The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-19
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| Haoar,. :Jr., one of the judgeF OF eiection
at the third precinct in Jefferson ward,
| Richuaphd, charged by the shadicSls with
cssa of their rights az citizens, was resumed
before United States Commissioner Jenkins
Yesterday morning. The COMMISSIONER
oyerrulei the motion made by counsel for
defence on the previous day 20 quash the
warrant, maintaining that the charge was
as specifically stated as. q liberal construc-
ton of the law required. e-,t' ~ :,
| MIR, Rush Burgess. collector, OF internnl
revenue for this district, was then put upon
the stand, and being sworn, testlfied tnat
he was present at the precinct IN ques-
| ton between two and three O'Clock OF the
day of election. BE was close up 70 the
bailot-boX, and noticed that OUTSIDE Oh Tue
and admitted on one side OF a saw-bench,
and the whites on the other side, and they
| voted alternately. Thought that the bal.
lots were all nut into one box, but believed
tbot there were two holes in the box. Was
near the Judge for about half an hour, and
heard the questions asked. Usually the
FIRST question was. "What Is your name!''
then. !" Where do you live?" There were
other questions asked, but recollected only
one case where unnecessary questions were,
and that was in the case OF m agea c9IoEeu
man named. Isham James. ME-. hagan
asked him where he lived, ana Jalnes ~,
piled on 18th street: he was tnen asheu
sw m was. "lust this side Of Shiloh
Church.W Mr.. Hagan said, ."wheree is
SHILOH, Church? I didn't know there
was church on 18th street" The
voter then undertook to describe the To-
csliIy and the clerk looked on the regis
trat;on hooks for his name, but did not
End #. hut there. WAS found the name OF
:. Richmond James" James WIS then
asked his ape. 1t was then suggested by
Mir. Hagan that white and colored !. man an
should 90 with James home, ana see IL ne
lived at the place stated. The parties soon G
returned and reported that James dlo I'VE
where he stated. Before James Was sen.
off, g agan asked him how long IL nao oee1 a
since he returned from the country, ana
lanes said that he had only been to the
country during harvest. He was then asked
| if the old woman lived in the city all the
time, and he said that she DID. Alter
the partIes returned with James they
looked on the old books and found ms
name PROPERLY entered there. James oner.
ed TO denosit his ballot, but was stop,
ned by Hagan, who declared that ne nag
mt il into the box before he was sent OH.
Witness said "No; otherwise 1t would not
have been necessary to IND where the man
lived" Hagan then asked a.bTstander Ii
he OF ) had deposited the ballot, and the
Gentleman said: 81 don't think you did"
SSauan then exclaimed 81 think know
where it is, and put his hand into his
nocket and drew out q ticket, which he
Started to drop into the box, when witness
told him to "hold on, and let the man give
Won the ticket he wants to VOTE" Mr.. Hagan
lore the ticket up, and James handed him
the one he held. The ticket torn into was
Republican ticket. ,..--.l.-.--.
A rigid cross-examination elected no new
facts, except that Mr.. Hagan closed the
polls twelve minutes after o'clock Wlthous
making the proclamation fifteen minutes
previous, as required by law. -. -.
Ishmarl James (colored), being sworn,
danosed that he lived on 18th street; did
NOT know the wards, but knew where his
voting precinct was. Didn't know how
long be had lived in the city, but had lived
here.a long time. Voted at this precinct at
last election. Did not know how long ago
that was. To interrogations, the witness
gave answers in substance about the same
rs the testimony of Mr.. Burgess.
3. W. Gillis, editor and proprietor OF
the State Journal, was next sworn, ana
stated that he was down ut the polls on
the day of election from noon until past
5 O'Clock, and for n small portion OF the
time was in close proximity TO the 3alotr
box, His attention was called 10 hne OF
twelve or fifteen white voters on one side
of the bench and line of loo colored
voters on the other side. Saw Judge Gul!on
there. and asked him if he could not take
some steps to accelerate the voting. WIN
his watch timed the voting in many IN
stances, and found that 1t took each per,
son from three to seven minutes. Heard
Hapau ask many questions that seemed
Frivolous, and saw him do other things
which consumed time. Thought there were
some ten or Twelve names upon the Ola re-
gistrv which had not been transferred 10
the new one, and these were all colored
mems. Within few minutes OF the CLOS
ing of the polls Mr.. Hagan frequently came
to the door and called out II there were any
white men out there to send them IN. :.
+. H, Chandler, defeated Radical cand!-
date for Commonwealth Attorney. testl-
fed that he went down to this preclhct
about 2H O'Clock on the day of election, at
the request of United States Marshal Far
ker. His attention was called to the very
large number of colored voters in line:
| There the witness very minutely detailed
| the manner of voting, and it was ldentl-
cally the same as described by previous
witnesSes.] Counted the colored men, ana
| they numbered about two hundred ana
| forty-three the white men in line and
Standing around numbered about twenty
| five. Within three-quarters OF an hour OF the
| first count made another count ; then there
were nineteen, and In a third count, made at
least one hour before the polls closed, there
were twenty-nine. Did not on the said oc-
cssion count the colored men, but walked
| down their line, and have no doubt there
! were more present than at the first count;
Went down the line Of colored voters ana
| REQUESTED them not to leave, but 10 remain
in line until after the polls closed, telling
them we wished 10 take a list OF their names.
A minute or two before the polls closed
1 again counted the white men near the polls,
and there were some twelve or fifteen then,
with three or four others, counted the COL
ored men, and we made up the number to
he two hundred and fNy-one or two hum
dred and fifty-three. In numerous instances
| frivolous questions were asked ana the Time
| thereby consumed.
MIR. Wells renewed his motion, and the
Commissioner agreed to it, that evidence
! be allowed on the part Of the government
| to prove that John Hagan, Jr., did obstruct
and prevent others than Roane from eXer-
cisingitheir right to vote.
Thomas Hollins, a Radical Judge OF
election at the precinct in question, testl-
| fed that the ballot-box used in voting
had no partition, but had two holes in the
top. Witness had charge of white books,
| and asked Of those Offering to vote, name,
age, residence, business, and time OF regis,
tering. The colored voters were asRed
these questions, and sometimes, u addition ID
unnecessary ones. Signed the election re-
Iturns with protest. Saw Hagan obstruct
a colored man named James Washington
because one james Washington. aged forty
eight, was in the penitentiary, whereas th Is