The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-24

laz n ',s br ht him to the nflrmary.
james Il. helu, of Bethlehem township,
received in 1885, age Al is parale,ic. He
is of sound mud and goes about in
cu,ir. re was wheeled to the polls.
James Ponsiby, received November 10,
| 1856 sged 60 years, Is called tbs "Solid
Muldoun of Canton.n He is Of sounC
mind,
Joseph Stuckey OF Plain township, aged
/ 80 years, Is a man with quite history.
lie has served one or two terms in the
pententiary. He has mania for thiev-
| ing.
Robert Kenlie, ofiLaxington' township,
| received in 1888, aged G3 years, is inclined
| to be disspated.
Johu Gallagher, admitted March 30,
| 1883, from Canton township, is illicted
1 with asthma.
David Morehead, admitted in 1888, from
| Canton township, aged sc, is feeble in
l body but mentally is all right,
Joseph King, admitted from Canton
| township, is fair both mentally end physi-
| callly. He can read and write.
Park Smith, of jackson township, age
SO, received in 1889, with frozen feet.
| Part of his feet have since been anpu-
tated.
Joseph Fitzgerald, of Canton, aged G6
years, is in good mental condition.
William Kline, of Lake township, aged
| 63 years, Is IN very feeble condition.
John Miller, of Canton, received in 1889,
| is q cripple. lie did not vote as he had
been working in Canton.
John Davies, admitted October 10, 1889
from Tuscarawas township, aged go years
is in good condition both mentally and
/ physically.
Joseph c. Van Pelt, received from San
/ day township, 1889, aged 20 years, is above
| the average as regards his mental condi-
ton.
John Wire OF Canton township, admitted
Il in 1890. Mputal condition fair.
| William Tascot, aged 50, OF Perry town!
| ship, is in fair mental condition.
| o. T. Pluug, aged 73, received March 81,
1880, from Perry township, is in good men,
/ tai condition.
Levi Bauman Of Pike township, aged "a,
| received May 80, 1899, is an epileptic. he
| is very intelligent.
VIM. Hunter of Washington township,
received in 1890, is 63 years OF age and
| very feeble.
Samuel Coyle, aged &c years. The i'm.
preston 10 that he did not vote.
Louis Filliez of Canton, received Aug, /,
| 1880, is i'll fair mental condition.
Rudolph Widemier of Pike township,
receivedi in 1890, is feeble.
William b. Cline of Osnaburg, received
in 1891. Mentally sound.
John Birckman Of jackson township,
aged AZ, received in 1891. Mentally scrnd.
John Rohrer. of Canton, was sick when
received, in 1891.
George Gushard, Of Lake township, re-
ceived in 1891, is 95 years old and very
bright.
John Peters, OF Canton, received in 1891,
aged 70. Mentally sound.
John Mckenzie, of Perry township,
aged 55, received September /, 1891, was
sick. He is mentally sound.
John Cecil, of Bethlehem township,
aged 80 years, has u crippled hand and
foot. He ia mentally bright.
Martin Nigh, aged 46, received October
&c, 1891 Mental condition fair.
| Mr.. Pontius said none of the named
above we're returned to their respective
precincts to vote, and to the best of his
knowledge all of them voted at Loutzen-
heieer precinct.
J.N. sCHAUB,
of Plain township, was the next witness.
He was at the polls at the late election.
He saw jackson Pontius at the polls. He
was handlingisample ballots and talking
with inmates Of the inflrmary and others.
This was in the morning and in the after
noon Mr.. Puntius was again circulating
among the people. l did not see him in
} SIDE the guard rail during the day. l was
81 present AT the count in the evening.
! l thought th"re were too many inside the
guard rail who had no business there, and
| L did not go in.
| The witness was cross examined by
Mr.. Crane. He said he went TO see
! that ceriEin paupers voted ms they had in
tended. He then admitted that his mis-
sion was the same as Supt. Pontius.
. HARRY W. AUNGsT
. WAS then called. He said he resided in
Plain township and was challenger al
the late election. He saw Mr.. jackson
Pontius do nothing out Of the way. Mr.
Aungst told the same story related by the
: other witnesses about the voting.
The witness was cross examined by Mr.
8 Whitacre, and said he noticed no illega
r act and the fact that people were inside
} the guard rail made no difference in The
l count, Everything was fair.
MR.. KLINE, AN INMATE
OF the Infirmary, was the next witness
He came to Canton summer before last
and went to the Inflrmary last March. Hi
! voted at the last election, but declined tC
tell for whom he voted. There was con
: siderable talk, but Mr.. Kline was not to b'
u frightened and maintained his position.
The tsKing OF testimony was continued
until o'clock this morning.
q WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
The taking of testimony was continued
j. this morning at the county inflrmary
It Before the first witness was called Supt
b Pontius escorted the reporters and law
yers through the institution. Everything
n at the place is as neat as a pin and reflect
great credit on Supt. Pontius and tn
others in charge. All of the inmate
Il adpear to be happy and contented, whicl
n speaks exceedingly we'll for the manage
d ment.
d George Gushard, born in 1896, who
n now nearly SO years of age, was the frs
10 witness called. He came to the Inflrmar
10 in June, 1891, and voted at the late cleo
r. ton. He thought il was not necessary t
W tell what ticket he voted. He said he cor
y sidered the infirmary his home.
/ .. T. Plum, aged "a, was then called
l. He has been at the Intirmary since Marc
1880, and voted at the late election. II
came from Massillon and expects to r.
- main at the Infirmary during his life
. time.
Joseph Beesler, aged so, was then called
- He had been at the Inarmary for twelv
=, years and expects to remain as long as b
=. lives. He voted at the late election bu
10 did not care to tell what ticket he voted.
"a William Kline, aged 67, was then calleC
~ He has been at the infirmary three yeai
- and came from Hsrtville. He voted
~ the late election, but did not care to to
~ what ticket he voted.
'' Joseph Fitzgerald, aged rs, was the ne!