The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-20
OF ELECTION.
BoTH ssDEsPRovGNG THEM.

Il II hO I'D &OF 81 ii LECTION.
BOTH srDEsSPROvTNG THEN.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST AT
IT'S HEIGHT.
vaiuah'le Tosssmony from Messrs.
Fafaen and Hohenon.
,s The asst two days the contested.electior
cases sens forward quietly and rapidly. The
awy sss, having settled their differences
seer Sed disposed to waste as little time as
[so' saHle. Witnesses were expeditiously ex
sr &ne6 and much progress made on both
saes. The case OF .Starke and KuIght Us
Sehrson received rather more public atter'
ton than the contest between Messrs. Starke
and Tanner because Colonel Tanner has
more msjority than General Johnson
Messrs. Starke aud Knight are not yel
through bringing up witnesses to swear that
they voted for Knight and Starke at the
Eirst precinct In Jefferson Ward, where, as
they claim, the grossest frauds were commit.
ted. They are also endeavoring to
establish the fact that number ol
persons fraadulently voted at other pre-
cincts. General Johnson iss emonstrasinp
beyond all question that at all, or nearly all
the precincts Ia the city very large numbers
OF negroes not entitled to vote where they
did vote cast their ballots for Knight and
Starke. Colonel Tanner Is defending himsel
on general grounds, and is showing that the
election was in the main fair, and that II In
nio hap mn
than set Off by frauds proved on the 1nde'
pendents.
Mr.. E. j. Walden, who acted ss Indepen
dent judge at the First precinct in Jefferson
Ward, yesterday testified to the correctnes:
of the card published by him in this paper
aud to the fact that he was not drunk on the
day of election, and that he knew of nc
frauds committed at his precinct.
The Knight-Iohnson Case.
Further dispositions were taken In Major
Stles's Office for the respondent, General b
Il. Johnson.
Eugene Cherry, partly examined Thurs
day evening: A list Of voters OF the Second
precinct of Marshall Ward was handed him,
and he was questioned as to whether they
all voted at this precinct at the recent elec.
ton. Said they all voted at that precinct
examined the registration.book. and they
were all checked off as having voted; were
all colored men. he did not believe that
some of the men on the list lived in The
Second precinct of Marshall Ward because
be had canvassed it and could not find them.
In answer to the question to specify the steps
he took to find them, and how he can.
vassed the precinct, he said he had
list given him By James P. Sharpe,
registrar OF the Second precinct containing
names OF the colored voters who voted at
thst precinct. Went from house to house
where they were registered from. aud found
that great many of them were not at the
places they registered from, but fouad them
in the precinct. Some he did not find, and
learned they were not in that precinct. Did
not find Pat. Meekins, Randolph Williams,
Heury Hill, Robert Tyler (erroneously
named on list shown him as Robert Taylor),
William Christian the William Christian
who voted was registered as seventy years
old, and died three years ago. There was
another William Christian about thirty-hye
years old, who lives in the precinct Silly,
Isaac Ham, Otway Braxton, Isaac Kenney,
Frank Cheatham improperly named on the
list as Frank Chrlstian). and E. T. Tor y
Brown. There was Randolph Williams
who registered in the Second precinct and
afterwards moved to and registered in the
Third precinct, aud voted there. The Rau-
dolph Williams in the Second precinct he
had known for six years as Richard Will
| liams, though he now claims to be Randolph
Williams, and lives in the Second precinct.
There were twenty or twenty-five more
names on the list that he could not find in
the precinct. Z
Exception was made by counsel for Mt
\ ,;rb fn % ohnUp fpcfInap
since counsel for General johnson admitted
| In the presence of the notary that the voter:
referred to in the above answer Of the Wit
ness were not those, nor any part of those
whose names had been furnished to Colone
Knight aud General johnson. Therefore
Colonel Knight, by counsel, protested thai
il was Illegal and improper for this or any
other witness to testify upon any point o.
alleged illegal voting not embodied in tn,
| papers of this proceeding, since 1t was i'm
| possible for Colonel Knight, not having
knowledge of the names Of said voters, tic
rebut or disprove nything in regard to then
which witness may say.
Examination of Cherry continued on Fri
| day: He said that James Kemp, named or
the list, lives 10 Second precinct and yoteC
/ in The First. He has been living on Mair
street between Twenty-seventh aud Tweu'
| ty-eighth since September 6, 1875. Neesor
White, registered from Highland Row
Rocketts-couldn't find him nor could hs
fnd Campbell Jackson, William Smith
Isaac Williams, Peter Scott, Aaron Parks,
| John II. Ellis, Claiborne Smith, Charles
| Morrill,, and Robert Jefferson at the places
from which they were registered. He showed
that In the First precinct Of Marshall Ward
ten negroes whose names are voted cannot
| be found in the precinct. BE also proved
| that in the Second precinct nine negroes
voted who cannot be found in the precinct
E. N. Noble showed that three negroes
who voted cannot be found after diligenl
search.
George W. Minter proved that 10 the Third
precinct of Clay Ward twenty negroes voted
who cannot be found after the most careful
| search.
C. q. Wigglesworth testified to the fae'
that in the Third precinct of Monroe Ward
fourteen negroes voted who Gid not reside
in the precinct. He made most exhaustive
search for them, aud could not fnd them.
James Ell. Pecor, Jr., proved that Ia The
Second precinct OF Madison Ward sixteen
negroes voted, aud In the Third precinct OF
the same ward nine negroes voted, who can
mot be found after the most diligent inquiry
Making ninety-fiye votes claimed by John
SONS counsel as illegal votes cast for knight
Josiah Crump (colored) was questioned
and cross. examined at considerable iength
upon his knowledge Of o list of thirtyrtWc
voters alleged by General johnson to have R
voted illegally. at the Second precinct o'
Jackson Ward. he swore that twelve OF
them did live in the Second precinct o.
Jackson Ward. ~ .S
Thomas p. Henly testified that ne voted
sor Starke and Knight |,
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