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see it. Witness could not imagine what

see 1t. Witness could not imagine VIVA.
document he meant, and asked
for an explanation. The Governor
replied: "Do you see what Butterworth
Is doing for the Republican party ?" Wit
ness replied that he noticed that Butter.
worth was acting peculiarly, and seemed
TO be rather posing for the Cincinnati
Enquirer. The Governor had said that
butterworth was making all kinds oi
stabbing talk, and said if Butter
worth wanted to make him (Foraker)
out as disreputable, he would
show him (Butterworth) to be
dlsreputable. Foraker had said /:
You know it is common talk that But
terWorth is in every money scheme. "
Witness had agreed with the Governor,
and said if the stabbing business was
going on he guessed they could stab, too.
Witness then gave long description
OF his attempts to see the Governor in
relation to his appointment, and created
a burst of laughter by chance allusion
to President Harrison, as "Oh! WHAT'S
his name"
Wood admitted giving up the paper,
questions. Witness had said it was the
best he could do, and it would do to
bluff those fellows. The Governor
promised not to have the paper published.
About ten days before the publication he
met the Governor coming out Of the
Commercial. Gazette office, and Foraker
said he was talking to Halstead, and
that the latter was going to show up
those fellows. Witness had said the
paper was not gotten up for such a pur-
pose, and told the Governor hot to show
that man this paper. Foraker replied,
"Not for the world"
After the publication of the paper
Murray told witness he would make affi-
davit that it was forgery if witness did
not 60 and get it back. Wood told the
Governor this, and the Governor replied
that he had not intended it should be
published, but that a man got it from
his Secretary when he (the Governor)
was away. The Governor had added !:
Old man, We have got ourselves in a
bad hole. / don't know whether 1 am
to be elected or not"
Witness said: "You better be lively
or Murray will make an affidavit" The
Governor asked Wood to come to Wash.
ington or hunt up the gun contract, and
that he would attend to the matter.
When Wood came back to Cincinnati he
asked the return of the papers, and For.
aker told him to 60 to Halstead for them.
Witness insisted that they should not be
published any more, and Foraker prom
ised they would not be. Within forty
eight hours the whole thing was pub
lished again. Witness was arrested for
criminal libel aud obliged to give up lis
papers.
The Chairman asked if anybody but
witness knew he had drawn up the
paper. He replied that Governor Fora
ker certainly knew from what he (wit-
ness) told him, that the papers were not
genuine. He did not charge Foraker
with knowing the paper was a forgery.
He could not do that; he could not say
Foraker entered into conspiracy.
Chairman-Did he ask you to commit
forgery?
Witness-I did not ask him whether !
should commit forgery.
He added that Foraker wanted to gel
hold of paper to get square with Ben
Butterworth, and witness agreed to- get
it for him. 1t was not to be published,
but to be shown around political head
quarters, etc.
The Chairman asked If witness had
procured the forgery.
Wood replied that he had gotten up a
paper for Foraker; if he could make any.
body believe it was genuine, all right.
He believed he was being "played," and
hoped the politicians would 60 along
without his help hereafter.
This closed the examination. Ex-
Governor Foraker said he desired to ask
no questions, and Grosvenor asked wit
ness to be present on Monday.