New-York tribune., 1885-10-21
THE FRAUDULENT ONO RETURNS,
CONTINUING TUE CANVASS OF THE yory

BOYS PAID TO GO TO THE PoLLs-BALIor row.
BROKEN AND JUDGES KEPT AWAY FROM THEM
CINCINNATI, Oct. 20 (Specid1.-About an.
half OF the OF the votes has been made up
nig without any startling discovery. More than a.
usual amount of clerical blunders have been fo,,,
They are sometimes in one parys favor and then IN IA
other. In Precinct F. Ward G. the judges and eler..
had signed sheet sent there by the DuckworA
Democratic Club. instead of the legitimate blank IN.
ward which gave l30 Democratic plurality was us.s
for the present and a mandamus ordered ;,
compel a proper return. Ex-Governor Noyes say,
tonight that If the ratio OF Republican gains found h
the first ten wards continues, the whole Republican La,
islatve ticket will be elected Other Republican wsteA
ers also are confident, while Democrats contiuue 4.
claim the election OF their entire Legislative ticket
The interest of to-day centred in the mandamus ea
to compel proper returns In Precinct E. Ward Eghtee,
which the Republican Judge has refused to sign. On,
of the clerks testified that the judges did no,
use the registration book at all 7; that one man
voted three tines and that grr.,
many illegal votes cast Anoths,
witness saw Illegal votes cast by men brought up by
a special policeman saw policeman give them money
himself followed them away. tried TO get another poc
man to arrest them, but the latter said he had M
time to do Another testified to seeing from fifteen
twenty illegal votes cast between and O'clock
Thompson, Republican Judge at this precinct test
fed that after the election opened outside person,
nterlered took registration book from the iudss,
since seen IL; that he protested again,.
way things going but without vail after th,
he saw come up and vote seven times under "A
many different names, though be protested
and when he returned he found the door bolisd
aud refused admission, those inside saying that
they lad else TO canvass the votes. Thsy
alterward came for him, but he then refused TO helm
saying that there had been such fraud that respect
able person would be counting the ballots Ater
days he the ballot box at the Ccnlral Station
The hinges broken off, aud 1t was tied together wA
rope.
Other witnesses testified that copy OF the registry
book mad been made and was used by chalengers unm
they were driven away and that book torn IN
A resident of COyingtOn testified that he saw two
boys, whom he uamed, and whom he knew 10 be res-
dents OF Covngton vote at the precinct He said that
they brought TO the polls by special policeman
Another witness testified that he saw these boys
and saw them receive money. IL was bill giyca
To the larger They went into baE
room, got II changed In silver. and dyhtfd
asked policeman to arrest them but the officer 10
clmed. lie the boys get into q skif without oar,
aud tear up the scat to paddle themselves across the
river.
Another witness testified that he Moses DJys
whom he knew well. aud whom he had seen vote
precinct and offer TO vote. Witness protested and
seized DOyle's arm as he held out his ticket one Of
the judges seized DOye's wrist and the
pulled toward and from the ball0tbOx BY thes
two men until another judge took the tleki
from boy ylc's hand and put 1t in the box.
The Will be continued tomorrow. Several arrests
for election frauds OF kind another made th
evening, by order Of the COmmittee Oi
One Hundred, Others by Democrats or Republicans. Tie
Committee Of one Hundred Is receiving about 81 600
daily In contributions. The official count will be
timed iii midnight, that 1t may be completed thJ