New-York tribune., 1878-12-17

they bore other internal evidence OF be-
ing fraudulent. FOrty-six names were also
interpoated in the original list by repeating
the names of voters. For instance, when John
Smith voted, his name was entered III full ana aiso
j. Smith, making il appear that two men had Vo'eu'
while only one corresponding name was fouho OH
the list kept by the United States Supervisor.
Still another fraud by the omission of numbers was
proved Thus by numbering the twentieth man that
voted Twenty-Five and those who came after him III
order the last mans number which was taken as
showing the whole number of voters. would be hVe
too great and If tins repeated, the total num-
Der might be made to appear much larger that IL
really was BY these three tricks the poll lists
made out by the clerk seemed to contain
1876 names in excess Of the actual num-
Der of voters When the box was opened
the number of ballots in 1t, including us
sue paper tickets, found to be more
than 200 in excess of the poll list that had been
fraudulently increased, and in drawing out the ex-
cess Republican votes were removed. The result OF
all these frauds was that, although the Republicans
had majority OF the votes actually cast, the re-
turns gave Aiken, the Democratic candidate LOT
Congress, 524 votes, and Ensor, the Republican
candidate. eight, and there were four blanks. IL
was proved in the trial that at least 100 Rcpubl-
can votes were cast at that poll, and the Govern
ment stopped at that point, not thinking II neces
sary to 20 further. The defence did not undertake
to meet these facts, and the jury stood eight for
acquittal and four for conviction One Democrat
aud three Republicans voted for conviction.
The last case tried was against the managers Of
election at the Calhoun Precinct of Clarendon
County. Here. after the polls closed, The
managers locked the box mp in the building where
the election took place and left it night in-
stead of counting the votes at once as directed by
the law of the State. In the morning the box
could not be found The defence in tins case was
that the managers afraid tO remain and count
the votes Tho jury composed of three Repub-
hcansa and niue Democrats aud when II first went
out stood five for conviction and seven for acquttaL
Finally eleven voted to acqlit and one TO convict.
All of these cases were brought under Section
5,515 of the Revised Statutes. which provides:
That every officer Of election. at which any Repre-
sentative delegate I'm Congress Is voted for whether
such oiScr OF elect on be appointed or "Teed py OF %
der any law or anInorhy oI me Gntrd I Sae5. U ~ o
authority, VINO ucglc'ts or refuses 10 perform thF
duty in regard to such election required OF MN by any
law OF the UuItrd States ~ State Territory
thereof, who violates any duty 80 imposed, or VINO
knowingly does any acts therehy unaulhoIiH.d Sl'n
VINO rauduletly makes any false certIhchte OF the
result OF such election In regard 10 sch RepresenaNe
dclega t, Sh" withAolds. cOnceals or destroy
H. ate OF records required by law respecting
election Of such Representative or delegate or
negecs refuses TO make and rurn such eertlfi-
cite, required by law, who n s connseis procure
advises any voter. person officer do any act by
this any OF the preceding sections made crime or 10
duty the omission OF when Ia by this or
any Osucn sections made CRIME, attempts TO do so,
shall be punished Us prescr.b ID IN Section Doll.
1t was thought to be useless to try any more Of
the cases at the last term of the court and they
were continued. The United States Attorney and
his assistant intend to make mp large number OF
test cases for the April term of the court. They be-
lieve that there enough Conservative Demo
Gratis IN Charleston from whom Jury can be drawn
TO insure fair trial at that time.