Nebraska advertiser., 1877-03-01
"REPEATISG."
Democratic Frauds in Cincinnati
The Infamous Work Resorted
TO TO Carry Ohio.
Eph. Holland "Squeals," and Ban
ming Trembles i'm his Boots.

Ohio, named Eph Holland, known a
notorious leader of "repeaters, hs
been arrested for fraudulent worl
done in Cincinnati at the Octobe
election. He "squeals." and his ties
timony is very interesting reading
1t gives an insight of how the De
mocracy manage to get big majoritie
/ in the cities. Holland testimony
affects seriously Mr.. Banning's sea
in Congress and may serve to Gus
him and give his place 10 STANLEY
Matthews who is contesting the sea
which Mr.. Banning holds.
The man who gives this testimon,
and who. as he says always vote
the Democratic ticket" became angry
with the politicians because after b,
was arrested they ignored him ant
didn't care whether he got out of th'
scrape or not, and he thought b,
might make the penalty on himsel
lighter by making clean breast of lit
We extract few specimen question:
and answers from Mr.. Eph Holland'i
testimony:
Mr.. Banning said in his converse
ton that he regretted | did not live
in his district.
Q. What money did Mr.. Banning
fn iGh fn An Ia b In u 10 l;e
trict? a. Mr.. Banning did not fur
nish money directly; he furnished
money to the fund l drew money
from l was made to understand so
@. What promise did Mr.. Banning
make in case you aided him mterial
ly? A. He promised me | should be
well looked after.
@. Did this man whom you speak
of from New York take any interest
in Mr.. Banning's success other than
i'm the rest of the Democratic ticket
here? A. He was interested in the
well-being of both Congressman here
but more in doubt as to Banning
election he was overanxious on ac-
count of thinking that it would be a
very close contest.
Q. What money did that man pay
you? A. He paid no money directly
to me; paid it to other parties for me.
@. How much did you get through
him, then? A. About 81, 600; l told
this party that any part took in pol
itics was a money consideration, and
1 expected to be well paid; l was
promised to be we'll paid. and was not
paid cent after the election was ov-
er; they
PLAYED NE FOR SUCKER,
the same as they did the balance.
Q. From whom else did you receive
money besides the amount paid you
on account of the New York party /?
A. Well, took money out of my
business. | took it with the under
standing that any money raised was
TO be paid back to me. / took 81 900.
Q. How did you get your men? A
l sent away from the city and got
them-a portion of them from New
York.
Q. Whom did you get from New
York {? A. A man by the name of
Gleason fetched out eighteen men; l
think it was eighteen.
@. Who else came from New York
besides Gleason A. Nobody; not to
me Michael Gleason is a New York
fighter who goes by the name of
MIKE, THE BITTER ~
he is an emigrant runner.
Q. Did any other city furnish men
beside New York A. Yes, sir; l
got some men from Chicago.
Q. Who brought them from Chica-
go? A. A man by the name of
Burns.
Q. Who did you communicate with
in Chicago relative to the matter. a.
Well, Burns came to me with letter
from a man by the name of Barney
Aaron.
@. How many men did Burns
bring with him? A. Twelve men.
Q. Any other city besides Chicago
and New York? A. Yes, sir; we had
some men from Pittsburg; Fairchild
fetched eight men from there.
Q. Did any come from Kentucky ?
A. Yes, sir.
@. From what part A. Up along
about that neigh borhood.
Q. How many men came from
there? A. l don't know; about ten
Or twelve; / dom remember the exact
number.
@. Was there any other city that
men? A. There were men
from Indianapolis, but had nothing
20 do with them.
Q. Do you know anything about
parties being here from another East
,rn city? A. Yes. sir; there were
parties here from Baltimore.
@. Who was it that was here from |
A. / don't know; / |
lidn't operate with them at all.
@. You met the leader? A. Yes, |
ir at the Grand Hotel.
Q. Do you remember his name? A.
do not. sir.
Q. Can you describe his appear
nee? A. Yes, sir he was a thick,
leavy-set mana man that weighed
bout two hundred pounds. He was
bout five feet eight and half inches
Ugh.
Q. Do you know how many there
we're with this man from Baltimore? Z?
\. l don't.
@. How did you meet that man
rom Baltimore? A. was introduc-
d to him at the Grand Hotel.
@. What was said at the time of the