The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-11
THE BAL LOT BOX
The Testimony of the Defenee-Another
Side Of the Ptotare-The frfen: liz OF Dc
IaYxe ON the St1nd-Curious ReYslar
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The Testfmouy Of the DefeHce-Anothel
SIDE Of tho Ptctars-Thefs fsrfsnis OF Do
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After the examination of q large number
.rftnesses in behalf of the United States, the dis
srict attorney announced that the prosecution
would rest. Accordingly. on the eleventh day oi
the trial, N. P. 0'Connor, Esd, counsef Iof ing
defence opened, the case on behalf OF his clients 1
the Beaufort commissioners Of election. The nfss
witness put upon rhe stand :, Was ~ MI. ssnts .
erofut 8 meschant Of Beaufort THe testlned az
spGty1e feeling ran high m tnat iocaney sn .ie aaJ
Of election especially with references 20, .tne con
gresslonM candidates. The mslorlEJ Oh 'he pep'
pie wera nnqnsstiona N laVof oi DelAree' so
far as the county was 'conoeraed' 'Dot he seai'i
msnt ot the town Has ~ ID ia'ot 10 u nt: Do.elt
WtlSss took an. active .pais ~ 'ne els''loiI'
and believes thelBowen parry 70 nave oeea guy
EenEfalled, the men employed 70 distribute bo"en
tickets being procured, to use DeLsfge ticS.ls 70
tSeir place. DOES mot Of MS oFn KNOWLEDGE SnoH
tbat naonay Was used. Great nos tnsfI 70 sue sueG
commissioners was manhestHed anf prior 70 ..stfep
ton, emanalins ohiens noWeVer,, rom tntse y
foufpersoHs IN the intefess OF Al. oo"en
MAS tho impression pt witness thas tne aetei
naton y prosecute the commissioners was iofm.
"a before the election. Reports "ere casouia.ep
that :the ballot boxes w9uld ne stuneq anu 'nT
: people deprived of their franchise. Enis was
roSmmon sumor at least ten daysobefore the elec-
Hon, Witness was present at. the counting q
= ! h$asSptes. It was conducted 10, an open and ap-
paseatlysfair manner, In the presenceo Of the rep
reseptstives ofthe various Psftles FeFs OF the
!. fssalt Ia Ce1esoI, Barn veil and Charleston was
fJSotivsd bAf6fe the csuntuas nrtshed t0ounsq
here stated that the plan Of his defence
Nsa To- essshlish the fact that the arrest OF these
.oonrnisssouers had been predetermined IN order
{ to;ujrSyens them ironi making the returns from
: Beaufort County within the time required BY law
0 Witness stated that he stamped q numeer q
Delarge tickets with his notartal seal, 50 that he
could afterwards Identity them he vas familiar
with the handwriting Of the three commissioners
but Cd Ad examination on tho various tickets al-
legged by :tkaI pse TO- have been altered
] from Bewen 70 DeLsrge, said he could not feeog
ntzei iam6ng them either Of tae hand writings re-
ferred to, bpt he did observe o resemblance anp
lsslhRsrtts prevailing In ,bswritng on nuabef
OF the ballots. witness vas present st the count
Z inG Nhen the. vote or Me- Ezekiel (which wasin
yeyidence q. having. beer 30 altered since II WIS
t,sntsis1f, was, announced ana distinctly hearl
: II, Williams c,u OF the name OF G. C. Bowen
subsequently; The seizure OF the ballots and
their examination attte othce OF the United States
.commisslonsr, only the friends OF ar. Bowen were
anyited to come forward and identity their votes.
Witness never heard that oficer mi; b. u Judd)
make use Of threats against sthe commissioners
r INIT, thA expressi0n was generally derogntcsy to
tHeir Character often heafd Mr.. Millet sny thf
commissioners ;wers dIshopess men aud there
wonld be no show OF fairness In the election, and
that the hallot.boxes would be tsmpered with
: Slss sndther occasion heard them denounced as
,sf,xs scoud drels.n Witness has lived In Beaufort
|, s;rSse ,sss and being familiar with the sentiment
of the oolored people, WAS not Surprised ut the re-
4. .auls efte eleotod FheIrexpsessions were 70 the
NrSct that they We're for Mr.. Bowen long az the
y i:stamps were concerned, but when they came 70
.yoee they woald vote for Mfr. DeLarge. a[wttnest
81 presented With aietter witt BY M. Langley,
one OF the commissioners, but failed to Identity
j. .tas Erisang1 says heis not an expert. a
Ass.i9nShds e. Mayo, OF Beaufort being sworn
IBps6seo IN the main points OF the tes
rimony OF Mr.. Orofus. he had hearoprior to the
election many threats against the commissioners.
!. Hard M Politzer say in-the heat OF his anger
thar Nr. Winkarns was . id scoundrel, and
within aye,r he would not be in this State
tfu,tnthSs q familiar wish the handwriting Of Mt.
WiIs.r,s ,;The altered vote of Mr. Judd being
as,,isd IN him. ss,tness saws the name OF
no1.a,oa bas no resemblance to the writing Of MI.
;3;S.coa. Fails s,se,.e recognize, any similarity
SSscnanoes nm other tickets TO the writing of
Inc olhssr hs & Commissioners.
tainoe orossexamined witness, states that very
;stron S-expteAtons were uttered againet commis.
oilsr "a Eil0ams by tue Bowen part; In Beaufort
Tne district attorney remarked: "And you have
5s,fssT tesuffsd that the Bowen party were In the
MAJORITY intne town, and therefore the majority
,aoc:ths people think be ls . scoandrel" Witness
replied II think net by the return Of the vote qf
,ths SS1nty," Witness has heard since ae came 70
Sssarsesion shat the Bowen party advised him to
-. no,,,, ,txa.sa .o writ ness writ
san by commissioners, he does not recognize the
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=. E aE lanes Mccfeeo,' oeihs ls0aeu s,ao,,on III
defence, testified as to the U1cnln&eQ COuutIiuu