New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-15
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY.
THE TESTIMONY on WHICH JOHN sKAIN WAS HELD
FOR TIE ACTION OF THE GRAND JURY.
Try TELEGRAPII TO THE TRIBUNE

IBY TELEGRAPII TO THE TmBUNE.I
PorGUKEEPsIE, Nov 14.-The examination
OF witnesses in tho OF Farmer John Skan' chgeu
with bribng voters in the town Of Bcekman DutchesS
County was resumed before Recorder Lown this atel
n0On
The first witness was John Proper of PoughkeepSie'
He testified that he did not know Skain before he met
him on tbo C1,anpIneye road I'm Poughkeepsie on cleo
tion dav George Houghtang and John Stanton were
with witness skain said had left Beekman because
they were after him. and that no had $780, ana had Den
using IT, lie said he paid cne man ~ ana ahother 20
The one he paid SO made " muss because nc pau tho
other one 81 He said he paid It for election puI'
poses, and had paid a man named sypher 20,
stanton was the first man speak to skan and he ased
him where he was going skan replied that "detectof
was after him. but he got away. fo said he had war
rant and was reading it TO him when be got away.
On his crossevaminaton the witness said 81 voted
on election day, but got pay no man must oher me
pay, unless he wants to get his head broke"
The next witness, John Stanton was intoxicated ana
contradicta himself lie said ne had known skain four
or i've years and saw him on the Channngve road as
Propcr Rad sworn TO- Witness hadn't seen him IN three
or four years before skan ddn, tel him hc had been To
Bccnan but did say the syphcr wanted 81 and he
offered him -, but no wouldn't take IT, Wit
ness didn't know whether no offered IL to him
70 vote or not. ekain said they were
paying from 20 to - for votcs Tie didn't say nc gave
another man - for voting.
The witness was asked II he made deposition before
Judge Barnard on Saturday last and v"hcmcnuy
and positively that he dil not He said that he was
taken into Judge BarEards room ana shown some Plpero
and he signed them and that s all he knows about them
He said: " I never swOre.'
The deposition WA read to him, AMI ne answered:
u never sworo that when met SSain hc told me lLcy
were after him "a peohHan; nor that lie had $50. l
never had uiy hand mp before Barnard. No sr, d!d
not swear" Counsel FOR prosecution showed hin hi1
Signature 10 the deposition and asked: "Is that your
sgiatur.p The witness replied cxotcdly: Yes siri
when was I swJrui I did not understand iha paper
be fore was sworn Judge Barnard never asked me any
more you have, and no book was used or Bible. With
or without cross Frank Hasbrouck, OF tho Political
Ecfoun Society, gave ue quarter to get my dinner
with aud after 90; through padc him give nc another
quarter ard a. On akcd who going TO pay ne, and
he said Dr. didn't know
At this uncturr the Recorder began TO read The
testimony given by stanton, and when no came 10 that
part which related to stanton making deposition In
judge BJruarI's court stanton interrupted cNcitcaly
with: "Why, Judc" Barnard never looked At At an
sain nrvrr sail 10 me that hc bought vote tog -
and another for g. He sld they were buying votes io5
The dcf,r,c called Cxsupcryisor Frank Akor'oy, a
Democrat, % the stand to mpelch john FGprg-
character, but BE- said that he would believe him under
The accused man, John skan, was then PLACED
upon the stand. lie testified ~ iouow-; wH7 a. th'
last election at BrclUun. net Proper, HougAt.I.g
and stanton on The road b dr2ih some 'H,i Dag
2,,5 % ana S''It 7,l.1 ,i @ 49, 1, r m ,tr
tolI him I hJd money. I didn't say I had bought
Syuhers vote or offered HIN money, or any cisc
ddn o,r any that day any money for votes. have
used money directly % indirectly for buying Vote
had not been Informed 81 any one having money
Thu. concluded an the testimony, when T. EirA ,kfT
who apucarrl Tor s i'm aud Walter FaIrueou, The pru
held -lain 10 ra The of 500 tu await tie action
OF The Grand jury. Iil ready and the accused man