The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-24
ONE DEMOCRAT VOTES SEVEN TIMES

Something About the Cincinnati Frauds.
Testimony was heard Oh Tuesday last
before Judge Buckwalter at Cincinnati
in the mandamus proceedings to compel
the judges of elections in Precinct f.
Eighteenth ward, to make proper re-
turn of the election. Their return was
brought in unsealed and unsigned, and
hence the writ. J. H. Thompson, one of
the judges, testified that he had been
agreed upon to act as judge in behalf of
the Republicans, James Higgins and
John Regan were the Democratic Judges
In the morning they divided the labor.
Thus, Thompson was to receive votes
and deposit them in the box; Higgins
was to turn the crank, and Regain was to
check the names from the registry books
After about fifty names had been re-
ceived, outside parties interlered, took
the book from Regan and threw it under
some rubbish. Regain had said he could
not check names fast enough. The book
disappeared, and was not used again that
day. After the check book had been
seized the witness saw one man vote
seven times under different names. The
votes were received against his protest.
He recognized the face As that of the
same man, though he did not know the
man. He went home at 6 o'clock, and
refused to assist in counting. After
wards he went to the polling place and
was refused admission. He next saw the
ballot box Monday morning. The hinges
were broken off and the box was tied up
with rope. Other witnesses testified that
copy Of the registry book had been
made and was used by challengers until
they were driven away and that book
torn up. a citizen of Covington testi-
fed that he saw two boys, whom he
named and whom he knew to be resi-
dents of Coviugton, vote at the precinct,
He said that they were brought to the
polls by special policeman. Another
witness testified that he saw these boys
vote, and saw them receive money. 1t
was "a bill given to the larger one. They
went into saloon, got it changed i'll sill
yer and divided it. He followed the boys
to the river. On the way he asked a
policeman to arrest them, but the officer
declined. He saw the boys get into a
skiff without oars, and tear up the seat
to paddle themselves across the river.
Another witness testified that he saw
Moses Doyle, whom he knew well, and
whom he had seen vote a short time be-
fore in another precinct, come to this
precinct and offer to vote. Witness pro-
TESTED, and seiaed Doyle's arm as he held
out his tieket. One of the judges seized
boy les wrist, and the arm was pulled
toward and from the ballot box by these
two nell until another Judge took the
ticket from Duyle's hand and put it in
the box. The question to be raised in
this case, after the testimony is ended, is
whether the court can compel the judges
to sign return when they know it is
tainted with irregularity and fraud. The
official count has only reached the
Twelfth ward. In one precinct the judges
returned newspaper election return
blank with their signatures attached,
but did not sign the tally sheet. About
s., 900 has been subscribed for the use
of the Committee of One Hundred. The
court declined to call special grand
jury on account Of the short time it
would have to serv6.