The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-20

posture and was considerably surprised when
Senator Hugg sternly asked him: Didn't
selling his vote" Boring eVasiVely adj
mitted that he did and also that he had
taken such steps to have Geisel punished for
violating the law
HAD NO CHAMPAIGN MONEY"
Charles J. Richmond, Democratic county
auditor said he was a merchant of New
Palestine, and denied that he had solicited
two colored votes, as a previous witness
had charged him with doing. He said he
had handled no campaign money during the
last election.
Several days ago Ernest Rockey tes-
titled that he had voted and that he
was twenty-one years old, although the
school enumeration books showed that he
was only nineteen years old Mrs. Nancy
Rockey, his mother. the stand yes
terday and said at first that he was twenty
one, that he had been born April q, 1877, and
was the second of ten children. When asked
about the ages of the others, however, she
SAID she could not remember now old
any of them were nor on what date they
We're born. After about ten minutes OF queS-
tonlng about the ages of the other children
Senator Gilbert broke in and asked her to
tell again how old Ernest was She faltered
and finally refused, saying that she thought
that "Once tellin' was enough" Senator
Gilbert assured her, however, that no harm
could come to her by reason of any answer
she might make and told her to repeat her
former statement. At length she said he was
born in 1878, although her former statement
was that he was born in 1877. 1t was evident
that she did not know what year any of
her children were born, and she was ex-
cused.
Charles j. Richmond, Democratic county
auditor, said he was merchant of New
Palestine and that Morford had explained
the workings of 1.-The envelope scheme" at
the same time saying: That was the way
republicans were working things" George
Page, colored, said, with some hesitation.
that he was a Democrat and that he had
never sold his vote to anyone
Abraham Clark said he could not read and
that on election day he asked for some one
TO mark his ballot when he went into the
election booth. Just after he made the re-
quest someone called out:
How are you going to voter" and he an
swered the straight Democratic ticket .
whereupon the Republican officials refused
to allow him to vote at all.
Joseph Hamilton, who testified as Stoner
witness few days ago, was called by Gre
gor attorneys yesterday, and said that he
had made out a list of 'flOaters' for Stoner,
who also asked him TO see some active
workers and try to get them to work for
him. He said that he saw them, and re-
ported to Stoner that one of them wanted
$3.50 to work for him. Stoner, at this, re-
marked that he thought that was pretty
stlt and dropped the matter at once.
John Walsh and Lewis Coberly, both DEM
ocIats, said that they saw Riley MCGOWAN.
Republican worker hand something" TO
what it was. however. but it looked like sill
Yer" e. Nj. Messick, Republican, said
that he didn't vote because he would not
vote for a Democrat. and there We're some
would not support He said that Walter
Meek called al his house late in the after
noon and tried to persuade him TO vote but
he refused Meek. after apOlogizing for it,
vote, but he refused. No attempt was made
to connect Stoner with the bribery.