Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-23
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checks in question and had been request
 ed by the committee to have the books be-
 fore the committee at their next meeting,
 he had failed to do so; and was now as
 much in the dark as ever g. The witness
 only answered. -:,1 don't know dor made
 lame excuses. He said in answer to sub
 sequent questions -I think I paid Henry
 been $50 or $60. I don't know what the
 money was used for, but think it was for
 the election. He testified that on Hatur-
 day night previous to the election the sum
 of $1O was paid to each of twenty y-6ve to
 thirty men in the employ of the-firm as Q present. He afterward said that such r
 amount was paid to fifteen men at one '
 foundry, fifteen at another, making thirty.
 five to forty men in all who were thus feed
 on the eve of the election" I-
 | "The investigation was continued yes
 terday. In the morning. the committee
 visited Cornwall Bridge to take the testi-
 to attend the investigation at this place.
 The substance of his testimony was that
 Rufus Owen came to see him and told him
 W. H. Barnum wanted to see him. He
 went to see MT. B. who asked him how
 much money it would take to carry Corn
 wall. He answered that it would depend
 upon who had it. Barnum then offered to
 fill outa check for any amount he would
 name. He declined to take the check
 used no money, and did not know of any
 being used. MT. McMurtry is we'll known
 as an active Republican has been Q repre-
 sentative in the Legislature and select man."
 | John w.. Cummings said that James
 London, Republican. on Saturday or
 Monday, offered him $100 to vote the Re-
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 o'clock in the morning. Didn't vote till
 afternoon. Fred. A.. Walton asked him
 whatwas the matter. Told him wanted
 some money. Walton told him if he would
 vote the Democratic ticket, he would
 show him how to get money Took De
 mocratic' tickets and voted. Afterwards
 went to the room at Mrs. Bushnell's. As
 I was going up met Walton coming away,
 Walked up into the room, where man
 whom he didn't know, handed him 8 roll
 of money counted out. After he got down
 stairs examined the money, and found it
 amounted to $1OO. Not word was said as to what it was for. -... ..
 "Ei Hart of Sharon, swore that on election day, J. N. Bartram asked him how he was going to vote. Told him that he did not feel interested on either side. Bar
 tram then told him that if he would vote for w. H. Baruum for Congress, John , Goodwin would give him $25. He then voted Republican ticket with name of w. , H. Barnum for Congress. As he voted, John Goodwin stood by the ballot box, and t after he had voted, motioned to him. They stepped into an adjacent room and Goodwin paid him $25." ] civilian Coons'of Sharon, republican, l swore that Rufus Owen, (the man who, il . will be remembered asked MT. McMurtry s to visit Mr. Barnum) handed him Repub- s lican ticket, with the name of w. H. Bar f mum for Congress, and told me, he would , give me $1O to vote it. Told him would vote the ticket. took the ticket and vo- 8 ted 1t. Very soon after Owen took him in . to a small raom adjoining the voting place ) and paid him the promised $l0. On cross
 examination he said he intended to vote s for W. H. Barnum as he didnt t, like P. IT. . "Adam Coons, son of the former wit- g ness, also of Sharon, testified to similar l facts. being hired by Owen for $10 to vote . for w. H: Barnum for Congress. (0wen s is in the employ of w. H. Barnum.l SEQ Samuel Ham, a voter in Salisbury, swore : that his politics were republican and that on Sunday night before election he was of fered by Erastus Goodwin the sun of $25
 if he would stay away from the polls on ; election day. He further offered him as ' good COW as ever pail stood under if he would vote the full Democratic ticket. ! He went to the polls and voted the Repub- r lican ticket and afterwards was paid by : Mr. 1Odenbright $105 as present. PreVi. 2 2 ous to his vote he was offered $125 by Da- U vid Presher to vote the Democratic ticket, r which he declined. Was asked to go to c . room to see MT. Barnum-as he supposed 6 in reference to bis vote. e...I-..,, 6 sGH Wokhnron Hrntavi11a nxu0rt1 e Was in company with W. H. Barnum and . William J. Garfield in the iron business, 7 and was agent for the firm. Sold out to Mir. Garfield July 1st. Was in the room l. in the rear of the barber's shop in Falls r Village on election day with three or foul Q others, the Frinks, Dickinson, and Chaun, 6 cey Wickwire. Talked about election. The s men said they had been offered $25 to vote the Republican ticket. They said they had ] never voted that way. Gave them BIO each, : and told them to vote as they always had ' Three or four of them took it. Mir. Wick. ,. wire wouldn't take it. Took the money U from his pocket. Got it back afterwards P from Ely Ensign. (Mr. Barnum's book T keeper.)" ....s. l-s5 : .2sf ,.-l !, Dwight Allen, salisbury-Am acqnain {. ,. isbury, election day. He was active in get. ting men to vote. He was candidate for D office. Saw him going to the polls with " three men, and remarked to him 't r ou = have them pretty well broke tor trained [ J don't know which,, Mir. Spurr," He turn T edround and came back to where I stood, . and said, 'sYes; but it costs pretty dear,' 9 2 in a jocular way. A day or tvovafters at D my house, I had 8 conversation with Mr, !, Spurr In the conversation we talked about the amount of money used on both e sides. MT. Spur said he thought Mr. B. 5 had book keeper who knew what the men : were paid. Mr.. Spurr said W. .H. Bar : num's instructions to the party were to 7. buy votes as cheap as possible, but to bay them at all events .eetaot a.saeags ! e. .s.,sga. CLIPPINGS. ss3 tsa. ra