Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-08-10


ed Henry C. Walker in the Hebron return
was made public by publication in the
OXFORD DEMOCRAT, Dec. l6, 1879.
Here Is an extract from the article then
published, declaring this to be fact.
Hon. +. c. Harrington of Fryeburg,
Gave the returns for county officers from
Oxford County careful examination
Monday evening, at the Council Chamber.
He fluids errors that If not corrected by the
Council. will elect the whole board OF Re
puhlican county officers. The town clerks
of Buckfield and Brownfield omit TO state
in the returns the name of the town from
which they came. The town of Hebron
gives Henry c. Walker, candidate for Com
missioner, Seventy-two votes, instead oil
Henry q. Walker.
II will be noted that we put If mot
corrected" BY the Council IN ltallc Letters,
because there had been refusal to allow
corrections before this. The defect In
these towns was made public, and the
emphasis was laid on these words for the
purpose of preventing any alteration IN
Fusion returns. when they were not al
lowed in Republican. And yet the Coun-
ell walked right into the trap, and did
alter the return in order 10 give seventy
two votes 10 the Fusion candidate Tor
County Commissioner. Now they seek
10 lie out of the difficulty; but the evil
dence is too strong to let them escape.
Mr.. Harrington who gave us the inform
alton at that time. from his notes taken
at Augusta, was called before the Hale
Committee, and from his testimony. much
of the information in relation TO this forg-
erv was obtained. We present his testi-
monv entire. Mr.. Farringtons tes,imo-
nv was gwen under oath, it is suostan-
tiated by other evidence, while the declar-
alton OF the Council is made without even
affirmation, and for the purpose of clear
ing themselves OF wrong. Every candid
person will see. therefore that Mr.. Far
rinr,on's testimony would be taken in any
court of Justice against that OF the Coun-
Gil. ANY twelve OF our readers sitting as
as jury would at once accept this EVIL
dence as conclusive and render verdict
against the Council.
Oue>tion.-I call your attention to the
return for county officers from the town
of Hebron. marked Exhibit i, -. ID. H.,
C7,rk ~ Committee, % and ask you whether
or not yog saw the return when you were
here whether you have any doubt That i
the return YOU SAW
ff.E il - -
although IL IL J., there have been some
changes made in il.
O.-Outsidc OF the changes!
Al should say IL was the same return.
U.-State To the committee the names oil
the parties who were voted for, for County
Commissioner:
A.-They were Frank Y. Bradley, Re
publican candidate. and Henry G. Walker,
Fusion candidate.
Q.-were you acquainted with both par
tics:
Avery well indeed.
Prank Y. Bradley from the town
v here YOU reside:
A.-Yes. Henry Il. Walker was long a
resident there, and long neiShbor, but he
now lives in the adjoining town or Lowell.
"a man YOU are well acquainted with;
Ayes.
O.-When YOU examined that return,-
examining the name OF Henry Il. Walker,
calling your attention particularly TO
that.-at that time how did you find il
written:
Al found 1t written "Hsary q. Wax
cr."
Bg NJ. hgdiis:
O.-December eighth:
Ayes; the evening of December
eighth.
~ w, StrcHt;
Odd you make memorandum al the
time:
aud knew the parties perfectly;
A-leS.
Glow do you lind that written now:
A.-"iIenry @. Walker il would be
called, should say.
Q-HaS or has not the C." been changed
% g. by adding line 10 itI
At has
O.-Whether or not YOU aud the original
g" still upon the paper, 50 it can be
clearly seen and Identified without the aid
OF a glass;
Alt looks 50 10 NE.
Q.-HOw was il changed?
Al should suppose it was changed by
making an additional pen mark down.
Q.-Does it or not appear upon its face
clearly:
A-YeS, sir.
O.-The top of the pen mark cOmmenc-
Ing with the bottom of the &C. and eN-
tending down through the loop, making Il
&c. OF il:
A.-Yes, sir; | called the attention OF
the Council 10 the fact at the time.
Q-lou called the attention OF the Coun-
eli AZ the time TO the fact that the return,
as il appeared before them, was for Henry
4. UdikerE
Al called the attention of Councillor
Foster 10 il, and .he examined il with me.
Q.-Whether or not it appears on the
face of this paper that il was written with
different ink from what the original Henry
q. Walker was written with:
A.-Yes, | should say 50.
O.-HaS or not that return been changed
since YOU saw il here on the eighth day OF
December, by changing the &C" into a
&C:
A.-Yes. it has,
By Mr.. Cook:
Q.-Would that have affected the result
IN any way:
Al am not certain whether, alone, it
would have affected the result of that
Office.
By M. SiTOUt.
OF the vote for Henry G. Walker. rs
il now appears, had been thrown out upon
the ground that it appeared upon the re-
turn Tor ''HeAry c. Maker" what differ
ence would it have made in the aggregate
vote which he received:
A.-SeyCnty-twO votes.
Q.-Whether or not you communicated
this fact 10 any person or 10 the OXFORD
DeAocFdty