The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-10-30

Fremont. asked him if he came to this
country under age, and hesaid 10. He said
there was no troable in getting the papers,
and if went to Fremont l could get mine.
/ said it would not payt 60 to Fremont. He
said if we would give him some names he
would get the papers; and we gave him some
names that evening and on the ninth day
af1erward we got the papers. Coskley SAID
that he had no difficulty in getting them. On
election day he said, 4 voted this morning
l never made application to any judge, neYer
sWore or took any oath; / took out my first
papers after had given the names to Coax
ley. Took them out in jefferson on the 18th
of October and the next morning got NY
papers from Ooakley. People said these
full papers couldn't be got unless we got
first papers voted on the papers got from
CoakIey at Ashtabula My vote was chal-
lenged but it was taken. Coakley said he
got the papers in Fremont. Ny brother
John got papers from me aud get them
from Colkley.
Thomas Pollard slCorl-I know Cosk!ey;
gave him naturalization papers; Coakley
gave me list Of fifteen names; Itcok the
names TO Fremont about the ninth OF October
and got the papers from McArdle, Can't
recollect whether i handed the par ticular
papers (shown) to Ooskley, do not remeIn-
Der the names. He handed me the names
and said he would like to have me get the
papers at the same time, including those /
gave to Hyde, to which testified tie other
day. l said then that gave Hyde but ore
paper; / was mistaken, l gave him thee
The defendant was held fer trial. 10 the
sum of $4,000 - r A-sf ~
William Codkley s,c0rn-Know Patrick
Mccarthy but never knew John Mccarthy;
can't read; do not remember particularly the
papers shown me. told the defendant that
1t was the first time l had ever vot and T
had got my full papers at Fremont; that
they were giving full papers. Got instructions
at Fremont that they were giving full rapers
there and that they were all right. Mr..
York also told me this also man who came
TO work on the train on which | was en-
ployed and he was the one who set the work
agoing; do not know his name. l have rot
seen York since this train was taken cff He
was boss on the construction train, and lived
in Michigan. York said be knew Judge
Dickinson well, and said he would give M
q line to him. / went to Fremont and saw
Judge Dickinson first in his court room
had lire to Richard Toban, to take me to
JuQge OlcBlnSOD. 1OrK gave me JOe line.
I called to see TOban, but he was not at
home, and l then went to the office of Judge
Dickinson. l saw two men there and
waited till they got through for my turn.
After they went out tod Judge Dickinson
that 1 had lice to TOban to fetch me down
to him (DickinsOn) to get my papers, but
could not find him, and handed Dickinson.
the line to Toban. He opened it and read
it, and then tore it up and put it in his
mouth. He then took down the papers be
was going to give me. 1 saw Dickinson
write this paper, if this is the paper which l
gave to Mr.. Dickman when l was arrested
He asked me where l lived and where l was
born. I told him lived in Ashtabula and
was born in Ireland, He asked me no other
questions. No oath acas administered 10 me,
and no witnesses 1Oers erqmiTed or Sloorn for
me Ineyer took out my first papers aud
he never asked me about them Richard
Toban saw me afterwards and told me that
persons need not come up but send a list of
names. l gave the names to Pollard. paid
Dickinson nothing for my papers. 1 did not
offer to pay and he did not ask me for any.
When he handed me my papers he said,
"that is all. -
Mccarthy was held for trial, his bail being
fixed at $500.