Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-12-26
Fayette Common PIeas--yudge steele
Presiding.

evidence OH the side of the cOutestee was /
commenced on that day, and two or three |
witnesses called who refused to testify as |
to how they voted, on the grounds that |
such testimony, in their judgment, might
tend to criminate them. DIR. Roberts was
called, and demanded his fees before testi-.
flying, and was told to stand aside for the
present. He received his fees, and was
held to be examined at another time.
WIN. Allen: Live on the JeffersOnville
road, on the left hand side going out. L
voted for Oswell Smith at the election last
October. Got my ticket at the Probate
Judges office. Voted straight Republi-
can ticked except for sheriff.
CrOss-examined-Smith accused me of
not voting for him. put the ticket that
Smith gave me in my pocket.
Geo. Forbush testitied-LiVe at Bloom
ingburg; know Chas. Faulkner; he
works for me; commenced three years
ago; worked from first of May till Christ
mas then he went to Enon to work and
stafd there till March; then came back
and worked for me the next Summer and
Winter; he went to school in Blooming
burg during the winter, and worked with
me for his board; then he was to work
for me the next Summer till this coming
Christmas; he went away the goth of last
May to go to visit his sister in Indiana;
tried to get him not to GO as / wanted
him during harvest; he said he was sick
and didn't feel like working; said his sis
ter was sick and wanted him to come and
see her; he was gone about four months ;.
he intended 10 stay about two months
when.he went away he came back to my
house, BlOOmingburg; in Sept. sometime
] think; he is at my house now; working
for me; (witness here showed letters he
had received from Faulkner while in Ind,
relative to sending him money to come
home.) Had received postal card also,
but had lost it, Letters read by Counsel,
and offered in evidence by attorney for
cOntestant-went in subject to exceptions
of attorney for contestant) l sent him
money; he asked me to send.him money to
come home he has lived with me the past
year, except when in Ind. and his home
has been there all the time.
Chas. Gungle-Live in Washington +;
down by John Paul's; lived here about
four years; yes, have voted; last Oct.
first time; for Oswell Smith; was 2l the
10th of last February; p the 10th of next
Feb; Bob Smith is about month older
than I am; he told me so a year ago
Bob Smith is a brother of Os; my mother
is living; my father is dead.
Cross examined-Yes, keep the run OF
my age; know 1 am 81 years old.
Thos. McElwain--I know Chas. Gun
gle; know his mother and the rest of fam
ily;. know what she told me about his
age; l got a pension for her. evidence
objected to by atty for contestant because
Mrs. @. is still living and in county. Wit
ness Withdrawn by cOntestee till Mrs. G.
can be brought in.)
Wm. Harrison-LIve here in north east
ern part of town; have son named
John B.: he lives at his grandmother's
Vance; he has not been making his hom'
with me this fall; heis 10 years old; dom
think he voted; don't think he was il
townOn day of election.
Cross eXamined-Think I would hav
seen him il he had been in town on da!
of election.
Geo. N. Pierce-I want my fees; (wit
ness was instructed to step aside till Mr.
Cook came in to pay him his fees.)
Ralph Treeman--LiVe at Washington
G. H; lived here nearly 40 years; know
John Coffee he married my daughter
they lived in Washington after they wer
married; can't tell the year she wen
away; the cause of her going away was hi
getting tight and abusing her; she wen
to her aunt's in Indiana, on my advice
he wrote to her promising to do better
and she came back he also went out ther
and staid three or four weeks before sh
came back; he has not been there sine
she went back; he lives here.
Cross sexamined--She lived in her ow
house before they were married; no,
don't know that she wanted him to go OIL
there with her so as to break off from h
bad habits; think she wanted to get ri
of him; he was mad because she wenl
he went out there the next Fall after sf
first went; don't know as they lived tt
gether; she came back here a year La
Summer; they were together some; b
came to see her at my house; she weI
back IL November.
Re-examined-She went to Indiana tn
second time for the same reason she fir
went; on account of his intemperanC
and abuse.
Geo. N. Pierce-Yes, I've got my fees
live at DR.. Roberts; been there since 29l
Of Atro fro Raj hrfJ Jrros
at Staunton for Oswell Smith; used
be married; hard to tell whether l.
married now or not; not divorced; m
wife lives in Illinois, at Peoria, CUES.
she wrote to me last month ago; L don
send money to her for her use, thinl
do send money out there; have sent s.
or $40 in three or four different remi
tances have minor children ;she used
live in MCArt hur; sent the money to h
In a letter; came here from Bainbridg
never lived in the county before; bOard'
at DR.. Roberts boarding house across Il
creek; in Jasper township; 1 slept the
too; sometimes slept and ate at DR.. Ro
erts' residence; had my washing done i
Concord township ever since 1 have bee
there.
Cross examined-8Iy work was at d
Roberts, home; have considered DIR. RO
erts' my home; have lived in this Sta
ever since '65.
(Witness was required to pay costs of a
LacDiuenb issued against MIN Tor cOrLe101
in not attending yesterday.)
Jacob Perdue-Am township clerk 4
Perry township; was one of the clerks
election; ballots were put in ballot-bo
Immediately after election; took chars
of box; 1t remained at Barret's she
where the elections are held; it is use
for township purposes; trustees have
desk there; kept key of box Barrett WI
other clerk of election; Judges were oh
?. Todhpnter, Mr.. Fetherlin and M
Irons; yes, box has been opened sin,
elections; Sheriff Smith came to see N
two or three weeks after election al
asked TO see ballots; we re-counted ba
lots at his requests; present, Os Smitl
Horace Lidy, Mr.. Fetherlin and Mr.. Ha
ley; ballots were not taken off the strin,
they were slipped along the string so
to see them; put the ballots back in b.
and left box at my residence; countir
was at nay house; ballots or box have II
been meddled with since to my know
edge; kept key.
Cross examined-Barret's shop is
brick building. The old school hous
Undertaken shop. Ball box was put
top township desk. The doors of sh
are kept locked. The windows were DR.,
ty safes Afterward put ballot box i'm n
front room at home. Use that room
my official business The famiIv aI
use II. Am not at home all the time.
surveyor and notary public, Have be
away from home over night only once
twice since election. L tied knot in stri
after ballots were strung. Common kn
Don't remember whether there were a
votes for j. F. or James Cook. Nor a
for Aus, Austin, o. or Os. Smith, if s
think they would be put down separate
There was bunch of two or three ball
thrown out on account of being pOlled
gether. Democratic tickets.
Mr.. Barret--Live at Martinsburg. El
tion was held last October in my sh
Undertaken. Mr.. Fetherlin strung /