Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-30
NUMBER 1917

NUMBER 1877
MISCHIEVOUS MARSHALS.
Progress Of the Investigation at Cincin-
malta County Attorney Pretending to
Give Testimony before the Grand Jury
Blood Tubs and Plug Uglies Imported
from Kentucky to aid the Republicans.
C1c1NNArr1, o., July 29.-The Congress
ional commission to-day examined j. II.
Drew. prosecuting attorney, who testified
that Q. s. Francis, a private detective Of
Covington, KY, had thirty-seven men under
his charge on election day, watching the
polls in this city to prevent the work Of
Kentucky reporters. The men were en-
ployed and paid by the Republican campaign
committee. Witness stated that these men
were employed on account of the experience
Of the Republicans at the election Of 1876.
Mr.. Girard objected to this statement.
After discussion the chair decided that no
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be admissible in the testimony.
Witness said his impression was that the
Kentucky men had been placed in the river
the morning. Witness did not think any Of
them voted. They were probably not of the
best class of Covington society. Don't know
that any of them have ever been arrested or
convicted. Witness said he was familiar
with the memorial and afidavits. He ex-
anined Mr.. Follett before the grand jury
and he said he signed the memorial on &C.
count of the afidavits.
Mr.. Pugh interposed an objection, saving
that the proceedings of grand jury arc
secret.
Mr.. Conger remarked that that question
had been settled several hundred times.
The chair decided that testimony was in
admissible.
Witness continued: After the memorial
had been presented to Congress subpoenad
all the signers and all parties who made affi-
davits to appear before the grand Jury. All
the former appeared before us except Mr..
Hill, who was absent from the city. die
not get ell the affidavit makers. l asked the
memorialists what they knew of each of the
charges of the memorial.
Mr.. Drew here read the charges and said
that every witness, or nearly every witness,
swore that they knew nothing about the
charge.
Mr.. Conger here suggested that Mr.. Drew
inform the committee what each witness said
before the grand jury.
Mr.. Drew said that many of the affidavit
makers swore that their affidavits had been
altered beyond recognition. In response to
MIR. Conger's suggestion Mr.. Drew said A.
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about the charges. w. B. Cassidy said he
was in Q hurry. He knew nothing of the
charges. John A. Shank said the memorial
was presented to him by Mulloney. He did
not read it and knew nothing of the charges
Mr.. Pugh said he knew nothing of his own
knowledge. He signed the memorial on the
faith Of the af6davits. Jerry Mulroy thought
it petition to repeal the supervisor law. j.
d. Campbell thought likewise. John G.
Fratz said he wouldn't have signed it if he
had read it. ]. D. Mulloney swore he knew
nothing about the charges. Charles F. Shay
had no information and had no charges to
make against anybody, Alex. Long said he
knew nothing, but heard rumors of Gov.
Young giving somebody money. Jacob
Kremer signed on the strength of the affida-
Wits. L. G. Bernard knew nothing of his
own knowledge. w. w. Sutton signed the
memorial on the recommendation of Nelson
Sayler, without reading it. VIM. e. Jones
similarly.
Of the affidavit makers Michael McDer
mot swore his affidavit had been altered.
He had got no money for his vote from
ButterWorth as the affidavit charged. Mr..
Hanohan swore that the affidavit as drawn
by Mr.. Pugh was little stronger than the
facts warranted. John Scott swore he never
saw or signed any affidavit. Martin German
ceived money to work for the Republican
party. Shay read the affidavit to him so
fast that be didn't understand it. Did not
vote the Republican ticket. G. II. Jones'
name was attached to an affidavit, but he
swore he never signed it. John Gooding
swore he was paid to work for both sides on
election day. Was not paid for his vote.
John Quinn swore he saw no illegal voting
as the affidavit alleges.
Mr.. Drew continued: read the afidavits
to the signsrs before the grand jury with the
above results. Not one of the memorialists
confirmed single one OF the allegations be-
fore the grand jury. A. r. Vonmartels and
Julius Rees, who telegraphed to Washington
to offer their names to the memorial, testi-
| fed before the grand jury that they knew
nothing. The grand jury subpoenaed seventy.
five witnesses and failed to find true bill
Jos. Healey was the next witness. He
saw the supervisors in the Sixteenth ward
handling tickets. Mr.. Worth was supervisor.
He opened ticket, that was the ticket he
intended to vote. Healy heard objections
to the proceeding and offered to make an
objection himself but was pushed aside BY
policeman. The ticket opened was that of q
man who was challenged and was afterwards
put in the box.
Peter Ryan and Andrew Rogers were the
next Witnesses and testified substantially as
Healy did.
Patrick O'Neil, a policeman, testified that
he saw Supervisor Francis Ferry handling
ballots in the second precinct of the TWEEN
tieth ward, and gave an account of the
trouble between Ferry and Police Lieutenant
Brady, for which the latter was tried in the
United States court and convicted.
At the conclusion of his testimony the
committee adjourned.
| Railroad Aid.
EvANsvnLE, Ind, July 29.-At the railroad
elections, held to-day, 1856, 600 was voted in
aid Of the Chicago & Evansville railroad to
this city, A. B. Meeker, president, and $685.
O0O in aid of the Local Trade railroad, run.
ming from this city to Conneltown, and al
ready completed from Jaspar to Rockport.
Over IS per cent. of the total vote cast was
in favor of the roads.
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
OFFICE OF OBSERVATION, SIGNAL CoRps, q. s. A.
INaERsoLL BLOCK, THIRD STREET,
ST. PAUL, MIMI.