The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-10-23
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Another Chapter in the Elec
ton Frauds. 81
rFrom the sanduskr Register.1

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We present below affidavit bfJcskPH c.
CsNBY, a citizen of Canada aud a uinos
twenty years of age, which furnishes auotH-
er)dark chapter in the history Of the D1oKIN-
SON frauds at the recent election. 1t is a
statement of facts which should force honest
men of all parties to pause and reflect. A
leading Democratic politician of Fremont a
Justice of the Peace elected to Office exp -ets.,
ly to enforce the laws of his country,
bosom friend and confidential agent of E.
F. Dickinson, Congressman elect, commits
deliberate crime the penalty of which is
the Penitentiary, for the purpose of obtain
ing a single illegal vote for E. F. DICKINSON.
How many of these crimes Captain TYLER
committed during the recent Congressional.
canvass no one knows. This is but one of
several which the officers of the law have
ferreted out and for which we hore the per-
petratOr will be I unished The affidavit is
Ds follows: aaI .e srst.-
The State Of Ohio, Erie County, IS:
Joseph Candy, of Cauada West, being
duly sworn, makes oath and says: | am 90
years of age, and am employ ed on The steam
dredge Of Captain Dunbar. On the 5dedsy
October, a. D. 1868, Captain Tyler, Of
Fremont spoke with me there in Fremont
about getting my papers, so that could
vote. He ssked me if 1 had got my first
papers; l told him l got them when l was
Is years of age, in Pennsylvania. He said,
l want to have you get your papers so ss to
6Ofo bn~o - !
boys on the Dredge to vote here too.
told him could not do it because was only
% years of age. He said, you can pass for
% and no one will know anything about
your age, and asked me TO 90 with him and
get my papers. We went down street but
did not find the person he said he wanted,
and he, asked me to come around the next
day Sunday. l didn't go to see him until
evening. He said l came too late, but that
he would have them for me when came up
on the 18th, so that could vote on the 18th,
didn't see him again until Monday, the
18th, about o'clock, P. M, l met him on
the street in Fremont, and he asked me to go
with him to the Court HOuse end said he
would get my papers that night. l went
with him and he introduced me to a man he
called McArdle, and said this man is native
of Canada and wants his papers MrjI
McArdle made cut paper and told me to
hold up my hand. He mumbled out some
thing l did not understand, and handed me
this certificate, which append hereto. He
asked me no questions. | never saw Mr.
Dickinson. l had no witnesses, and the
only person ever had any talk with about
my papers was Tyler and McArdle. II
came away from the Court House alone. |
Before l got my papers 1 SAID to Tyler |
that they could challenge my vote. HE |
said they could but that is all the. good it |
will do them; shall be on the Board, and |
it will be all right. When l went to the |
polls to vote was challenged Mr.. Tyler |
asked me some questions about my resi- |
dence which 1 answered and was allowed |
to vote. l was not asked about my age or
citizenship, and did not show my papers. |
l had told Tyler about my age when l had |
my first talk with him about my papers.
He told me he could get my papers and then /
if | would vote the Democratic ticket, and |
vote in the Second Ward in Fremont, as
he would be there as one Of the Judges Of |
Election. He was one of the Judges of
Election and gave him my ticket.
j. O.. OANBY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, by |
Joseph c. Candy, this 18th day of October,
A. D. 1868. ] G B1GELow,
Notary Public in and for Erie Co, o, |
CERTIFICATE OF FNATURALiZATIoN
AMERICA OUR ONLY COUNTRY.
The State Of Ohio, Sand1eky County, IS:
1, E, F. Dickinson, Judge and Clerk of
the Probate COURT, within and for said coun- |
ty, certify that on the 10th day of October,
A. D., 1868, Joseph Candy, a native of
Cadada, was, by me, duly admittedto ct64
zenshjp Of the United States of America |
and is therefore entitled to all the rights and |
privileges of naturalized citizen.
In testimony whereof, 1 have
hereunto subscribed NV name |
L. S. officially, and sffiixed the seal of |
said Court at Fremont, this 10th
day of October, A. D. 1868
E. F. DIcKINs ON,
Judge and Clerk of the Probate Court.
By ]. h. McAARDLE, Dept. Clerk.