The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-01-20
REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
The Springer Investigating
Committee Adjourn Sub
ject to Call
And All Skip Out to Washing
ton--Deputy Marshals
will Fest.

Cincinnati, Jan. 17.-Csmpbell CLARK,
colored, was the first witness before the
Springer investigating committee this
morning. He told how he was abused and
arrested at the Eighth ward polls and NAL
treated sfter ne wss in custody by the men
who arrested him.
The remark by Mr.. Stewart, member of
the committee, that Ohio ought 10 have re-
peafers until she enacted q decent registra.
ton law, was received with applause.
Z. u. Rathbone, chief examiner of the
pension bureau, testified hat he left Wssh-
ingion on leave Of absence October 1st ard
returned November 10Th. He wss IN Gin
cinnati before and during the October cleo
ton. he became convinced from letters
received from various cities that demo-
cratic repeaters were contemplating coming
to Cincinnati to vote and undertook to de-
wise measures to prevent them. He cited a
case at Indianapolis to show his methsd.
/, was to ask reliable men at Indianapolis
10 send men here capable of
POINTING OUT THE REPEATERs
from that place. The same plan was pur-
sued IS to other cities. Men so obtained
were detailed TO whatever regarded as the
bad wards where repeating would be most
likely TO De attempted. He had informa-
ton that Gallagher, of Chic go, now cha ged
with fraud st the election in that city, was
here. Had two men watched Gallagher
and let him know he was watched, one OF
these men was arrested. Witness detailed
10 take his place; sent word to Galisghe',
warning bin not 10 attempt fraud. On the
afternoon Of the election upon information
that
GANG OF CHICAGO MEN
were engaged in repeating. Witness arrested
two of them whe told him.
At this point both Judge Van Alstyne
snd Chairman Springer objected.
MIR. Stewart, of the committee, argued
would be impossible to prove repeating I'M
less the admissions of the repeaters are
admitted. He believed there were repeat
ers on both sides here in October and there
ought to be repeaters here uutil the safe
furnished a decent registration law. APP
plause.
Chairman Springer said the matter was
practical In the record anyhow, aud the
witness proceeded 20 say that he
took every means possible to drive
the repea.ers away. Among other
devices was circulations of the report that
John j. Davenport, of New York, was
here. This was intended TO fr:ghten away
q hundred Founders" of whose coming
Senator Chaffee bad given him notice
Witness mentioned many other cases where
information of repeaters had been fur
nished.
On cross examination witness was shown
4 statement from the pension office to the
effect that out of 800
PENSION EXAMINERS Assent
in October, I01 were in Ohio, and was
asked to explain this.
He replied he knew one case, a man al
Erie, Pa, whose family lived in Ohio, Wis
iting there, placed him among those in the
Ohio list.
This closed ibe testimony on behalf of
Wright.
The other side introduced a few wit
nessss. The last wituess was John B.
who testified he cbilked the coat
Of several colorcd deputy marshals and saw
one of ihe'e cbalked deputy marshals vo; 9
in The 81 Tth ward and sgs.n 10 he Eish-
is,uih ward.
Leave was given the COUNSEL for MAJ
sbal Wight 10 presui brief after receiy-
ing q cory of prioted testimony
The comm;.,sss sdjou REQ subject 10
ell and left for Washington to- might.