Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-07
OHIO ELECTION FRAUDS.
The Congressional Investigation.

CIxCTNNATI, August 6.-In the Con-
gressional investigation the defense
began their evidence to-day. Parker
Dixon, Assistant District Attorney, tes-
titled: Know Ilayman; he called at my
office and said the Democrats employed
him 10 work up evidence against Butter
" NOrth. He said he knew all about
TIE Kentucky business; said he ex-
pccted TO get $50 for necessary eX
pcnses. | first told ButterwOrth
about this conversation with Hay
man after | had seen his testimony
in The papers, John Critchell
testified that he was member of tie
Republican campaign committee in
1878; We employed Francis to bring
men from Kentucky To watch for re-
peaters from CovingtOn; we were to pay
Francisand four men four dollars per
dav previous TO the election, and five
dollars on election day; did not say any
thing to Butterworth about employing
these men until after the election; But
terwOrth's management OF the cam
paign was very vigorous and somewhat
different from the others; most OF the
river wards are heavily Democratic; am
an independent delegate; was connected
with the police for two years; was en-
ploycd by \. Moore Smith; was ap-
pointed to watch the polls. At . O'Clock
on election day he was electiOneerlng
for Len Goss; Harris was half drunk;
did not drink with him. no truth in his
statement that | said anything about
giving awav my friends; not a word OF
truth in his statement that ! met him IN
Italian : saloon and showed no money;
talked TO Iayman July 22d,
said he was making ten dollars
day and expenses, and wanted me to
90 in with him and furnish the names
of fifteen men who would swear that
they had held them illegally; said he
could get one hundred dollars for them.
He didn't care what ticket they had
voted 50 that he could make a showing
10 his employers. | met him afterward
and he told me Campbell wanted to see
him. / met Campbell's partner and
told him 10 say to Campbell that / had
no informationhbout the repeaters, and
that if any money was given TO Hayman
it would be lost.
Walter Cleary said to Mike Farrell
that if he would make affidavit that he
had voted illegally, and knew Of other
illegal voting, he would get money. Far
rel was given a suit OF clothes after
wards, for which Cleary paid S23.
Farrell said he gave Mr.. Pugh the
names Of the persons who voted ille-
gally; never saw ButterwOrth until last
Friday; neither Butterworth nor Young
had anything 10 DO with my employ
ment Hayman agreed to divide $50
with me ii We could get affida-
Wits about repeaters. ! agreed TO the
proposition in order 10 get Information
from him; Farrell had been in the pen
itentiary for robbery; was in Jail when
he paid Shaw; he made an affidavit at
tachcd 10 the memorial and signed by
his name; an officer named Nick Mar
told, told me that he was sent tn me by
Durbin Ward to learn if Butterworth
had him IN Covington previous 70 the
election, and if he had given Jim Egan
money IN a saloon; tried TO find A. w.
James, OF Falmouth, Ky, whose sigma
ture appeared under one OF the affida-
Wits, but no such person was ever heard
Of Falmouth.
o Jerry Reed testified substantially the
same as Francis.
Gen. Thos. L. Young was sworn and
testified as follows: | have run for
office in this county four or five times.
A candidate cannot get along without
spending money, and spending it in
legitimate way. The Republican party