New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-06
THE BILLOHBOX INQNIRY.
4 NUMBER OF WITNESSES ON the srANp.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL FINISHES III TESTIMONY
Mrs. WOOD ADVISING ma nu~DAND TO
HAVE NOTHING TO Do WITH rnE NATTER

HAVE NOTHING TO Do WITH TuE NATTER
Washington. Feb 6.-rho House Committee invca-
tcating the ohio ballot box forgery TINS morning
continued thc examination Of Governor Campbell lie
did not remember who tclcphoncd hin that wood s
bail was to be- forfeited the occasion oil WOOD 5
visit To his house 10 Mr.. Strnble witness Sad 'ha'
no introduced the BaotloX bill altogether upon l. =
Campbclls request. Mr. Campbell han Dech MS at
torncy and was his friend and he was ready AZ All
times to help his friends
Levi, G.. Bernard testified that In october last he
was a member Of tho Democratic Campaign Commit
tee Early in October Frank j. Kelley secretary OF
tho committee handed him copy OF the Luce letter
Witness showed the letter to John r. Mclean Wit
ness had not communicated with Governor CanpbcH
about the matter.
Morton L. Hawkins, Adjutant General of ohio and
polltlcal editor OF The Cincinnati Evening Post
during the last campaign, was the next witness. lie
said Colonel John W. Harper had, in brief interview.
spoken Of a letter written by Governor Foraker, which
would put different phase on the matter. witness
umpcd at the conclusion that II related 10 the ballot
box matter but subsequently found that 1t was the
Luce letter which Colonel Harper had in mind.
Mr. Bernard was here recalled 10 tell the committee
what steps he had taken TO find Wood after tho
forgery lad been published.
Mrs Elizabeth Wood, wife OF II. G.. Wood, was
next called She said her first knowledge OF her
husbands connection with the ballotboX matter was
when he came home one day and told her tina, James
Foraker and Mr. IIaddcn wanted him 10 try for ap-
pointment as smoke Inspector, and that he could
get II II he furnished certain papers to Governor
Foraker She had advised her husband to nave
nothing 10 do with the business. During her huS-
bands absence Mr. IIaddcn called. She had received
letter from her husband. telling her to cali upon
MADDEN for money. MADDEN was not at home, so
Ms Wood left word for him 10 call at her house. and
he did so MADDEN was always afraid some one would
see him talking her and wanted her to say nothing
about IL when he called at her house. r. C. Cam2DI II
called twice. The first time he was white with rage
because she would not tell where Wood Wa.
Governor FoiaEcr said that be knew nothing, eX
cept In the most general way, about the payments
made to Mrs. Wood by MADDEN.
Robert J. Wood, lnd Of fifteen ana son of T. -.
Wood, was The witness. He produced The -'"'"
boo, Of the ballot box company. From the stubs %
appeared tna the largest part OF the stock nrld
by Wood and his wife and other stockholders, whose
name. have been mentioned IN tile case were Charles
l. Lehman, :. >. Davis. Edward Han and J. &. lamp
hell John {. Brown, state TREASURER 81 ono" l"'
ucU witness, said that AT the Ear.,hylc Junclou
september II, Governor Foraker mad shown MN tio
f0r,,t paucr Ate. telling of the ballot DoA bill We
ne, said be could Dot TIE paper % tie 'tIptL'
and the Governor replied that tmi Wa, the trouble
he had gotten more than he wanted. .. ,,,
Alexander Game testified to a conversation on tl'
train with Governor FORAKER, september -. ''H',
persons ven present. Governor Foraker sad that u
sherman AID Mckinley did net iSi nr Oh . " 10 '
+. G. Hall. u the Hall Loct and sac ''u'lA.'
testified that he knew 81 mo- pap,r r.ltu'- u w..
ballot box signed hy a Ncnher "i 'oht't''' cN''P'
what Doe had -ccu iu the De-" papers. .
tfourer Campbell. 81 tiu'lnutl hI"lH'F o. J., -.
coInrltl tc,tn.d that hc understood from Hi'dcn
mat The latter hal come 20 Washington and sworn
TIA. there wa an orir.nal paper "heh 'le'E Wa I
such paper, and nat Dr. 200 ne j, uI'iyI WI" a., 49,,
Gnycrnor Foraker iuterpI,cd 20 deny ta' he haa
m4dc any request Of Hnddcn touching his testimony.