Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-07-12

said previous to election that they would
not come to the polls. told them to
come and would see that they got pay for
their time
A. "A. Ludy. Hillsgrove; Geo. Walker
Jos JOS. Ambs' Hnlsgrove; Geo. Walker
gave me / quart of whisky day before
election.
Wilson Crawford, Hillsgrove; Geo.
Walker gave me 50 for my day
Friday afternoon session.
s. j. Buckingham, Hillsgrove; l Offer
ed John Lucas money to vote. Did not
tell him who for. He did not accept Of
it
Jacob Bahr, Cherry; County Com, G.
Lilzelmau offered to pay me for my day.
He wanted me to vote for Sittser. 1 guess
told him would. He did not pay me
however.
Jno Lucas, Hillsgrove; S. Buckingham
offered me money for my vote; l refused
it, Daddy Buckingham said he would
give me money for my vote if | would
vote the democratic ticket.
O. u Hoffman. Hillsgrove; I received
money from j. H. Hoffman on election
night. j. II. Hoffman got it from A. L
Smith, 1t was to induce me to STAY at the
polls.
Geo. Dunlap, Hillsgrove; NY father
gave me 81 after voted. was paid for day.
| worked at the polls got 81 extra.
Thos. Fuller, Fox; A. l.. Smith gave
me So to take people TO the polls. Did not
ask anybody to go to polls. Josh Cott
said he would pay me my expenses to 60
to the polls.
Stewart Brown, Fox; Chas Parrish
gave me 81. lie went in booth with me-
Money was paid me before voted. Reu-
ben Brown also gave me 81 for my day.
= Dickerson, Fox; A. l.. Smith gave
me 81 before election to take voters to the
polls. Did not take any one to the polls
He did not tell me any particular ones to
take.
= Weisheit. Bernice; Have paid no tax
In The past two years.
BENZ. Jackson, Fox; A. l.. Smith gave
me $3 for team. Team was away hauling
bark.
Jno. Saam, Forks; Frank Richlin gave
me 80 for my day. Told me to vote a
certain way
VIM. Kennedy. Laporte; know M.
Larkin He quit work at the Laporte
tannery in March. Larkins said he had
been in N. Y. state and had worked In
phhuSAtCo III tIRu. UCbWCCu tuG tImc lie
quit work here and his return. When he
quit work the first time l think he quit
for good and had no intentions of return
ing again.
Saturday morning session.
F. L. Barlow. Elkland; Know Roland
Barlow. He told me after election that
he received 81, sack of flour, cigars and
all the whisky he wanted to drink.
Gross Ex.-Did not tell me who he got
It from. My son said he sold his vote.
That A l. Smith sent him a sack of flour
! did not get sack of flour; sent money
for flour.
Thos. Sheehan. Laporte; Don't think 1
paid tax two years previous to the '94
election.
John W, Flynn, Laporte; Had so29 or
$239 in my hands, Mr.. Mullen gave me
S2O0 OF this amount. The balance | re-
ceivcd from Senator Herring to pay con
fierce expenses to Williamsport. Counted
money in Proth0notary's office and laid it
on desk. Mr.. Walsh gave me bach $50 of
the $500. Part of it was to be sent to
Jamison City to pay expenses of delegate
election, sent it to E. j. Flynn. L.r.
Walsh 500, Mr.. Gavitt $35, MIR. Strebv
s., w b. SNYDER $l5, f, NJ. Crossley si0
Riley Steinbach $40 and Thos. Beahen
$40 l was not member of the county
committee. The purpose of the money
was to get out the voters.
IL Mittendorf, Cherry: Receipt dated
Dec. "a, '9s Is this receipt in the same
condition as when you got it !? Don't
think the word Oct. was on it when
showed 1t to Mr.. Mynard probably
changed it to make 1t p amer Dec.)
Frank Myhard, Dushore; Know Henry
Mittendorf Was shown receipt in cues
tion; the words Oct and Dec. was on re-
ceipt when | saw it; did not tell him il
was necessary to change date of receipt.
James Connor, Laporte twp; Have
been living in Janison City; came to La
porte on Oct. Ia, '9a Had previously
votei IL Columbia county
Saturday afternoon session.
A. Walsh Laporte; had S1OO ]. w.
Flynn gave 1t to me 1t was to paw ex
penses Gave James Moran $40, Ellis
Swank s.. Nj. ID. Horn 10, VIM. Robbins
$i5, A. w. Sones $40, J. G. Steck S5 p.
b. Hopper So. and | returned SIS of it to
Mr.. Flynn. When Mr.. Flynn gave me
the money he did not state how / should
use it. No money was used to buy votes,
despise that practice.