Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-02-26


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MAssEY-WISE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
.Mthone's lL+hol Dcyositiousof .lrIhUr
Sin.psoa h"n'jHsi"r Tar fml"for.
The taking Of dispositions, IN the contest OF
Massey ". Wis" was Resumed at the oiilrt
Of * krmpcr on Saturday evening.
Mc$Srs J. t.. Taiiacrro. y. w. Armstrong.
J. II. Green and City Sergeant Smith gave
their testimony. III which nothing special
was elected The latter testified that he
heard Charles Dearborn. one OF III" regis
lrars of the First Ward. prior to the election
say IF the success Of his party depended
upon his going 10 lic rcntcntiary Tor ten
wears he w"!lii he willing Ia 20.
Navur B,ri,hrn in his testimony. said
The election w:,< Al unusually quiet one.
Arthur Simpson WAS next callcdaud trSi-
fed that he i :, rcadiuStcr: was appointed
collector ui delinquent taxes for ISL by
Auditor Allrm on Oct. III or21lli. 1881. Gave
bond for Sl..JtI or 1000, iurgctS which.
He was asked Ia produce and file his books
and accounts showing who had paid their
capi,atirn taxes for 1881 tu him. and how
much he collected h. replied that he could
mol rs he had harmed all al them except the
covers Of the books which h. used for gun
watls: he burned he books shortly after
election though liz admitted that they were
his vouchers By which to settle with the
Auditor: he has not collected any taxes
since The day OF election; ha, moi yet settled
with the AUDITOR: he said that he had !:
memorandum al home showing that he col
lcrted 500 of capItatiuI taxes iur 1881, but
could not tell who paid him. n he has no
list Of the names with few exceptions all
who paid him were colorcd men: the amount
oftaxcs placed in his hands for collection wnS
II ,905 %: he received ~ per cent commits.
sion for collecting OH Monday or Tuesday
Feb. 10th or Goth. he sent Simpson Bro =
check for S:;3G TO The .ku,iitor his WAS since
these dispositions, began, ana since he was
summoned by the democrats 10 testify: the
check was he thought on the firSt National
Bank OF this city: he retained ssh romnis
sion he issued about 800 tax receipts tol
1881, but cannot give exact number; hC
ought TO have collected So, for them. but
only collected $I2O; some parties owed him
vet: declined 10 state how many owe him
does not know whether ali the receipts he
issued were to rcadustcrs or not; cannot
remember tina; he ever issued one 10 4 demo
rrat he delivered - tax receipts on the day
cioscd ms oihcc as collector The uay felOl6
election; has not opened an Office since cx.
poets TO begin III the spring 10 collect The
$500 or II a" Vel uGr by the dcInu;IcnI
list; there Is sill due him on account @
capitation taxes he issued The sum Of so.
which represents 100 tax receipts issued by
him before election for which no money ha.
Yet been paid never examined the law
relating TO tax collectors ; don't know how
he WAS expected 10 settle with the Auditor,
expects to collect the money for The 100 Ia,
receipts rs soon rs he can does not know
any of the names of the 100 voters who 90,
them
12lst Question How do you expect IL
collect the SlO1 due from them. if YOU don I
know who the parties are that owe il
Answer ! expect to collect it from Other
pantie who know are responsible.
l22d Question Who arc those other par.
ties? Answer: | refuse to state; il is 4
private matter between us.
I2}d Question: Are they rcadius,crs L.
Answer: believe they are.
l24th Question: DO they I've in hi.
town? Answer: Yes, sir.
l25th Question: Is b. A. Windsor one OF
them? Answer: No, sir.
l26th Question: Is Il. H. Simpson one OF
them? Answer: decline TO answer.
l21th Question Is not r. r. Simpson
your brother and Is he not Il prominent and
active rcadluSter, and i clerk in the Post
office here? Answer He is
10th Question What is the mlme OF the.
man 10 whom You gave twenty captatiou
tax receipts for lSSl on election day. No
rember 9TH. 1852. Answer: decline TO
answer.
l%lst Question: Was hea realiustrr. An.
= >wer | believe he WAS.
Witness cannot recollcct the name OF the
twenty or any Of them he gave them to
the man To be used on election day, and
supp0scs they were SO used: he issued as
many rs twenty capilation tax receipts to
one man nj 4 time: does not think that one
half of those he issued were paid for by
other persons than the taxpayer himself he
issued tax receipts TO persons not on
The delinquent list for 1881: did not
hayc time to look ut the list to see if a per-
sons name was on il or not did not know
that it was unlawful to give receipts to per-
sons not on the list did not know that he
only had a right TO collect taxes on the Dc
linquent list does not think he issued as
many rs 200 to 800 persons not on the list /:
does not know in point of fact how many he
did So issue the Auditor did not fix any
time within which witness must settle wit
ness sent his bond to the Auditor
IN OUTRAGEOUS ACT.--ln tho year 1869,
it will be remembered, two negroes, entered
the stable at the Aims House one night and
led taereirom to an adjacent field valua-
Die horse belonging to that institution which
they knocked in the head and skinned, at
forwards selling the hide for two or three
dollars to a junk dealer. Last night SINH
lar trick was perpetrated by some miscreant,
who broke large show window glass in
the new store of Mr.. :. j. Reed, AT the cor
of Nil. Al.