Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-24
MANY SLIPS USED.
Further Testimony IN the
Election Hearing.
HOW GAME WAS WORKED.
The Investigation Will Be Resumed at
the State House on Wednesday.

Upon the reassembliDg OF the Commit
tee on Elections In the District Court
room yesterday afternoon at 8 O'Clock
Mr.. Farnsworth called Bernard keenan,.
He testified to having seen the slips on
ali three days and desc ribed the changes
In the purport Of the slips on the different
days. He sa " Edward Smith, John Smith,
Thomas Hand, Michael Conley and OF hers
distribute the slips outside the ward
room. 1t was the rule for Smiths coach.
man to follow them up, give q sign to
the Moderator, and then follow the
voters out, load them into q carriage and
take them down to his saloon. He saw
John Holland attempt to vote, saw Coyle
mark the first ballot which McVey re-
fused To accept and saw Howes mark the
second ballot which was accepted.
There were protests on all three days
from himself, Mr.. Carroll and Edmund
Ryan.
Every man with slip had guide ss
far as the gate. McVey never asked a
man why ne needed a sistence, but simply
assigned Howes to mark the ballot.
The voters always retained the slip,
coming out OF he polling place. He saw
probably rs slips passed out and he
believed those who received them were
ia the majority, Democrats and some OF
them he was sure could read and write.
James A.. Curvin testified that he saw
a numDe of the slips on all three days.
Howes marked all ballots an he heard
McVey threaten to have Coyle arrested.
lie saw jeremiah Casey Sc one and saw
Daniel McCourt, Thomas Hand, Michael
Fitz patrick and Michael Coniey receive
them. William n. Hayes testified that
he holds the office of Warden in the Sec.
oDd Ward and saw the slips distributed
also saw John Cunning ham and Penny
use the slips.
He saw James r. Banigan bring up
James Smith, who had a slip; heard a
protest entered when Cunningham voted
which was not needed. Smith attempted
to put the slip in the box ny mistake
saw McVey lake John Hollands ballot
and order Howes to mark anot her for him
He heard protests on ali three days.
City Clerk Sibley testified In regard tc
the elections being held aud read the re-
suit OF all three elections.
Hugh J. Carroll testified .bat he wa.
present at all The elections; was sent for
at the first as an attorney and told the
Warden he didn't think 1t proper 10 allow
the slips inside the rail. McVey said he
had advice on the matter. He saw them
being used on the following days.
On the second csy he told Coyle to see
how the ballots were being marked as be
had the right. McVey told Carroll u
mind his own bushes and that he was
running that ward room; heard McVey
threaten Coyle with srrest.
young man named McGrat h said that
he had been paid S5 TO hang around tc
protect John p. Smith in case of any Dem
ocrat attacking him.
The only reason he objected to the slips
was because he thought IL was an inirlng-
ment on the ballot reform law and If one
side did it the other had the same right.
Claude j. Farnsworth testified to havinp
seen the slips used on all the three days
He saw at least 20 slips handed to Howe,
by voters. They never asked for assis
tance but McVey would assign Howes to
assist them. He saw the slips used Oh
the two following days aud beard num-
Der Of protests, and protested himself.
He brought IN Mr.. Young, candidate
for Lieut., Governor, and showed how
the thing was worked. They saw John p
Smith give slips to two men while they
were there. Richard Hayward, Dir. Nc
OsEer, Frank u. owen ana Mr.. Gilmsrtin
also came out from Providence to SET
them.
There were no slips US d IN the other
wards. The voters OF the Sec nd Ward
who bad slips were Democrats and could
talk-they were not dumb. He believed
about 100 votes were thus controlled.
The hearing was then adjourned until
Wednesday at o'cock at the State House
Providence.