Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-01
THE TESTIMONY CLOSED.
r iNAL HEARING IN THE FAMOUS BAL.
LOT BOX CASE.

Butrerworfh Forced to Defend Himself
Against a New Witness Secret session
of the Committee-Relief for the Nu-
merous Flood Sufferers.
MTAsHINGToN, April 3O.-The famous Ohio
ballot box case was once more to the front
to-day. The special House committee assembled
again this morning to cake the testimony Of
Lewis A. Bode, of Cincinnati. This witness
testi fed that in the fall of 1887 ood had said
that Jim Campbell was arranging. in Tom
Campbells office. bill in the interest of the
ballot box people. and that it would have the
support of a number of big guns"
Witness paid no attention to what Wood
said. He knew tina. a number of prominent
people freq uented Tom Campbell's Office. A
man named McGrath, barkeeper, had told
witness that he hoped the committee would not
summon him. This man had been connected
with the balIot-box matter. This conversation
took place four or five days after the COM
mittee began its investigation. McGrath said
that at gathering in Vine street saloon
Wood was present with a number OF poll
ticians, including Tom Mulvahill, and the
ballot-box matter was discussed After the
disclosures witness assumed that Wood had
acted as the tool Of the party in making the
forgery. This meeting was just before the pub
lication of the forgery. In a conversation with
Wood about month ago, he admitted to wit
ness that he had attended the gathering.
Why the Witness Was Called.
WITNESS was called here. he presumed, be-
cause he told Mr.. Price that it was singular
that Mr.. Butterworth had said he had not
spoken with Tom Campbell for eight years.
when he (witness had seen him in Campbell's
Office in 1887. Wood was also in the room, but
was not talking with Mr.. Butterworth. A
ballot box was on the table. There were several
other persons in the room. Witness assumed
that they were there to discuss the ballot box
matter.
MIR. Grosvenor pressed witness to tell upon
what he based that assumption, and the witness
said that the men looked as If they were walt,
ing to .'get down to business: they looked
anxious" He was obliged to admit, however,
that they did not have any knowledge upon the
subject, and his assumption was based upon
Woods presence. Mr.. Wilson asked what other
prominent men, beside Mr.. Butterworth, wit
member any other.
Mr.. Wilson-You said that you believed
Woods story because you had seen number
OF prominent men there.
The witness replied that perhaps that was
misstatement. He should have said "a Dromi-
nent man."
Mr.. Bqtrerworth. who was present, could
contain himself no longer. and exclaimed
You are lying from beginning to end"
The witness said that he had no desire to get
involved in this matter, and would not nave
uOne 80 voluntarily. w men aSkeu TO explain
again how he came to be subpoenaed witness
said that the day after his talk with Pryor the
latter summoned him by telephone to his office
and they talked further about the matter. Mr..
Grosvenor asked if Mr.. Pryor's office was not
Governor Foraker's office, and whether Gov
ernor Foraker was not present. The witness
admitted that this was true.
Burterworfh ON the stnnd.
Mr.. BUTTERwoRTH then took up the Cross
examination. and questioned the witness
respecting his visit to Campbell's office in 1887,
when he said he had seen him (Butterworth.l
He said that he was an employe of the Cincin-
natl Screw and Tap Company, which was then
making the ballot boxes, and he had gone to
Campbelps Office upon some matter OF business
connected with the box. Witness had not
talked with anybody upon this subject except
Mr.. Pryor and Governor Foraker, and that
was six weeks ago. Perhaps he had also men
toned it to some OF his personal friends Mr. But
terworth demanded the names OF these per-
sons. The witness at ihrst declined 70 answer a;l
and appealed to the committee, but was obliged
to give the Names which he did, as follows:
Charlie c. Semple, Jacob Segle and Edward
Heinbuch. The witness was anxious TO go
home at the conclusion of his testimony, but
Mr.. Butterworth insisted that he remain in the
city until he could examine his testimony.
Mr.. Butterworth then took the stand and
said: There is not single word of truth in
his statement that was there, from beginning
to end. / never was there never had talk
with Campbell or Wood. In fact, Campbell
and have not been on speaking terms, as some
persons in this room know. for five or six years.
think 1t possible that once in the past five or
SIX years was in Campbell's office, but that
was in the front office 1.-THE witness had said the
never saw the ballot box there, and never saw
Wood there. 1t is fair to say that this witness
may be mistaken and imagine that he saw me-"
The witness here remarked that he was not
politician, and he appealed to the committee to
find any object in his coming here to asperse
MIR. Butterworth. He insisted that be had told
the truth and refused to admit the possibility OF
an error. After the conclusion of the examina-
tion the committee in secret session decided
that it would close the record and take no more
testimony.