Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-06-08
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1t was claimed by the friends of
Hon. Rob't Schenck, that he was de-
feated for Congress last Fall by
fraud, and that Lew Campbell was not
entitled to the seat in Congress, not
Baivng received legal majority
of votes in the 3d District. Peter
Schwab, has been charged with stufing
the ballot boxes in the city of Hamil-
ton, as will be seen by the following
special dispatch to the Cincinnati
ChEoniclc;
HAMILTON, May 80
The case of tie United States VS..
Peter Schwah, on charge of ballot
box stnffine, came up this morning be-
fore T. S. Commissioner Humber !;
"A. f. Hume and C. s Symmes ap-
pearing for tho defendant, and S. 2.
Gard and Stephen Crane for the
United States.
The defendant filed a motion for
continuance, on the ground Of the alb
sence of a.: A. Phillips; a material
witness, now at Little Rock. Motion
Overruled:
The defendants attorneys then made
q verbal motion to dismiss the case on
the ground OF insufficiency of affidavit,
which, after much discussion, was
also overruled. Dilatory pleas having
beer exhausted, the witnesses were
then called,
THE TESTIMONY.
H. L. Moorey testified that he was
clerk of.the election, and that Schwab
was one of the judges that the clerk s
and judges separated after leaving the
polls and did not meet again until "A
o. clock to count out the vote
Robert N. Andrews, Sheriff of But
ler county, sworn and testified: Was
present last fall when the polls closed
The poll books were put in the ballot
box, on top of the tickets think
Schwab put them in; Schwab had the
key of the box; Schwab stood witt
his left hand on the ballot box; saw
something in his right hand which
looked like tickets; he raised the lie
of the ballot-box with his left hand
and threw what he had in his right
hand in the box, ard then closed it
Schwab says to me, Ibid you see that 2
l said, 81 could not help seeing it.
Peter Schwab and myself then startel
toward tie Jail and were going across
the street; he said he had put in eithel
! fifty one or fifty three ballots, l forg et
which. Schwab said to me he did no
intend anybody should be in the room
when the polls were closed. l caution
ed Schwab to say nothing about it tc
any one.
T. -. DIR. /. r.. NICHOL.
Editor of the Butler County Demo
crat, testified as follows: WAS walk
ing with SchV alb on tho night of til
election he told me he had put ticket
in the ballot box; he wanted me to Sc
\ Russell, the Democratic judge in th
| Fourth W ard, and have the same don
there. | was incredulous, and he sait
| '.lf you don't believe put the tic ct
in the box, ask Bob Andrews; lie sal
me do it,
Richard Cole testified that he wa
in the Auditors Office when the Sec
ond Ward vote was counted ou
Schwab'toOS the tickets from the boz
OdHlS Eeau lHcun4 anu an HOO
strung them. Schwab had four pile
J. of tickets before him 'straight Demo
crat." straight Republican, ''ScratcI
ed Democrat" scratched Republ
can" After the tickets were counte
out, and the clerks were fixing up tn
tally-shects, said to Sehwab, 'sThos
fellows, meaning the ballots, did Nc
get in there in that shape" Schwa
said, did you see how it was doMe
| said, Il thought l did" He the
said: Say nothing, or keep STILL"
On the conelusionEsot Mr.. Cole
testimony the Commissioner hel
/ Schwab in bonds of $4,000 for his al
. pearance before the United States Di
D trict Court. Henry Dig went securit
for Mr.. Schwabs appearance.
Considerable feeling is expressC
D against Sheriff Andrews, who is no
d a candidate for County Treasurer, b
i cause he has kept this fraud on Il
ballot box so long a secret from Il
=, people His chances for the nomin
ton, heretofore good, have been, We
Il much impaired.