Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-11-06
BINGHAM 8 PERJURY EXPOSED



ritoridl EreeHtire Committee:
Mr. DEAR SIR
hare read an affidavit made by one
Ike Bingham, in which he charges my
self and others with having aided in Gre
ating fraudulent vote at Junction ira.
cinct, Alturas county, two years ago. II
Bingham had made this charge against
me alone, l should not have dienifed il,
BY denial But inasmucb as he has
coupled the names OF several worthy and
influential citizens Of Alturas county
with my own, in the transaction, deem
it doe to them, and to the public to deny
Bingham's statements in toto, and to
brand them as maliciously false in every
particular. ! never saw or knew either
one Of the judges Of election at that pre-
cinct until after the polls were opened. |
never had any connection whatever with
the poll lsts-they were never in my
Possession, custody or eontrol, nor did |
ever see or examine them. had moth
ing to do with the making OF the ballo,
box, nor did see it until It was opened
for the inspection Of the election officers
and the public, as required By law.
believe the election a, the Junction |
precinct was as honestly and fairly con-
Quoted as that held at any ether precinct
in Alturas county. There was no ireg
ularity whatever in the conduc, Of the
election on the part of the officers con
Quoting it; and | know that the gentle
men whom Bingham connects with my
self in his affidavit had no opportunity to
have created, fostcred, or encouraged
fraudulent vote at that precinct, even if
they had 50 desired. There were be-
tween two aud three thousand men en-
ployed within radious of twenty miles
Of the Junction polling place, and it |
would have been very easy to have OBJ {
tanned two thousand instead Of seven
hundred votes, If mean. Of Transporting i
voters to the polls had been available.
As Bingham has admitted himself to :
be participant 10 crime against free
and honest ballot, believe it to be the &
duty Of the District Attorney to obtain G
. rcquisition for him and bring him back 5
here for prosecution. Ten days ago he i
was at Alpowa, Asotin county, Washing
ton Territory.
In conclusion, permit me to say that
to those who know Bingham and are IA
mtliar with his character, this letter Of
denial is not necessary; but It is intended
more directly for those who do not know
the degraded and infamous character of
this perjurcr, blackmailer and blibetaker.
You are authorized to make whatever
use of this letter you see proper. Re-
spectfully. T. n. SINGISER.
TERRIroRY or IDAno, County Of Ada-ss
james NJ. Pattoa, Mrs. James NJ
Patton and Miss Kate Patton being first :
duly sworn according to law say, that in /
November, 1882, they were residents of C
Alturas county, Idaho That they have :
read the affidavit of one |. II. Bingham
wherein he swears that +. X. Lee nard
delivered certain poll books to T. +.
Singiser and others in the house then oc. a
cupied by atlantis. We do solemnly |;
swear that on the night stated in said al ,
hdavit that 7. +. Singiser was not in our :
house, and further deny that 7. F. Sing
User, Il. X. Leonard and w. T. Riley, or II
I. +. Singiser and any other persons II
were e,eseted in any room in the house, /,
occupied BY us while we resided in Al !.
tur.s COUNTY, and further we deny that
the saia ]. Il. Bingham was at our house u
on the night mentioned in said affidavit. n
JAMES NJ. PATTON,
MRS. J. NJ. PATTON, o
KATE PATTON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me i,
this 9th day Of October, 1884, at Cald- D
veil, Ada county, Idaho. :
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