Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-20
BOLD FRAUDS In OHIO.
BALLOT BOXES STUFFED BY
WHOLESALE.


Cincinnati aud Columbus the Scenes of
the Most Berefaced neutrality-suspicious.
Carried About Wrapped in Paper Like
SOap-0ne of the Citizens Committee
Charged with Perjury.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 10.-The official
count OF this county continued to-day. In
the Thirteenth ward the original vote
stood: Republicans SOB on the head of
the ticket, and 203 for the Democrats.
Three hundred tallies had been added to
the full Democratic ticket, with the ex-
ception of Atherton for Supreme Judge.
who had been given 200. This made the
total vote a little over 1000, about 500
votes more than are in the precinct. The
board decided to count the votes Of the
precinct as returned. This will elect
about the entire Democratic county ticket,
and Taylor, Rep, for the Legislature, by
40 votes. Myers and Young, Dems., for
representatives, will be defeated.
THE CLERK CHARGES FRAUD.
Later Clerk Joyce (Dem. announced
that there appeared on the face Of the re-
turns from precinct A., Thirteenth ward,
bold fraud, which had been consum-
mated since Saturday evening. Some per-
son bad secured the tally sheet and made
an addition OF 300 votes to the amount Of
each Democratic candidate. He would
neither sign the abstract nor issue certif-
Gates to any candidates unless those 300
were first deducted from the totals on the
Democratic ticket.
Matt Martin, another member of the
board, spoke in a similar strain, and JUS
tice Fritchey, the third member, said that
they were then unanimous on that point.
The 800 fraudulent votes which had
been tailed up were deducted and the re-
turns read as originally returned. This
will give Taylor Rep. about $50 plurali-
ty over Young (Dem.) The official foot
ings have not been made, but will not
vary much from these figures. The Repub-
licans will have two OF three members Of
the Legislature from this county. Clerk
Joyce offered 5000 reward for the appre-
hensiOn of the thief who stole and altered
the tally sheet, and the commissioners
we're requested by u meeting of citizens,
who witnessed the count, to offer a reward
Of $500 for similar purpose.
COUNTING IN HAMILTON COUNTY.
CINCINNATI, Oct. ct.19.-The official count
of the vote cast in Hamilton county at
last Thursdays election was begun to.
day. The Republican and Democratic
candidates are represented by counsel.
The returns from three precincts are
ductiOn was issued in each case. 1t may
require two or three days to complete the
work.
The case of Col. Hudson, chief Of police,
charged with dereliction of duty in not
arTesting men charged with violating the
registry laws, was continued until next
Monday at the request Of the State. The
cases of the others charged with violating
the registry laws We're also continued to
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rers. which are based upon the uncOnsti-
tutiOnality of the law, the point being
that It applies only to Cincinnati and
Cleveland.
WRAPPED UP IN PAPER.
While the official count of the votes
cast last Tuesday was going on to-day,
DR.. Thompson, of the Eighteenth b. pre-
cinct. came in with Chas. Reagen. Both
we're judges of the election. They brought
the missing tally sheets wrapped up in
paper, which they delivered to County
Clerk Dalton in that shape, instead of
sealed as the law requires. The count
WIS adjourned after four wards had been
canVassed. The discrepancies between
the tally sheets and the official count
were Of little Importance until precinct A
of the Fourth ward was reached. The
total number of votes announced as
cast IN this precinct was 996,
divided as follows: Hoadly, 926; Fora
ker, As: Leonard, D. EX-County Auditor
Cappeller objected, that according TO the
newspapers there were but some 700 reg
istered in this precinct, and if this were
true over 200 fraudulent ballots bad been
cast. County Clerk Dalton said he did
not know whether the newspaper state
ment was correct. He had on y TO count
the vote as returned and the count was
proceeded with.
FIGHTING THE COMMITTEE OF 100.
Julius Dexter, one Of the most active
members Of the citizens committee of 100,
now engaged in investigating the alleged
election frauds at the recent election in
this county, was arrested to-day on a
charge of perjury. MIR. Dexter was re-
leased on $1,000 bond. John Minor and
Patrick Kelley, judges OF election pre-
cinct F, ward 10, charge that Mr.. Dexter
made oath to a complaint before Squire
Duning that they after the counting had
been commenced in their precinct post
poned it, and then removed the ballot
box. They claim that Mr.. Dexter COM
mitted perjury in swearing to this.