The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-06
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GovernOrC Campbell Concludes His Testi-
mOny in the Ohio BallOt-BOx Case.
Mrs. Wood, the Forger's Wife. Tells of Money
Paid Her by Hadden, the Alleged Agent Of
Foraker-0ther Witnesses Examined.

lnatlOn OF Governor Campbell. In answer
to Ex-Governor Foraker, witness said he
had commenced to look for Wood before
the Sth of October, Notwithstanding the
fact that Wood was at that time travelling
openly between Cincinnati and Columbus.
Speaking of the forgery, he said it was
always a matter of curiosity to MIN why
Wood had used the initials y. E. c." as a
basis for it instead of his ordinary sigma
ture, which was obtainable anywhere. He
had not predicated his assertion, made in a
speech, that Foraker was an Infamous
scoundrel, upon the Luce letter, butt it was an
answer to Foraker's charge that he was a
party to a 81, 200. 900 steal. He twitness)
had said that any man who charged an
other with stealing 5 1000, 900, when he did
not know what he was talking about. was
an infamous scoundrel. He did not remem-
Der who ~telephoned him that Woods bail
was to be forfeited on the occasion of
Woods visit to his house. Witness said he
never saw one OF the Wood ballot-boxes.
except one in Col. 7. e. CampbelIs office and
one brought to him in Washington. He
never travelled with a ba~llOt-box in his life.
and never spoke to the President about the
ballot-box bill. He knew Mr.. Halstead by
sight, and had known his father. His pa
per had. at times, assaulted witness heartily,
unctuously, and with a great deal of zest
and apparent pleasure to itself whenever
he (witnessI ran for Congress. In 1886 q
Middletown correspondent of the CONNER
cial Gazette charged witness with boOdling
"a crime-and he called upon Mr.. Halstead,
who said he had not seen the publication
and would right it editOrially next morn
ing. No other Republican paper had ever
made any attack upOn his integrity.
Lewis g.. Bernard was placed on the stand.
He said that in October last he was a MEN,
Der of the Democratic campaign committees.
In the early part of October, in the COM
mittee-room, he was handed a copy of the
Luce letter. Witness returned his cOpy to
Mr.. Kelly.
Ex-Governor Foraker wished to know
why witness had not shown the letter to
Governor Campbell instead of Mr.. McLeanf
Witness replied that Mr.. Mclean was
with the ballot-bOx bill. and he was inter-
ested in the matter.
Morton l.. Hawkins, Acknowledgement of
Ohio, and political editor of the Cincinnati
Evening Post during the last campaign;
was the next witness. Mr.. Grosvenor read
to him his telegram to Governor Campbell
at MiddletOwn. calling for q public denial
and referring TO the personal friend who
had said that Governor Campbell could
vindicate himself with q document. Wit
ness said Col. John w. Harper had, in a
brief interview. spoken of a letter written
by Governor Foraker which would
put q different phase on the
%attST; Witness tSas Jumped related at the he
the ballot-box matter, but subsequently
found that it was the Luce letter which
Colonel Harper had in mind. Harper him.
self did not at the time know just what the
letter was. and witness had to rush off to
print the news, SO that he could not learn
more of the details.
Mr.. Bernard was here recalled and said
that as q member of the Democratic COM
mittee of Hamilton county he put various
people to work to try and find Wood, but
without avail. The search was not begun
until after the retraction was published.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, wife of r. G..
Wood, was next called. She said her first
knowledge of her husbands connection
with the ballot-box matter was when he
came home one day and told her that James
Foraker and MIR. Hadden wanted him to
try for appointment as smoke inspector,
and that he could get it if he furnished
had advised her husband to nave nothing
to do with the business. He had sent and
received several kilograms to and from
Governor Foraker. During her husbands
Oct. 81. She had received a letter from
her husband telling her to call upon Had
den for money, and she did SO. He was not
at home, SO she Mrs. Wood left word for
him to call at her house, and he did SO. She
presented the letter with an inclosed note
to Hadden, who read it. and said 1T called
for $50, which he paid her at once. He then
advised her to put all such letters in the
fire. and burned his note. She had saved
the letter from her husband, however. and
MIR. Grosvenor read 1t, as follows:
WASHINGTON. Oct. Is, 1889.
want you to see MADDEN at 8. 6. Davis's Of
fee and let me know by telegraph IL he will do
what l wrote him, and send by express. Hope
yours. don't want to see Campbell here, and
don't know that 1 want to see him at all. He is
IN xi Il a Slm ea1 ap del SO | by VIII mad 5dsenrn after to f Se na.
seen "hls Royal Hishness' up at Columbus. But
if he thinks best to stay here until after election
/ will do SO. know that Tom Campbell wants
an affidavit that will help Jim Campbell in his
fight against Foraker.
Mr.. GrosvenOr asked for full details
about payments of money to her by Had
den. The witness replied that she had.
den at his office, 500 of which was for her
husband and $50 for herself. Then there
was the payment of $50 made at her house.
and again she received $40 from him the
night of Woods arrest. He had told her
out of his own pocket. MADDEN told her
they would see that Wood was taken care
of; that his arrest was only a political af-
fair. and that he would be given perma-
ntHt tllplON uclb TIC DdIulJ LuOuRub ITO
could get the smoke inspectorship, but
still he would be taken care of whether
Foraker was elected or not. She had writ
ten to Governor Foraker that Woods let
tiers and kilograms. which she held, had
been seen by no one, and that he could
have them for the asking.
Here Governor Foraker stated that he
had never received the letter, and the wit
ness responded that Mr.. Hadden had told
her that he had never received it. The let
ters and kilograms were placed In lawyer
Chambers's hands. and he took them to Mr..
T.. G. Campbell. The last-named gentleman
know where her husband was, but she did
not tell him.. Hadden desired her to say
nothing about the conversations he had had
with her.
Governor Foraker said that he knew
nothing, except in the most general way,
abou the payments made to Mrs. Wood bv
MADDEN. and that MADDEN could tell his
story when he was recalled.
A queer feature of the case to her, said
the witness, was why Governor Foraker,
who knew where Wood was. did not LET
stock-book of the ballOt-bOx company, and
would produce it.
Robert j. Wood. son of r. G.. Wood, was
the next witness. He produced the stock
book of the ballot-box company. The
larger part of the stock was held by Wood
and his wife, and the other stockholders,
whose names have been mentioned in this
case, were Charles "A. Lehman. 5. S. Davis
Edward Hall and I. G. Campbell. Witness
went to see MADDEN at his mothers request
and received $40 from him. which Hadden
told him he paid from his own pocket.
John c. Brown, State Treasurer of Ohio,
4 tho uaxt Witness said that at IThriohsviIf