Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-08
CINCINNATI'S LIVELY DAY
BOTH SIDES TELLOF OCTOBER,s
ELECTION EXCITEMENT.

Marshal Wright's RevoIvers Distributed
by His Sub Agents-Kentucky Jails
Called on to Furnish Republican Re-
peaters Let out on Straw BaiI-The
Citizens Committee Ignored.
CINCINNATI, Jan. AT the session of the
Springer investigating committee to-day Mr..
Follett, having obtained the books recording
the method employed in the distribution of
pistols furnished 10 deputy marshals, re-
sumed his direct examination of Marshal
Wright that point He elected the fact
that revolvers were not issued to individuals
by Marshal Wright, but in quantities to per-
sons in different wards to be issued by them to
individuals. He gave some to Capt. Niche,
recommended by him to guard the suspension
bridge. They were mostly distributed on the
night before the election. The cross-ex-
animation led mainly into justification
OF tue MarshaPs course. He denied
that he authorized any instructions about the
use of the revolyers, except for the purpose of
keeping the peace and securing a fair cleo
ton. He appointed general deputies from
other cities to meet cases of alleged intended
repeating by persons from those places. He
gave an instance in the case of a man famed
Gallagher, who came to Cincinnati from
Chlcago with gang, but left when he saw
the preparations made to prevent repeating.
Gallagher is the man now charged with con-
nectlon with frauds at the Chicago election.
clHllldT cases were reported to him from
other points. His information was that the
proposed frauds were solely IN the interest of
the Democratic party. He knew that l52
colored voters were imprisoned in the Ham
mond street stationhouse, without a charge
preferred against them by Democratic police
ctfcers, and kept there during the entire day
of the election. They were then discharged
without hearing and without record.
WHEN HE HEARD OF 1T.
To Mr. Springer he said that his knowledge
Hammond station q itTao
to him after the election was over, aad. there
fore. did not influence his official action on
election day.
To Mr.. Van Alstyne, of the committee. he
said that the fact that thirty more of these
colored men were taken from one house did
not create the impression that they were
there for the purpose OF casting fraudulent
votes.
The examination was here suspended to
permit NJ. K. ingalls, to testify. He told of
his interview with Marshal .Wrigricbn his
capacity of Chairman of tL,1r cIti-
zens' committee, which he said was a
committee of democrats organized to raise
money for the Democratic campaign. His
purpose in seeing Mr.. Wright was to get
him and the Mayor to act in concert so that
the police and deputies might be appointed
from both parties, and thus avoid the appoint
ment of Deputy Sheriffs. Marshal Wright
refused TO adopt MS suggestions and they
parted in anger. Mr.. ingalls, said that il was
suggested to Marshal Wright that as one third
of The police were Republicans the same l,ro-
Democrats. Mr. Wright's position on this
subject was that as the Mayor and Sheriff
were Democrats their forces should be Demo-
Gratis, and that therefore his force should be
Republicans. The witness desired to avoid
the appointment of deputy sheriffs, and
hence his anxiety to have good men appointed
as deputy marshals.
WORK OF MR.. INGALLS, COMMITTEE.
On cross examination he said that his com
mittee only raised $1,000 in money. There
was more excitement and less money in this
campaign than anyone he had ever seen. He
had furnished reduced rates TO both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans just before the cleo
tiOn over his railroad. He thought that there
were so Democrats and 25 Republicans so
favored. They came from Chicago and other
points.
Marshal Wright, resuming said that he had
information that }. NJ. Dawson, present City
solicitor or Cincinnati, was in COvington
few days before the October election. getting
prisoners released from the jail on atraw bail
Mr.. Dawson was the law partner of
Mr.. Follett. Mr.. Follett objected to this
testimony, but withdrew his objection
A bull dog revolver and cartridges and a
club such as were used by the deputy mar
shals were put in evidence.
Frederick Cotton, a lawyer, testified that he
went to the United States court room on
business on the day of the October election,
and was refused admittance by an armed
deputy marshal until he said that he was a
member of the bar. He found the place full
OF men. many of them negroes. The United
states Commissioners were using the court
room Tor the examination of prisoners. When
he went out he found an armed colOred deputy
marshal guarding the stairway, preventing
citizens from coming up to the court room.
The hearing was then adjourned till to-
morrow.