Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-09
POLITICAL CROOKS.

Butterworth's Hirelfnga Trying to Explain
Away His Use of Corruption Funds in
His Ele, tion-Good Swearing Among
the COvington ImportatiOns.
CINCINNATI, Aug. Sat the Congressional
investigation to-day Butterworth recalled Fran
els, who testified he knew Tom Shay. His
statement that went from the polls with
south Horris is untrue. The statement that I
had got my work in and had made over two
hundred dollars election day 10 untrue. Never
aid anything of the kind that he attributes TO
me.
John w. Ford testified be was employed by
Francis to attend the polls. Was directed to
report, by the Republican COMMITTEES, at the
polls of the Second ward, to watch Kentuck-
ians coming here to vote. Was there all day.
Didn't vote. Election was quiet and orderly.
Saw no illegal voting.
VIM. Elbs testified: Am councilman of the
First ward of Covington. Was at the Cincin-
natl election. Told Jerry Reed I wanted to
see how the election was going. Reed and
Francis said they wanted me to see that no.
body came over the river to vote. Was 1t the
polls Of the Fifth ward all day. Francis paid
me So. Never saw more quiet election.
Didn't deny being there that day, but did deny
III,
Mcdonald was with me at the polls. Didn't
challenge any vote. Heard nothing of such
corruption. Did not vote.
John Neehaus, Covlngton. testified he was
employed to see nobody from Oovington voted.
Reported to the Republican committeeman at
the polls near the water works. Was paid SO.
Don't remember signing receipt. Didn't
challenge vote. If had seen an illegal vote
would have challenged. Election orderly.
Have no politics. Didn't vote. Never had to
answer criminal charges. Morris Mooney was
my captain at the election. Was to report to
hum. VIM. Watson was my partner.
Samuel Kilbourn, Covington, testified the
same in substance as Neehaus.
John Favel, Covington, was watching the
Nineteenth ward polls. Saw no illegal vote.
Saw no United States marshals or supervisors.
VIM. Glllest, Covington. testified he watched
the Niuete nth ward. Saw nothing wrong.
) Michael Fitzpatrick, Covinpton. testified he
was captain of one of the gangs of watchers.
Had six or seven men watching four polls.
Received a voucher election night for my men.
Know of no illegal voting. Am Republican.
saw no supervisors. Had no tickets. Didn't
know any Of the candidates..
John johnson, Covington, testified he was at
the Fifth ward. Saw three Covington men
come to the polls. one called Skunk" Donal l.
son. Think they intended to vote but dn't.
Knew most of the men who came over. Thew
met at the Office corner Sixth and Madison.
Covington. Heard their names read out. John
Ford wrote them down. The three men re-
terred to went away, then returned, then left
with the remark ''They are Watching"
Francis, recalled: Saw several deputy mar
shals that dav. Jake Leaver and Hayman
asked me TO point out my men. had told
them l would have men there.
Henry circuit, Oovington. Was at the polls on
Sycamore, below Eighth. Saw man holding
Democratic tickets drag man holding Repub
lican tickets away from the polls and strike
him. A policeman also struck him. He was
not interfering with any body. He was col
ored man. The policeman struck him on the
head with his mace. Don't know the name of
the parties. Think the man was taken to the
station house. Don't know of any previous
trouble. The Democrat handed his tickets to
a by stander, called him a foul name and struck
him.
Matt Reed, Covington, was here four days be-
fore the election to find out if anybody moved
from Covington here. Found ore family. Had
six watches election day. Think it was gener-
ally. known in Covington that men were com
ing over to watch the polls.
Chas. Rugg, Newport. testified was at the
corner of Third and Lawrence. Had a few
ticke's in my hand, but, distributed none.
Francis told me he had pointed me out to
marshals and supervis, rs who would. zee was
all right if got in trouble. Don't know that
he used the terms marshals or supervisors but
that was the inference drew.
Thomas Fay was member Of the Re.
publican committee. There were no deputy
marshals at the Fifth ward. The Republican
supervisor was Charles Taft. Don't know the
Democrat. Saw Francis. He oointed Kuee
out to me. Know nothing about hiring or
buying Democratic voters. No United States
marshals were at that poll electioneering. It
often occurs that Democratic candidates have
Republican friends working for them and vice
versa.
J. D. Lockwood, Joseph Overlook, VIM. B.
Shinn, VIM. Fitzpatrick, VIM. Watkins. James
Lee, Jere johnson, Frank Hiatt, all of Coving-
ton, members of the party engaged by Francis
to come over and watch for imported voters
testified giving their several stations election
day. They saw no illegal voting and did not
vote themselves.
Cnas. E. Duncan, of Covington, whose place
of business ls on this side of the river testified
he saw two men from Covington around the
polls in the Fifth ward and pointed them out
to one Of Francis men.
Edwin Booth, of Covington, testifee-Was
in this city on election day. Not employed by
Francis, but was working in Buttterworth's in
terest.
w. Myers, testifed-Is deputy sheriff. Was
the Republican executive committeeman at the
second precinct of the Fifth ward. Several Of
Francis men reported to me. signed the
certificate for some that they had been there
1t was the quietest election we ever had In that
me $40 to work for Democratic candidate.
About P. NJ. on election day young man
c"me to me and told me that there were eight
or nine men at hand whu could be bought. l
thought it was q trap for me, and I told him if
they could not vote the Republican ticket with
out being paid for it they might 60 to hell.
MIR. Conger-Did any of them 60 there? Wit
ness-I don't know. Some of them ought to
be there.
Richard r. Hatch testified he was Republic
can executive committee man at precinct B,
Sixth ward. Colored Republican voters have
to fight their way through. Their treatment is
pretty rough. The election was the quietest
we have bad. There are som. two hundred
colored voters in the ward. Perhaps twenty of
them belong to the Democrat club. A colored
Republican is nearly always challenged,
even old citizens sometimes. They
refuse to be bnllied and
go away without voting. There is not much
challenging of Democrats done. Many c,lored
voters have to swear in their votes election at
ter election. I have been there some twenty
two years and have had to swear in mine.
J. H. Kelly testified he vas the Repu blican