Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-18
OHIO FORGERIES.
EX-GOVERNOR FORAKER CONTINUES
HIS TESTIMONY.
How He Was Imposed Upon-His Relations
with wood-How He Got the
Forged Papers.
fpy telegraph to tho Dispatch.l

fBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON. January 17.--Ex-Governor
Foraker continued his testimony before
the House committee investigating the
ballot-box forgery this morning. He SAID
that after parting with Wood be got let-
Ter from him on August 18th SAYING that
Crosley (who had the cOntract) was absent
that Mayor Mosby was fayorably inclined
towards his application for the position OF
smoke inspector: that a line from him
twitness) would help the application. and
that as soon "a the smOke-inspcctor mat
ter was settled he Wood would go 70
Washington and get such information as
might be desired In other matters. Witness
REPLIED on the 18th that he Wood would
get the letter of recommendation from
him. as he had promised when he (witnessl
got the information Wood had promiseda and
not before. On the 21st witness got note
from Wood. saying he had valuable papers
and wanted TO see him for fifteen minutes.
Witness saw Wood, who produced letter
signed William NJ. LangdOn. dated Detroit.
August 18th, addressed 70 Wood, which
seemed TO confirm Woods previous story
that an effort was being made 70 secure
Governor Ayers signature to the new con-
tract. Bot Wood did not produce the
PAPERS Foraker wanted. Wood SAID they
were in Washington. Witness understood.
perhaps at n later date. that John X. Nc
Lean had them. Wood promised 70 write
for them. saving that Crosley had them no
longer At Woods request Foraker gave
him Wood n letter of introduction %
President Harrison. The letter com
mended Wood as an old soldier and an
inventor Of merit. Witness did not knows
much OF him as no did now. September
9th Wood telegraphed the witness from
q l-ipn ~ horn ba ron ln him
Witness was impatient and replied that ne
could see him at the appointed place.
Meanwhile he got q letter from Wood sent
from Washington. dated September Sth,
saving that he had document with yalu-
able names; that }. Il. NJ. was out Of tho
CITY: that there were three papers III all,
aud that he enclosed letter from I'd.
Hall. This enclosure was dated Clncin-
natl September 4th, and addressed 20
Wood at Washington. The writer told
Wood not TO hesitate about getting tho
facts and staying with Foraker during the
campaign Witness never had any COM
municRtiOn with him until after the cleo
ton. Witness telegraphed Wood TO come TO
Columbus that night or the next morning.
Wood replied that he would mail the paper
TO witness: that the telegram was too
late. Witness called particular attention
TO these letters. for II would appear from
another witness that the paper was not
forged until next day September 9th) after
Wood had written that he had the paper.
September nth Wood came to Columbus
and brought q forged paper (Exhiblt a..
Witness had accidentally misstated this
date before Hrs secretary, kurtz, was
present and knew the witness was expect
ing the paper. The first thing witness
found that he did not expect TO see WAS the
name of Senator Sherman. He had under
stood that the paper bore tho names OF
Butterworth. Mckinley, and Mcpherson.
Wood said that he was surprised TO see IT,
ms the name was not on the paper when
ne first saw it. He wood had eX-
pcctod TO find it on the second con-
tract, however. Witness had never
seen Governor Campbells signature
and got kurtz to procure copy OF the
biographical sketch, and there noticed that
Campbell signed his Name James Camp
bell, whereas it was signed J. +. Campbell
20 the paper. Mckinley's name looked
like II was a very good, genuine signature
and witness would have sworn TO IT.. lie
did not think Mckinley would question 10
If signed IN any honorable connection.
Butterworth did not sign hl. name usually
rs IL WIS signed 10 the paper.
ended on the wrong side. but the signature
WAS otherwise good. Coming To Senator
Sherman's name, Wood suggested that n
might have been signed with stamp, and
witness noticed thepeculiarity OF the stroke
under the "S.n Wood said he got The
paper at Washington from Walter Wollman.
private secretary TO John Il. Mclean. and III
his absence in charge Of his private papers.
Wood applied 10 Wclnan for II, and We'll
man telcgraphed the request t. Mclean at
Saratoga. and he replied: let Wood
have what he wants" Thereupon Wood
got the paper and made tracks with 1t for
Cincinnati That was his story. The wit
ness said he accepted the paper without
question as to its commences. 1t led 10
all tho modification he had experienced
about this whole letter. As any honorable
man would, he felt mortified TO find that
he had been imposed upon by that paper.
which, III the light Of subsequent events,
IL appeared should not have deceived him.
But the preliminary statements had pre-
pared his mind for II. The witness met
Halstead on the train from Springfield and
showed him what Wood had given him,
aud remarked that he had got moro
than lie bargalned for and did not
see how he could use the paper.
In answer TO witnesses statement that he
did not see how to use VI that there was
danger of throwing the party into confu-
sion by attempting to use 1t, Halstead
said that he saw how be could use 1t rs far
as Campbell was concerned; that campbell
was the only man named before. the peo-
pie, that it was d duty owing TO the people
TO keep such man from being Governor
Of the State and that, if elected with such
knowledge in their possession, they would
be guilty Of dercliction that if he (wtness)
did not give him (Halstead) the paper he
would publish it anyhow. All of this Mr..
Halstead had published several times IN
his paper. Halstead suggested that the
paper be photographed to secure a copy
and guard against loss. Witness had this
done at Columbus. Witness then related
the further efforts Of Wood to secure the
smoke inspectorship, which hung fire.
Wood endeavored to induce Foraker to
put forth greater effort, but the latter
did nothing more, although he stood by
Iis fnrmer not ION.