Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-20
WRIGHT'S WICKEDNESSS.
DUDLEY'S PART IN THE WORK
COMING To THE SURFACE.

| Comptroller Lawrence Testifies that
/ He Ordered No Money Paid to Gov
ernment Clerks for Services as Depu-
| ty Marshals - Thomas sCavanaugh's
Work with the Doodle.
| WAsHINGToE, Dec. I9.-Judge Lawrence,
First Comptroller of the Treasury, was the
first witness examined to-day by the sub
committee investigating the conduct OF Mar
| shal Wright at the Ohio October elections.
He said when he saw the reports that govern
| ment clerks had acted as deputy marshals at
that election, that he directed that the ac-
| counts of clerks for such services should not
be allowed. The witness was interrogated at
length by the members of the committee and
| by Congressman Follett of the First (Cincin-
nati) district relative TO the legality of the
appointment OF men who were not
| residents of Cincinnati as deputy
marshals. Sections Of the Revised Statutes
were read to the effect that no person should
be appointed deputy marshal who was not
qualified voter OF the voting precinct or elec-
ton district and that none should be ap-
pointed without the request Of two citizens.
Judge Lawrence replied that the accounts
had not reached his office; that the legality
of the appointment was question of law, and
that he did not wish to eX press an opinion be-
fore carefully examining the statutes
Thomas Cavanaugh, ex-deputy Sergeant
alarms OF the House of Representatives,
Weto 0b NAhSAhuotA OA CtSNtAOA 0o9g " u
also examined.
EMPLOYED BY DUDLEY.
He said that he was employed at the in
stance of Commissioner of Pensions Dudley,
and under instruction of the Central Repub-
llcan Committee, to guard against repeating
at the polls.
Did that committee furnish You money!"
inquired Representative NanAlstyne.
mo, sir; l received money at CINCINNATI"
''Who paid you?'
II don't care to name the party"
viii your answer expose you to prosecu-
mot in the least"
"The question seems to be a proper one"
interposed Chairman Springer.
II received the funds from -" continued
the witness, from the Lincoln Club of Cm-
cinnati. 1t amounted to several thousand dol
lars-hardly S5,000.''
who gave it to your"
"Mr. Hickenlooper: was to use it at my
discretion, and l understood that 1t was to be
paid to people TO prevent fraud on election
day. Some few men were employed as
United States marshals"
In answer to an inquiry Mr.. Cavanaugh
said that he met Mr.. Dudley at Columbus, and
at his direction reported to Mr.. Rathbone at
Cincinnati, who was engaged in looking after
the election. Mr.. CaVanaugh himself ham
died the finances and helped the boys out. 81
WHERE THE MONEY WENT.
He continued: money was paid to take
men back to Chicago who had come to vote
the Democratic ticket, at least they said that
us valuable information"
"Did you make any attempt to prevent men
from voting who came there to vote the Re-
publican ticketY" asked Representative Fol-
lett.
1.-The instructions were to prevent anybody
from voting Illegally"
"Was there any attempt to prevent colored
men who were cOlOnized in Cincinnati from
kentucky?"
IAN attempt was made, as 1 said, TO pre-
vent illegal voting"
Ibid you ever see as many colored men in
any city as there were in cincinnati on the
days previous to the electiOn?"
II wouldn't like to make comparisons"
''You used the Republican campaign funds
to prevent illegal voting?"
''Those funds were used to secure an honest
vote regardless OF party in Cincinnati on
election day."
In answer to questions from Mr. Follett, Mr..
Cavanaugh said that men living in other
cities were at Cincinnati who might have
been serving as deputy marshals.
The committee then adjourned.
PLEADED GUILTY TO SAVE OTHERS.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 19.-Lieutenant of Police
Michael Mullen pleaded guilty to an indIct-
ment charging him with violating the cleo
tion laws in the United States Court to-day.
and was remanded for sentence. The indict-
ment charges him with unlawfully hindering,
Obstructing and preventing certain qualified
voters from exercising their franchise on
Oct. II lost by unlaWfully confning them
in a cellar. Lieut. Mullen was in charge
of the Hammond street district at that time.
and several police who arrested persons re-
The action of Mr.. Mullen to-day is the result
of mutual agreement that the other prison
ers should be released on condition that he
plead guilty.