The daily gazette., 1882-06-28
THE COUNCIL CONTEST.
OF sUEFERING CON-
.as TlNuED LAST NIGHT.
WHY SOME BLACKS DIDN'T VOTE.
Witnesses IIzsnraO Before Council, who
Hadn't So very, Much TO Tell, And Ad-
fmtttpd Flnaaly That They Had Not Been
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Witnesses llzenraD Before Council, who
Hadn't So Very Much TO Tell, And Adj
<mtttpd FInsily Fhat They Had Not Been
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The second injecting Of City Council in
the matter Of the contest of Davis Va,
Newell was held last evening, and but
little more information was Obtained bevond
that narrated ON Monday night. The room
was reasonably cool and save those who
had occasion to exercise themselves, but few
suffered from the heat. "'siF A~
Considerable applause, clapping of hands
ana stamping OF feet, was INDUCED in on
the part Of the spectators on the ripht-hand
side Of the chamber. Their action. which
was caused BY several points or expressions
(which seemed to tickle them immensely,
was commented on by Mr.. Paynter, who
thought the president should have It sup
pressed at once, as there was no knowing.
where 1t would end President Conrad
made request that all unnecessary mani
festations of approval, both inside and out
side of the rail, be avoided. His request
was complied with 1.-THE remainder of the
evening.
The first witness was Joseph A. Bond.
His story was only a repetition of that given
the night before. He said that large con-
course OF colored nien--40 or more--came
up to vote in body, and many Of them
were refused the right to vote Solomon
Green was the name Of one, Charles Howard
was another. Witness gave Isaac Turner, d
black man, a ticket, but didn't know
whether he had right to vote or not, but
the man did hot. Mr. Bond said the dis
turbanee was all oa one, side--tbat the
Democrats were on the offensive and the
Republicans on the defensive, but when
closely questioned could not explain how it
was that there was not much fighting going
on after Croney5 johnson and Buckmastcr
were taken away He thought IL was he
cahse no one was left to challenge votes as
Mr.. Croney had done, as he, johnson and
Buckmaster had bten appointed window
men, as they knew all the voters in the
ward. Subsequently he added that Il man
named Smith took the window book On Il
question from Mr.. Quinn the witness adj
mitted having heard Croney say the day be-
fore election THAT the Democrats had | 1 ma
jority in the ward III both parties cast the
votes that were looked for them. lie did
not know amy men were afraid to vote, hut
heard some say they were afraid. lie him
self was not intimidated.
William A. Croney iwas sworn AMI told
the same tale,how' lie was injured and taken
home.
On cross-examination he could not re-
that tile rDemperats would have IL majority
in thSAvafd. tIIeihad voted When asked
II he had been intimidatcd he said he had
not been.
The names of five men were called as wit
nessesto prove iIitimisa attaa!,s None oe the
number responded.
| Washington jackson, u black man, was
sworn, and told how he was not allowed to
| vote, although he had a tax receipt and was
| "a qualified Vntpr The NI,ftnooo bo1 a Haul
time to tell his STORY and for the life of him
could not tell on what street he lived,
although itswas neXt door but one from
Where he had moved. First he lived on
Bird street, but finally it was settled that
he lived on the railroad at foot of Logan
street, but he "couldn't tell dc name of de
| street, sar.p
Mr.. Paynter said there had not been any
one on the witness stand whom he would
sooner believe than he would jackson. He
thought witness tried to tell the truth but
In his (Paynter's) mind he was not satisfied
that Jackson lived in the Eleventh ward
William Demby, colored man, from the
Second ward, was called TO prove Jackson's
residence. He knew Jackson lived in
Second ward because he did, While trying
to tell where he lived himself the witness
became confused in trying to locate Spring
alley, and Bailiif Clayton put, in word or
two to help him out, Mr.. Quinn strongly
objected to that interference and, the bailil'
was promptly choked of and told to keep
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Il Mr.. Garrett examined the witness and
was charged with trying to put. words into
the mouth of DENNY. Several underbouts
took place between Messrs. Quinn and
| Mckenna and Mr.. Garrett Mr. McKemla
remarked that Mr.. Garrett was altogether
too apt and anxious, and was making him
self not only obnoxious to the Democrats
but to the Republicans as well.
Mr.. Newell said he would prove later that
jackson did not live at the foot of Logan
street as lie had declared.
solomon Green, VINO had fAliyed in Della
ware State since de wah," said he lived on
Bird street since last August, but was not
allowed to vote. When being asked by Mr..
| Newell, the witness, after several equivocal
| answers admitted that while his name was
Solomon Green, some folks called him Aaron
Solomon. Mr.. Newell aeked witness If he
knew his wife had given his name to the
assessor as Aaron Solomon, but witness
/. couldn't say what what she had done.
\ Eight more witnesses TO prove iltiInida-
tioT were called, but none answered 10 their
names. Finally John Zeigust, a black man,
was found in the audience and he was
captured as Witness He was challenged
as not being entitled to ia vote, but was not
i lnuHnuabeu. Ineft were about IL other
colored men with him, and perhaps half of
them got their votes in. He couldn't tell if
those challenged were entitled to vote or
Il not, but thought most of them were In
/ fact, lie did not know If they were legal
voters. He then gave the names of nine
A men who were with him at the polls-Alfred
1 Artwell, John Lewis, Silas Ellis, Lewis Nor
ris, Henry Richardson, Julius Dixon, James
| Tilghman and Walter May. Some of the
men, witness said, came from Smyrna, and
he didn't know much about them. Did not
\ know voters were intimidated, but heard
them say they didn't vote. lie heard
4 threats, but no violent hands were put on
\ the black men. Witness was not intmi-
dated, only challenged.
After. some argument as to whether the
| Council should adjourn until tonight or
take recess until Friday evening at
o'clock, it was finally decided to do, the
latter.1 sBa #7fl N
| Some Fine Cherries.
The editorial staff Of the DAILY GAZETTE,