The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-28
DAMAGING TO CREGoR
LAST TESTIMONY IN THE CONTESTED
ELECTION CASE.
Evidence TO the Effect that StOner's
Opponent 'Saw'' Some
of the Boys.

The last testimony in the Stoner-Cregor
contested election case was offered yester-
day afternoon, and was damaging to the
Cregor interests throughout. William Pea
of Rushville, who had been charged with
having bought Democratic votes for Stoner
and the rest of the Republican ticket, said
he never paid any campaign money to any
man during the last election.
The pollbook in an Anderson precinct was
produced by County Clerk Isaac May, and
it showed that William Hooser, colored, who
testified that he had been hired by the Dem
ccrats to stay away from the polls, did not
vote on election day, although William Bo-
land when testifying for Cregor, a few days
ago, said that he had seen Hooser enter the
chute at the voting place shortly before
dark. The last testimony offered by the
Cregorites on Thursday night was that of
DR.. Cregor, who said he had never given
any money or made any promises to anyone
in order to secure votes.
Yesterday William Bass, colored, of
Carthage, said that Cregor had at different
times before election, given him coat and
vest and several bottles of whisky, with the
understanding that he was to vote for him
on election day. Bass was a particularly
adverse Witness and it required the COM
bined questioning of Attorney Greenee and
Senator Gilbert to extract from him the
fact that Cregor had given him S. shortly
before election, and on election day had
asked to have it returned to him.
Turner Newsome, colored, also said that
Cregor had given him whisky with the I'M
Outstanding that he should vote for him.
Fowle Newsome, colored said that Cregor
several times asked him to vote for him, and
that one day in return he asked Cregor for
some whisky, which Cregor gave to him,
saying, 'tAll right, Fowle, but you mustn't
forget me on election day. Josiah Scott,
colOred, of Carthage, said Cregor had Of
fered to buy him q new suit of clothes if
John futile, colored, who was Repub-
lican pooIbook holder and challenger at the
south precinct of Carthage, said that Cregor
told him on the morning of election day
that if he would support him he would
doctor his family in return. The wit
ness said he turned away without making
any remark, as he had made up his mind
to knock down any Democrat who offered
to buy his vote" and didn't want to have
any trouble with Cregor.
John Beal. of Rushvile, who had been
charged with buying votes for the Repub
leans. said he had never paid any money
to any one for votes. Captain Curtis tried
to impeach the testimony of the witness
by showing that he was a crap shooter"
but nothing was accomplished in that di-
rection. Frank CleVenger and Ben l..
McFarlan. both of Nashville, testified to
the bad character of Omar Lynes, who testi-
ileu LOT CTeSOr mat CleNenSet nau pdlu
him s. to vote the Republican ticket Clev-
enger denied that he had ever paid any
money to Lynes at any time, or that Lynes
was in his saloon on election day, as
charged.
Attorney Hough then introduced the
certified copy of the marriage license is
sued to Mrs. Nancy Hockey, who, several
days ago, had testified that her son Ernest
had been born fifteen months after her mar
riage. 1t bore the date of Aug. 8, 1877 in
dicating clearly that the boy was not TWEEN
ty-one years of age when he voted the Dem
ocratic ticket in Greenfield last November.
The last step in the case will be taken
Tuesday when briefs will be filed by the
attorneys for both sides, together with
brief arguments. 1t is not known when
the report of the committee will be submit
ted to the Senate