Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-27
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3 A. From New York and Chicago.
d l.. @. How many from New York?
, A. think The re- were eighteen.
Il Q. Who had charge of the party?
a. A man named Gleason.
@. Mas he here on election day?
, A.eYeS, sir yTl-Hl7 q sVA-.
,l q. " here else were you to get me
from besides. New York: - ~
LA. Men FROM Chicago. -@7g
q. Who did you have from Chicago
: A. A man by the name of Burn
came here. Idun't know the exae
amount-between seven and twelv
men, 1rs gii.n0 5fl ol -~-eil l--
! o. Were men here from any othe
cities besides New York and Chicago
A. Yes, sir; Pittsburg9
+ q. How many from Pittsburg?
A. "A man named George Fairchild
came here with eight men from Pitts
burg.
I @. Did you have uien from any oths
place besides?
p A. Well, none directly under my
charge. There were men here from
Kentucky around, that / gave money
to others to give them. 1s
H. @. Whereabouts from Kentucky?
A. Along about Msysville.
@. Did any other cities furnish men:
A. Parties were here from Baltimore
but not under my control. o.. --a.
Q. Who had charge OF the parties
from Baltimore ?7(t.. 2
A. .Don't know the gentleman's
name. / was introduced to him at the
Grand Hotel, and drank with him sew.
eral times. e-r.f,-,.' +
q O.. You We're introduced to him?
A. Yes, sir. ....
@. Who by?
ta A. L decline to answer.
. O., What was said when you were
introduced /? res ..- l-l.f-. - ? Iaq .it
! a A.dWell, / said that him and me
would make good team together.
@. State whether or not 1t was pol.
itieian that intro iucsd you to him.
/ A. Yes, sir. r
@. State whether or not he was an
ex-office holder.
A. Yes, sir. He said there was a
good deal of money bet on the election,
Q. Was he a Democratic politician?
A. Oh, yes. vr f
@. How many men did this party
! from Baltimore have?
a. / didn't hear him say how many
men he had. / seen mest he had with
| him. They were Germans. They
voted in the German wards.
@, State whether or not Indianapo.
lis furnished quota? rrr rs,'-.
A. Yes, sir; there was gang here.
/ don't know the amount OF men here
under the control Of the executive up
| there. l. had nothing TO do with them.
@. State whether or not you are ac-
quainted with one Michael Ryan, alias
"Three- fingered Jack" and was he
here on the day of election?
Ayes, sir. ~ '-0 i'-
t. O. Do you know what part he took
in the election? -
A. Well, un lerstand-he made him
self generally useful around.
Q. Do you know whether or not he
is under indictment in the U. S.Courts!
| A. heard he was.
@. Are you acquainted with James
White. an ex-detective ia This city?
A. Yes, sir. t.la. p
Q. What part, if any, did he take in
A. Employed here to hire some men
for meas many as he could.
@. How many men did Mr.. White
employ under your direction?
A. l disremember; between thirty
| and thirty-five; not less than thirty.
@. What money did you pay White?
A. Something over one hundred dol.
lars; don't know exactly.
Q. When, and how many of them
did you pay, and how much?
A. l think it was thirty or thirty.
two; gave five dollars apiece.
@. When did you pay them S5 apiece?
A. The night before the election.
@. Did Whites men vote?
A. Yes, sir; portion OF them did.
@. Where?
A. About twenty of them voted in
the First precinct of the Fourth ward.
Q. Did. you see them vote?
A. Yes, siI; had the tickets.
@. What ticket did they vote?
A. The straight Democratic ticket.
You don't suppose they would let
them vote anything else, do you?
@. Were any of the twenty legal vo-
ters of the Fourth ward?
A. / think not, sir; in fact, l know
they were not.
Q. What report was made TO you by
White As to the number of votes cast?
A. He said the parties had been vO.
ting. Di int know the exact amount
Of votes cast-some fifty or s xty.
@. Site whether or not Gleason's
pirty-the party of eighteen from New
York-voted? A Yes, sir.
@. Where did they vote?
A. First precinct of the Fourth ward.
A. Where else?
A. The Second precinct of tho Fourth
ward, and the First and Second pre-
cincts of the Sixth ward. Never a
man of them was challenged.
Q. Did every man get in his vote?
A. Yes, sir.
@. What ticket did they vote?
A. They voted the Democratic ticket.
@. Where else did they vote?
A. left them at the Sixth ward
polls to go to the West End.
O. What report did Gleason make as
to the number of votes cast by his men
after he left you?
A. l disremember the exact num-
ber voted--between 125 and $50.
Q. What did Burns party do?
A. They came to the first precinct of
the Fourth ward, and voted there.
@. What time did they go to the
First precinct of the Fourth ward?
A. Shortly after the polls opened
to start in with.
@. How many votes did Burns par
tg cast?
A. That saw in the First precinct
of the Fourth ward-I disremember
the amount-either eight or ten.
@. What ticket did they vote?
A. The Democratic ticket.
q. Where else did they vote?
A. That is the only place 1 saw them
vote. They went tie same rounds as
these Others.
@. How many votes did Burns re-
port as his gang having cast altogether?
A. think about $50.
@. Did Fairchild's men vote?
A. Yes, cir.
Q. How many of them did you see
vote:
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