Evening journal., 1890-02-06
MRS. WOOD ON THE STAND.
The wife &c the Ballot nox Forger ne-
fot the House Committee.


fot the House Committee.
WAsuu roN, Feb. 6.--Ex-Governor For
nlger cont 'ued his cross-examination Of
Governor ampbell before the house com
mittee conducting tho ballot box investiga-
tlon, but developed no new facts Lewis G..
Bernard, Of Cincinnati, member OF the
Ohio Democratic campaign committee, tes-
titled that paper purporting to be a copy
Of the letter from Governor Foraker to
Governor Luce had been handed him by the
secretary Of the campaign committee but
the signature was In type writing.
Mrs. r. q. Wood. wife OF the author Of the
ballot box paper, testified that Low Haddon
had given her nDney on an order from her
husband. Haddon told her that her husband
had done nothing wrong. She said she had
written Governor Foraker TO tell him that
the kilograms and letters to Wood Nere at
his disposal.
Governor Foraker here denied that he had
received the letter, and Mrs Wood said she
understood that he had not.
Governor Foraker stated to the committee
that he knew nothing OF the payment Of
money by Mr.. Haddon to Mrs. Wood
Robert J. Wood, son OF r. q. Wood, sub
mitted the stock book Of the Hale & Wood
Ballot Box company, and Gen. Grosvenor
read the stubs, showing the amount Of stock
issued and to whom u was sold The shares
are allotted as follows: Elizabeth Wood, 120
r. @. Wood, 90; I. G. Campbell, 25; A. f.
Evans, 2e5; A. Murphy, 2; Peter Casey, /
T. s. Davis, 1 b. Betland, Jr., 10; z. Reilly
10; G. II. Lehman, 10; G. Stapff, l.; l.
Meyer, !; G. Lgawasii, 3, r. Holtg, 5; f.
Paul, i; +. Lehman, |.
J. &. Brown, state treasurer of Ohio, took
the stand, and was shown the forged paper
and was asked IL he had ever seen il before
He said he had II was handed him b,
Governor Foraker at Enrickville Junction
They got lamp and examined 1t together
and MIR. Foraker explained to him the balloi
box bill
Alexander Cain, Of Columbus, stated that
be had never seen the forged paper before Il
was handed to him by the committee. liz
denied ever having any conversation with
/ Governor Foraker as 20 the ballot box busi
ness, and said he had never heard Of it unit
/ it was published.
f. G. Hall, of Cincinnati, president Of th,
| Hall Safe and Lock company, testified tina
he was stockholder and officer in the bal
lot box company, but left the compan,
before the bin was presented 70 congress
He had never seen the forged paper, h
said, until II was shown him here. Wood
he continued, had asked him TO join th
company again. He said he had some O
| the biggest men in Washington lobbying
for the bill, and IL was sure to 20 through
The only boxes the company had ever fur
nished, he said were furnished 10 the stat
| Of New Jersey. Governor Foraker, he said
had told him nov that the elections wer,
overl that he would like to get at the bottom
Of this matter, and asked him for state
ment to help him out.
| Up to this time however, he said, Ii
never had had any conversation with Gov
ernor Foraker
John Benton, Of New York, testified tina
he had made 100 registers for ballot box
for the Wood g. Hail Ballot Box compAn
70 be sent 20 New Jersey.
George Campbell testified that he ha
never seen the forged letter until he cam
here. Haddon, he said, told him that Il
could help Governor Foraker by gettinl
from 4. G. Campbell certain papers in con
nection with the ballot box business. Had
don had told him, he said, that he had beoi
compelled either TO come TO Washington
and testify to seeing paper resembling
the original ballot box paper or TO go out O
| his party.