The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-08-07
BUTTERwORTM.s ELECTION.
Crookedness by Which He Secured
His Seat In Congress-.

0rOOkednesS BY W men re secured
His Sent In Congress-.
CINCINNATI, o., August 5.-At the Con-
gressional committee meeting to-day Gen.
Brown moved that the testimony for the
memoralis:s be closed with to-day's testi-
mony. Agreed to.
Charles T. Hayman, cross-eXamined :;
Did not say tina. Holman agreed to furnish
money for any frauds We might discover.
Tim Edwards told me he could name thir-
teen repeaters for 500. had = talk with
Edwards afterwards in Covington's saloon.
Francis and Reed were present. l told
Francis was not familiar with Covington
people and wanted him to 60. Campbell,
l think, was in Covington on the 10th of
July. Think l told Francis then that
Campbe wanted 10 talk with him. May
have told Edwards and Francis / was get
ting SO per day. said to Edwards did
not care whether thirteen names were legiti-
mate or not go We got their evidence. Told
Francis on he 30Ih Of July that Campbell
wanted IN to come with Judge Cieary TO
his office next morning. Did not say Camp
bell wanted to see Francis about Farrell or
any one who made affidavit in this case.
met Francis and Jerry Reed last Sstur-
day and told them again wanted them to
see Campbell; offered to take them over to
meet Campbell. They refused to go. Told
them not to say anything about Boates or
my connection with the matter. Told
Parker Dixon had been spoken to about
hunting frauds in the Butter worth election.
May have told him 81 Holman told me he
did not say Carlisle and Holman had a
conference about the matter. Did not say
to..Dixon / would get $50 for my services.
Campbell asked me to get Francis and
Reed to come to his Office. | went TO Camp.
bell to see if it was criminal to paw for in.
formation concerning repeating. First met
Edwards in Covington. Told him a great
many things that we're not true. When /
saw Edwards i had not seen the memorial
or sffidsvits Jaw Holman before l saw
Edwards. He did not tell me exactly that
he wanted ne to get evidence to support
the affidavits. Vert to See Butterworth
concerning what Holman told me, but
could not get an opportunity to see him.
Witness declined to say what he intended
to say to Butterworth. Never was employed
OF SO per day TO hun: up frauds in this
Gaze.
Sam Mcnamara (Dem testified: Met
Butterworth two or three times told him
| wanted $40 for the Eighth Ward Iude-
pendent Club; the officers of the club were
all Democrats; he told me to call at his
Office next day; | met DR.. Ayers and
O'Connell there, and they tod Butterworth
that the officers of the club would be salts
fed with s. each, but thst it had better not
be paid till after the election: WAS afraid
the club would not work for the Independ-
ent's ticket. Brtterworth's name was on
the ticket. But,erworth gave me SIS 10
spend with the boys; got SO from him on
two or three occasions saw him at the
Gibson House, before the election, about
the money he had promised. He put SO
in the hands of Sam Bailey. who promised
to give it TO us after tie election, if we
worked as we promised. The Sec
ond day after the election l received
the money. i would not have voted
for Butterworth if had received no money.
The independent club was organized to
make money. l wasi its agent Have been
in the workhouse twice. Was not let out
to testify against you. Spent all the money
among the boys. Was let out OF the work
house last March. Never heard about this
investigation till last week. Tom Shay
and Joe Zeiter came to see me and told me
they were going to summons me- The
officers of the club asked me to go and see
Butterworth. Never was paid for holding
tickets at election before. Butterworth
names was on the tickets before saw him.
Witness was dismissed.
Gen. Brown offered the following:
Rssglued, That as the committee il directed
inquire into the mode, effect and expecta-
ton of the Supervisor law in 1878, it is the
duty of the United States Courts to investi.
gate the preceding Congressional election,
with view to comparison az to peace and
quiet that the House may determine
whether said law tends to secure fair an
honest elections.
McKenna offered the following:
Resotued, That it is the opinion of the COM
mittee, that the powers Of the committee
and scope of Its investigation are prescribed
BY the resolution Of appointment, and
therefore the..committee has no power as to
the previous elections.
These resolutions be voted on this even
ing.
Defense will begin testimony to-mor-
row.