Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-11
NEARING THE EMO.
ne State to Close Its Testimony In tn
Tally sheet CaSe To-Day-Importanl
Testimony Yesterday.

Testimony Yesterday.
CoLuSBus. o.. February ll.-Dr. T. X.
Wisseng.r WAS the first witness called in
She tally sheet case yesterday. He testified
to seeing X. B. Montgomery driving south
On Pearl alley on Main street, the Sunday
afternoon after October election, '65. Had
. short conversation with defendant in
which he seemed somewhat excited. The
election at that time was still doubtful as
there were two precincts not yet counted.
William II. Gray, clerk at the Neil House,
was next called and testified that he was
occupying his present position in October.
1855. The witness then produced the hotel
register for that month, which showed that
Thomas J. Cogan registered October u, and
Charles T. blackburn October IS. Witness
testified that he knew Cogan, but knew
Blackburn only as he registered.
Was on duty at that time in the afternoon
and quit at six O'Clock. Cogan reg stered
that night after he went of, Blackburn
came the next morning (Sunday morningl
the eighteenth. between eleven and twelve
o'clock Heinquired for Cocan and wanted
n RON next 10 hiIa. Was assigned to room
SIG. adjoining that of Cogan. said i, made
no difference that it was small room Did
not see Blackburn and ...'cSan together
The rooms were on the tos3lonr. Mr.. Gray
was afterwards recalled f,S' the purpose OF
fixing the time that Blackburn and Cocan
left by the transfer book which showed
that they went away Mon lay morning the
nineteenth. before breakfast
J. NJ Lowe. an attorney. was next called
and testified that he had known Thomas J.
Cogan by sight for three or four years.
Also knew T. L. Montgomery Saw Cogan the
Sunday night after the October election in
'S5 about ten O'Clock in front of the wit
ness office between Broad and State streets,
on High. Saw him soon afterwards in
front OF the Neil House in conversation
with several gentlemen one Of whom he
vas told was kaac Hill. Questioned ~ 10
whether he saw blackburn. said that he
Jaw . small gentleman with Cogsn. Saw
Mon ntgomery the same evening . little
while after he had seen the others. Mont
Eomery went into the Neil House and
walked back. Couldn't say whether he
went up stairs or down. Previous TO this
Cogan and his companions had gone into
the Neil House. Squire Martin had gone
in after them, and had some conversation
with them, and then come out and walked
north.
Crox-examined by Mr.. Taylor: Was not
certain that the small gentleman he saw
was Mr.. Blackburn. l,is attention was
was in the court room out he could say
positively that Blackburn Was the man be
had seen
A. II. Fritchey. the justice Of the peace
before whom the Montgomerys and Others
had their preliminary hearing over Q year
ago, testified next He identified the cor
rection made in Mr.. Huling's vote by the
Board of Commissioners in October, IS.
Believed that he wrote the 2s0, and drew
the line through the "a, at the end OF the
tallies. The tallies only amsunted to 24O.
schnpyht chat pr.Ar,nrf II Ninth ~arH
not reached until Saturday.
Crosse xamined by Colonel Taylor:-Did
not see the yellow spot on the paper at that
time. He would have seen the spot II il
had presented the same appearance as now.
Thought that he would have noticed both
spots II they had been on the paper at that
| time.
In the afternoon several more witnesses
| were examined. Grafton Pearce testified
10 seeing Robert and DIR. Montgomery with
other gentlemen in front of Allen ONyers
house on Franklin avenue, sunday fore
noon after the October election. IS. Heard
Myers address one Of the gentlemen as
tom" The three Judges Of Precinct u.
Ninth ward, at the October election, 'S5,
and one clerk. were examined in regard to
the condition Of the tally sheet at the time
il left their hands. Testimony showed that
the sheet was All exact copy oil the one
scaled up IN the boN ana DELIVERED 70 tno
| City Clerk. None o: them knew OF any
thing that happened 10 the sheet while in
their possession which would cause the yell
low spots on it. There ~as little row in
the evening at the polling place. but they
knew nothing about uH tally sheet being
burnt in any way.
Mr.. b. II. Brooks. clerk in the Attorney
Generals Office, and an attorney, testified
70 seeing K. Il. Montgomery walking At .
very rapid pace arross High street some
where between k;ch and Mound. about
eleven o'clock the sunday night after the
election. Montgomery went north on High
street
Clerk Joyce was recalled by the defense
and testified that hc would have noticed
the yellow spots on the tally sheet At
the canvass. il they had been as distinct ~
they are now.
The State will close itS testimony to-day.