The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-31

Did YOU eat your dinner there ::
Il did not even receive the luncheon
that was brought 20 the window, but re-
fused to take il in because ! did not have
time 10 eat IT, | had an apple i'm my
pocket which could not ind time 30
eat, and think that gave tito Mr. Horner.
The polls were opened promptly, and
not closed until the time prescribed by
law, and ! was not away from the win
dow more than two minutes altogether
during the whole day.
Air Hughes. suppose ayoter gave his
number and it did not correspond with
the registration books, was that consid-
cred by YOU sufficient cause for rejecting
his vote -
mo sir, not If he correctly answered
other questions that we found necessary
10 ask him
In the case Of the man who came up
three times with wrong number, do you
remember this t'
Yes, sir. In that case his friends,
some one of the Republicans, told him
10 get out OF line When any cOlored
man whom we knew 10 Doe a legal voter
came up We always allowed him 10 vote,
whether he gave his number and name
correctly or not Here, at the request
OF the Commissioner, lac repeated the
number OF registered voters, white and
cOlored, and continued We don't
know how many Of these have been
purged, or how many have died, as the
books were made up two years ago. and
the colored people are continually chang
ing their places of residence. On regis
tration day the books were held open
by me long after the sun was set simply
for the accommodation Of the cOlored
voters
THE CASE DtsNIssED
This closed tho evidence, when Mr.
Hughes saving that he desired 20 speak
with the Commissioner moment, they
together retired 10 his private room,
where they remained few moments,
and on returning Mr. Peasants said that
he was Al very great loss TO know what
10 do in this matter. The counsel ought
10 remember that he was not here 10 pass
finally on the matter He was here only
TO decide whether this is a case which
ought to go before a grand jury for
proper investigation. The evidence does
not sustain the charges against
Messrs. Glazebrook and Hunter
and therefore their case ought 10 be dis
missed, and they are discharged; but in
the other cases there seems TO be pre-
concerted agreement 10 interfere with
the election | cannot, he said, see why
these lawyers-men who are acquainted
with the law and know how far they may
advance within the bounds-were sent
out there 10 tAat precinct where there
were 50 many white voters who could
have seen that justice was done.
Mr.. Meredith said that he was placed
in very awkward position. lie had
understood that Mr.. Hughes was here
for the purpose OF investigating this
case, and II was for that reason that he
asked him 10 express his opinion there
fore. When he returned after the con-
ference he certainly was confident that
the commissioner was going TO dismiss
the cases. There is not shadow Of
doubt in my mind, said he, that these
gentlemen discharged their duty 10 the
best of their ability and as quickly as il
was possible for them 10 do. must
say, that in my mind / cannot see the
least Just cause why these men should be
sent on 10 be examined before a grand
jury.
Mr.. Meredith continued al some
length, and at the close of his argument
Mr. Peasants said that he certainly
thought that they should be sent on, but
that he did not think the resul, would
amount to anything, and accordingly
dismissed the case
Before proceeding with the cases yes
terday morning Mr.. Peasants stated that
a mistake had been made in arresting
Mr. W {. Preston, and he would there
fore dismiss his case Mr.. Preston in
sisted on being examined, whereupon A
p. Quarles, colored man who swore
out the warrant for his arrest, ,ook the
stand, and stated that he had mistaken
Mr. Preston for some enc else Ills
case was also accordingly dismissed