Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-10-24
CONTESTED
Election Dispositions
TAKEN IN
SHENANDOAH

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IN
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
1888.
The dispositions of Banks jenkins
aud others taken before me, r. IL
Roberts, Justice Of the Peace, Of
the county ofShenandoah, pursuant
to notice hereto annexed, at the
Office cf Walker & Keller, in the
town Woodstock, on'the 22d day
Of November, 1888, between the
hours of6 o'clock, p. NJ, to be read
as evidence on behalf of George j.
GrandstaTin q contest for a seat in
the next House of Delegates, for
1.-THE STATE 'of Virginia, wherein
Joseph Hg Spengler is contestant
and the said George J. Grandstaff
is coftesee. Present, II. c. Allen,
counsel for coptestant, and Walker
& Keller, COUNSEL for. eontestee.
! Banks jenkins being duly sworn
on the Holy Bible depOseth and
saith as follows;
Q.-State your age, residence
and occupation.
Al am forty years old. live
a little over one mile from Mt.
jackson. l work on a farm.
Q.-For whom did you vote at
the late election
A.-For Grandstaf and Grim.
Q.-State whether OF not any
inducements were offered you to
vote any other ticket, and if so,
what those inducements were, and
who offered them?
A.-They were-ten dollars
John p. LOnas, BObt. Wilson and
john Locher.
Q.-Nhere there any other In
duccments besides money, such
as store goods, store checks, OF
anything else offered or received
by you, and if so. by whom
received.
....Aa,,- ,,-Robt. Wilson paid me in
ERE the eG I IN b. cents, then carried
l. p lOnas, o''' Ding go,>then
3 to STn~ nn1 comfort worth good work &C
me sp. for the checks .ns ISfd aSSs Pop'So on to
ate rnsI1sI ,a %r ,I@ Ionas ABOUT many Year,.
80 balance OF the ~" lot me anp|Jr
,,~g afta""OOD "'
r vop ~ last Monday. was
.,SoSasaadve it on Tuesday, on the day
OF the election. Mr.. LOnas reQues-
ted me 10 bring the comfort back.
Odd he give any reason why
you should bring it back?
Ale did not.
Q. Did you apply to anbody for
the balance of the ten dollars, or
was anything said to you by any
body, about it?
Wilson, on Tuesday morn.
ing asked me if was ready to
vote. told him / was not. told
d him he had not paid me the ten
dollars. lie said he would not
pay .t. He referred me to LOcher.
Then Locher offered me five dollars
and told me be would not pay it
until voted he must see me vote
and guard me to the polls. | told
him tuen if he would not trust me
. 1 would not trust him. Than he
remarked to me if | would vote the
fuuder ticket he would give me the
five dollars; he would not pay it t
me before anybody, for it was Z
penitentiary act; We parted on that
. No more said between me and him
CROSs-EXAMINED BY ". c. ALLEN
COUNSEL FOR JOSEPH II. sPENGLER.
Q.-What did you get the bed
comfort for:
A.-For voting the funder ticket
Q.-After you accepted the bee
comfort, as you state for voting TIN
. funder ticket, and carried It away
do you mean to say that you vote'
5. the readiuster ticket?
Al did.
And further deponent saith not.
his
70 BANKS NJENKINs
mark
/ John Bullet, cOlOred, being dul
sworn deposeth and saith as TO
lows:
Q.-State your age, residenc
't and occupation
u Al was twenty-four years oil
n last June. | live about two mile
IA this side Of Mt. JacksOn-hay balel
Q.-For whom did you vote a
the late eleation?
.e A.-For Mr.. Grim and Grand
10 staff.
QssState whether 6Enot any il
7. dpeegens was offered you to vOt