The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-29

10 buy my silence IN this matter, or 10 induce
me 10 ttH something that trus not true,
| Questfon--ls thfsthe same Ben Earn.
shaw that was President OF the County
Court Of Wetzel county, W. Va, during
the progress OF the recount OF the vote
on Congrnsgmsn for tho First district Of
West Virginia case In Wctzel county
during the month OF November, 1888?
Answer--Tho very fame man.
This Is also tho same Ben Earnshaw
who put oil the recount from time to
time until the Job had been done.
John O. Pcndeton has never under.
taken TO overthrow this testimony. lie
doca not even seem 10 be awato that
there is such damaging and conclusive
testimony against him,
These Andaslts nre not "ltoaty Chcstnuts."
The following atlidavits, received by
the 1NTELLlaEScrH yesterday, arc on
the direct point Of the scratching Of tho
ballots In The We,zsl County Court
House. The Ben Earnshaw therein re.
ierred TO Is the Bon Earnshaw who was
President OF the County Court-the Ben
Earpshaw Tho wanted J. D. Brookoyer,
a Democratic judge OF election at Ar.
cher'a Fork precinct, TO call on Pendle.
ton at pendleton's invitation, because
one OF Pendleton's attorneys had "called !
his attC 7tion to the necessity OF it." and
who, in witneGs Brookover's opinion,
wanted ITO buy his silence or induce
him to tell something tha. was not true.
Tho connection between Pendteton, the
defeated nominee for Congress, and
the i1idnigh! visitor to the
vausi whe:e Tho ballots were kept, is
clss!ly established. The natnes oi Earn.
shGw'6 companions on that cyantlul
night do no. appear in the ailidavits, but
they arc known.
HuFFMAS's ArHsAvir
stale OF WISr VIRGINIA,
CouSrY oF wIrzEL. 81.
This day personally appeared before me the
undersigned authority, J, Ii. Huffman, who,
ailGf n teing dalt sworn. deFeses aud says:
That he Is 20 years OF rge aud that hc was
born and raised in Proctor dist,ict, Wcizel
county. W Va, and that on or about the - day
Df December. lSSS, that he had conversatiSil
With James Hawkins at or near New Dale. Wct.
set edHdty, W. Va, tn which the said Jsmes
iia~ kins told him that while the county court
nl sa! county was rccOuniiug the votes III No
veInbet, lSss, that he cane 10 New MnrtInsyillp.
". Va. 10 drive dfay for Henry Hart. aud that
ABOUT ~ or IL o'clock at night that he had mn
occasion 10 go behind tho Court house. alG
Ihet when ne passed the Court house vault, he
that the:e WIS y light inside the Cour, house
vault, md !Ent he looked In the vault and saw
zen EnrnShaw aud two other men; that Ben
EhE2shaw was STOPPING over box twooden
boN) by feet or ABOUT that dimsnsIVl: th,t
hr, Earnshaw had In his hand. papers which
looked like tickets: that he ~ = 'Earnshaw Ia
lho face and knew him: that he did not know
me other men or wonl not be positive as 10
Sho they were. He further s:a,es that he told
J. ". McIntire OF this conversation with IIawk.
ms IN the sprlng of 1889; that at that time he
ired nj New Dale. near Hawkins: that he said
huffman Y lived In house belonring 10 N. J.
. J.R.X HUFFMAN.
Attest: W.T.. SIpE.L. mark.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9Th
lay Of October, 1870.
J.w. MclsrIEE.
Notary Public.
EVANS AFFIDAvIr.
STATE or WEST VlRGiSIA.
WErzgL COUNTY, IS:
This day personally appeared before me, tho
Undersigned authority, the atlnnt, +. N. Evans.
who, being duly sworn, on on says that he was
IiIttur ut the court house portion Of the time
lurt"g the sitting Of the weizel County Court In
NoVemGef, laas; That one morning very early,
Ehel he went TO sweep out and build
1r.s, hc noticed the shutter OF The vaul.
window open: that Ben Earushaw said he
opened them iha. morning; that after he had
swept and bull! fires, hc went 70 the hotel aud
Ben Earnshaw was Just coming from his room
part t}y dressed: TINT If Ben Eanshaw opeued the
iau!t shutters that morning he did 1t before
inyltght and then went to bed agaEa; thAt he
old J. $. McClusky andJ ". Mel tire about the
widow being open; that the County Court that
,vGnins discharged him and hired another man
u MS place This is the term that they were
'ecouullns The votes. 80.
his
I. ". Y EVANS.
Attest: J. A. WILLIAMS. marx.
SubscriLer. md sworn 10 before me this 18th
lay OF October 1890. J. ", McISrINE,