Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-10-30
SUBORNATION OF
PERJURY.

RECONCILIATION Of a Case
Already Decided by the
Court nearly Two Years
Ago.
Last week We said that Haley had
procured an affidavit from one Ike Bing-
ham BY the payment Of money to said
Bingham charging that Siugiser was i'm
pEcased in stufhng the ballot box two
yean ago with 500 votes, which affidavit
be left here to be Published just before
election, 70 that Mr.. Singiser would not
have time TO answer the charge before
election, and that the said Bingham, after
he had made and sworn to that affidavit
went to Mr.. SingiAer, the latter not know
ing that be had made such an affidavit,
and asked him for money and promising
him that be would work for his election,
and was refused, because he, Singiser,
knew his reputation Is a swindler in Al
turas comfy. The facts are that this
,iidavit was sworn to on the 9th day
Of September, 1884, when HALEY was
here, the aihant having been personally
visited on the Asotin creek and induced
BY Haley to come to Lewiston and make
the affidavit for money paid BY HALEY.
Il was made before Mckern, as notary
public, and in the presence Of Jasper
Rand, w. F. Ketteubauch, N. I. Gator,
J. w. Parker and Samuel C. Hutchings
= witnesses, who were not TO let the mat
tee be known till just before the election
when il was 10 be published, too late to
be answered before election. Mr.. Sing
iscr came here Afterwards, and when be
spoke in Lewiston, he knew nothing Of
the existanee Of said affidavit, so that he
could mot reply. but when at Moscow be
bad heard that Bingham had made some
kind Of IN affidavit against him before
McKern, but he knew mot what, and he
asked McKern about it, and McKern
replied that he knew nothing. about it.
He however in his speech at Moscow re-
lated the report he had heard and denied
the charge As reported against him, and
mentioned the rcputed character Of the
ai6ant who had made the charge, in the
community where he wss best known.
He could do no more Is be had mot seer
and could not zee the affidavit. He lef,
Moscow and went north 70 the Ceul
d'Alene mines, and there mentioned the
reported affidavit and denied its contents
= be had heard them without seeing the
affidavit. Meantime copy Of this af6-
davit had been sent to the Inter. Idaho,
: Haley paper, and published, and from
shat paper copied in the Idaho Democrat
and Neps- Miner. Whereupou the Nescs
Miner sayE 'When . man makes an
affidavit Or gives his testimony on any
matter, the degree Of credlhility with
which his statements are received should
Be in measure governed BY the veracity
II the ayower. Il il doubtless true that
the veEaeity Of the Binghans is question
sble." Again the following appears in
The HALEY Times Of OFT. Is, 1884, con-
cerning the charge Of fraud:
"But the MORRISON Democratic, not sat.
k6sd with tho result, shouted Fraud
and sent smelling committee to the
Junction. That committee, We believe,
succeeded in getting one affidavit, setting
forth some fraud Or other; but il was Oh.
tanned for money. from man whom few
people ever had any confidence in, and
Who turned out to be . fugitive from jus
tice, - the Republicans knew the mans
record, the Mormon Democrats finally
resigned themselves to their fate. That
i the true history Of the Shoshonc vote
Tho Republicans could have polled 5000
votes II there had been any necessity fol
doing %; and this without any othe,
fraud than . more liberal supply Of
Bourbon"
The facts are that after the election
two yeas ago. The Board Of Canvassen
refused 70 count the votes Of the juno.
ton precinct on account Of alleged fraud,
whercupon two or three Of the county
candidates Who were defeated by leaving
that vote out sued out writ Of mandate
before Judge Pickett and the canvassen
and al Others were commanded to appear
and show cause Why the votes Of said
precinct should not be counted, and those
claiming fraud and illegality did appear
and made their full showing and they
were unable to show any,frauds and illeg-
atty, and Judge Pricke.t commanded the
canvassers TO canvass the votes, and they
were 20 canvassed aud returned, aud the
plaintiffs in the action were declared to
be elected and granted their certificates
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