, 1874-11-06

from Eotting hroi'nd. Coscofan'n men took al.
xstssG ts to gay na " T@raw 1s eayae
tiase what havo told yost re'ativo to illegal
voting and bogus registration.
; 1,ast year thu precinct gara 46a votes; thla
It all through the heaviest over cast IN this city;
thia yonr's waB no lnrgor thnn that Of 1874
In orlor to obtain somo information relative
to tho alleged nae OF money: etc.. on tho North
that sootton tho first ono being
wAH111NaroN tlEs1No.
noportor--1 understand that tlero WAS much
fraud on tho North Side. especially IN the buy
ii!ng OF voted. Do you know an7thing about
A11. Hcsng-Ycs. I waa on the North Side
from half.past = O'Clock Ill tho morning until
e.nf Gs % % and yod IT, fs pTpS St
SAW l1,au with Farwol, tickets In ono hand md
money in tho otl,or talking to neraons. about the
election, giving thotu 1ickets, and backing up Lila
Roportor-Do ron know how much he paid for
nir. iiosng-No, 10 not. >:
Reporter-Did you see him offer money to
sy 1fr. nosing-Yog. ,. |
~ Roporter--Dd they tako III
iIoporter-And 7ole tho ticket be Ravs them |
hIr. Hosing-l do not know that. Tboy how |
ever, took tho ticket
Reporter-Nas that tho only instance you sam !
Of oronly purchasing Yotes7
Alr. Hcsing-Jhat wpa tho only place saw 1t |
dono, but saw, in aaoon oppDafte the voting |
place In another procincs. Il prominent Farwoll
man, with iasgo pile Of groenoncks before him,
sitting in oornor, and dealing out the money to
mon who came ln for what purpose DO not
| know. / Baw hlm, givo greenbAcka to tTo
people.
Alr. uesng--I should judgo from tho looks Of
tho hills that tile aarouuta were. between sac
Reportor-Dld you sec any other evidence Of
| fraud during tho day7
Mr. Haal!g5,los;; In the ~ Eightaonthl, l, wa53 ]
were worry mysterious in their movements.
] Reportor-Dtd it Look aH If eirorts were making
| to corrupt tnoso "cni}ca aside?"
Mr. Hosing.- Yes; talked to ono Of thu
while was candidate. 11e ~aa modelling Far
| it, because he waa q friend Of LeAloyne'B. and
| worked for hial III 1879, aud It was a1peolea lo
would be on tho same sido this ti,no. ue said
ho was worhing Tor Tim Bradley. I inquired
| replied that he hadn't "soen" anybody.
talked to him, and he promniaud me faithfully
ticknts in his pocket and walked away: I thon
Loft tho preulnct, hut. returning hall sn hour
aftorwartl. saw him peldlipg tle Far"oll tickets
again. WIS told ti,at. aftor fuit, prominent
| Farwell mail had anllcd LIN aside, and Ind aomo
myHtosiu,,s oonvorsatlon, tho Inference from
wilicl. being that he had received money.
Neporter-~Doos Mr. Lcuoyne intend to con-
toFL tho oloCtton2
! Mfr. ueainS-Yes.
ltsporter-On what Eronntlh7
Air. Hosing-On tho grounds Of bribery, cor
ruption, and illegal voting:
| Ruporter-WaY there much Illegal vottng9
a1r. Hcslng-Nes. I saw man attempting to
vote ut the 'rEsza Precinct OF tho EiEhteonth
Ward. a cry Was ralHed tbat he was repeater,
aud do not know whether ho got bis ballot iii
1 ~ nj. fc1
bnt they lofnsod to do anything, aaying
that they did not mcadio In politics.
Afterwards raw the ssme mAn at tho Fourth
| Precinct trying to got in vote. heemngiy in
. charge OF man WHO, for tmo months. has been
i very active nbont town in tho interest Of Far
we'll. Whether he got tho voto III do not know.
as went away wh.io he was It tue window: I
; saw him subsequently, at the Second Precinct
tho police did not Interfere. lie, however, did
| not vote.
Rouortor--Do you know of any other instan-
| ceA
, Mr, Mosing-No but l,ave hoard Of nurner,
GUS caAos particularly in thu Tuontset,, Ward. I
know tint repeaterB from tho Eleventh Ward came
over about O'Clock and Attempted to vote, and
somo Of thom did voto' How many cannot lt
: Twentieth Ward-a noted eharacar-Atood at
tho window aud "itlentificd" thcm ard sworc
, TINT thoy woro loyal voters. Tt,as individual IL
| said to hayo awori1 III twenty yoes+
Mr. uesiag-Thero was q good doa1 OF that:
0 heard that twonty men yoted in tho second
: precinct Of tho Twentieth Ward who dc
s; yo ~ IT, t. Sas sd sao els ~&o hse Ss
. rn1nes Of tnon who voted IN precincts OF
Il wards whore they lave no labtation. IEet
j thoro were lots Of meu who wore not registered
J. but, claiming to reside n the precinct where the.
Z desired to yoto, xero sworn in. Soma Of then
Il were undoubtedly legal vptoib. bit from ths
,, character Of tic men who aworo TINT many O
i tho yolcrs wero loyal 1t ls lair to presume thu
r tloy wcra not, but simply repraters.
st W. @. MCCLURE.
Il Roporter-Whnt do you know about the alleGe
II frauds in tho Twentieth Ward?
IL Nr. McCluro-l waB III thu Second Preolnct
10 and do not know OF any frallds.
il Noporter~-Dlu you see nothing irregular dur
ID I1r MoC,ro-only on tho part Of the police
men, who apparently acted in tho interest of tn
,E Republican tcRet.
L. 1seportor--What did they do?
OH HI. McCluro-Tley would not allow auy chal
ID longers noar w,oro tho yotoa wero being put in
at md decent, respectable mon WHO Wero fofei6hol
liz wore showed nsldc, and thoso who word known
lo be Republican voters woro siyou tho preleronc
in tho limo. Those who woru canvasslnG for t1
i'll Opposition ticket wero kept as lar away from tI
actsng rmier Tho orsiors Of SnpI. Nohm, Ut
MI wg 1t tic polls twice, md whatever instructor
ho gayo wero carrietl out.
n ,Neporter-Dld anybody attempt to poll
uB Illegal voto5
Mr. McCure-There were porRona around tt
mt polls wHo appeared to 10 roreatern and tlI!1
to they voted. Several were charged with be'l
/ such, but they woro nevertheless allowed 70
t.. poalt their baltots. Protests wero inato booau
to Honlo Of tbo.n woro known to have voted In 9th
rrecinctA Zone Of tho policemen said Ae kna
ng it,. but they woro linnvailing.
lleportoE--Wus there any ehlcanory in swou
hat iMg III votoA7
tho air. McCinre-A lnrge number we're sworn
who did not 1.-Two In tile ward but they lad at
~ tayitB, and their y0tes wora takon.
rta Ex.ALp. Ed KEHoE.
Of Reportor-Woro you present at tho seco
III. Precinct poll election dny2
hat AIr. Kcloo-Yes.
on, Roportor-Dld my person1 no. entitled
YES vote do ao2
sn Mr.. Kohoe-Woll, know thero uan a numb
ut OF luon who cano over from the Eleyonth Wat
con at,d voted under fictitious Names. giving t
ore number OF llo,.Aos whore they did not live.
Ilnlnrtar-Dn xou kunH al1Y nf tlnIu nQfa1