The Portland daily press., 1874-12-12
U. 3. District Court.
BEFORE JUDGE FOX.


FRIDAY.-United States VS.. Rodney Fogg. Bride
ry of voters.
The case was opened by the United States District
Attorney who called several witnesses to prove that
the Respondent bought votes at the last September
election at Augusta.
The first witness called George W. Wood Of
Augusta, who testified that he was met by the re-
spondent in Market Square, Augusta, last election
day. who asked him he had voted. He replied in
the negative, and Fogs said that if he would throw
certain ballot he would give him $40. Wood accept
ed the offer and threw the ballot. After this he was
met on Oak street by Fogg, according to appoint
ment, and received $40. The cross-examination
brought out the fact that the witness had been in Jail
several times for minor Offences and was man OF
intemperate habits He testified to signing written
statement after the election stating that he had sold
his vote, and to seeing notice posted in the ward
room that reward was offered for any one VINO was
detected in buying votes
The next witness was Benjamin Britt OF Augusta,
who testified that he saw the respondent in Market
Square, and that he (Fogg) offered him $40 to vote
the ticket he held in his hand. He voted it, and al
forwards met Fogg on Oak street, who paid him $10
Also saw Fogg pay William Britt snm of money.
The cross-examination elected the fact that in the
latter part of the day Britt drank several times and
afterwards went to Mr.. Pillsbury's office and sign
ed written statement that he had sold his vote to
the respondent. The money did not influence his
vote.
William Britt son of the last Witness was the next
witness called He did not see the respondent give
any money to any one when he was in Market Square
He did not offer witness any money. Saw him talk
ing to Wood The cross-examnation elected moth
ing new.
John Holt of Augusta, was next called. He knew
Fogg and saw him come into Market Square election
day and call Wood to his carriage. Saw the three
former witnesses go to the polls and vote Saw the
respondent meet them afterwards on Oak street and
mass them money. Afterwards saw Britt with 50
No new facts were brought out in the
ton.
Charles Jencks of Augusta, was next called. HIS
testimony was substantially the same as Hollis.
At this point the government closed their case and
the defence opened very briefly. They claimed tnat
the witnesses for the government were not reliable
men, and that their testimony was not worthy to be
taken in such a case. About twenty-five witnesses
were sworn for the defence. The first witness was
HI. W. True, Judge Of the Municipal Court Of Au-
pusta He produced the record of his court to show
the times that the witnesses for the government had
been before the court. They each had pretty full
record ON the books produced He !so testified that
the reputation of Wood and Britt for truth and We
racity was bad.
The following gentlemen from Augusta te;tlhed
that the reputation of George w. Wood and tBenja-
min Britt for truth and veracity was bad WE
Libby, Joshua L. Heath, Gardiner Phillips, Frank
Harrington, Samuel Titcomb, Richard W. Clark
Charles e. Nash, David CargIl O. c. Whitehouse'
Joseph W. Patterson. S. Caldwell, Daniel B. Savage,
BENJAMIN Gardiner, John E. Wood, Henry T. Morse,
Daniel Coney, Erastus Haskell, Danforth Davis,
Frank s. Salmons, W. P. Whitehouse, Henry A.
Hall, w. H. Turner, George F. Howes and K. W.
Black.
At this point the court adjourned until this MORN
ing when the defence will introduce one or two more
xvituesses