Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-11-19
O'RRIEN's sTORY.

O'Brien, being duly sworn, said:
1 reside in Georgetown, d. g.. was in Bal
timOre the day OF the election, and received
word l could get Job of work by going 10
Cumberland. ! started next night, and ar
rived the next morning, when was informed
policeman by the name OF birmingham had
promised to get me IA lob. After considerable
difficulty found Birmingham, and was intro
duccd by friend Of mine named Buck, We
drank two or three glasses of beer aud went
outside, Buck called me and said, Jim, how
would you like To make SlOJ2" / said "What
doingY He told m before that they had
been hunting for Robert Lindsay tho sunday
before thnt ana the fellows all around there
had guy, "WhO found Robert LindsayI" |
did not know who Robert Lindsay was aud
had never heard of him. But they told me
there was man there hunting all around for
Robert Lindsay, and he could not be found,
and this man, whose name was Walton, told
MN u get anybody that would come ana an
swer TO the name Of Robert Lindsay, and that
they would give him Sl01. So told this man,
don't know anything about this. don't
"lOu don't have 10 do ANYTHING except
To go TO New York and show that
there is such person as Robert l. lindsay"
Said he, "rhey can't make you swear that
you made out the affidavit" ~ didn't make
out the affidavit" said. "Well," he said, IF
you don't want TO CO. You need not Ro. You
can get the money in advance and jump or
the train If you want to- l said, NO; ii 1
start, will go all the way" So, going to the
train, we met this man Walton at tho depot,
and Birmingham introduced him to me. He
introduced me as Lindsay. But before we
got up there we sat down TO talk il all over.
Before we got to the hotel at the depot,
where this man was stopping, said L;
"DOes this man tWatOn understand my
name is not Lindsay" He said, "Yos.
He told me TO get man to answer
To the name of Lindsay" So when we
got up there he introduced me as Lind
say. Walton said: "Du you understand what
You are going 10 RctF' | said; "rhis man
says l am going to receive SlO0.' lie said,
YES, you are. l said, 'All right" SO when
he came ont with the ticket nc said; Here
is your ticket 80 New York and $40. | could
not get round-trip ticNet, but that is 10
pay your way back" So then we started along
and he explained everything; oven got me u
Truth paper, so | could see thS letters. Bir-
mngham got mo that that could see IL
aud study It. Coming on, asked him IL there
was any trial about this affair. He said, no;
none at ALL" Then | said, " can't be hurt
much; will GO" When we arrived here we
stopped at some Office, | think the Times or
Tribune first We went in cab, ANA went
from there 10 the Truth Office. There / was
introduced rs Lindsay. | saw there Mr.. Hart,
Mr.. Post and a man by the nRmo of Byrne.
Walton then walked out, and he ana Hart had
some private conversation, when Hart came
in aud said: aviation has told me all about IL.
! understand H." When we were leaving
Cumberland, Birmingham held out his hand
and said To me, "G0ud-by, Harry and looked
up into WaitOns face, rs much as To say,
know all about II. Coming ON tho tram, |