The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-05

!, erous. and nunibersof licenses were gran
ted. :
The Court ordered that the clerk Of the
Court retain for his services as collector the
per centage upon licenses allowed ty law to
the sheriff, and that he remit to the Auditor
az Wheeling the remainder Of the monies
received for licenses at thi, Court.
The Court then resumed the consideration
of the case of the missing poll books OF the
election on the ga of May last, aud direct
ed the Crier to summon VIM: b. Price, Geo.
BRYAN, I. B. Waring, j. W. Gray, and
others to testify in relation thereto.
Geo. Bryan appeared and said that he was
one of the Commissioners of Election on the
occasion referred to; that he signed the polls
as requirec by law; he knew nothing wha'-
over in relation to the books themselves Or
what WAS afterwards done with them.
j. W. Gray ON appearing testlfed that pe
voted against the ordinance OF secess'on'
that next morning he called with Joseph
Cotton to see l. L. Kinzer. and went from
the Office Of that gentleman to the ONCE o1
w. B. Price; Mr.. Price told Mr.. Cotton %
carry the books in his charge to the Court
House. aad asked j. A. Dixon to sec that the
; books were SO delivered; beyond this wit
ness knew nothing whatever Of the matter.
: Mr. VIM. B Price appeared.
! Mr.. McKeuze-The Clerk will qualify
the late MayOr.
: MIR. Price on being qualified said he knew
nothing whatever, of the books; never sa"
. them; never ex pected to see them; supposed
. they were in Richmond.
=, Mr.. Mckenzie said that Mr.. Gray hat
: testified that he and Mr.. Cotton had calico
on witness. s
Mr.. Price said that Mr.. Cotton, Mr.. Ora.
and some other gentlemen had called at nj
Office on the morning after the May election
!. The told them hat the law required the DOCK
10 r, he deoosited at the Court llouse. and ad
v;sed them TO deposit the books there;
" the same time he said 20 Mr.. Dixon, one
u rho Commissioners there, he had better Sc
that it was DONE IRE
!" Mr. McKenzie-That was very proper a.
ng vice. -,
n Price thought that the books had bee
), carried to Richmond The Court had new
80 been able to find it's minute aok, and he su
he nosed the bonks had all been carried TO hic
mond together; the minute book was u
h onlv book the Court ever missed, because
~ was the only one they had use tor.
A'' Mr.. McKenzie-We are much obliged
-, you, sir. sTaaE. SO
ms Isaac Buckingham appeared, and, up
~ beinc sworn, testified that he had sent Q
fe -, Of the books up to-day by Mr.. Edelin,
; az did not know what had become OF the oil
NC -, books: on the night of the election, the 60
~ Wv missioners signed the returns OF the fpu
~. y. Ward. of whica he was commissioner;
, 10 had but one book THAT ON equalizing ta
u tion); the other books were left with
li's Dndlev. the conductor of election; next
W. Mr.. Cotton met him. and told him the 90
A'n' were wanted; that the commissioners VIC
MAR maet at the house of Mr.. j. A. Dixon, m
su'' nm their returns, then bury the books or
per them out Of the way; witness told Mr..
ton that there was no necessity tor the ret
the Of the books for five days that Mr.. ID
lder- could attend to his own ward he afterw'
wing united with the other commissioners IN
'ther tifying the result to the commissioners a
bus Court House; what became OF the o
ores, hooks he never knew, since they were 3
laces to Mr.. Dudley.
cery Capt. tieorge Dearborn was next ca
Off and sworn. He testified that he was OF
diate the Commissioners Of the May election
ange the First Ward; be knew nothing IN
'ging world except that the poll books were 2
niger in charge of MIR. May.
door, Mr.. Mckenzie: Gentlemen. we are .
n re- obliged to you; sorry to have given you
lager a long walk. su ..a ;.
E day NJ Rockingham returned ocular
- swer, and the examination concI concluded
IN in The Clerk Of the Court was apo.
the Collector Of the Revenue until the next
lng4ii Of the Court s7sb'a.- 9qooao .ara''
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