Evening journal., 1894-11-01
IN DARKEST AFRICA.
Stanley Claims to Have Been
Discovered BY Captain Lee.
A TRAP LAID FOR THE DIsuOvERBR

Emissaries OF the Republican County
Committee Lay In Ambush for an
Alleged Tax Receipt DeaI-The Case
Still on In the DIunlclpa Court.
Another of the cases arising out OF the
election wa tried this norning before
Judge Ball, in Municipal Court, William
n. Lee being the defendant and Samuel
j. Stanley, Jr colored, was the accuser,
the charge being the buying of a tax
receipt and paying IS for it.
Samuel j. Stanley, Jr., who lives at
No. 600 East Fifth street, Fourth ward,
aged 27 years, was sworn. He had
passing through the Eighth Street Park
when Lee called him and said, You
have got considerable influence In the
Fourth ward, and added, IL want Won
to get me twenty TO thirty five receipts "
Lee offered him SO for each, then $5 or
SO each, and promised that IL he got into
any trouble the Democratic party would
see him out; that ell he had to do would
be to advertise for a lost pocket book
with papers in it. Lee agreed to write
postal card signed l. II. W., to call and
see him. The sale was perfected on
Sunday night, October II, at Stanley's
house, when fifteen receipts chan eed
hands for $75, Stanley's being the third
sold. Witness said he had been helping
Hitchins on the registration and had
taken the receipts to check them There
were several persons present. He had
given information relative to the sale.
James b. Tucker was one of those in
the house when the trap was sprung.
He had been instructed to go thers to see
the transaction by the secretary of the
county committee.
James Hitcbins was there on three
occasions, Friday, Saturday aud Sunday
nights Heard Stanley and Lee make
the deal, whereby fifteen receipts and $75
changed hands. Heard Stanley
say that one of them was his own receipt
and heard Lee advise him to get out of
town till after the election. Heard the
rustic of money. When Lee got down
stairs Tucker demanded receipts and Lee
turned them over to Stanley and in turn
to witness.
In answer to E. R. Cochran, who was
counsel for Lee, he said that he had been
informed by Stanley that he was going
TO sell some receipts, and was there TO
hear the conversation The receipts had
been collected by Stanley and three
other men.
Amos Hahn was another of the men
who were at the house. He went with
Tucker to see the deal. Didn't know
whether Stanley's receipt was there or
not.
James F. Hershock was also at Stan
ley's house, but was down stairs and
didn't hear anything about Stanley s
receipt
Thomas Gormley, registration officer
In the district Of the Fourth ward when
Stanley was registered, was called, but
stated that he was unable to get mis-
books owing to the office OF the Election
Board being closed. a recess was taken
until the books could be obtained.
After half an hours delay Mr. Gormley
returned with the information that Clerk
McCloskey had refused to let him have
the book as it was the property of the
board. A subpoena was then issued for
Mr.. McCloskey and the book, and anoth
er delay ensued for half an hour, when
Officer Ralston, to whom the subpe ua
had been given, returned saying Mr.. Nc
Closkey couldn't be found Peter l.
Cooper, Jr., was telephoned and expressed
his Willingness to allow the book to be
taken into court.
The case was continued until to-mor-
row morning.