The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-04
ALL CRY FRAUD.
A Chapter in Singiise1's
History.
HOW HE STUFFED
THE BALLOTBOX.
A Fine Candidate, Is
He Not?
Voters, Read and
Ponder.
Dan You Afford
to Re-el9Ot
Him 2

IT the parties that had . hand In the
nf,rnal scheme, ought to convince the
voters that are hating between voting
for 7. Fl. Singissr and Old Honest join
that there il very little choice in the
matter. Ike Bipshxm was deputy
sheriff OF Alturas under Charley Fursy.
Territory Il Idaho,
County Of Me- Perez. 90
l, Isaac H. Bingham, being first duly
sworn, do Oppose and say that am now
q resident # Assotin, w. T.; that WAS
a resident of Alturas county, Idaho
Territory, continuously from the year
1873 until the month December, 1888;
that am we'll xcqusiated with r. +.
Singiser, Republican car ddste for dele
gate to congress; that no was . candi.
date for the same office in the year 1872;
That in said Alturss county there WAS b
precinct called junction precinct; that
the poll books for said pr cinct were
left ut the hous: Of one Matthew
y Conner for Thomas Hart, ono OF tn.
jidges Of election, and 50 dy appoint
III Ia serve 1t the Noven Der cleo IN H.
1852; that 1t the suggestion and request
ii said 4. + Sinxiser afisnt went 10
. Z nhsrs noSes and procured the ssid
poll books and delivered the same to
Dot Z r. L onaid who took them u
mt tou-s I oue Patton, . distance OF
,bOu. niies, and delivered them irtu
he hands VI +. I. Sipg. ser and W. r.
{ ley. Who were there that thersupon
aid Sing s.r. L ,onaId and Riley closet
d themselves III . rOOai in said Pat
'h's house. and there prepar from
spus l,an iickots with Sinkiser's name
asfson for congress, and erased from
largo portion " the ssms the Ian.
J. II. Harris, the republican csndl-
Az Tor mt councilman, and inserted
lieu thereof the pane Ut Z A Wall;
At tive hundred OF those tickets were n
US prepared. and that thsreupon said u
ngiser, Rloy and L,onsrd pre-
rcd list If bogus names correspond
r. with the number If tickets; thai
, tclets and list thus prepared with
B poll bOOks wore, tRs morning OF the y
csior, returned BY sard Singiser,
~ and Leonard " the house o.
Conner. the place where tho election
. appointed 70 take place; tbore be
10 box prepared for the reception 1
tickets, ahiant made box about "a the
I long and cue . hole ia the Top ~,
reof near one end; that Singiser DC
h his own hands aided in putting no'
bogus 500 tickets ia tho box; thst at ms
request OF Singiser, leonard and qua
~, ana in their presence. aMant Unit
led up The box with the said bogus nav
cts therein; that the box was then YOU
vered to Thomas Hart, who 1t once ia,
ounced the polls open and proceed
with the election; that not 10 exceed -
legal votes were cast st said pre- +
1 vt the Novsmber election for 1882, ~
Yet ovsr 7C0 were counted and ~
ed ~ having bean cast thsrsat;
said Thomss Hart vas induced 70
" the fraud sforssaid BY the pay
OF money, . portion u which Va.
ishsd BY SingisSr; that sxid H4r,
'intsd his own associate judges aud
IS 1t said election, and by thai
"a was enabled to, and did, count
return a. legal votes tho said 500 c Cal.
IL thus fraudulently placed in sea-
Aforesaid
/. II. BINGHAM. Adn|
bscribed and sworn TO before me
nth day Of September, 1884.
w. T. kCKERN, on
STALL Notary Public. vi
inesse' to the above signature;
JASPER RAND,
w. +. KErrINAcH.
N. T. CATION.
j. w. PARKER.
SAMUEL c. HUTcHIsGs. fC4Ll