The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-21
LOCAL GATHERINGS.
Yesterdays Happen
lngS in Richmond
and Vicinity.
MAJOR POE AND CAPTAIN EPPS RE
PLY TO MIR. WADDILI.
City News I'm General

Ia the notice Of the contest Of election
from Judge Edmund Waddn. Jr., 10 the
Hon. George d. Wise, for q seat in
The Fifty-trst Congress Of the United
states, he, as published in the TIMES of
yesterday. after charging an unlawful
combination which, he claims. deprived
him of az least eight hundred votes al
said election for Representative In Con
gress. goes on to say. And | further
charge, and shall prove, that at some Of
The voting precincts IN the city of Rich
mond where the c0lOred vote largely pre-
dominated and was known 10 be favora-
Die 90 my election, your pariisans and
friends aforesaid, with the object Of in.
timidatinr and preventing colored voters
from casting their ballots for me at lhe
said election, aided bg the police force Of the
city Cf Rictmoad, and large number of
United States marshals, al of whom
were likewise parlisans and friends Of
yours and many of whom were men no
ioriously unfit for the positions they
held, and who could only have been
chosen 10 prevent fair election instead
of securing one. did arrest al the poll
and carry 90 prison q number OF cOlOred
voters (mOre than twenty. on the pre-
tended charge of voting, or attempting
iO vote illegally, and Of being gui ~ Jl
perjury at the polls or i'm registration.
The principal charges are waged
against persons who intertered with
voters 40 the First and Second precincts,
Jackson ward These precincts are
within tie jurisdiction of the Third
police department.
CAPTAIN EPPs USES LANGUAG
a TIMES reporter, thinking that 10
would be of interest 10 the public, yester-
day called CD Captain Epps and held the
following interview with him:
Presuming that You have read The
charges against the police OF your
district In Mr. Waddilps notice to
Mr. Wise. what is your opinion OF The
same. and what iru'h is there ia the allie.
galion The whole statement so far as
if regards The police under my charge is
de-, and an infamous falsehOOd.'
Did The police in your judgment DO
anything fo prevent fair election 2
ON the contrary. They were there 10
prevent intimidation. II there was any
interference It was on the part of mis-
Own men For several hours in the after
noon voting was very slack, at the First
precinct especially.
Did The police make any arrests for lie
gal voting
None, except on warrants sworn out
hy ihe challengors.
Was there anything done to obstruct
voting az either precinct
No not by the police During The
morning a colorcd man by the name of
Ben. Scott came 10 me,and asked for per
mission to pui up barricade at the Sec
0ud precinct which / told him could not
bee allowed. because 10 would Obstruct
the street. and the street can only be OBJ
structed Zoo case Of danger lie left few
minutes after, and went down 20 the
Second precinct and noticed Judge WaG-
dill and the same negro preparing q bar
ricadc ] told them that il could not be
allowed aud that 10 must be taken down. .
Judge WadGill then made some sneering
reply and helped % take the rail down
Captain Epps continuing, said that he
would like for All be said 10 be published,
and If that was Z sufficient he would
write a card and have 10 published.
MAJOR POE ALSO TALKS.
Later in The day Major Poe was met
and also interviewed on the same subject.
70 the question, "What 30 YOU think of
Waddills statement IN his notice OF con.
test tO Mr. Wise in regard TO The action
Of lhe Richmond policey' 80 he said il was
"a He The idea of supposing that the
Richmond police, while they are Demo
Gratis. would be arresting persons to keep
them from voting the Republican ticket
will not he tolerated.
From the above interviews IL will be
seen that the officers of the Richmond
police Indignantly deny Mr Waddills
charges tba, hey were offensive psrisans
in the recent election, or that lncy acted
in ,heir official capacity with any par
tality towards either party