Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-03-16
ANOTHER CHAPTER
liter 4 FULL MONTHS RECESS
Mi, Ballot Box Forgery Case is Again
Resumed.
c. SANDS ON The STAND.
,-s o., things That the Witness
Didn't Do

Didn't DO.
..s.roN March lj.-After a
,.,.r a month the special House
... charged with an investiga-
.t. Ohio ballot box forgery, met
,-,,nr 70 conclude the taking Of
&C. sands, of Cincinnati,
r.l ,o the witness stand. He
VS. 'c-.t.rar-eus public offices he had
t.r United States Marshal for
.'-' ,.Iern district of Ohio, United
l' Diced Commissioner, and pres
~ fbc Cincinnati school Board.
. n member Of the Republican
H -.i., which last nominated Gov.
and was ou very friendly terms
'1l. l.., and with Mr.. kurtz, his sec
' ,,.mber 800 last. witness met
rrs st the Goycrner oih'e' Did not
Elm tbc Governors ballot
-.h WAS cracker, that he
to Washington about
-i ,.r,, bin. thar Jas. +. Camp
l t... West to facilitate the
.,r rhe bin. that leading Ohio
'-,...,. wore Interested i'm the bill,
gs- bc w.mc>>l had seen the con-
- Wrne,, never did come To
...,,. -o look into the ballot box
49,, Tn.re might be some truth in
....-art but witness had new
,-wlhmbc
ky1w oF THESE THINGS
. PERSONAL knowledge. Did not
....,,r.ormnication % HalStead 10
... .4..r that he knew anything per-
.er,nr o. ,be ballot box matter. No
r.rs,r "a. witness read letters from
Ur-.t. asking t0 see him aS soon aS con-
-,r..-t rwas private letter and the
,s.r.>, didn't care Co produce it, but
,,,'l..I ro Mr.. GrOsyouOr'S demand. The
...-sr wa, dated Columbus. November
and n It KurtS says he fears
sand mas think be- is responsible for
-b. rammcrirLGr-cftc publication. but
r.. ,.not. and adds that he wishes TO
bs,.a chat with him at the first OppOr- T.
mnitv. Do was marked private. Mr.. /
G-,>ycnor asked 10 the publication I
offered was as to Kurrz'> statement that T.
hc had told Amor smith of the alleged F.
CONVERSATION and directed him 10 inform F.
Mr.. Halstoad. and the witness replied /
I'm the degatye.
Witness went on 90 tell of conver-
,ai.ou had with kurl at the Gibson T.
House. during the course of which 1
Kuru declared that
uEwt> NOT RESPONSIBLE
forth, publication. and said that the /
Govmor lli made a mistake i'm saying /
anyflr. U i.s'stead about the talk i'm /
'ae Governor, office that day. The /
G5s Hog, interview. aS testified 10 /
tgk.-z VAS read 90 witness. and he /
ul, s>,.d whether il was correctly /
stated. lu answer hc gave an ac-
count oi the conversation. which I
was o thc effect that he had /
told kurz that hc believed /
that boz bad destroyed his letter of No /
'emher i3, but he denied having APP .
p0lled i0 kurtL 10 say nothing about
ihe conversation at the Governors Of
icc. Witness had said that ne might be-
called a, witness. kuntz replied that
le w0I.d not. aS his testimony would
concern private conversation. Wit
less had said that he didn't care a damn
teycry word he had said was published.
provided that Gov Foraker'S statements
l the conversation We're also published.
10 thc conversation was published the
Governor would get the worst Of it.
The witness next told 0f his cOnverSa-
zion with Governor Foraker at Column /
bus. September 30th. The Governor had /
told him that Wood was
TIRED OF THE GANG
and wanted 90 down them. Witness told /
him not % place too much trust in /
Wood. They spoke of Woods candi- /
lacy Tor the Smoke luSpectorShip. Wit /
ueS, had told the Governor that Wopd 4
had told him that he was friendly to /
Foraker. but was going % work quietly /
'or Campbell When witness told him .
. would Keep him busy riding two
horses in opposite directions. wood had +
replied that that was an right: they must
a'r his ballot box In any case. An of /
'.., thc witness told Governor Foraker. /
a' Doe was afraid Wood might lead him
mo trouble He also told Kurt that /
wood was not friendly % Foraker. The .
Governor mentioned Campbell as being /
'-aeciod with the ballot bcN scheme. |
.N SAID that Wood and others were i'm /
- Wood was % furnish him the con- |
.'ac, and subscription list II witness /
4l Known that the Governor had the |
a',f' then. he would have stopped the /
'0'.e business. He had influence /
-'.sl, hc thought, TO do that. and |
.'-ia nave stopped it as soon as he saw /
--'or >ncrmau'S 5 name.
"A discrimination, the witness |
sod that he
HAD NOT >POEEN To KURTZ
{. 'ar Governors office about the ballot
ie was not surprised 20 get
N.l'lS letters, as ne supposed they
'.'e ANXIOUS about the publication and
s1i Tear that hc would say some
-'as. The Chairman wished 10 know
ny Dc he had said nothing To Kurtz
., thc bailot-boX, witness was not
"a p'iSed To- get his letter. Witness re-
t that he had cautioned Kurtz
'-'u>i Wood and had quoted his con-
''auon with WOod-that might have
i1e basis of the letter. He had
.' however, repeated that part of the
~. 'rI>auou where Wood said Camp
-ad gone To the President To help
-.l, his BIN.
q 'l'> point the further examination
' lo>;poed until Monday.
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