The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-07
sPRIsGER's SPRING
On oineinnati-An In,e.tigatIon That VIII
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CINCINNATI, Jan. Gin the Springer
investigation to-day Mr.. Follett asked
Marshall Wright If he appointed any
deputy marshal who was a Democrat,
knowing him to be such, without a stipu.
lation that he should vote and work for at
least one Republican?
The witness replied that he hadn such
stipulation. He appointed one Democrat
W, Il. Adams, in the Twentieth ward, ex.
pecting him to vote the entire Democratic
ticket. He appointed other Democrats
but could not tell their names.
Mr.. Follett-.Do you not know that
Boland, OF Louisville, and Sullivan. Of
Chicago, were there on election day. and
that they went about the city saving
more people should be shot down?n 20
Mr.. Wright-'T never heard any such
statement until now.n
The same form OF examination VIA con.
tinued al considerable length.
Mr.. Wright was of the opinion; that
there would have been no election riots
here in October II it had not been for the
deputy marshals, and that the deputy
marshals would have been worthless VIII.
out arms. ','N,
Mr.. springer-aDidn't you have an
election in November without marshals ~
Mr.. Wright-"Yes sir.n
Mr.. Springer-"And haven't Won had
many before last October without mar.
shals?n N1' '4
Mr.. Wright-"Yes sir, but / am cer.
tain there never was an election in Gin.
cinnati wherethere was such deep feeling
and such excitement on both sides as at
the October election. believe FIVE had
not had marshals our streets would have
run with blood"
After requesting the witness to pro.
duce q number OF papers that had been
referred to Mr.. Follett announced the ex.
iamination was ended.
| Judge Foraker began the cross-examin-
alton by asking II the witness had knowl-
edge OF any Democrat was hindered or pre-
vented from casting hislegal vote at the Oc-
tober election by reason OF the presence OF
deputy marshals. The witness said he
had made diligent inquiry and had NOT
heard oil single instance. On the con.
trary, on election day consider.
able number OF Republican voters.
particularly from the Eighth ward, came
to his Office bleeding from violence suffer.
ed there and saying they could not vote.
He received calls that day from the Sixth.
Fifth and other wards for more deputies
on account Of violence shown to Reput.
lican voters. This caused him to appoint
deputies on election day. In the Eighth
ward deputies were knocked down and
their revolyers taken from them. Tho
reason he sent more deputies 10 the Sixth
ward was 1t was notorious for fraud and
violence.
Atthelastspring election the Democratic
majority was increased from SeS to 955 In
this ward. Such was the manifest fraud
that even the Cincinnati Enquirer called
attention TO II and denounced II.
Mr.. Follett claimed this could not tend
TO prove anything at all, as in the case ol
New York City the variance OF the vote
for the candidates OF the same party was
many thousands between the State and
National candidates.
The committee ruled that the total vote
OF the different parties at the October and
November election might be put in eyi.
dence. Adjourned till Tomorrow.