Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-18

The subcommittee OF the Springer committee
investigating the action OF Marshal Wright during
the October election, met to-day and examined
commissioner OF Pensions Clark, TO ascertain how
many pension examiners were in Ohio during the
month or october, and how they were occupied.
MT. CLARK said he would ascertain how many pen
sion examiners were in Ohio Ia october. Many
We're there on their annual leave Mr. Dudley. he
Iin, s ,, was ~ onio 10 Was MI hathoone lhe
FUSED 10 approve the vouchers OF one examiner,
MT Jacobs, who had been on duty in this city. In
october his daily reports began 10 come In from
ONO and showed no duty performed. The witness
stlI ne Deleved some OF the special agents OF the
An old man. who gave his name as Hicks, ana
Saiu ne was e2 years old, was next examined, and
described the election In Cincinnati as the rough
j. W. Donnely, OF Arkansas a clerk in the In
terror department. testified that he in Cincin-
hati during the OCTOBER election, and was sworn In
as deputy marshal lie had a bulldog pistol
which was furnished him at the nlarShal's office
lie had as part or his duty on election day, 10
watch hve Chicago men TO prevent their voting.
MI; Rathoone. lac said, had a list of names or men
TO De looked after, ana gave him five, whom the
witness arrested He was told that tbs Sc men had
Dceh PAID Sl5 10 vote the democratic ticket. Mr..
Donney said that Mr.. Frank Morcan's statements
Yesterday that he Donneliy) had acted as deputy
marshal was false.
"But you did act as deputy marshaI?n asked Mr.
Van Styne
NO" replied the witness
"but you said you arrested five men"
res, out any private citizen would have looked
after them"
Mr. Moses Wright. Of the Pension Office, and Mr.
Johh NJ. wright, clerk in the Treasury. testified
at anat tley had been sworn In as deputy marshals.
The former said the service he performed was
chiefly clerical The latter SAID such service as he
rendered was or a detectiye character. His trans
pcrtaJlon back to Washington was paid
VIM L. Ford, chief OF the division OF records in
the fenslon oiHce, testified 10 seeing Wright Brock,
Rathbone, McEllresh Hurdle and Others In Cincin-
nau Oh the day before the election.
DETECTIVE MEIFRESH's TESTIMONY.
G. w. McElfresh, private detective OF this city,
testified to having gone TO Cincinnati TO report TO
Z. G. Rathbone upon request telegrarhed by Mr..
Dudley 10 Mr.. McPhersc n for the purpose OF spot
ting repeaterS. Mr. Mcpherson tod witness TO
take Hurdle with him. Witness was sworn IL as a
deputy marshal, but received no compensation
Tor that service, but Cavanagh paid him ana Huf
Die $40 or SIS each, and the next day, IN Columbus
they received $50 each. The witness said ne did
not lind a single man In Cincinnati who
he thought was there as a repeater. In
Cincinnati MI. Hiram Doyle told witness that
ne and his brother Jake were the only republicans
In the family, and that they could iX eight or
nine votes II witness could see Ralhbone and make
IL all Tight Doyle's Idea was that he could get
eight or nine democrats 10 vote the republican
ticket. Witness referred lin 10 Cavanagh as the
man who was closest 10 Rathbone. Witness did
not take much stock In IL, as be thought that
Doyle only wanted TO get money, but he dent
Know that he ever got any. Witness took no in
terest in the matter.
Adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow.