The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-19
LOCAL MATTERS.

f,,r,,sss CHaaEsp WITH VorISsa At WRONG
,orc,xCrs,-Mr. B. s. RobosSon was before
~. acting Police Justice yesterday morning
answer the charge OF fraudulently voting
- The late election. Mr.. Robesson lives at
,br s.. Charles Hotel, aud has been there for
ncarly 4 yesr. His proper registering and
ling place Is ,hcOld Market Hall, but bav.
nrfoImerly lived and registered in the First
nrrcinci lNiacdopgal's) he veted there on
Soycnbc. 2d. ----.----
Mr. Nacdopsal testified that the judges OF
election. when 4 voter whom they did no!
,or,opally know presented himself. inyaria.
i,v s>Eed him where he resided. He Thought
,hi. mIeSt;on was asked M. Robosson and
rhqt Mr. Robosson gave the No. of his for.
mer nlace Of residence on Mayo street.
Mr. Robosson represented that be voted al
,he First precinct, not kaow owing that the st.
Charles Heiei vas in another precinct. He
denied that be wss questioned as to bis place
Off, sl.,eDee when be weDtup to vote, though
a. the sane time said he had no doubt MIR.
Mgcdoueai i,conscieutously believed the ques.
;;on was asked him. Mr.. Robosson also
rroyed that when told that be had voted in
the wrong precinct he expressed great sur
prise and regret.
Justice Crew thought the. case was sufh.
cienty msde out to require him to send the
accused on TO the grand Jury for indictment.
Bail was allowed in the sum Of $780, land
Messrs. T. Fl. Starke and w. G. Knight
given as sureties. -
Seyera, Independents who came into the
clerks Qafice after the court bad adjourned
condemned the arrest Of MIR. Rooosson.
They declared II that sert of game was to be
payed they would eaase the arrest Of Col
onel Albert Ordway. Mr. j. D! Crump, and
other well.known Conservatives, who, az
they alleged, voted In precincts in Whsch
they did not reside on the day of election.
Joseph Kemp, celored cooper, thirty'ose
wears OF age, was arrested yesterday and
lodged in the First station-honse on the
charge OF voting at the late election at the
First precinct in Marshall Ward, - he not
actually residing In said election District .
Being unable TO give bail he was locked up
10 await examination before the Police Cour'
this morning. EIsL
On the complaint Of Mr.. Macdougaf JUS
tice Crew yesterday issued warrant for the
arrest Of DIR. W. A. Page, charged with
voting at the First precinct in Jefferson
Ward. not being resident Of said precinct
1t is alleged that Mr.. Page is. registered as
living at the Exchange Hotel, and that he has
not resided at that place for over two years
lie was bailed to appear before the, Police
Court. +~ q
General Johnson "desires it to be made
public that be knew nothing Of the proceed.
ings for the arrest of Mr.. Page; that If he
had known OF them ne would bave done
anything in his power to prevent it. and be
hopes that be will ut oDce be discharged
Mr.. Royal, General Johnson's partner, al
once volunteered his services. for Mr.. Pages
defence.
"Mr. Page, when be gave his deposition
offered to explain that he was In doubt whe-
ther or not he had the right to vote at the
First precinct, jefferson Ward, and refer.
red the question to Mr.. Macdougal. one oi
the Judges, who decided that he had" -