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

cause Charlie was then Is years old and
not entitled to it..
George Black burn, ,sworn-I live on the
west side of North street in Washington;
s. B. Yeoman lives near me; live on the
Jeffersonville road; left hand side as you
go out; lived there years next March,
am married; my family have lived there
with me; I voted at the last election at
Smith for sheriff; have been in the |
| habit of voting at the Engine House;
| thought it was my proper place of voting; |
] once voted at the Court House, didn't |
think it made any particular difference; |
got my ticket of Smith; voted in the |
evening.
Daniel Wendell sworn-I live in the |
Western precinct on Chillicothe road, in |
| the corporation; I know John Backen- !
stOe, he has or men boarding there;
I don't know their names; he had several
l.boarders there on election day: l didn't |
| go to the polls with any of them; was not
out of the store that day only to vote;
| didn't furnish ticket that day; was not
at the Eastern precinct polls during that
day; and didn't furnish a ticket TO any
| body.
Eli Post, sworn-I live in Union town
ship; know John Pancake he moved
on my place Sept. II, 1873; 1 talked with
him before the election; don't know his
politics; don't belive / seen him on cleo
tion day; did not see him at the polls;
aICer the eiecIlOn CalkeU Win nm ABOUT
how he voted; it was shortly after the
election; it was before the contest pro-
ceedings; he told nae whom he voted for;
| for sheriff; I voted for Cook; Pancake
lived on place abOHt months; / think he
: is living down about Ely's pork house; he
was a stranger to me; he worked very
little for me; he cut 20 shocks of corn,
and husked over 100 bushels
: Deposition of Nicholas Goings-Deposi-
ton was taken without cross examlna-
: ton. Deposition not signed by witness.
A. r. Creamer, SwOrn-I know Mill
ford Wolf and James Wise; on election
; day they were living across the creek in
, Coffman addition ON North street with
their families, they took possession of the
house the 18th of September; they rented
the house previous to the 18th; Volt made
5 the contract with me for the house; he
: stated that some members of the family
2 were living near town and if he could get
] a house he wanted to live here; he said
4 his household goods were near Leesburg; {;
some members of the family came with
: him, and if they could find house they
t | would move in town; don't recollect that
he said his wife and family were at his
!; father-in-law's on McI4ean's place; don't
n know when he moved mp here.
c DIR. S. C. Roberts, swOrn-I have the
!. names of parties that worked for me on
{ the Sth of October at home; on the Sth of
i October had so or go hands; was at
i
u went in buggy; twO-horse wagon
o went; Frank Claymire, Frederick Lem
y ehhOuse, a man by the name of Smith
u ! John Murphy voted at Jaspor; don't
know how many were in the wagon; 2Ol
4 8 rode their own horses; A man by the
o name Joseph c. Clark and VIM. johnson
e are Jasper township men, also Joseph D.
s. Ogle; that's all now recollect that wenI
e to Jasper polls; it was after dinner,
think; Smith came from Pike county t.
l. my place, he said he was raised there; ht
er is single man; he wanted permanent
le work and came a day after work com
L menced; he cut broom corn and worked
in the sheds; he hauled broom corn seed
se didn hire him for any specified time
n. only as long as we could. agree; he wa
as one of several that wanted to- work TO
IN me all the time at manufacturing brOoms
n. he worked till after the election; hi
OF worked on election day and after election
Ut day he went to work forsIny brother las
er week in Jasper township; he came to m.
house the last of August; commence
n cutting the 2Sth of August; he was ther
IsC then; was present when he voted for Os
n we'll Smith, l gave him a ticket witt
Tn Smiths name on it; they challenged hin
n: and he swore his vote in; he commence
Ell cutting broom corn last of August;a a wee
ne before commenced emitting was at wor
fixing up sheds, etc. am discharging an
$. hireing men nearly every day 81 I'reeollec
or Smith; they called him F'cat-fish mouth
IS l know he was there more than 80 day
OF before the election he swore he was borl
a and raised in Pike county; he swore t
r. the judges of election, that where b
d worked was his home; he boarded an
ls slept in Jasper township all the time; h
re had his washing in Jasper townships;
TN swore he was single man.
W. Joe Murphy has lived on my place o
- years; Joe Ogle came to my house las
iiy spring; he is the 'Rocky-FOrk Joe'' h
n = worked for me all summer; johnson an
Ogle both voted for Cook; only one wer
- with me in the buggy the others in
so wagon; there was Henry Pearce, Sole
" mon Bean, Lafayette Lane, went in was
", on Lane worked for me; has been ther
| |lae a year; the last named men went to Cor
o cord township polls; Lane was bOardin
-" 80. with Pearce inCoRcOrd township; Lane
IL home was with Pearce; Lane worked fc
" " me all Summer; he is a single man; h
- went to work in the factory here about
;n weeks ago; they went to Concord polls i
=" the morning; | went in the evening;
49, have used the factory here 3 or 4 weeks
~ ~ Solomon Bean worked for me and live
~ in Concord township; he was night watcl
, man at the sheds he sleptin the day tin
M aLs at Pearce's; Pearce lives on Mrs. House
81 place; the pike is the township -di lin
~ line; Henry Pearce has been in count
- several years; he has worked for me Oy'
~ year. l didn't finish the work till aft,
assG the election; one of nv hands jaime
- r' for me over month :; was with me NOR
- than 30 days beforsthe election. FEe sal
~ SH when he was out at work he made n
pLo. home in Martinsburg and they would nj
e,' take his vote in Jasper township. TT
a | judges showed me his ticket and sa
they would not stick it in the box.
Claymfre, Smith, Clark, Ogle, .Johnsc
- and Lemenhauser went to Jasper, JOhl
~. out son and Ogle voted for Cook begsia "a i
- had been soldier. Leinenhauser has h
&c e boarding and washing at the sheds. f
"a "a was there before the 2Sth of August and
~ - still working for me. His vote was cha
e. eu lenged, and admitted. Ogle voted. n
~, III challenged. Came there last Spring. ia
~. per township. Came from Greenfiel
" D Murphy was not challenged. The judg
~ knew him. He had voted there sever
so soU times. Smith was there over 80 days b
,en ,t fore the election. He was challenge
~ y. - His vote was admitted. He was a res
14a Ia dent of Jasper township. His home WI
u -, where he worked. Claymire came befo
i we commenced. He was there before Il
18th of August. He was there befol
de- September 1st. He boarded and slept
on, Jasper township. Was a single man. T
Is wanted to work all the time. He can
zen from Chillieothe, Ohio. He worked Il
yer me before He was there. more than ?;
in days before the election. His vote ws
al challenged and admitted. Some of the
OLD had all the clothes they had. on. CLAY
vas mire was not away before the electio
while he worked for me from the time
ars commenced. The timekepers book sa
ng- he commenced the 28th day OF Angus
sh- George Pearce went with me to Concol
mt polls. He was there more than 80 da
l before the election. He worked al
ow boarded III Concord township. His was
an ing was in Concord township. He con
etCe menced to work for me on the 2Sth
me August or the day before. He was a pap
oke hanger. He papered my house and ma,
home Henry Poor ir,os