The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-01-08

were violated IN the appointment
of judges of the election. This in
fraction of the law, he asserted, was
sufficient to Uarrant,a favorable con
sideration Of Thoebe's claim, but if
the committee did not agree in this
view he was prepared to pre-
sent evidence to satisfy them of
his clients election. The record alone
he said would not reveal the facts
in the case, and it was the duty of
tho committee to the district to as
certain the facts, while it could be
done. Already important papere
had been destroyed, as he was pre-
pared TO prove by affidavits. TAX
ing up the details of the case, Mr..
Sypher said on the night of the elec-
ton it become apparent to the
judges of election at Covington that
Mr.. Carlisle had been defeated by
more thar 1000 votes. At ! O'Clock
they sent fol- Carlisle and brought
him in carriage to the mouse Of a
friend he (Sypher) could give the
name of a friend and location of the
house, but he would not do so un-
less the committee ',rgcI lin as he
did not wish to st tie all he knew
at this stage Of the case. After con-
sulting with Carlisle they t. lograph-
ed to have the returns OF outside
counties withheld.
"Who are they? Who are they p,
inquired Mr. Heard.
They, Why friends of Carlisle, "
replied Mr.. Sypher.
Counsel said that it was TACT
that the returns of six outlying
counties were Withheld for five days,
and Carlisle had publicly confesse
that he was defeated.
"4ou do not attach any impor-
lance to this point" suggested Mr..
Heard.
No; just mention it, replied
Sypher.
Hayes, l think, confessed his
defeat at FIRST" said Heard.
Yes, replied Syphsr and Il think
he ought to h&ve stuck 10 it." The
counsel said seven or eight precincts
of Carroll county poll books were
written, signed aad certified Gas to
all names in 2ne handwriting, and
it is evident shat all Of them must
have boen written after election by
one man, as lie could not have brcn
in all the precincts at once on cleo
ton day. He next read an affidavit
of John J. Pierce in support of his
statements. In this paper Pierce
says III. signatures on the poll
books were in one hand, peculiar
hand," while the signature of elec
ton officers 10 their oaths were in
different handwriting. The counsel
sain Carlisle had failed Of election
through neglect. In some precincts
no tickets were printed until three
o'c ock, and there was virtually no
election hold in some precincts, in
one case only three Judges voted,
two for Carlisle and ono for Thoebe.
In Boone county 200 votes were
cast On election day, but returns
finally showed 567 votes. In Carroll
county there vas practically no
election. He cou'd show that the
votars had failed to go to the polls on
election day, but when they found
that Carlisle had been defeated they
voted next day. Not only was this
the case in Carroll county, but also
in every one Of the outlying coun-
ties. The counsel quoted from a
statement by j. J BIAkely, who
was, ne said prominent Democrat
and an attorney OF Coyington, to the
effect that tr. ontE-to4r names =p-
peaia a,l to have Deeh added to one
OF the po j books after tia signature
of the judges had been affixed. The
counsel ;!.t.t said lie would state
something which he had no aiiida~
Wits to support. hut which could be
proved 5y wiinc~at%. After the
election seven Of Car,i-ic's frieAds
met in confercnoe at federal bull
ding to endeavor to save Carlisle.
They Eent tor an eighth gentleman,
Col, r. w. Nelson. They told him
that Carlisle had been defeated and
they wanted him to confer with
them to devise some m:2n. of
changing the result .'Thereupon,"
said Sypher, col. Nelson took his
hat and left, declaring that if they
were UP to anything of that sort
they mus: count hin out Carlisle
dare not contradict this gentleman"
said Sypher He is & Democrat
aud Kc lucky gentleman of as
hig:l st4nsiing as Carlisle"