The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-15
Prescription in Lewis County
From the Weston Democrat.I
.REGISTR ALTON.
FoRTY-TWo NOTIFIED.
% Voters Stricken Off.
Four Disfranchised in 5 Minutes.
A list OF THE VICTIMS.
Corley and His Son-in-Law.
THE l0IL LION AND HIS JAcKAL.
Infamous and Illegal Action
Of the Board.
Seventeen Voters Stricken Of
Without Testimony.
PURE LOFTY.
Indignation Of the People.
Radicals Disguised
They Give i'm Their Adhesion
to the Democracy.
PURE LOFTY
Indignation Of the People
Radicals Disguised
They Give i'm Their Adhesion
to the Democracy.
RADICAL OPINION OF The BOARD.
The Character and Personnel
of the Board.
READ, AND APPLY The REMEDY,

On last Monday, the 4th of October
the Board of Registration of this count!
met at the Court House in this place
1t had previously been rumored that {
large humber of voters had been mott
fed, but up to the day of the meeting
nothing definite as to the number could
be learned. 1t seems that the Board
which was composed of James NJ. Cor
ley, James Coonrod, his son-in-law, and
DR.. s. w. Hall, had met some time pre-
vious and that Corley and Coonrad had
insisted on summoning enough voters
from Battelle township (where they
both reside) to enable them to elect
themselves to office. DR.. Hall, to his
credit be it said, refused IL concur in
their infamous scheme, and finding he
was overruled at every step, became
disgusted and left for home, declining
to Lave anything to do with the matter.
Early on Monday morning, as the peo-
pie began to gather in, we learned that
some AZ of the citizens of the county
had been notified, mostly from Battelle
township, among whom were many OF
the most respectable, wealthy, and in
flucntial men of the county, as will be
seen by the list below. In it were en-
braced all the school officers of the
township, and indeed almost all the
township officers.
The Board met about ii o'clock in
the Court Room, which soon filled mp
with a crowd of men, who were evil
IDENTIFY much excited, but nothing bois
ferrous or threatening occurred. After
some time spent in consultation, the
Board announced their readiness to
proceed, and the first case was taken up
which, we believe, was that of james
NJ. Hetlin, Esq, who, when he asked
what the charge was against him, was
told that he was charged with "JeiRJ
diSiOyaI." No further information was
vouchsafed him, nor were there any
witnesses introduced to prove the
charge. To rebut this, he introduced
some ten or twelve Of his nearest neigh.
bors, who all testified to his universal
war, but ono of whom said he though
his sympdthies Ucere Uith the South. This
was sufficient, and the Presdent-him
self an ex.rebel soldier-announced that
that Mr.. Hetlin had ceased 10 be voter
BY this time the excitement of the
crowd had become intense, and every
body was talking and shouting, and
half dozen of the victims of proscrip,
tion were trying to have their cases dis
posed of.
The Board announced that they would
Iequire three or four witnesses to prove
mans loyalty, thus compelling many
of them to send eighteen or twenty
miles for their neighbors--they having
brought but one or two. Yet, in the
very next case, but one witness wa:
examined, and the accused was allowed
to remain on the lists.
The case of Jonathan Lewis, Esq.
Overseer of the Poor for Battelle town
ship, was, we believe, the next called
This was the third or fourth time 70,
Mr.. L., lie having always proved him
self loyal" and thought he should bt
able to do SO again. But alas! for hu
man expectations! although he proved
by all his neighbors that he was mar
OF unblemished character-that he haC
committed no acts against the Govern
ment, but had peaceably remained a
home, he was q man of property. char
acter and influence, and his head mus
fall-the fact that he was supposed b!
one witness TO sympathi=e with the re
bellion, being sufficient to erase hi
name from the list of voters.
AT this point, good magy applica
tions were made, and we noticed tive
young men who had just arrived at agt
trying to obtain the privilege of voting
and Mr.. Pat Murray trying to get on tn,
list. the Board adjourned for dinner.
| After dinner, as sooR as the doors
were opened, the crowd surged in, al
most filling the house. The case o.
Martin Fox, which had been brought
up before adjournment, was agair
called. Geo. Cozad asked permission o
the Board to appear as counsel for sew
eral of the parties, but this the BoarC
refused. He then asked to be permitted
TO examine the witnesses for seyera
parties, bat this was also refused.
The case of Joseph Hall was theI
taken up, and although he proved tha
he had committed no act of disloyalty
but had advised men not 10 go South, /
would not do, and without eyidenc
against him except that it was eth
rumoI' that he was a Southern sympa
thizer, and he, likewise, ceased TO be
voter.
The case of Martin Fox was the
taken up. The usual charge of "disloy
atty" being the only one against him
He proved himself to have been Uniol
man from the beginning By the testimo
ny of Captain Garrett, Jesse Garrett
Captain ". d. Anderson, James AndeI
son, Colonel kee, all Federal soldiers
and some eight or ten other men of un
doubted Probity and character, but tn
Board, when asked for a decision in hi
case, said that they "werc not satisfied.
"They wanted men whom they knew
thus laying down the principle that IN
less tie witnesses had the misfortune
be acquainted with two of the most in
. famous rascals unhung, they were no
, competent TO give evidence.
A very amusing as well as telling IL
cident occurred during the progress {
, this case, which we will proceed t
{ give: 1t seems that some tine ago tk
accused, Martin Fox, had difficult
, with the jaekal Of the Board, IN whIc
Coourod had broken three of Fox's iii
, With a stone. Ben Fox, brother c
Martin, who has always been a Rad
Ical, was present, and during the pro