The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-05
UsELESs INVESTIGATION.
for fraud n CineISn" ISs'isss sisetioSs. RsSs

Ane C0ngFeHllonal Committee pHOhtnI
Lof fraud In Cincinnati Elections.
CINCINNATI, August 4.-Before the Con
gressional Investigating Committee thil
afternoon, Col. A. L. Jones was the frs
witness called. He testified that he wa.
Q candidate on the National ticket fol
Congress In the First District last fall,
had no help from Mr.. Sayler.
James 0'Conner, the next witness. testi.
ted that he met Mr.. Butterworth at his
office before the election, but received NO
money from him or anybody else, for his
services at the election.
Francis johnson was the next witness
who testified: He never saw Butterworth
paying money 70 any person. Sayler was
not popular In his ward, and Butterwotth
was gaining ground, when Sayler's friends
made an effort orecover their lost ground.
ar. Pugh apologized to the committee
ior bringing this witness before them, He
understood that Mr.. johnson had been In
possession Of valuable information, but
was satisfied now he had not.
John Ambrose testified that he was n
democrat, but not an active politician:
was at the First Precinct polls in the First
Ward on election day. He knew that $50
were left with Mr.. Richards, corner Of
Eighth and Calvert streets, and $40 OF this
was sent 70 the First Precinct. Withess
got $40 and three others the same amount.
His sympathies would 20 with The Demo.
cranc party, but he was opposed to Sayler,
Lhinklng him too lazy, and witness sym.
pathized with Butterworth. He had a
taik with Pat. Dooley, who also
got ten dollars for working ior
Butterworth. Dooley talked sometimes
Tor Sayler and sometimes for Butterworth,
and witness did not know how he stood
Before the election Mr.. Hoier told me that
htty dollars had been sent to my precinct
for Mr.. Butterworth, aud witness answer.
ed "all right Witness said he voted for
sayler and Dooley did too; witness also
received money from Sayler and his
friends to the amount OF twenty-five dol.
lars and got the same amount from But.
terworth. Sayler gave Dooley and wit.
ness thirty dollars at one time
and Dooley got ten dollars irom
him another Time. n man namsd ~U
Murray also got $40 from Sayler and Tom
Finnegan got $40 from him. Witness met
Arthur Duffy the night before election,
who told witness II Sayler didn't "come
down" he would fix him. Next day wit.
ness met Eph Holland, who said there
was money fixing" the tickets, and we
might as well have It as anybody else,
Question by Gen. Brown-What tickets
were to be fixed?
Witness-Democratic tickets. Holland
said We would hold the tickets until fhe
money came down from the Democratic
headquarters.
down?
Ans.-iou better believe it did.
Gen. Brown-Who did Holland work
Tor on election day?
Witness-Well, saw him grab lot Of
Democratic tickets and throw them away,
and then he would go over and grab lot
ot tickets from Republican, and get
away with them. Continuing, he said he
thought Holland worked for Butterwortb,
Witness said the first money he received
was from Butterworth, and then he got
twenty-five dollars from Sayler, and Ten
dollars from Butterworth alter the elec.
hon. ~
Mr.. Dooley WAS member OF the Dem.
ocratic Executive Committee.
Duffy told witness he had paid Sayler's
in the campaign and it had
not been paid back to him. If Sayler did
not come down he Duffy would fix him.
Witness said Duffy is Holland s first Lieut..
Or good man Friday. Next day witness
met Holland and he wanted witness to
'hre" the Democratic tickets. Witness
thought some OF the tickets had Butter.
worth q name on. Witness knew Of $50
distributed in his ward for tho Democratic
ticket He saw man named Wallace
with so who gave few quarters TO man
named Taylor and Taylor gave witness
and one Murphy four quarters. Wallace
was working for Butterworth.
Chas. F. Haymand testified that he was
nova member Of the city Republican Ex.
ecutive Committee, and was a Deputy
Marshal last fall received S. for such ser.
vice. Witness is acquainted with James
Francis, OF Covington. Witness went 10
Coviugton to talk with Francis about re-
peaters; had spoken with Capt. RuffinS,
Channing Richards, one OF Richards a.
sistants, Parker Dixon, Councilman Coz,
Alr. Campbell and S. W. Hoffman about
It. In Coyington he saw Francis, Ed
wards and Jerry Reed about persons com.
ing over here TO testify before this commit
tee. Witness found no one over there
who had voted illegally on this side OF the
river. At the close OF this testimony the
committee adjourned.