Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-22

The WISE-MAsSEY CONTESTED ELECTION
tASE.-AS stated in the GAZETTE the taking
OF depOsiti0us i'll the contested election case
"t Massey VI. Wise was resumed yesterday
evening. Mr. J. 5. T. Thompson. was the only
witness examined. He explained the diff
ference between the democratic and read
ulster ballots used. Was III the fourth ward
polls all day on the day Of election made
4 list of all who voted upon tax receipts
signed by Arthur Simpson. collector. One
hundred aud siXty-SiX persons voted on such
r. >"eipts. of which G4 were Golored and
were white. One hundred and sixty-tiye
voted +, &c read iusier ticket and one the demo
cratic lick, II. OF the above l65 who voted,
); were not ~ the Delinquent list, which
lis, only Mr. ii, ~r'soa had authorit. to col
tcci I'm 1hc first I'd second wards like lists
had been kept and it .'1peared That is par.
les in the first and rs ~ Inc second had
Toted upon such receipts W. os': name" ,;ld
not appcarupon the dc!inqu, VI hSl' NC
number IN the third ward WAS -, making
80 such votes east in the city. Mr.. thnihp-
son very fully explained the manner in
which these lists Of illegal votes had been
prepared: that the ones voted i'll the 4lh |
ward, where he was present. were all cast
!orJohn :. Wise: such of them Is were voted
opened had John :. Wise's name upon them
and the others, which were voted folded, APP
peared 10 be OT the same character color,
texture and size as the Wise tickets. When
asked if there were not several hundred dol
lars raised hy some parties 10 pay this CAPT
lation tax, he replied there was some raised
10y subscription by the two organizations, to
be used in deiraying the expenses OF the
canvass
Judge Will0ughby asked witness if The
Va. Midland Railroad Company had not
contributed some funds TO the democratic
party.
Mr.. Thompson stated that he had a thor.
ough knowledge of the manncrin which the
affairs of the Va. Midland Co., were con
Quoted, and that he could most positively
state that not one cent was subscribed Or
paid by that company for such purposes.
That the affairs Of the Midland Railway
20, in respect to political matters, were not
cot Quoted in the way il was alleged that
the A. NJ. 4 O. K. K. Co, had been managed
bv Gen. Malone when President of that
Gomnanv, He was then asked if any Of the
officers subs, 'rjhed which question was OBJ
iected to. He said, however. that some of
the gentlemen COZ, uected with thar road as
individuals did, like all other good and re-
spectacle citizens of the community, sub
scribed to the Young Mems Democratic
Club, to assist in dcfraying she legitimate
expenses of the election. licmEntioned the
superintendent, Mr.. Dunn: the treasurer
Mr.. Marbury: the secretary. Col. keln;
auditor, Mr. Mclean; Capt. Hawks. MI
Sims, Mr.. Luckett. Mr.. Green. Mr. i. +.
Marbury as having contributed 10 the
Young Mems Democratic club, ANA SAID
there was no understanding with the par
Ties voting, to whom money for taxes was
advanced, that they would vote the demo-
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paid the taxes of anyone where there was
~; understanding AZ TO how they would
vote paid taxes for > colored men, one OF
whom had voted the readiuster ticket.
Tho "a King of testimony was resumed this even
49,, SIR Geo O. Monroe was called TO the
land His testimony rorrohoratcd that OF he
Witnesses wb,> preceded hiu, bat elected nothing
new
I'm the notice Of the testimony i'll the Mas
sev-Wise contest cSse. published in yester-
DAVIS GAZETTE that portion attributed TO
MI Arthur Simpson was really the concud-
inc testimony given by Mr. James X. Cation:
He stated that Mr. Arthur Simpson, special
tax collector, appointed by the state Audi
tor. was responsible for the delinquent
taxes that the treasurer did not return as
delinquent all persons who had ialieu W
settle their taxes, fox rs matter OF accom-
mediation he had not returned many VINO
had failed to pay but advanced the amounts
himself, paid their taxes and waited their
convenience to reimburse him. Among the
number so accommodated were Messrs. d.
A. Windsor, Postmaster of the city, Henry
Simpson, j. P. Lash and Mckenzie Ware,
all of whom are prominent readJusters
This testimony, showing that Democratic
officials advanced the taxes for the most
prominent Readiusters, is both unpleasant
and unexpected to that party
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The STANTON MURDER JuRoRs.-Ihe
Alexandrians who were on the Amiss Bur-
ner murder trial jury in Staunton returned
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