National Republican., 1883-02-23
THE w1sE-MAssEY MUss.
HIessrs. Monroe and nIarbury Tell What
They Know About Voting ON Tax

BIessrs. Monroe and NIarbury Tell What
They Know About Voting ON Tax
Receipts.
The taking of depositions in the Massey
Wise case was renewed at 10 o'clock o. m.
yesterday at Kempers Office. George A
Monroe was the first witness examined. In
reply to questions by Mr.. Mushback he tcsti-
fed that as a rule colorod voters voted the re-
adjuster ticket at tho late election for tho
purpose of ascertaining who voted in Richt
mond upon tax receipts for 1881 (slgned by
Arthur Simpson, in connection with J. s. u.
Thompson) he examined copy Of the poll
books of all persons voting In each
ward, and was furnished with O LIST
of parties who voted on Simpsons receipts by
parties at tho polls of the first, second, and
fourth wards got copy of the third ward
and list of oil parties who had paid their
taxes and were entitled TO vote in that ward
from Mr.. Harlow, then got q copy of the de-
linquent list also copy showing those ex-
| empt from paying taxes from the clerk Of tho
court, and list from tho commissioner Of
revenue of those who voted on age; COM
pared these lists by that comparison decided
that 90 persons voted in the third ward
whose names were not on the delinquent
list, exempt list, or ago list nor had
they paid taxes TO tho city troas-
on Simpsons certificates Witness was shown
lists of names attached to the answer to tho
| sixteenth question put TO j. y. B. Thompson,
and said Il was his handwriting, and was q
| list of persons who voted in the third ward,
though they had no right to vote for reasons
| given above. The persons whose names were
| on tho list are coored men as far as l know
| thom. Know Arthur Simpson, tax collector,
appointed by the read juster auditor; saw him
nearly all day in the second ward near tho
polls; noticed him writing on piece
of paper about the size Of a certificate; ho
| gave IL to colored man was informed that
| this man had been challenged; do not know
for what reason after leaving Simpson tho
| cOlored man walked to the corner of King
| and Royal streets and then came back and
| voted on Simpsons certificate; was so in-
formed by Mr.. Marbury; several days after
| the election, In conversation with Arthur
| Simpson, accused him Of issuing tax certif-
Gates to parties whose names were not on tho
delinquent lists. He answered by intimat-
| ing that the democrats would do the same IL
they had the power. He did not deny the
| fact of having issued them. Made tho same
comparisons TO ascertain the number of per-
sons who voted on Simpsons tax receipts in
the first, second and fourth wards who were
not on the delinquent or ins0lvent lists There
| were thirty-six In the first ward and forty
eight in the second. Their names have al-
ready been given in the evidence.
Cross-examined by Judge Willoughby:
| Mr.. Monroe said he was watching the polls
to some extent; had no personal knowledge
of how the 93 persons voted; have no knowl-
edge of the votes cast, except gained by ex-
amining tho poll books and lists; have no list
of those voting on age; do not know where
that list is; cannot remember who prepared
t.; got copy pyr Of the Id delinquent niS2ueIt
inc to use III but not positive that
Simpson issued any tax receipts on election
day. saw him write upon piece of paper
which he gave 10 a .colored man, who walked
away, returned and then voted.
Leonard Marbury testified that he was
democrat and voted on last election for John
Il. Massey; can identify tho democratic and
readjuster ballots used on that occasion;
they are tho same as used at the seo-
ond ward polls rs TO character, lecture,
size, and color. To the best Of my knowledge
tickets voted in the second ward were similar
to these; could readily distinguish the demo-
crat from tho readjuster ticket; the demo-
cratic ticket was glazed somewhat; the other
was rough and of yellowish color; was at
the second ward polls on election day; was
appointed by the committee Of the city OF
Alexandra, in connection with the Young
Mems Democratic club, TO be present at tho
polls on that day to 500 that no frauds were
committod-to challenge voters who in my
opinion were not entitled to vote was there
all day, and took a list of all those voting on
capitation receipts issued by the supervisor; (;
challenged the first one presented; tho judges
of election decided against me; II was under
stood then that l made the same objection to
every vote cast upon such receipts that
day; noted down in book which L now
have tho names Of every voter presenting
such receipts going over the list hurriedly
find four white and forty-seyen COlored who
were not in the delinquent list there were
50 votes in all cast upon simpsons receipts in
that ward according to my book, To the best
of my knowledge and belief those eighty-eight
men voted the readjuster ticket for John s.
WISE The best of my knowledge and belief
and from what saw of the ballots east in my
ward the whites, with few exceptions, voted
for John L, Massey, the colored men for John
s. Wise.