The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-18
4 TIRE BALLOT BOX INVESTIGATION.

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McLsan's md Iialstcn,i's Connection Will,
the \. .Mnttcr-Soilu' Sensational ss53 Tsstl.
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WAsIllSGToN, D. c., Jan. 7.-Ex.
Governor Foraker continued bis testi.
mony before the House committee in.
yestigating the ballot Ebox forgery this
morning. He said that after parleyine
ithgHood he got 4 letter from him on
August 18th saving that Crosley, who
had ! the contract, was u absent; that
Mayor Mosby was fayorably inclined
toward his application for the position
Of smoke inspector; that 4 line from
him, witness, would help the applica.
ton, and that as soon as the smoke in.
spector matter was attended TO he,
Wood, would go to Washington and
make such information as might be de.
sired in the other. matter. 20 Witness re-:
piled on the 10Th that he, Wood, would
get the letter Of recommendation from
him, as he had promised, when he, wit.
ness, got the information Wood had
promised and not before. Onathe- 2lst
witness got note from Wood saying he
had valuable papers and wanted ), to see
him for fifteen minutes, W itness saw
Wood, who produced a letter signed w,
NJ. Langdon, dated Detroit, August 10th,
addressed to Wood, which seemed to
confirm Woods previous story that an
effort was being made to- secure Gov.
ernor Ayers signature to "a new con-
tract. Wood also gave him three papers
he called State contracts, which witness
did not hare nov. They had no reley-
aucy to what witness was interested in
and he made no use OF them. ! e, e,
;r$5 THE GUN CONTRACT Z ~ }:ls ! i:
With respect to tho gun contract
Wood produced a letter, dated United
States Patent Office, August 9th, 1887,
and signed by Commissioner Hall, iad-
dressed to him and saying that Lieuten.
ant Williau ( Il. Bell had secured d
patent for an Improvement in gun car
riages, and copies of the specification
would be furnished upon application.
Another: letter signed 5."sJ:.4 E., {, said
that Lieut., and Capt. Bell were the
same person and adds that Peter would
help /. in sthe sDodsworth: case. q Woods
said that Colonel O. C.B Campbell and
Governor Campbell had then been buy.
ing up, and getting control Of a number
OF inventions relating Ito ordinance.
""rhat is what he said dn,$remarked the
witness, ,,5;SSi.I Il, don't;$ believe !: anything
more" Continuing Wood said these
were a part only Of a number Of papers
he had that had been Submitted for in-
vestigation. Witness made $no use Of
them and after looking them over told
/ Wood they 'didn'tStinclude the papers he
wanted, relating thelballot. box matter,
Wood said they were In w ashington. IA
Witness understood perhaps ut a latel
date that John, Il. Mclean had them
4 Wood promised to write for them saying
that Crosley had them no longer. Ii Sep
tember End witness got &as letter from
Wood dated Cincinnati, September LIST
stating that a telegram, saying the ole
contract was at Baltimore and Wood
was to meet n party there. " He, Wood
wanted a letter, Of introduction to Presi
4 dent Harrison. Wood had enormously
supposed that witness wanted 1.-THE new
contract up; to this time illness gave
4 WOOD the letter. of Introduction, which
was read ,andtwrot Wood that he lex
pectel him with the letter not latel
than Thursday. The, letter commended
;|;Wool as IN old soldier and mn inventor
oi merit Witness did mot ask as mucl
of;him then. us he did now, September 0
/ Wood telegraphed witness from Z Cincin
natl asking where I he could ! see him
Witness was impatient and replied tina
he could see hin at he'appointed place
THREE DOCUMENTS sS;i!
j Meanwhile he got a letter from aWoot
sent, from Washington dated Septembe
sth, saying that she had the E,docnmen
with the valuable names; that " I'm
was out Iof4 the city that there Swer,
three papers III all and that lie incloset
letter from Ed Hall. TX The finclosurt
\ was dated Cincinnati, Septenher54, aut
addressed 10 Wood at Washington. Tie
|; writer told Mood not to hesitate abou'
getting the facts and staying with Fora
ker during the campaign Witness nevel
! had any communication with Hall {nnti
after, the election. Witness telegraphed
Wood to come to Columbus that night Of
!; tho next morning. Wood replied i hi
wonld mail the paper to; witness Z thai
the telegram. was too late. Witness called
particular attention, to, these letters, fol
i t;5would appear from another witness
that the paper was mot forged until
I! the next day, September o. After Woot
Il had written that he I had the paper
Previous to that, on September: 7fwit
ness \ had& a conversation with Mayo
q Moseby& on the train nbont " ood's ap
], plicationS for the place Of smoke inspec
tor, and succeeded in having action dc
], ferred for a few days. He (witness) hat
! notified Wood to be- ut Columbus Sep
i, tember II or attend to 1t. September ].
!. Wood came to Columbus and ybrough
!, the forged paper, q 80 exhibit A..",s$s Wit
] ness had accidentally misstated this dat
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