Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25

NC Use OF n -. ONikeut CHNktN WIN
hindering, delaying, and ohsIrnoting the
voting at the Second precinct 10 Jackson
Ward on cleciion-day. November Gih, was
called before Ualtcd- sta'es-Commissioner
Plossanis yeticrlly.
Mcssrs. q. " Meredith, william L. Roy
oil, and ". G., Preston appeared rs counsel
Cor Mr. Ouiron. aud Asslstaut.Di''rIct-Ai-
torneJ James Lyons snd Nr. Floyd Hughes,
son % Judge r. w. Vusbes, represented
,s>thc prosecution. The examination Was held
: in the Uulted states Court room, on north
= Twelfth street.
1uE fInsr WITNESS.
Or. W. n. Taylor mot the Coroner was
Tho fret witness. He was stthe Second pre-
cinct ai . O'Clock aa6 saw 4 large number
oi persons waiiiag 10 vote As tho voters
presented thcmselvcs Nr Gulg0n objected.
particularly alter ,ho judges consented 20 the
ballot going in IN one ease voter pre-
ecnpd himself and tlc books were opened
and bis name found. objection was there.
upon made that he was not The right party.
John Patterson, Robert TAYLOR, william
Taylor. and Napoleon Price were some o.
thn voters. The voters were swDfn and Mg.
Gulgon objected 90 their casting their bah
lots on tbt ground that somebody else had
Registered sOmeHhere else. Witness remon.
s,rsicd wiib accused, but it met with con-
tempt. NO violence wos attempted. Al the
voters Doe AZ obsiructea were c0lored proc
pie. he declared ;hai Moe out ~ ten voters
were challenged. Wtocss was about hall an
hour Al Che polis. .rTing that time about
twelve votes were cast Dad not know how
She tncn voted; an we're colored.
pr. Taylor was The pcrton who fled the
compiaiut with the United states Comunis~
sioner against Biz. Gulgon.
erirrwEVr or JUDGE.
WI. souihau was Judge At the Second
precinct. lie said every man who applied
was voted Himself saw no obstruction %
voters -Cyersl times during the day Tie
Judges bad intervals ~ rest because no
voters were present. several times voters
gsYe their residences different from what
they were sisted on The books. Whenever
the Judges asked Guiyon for bis gro Uud Tor
challenge the latter gave 10.
coLoRrD JUDGE.
c. II. Scott fcolor,dj. Judge Of tho same
precinct, said That every msn Was voted who
spoiled. There was = good deal OF chal-
Longing, .o5 c0lOrfd voters are registered
oil ne urccincs and 60 whites. lie thought
about4s white votes were cast and COS col.
Ord. Between co and ~ votes were cast IN
On hour. Several times during Tho day There
were no voters present. When Tho polls
closed no one was there who had not voted.
SUPERVISOR MURPHY.
Frank y. Murphy. supervisor atthe pre-
cinci. was next put upon the staud. lie
stated that be was present when the polls
onenci chslienHng began immediately.
Mine voters out OF Sen we're challenged IIe
denied that he said 10 Dir. Gmgou "You
hsye 50 Ear kept yourself within the bounds
Of the law, ana II you exceed that ! Will or.
AL. 4 %, Lfrsf hat La
dad not intend % 60 beyond the lW and he
(gi'nc.s) replied: "If you do you bet I
will arrest YOU" lie would swear that nine
out OF Ton votes were challenged
GO erOse-eNsminetion Witness said that Mr..
GmqOn stated GROUNDS for contest 10 some
eases and In others would not; saw nothing
ohjccIo nabie IN tho conduct Of the judges.
They discharged their duties as far a. he
could see. There was only ono time during
the doy that there were no voters present
aud THAT was for about twenty minutes.
20 white votes wcro challenged. Some
squabb.es over vote took up from Eve 10
,cn milutes.
nE WANTED TO GO TO C0NGEEss.
Judge waddiH was next put upon the
gtgud. lie saw the prisoner Of 'he second
precinct His chI0i perfsrmancc Wss az the
Thrd preclbc1 ne could sOt give the
pane 81 q voter wis was obstTucled or 10
undated. There were not many votes
while he was there. aud be went away part
oi The time. There We' 10 physical OBJ
gtrueTou. As soon % voter came up be
uas challenged. The oath was administered
with rrem solemnily. They would AK all
gogts a. foolish QuertionN N man had
utuscd hrs residence from one place 20 an
other within the precinct and give Nuns
Der different from hts registered number 10
WAS almost impossible for him to vote. 10
took about two MIMI ~ vote man. lie
yqss not 20 the SfConD precinct much during
tire day. II o coored man came NIP and was
not challenged ~ was tue exception rather
Chan Che rue.
Commissioner Pleassuis wanted to know
now many voters were arrested,
Witness DID not know.
Commissioner: 10 YOU think these arrests
prevented shy one from vOungy
Judge Waddu: I think il may have
frightened some pt ms 10 see others ar
gestsd and carried 90 jail. Witness said there
VAS long line OF people waiting 10 vote,
but De di1 not know how many did not vote.
Comm s.oncr plrssants said BE had heard
That about % per cent. Of the people did not
vote.
Judge Waddnl was aeked what specific set
did he sec Mr. Guigou DO tina, iuteriertd
wish Tho VOTING, ana answered. "OniaW.
fully chslienso YotG as they came along and
kii as much time as possible In doing so.'
Mr. Reyall: TO Won believe there can be
fairclecllon in Jackson Ward without. cnai-
iculersy
Judge WaGdill replied that no thought
chlucueers probably = good thing.
Dr. Noyal wanted 10 snow q there was
uol more possibility OF fraudulent voting
.mong coioicd tban white voters.
Judge Waddlll admitted that Tho coiored
people moved around more frequently than
She whites, but that n either race WAS dis
posed 10 commit fraud there would be bet
ter chance for TIE colored than The white.
The witness was asked bg Mr. Meredith
n he knew 20 bis personal knowledge OF
single voter 90 tht second precinct IN Jack
son ward VITO wns prevented from cistiug
hu ballot, and witness replied ia the mega
Eve.
Judge Waddnl said when ho was AZ The
Second precinct he appealed 20 tho Judges to
prevent volrrs from beng challenged with,
but proper cause. aud bis request was de-
aied.
ColoEEn sriTEsWEN.
EdVsr p. Thompson. the colored Republic
gan superintendent of Jackson Ward, said in
travelling over the ward hc met some men
who ds,ared that they we're going home ~
voters were being arrested. lie did not
Know their names.
Robert ia, lor lcolorodl Republican Ticket
holder so tb- See 1ud precinct, could not gave
tnc rlmes ot any persons who went sway
without vo;iu.. lie said he gave tickets to
fyv voters VITO said they were going awsy
end coming b,ce 70 vote, and be only saw
two Of them return.
TIE ARRESTS.
NJ. W. p. Berry tRepublicau ticket
holder deposed that it took from one minute
10 six TO vote q MAI. lie thought three ar
rtsis were made by Mr.. Guigon's orders.
The lster would question men after they
rat voted. Mr.. Guigon asked one msn
whom be knew 10 Ice sixty wears old II he
VS. tweuty.cnN Mr.. Meredith subjected /
witness 20 a critical cr0ss-cNamlnation, in /
witch the latter admitted that when Mr..