Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-04
ILLEGAL VOTES.
TWO ARRESTS MADE YESTERDAY IN his
CITY.
W. 3. Lewis and GsorgsB. Hale ths Prisousrs-fhs
Former Committed to jail, and the Latter
Released Until To-Day.
Voting unlawfully is a riky business.

Voting unlswfully is a ritky business.
As a rule, it doesn't psy.
These were about the conclusions reach
ed yesterday by w. II. lie Wis, CT the
Island, and Geo. B. Hale, of the Second
ward, when they were taken into custody
by the Federal authorities, for casting un-
lawful ballots al the recent Presidential
election.
Lswis was committed to all by C,mmis-
sioper Forbes, in default of s., 900 bail,
bu. Hale was released upon his own
recognizaucs for a hearing at 8 o'clock
this morning.
Lewis was taken into custody about nine
o'clock yesterday morning, at tie recruit
ing station, on Market street, by Officer
Dunlap, and was at oncs taken before the
Commissioner. Lewis voted, on the
Island, OF ths instigstion of some of the
Republican leaders over there. He is not
of aga, lacking at least one year of twenty
one. Several days after he had cast his
vote be became uneasy as to tine result,
and afeer celebrating over it for q time,
resolved to enlist, thinking that ne would
be sent away in q few dsys, and thus be
beyond the reach Of officers, in case an eff
fort was made TO arrest him. he went to
the recruiting station, but not being Of
age, he was not accepted until be brought
tie consent of his mother. This WIS
promptly given, and Lewis donned q suit
of blue. lie was not sent on 10 the bar
racks, however, being kept here by the re-
cruiting officer, along with other soldiers,
and when the time came ID take him in he
was eesy to lind.
Last evening a REGISTER reporter saw
Mr.. Lewis at The Jail. He IS a ~stoutly-
built, smooth faced, f~rsnk-lookipg young
man, who seems to feel very ketnly tae
situation in which he IL piace]. The
prisoner was reluctant to talk ebout his
trouble, but nevertheless, in reply to the
questions OF the newspaper man, he made,
in the presence of witnesses, a statement
ref actiog 10 the most serious manner upon
leading Republican bosses, whom he
charged with getting him into trouble,
through advising him TO vote. The name
of n Republican who stands very high
in the councils of the party, was men
toned, es having repeatedly visited L,wis
at his re ,ideuCe, and advised him to cast
an unlawful ballot. His statement seems
almost incredible, aud the name is with
held. Lewis refused TO name Others who
hal given him like advice, bat it is pretty
generally known who the gentlemen are.
The second arrest was that of Hale, ne
being taken into custody by Officer Dun.
lap about four o'clock in the afternoon,
Wills st work at Csld Wells, on Main
street. The charge against him is that be
has no legal residence ia this State. The
prisoner ct ited that he came to this city !
from Martins Ferry, in May last, and
went to housekeeping in the alley Just
north Of T. T. Hutchison's, on the liver
bank. Hrs vote was challer g2d, when he
swore he had been in the State o sufficient
length OF time, aud bis ballot wss passed
The arrests created a god deal Of a.
element aholt town, when they became
known, especially among the Republican
managers.