Evening journal., 1912-02-19
Swain Hits Back at His Accuser

statements he mentions ] made to
him about IL are lies. cold-blooded
and malicious. and no man in the 7
community in which / live believes
they are true statements. / did not
see Newall Ball on the Monday
morning following the day this mon
ey was delivered and did not go on
the tain anywhere / had no con-
versation about Green using a part
OF the money to pay a debt due him.
Just an Ordinary Citizen.
Green was the committeeman Of
the Union Republican organization.
was not on the inside Of that or
ganization, never had been nor never
tried to be. held together the
little band Of Regular Republicans
in that district who would not sell
their own or buy the franchises OF
another. These were the best people
in the district and the best people
in the county. In this fight worked
with the best people all over the
state. This fight was for a principle
and against the corrupt practices OF
/ the Democrats aud the Union Repub-
( licans. In this campaign Of 1904 it
had been agreed that the names of
the respective factions would be
+ dropped and that there would be one
ticket and that was the Republican
ticket. IL was also agreed that the
| Regular Republican organization
should be abandoned and the Union
] o..fr =
was neither a state or county COM
mitteeman and had no connection
with the election except as a citizen.
This is my explanation OF this trans
action which occurred nearly eight
years ago. l merely took the money
from the hands OF one person and
placed It in the hands OF another
without guilty knowledge OF any kind.
Did Not Hold Up His Hands.
The third complaint made against
me is in the testimony of William A.
Draper in which he states that he
was at my house shortly before the
election in 1908, and that /, in the
presence OF Reese Layton. Thomas
Alike aud John Dimes, held up my
hands indicating that $500 should be
paid for colored votes and $1,000 for
white votes. The testimony shows
that the three other persons present
al that time deny that any such thing
took place also deny the statemenS
of Draper and further state that Dra-
per never was in my house In his
life. I never had any connection with
him during any election with re-
spect to the getting out OF votes or
anything else. Draper also says that
years ago | offered his father $4,000
for his vote. in his presence. This
Is absolutely false.
Rcfutes Scotts Aflidayit.
In the next place there is an afi-
davit filed by one Samuel Scott. mace
lust after the election in 1910. This
affidavit states that Scott was engag-
ed on election day in purchasing votes
, and that he came 30 me ana asked
? whether or not l was backing certain
J men whom he said had engaged MN
I In his affidavit he states that ! said
5 would see that whatever promiser
: these men made we're carried out.
r had no conversation with Scott OF
Q election day in 1910 until after h'
/ was arrested He then asked me q
n 90 on his bond. / asked him wnat ~
n was charged with and when he toll
s me he was charged with buying votes
d asked him whether or not he Wa'
n guilty and he replied that he was no'
d In this connection | want TO stat
d that i'm Scotts affidavit he says ina
= certain money was paid to him b
n William !. Swain in a Certain plac
!. at a certain time and for the purpos
/ Of having for these votes wnlch
t honght Based upon his tesumon
e several people have been arrested !
L sussex county, some of whom nav
It heen taken before justic OF the peac
y and others before the court, ana
g every instance they have been dis
g missed because 1t has been clear
n shown that the statements made D
= scott we're untrue. 1nasmuch as v
h I Swain's name is mentioned in tn
o afidavit and one Of the witnesses test
j. fed that he is my nephew II might =
e we'll for me to state that he is nc
I related to me I'm any way.
IS In addition TO all OF this, II wa
testified by certain Democrats In tl
neighborhood where l live that IN
ed general reputation was bad. The re'
RS ord shows that by the testimony OF III
US hest people in Bridgeville this alleg'
is tion is not true. Il is hardly wort
IL while for me to say anything upo
ad this subject. I am nearly sevenl
al years OF age and have lived in III
he state all my life and this is the ftr
he time that my conduct in the con
he munity and county and the state
j. which live has been callt
IN, IN question, and II is the mr.
I! time that ever knew that any nun
OF Der of people spoke i'll of me or cor
at planned about my conduct in any wa
cir and 7 am now perfectly willing +
lee the people in the stote in which II
sg- 10 compare my domestic, religious al
'as political life with that of the gentl
BITS man who made the original complai
ms against me.
me Cornelius p Swain.
l Sworn TO and subscribed before 7
on this 18th day OF February, A. d. 1s'
DR.. Harry G. Layton.
Notary Public.
IL
me
he Harry c. Layton.
w Notary Public, DEL
az Appointed Jan. .. 1909
7ed for four years.