The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-01
LIVELY SESSION
or the Ohio Bnliot-lIox Airnir-A Witness
Is denounced.

VI tho ohio btl'Ot.boA AHnir-A Witness
Is Denounced.
WAsnlSGroN, D. G., April 30.-The
special committee on the Ohio ballot
box forgery assembled again this morn.
Ing 10 take tha testimony OF Lewis A,
Bodc, OF Cincinnati. This witness testi-
tied in the fall OF 1887 Wood had said
that Jim Campbell was arranging in Tom
Campbell's oilicea bill in the interest OF
the ballot box people, und that it would
have the support Of number Of big
guns. Witness paid no attention to
what Wood said. He eknew that mum.
ber of prominent people irequented
Tom Campbell's Office. A man named
McGra.h, u barkeepcr had told witness
that he hoped the committee wouldn't
summon him. The man had been con-
nec,ed with the ballot.box matter. This
conversation took place four or five
days after the committee began
i,s investigation. McGrath said
that Mt 4 gathering in Vine street sa-
loon Wood WIS present with number
Of politicians, including Tom Mulvahill,
and the ballot.box matter was discussed.
After the disclosure witness was as
sured that Wood had acted rs the tool OF
the party in making the forgery. This
meeting was iust before the publication
Of the forgery. In conversation with
Wood about month ago, he admitted
to witness that he had attended the
gathering. Witness was called here, he
presumed, because he told Mr.. Price
tina, il was singular that Mr.. Butter.
worth had said that 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 out talking
with Mr.. Butterworth. A ballot-box
was on the table. There were several
other persons in theroo Witness as
sumcd that they were there to discuss
the ballot.box matter.
BUrrERwoRTH GROWS WARN.
Mr.. Butterworth then took up the
crcss.cxamination, and questioned tho
witness respecting his visit to Ca,npbelrs
Office in 1887, when he said he had seen
him (But,erworth). Els said that he
was an employe OF the Cincinnati Screw
and Tup Company, which was then
making tho ballot boxes, and he had
gone to Campbelrs office upon some
matter Of business connected with the
box. Witness Ind not talked with any.
body upon this subject except Mr.. Pryor
and Governor Foraker, and that was six
weeks ago. Perhaps he had also mem
toned it to some oil his personal friends.
Mr.. Butterworth demanded the names
OF these persona.
The witness ut first declined to answer
and appealed tot the committee, but was
Obliged to give the names, which he did,
as follows: Ctns. G. Sempfe, Jacob
Scgle and Edward Ueinhuch. The wit
hess was anxious TO 60 home at the con-
clusion OF his testimony, but Mr.. But
tcrwor,h insisted that he remain in the
city until he could examine his testi.
mony.
Mr.. Butterworth then took tho stand
aud said: ''Ttcre is not single word
OF truth in his statement that I was
there, from beginning to end. never
was. never was there, never had
talk with Campbell and have not been
III speaking teTns, ns some PERSONS ~
this room know, for five or six years.
think it possible that once in the past
i've or six years ! was in Campbell'f
office, but tina: was in the front office
uhc witness had said the back oliice)
and then for n single moment. l never
saw tho ballot box there, aud 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 ht
was not II politician, and he appealed te
the committee to find any object in his
coming here to aspcrse Mr.. Butterworth
He insisted that he had told the truth
and refused to admit the possibility OF
MI error.
This closed the examination for the
day.