The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-24

word Of honor that / would 90 with them on
election day. / refused to do SO, telling him
that $500 would be no object to me. so far as
inducing me to vote and work against my
convictions. On the mJrning OF election
several men camato my place OF business
them never voted any other ticket, and told
me that they had been offered SO and SIP
each if they would vote the Republican
ticket, and asked me what they should do
about it. / told them to go and vote accord
ing to their convictions and not sell their
vote.
They returned to my saloon after voting
and informed me that they had sold their
votes, and some of them showed me the
money which they had received Tor them.
/ know that they had no money before they
voted, as they owed me small bills which
they could not -ay and as soon as they
had voted they came back and paid me,
and told me where they got the money.
Joseph Routh was one of the men. had him
naturalized few days before and he prom
ised TO vote the Democratic ticket, as his
father had always done before him. Samuel
Berry was another one who told me that he
had sold his vote. James Shaw and Tip"
Shaw also came to my saloon after voting
and showed me their money. One of the
Shaws had two s. bills and the other had $40.
James Shaw told me that he received the
money for his vote from the Republicans. 1
know of many others whom am positive
sold their votes to the Republicans as they
had no money before voting and had money
after going to the polls, but have no positive
knowledge that they sold their votes further
than that and the fact that they, being
Democrats, voted the Republican ticket.
(Signed) MICHAEL BURNS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me on this
(Signed) THOMAS ]. LYNCH.
Justice of the Peace.
CONFESSION OF ONE WHO WAS BRIBED.
1. Freeman E. Weekes, of Augusta, County
of Kennebec, and State of Maine, upon oath
depose and say that 1 am a legal voter of
Ward 5 in said Augusta; that / have
been at work for different parties In said
Augusta for about four years and have
always voted the Democratic ticket. l am
thirty years Of age. Thursday or Friday of
last week Horace B. Cony saw me at Robert
A. Cony's and asked me how was going to
vote. I told him that I did not intend to
vote the Republican ticket, but intended To
vote my own principles He told me that If
l would vote the Republican ticket he would
pay me as much as any one was paid,
whether it was $40 or more. / would not
agree at that time to vote the Republican
ticket. / saw him again on the sidewalk in
Augusta n front of the Postoffice building,
where he is employed, Saturday last, and he
told me to keep away from the Democrats
and he would do well by me on election
day. I did not promise him at that time
that l would vote as he wanted me to. Sun
day morning 1 was at Robert ID. COny's and
Horace y. CoDy came along with a stable
team and asked me if l did not want
to take a ride. 1 said yes, and he carried
me to Windsor and kept me over night and
brought me back Monday morning
and left me at Robert ID. Cony's long enough
to get my breakfast. Then he carried me
round the city and then to the voting pre-
cinct, and Edward BaTrows came along and
took me up to the ballOt-bOx and deposited
Republican vote in the bC1 which Horace
B. Cony gave me. When he gave me the
vote be said il 1 carried that he would pay
me as much as they paid anyone. When l
came back to the carriage he took me and
carried me up across street and gave me $40.
saying that they wee not paying but 50 for
votes, but he would give me $40. He said
that the Democrats were not paying any
thing, and l told him that was not enough,
as l knew they were paying more. He
would not pay me any more. Monday
morning when / returned from Windsor /
wanted to 60 after my rubbers as it rained.
Robert told me not to 60 after them and he
would buy me a pair He did not do so, and
after they got my vote they did not know
me and would not help me to get job of
work, although they promised to do so be-
fore voted.
(Signed) FREEMAN L. WEEKEs.
State of Maine, County Of Kennebec-Sub-
scribed and sworn to on this 10th day of
September, 1884, before me.
(Signed) THOMAS J. LYNCH,
Justice of the Peace