;,,,saif aS
an oe,,t Of tho Cant,aI
Isl of,sr th,. ,nc.i t;co : W. taiLeS aSa,';,
tba ,v.,, in ,y b;cb v0teS c,rid bo tstan II 1vos
a,,oJ ,h.t mo sblJ 60, tI f "a .o,
a sIJora a., a tt PA ,l, -, =, Lo
tLo E Ionoi 800 flIaJ :, oda. e,'ot ~
.J IL f -
e tIo'lie ny s,.,,,.. III i 81 49,
we S;~ned Tbs n,ners are IN tho hnndla mnvS
IL IA ~~,t 90; 81 a., nv S 10" 10:
o 'ne 80 uir '1 e, o,
Thera ,s Iorre tbssn ';snars snI Inf,
I'll No ,,S;aS Jasfrova,l Thdp+ nao1,a1,a
contained over two hundred that Donobne had
signed The idea of forginp these naners was
f;yst supoested Inv a man named Stenben May
son He IS from the western mart the state of
New York-I do not know from what county
He is not in tbe service. he is n state agent T
cannot saw at what time II was first nronosed to
foroe the naners. bnt if was about two weeks
ace I do not think there was anybody nresent
bTt Donobne and nvself hon, Msvon i;ret nro-
,,soJ t for(, be,o ,vos od
e M Bundy in NV Office. He isnow in New
YorL A1sc a man named n Newconoh I
nevor s.,v hin, mill b.- cs,,a tbara he Il =
LAWYER in Albany, Part of tLe for,ed naners
,rers ,naJs n nv otf;ce and ,,art breS~ht tfere
TSa,, ,vsre ,,saiIv y br,,,~bt !, bnJie tod ~,
s.. H., III
tors from ron p Cagger exoe9t what were found nm m IN
~, ,asL S tes
=, ~, 81 or, ~
e,cant ,i,s nanIss o,
- ~, ,1a,l1a,,,Pi nf
n"reio,,s ar nn,1srs ,f attnr~ou ,r;,I, Ioa,nn
fror Sa%nra Farrep n'sre5 % y
,,I;ah oorta;rad lie. og 'Ia,'os f frnn;Jnr," &c
CaI',,,t,;a dd nt 70. =,
tJnt + JastrounS Tho fo.a,d ,'.,'a LA ;t nU"
S"i tl,av ssnt tber ~ 4; fTar
ent parts oitne s'ate 10 DE maiied' "A young man
Gauro lroui " asnlhSVoh On rrlday OF SATURDAY
.ha,, t oar 80 WaShinaP y ana no. seGu
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