The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-14
HAMSTRUNG BY HAINES.
HE CUTS ApeMOCRATlC TENDON
And Bobs Up Serenely as Speaker of tho
Illinois HOuse-Legate's Opinion
of CiarksOn Lot Wright and
Politics Generally.



morning was taken no by the Springer
investigation committee in hearing tes- !
timony concerning the riot i'll the west
part OF the city on the night alter the
polls closed, in which two policemen
were killed and several deputy mar
shals were Wounded.
Judge Foraker, in cross-exami- |
nation, asked all the wit |
nesses ii they could name
any Democrat who did not vote that
day. None of them were able to name
anybody. /
James White, policeman, testified
that he was directed 10 watch the de-
pots before TIE election. He said many
colored people were coming into the
city. On the night be ore the election
he received IA dispatch from the county
Democratic committee, telling him that
man named Maxwell, or Stillwell,
was coming by the & icag0 ~ Alton
railway with 200 negroes; that The ma
! tiOnal Democratic committee has sent
them this Information, saying that they
had made a mistake i'll recomInen ling
| Maxwell t0 the Democratic committees.
He tried to meet that train, but failed.
lie did, however, reach the suspension
bridge in time to see Il large number of
negroes come, aud followed ten or
eleven of them to the United States
custom h use. He Thought there were
500 or 600 more mere than usual on cleo.
tlon day. All disappeared soon after
wards.
On cross-examination witness stated
that he had served seven months in the
penitentiary for procuring one Connolly
TO vote illegally in 1876, aud that he was
pardoned out in 1876. lie had been un-
Justly convicted and his life ruined. He
, mad been at several voting places at the
last elect IN day. He was looking after
repeaters, and persons were iol owing
him around.
Judge Foraker here asked: "White,
is 1t not a fact, whether deservedly or
not, that you have been notorious in
4 Cincinnati for years as leader OF gangs
( of repeater>W
Chairman Springer to the steno-
. grapher: "StriKe that out. IL Is
: not intended to insult the witness
: That shall not be done in this investi
, CATION"
: Foraker: "Then you strike me out OF
/ the record also, tor II will be fact il
such ruling is made. 1t has been q
farce, for that matter, from the begin
, ming"
Springer: "You have no right to in
a suit Witnesses | believe your question
a was intended
!, Foraker: "If the chairman charges
= mo with intending To insult the witness
: | shall take my leave of the case. /
- was doubtless offensive to ask the wit
- ness if he hal been IN the penitentiary
a but no lawyer Will doubt my right I,
. ask such question. | consider
the liwyer coward TO TAXI
advantage OF his position to insul
witness. | never permitted il while
II all
y resent the imputation cast on me, III,
y first time in sixteen years practice.
Il asked the witness whether, deservedly
, or not, he was not notorious"
The judge had taken up his papers
and hat aud was about tn leave, wheI
j. MIR. Stewart, Il member of the commit
l. tee, sad he thought the chairman nigh
: have been hasIy in charging JUG,
o Foraker with intending to insult tn,
[, witness. Mr.. Springer had not oh
n served the modification, "whether de
~ servedly or not" and the stenographe
l. was appealed u and said those word
Ia were in the question.
!, MIR. Springer said he could no
IT say that counsel intende,
a, to insult the witness, but the question
yr as he understood 1t, had that appear
ance.
AS Foraker turned TO leave he sal
there WAS 40 attorney for Marsha
T. Wright present. The other members q
y the committee, as well IA Mr.. Fnllet
- aud his counsel, asked him u remain
y aud the examination prOceedrd.
u. Mr.. Van Alstyne laughingly aske
l. Mr.. Springer if he should take tn
CHAIR.
id Michael Mullen, a lieutenant of polict
" Was examined in rela ion to the arres
Il. of negroes on the night before election
Il, lie was very bitter upun judy
- Baker Tor sending him
rs Twelve months In Jail f
le utfvnse of locking up colored people |
IL ii almond street station on electio
day. II was agreed that u shnrt.han
report of the test mDny at Muilen's trl,
should he nut in evidence.
Chairman Springer directed the SO
geant' arms - summon the witness,
he for Marshal Wright TO appear o
~ Thursday morrug.