The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-11
THE LATE ELECTI(yN,
CHARGES OF FRkBD mo, BE rSyRs.
TIGATED T0sDAF.
SENATOR'S SEATS 10 BE CONTESTED

Messr5.-M MaedougaI, Marxhauses, and Nor.
rtSon, charged With violations of the election.
aW at precinct No. I in Jefferson Ward. will
appear bsf6re Poliee.J Justice Whte this
morning as III! O'Clock for eHfninat;yp.
1t is alleged tSat Messfs. MacdoyYal and
Marx xhauseH; as Hxiges of election. atssYycted d
Knight and Starke ballots, aua sttbes;tufed
ballots for .b5nse1, Tanner, sud Worthar1.
The accusation against Mr. Morrison IL that.
las an outsider OF tiehes- hole der he plsoed Ii,
the bands Of ignpraM voters counterfeit In.
dependent ticaetsss thas making. those who
wanted to yote'f6g Saith, Knight, and SssEke
vote for Johnson; TaDBef, aud Wortham,.
ALL the accgaeds declare their. ihnoceucv,
and expect to essaUiisb it beyontad5ubs.
The prosecution will call Sasi witnesses
Messrs. N. a. .Alien.: j. al. iBickemsT. : Ro.
berls Baker, D. w Bohopan, Robert Carmtr-
ers, II. GEoney j.. III Gfenshaw, Nmes> q.
Rge, sJames 81. Gardner, b. p Harper,
Thomas p HepIs, :. E. n. JONES'. Re. E..
lambeth. Benjamin. b. Lipscomb, HhnaA
Mortin, James l.. Morrow, G.. scots MsRse;
George Morris Meol. Benjamin Ell NashJ
Lawson- NunuaIly, Commodore A. A: Por.
ter w. a. Page; Y 8. Robosson, R. w.
Russell; Otis, "a: Russell, John c. Shields, j.,
H. ShieldsEJohH-W Smith, Edward iH.
Smith, Jr., Charles I'd Simpson: JossphnE~
Smith, Richard n. Taylor, C. Walthail, Sr..
c. WaftbaIts Jr.,, b. "A. Whiting, Hsnry
,Gunst,, James III, tWagt, o.; a, Chalk;ey, Js
c. Harris,, j W. Fisher, Spencer Burgess,
Virginius Newton, and George P. May; land
ninety-tbree colored men. 2 $50 -
The official retufns-from Macdougaf'spre.
cinet are: Johnsou,- 3M Tanner, $50;
WORKMAN 397 Koigbt;,I3 Starke, 8; Smith,
q thn StaF, r,,tn 10
by. the witnesses summoned that many mere
votes than Smith, Starke, and knight have
credit for we're actually placed in the ballet
box In addition to being charged with,ab-
stracting ballots, which is a felony, Messss.
Maedougal and Marxhansen, the judges, are
charged with neglect ofduty, which is amis-
ae.neanor.
II is probable that ssne legal points bear.
eussed, and disposeh' Of before any testi.
m0ny is taken. g-
The only witness so'far summoned by the
Independent judge of election at thaapre-
one. of the return.books, and signed the re-
turns with the two other judges. Mr.. Val
den is also wanted hY the prosecution.
DBI COuu % w lSC 10 fnuuoLl
collecting evidence and preparing papers
which he believes Will enable Messrs. Knight
and Starke to successfully contest the seats
Of General Johnson and Colonel Tanner.
Those who seem iaSofmed believe that in the
event of not beingable TO get Messrs. .Kuight
and Starke 10 thaSenate, Mr.. Wise will en-.
daayor. to have Messrs. johnson, Tanner,
and Workman unseated and new election
ordered. Notices Of contest will be served
on Messrs. johnson and Tanner in few
days. i...a. ..-..,..ss
The Conservatives are satisfied that when
the matter comes 10 be considesed by the
Senate they will be able to show by every
unprejudiced observer that their nominees
were iairly and duly elected.
Registrar hacy still fingers ia New Kent.