New-York tribune., 1885-10-25
THE FRAUDS IN OHIO.

| CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION GRANTED IN VIOLA
TON OF LAw-TRACING THE COLUMBUS FOR
CERES.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 24.-Daniel Dalton, County
Clerk has issued certificates to all county and legislat-
i've officers except Senator'S.
AD unofficial footing othe official returns from all coun-
ties IN the state that Foraker has plurality of
1888 for Governor Leonard Prohibition candidate
poed 2s OG4 votes and Northrop the GreenDack can
didate, 2,963.
The case Of Julius Dexter treasurer OF the Committee
of One Hundred charged with perjury in making ai-
davit for the arrest OF man for illegal voting. was
called before Justice Glgan to-day. As there was no
testimony produced, after waiting two hours for wit
nessos, the dismissed.
The papers containing the official count OF Hamilton
Comfy the Secretary OF State Tonight The
certificates of election issued yesterday though 1t
was not generally known until this afternoon. snts
were brought by the Republican candidates for tho
House OF Representatives 10 restrain tho clerk from
issuing certificates the Democratic candidates The
claim Is made that certificates issued before the count Is
declared that IT, signed and deposited with the clerk.
are void and that these certificates issued before
the additions completed, which alone could deter
niue entitled TO certificates. Charles Evans
brought action OF mandamus TO compel the clerk to
issue to HIM certificate OF election Judge OF the
Court OF Common Pleas. In this Judge Huston re-
cev.d his certificate yesterday. and his commission
expected by him from Columbus to-day. Judge Buck
walter did not his decision IN the injunction
case before him affecting the four Senator'S has he
named time for the decision. He gave notice ip tho
beginning, however. that he should take sufficient
am cunt OF time enable him to reach satisfactory
conclusion after examining tho authorities cited and
weighing the arguments.
COLUMBUS, oct "a tSpedab.-There is a Speoal act
statute which applies the crime OF tampering with
election returns and It prescribes penalty i'm
prsonment In the Pententary from TO three years
II the crime in this county should prove to be
forgery penalty Will be from to twenty years.
Officers Trogps and Conoy, OF the police force state
that Sunday night at ~ o'clock they went to Ech
euaubs for lunch. They Night Watchman
Steube OF the Court uOnse and two other men the
sidewalk one OF the appeared TO be In the custody
Seube. steube saluted TrOgu- with mock military
salute and tho two officers passed on. TrOgus Thought
IL strange that Steube away from the
House that time Of night but concluded he had
discharged and dismissed the matter from his mind
This about hour after Mr.. kiesewetter saw
Steube Creenanc come out Of Clerk Joyces private
Office. The County Commissioners to-day summoned
Watchmen Soube and Creenanc to appear before them
They denied having seen either Young Montgomery
the Court House at any time sunday night They
said that they had let Auditor Kesewetter and Deputy
Clerk Beck INTO Mr. JOyce's room and then had gone
away The Commissioners stated that they failed, AS
this examination was concerned to any neg
lect duty the part OF SteuDe and Crcenane Moth
ing brought to light that appeared to them ground
for censure, much 1es discharge.