The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-21
FRAUDS ON THE BALLOT.
AS LATELY PRAcTlsED IN OHIO.
Tho Way the Election was Conducted I'm
Cincinnati = The Registry Book
Taken From the Judges aud
Thrown Away-Kentuck-
ians Giving Help.

CINCINNATI, Oct. a0.-Te stimony
was heard to-day before Judge Buch-
walter ia the msndamus proceedings
to compel the judges of the election in
precinct K of the Eighteenth ward
to make proper return Of the elec-
tion. The return was hroughtia un.
sealsd and unsigned, hence the
rubblsh. Reagan had said he could
not check the names fast enough. Tho
book disappeared, and was not sean
again that day. After the checking
ceased, Witness
SAW oNH NAN voTn sHvAN TINEs.
under different names, The votes
we're received against his protest. He
recognized the facs AZ the same, al
though he did not know the man. He
went homo ut 6 o'clock aud refused to
assist In counting. Afterward he
wen. to the polling place aud wss rs.
fused admission. He next saw
the bsllot.box yesterday morning.
J. A. Thompson, one Of the
judges, testified that he had been
sgreed upon to act rs judge on behalf
OF the Republicans, James Higgins
and John Reagan being the
Democratic judges. In the
morning they divided the
labor thus: Thompson was to receive
votes aud deposit them in tho box,
higgins WAC to turn the crank, and
Reagan was to check tho names from
the registry book. After about SO votes
mad been received, outslds parties in
teriered, took the book from Reagan
snu Threw It away. The
COX was tried up with rope. Other
Witnesses testified that Y copy OF tho
registry book had been made, and was
used BY the challengers until they
We're driven away and the book torn
up, A citizen OF Covington tssti-
ned that he saw two boys,
whom he named, and whom he knsT
TO be residents of Covington, vote at
this precinct. He said thsy wers
brought TO the polls by special police.
man. Another witneSs teatifisd that
no saw theso boys vote and saw them
receive money.
1T WAS ABrLL,
given to tho larger on0. They went Ia
q saloon, got 1t changed 20 silver end
divided 1t. He followed the boys to
the river. On the way be asked q no.
lieeman to arrest them, but he
declined. He saw III, boys get
into skift without oars end tear IN
the seat to paadle themselves across
the river. Another witness testified
that he saw Moses Doyle, who he
knew well, and whom he had sean
vote.a short time before In another
precinct, como to this precinct and
offer to vote. Witness protested and
seized Doyle's arm, As he
held on to his ticket one
oil the judges seized D0ylo's
wrist and the arm was pulled toward
and from the ballot.box by these two
men until the Judge took the ticket
from Doyle and put 1t In the box.
The question to be raised
In this case, alter the
testimony is ended, Is whether the
court can
COMPEL THE JUDGES TO sIaN RR-
TURN
when they know it is tairted with n.
Irregularities and fraud. The Official
count has only reached tho Twelfth
ward.
In one precinct the judges returned
newspaper election return blank
with their aignatures attached, but did
not sign the tally sheet.
About 5000 has been subscribed fol
the use of the Committee Of One Hun
dred.
The court declined to call special
grand jury on account Of tho short
time 1t would have to serve.