New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-13
HOW GEN. sCHENCK WAS COUNTED OUT.

TIE NOTORIOUS "PETE" sCHwAB STUFFED
BALLOT-BO AT THE CONGRESS ELECTION
IN 1870.
Nobody has forgotten the indignation of the
honest Republicans of Ohio last year. at the exclusion
Of the offered by the disabled soldiers Of the Dayton
Home and the consequent defeat OF Gen. schenck by
majority Of 90 returned for Lew. D. Campbell. 1t
appears that Gen. schenck was really elected without
the soldiers vote, and that Campbels apparent major
ty the result OF balot-box stufng In the Second
Ward OF Hamilton by the notorious "Pete" Schwab,
against whom Indictment has been found.
In the ward where the fraud perpetrated three
candidates running at the municipal election Of
1871 for the Office Of COunclman-a Republican, Cole
Democrat, and Potter who nominated Citi-
zens ticket. Schwab, WHO one Of the Judges Of
Election. favored Potter and during the election 1t was
reported that he putting votes for Potter into the
ballot-box. When Cole heard OF this, lie personally
charged schwab with it. and this led to loud words
blows. Mutual friends nterfered, and the matter
hushed up Cole elected and after the vote
announced not only repeated his charges, but added
that at the October election In 1870 similar frauds
committed, and by the Some Republicans who
heard these stories induced Cole after Congress had dis
posed of the case to 60 before Justice of the Peace
and make two affdavits, that schwab stuffed the
ballot box at the municipal election Of 1871 and the other
that he guilty OF the offense at the Congress
election Of 1870 On these adavs Schwab arrested
and bail, but before hearing Of the was had
Cole had been bought of, and withdrew his charges.
But the Republicans who had taken interest In the
disposed TO let the matter and having
learned who the witnesses in the were, caused
schwabs for violating the United States election
law The witnesses summoned were Cole, Andrews,
Sheriff Of the County and Nickel editor OF the Demo
cratic journal at Dayton. schwabs attorneys rst
deavored have the continued and failing in that,
waived an examination, thinking that by this means
they would prevent of the testimony being heard
But the Commissioner desired some data which TO
amount OF the bail bond and therefore decided to
hear O portion OF the testimony. schwabs attorneys
clustered insulted the court and at length when they
found that the Commissioner was determined TO hear
the testimony, left.
drcws Mr. 8. standing by the ballotboI when the
polls closed. In his hand he held something look
the contents Of the one hand were swiftly empted into
the box the other hard closed tho box X. with snap
and after explaing to Andrews and saving that the
the strctest secrecy This took place In the where
the ballots had been voted during the day.
Nickel walked home with Schwab immediately after
the pos closed On the way schwab explained Nickel
what he had done and requested him TO have the same
thing done a. the EEuGtn po Sbsa Pesr told
him If he could not credit his statement to ASK Bob
were counted At this time Cole in and observed
mysterious movements on the part Of schwab who had
possession of the box. In taking out the ballots
strait ht Republican, straight Democratic %iI nsi
scwab frequently carried his hand In his coat pocket
and explained to Cole that his hand was exceed
hss poea m'n needed re Cole was surprised and
Schwab finally asked him II he sees how 1t Is done and
on Cole answering airmatvely, Schwab cautioned him
to say nothing to no man. The tickets Andrews saw
Mr.. g. put In the box were Campbell TICKETS;
the tickets Cole saw Linn withdraw were
schenok tickets To make the Poll.books cor
respond with the ballots number equal TO those ne put
in must be withdrawn; the confusion incident TO the
clos ng Of the polls gave him the opportunity to put
them In; the position he took while counting them out
gave him ample facilities to transfer TO his pocket an
equal number; and TO the testimony OF the one VINO
saw him put them In, and to that or the other VINO
saw him take them out We have Schwabs acknoWedg-
ment to Nickel that ne did actually put them In
ON this evidence Schwab held TO await the acti0n
of the Z. s. Grand Jury, which has now indicted hn
After the evidence before the U. g. Commissioner be-
came public, the Grand Jury OF Butler County also
found simar indictment against SchwRb lot violating
the State Election law. 1t now looks as 'horHn 0oi