The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-23
ONE MORE ACQUITTED
And One illegal Voter coufesses
He is Guilty,
THIRD ONES FATE UNKNOWN
George II. Hale Found Guilty on his
statement-E. O. Ewing Acquitted
in Short order-Cunningham
Awaits tho Verdict.

Three cases Of alleged illegal voting
were heard in the United States Court
yesterday. The first one heard was that
OF George B, Hale, who voted on the
Island. General Watts stated what the
Government expected to prove, which
was that Hale was not a legal resident OF
West Virginia and that he had actually
voted in Ohio the same day he voted
here. When he finished his statement
Hale concluded to confess. AJury hav-
ing been impaneled, 1t was too late to
enter a plea OF guilty, so that the jury
was directed by the Court to bring in a
verdict OF guilty by agreement. This
was done. The Court reserved It's SEN
tence until a future day,
The last case last evening was that oil
Mr.. Ed @. Ewing, Of this city, who Is
secretary OF an iron works at New Brigh-
ton, Pa, but resides here and voted
here In November. "A jury was impanel-
ed, General Watts stated the case, Judge
jackson asked Mr.. Ewing a few Ques-
lions and directed the jury to render a
verdict OF not guilty, which they did,
The case occupied in all ahoutseventeen
minutes. Its quick end and fimsy char
acter is n fofcible commentary on the
character of the indictments found by
the Parkersburg grand jury. There
never was the slightest basis for IN In.
dlCtment against Mr., Ewing.
The case which occupied most OF the
days session was that OF James Cunning
ham, who voted at Cameron. 1t was
claimed that he lived In Pennsylvania,
ind he admitted that he had voted at
primaries In Pennsylvania and received
50 "ior his day" He did not impress
the ~bystanders as being very bright. The
Jury impaneled for his case is comp osed
Of Messfs. ]. W. Gallaher, George Phil
Fps, William Chaliant, John Roemer,
j. D. Maxwell, George Holiday, L. T.
Gray, John @. Kirker, IA. Faris, Thos.
G. Britt, Benoni Feay and Thomas
O'Brien. The evidence was finished
about $3.50 p. M, and General Watts
made a speech Of fifteen minutes or so.
At its conclusion. Judge jackson an.
Dpunced that he would not listen to any
long speeches. This shutting of OF the
attorneys for tho defense struck every.
body as peculiar. Mr.. Atkinson said he
wanted some time 10 do his client jus.
tice. The court refused to indicate
what limit he would make, and after
consulting, Capt. DovOner and Mr..
Atkinson declined 10 argue the Oase at
all under the circumstances, and sub.
mitted 1t to the Jury. General Watts
then expressed n wish that he might
withdraw his trgument.
The Jury was out after recess for sup
per until 10 p. m, when II was adjourn
cd oyer until this morning, not yet hay
ing reached a verdict.
This morning tho case OF William
Erskine, Grafton Beall and Charles
Lukens, Judges Of election In the Seventh
ward, indicted for knowingly, wilfully
and feloniously receiving IN illegal vote,
will be tried. There is nothing In the
case. After It's conclusion, MessFs. W.
p. Jones, Thomas Anderson and s. D..
Martin, Judges OF election at Wolf Run
precinct Of Webster district, Marshall
county, will be put on trial on re same
charge,