Evening journal., 1892-11-02

to your mo, / think not, Dut ne acted /
as if he knew what was going on"
''You told your brotherG' Il asked him |
on Saturday night if he had seen any |
thing of George Smith. He said he had.
That he and Willis drove up to the
mill
DO you know what proposition they !
nader Il understood that they offered |
him an office. l only saw Cy for few
minutes.
The reporter thanked him and asked
for for some water.
won't you have some cider2 / have
some good sweet cider" Don't care if
l do
"Well just wait, I'll go over to the
store and get it. J"
The reporter did not have time to wait
and took water.
Ward and His Affidavit.
When about half way to Laurel Cyrus
Ward was met 1t was bright moonlight.
| The reporter requested him to stop and
asked him for az interview.
Il refer you to my affidavit which l
have just taken before Justice of the
Peace Jacob Adams in Laurel.
"Who was it called upon you2"
George E. Smith and Jonathan s.
Willis"
"What proposition did they maker
you are going into Laurel and you can
get it all from my affidavit much better
than here.
After a few more words he drove on.
The Damaging Affidavit
The following is the damagin 6 afida-
Wit.
| STATE OF DFrAvARE
SUSSEX COUNTY,
Be it remembered that on this first day
of November, A. D. 1892, personally ap-
peared Cyrus Ward who, being by me
first duly sworn on the Holy Evangels of
Almighty God, deposes and says:
my name is Cyrus Ward and / reside
one and one-half miles from postoffice
Ward in Little Creek hundred, Sussex
county, Delaware, and am engaged in
the lumber and mill business. ] am the
regular nominee Of the Democratic party
for the office of county treasurer Of
Sussex county. About one week after
the Democratic county convention at
Georgetown, George Smith, postmaster
Of Laurel, drove up to my saw mill, near
Coverdale's Cross roads, in Sussex county.
where l was at Work. In the carriage
with him was the Rev. Jonathan S. VII
lis, whom knew only by sight.
''Mr. Smith got out Of the carriage and
came into the mill He asked me TO
come outside for a little talk. We went
to one side Of the mill and he said: You
! have been treated badly by the Demo
cratic party and would like to make q
proposition to you to help US (meaning
Republicans) l know you are Demo
crat, but if you will do what we want
I will see that that you get a genteel,
j permanent and lucrative Office did
4 not ask him what it was for was not
interested in what he was saying He
Z went ON and said it was a clerkship
! that the work would be easy and not
I more than eight hours a day. that il
would pay not less than 81 900 year,
n and perhaps 81 200 or 81 500. During
a the conversation he said If you think
I favorably OF this, call at my store il
1 Laurel. AS he was leaving he asked me
\ to walk out to the carriage and meet Mr.
Willis, When he introduced me to Mr..
Willis, he said: Mr.. Ward is
Democrat. He can do as much OF
e moie than any man in LITTLE
J. Creek hundred. have Just tolC
4 him if he will help us this fall l will ge
L him good Office that he will think some
e thing Of Mr.. Willis spoke up an,
D. said: If am elected to congress- an
ie every one says l will be, / will do all
d can to carry out Mr.. Smiths suggestion
in regard to Federal positions. ! re
piled, Very well, sir, and they drov
of.
y On Sunday morning, the 9th of Octo
~ Der, Mr.. Smith drove up to my hous
~ aud renewed his proposition. He sal
- he was driving out that way and though
AaaNn 4 H. afa4
to visit his sister, who lives severl
"a miles beyond my house. He said ths
~ ~ he had seen Senator Higgins and tina
the senator said he could get me a posi
d tion not later than the first O
~ January and perhaps by the frs
II, of December. He repeated whi
= he had said at the mill that the offic
at would not pay less than 81 900 and prol
ne ably 81 500 He asked me if ] knew no
re the Democrats were going to spend the
money. / told him / did not know.
said. 1--WE propose to hire them to SITS
-, at home, and that is the way we wal
/ you to work your men," l supposed
~ meant the men / have some inhuen
with. He said he would give So or s
he apiece to them that stayed at home.
am not positive about the sum-it WI
either 50 or SOL think it was 81
ne ! said; If conclude TO do this and "
should fail, where would be2' He +
ed piled: We don't expect you to do it a
lis We have lots of others who are workiI
m, for us. / supposed by lots of others
Use meant Democrats. He said Senator Hi
at gins was coming to Laurel the ne
er. Wednesday or Thursday night TO me
his the others, and if / would come l cOu
meet Mr.. Higgins and could see for m
S. self that he Smith was not trying
)n deceive me. / told him that would
el, at any mill He said he could fix it eth
1g" night that would suit me- l repli
that if l should go at all l could 60 o
las night just as well as anoth'
He said: We'll, make it Thu
vas day night, then. l said: =
tic right. An then he left after inquiril
n." which road he should take to get arou
nix in the neighborhood of Greensbu
Truitt. didn't go to Laurel that mig
es and meet Senator Higgins and next s.
urday night or the Saturday night
ith lowing | was returning from my m
We and passed through Laurel as is my CT
ov | toun / made some purchases and Wt