Pardon of Justus J. Gude, convicted of stuffing the ballot box.
June 30, 1879
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
Convicted of putting tickets in ballot box (stuffing it), while serving as an election judge in a Baltimore congressional election; sentenced to 1 year imprisonment and a $5 fine. Pardoned since further imprisonment would endanger his life. (c/s...
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