The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-10
or the Cincinnati Deputy Marshals'
Election 0utrages Before the Con.
gressi0nal Committee.
Alderman Duffy's Graphic Descrip.
ton Of the Scenes on Eiec-
tion Day.
DEPUTY MARSHAL INVESTIGATION.
An Expose OF Republican Methods for Con-
tinuing Their Lease OF Power.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 9-The Springer Inves-
testing Committee had exSherif Hawkins
as first witness, bat as he had not yet pro-
cured a list of his. Deputy SherIffs at the
election. he was excused till tomorrow.
r. j. Price, contractor, testified that one
o. his men refused to go and vote becs use
he had heard theie was trouble at the polls.
On cross-exsminstion he said the voting
place was at Avondale, q mile away from
where thee men were st work. All went ex-
cepTthis one.
gave graphic description Of the scenes of
B. Precinct OK that ward. He said the trou-
bic began at o'clock, when q colored
voter was challenged and the Judge praposed
he should be taken to the plasce claimed a,
his residence. The coIored Deputy Marshsls
jumped from the curb to the street, formed
line and pulled out thier revolvers, but did
not shoot. Then the boys of the ward got
| dray pins and other clubs. The negroes also
| got clubs, and all went fo0ling, throwing
| the clubs up. Finally the boys got close on
the negroes, when the negroes opened FIRE
on them. The shots sounded like bunch
/ of shooting crackers. Several men were
wounded and the negroes were run OFF.
Early in the morning the negroes had pos
| session OF the polls and voted as they
| pleased. Hs said a good deal OF whisper.
ing was going on between Bolts. the Super
visor of Election, and the ''coOns," Just be-
fore the firing began. The witness created
some merriment by describing how the
| Supervisor, who was in the house,
whispered to the "coons" on the
| sidewalk He said "Botts lust
leaned out the 'wipder and pulled one of
the coon's ears up to him" Later he said
| be sew colored man walk toward a crowd
| at the polls, and when fifty feet away pull
bis pistol and let her go Then the boys
took after the negro, and, as he supposed,
| put head on him.
Chairman Springer raped In vain for Or
der at this recital.
Barney Wicher, resident of Covington.
also described some of the scenes. be said
be did not vote for fear of trouble. He ex-
| plsiDed that though he had lived ia Ken
tuoky eight years he had always voted here,
as his property and business was here, and
went 70 Kentucky on account OF sis wife'E
health. On cross-examination he said he
stayed about the polls all day and did not
vote because he feared be would be chal-
lenged. and that weuld cause trouble.
Patrick Punch, City Marshal of Mt sterl.
ing, KY, testified that he saw Rich Fore man
and Samuel Cash, of Mt. Sterling here on
election day acting as Deputy Msrshals. He
was here himself 70 look for negroes from
Kentucky who might offer to vote. He
| found none such.
James MerDaugh, of Paris, KY, testified
he saw number of Government employees
of Paris, KY, here on election day. He sa "
colored Deputy M0rshal receive prisoner
from the police. ssf&
G. G. MulligaD, Deputy Marshal, testified
that he and others received revoIvers and
that they were loaded.
Ex-Sheritf Hawkins reappesred aud pro-
duced list OF his deputies as approved by
the Judge of the court.
A. o. Robertson, editor o. the F1lmouth
| (Ky.) Democrat, testified that he organized
| a force OF sixty-two men in eight counties
of Kentucky. at the instance OF the Demo
cratic Committee. to come to Cincinnati and
watch for colored Kentuckians who might
come here 10 vote. His men reported that
they bad spotted tweDty-seven Kentucky
negroes and bad prevented them from
voting. Only one had actually attempted
to vote, and he was not prosecuted
On cross examination the witness said
that for week or more before the election
il was notorious that many negroes were
going TO Cincinnati, and the trains we're we'll
! filled. Hence the Democrats got KentucE-
iaDs, as likely 10 know them, to come aud
| prevent them from voting. He could not
| name one negro who came to Cincinnati,
| He was not very popaisr'among the negroes,
| and knew the names OF very few. He did
not think the negro should vote in bis pres
! ent condition, and never would ask the vote
| OF one for himself or friends.
7 Adjourned