The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-24
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Progress of the Work at the Grand HOte

hClC Itdu Wy thC DCSiNtuig aNo
terday afternoon. There were twenty affi-
davits in all, and were made BY the follow
ing persons: ]. s. Harris, Of Covington;
Sergt John Quinn, Thomas f. Shay, James
B. Eagan, John Cook, C. II. Jones, r. Grail,
E. J. Malloy, Thomas Johnson, John Good
win, Mike Crotty, John Borck, John Scott,
Martin German, robert Trevor, Henry
Boyd, Thomas Mcdonald, Charles Schnei-
der J. Wagner, Henry VanNess and Cor
nelius Hanrahan.
The afIidavits all charged that the signers
had either been paid money for voting the
Republican ticket, or money had been offer
ed, or they had knowledge of Others having
received money. At the close of the reading
an amendment was made to Mr.. News reso-
luton to inclHde the affidavits within
the scope of the investigation. The
amendment was lost, but the original mo-
ton was carried, both votes being strict
party votes.
After some remarks bv the attorneys,
during which Mr.. Ward stated that the
great question was as to the conduct of the
Marshas and Supervisors, that the acts
charged upon the sitting members were
merely incidental.
Mr. Kenna offered a resolution that the
counsel for the memoralist and Messrs.
Butterworth and Young, either IN person
or by counsel, be permitted to conduct the
examination and cross examination of wit
nesses, subject to the supervision and con-
troll of the committee, and subject to the
right of any member of the committee to
propound questions, and, unless otherwise
ordered by the committee, all questions
shall be decided without debate by counsel.
The resolution was adopted and the COM
mittee adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
At 10 o'clock this morning the Commit
tee again met, and after roll-call and the
reading of the minutes the names Of the
witnesses for the memorialists were read,
all of which had been served except three,
Mr.. Thrall, Ex-U. S. Marshal, being one of
them; but as the attorneys for the memo
rialists wished to have Mr.. Thrall called
| first, the Sergeant-at-Arms was dispatched
| in quest of him.
The other witnesses subpPnaed are ]. c.
| Ullery, United States Marshal John Nc
| Granahan. Joseph Nolan, VIM. Galloway,
Thomas Shay, Captain Eugene baylor
Thomas Taylor, Jacob Kramer and Judge
J. B. Foraker.
Upon the arrival of Mr.. Thrall he was
sworn. He testified that he had appointed
seventy-four deputies before the election of
| 1878, few of whom were excused because
they did not wish to obey the or
ders of the Marshal. The names of
these Marshals he had in his Of
flee at the time, but the list was not
open to inspection until after he had made
his report to Washington OF the amount of
services rendered. MIR. Kramer and Mr..
Taylor had called for list of the names.
but he did not furnish the list, as he did
not think it to be his duty. Many of the
Marshals were strangers to him, and were
appointed for a great part upon recon-
mendation of others. He consulted nc
Democrat on the subject Of appointments,
and cali not remember the names OF one
Republican with whom he had consulted.
No candidate had given him any ad-
vice on the subject, and no one but
his chief deputy and Deputy Birnbaum
knew what names were on the list before
election. He appointed only Republicans
and has not yet heard one word of com
plant of one OF them. He considered ii
his privilege to appoint only RepLb'
licans, but he had given them
strict orders to carry out the law. They
wore their badges out of sight and were
changed from precinct to precinct when
the voting place on Central avenue there
was an attempt to capture the bal
lot box after the polls were closed
and several were sent there a
the time. Mr.. Birnbaum had charge o
the entire force, and rode about from place
to place. A few we're kept as reserve il
the Marshals Office. There were eight OF
ten arrests made that day, none of whom
as he could remember were dismissed
on being brought before the Commits
sioners. The arrests were made at the
request of the Supervisor of the Election
The deputies were not appointed for any
special precinct, but were assigned to E
precinct after their appointment. He die
not have a list of the assignments but
supposed that Mr.. Birnbaum had
he had asked legal advice respecting the
assignment of deputies out of the precinc
in which they lived and placed them il
charge of Mr.. Birnbaum, because he wa.
the best man for the place OF whom b,
knew. The witness was ther
specting the appointment o
the Supervisors of the election, and the re
fusal OF the Democrats to have any part o.
lot in the matter Judge Foraker, who hat
this matter in charge, had selected mer
for Supervisors from each party, but The
Democrats in open Court refused
the appointments. Judge Hoadly hat
made an argument before Judge Baxte
upon the constitutionality of the Supervi
sor law, but the Judge decided it constiiu
tional. The question was then asked wha
induced him to be careful in the appoint
ment of certain deputies at certain pre-
cincts? He replied that it was the knowl
edge of former elections, but as this wa
opening up what had taken place at forme
elections, it was objected to until after tn,
Committee had decided what should be thu
scope of the investigation. The witness
then stated that he never heard of any o
the deputies electioneering, and did not be
ieve that they held tickets or did anything
else contrary to orders. Mr.. Birnbaun
visited every voting precinct and watched
the deputies nor did he know of Birn
baum eectioneering for Weber for Sheriff
under whom he afterwards received the ap
pointment of Jailor. The Supervisors alst
knew who the deputies were, and coult
have reported them if they had held votes
Judge Foraker was next called and testi
fled that he was Chief Supervisor in 1878, ant
had a complete record of all his official act
in that capacity. 1t was his inten
ton to appoint one Republican ant
one Democrat for each precinct, but h.
only succeeded in finding nineteen Demo
Gratis who would serve. He wrote to Mil
ton Sayler to advise him on the subject AM
suggest names, but Mr.. Sayler refused t.
comply. He had consulted the Marsha
about the number of deputies necessary t
appoint and their distribution, but he coul,
not say that he was personally acquainte
with none of the deputies, and did NO
know that there were any but competen
men appointed. The Supervisors all too
the oath prescribed by law, and the return
, made by them corresponded to the return
of the Judges of Elections, except, pei
, haps. in one or two instances. He had
| recnrI of tho uinla tinns Of laMs of oln,