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

ing an idiota person deficient in intel
leet, or not possessing the ordinary intel
lect of mankind.
Philip Lucas (cOlored) voted at Eastern
Precinct for Cook; claimed to be minor.
Deposition OF Daniel Baker (colored):
Fifty-eight years old; residence, Chilli
eothe; Philip Lucas is my grandson; he
was born the year before the war, as near
as I can recollect.
Benton Garringer testified: Philip Lu-
cas- father told me Philip was l9 years
old when took school enumeration last
September.
Objected to by contestee's attorney, ,and
objection overruled. Excepted to.
Robert Valentine testified: Been ae-
quainted with BENZ. Lucas since 1852:
Philip was years old in 1852; just big
enough to walk around little by the
chairs; had only one child in 1862.
Robert D. Laird depository: Live in
Union township; twenty-six years old;
voted for Cook, at East Precinct; came on
the l4th of September from my fathers,
IN Madison county; spent most of the
summer there; came here to teach school;
taught school in Fayette county last Fall
year ago; | regard this county as nv
home for the time being; this county has
been my residence since came here in the
Fall of 1877.
Frank Boswell testified: Robert Laird
boards at my house; am school director of
district; he said in the Spring he had no
employment, and was going home to his
Iather's; no definite arrangement for him
to come back; something said about it;
sometime In August we hired him; he
was in the county at different times since
Spring.
Dispositions of John Brusso and two
others at the County Infrmary, claimed
70 nave voted for Cook; not legal resi-
dents of the county.
Z. j. StinsOn testified Live at infim-
arY; superintendent since March, 1877;
John BrussO was in Infirmary as a pau
per when went there; left the inf1rmary
in j une last; got permission to go to Day
ton TO Soldiers Home; went there with
lnCentlon to remain, but returned in 8 or
ten days; knew Michael Brossman; he
came to Infirmary about 10 months ago;
don't know where he came from; is there
yet; has not been away, only to election
| in October; has not resided anywhere
else; know Pete Brunnell; he came in
june, 1877; came from the Soldiers Home
at Dayton; his furlough has been extend
ed every three months; writes to Gent
Brown and gets it; he still belongs to that
| Institution; he was gone last Fall about 3
months; being discharged, he came back
again.
j. W. Garlinger testif1ed-One of In
Urinary Directors since Fall of 1875
| formerly superintendent at different
| times; left there March 1877; was there
| four years before Stinson; John Brusso
| came there about four years ago; Brun-
ell came there four years ago; furlough
/ not extended while there: came from Sol
| dters' Home; here as a pauper; Brossman
came there about four years ago, and left
and was gone awhile, and came back
again; has a bad leg; he made applica-
| ton to trustees; BrussO made application
| same day he arrived here; now recorded
/ for temporary relief.
/ Daniel (1Oufz danOaifioft.-T To T-11a iva
with my father in Highland county; vot-
ed for Cook at Martinsburg; resided, Oct.
| Sth, at O'Dell's, in Highland county.
been there three months before Oct. 8th !;
! resided and lodged at home, at my faith
/ eF's, one-haIf mile from O'Dell's: always
lived with my father; l stayed at O'Dell's
! during the week, and on Sundays went
home to get Oh clean clothes.
| Testimony of several other persons
was taken, as to Gontz's place of residence.
l. Benz. Wilson testified-Vo for Cook;
| voted at Court House; lived on Tony's
place Sth of October; on left hand side of
JehersonVille pike; now live with my
brother on Zimmerman's place; worked
for VIM. Cline and Hays after election.
Stephen Smith, deposition-Live on
Rob't Cooper's place, miles from Wash
ington; voted at eastern precinct for
Cook; single man, came here first year
after the war ended. Claimed to be a minor.
Deposition of Josiah Davis, of Mont
gomery Co., Ky-Was slave owner. Own
ed Stephen Smith; Stephen was born in
1859.
Wayne Jones, deposftion-My mother
says am 2l; when she went to Ken
lucky and returned, she said was not 2I
she got my age from old mistress, at
Sharpsbury, KY; born in Kentucky
slave of BENZ. Whaley mother had eleven
children; got ticket of John Kelly; 1 can
read a little; I read some names on my
ticket; no writing on the ticket voted.
jackson Mcdowell, claimed to have lost
his residence by leaving the State. Testf-
| fied-WenttO Indiana in Nov, 1877, and
returned Feb, 1878; went on visit; re-
garded Fayette as his home; don't know
how long he would have stayed if he had
got good job of work
Testimony of several witnesses was tax
en- as to his place of residence, and inten-
tions in going to Indiana.
Alex. Weaver, deposition-Voted for
Cook; got ticket of John Jones; was in
penitentiary, and claimed not to have
been restored to citizenship.
Deposition of J. Allen, clerk in execu-
tive epartment-Had charge of Restora-
ton Record; Alex. Weaver has not been
restored to citizenship; no record of any
restoration.
S. L. Reeves, ,deposition-Clerk in peni-
tentiary, since March, 1873; Alex Weaver
discharged Feb. 10; gained 80 days; for
feited IL; records show discharge by ex.
piration of sentence; colored; Is years
! old.
Gilbert Ogle testified-Liye in Wash
[ ington; voted in East precinct for Cook;
t went to Iowa in May, 1873, and stayed
} till Sept. or 6; went to visit and gel
work; intended to stay if I got employ
, ment, and return to Ohio if didn't; re
j turned on account of telegram; sickness
5 of brother.
: Chris Parrett, eposition-Claimed Il
} have voted for Cook in Union township
r while living in Wayne.
John Coffee, deposition-Have beer
married little over eight years; my wifi,
t resided, Oct. Sth., in Sullivan county
; Ind; been there five years last June
) she was on visit to her parents here il
/, | this county two years ago; / never liveC
E in Sullivan county; have been there;
; contribute to support of my wife ant
: family; have resided in Washington
: for 8 years; consider Washington m,
Y home; have not lived with my wife 70
e five years; she went to Indiana June q
o 1873; don't know what she went for
we have not lived together since she wen
i to Indiana; l have voted in Washington
o for years, except once in Frankfort;
/; had been working there and registere'
d there; 1 told her [ would not go out.
: went out in October, and did not like it
It have never kept house together in fiv
It years; 1 went to Indiana to return If
e did not suit me.
e John W. Pancake, deposition-Move
!; to Fayette county Sept. 11th, 1873, fror
:, jackson county. Claimed to have vote
e for Cook.
e James Hays (re-ealled) testified-I wa
present at the count whole time in Pain
IS township; l think the clerks put dow
[ all the tickets voted for Cook; one tall
It to James Cook; one tally to J. Cook; car
Ie not say whether all the tickets were pu
n to James f. Cook; two tickets not calle
N or counted; laid aside; not strung; a
)r other tickets counoeu ana str0ngs don
, know how many blanks for sheriff: tw