The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-09
ASSUMING AUTHORITY.
The Newly Elected Governors of
Several States Sworn In,
ALSO LEGISLATIVE OFFICIALS.
The Democrats Secure the Speaker
ship in Illinois.
A iPROHlBlTIONIST LOVE FEAST.
ALSO n Convention of Miners-Hm Thinks
Hen Win in Colorado Cyrus Field
on Grant-Lot Wright's In
vestigation Continues.
A iPRoHIBlTIoNlST LOVE FEAST
INDIANA AND OHIO DEMOCRATS
The Lot wright Investigation

CINCINNATI, Jan. S.--The Springer
committee had Charles w. Baker as a
witness to-day. Much time was spent
in discussion as to the admssability of
evidence. Witness is Democrat, and
acted as attorney on election day for
parties brought before United States
commissioners in the United States
court room. He described the scenes
there, where reserve force of United
States marshals were kent
and from which, as they
were demanded, detachments
were sent to different voting places.
One of these detachmen-s was called for
TO go to the nineteenth ward. Colored
men were sent. Knowing the ward to
contain large Irish population, and
being certain this would cause con-
llict, he took buggy and went to see
the result. He did not find an outbreak
there, but men complained to him that
Deputy Marshal Gleason, who had al
ready shot one man, was dangerous, and
that voters were afraid to approach the
polls. Witness left the room, fearing
personal injury. He saw at the eighth
ward polls q turbulent crowd, appar.
emily ready tor an outbreak
The deputy marshals were
carrying clubs, such as the police
use. Others, apparently citizens, were
armed with dray-nins, poles and shil-
lelahs. lie saw no Democrat who said
he was prevented from voting, but he
qld not choose to stay in such a place.
In the United States court
room he saw one ludicrous
incident. Two large colored deputy
marshals brought in small coIored
man, named Sylvester, and charged
him with insulting the United States
government. When asked to explain,
one of the marshals said he asked Syl-
Vester whore he voted aud where he
llVed. Sylvester answered "It's none
OF youl business" The marshal then
displayed his badge and arrested Syl-
Nestcr for insultiug the United States
government. III asar-was proHBtiy
discharged on that complaint, bus herd
until his residence Lad been ascertaned,
Witness was counsel for the prosecution
Of the "Nuttle Gang"
Mr.. Foraker, for Marshal Wright. cb.
lected TO testimony as to Nuttle, untu it
should be shown that they had been APP
pointed and acted as deputy marshals;
He desired to show that they were not
so appointed, by proving that thev all
worked for MIR. Fol ett's election.
The committee ruled out all testimony
until 1t was shown that they acted as
deputy marshals.
n long discussion arose over witness
testimony concerning the verdict and
sentence of Lieut.. Aiullin, for whom he
was counsel. He said there was no
proof tending to show that more than
three persons we've imprisoned by
Mullin and deprived of their votes.
MIR. Foraker tried to put in eviden co
the printed report Of Judge Baxter's re.
marks in sentencing Mullin, in which
he stated that Mullins counsel had
agreed to the confession that he had i'm
prisoned l52 lawful citizens and do
prlved them of the right of suffrage.
Messrs. Springer and Van Alstyne, of
the committee, opposed The introduc-
ton oi BaNter's remarks, saving he
should be called as witness.
Mr.. Stewart, OF the committee, en-
tered n protest against its exclusion,
saying he would prefer q judicial state
ment to that of an attorney for the de-
iendant Mullin,
Hawkins, who was sheriffat the time
OF the election, testified that he ap-
pointed 1000 deputy sheriifs to serve at
the polls. Most of them were appointed
on tue Sunday and Monday before the
election. They were paid by the Demo-
cratic committee. He made the selec-
u0n from lists furnished by reliable
men in the different wards. He was
moved TO appoint these deputies because
he was informed that Marshal Wright
was appointing a large number of
deputy marshals.
Adjourned till to.mnrrOw