The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-17
Interesting Testimony in the CinCin.
natl Investigation Case = In
dianapOlis Furnished Ten
Deputy Marshals.
Another Unsuccessful Effort to
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at Fort Wayne.
THE WRIGHT INVESTIGATION.
Harry S. New, of This City, Took Ten Msn
10 Cincinnati, All of Whom Were Ar
pointed and Acted as Deputy
marshals.

CINCINNATI, Jan. l6 in the Springer Com.
mittee investigation today, L. T. Sprague
was the first witness. lie told of being ss.
saulted and severely beaten by Deputy
Sherifs because be protested against
the brutal treatment of coloIed man ar
rested for illegal voting.
]. ]. Gleason, Deputy Marshal of the Nine
teenth Ward, denied thot he shot at anybody
or intimidated any one. He had difficulty
with Moran and threatened to shoot him,
but did not On cross examination he said
he had killed two men during his life. He
was indicted IN one case, but Was never
brought to trial. In the other the Grand
Jury ignored the case.
MIR. Fletcher, an attorney, told of a case
where negro Offering TO vote In the Eighth
Ward was forcibly dragged from the polls,
beaten and driven away.
Anderson Bennett, colored. testified that
he was challenged and Immediately slapped
in the face, and was pulled from the polls
ard alretsd by O Deputy Sheriff and
sbused and heaten on the way TO the sta
tion oJse. He was soon release upon show
ing that he was a legal voter, and was after
ward appointed a Deputy Marshal and sent
to the Eighth Ward. Before reaching the
polls Re was attacked by a mob and driven
to house, where be was shot by one of the
mob, and afterward taken 10 the hospital in
q patrol wagon. He shot twice at the crowd
after they began the pursuit.
James NJ. Glen testified to two cases where
negroes were arrested for non-resldence,
whom he ascertsined we're legal voters, and
had them released. One refused to 60 10 the
polls te vote and the other was released too
late to vote.
Mr.. Morgan J. Lewis Republican Judge
OF tie Sixth Ward polls. said the trouble
started at that place by Democratic colored
man challenging q coloTed voter, and i'm
medistely striking him. The witness was
tbTestsned by the crowd for his action as
Judge.
Henry Kessler testified TO cases of col lored
men improperly arrested on election day.
David Kinney, cclored testified that he WAS
arrested, though ne had long been a resident
anu voter.
Mr.. FolIett introduced Mr.. Barbesugh,
City Marshal of Pans. KY. who testified to
seeing g number of carloads OF colored peo-
! pie coming TO Cincinnati, few days before
the election. Some came back after the
| election, and scHse never came back. On
| cross examination be said come OF the men
wore regala.
]. G. Harper, United States Commis sioner,
| testified that no such warrant as tbs one
presented in evidence by the other side was
ever issued by him. The warrant presented
| bad no names and no offense charged, bat
simply authorized the Deputy Marshal bear
! ing it to arrest certain persons to be pointed
! out" Witness presented the affidavit upon
which the warrant was issued, and also the
warrant afterWard issued by him for the ar
rest of police officers who had arrested Dep.
uty MsrShals, from which he was certain
the warrant he issued 10 the Deputy Mar.
shals contained the names OF six or eight
persons, and described the offense of con-
spiIing to vote illegally.
Harry S. New, city editor Of an Indian
apois paper, testified that he came TO Gin
cinnati with ten men. whom he brought at
the request of E. g. Rathbone, for the pur-
pose of spotting indianapolis repeaters. He
gave their names and described the men as
| reliable fer the purpose required. He had
| information that suspicious men were COM
| ing here from Indianapolis, and thought it
necessary that men should Oe sent 10 watch
( them. On Cross examination he said his
men all acted as Deputy Msrshals. They
received no pay from Marshsl Wright. The
witness received money from W. s. Capel-
Ter, of the Lincoln Club, TO pay the exps
| Of these men.
Both sides expect to close the testimony
! tomorrow.