Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25
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F''fW uotuo IN oIOeT 10 suunVn mOIc WIZ
nesaes.
TIE EXAMINATION BEsuNED.
AZ 8 o'clock Commissioner Plcasants re-.
sumCd the hearing Of the case IN his private
oliiec.
SIR. George II. Kraiz a supervisor at the
Second precinct, said he was on hand eli day
during ibe election. No complaint was made
10 bin by any one that Mr. GulgOn was
n.ndering OF delaying the voting.
ASOrnrR JUDGES EVIDENCE.
Mr.. George W. Lindsay. Judge Of election
az the above precinct, said Biz. GuIgon was
there several times during the day. but did
not hinder or DELAY the voting Judge
Wsddill, witness said. caused more delay in
The casting % votes than any man present
NO one was Al the window 10 vote when the
polls closed, witness addod.
OTHER WITNESSES.
Mr.. J. H. Neurohr, deputy marshal did
not know the names Of any persons chsl-
lenged. bnt thought Mr. GuigOn challenged
votes that he should not.
BERTHE Trent and Scott johnson, both col
ored, were pat upon tbe stand, but could not
give the names n auy men improperly chal-
Hanged or kept from voting.
THg TICKET AGENT.
Napoleon Price (colored) SAID he was the
Publican ticket agent al the Second pre-
cioct and thought hf. Gulgon challenged
votes iha, be should not; but when asked
the names o. such voters the "ticket agent"
said he could not furnish them.
John Patterson (c0Iorcd) said he thought
the accused delayed the voting in boIding
"sti0" conversation with Judge Wsddill
ia front 81 the polls.
This closei tie evidence on the part Of tne
Governments.
Counsel FOR defence said they did not wish
70 introduce any testimony.
IgGtL VIEWS.
Assistant District Attorney Lyons said he
did not WISH 10 argue the Gaze and would
Simply AK The Commissioner 10 send ii On to
the grand jury.
Mr.. Hughes, who was assisting Mr.. Lyons,
sail the statute under which Nj. Gugon
Was tried is q very bread one, and he believed
that il was the duty % tue Commissioner TO
send the case on FOR further investgati0n.
Mr.. Royal expressed bis utter smhzement
that tbe Governments attorneys should ask
thAt the case ho cent 90. He thought the
evidence offered 80 far viudcated Mr. GH-
Von, that the latter bad not even been asked
% make a statement IN mis- own behalf. The
speaker warned the Commission r that the
case had two sides 10 IL. Dir. GuigOu had
been engaged IN doing what he thought TO
be IA bounds Of the Law 10 elect Mr.. Cleye-
land iust as tho Republicans hid tried 10
elect Sir Harrison. II had not bCcn proved
thni q single man was intlmidated, delayed,
or hlndered'in voting. lie ieltsuro the Com
missioner would not send The case on and
thereby put 2 stain upon the character Of
young and honorable citizen Of Richmond.
Sir. Meredith followed in = short speech.
lie asked Mfssrs. Lyons aud Hughes II they
believed the evidence would convict Mr..
GugOD II sent on. and both OF these gentle
mon admitted that they did not. Nj. Mere
dth then appealed 10 them 10 request the
Commissioner 10 dismiss tho case.
Dir. GUIG0N TEsTIFIEs.
At this. point Br. GuigOu asked 10 be
sworV. and took the stand and stated that In
every instance where he bad challenged
arm he had y reason for doingso lie said be
had not remarked 60 Mr.. Murphy or any one
else on clocu0u-day that he had beeu around
20 ali Che precincts in Jackson Ward to show
the bows how 10 hinder aud DELAY the voting.
To stated that he did tell mr. Murphy
thst Ice had been 10 some Of the
precincts snd rivsn 10 bis associate chal-
lcngers some points on challenging voters.
Alter Mr.. Guigon had flashed his state
ment Mr.. LvoBs tald he would still lnsist
that the case be sent on. He believed It
should go 10 q higher tribunal and be pass
ed upon ss 81 test case.
N8. PLEASAETs DECIDES.
Commissioner PleasaRts said that the line
Of right ana wrong IN The csse was bard 10
dtf9c, but as il had been proved that all
voters who applied were voted be did not
see anv reason fOrsendipg 1t on. lie would,
therefore. dismiss IT, hut In doing 20 would
state that in bic opinion 1t vas a very grave
thing for SIR. Guigon and the deputy mar
sbals TO take the law into their own hands
and arrest voters. and he would refer tho
matter 10 the District Attorney and ask full
investigation.
Mg. BEIviN's CASE.
There was complaint against Mr. Preston
Belyin similar TO that RCainst Mr.. GuigOn,
but as Nj George Duncan, the complainant,
is IA Indianapolis attending the knights Of
Labor Convention. that ease is indefinitely
postponed.