The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-25


these arrests prevented Others from
voting who wanted TO vote;"
Ans. While / am rot prejudiced
against any one, it is my opinion that
these arrests were calculated to intimi-
date the ignorant and the timid."
The Court remarked that he was
curious 70 know why twenty-five per
cent of the votes Of the precinct did not
vote
The figures showing the registered vote
Of both colors and the poll were then re-
cited
Witness was al this poll three times
one time only two minutes, then ten min
utes. snd las. fifteen minutes. Saw Mr..
Guigon on the last visit
SPECIFY what you saw done By Gnigon
that was unlawful ?" said Mr.. Meredith.
81 saw him challenging voters as they
came a'ong, and thereby delaying voting"
"Is rot there necessity for having
voters challenged therey Do not the
colored people move from house to house
with marvellous rapidityy"
The witness did not answer the ques-
tion directly. but said that the disposition
of The coloIel people was not 20 do what
was wrong
without keeping a watch on rowing
colored men, would not an election be a
farce -
NO. It is possible, but all things are
possible
Don't you think strangers would
vote illegally if not challenged asked
Mr. Preston.
well, that would be true unless you
think all judges OF election are scoun'
dreIs"
Mr. Royal If we prove that the
Democratic Judges did not know the col
ored people in the precinct, could there
not be a conspiracy between the colored
Judge and the colored voters and mana
gers;'
IL do not think so. | believe IL though
10 be a good thing to have challeDgers.
(Which is the most probable, fraudu'
lent voting among white or among col
Ored people,
"W hite people are more easily located
than colored people, which makes vast
difference. ] don't think there was any
probability Of more fraud at Second
Jackson than at First Clay. There is as
much need Of challcngers am ong whites
as colorcd people"
Z "Can you name nan who was intlml-
dated aud left the liney'
NO, was not there"
"Can you name a single man who was
prevented from voting"
Il canno, OF my ogn knowledge.
Mr.. Hughes here said he had evidence
TO prove that such was the case.
Mr.. Meredith. "Can you specify a
challenge that was Illegal -
"Mr. Guigon refused to give reason
for challenging, ana SO did the ohalleng'
er who succeeded him. At The short
interval | was at the poll | appealed to
the Judges Of election to prevent them
from challenging indiscriminalely with
out cause
"Did Guigon refuse to give the judges
Of election his reasons|
"Never heard a Judge ask him ques'
ton They refused to give the answers
10 the voters themselves for the pur-
pose of keeping them out"
L lgar B Thompson (colOTed) and Rob
ert Tavlor (colorcd) who live at Jos
West Duval street, were next examined,
and testified that they saw Mr.. Guigon
with book in hand and challenge voters
William = Berry,
THE Young MAS wHO HAD Mr. GUIGoN
ARRESTED,
testified tha. he was at the polls in the
interest of the Republican party, but did
not live in the ward. He saw there was
an almost continued challauge OF votes
He would get the men to swear TO the
oath and vote them "a fast az possible
some il took one and a half, some three
some six minutes TO vote lie saw the
United States Marshal arrest three voters
after voting between y am. and IL m
lie swore out the warrant against Mr.
Guigon at 2:30 pm. 49,
Cross-Gueslioned by Mr.. Meredith
"Guigon asked questions after the men
had voted"
"You swear that these questions were
asked after the voter had vottdy"
Yes. sir. He asked questions after the
ticket of the colored man had been put
in the box. had to pull away my men
who had voted out OF The line so as 10 let
the next cOlored man vote
There was no reason why these nifty
colored men you pulled away could not
have walked away of their own accord
after having voted :;
lust here the witness became some
what insolent, and Mr.. Meredith prompt
IL told him ne had 10 behave himself.
The witness did So
In answer To questions, he swore that
Jpdre Waddill timed the voters.
Did you not hear Judge Waddlll say
that he did not time them =
II don't care what Judge Waddill says
saw he timed them" TO more ques,'
tions. the witness memory was confused
He could not remember a single question
Mr Guieon asked, but did hear him ash
An old man after he had voted and was
leaving, the jocular question, II he was
old enough to fall in love. Thought a,
the time it was a joke. Witness could
not mention a single illegal question
asked"
wADDILL A. AN INTERPRETER.
&C. Tate WIS deputy msrshsi ut thu
Second precinct Tate is the famous
base bali PLAYER. lie said he did not see
Guigon interfere. All the interference,
he saw was by Judge Waddiil himself
Waddill got right in front OF the line o.
colored people with his watch in hanC
taking the time OF voting and talking 81
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