Evening journal., 1910-11-19
MEX-UP OVER
ELECTION CASE
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VI luc DenOCIdllC COiuHliltcof dohSN
Wiley, who is a tealnster, to report TO
him If anybody tried to buy his vote.
Mr. DAILY told Wiley of the rewards
of about $500 offered by the Demo-
cratic Committee and the Anti-Brib-
cry League for the arrest and convic-
ton of bribers. On Saturday, Novem-
Der 8, Wiley entered Mr.. Days office
and informed Mr.. DAILY, Samuel Paige,
Henry Turner and Harry Turner, the
colorel men, had told him that Murphy
had offered to buy their votes and
would swear to that effect. Mr.. DAILY
told Wiley to get the colored men
TO visit his office, and Wiley went out
and after a consultation with the col
ored men in the Kirkwood street sec
tion returned and told Mr.. DAILY that
they would not call at his Office but
,they would like him to call at the
Turner house, whicn is back OF the
postofflce Mr DAILY was busy with a
New York lawyer at the time, but
shortly afterward Wiley got Mr. Daily
TO go out on State street, on which
his Office is located, and talk to one
OF the colored men. Mr.. DAILY walked
with him as far as the Loockerman
street corner and asked him what he
wanted to say. The colored man re-
fused to make his statement unless
Mr.. DAILY would go to the house where
the other two negaoes were, but Mr..
DAILY said he would not go there.
Mr.. DAILY returned to his office and
had a consultation with Mr.. Hutton.
with the result that Deputy Attorney
General Harrington, who was at Mil
ford, was notified over the telephone
He deputized Mr.. Hutton to subpoena
the three colored men and to take
their statements under oath Deputy
Sherih Kirby summoned the colored
men. Their stenographic statements
were taken, in which they swore that
Murphy had not talked to them about
buying their votes, or had not made
them an offer for their votes. As this
was different from what Wiley had
reported to Mr.. DAILY and later to Mr.
Hutton. the latter dropped the matter
and took no further action as deputy
for Mr. Harrington.
Murphy Gets Warrant.
On Saturday afternoon, after Will
ley's action and the reputation by
the colored men of Willey's statement
& I1ullOU
that they had said Murphy tried to
bribe them, Murphy appeared before
Magistrate Wood and swore out a
warrant for the arrest of Wiley, but
II was not served then. Deputy At
torney-General Harrington meanwhile
had gone to Baltimore, and when he
returned on Monday morning he read
of the affair in a newspaper and on
! or rrft Inc In. Il, .I,.s
and told him he intended to prose-
cute the case to the limit. Murphy
said he was busy and would like the
case to go over until Wednesday, the
day following the election Mr.. Har-
rington said there would be no de-
lay. On Wednesday morning a war
rant sworn out by Murphy was served
on Wiley. This warrant was some
what different from the one issued on
! Saturday the charge in the Saturday
warrant having been conspiracy, and
\ I'm that on Tuesday attempted subor-
nation of perjury. Deputy Attorney
General Harrington prosecuted the
case on Tuesday, and Mr.. Hutton ap-
peared as counsel for Wiley.
At the hearing Paige and Henry
Turner appeared II was testified by
them that Wiley had approached
Paige at a Kirkwood street corner,
where Paige was leaning against a
pole that had an anti-bribery reward
circular tackled on it. Paige testified
that Wiley asked him II he had any
malice against Fred Murphy" Paige
said he told Wiley he had, and testi-
fed that Wiley then told him he could
make $500 If he would go to Mr.
Daly's Office and swear that Murphy
had offered to buy his vote. Paige
then sought Henry Turner and Harry
Turner and they all talked IL over
and Wiley made the offer to them il
they would swear against Murphy, il
was testified. and Wiley left to see
Mr.. Daily. Meanwhile one or the
Turner's went to the Republican Club
and told Detective Ratledge and Muir
ply that Wiley had offered them $500
to swear against Murphy, the negroes
testified, with the result that negroes
were told to try to get Mr.. DAILY to
visit the Turner dwelling to get theig
statements from them there, instead of
them going to Days Office as Wiley
asked them. Ratledge and Murphy
went to the Turner home and hid
there, it was testified. Mr.. DAILY. how
ever, refused to go to the Turner
home when requested to do so by one
OF the Turner'S. whom he talked with
on State street. Mr.. Daily did not
know the detectives were there al
that time. The negroes denied
that they had received an offer fol
their votes from Murphy. The hearing
resulted in Wiley being held I'm bar
for court, no defense being offered.
When Denutv Attorney General Var
rington was prosecuting the case Mr.
Hutton as counsel for Wiley started
to ask the negroes a question about
the contents Of the statement they hat
made TO him (Mr. Huttonl while h,
was acting for the deputy attorne,
general. Mr.. Harrington objected tC
this, saying that the statement wal
taken for the State and Mr. Huttor
Immediately dropped his reference {,
the sworn statement, which he turned