Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-22
Telegrams to The Star.
THE PRESIDENT AT SAVANNAH
Suicide of an Eloping Couple.
THE CROWN PRINCE FEELING BETTER.
A Dynamite Explosion at Duluth.
THE TALLY.SHEET CASE.
Assistant Sergeans.as.Arnss Hin Tells
His Story.

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
CoLUABUs, Feb. 22.-Isaac K Hin, third assist
ant sergeant-at-arms OF the National House OF
Representatives, walked cooliy into the court
room this morning, held up his right hand, took
the oath and the witness stand. He was a men,
Der OF the state central committee In 1885, and
came to this city to meet Thos. T. Powell then
chairman, who owed him some money This was
on the saturday following the october election.
Hill went home that night and came back
next day. Saw Justice Martin near the Neil
House on Sunday evening; told him that
he wanted to see HIM, and was in
vited to go up to the justices Office He went
there for the purpose OF trying TO induce the JUS
tice then member OF the canvassing board, TO go
out and consult Senator Thurman TO his course
In reference to the disputed returns. hin swore
positively that he had seen the venerable justice
but once that night; that nothing whatever was
said about making him comfortable In his declin-
Ing years; tnat nothing was said about IL being
three and three naughts' In the Justices pocket
ii he counted the forgery on the democratic side,
and that he had It in his boots. Hill said that
HE WORE SHOES THAT NIGHT.
He has known Justice Martin since 1872 and
John X. Mclean since 1880. The witness came
here in response TO a telegram from Chairman
Powell TO see how things were going. When he
reached the depot he ordered hanson and was
driven to Allen O. Myers house. on Franklin ave-
hue. He wanted TO know from this political ency.
clopedia the latest election news, but when he
reached his house he found him surrounded by
data from which he was constructing his lecture
on " The Sunshine and Shadows OF Politics" |"
Finding Myers in an uncommunicative mood he
left the house and came up town.
On cros5-eXamination the states attorney took
the witness over his early life up 10 the
time he entered Politics. and then followed
him TO Washington. ON the occasion referred 20
he mad gone to canton from this city IN obedience
10 the command OF Chairman Powell and Secretary
Constantine, as he understood that the election
was close and that the republicans needed watch
Ing. While there saw Archie McGregor and other
sterling democrats and had a consultation with
them. His mission was performed In good time
and he came back 10 Newark via Coshocton. He
mad not teegraphed Constantine
THAT HE HAD FIXED THINGS
Neither had he been shown a telegram from Jno
r. Mclean TO Chairman Powell authorizing that
gentleman to claim the legislature. When he
came to this city the first time he was not success
ful In collecting s35 which the committee owed
him, and borrowed SO from Allen q. Myers. He
only had the remnant OF that sum when he first
saw Justice Martin, and he went back To Newark
In debt. The witness always went TO Converse s
Office when he came 10 this city, he had no Sc
cretS from that gentleman, though he was unable
10 remember whom be saw there on the sunday
afternoon referred 70.