The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-16
More Details of the BarblrOns Election
at Cincinnati Brought TO Light.
The Brakemen's Strike at Fort
Wsyns Remains In Statu
Quo at Present.
WRIGHr's DEPUTY MARsaALs.
The Evidence Goes to Show That It Would
Hsve Been Better Had There Been
None Appointed.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 15.-In the Springer In
vestigstion Com mittee session to-day, Mar
shal Wright began to iDtriduce his testi-
mony. a. A. Ferris, attorney -at-law, wss
the frat witness. BE told of the scenes at a
precinct of the Fifth Ward, whore colored
man named Sprigss was taken fro u the
polls while being question by the judges as
to his right to vote. He was forcibly
dragged from the polls and after ward beaten
by the police and taken 10 the station
house. Two other cases of a SINH
lar kind occurred. Deputy Mar
shsls we're afraid apparently to inter-
fere with the Deputy Sherifs and police
The Deputy Sheriffs were armed with
dray-pins. He was asked whether there
was not general feeling among good citi-
zeDe prior TO the election that the appoint
mant OF Deputy Mershals was necessary 10
secure a free end fair election. Objection
was made.
Mr.. Stewart, Of the committee, thought
the question Was admissible.
Mr.. Van Alstyne thought the only view
IN which it was admissible was in case the
witness had many such statements to make
to Marshal Wright.
Chairman Springer favored the question
and the witness answered there was such q
general fee ling, and there were grave sppre-
hensiOns Of the coming of organized gangs
of Iepestsrs. On cross examination he said
his knowledge OF the apprehension that
there wes danger Of repeating was obtained
fiom general report, newspaper talk, etc.
He did not mention il to Marehs Wright.
A. Howard Hinklsy, Supervisor OF Else
ton at the same precinct, coKrob0Fated the
same witness as 10 the bad treatment of csl-
ored voters by Deputy sheriifs and the 90
lice. He believed every celOred man offer.
ing 20 vote was chGli enged Both DEPUTY
Sherifis and police intsrfered with voters
while the Judges were examining them
Sprlggs was dragged away and was siraid to
return TO vote, although he was lawful
voter ia the Third Ward An officious gen
tleman from Kentucky said that SorIggs
lived IL Cynthiana, but aftsrward said that
he thought ne had lived In there. Deputy
MaTStsls ola not prevent any Democrat
from voting.
To questions by Chairman Springer the
witness said IN his opinion il would have
tended TO better preserve peace 1t the polls
Il Marshsl Wright had appointed good men
tlom both parties as Deputy Msrshals.
John w. Heron, attorney at law, was the
judge of election st this precinct. and cor.
rObOrsted the previous witnesses as to the
action OF the Deputy Sherifs and police in
terfeTing with Republican voters. The
Deputy Sberiffs were disorderly and rough.
NOBODY lnteTferred with any other voters
that day except with colOred men. The COL
cred vote was less than usual that day,
Following Mr.. Heron, John Fehrenbutch
testified concerning the matters in the Fifth
Ward; w. II. Taft about his observations in
the different wards as Chief Supervisor OF
Elections; w. w. King contrsdicting the
testim Ony that an unusual number OF col
oIed men voted in the Eighteenth Ward: Il.
4 Morrill, that he went the Sixteenth Ward
with rr,oa uh had -. a.
teen years. and q crv was raised, There
comes that foreigner" The man was SET
upon and beaten, but was rescued by the
police and taken 10 the station house.
j. 1. blackburn and G. Loe Fenstein,
JUDGES OF Election IN the Seven ntsenth Wsrd
conuadicted the testimony te the effect that
there was disorder at that place. They had
an orderly election. L0eweDstein said he
had asked for the appointment Of five Deputy
MaIsh2ls, ard had given the names OF two
Democrats and three Republicans. They
were appointed.
Theodore Cook, the Democratic Jury Com
missioner, Was called so show that the ury
which tried McMullen was not partisan. but
the proof was ruled out by the committee.
Mr.. Cook had visited several polling places
in the Eighth, Eighteenth, Sixth ana Second
Wards He saw no disorder.
To Chairman Springer, he said in his
opinion, there was 40 necessity for the ap-
pOintment of Deputy MaEshsis nor Deputy
Sheriffs.
c. s. Weatherby, dry goods merchant of
the Seventeenth Ward, was arrested at the
iDsneatlOn OF Councilman Reis aud remcn-
strated with Refs at the time. Later, Rsis
admitted the arrest was mistake, but did
not 60 to release the prisoner,
Amos Ludington was Supervisor of the
Race Street Precinct of the Eighth Ward
The c0lored people did not take charge OF
polle and rJIn thinos their own uav The
Democrats challenged every negro. In some
cases, before the Judges had time 20 examine
man, the Democrats would shout, He is q
repeater" and he would would be jsrked
down and beaten until he ran away. The
Deputy Sherifis were armed with drsy-pins,
and ordered toe Deputy Marshals aud Super
visors out OF the polling place. One of them,
named Phillips, was in the room now, aud
had threatened witnsss
Judge FORAKER asked If Phillips was pres
eDt. The witness pointed him on. and
Phillips arose. and, looking at witness, said.
You lie." Witness said he had been told
be was witness and threatened him. Wit
nees said a man with q hickory club ia his
hand ordered him out Of the polling place,
pat his hand OF the b1llOtbox and stood at
his pest
Samuel Taylor, colored, bank messenger,
told OF his effort to vote in this precinct. de
wss challenged OF a coIored Democrat, the
only colored mar ne ssw there. The Judges
appointed q man 70 20 with him 20 see where
ne lived. The moment be stepped down be
vas knocked down. Re got up and ran
away, and did not dare to 60 back. Later,
while on business for the bank, he was pass
ing within q square or two of the polls. when
be saw mob after Anderson Bennett, col.
ored. The mob turned on him. He showed
two scars on the top Of his head, and one on
hit lip, caused by wounds then received He