The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-26
AN UNEXPECTED CONVICTION FOR
FRAUDULENT VOTING.
Mr.. W. l.. Webb, OF Georgetown, the
Victim-Thc Testimony against Him
given by Negroes and Government
Detectives A Verdict Of Not Gull
" in the Williamsburg Cases.
=! III thC S"oN


At the opening OF the Jnltcu states DIS
trivt (Ou.t on >atur.iay nIurning tie jury,
charged wi,h the case OF the United states W.
M,I>ui GraySoh. who WAS tried III, Friday
III on Information iof voting tWlc: In VIII
!nIn>bur: loun y curing the last general
Gee. ion, c;!Inc into Court and rendered n YER
4 Gu o. not guiItT. The Assistant District At
10! hey stated that he woaid consent, by a@rec-
meat, To Il low the sa!ne jury to write Il v"r.
di> ri not gully against l.. \ Htrti, charged
with the same offence an.sAs.ouett to trial
upon the same si'J ~ ia<E. Tins WAS done.
a!u the II, III Consideration OF the fact
lr..t the jLiy had been out al night, then dis
missed them uiit,l Monday morning.
Inc Uuurt then resumed the nearing OF the
case of the United States against Mr.. WIN. =.
Webb. OF Groi %ctuwn, charged with voting
iwcut, -unc brlluts ut the mp pOil. in
Georgetown county, III the day OF the last
SciIciai elect on.
In This CASE tue Government first put In cv-
idcEce All allida,it OF g.. l.. %licrriOt, Il negro
Republican candidate for school commission
er OF the county, and Now acling IN that CA
luci,y. Th!s affidavit alleges that the dClm-
ncn, SAW Mr.. Webb during the day SANDING
tbUut ten yards iOmt the oil fuIulng hLl OTIS.
r.crc waS no allegation innt he WIS to!dins
thr la. lots luGcti.,r or that the ballots - be-
inG io.ucd were The ones alleged 10 have been
voted together.
K,u,rt Kennedy, one Of tho managers OF
election 4. the S"lnpil poll, Il rO!"rcd iicpub.
! LEAH, testified that when thu. defendant c;ti!c
up to vote tic huilut box was full, and thai
when he pa, cd his b"llut III Tie aperture If
the box Il rou.d not get in by reason OF JIc
ballots in The box. TIA, he >aW hy the uilis-
tai >iZr Of Tic ballot that something was
wrnirg, and kc.'t his e! on II. rs II S!lIl STUCK
in the opening OF the lOx until the poll was
c,o>rd. As soon as the box WAS opened the
same ballot was found on TIP ana found l.
GOLIATH lw'n;y-onc tissue ba,;otS;
III. Il, john Oh. ColOrcd. testified TO the same
: state OF facts Il. Kennedy.
". II. nelson, cnlorcu Republican and act
ing rs Unit. q States marshal at the Samnii
iii testified t;,ul he had seen MIR. Webb tuld-
tr .,,. ti,i- .. ar 49,. Tlnf NH ni,1
,hcu came up TO tn. poll and Offered to vote.
! lie lwiInrsS, llnl obi, cied to his voting be-
cause he saw the Aurtll tickets folded IN Il
large one. Mr., Webb, how ever, voted, and
th: lick CT stucl; In the oDcninm,
On the cross examination the witness, after
being ;dmOni> he'd that he would be contra.
don OF .wnre iLal II" had never tcSiitird ON n
nr,.N ions r]ymn,inalj0n TIM; the deirnIan, had
~ ,..j Tho in't LEX ri dnrin" ihcdoy. He nnw
i]rStiticI that four or five votes had been de-
nrsilei after Mr.. wc,ib vutri. The bunch of
thr boy was oprncd,
IN. mol, Iisl whic, had been introduced I'm
! the, ct.c by lie defence showpd that Mr..
GIBBS naItie appeared as the 3Snth On the
Lsi while the total vote cast as shown by the
same list was t3T. So that IS votes were. nee.
essnr;Iy east after Nlr. Webb voted and vet
NIXON testified thai The bunch OF tickets had
hn,, IninI rirrriIv on IAN and Erunriv los.
ia, ,hnt H.. rn,'c, lid ,inrk in thn bni.
H' ,, ~, .mn
anu va ~ :, ~ .',.. ;,o, ,h,, J.,
~
"ntNt Il n',nuio.." 10y ,,''iHl i,r !. H.,
~ ny W.; ~ '".' 'i,n 80
: u ''e'tu''l', 'r", ''iu s'"I ~ w. az '".D
",!"GN ,n ,iu "itr,."on, = nr n! i oo,' rn "nI
Sis ti't Ivy, =" - ,'," - pu III, q, r..
- a.!nni 49, ,i" n, ~ j., 80
80 WIZ ''A Whnn t,n hnx ,rns 49, 'i
,i,bn,s r I,Io, ,protNnr -,
,,u"u ~ n"' - L LtMnL' m 49, r,nt,'I orn -"
~ Up I ~ U,.t 80. ;'nL ~ ,in,.o,s
~ w., n,' i,'I ,m',.n h,r ,,ai n,,nr tonnn ~
i,n i?niiol S,nI"s Snre, visorS fer sat..kc.In
tmc ~ 7'"''' W. ''1P
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- ~ ti"TS cAniilir",. V ..e ~ W.
iou va. 'm' n" ~, =, uM m niiI 'tInnIuu hn ,I
nSem l'Mrn 1"t nnT "mnS umr h ~ Nv =
W.hh h nd ,.",o ,,nrn , ~ H nInn ,,"tc, mr. MOI
, "ho - ~ -. ~ W. .ur "rhc.her thc tin.c, r,,,nti
tiG e 'a'a no.. s"S wnr,ne5 'nG .,'hcTI ,"uiu
,o'ooW ~, -, ", = n t ~
h.ss " r rn,.. h Wi' N W. y WIN, Ind icSIii, ~
'''"t ~ IoI."tn'u nv n'i!ienot w i".i-
ocrats, John ;. richardson ana j; II. NC on,
Iri. nr o.nel rtiiieS "n tme tsket WIT ~,
ltcpunllc;itls. me WlthcSS lurtn'r tcStiH'"
tNal the defendant mao hern Il DeiiocratSihce
!Si6; that nc was a H"pHblrai previous I"
thai time; That since 49, lc had taken an act
I'VE part INC Sl'pport Cd tlie peiil.crat!c !,3r-
=. Inc witiIcSS lurthcr Stat" llat Wiien ar.
! MeDp totci' ne witness, Eai nrCh StailuliS
oS 'me it'eli.et. hlu anti WI: thui, a'",i'rI ud
tiir inlh;':rrS, wa. >taildl's c o;c !" inc Don:
nc t'!onS'ii tiic OUTSIDE TICKET haa oeeh lett
IN the n0% ana counted:
A. fltburG, ME ta'cS Deputy marshal.
Sl't'cl lilhl ne Sc N'u lli' WI IHlIOi diItS' Oh
Mr.. cbO, IN Georgetown County, with Dep
uty Marshal l;ifltc. Tia; l:urkc. IT ;pI' ar.
WAS an old friend OF MI. Webb, The rcicnTani,
and asked him how lie had got into such Il
Scralc. The uc.eucc objected TO the bringing
out OF ANYTHING like Il confession from the
y isnncr while he WIS under durrSS, The wit
, ness stated that lie had warned the Defendant
no. to SAY anvtnin. against himself. but tLat
he had insisted upon saving that he had vol
ell the twcnly.o,ir tickets unIcr n pressure
from the Ic,IurritS. who had IhraIrncl To-
kill him and bum his hous,. If lie diirv do il.
MIR. Kelly, who Icprcscu,ri the defendant.
mt TIE conclusion of Faahurn's testimony
stated that he had no questions for the yit.
ness. whose character WAS fortunately 100
Wi known to thc iury to need any con n RAJ
dirtiou of his testimony
, Gle. v. Burke. Euiltd States DANNY mar.
shat, stated tia, hr ", nj with E,,hurr IN
make the arrest of AIR. Wchh ria Moulin,
. after the arrest he had asked With hnw la
came TO be I'm such Il liz III. lsr,.nI,nI cid
H." lived I'm II bid moi ,hhori,o, ~ IIn r,iI h..
would say more about II when II" r. II ,n tn,vu
He sad that some one else rnvr hiS2, ihr ;issm:
tickets. lie had never u,kci iue witueSs
whether he had voiod the tissue tickets. and
had no: heard him say he had voted Them
On the crUSS.cXarninntivn the witness said
the defendant hal said he was afraid of his
nci.lbors. who were all white Delnorrui.
Thi defence then opened lis rYsn un,i fire,
examined the Ic:cniant Within, W.nIh
who testified thai h. had vo,riI hnt o.. II''
Dcratic ticket. He was hon,Iri Ic 'G.L a.. o.
lr"cd TO have been voted hv hin, AMI tn.ti-
ti1 that h., ~, =, "a. ,-... 49,.