The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-09
COMMISSIONERS ARRESTED.
General" Edgar Allan Releases Them on
Their own Recognizance.

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Their own Recognzance.
Yesterday morning, according to law,
the Commissioners Of Election-Messrs.
George ! Hooper, Andrew Krouse, W.
II. Williams. Peter H0ltes and James J.
Rankin-met in the clerks Office Of the
Hastings Court TO canvass the returns
from the twenty -four precincts in this
city. They had not long been in session
when q delegation Of Republican Federal
supervisors appeared and demanded to
be present while the returns on the poll
books were written down by the clerk Of
the court As is customary, they were
denied admittance.
THE COMMISSIONERS ARRESTED BY "GES-
ERAL" ALLAN.
The delegation then marched of and
sought ont Mr.. Edgar Allan, special
United States Commissioner. Before
him George Duncan, Republican super
visor at the First precinct Of Jackson
ward, swOre out warrant for the arrest
Of all the Commissioners Of Election.
The warrant was placed in the hands OF
Deputy Marshal Oyer0y, wIo executed
IL. serving il on The commissioners In the
Hastings Court room while they were en-
gaced in canyassing the returns on the poll
books. Deputy Marshal OVERLY allowed
them 70 continue The canvass andcomplete
II, the several commissioners % remain
constructively under arrest and appear
10 answer the charge named in the war
rant issued by Allan at o'clock in the
United States Court building on North
Twelfth street. The following is
THE TEXT or the WARRANT
by which Commissioner Williams was
arrested
~ tho Karsla} of the Tnaea Statoy for the
District Of I'ugiRil and 20 his DeDRt,ts or
0Hy cf them.
Whereas complaint has this day been
made hy George Duncan, on oath before
me. Edgar Allan, a commissioner Of the
United States for the Eastern district OF
Virginia. charging that w H. Williams
did on or about the sth day Of November,
1883, unlawfully obstruct, hinder and
prevent him, the said George Dun
can, in the discharge of his duties
as Federal supervisor OF the
election, in that he did refuse to permit
the said George Duncan to be present at
the canyassing OF the election returns OF
the several precincts in the city OF Rich
mOnd of the vote cast for presidential
electors, in violation OF section 1922, Re
yised Statutes Of the United States Of
America, he, the said w. H. Williams,
being then and there Commissioner OF
Election under the State laws OF Nir'
ginis.
Now, therefore, you arc hereby com.
In the name Of the President Oh
ihe United States of America, TO aPpre-
bend the said w. ii Williams and bring
his BODY forthwith before me, one Of The
commissioners appointed by the Circuit
Court of the United States for the Dis
trict of Virginia, at my office IN 'he
United States Courtroom, that he may
then and there be dealt with according 10
law for the said 0llense.
Given under my hand and seal this sih
day of November, 1883. and the year ci
our independence The one hundred anu
thirteenth.
EDGAR ALLAN,
United States Commissioner of Circuit
Court OF Richmond lor the DlolHO' Vi
Virginia
Four o'clock was the hour for the five
to be at the United states
Court-rooms. but they had not completed
the count.
Ilr. Edgar Allan, the commissioner
came to the City Hall, where the commits
sioners were canyassing the vote, shortly
after ( o'clock Captain Tazewell Ellett'
Mr.. W. G.. Preston, Nj c, Y. Meredith,
MIR. A. b. Guigon and other lawyers were
present 10 represent the commissioners
Mr Edgar Allan held court in the llus-
,inrs Court room. He decided to ball
in their own recognizance all I'VE Of the
Commissioners until November 24'h,
after which Mr. Allan adjourned his
court.