The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-09
THE INVESTIGATION.
Examination of Witnesses by the Con.
greSsiOnal Committee.

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Claiming Richards offered in evidence a
letter which he had written to the me-
morialists, to which he had received no
answer
Mr.. W. H. Pugh gave an account of the
methods used by the Democratic Club. and
Mr.. Francis Ferry testified respecting the
statement of a previous witness.
1t twas decided, after some discussion, that
the atiidavits should not go in evidence,
and the following was entered upon the
minutes in the place of calling the me-
morialsts:
at being conceded by counsel represent
ing both sides of this controversy that the
memorialists signed the memorial upon
representations made to them, upon the
truth of which they relied, and that they
have no personal knowledge of the facts
the Committee therefore unanimously
agree that it is unnecessary to involve the
Government in the expense of bringing
said memorialists before the Committee,
and it is ordered that this be put upon the
record"
THE SESSION TODAY.
Mr.. Thomas Shay, the first witness
this morning, stated that the af-
fidavit of j. f. Harris was taken by him.
He had never seen Harris before taking the
affidavit but had seen him since. He came
to the witness office in company with Mi
chael Farrell and Jim White. He bad fol
lowed Harris for the purpose of finding
who he was, for he understood that several
of the atlidavit-makers bad given him fict-
tiOus names. Mr.. Pugh had told him that
Harris was among their number, but he was
unable to locate Harris, although he
had searched diligently for him. lie was
brought to his Office the day following the
day on which j. S. Harris was there. lie
went in pursuit of information whenever
he heard of it. He made the affidavit of
Cook at the County Clerks Office, but the
remainder Of the at1idayits in evidence
were taken at his office. He paid Eagan 81
for the time he spent in making the a1lida-
Wit but no one else was paid money. J. S.
Harris was sober when at the office, and he
wrote down his statements as he gave them.
He heard Harris make statement
on election day, but heard nothing
more until he took the affidavit. ]. S. Har-
ris was known by the officers by the name
of flanky, but his whereabouts at present
was unknown. When he did not know
what a mans name was, he relied upon
himself and those with him for the truth |
fulness and fasty OF his name and state
ments. The witness further stated that on
election daY he saw Francis and several of |
his mon at thn rOllS nf rim Nirata,uth
Ward and shorty efter somo of thon IN.
formed the officers thara wac Ga.
loon omen Sargaant 0nirn Yon+
search 0f the saJo6n and dnrirc Lie oh.
sense Mr Francis was tallying VIII SIr
Harris at one side when a MAN rro,n Kon'
tnrky stnnnnd mon the r)nta and nns obnn+
tn vote N. Harris hownyer choIIap@ot s |
his vote and nrnyentad his votino IN sI7,,a
of Francis who took hold of Hsrri. H.
r, ed and Mr. Francis we're nj the mills sar.
pral times during tbe dnv bnt Mr. Francis
informed hin, tLat thev we're over nm hmsi0
ness and would moi saw anything Iafinite
TIE Judges of election and other of+irars
saw the man challenged and would testify
TO the circumstances. He afterwards saw
Francis, who told the witness that To" @
felIors we're in a hi of n stew abont what
he was doinr i'm the Nineteenth W1rd
on election day. but he got his work in and |
received S3S5 fnr what he did The Wit
ness went to the office of Mr. Bjnrkbmrn
but corId not cet his afTidayit bpcnnse ba
was friend Of Mr., Butterwnrth Thore
was an affidavit made bv John w scott |
but his office was broken omen and Inn, |
die of aftidayits, among which was Scott's |
were stolen. His residence was also broEen
into three times while he had he affijayits
in his possession.