The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-10-31
FORSYTH SUPERIOR COURT.
The Boyer-Teague Election Case is again
Postponed.

Postponed.
For ihe Informs; of our ,nil-of
tnwn 1 adler, an.i others who are MT
{ mil,,. wiih the case Ne will state:
\: the 81, elton of comfy officers in
Forsyth county last November The
returns showed th,t VI. K. league,
the Republican candidate for Sheriff
had beaten John Boyer, she Denn
cratic candidate for ,h. same office,
by twenty-four majority.
AT the time there were several
hundred negroes from Danville, Lib
erty and other portions of Virginia,
who had been working few months
i'm th.. tobacco factories here; and a
number of Others from other places
in this STATE engaged i'll the same bus
mess, who were not qualified voters
of this county then present in the
county. Many of these the plaintiff,
Boyer, claims aud proposed to prove
voted at said election for the Repub-
lican candidate for Sheriff.
Beside these, there were about 200
railroad hands then at work in this
county, principally from South Caro-
lima, who had no legal residence here.
The plaintiff claim that many of
these also voted for his opponent. He
claims that the illegal votes cast are
the ballots which elected" his oppo-
nent, and that had those votes not
been cast and counted he (Buy-r)
would have oeen reelected Sheriff
by substantial majority.
He therefore contests the alleged
election of Mr. league. and will en-
deavor to show that over $50 illegal
votes were cast for league. The de-
PENDANT denies the ''soft impeach-
ment" and will defend his title to the
office alleging that illegal votes were
cast for the plaintiff, also. How
many, it is not stated.
The plaintiff, Boyer, has been en-
deavoring TO have the case heard for
two terms of court, but the defend.
ant has embraced every opportunity
to have the trial postponed.
THE TRIAL BEGINS.
Finally jury was obtained last
Friday evening, whereupon court ad-
journed until the next day
When the names of jurors were
called on Saturday morning it was
ascertained juror Harper H. Rey-
nolds was too ill to appear, as was
shown by the medical certificate of
his ply stefan, DR.. Dalton. The trial
of the case was therefore deferred
until Monday morning.
Mr.. Reynolds having sufficiently
recovered Was present and proceed
ings began.
The following are the counsel en-
gagged in the case For plaintiff
Boyer: Glenn and Glenn, Buxton and
Watson ana II. B. Kerner for de-
PENDANT league: Eller and Starbuck,
Thos. Settle, w. S Ball, Scott and
Joyce.
The train from Greensboro was an
hour and half late, and as Judge
Gilmer was aboard of it court did not
open until ? o'clock.
AT the call of the jury all respond
ed spresent."
Scott stated that defendant had
exceptions to file to depositions that
were taken outside this county.
He made the point of irregularity,
that some were taken without due
notice.
Watson for plaintiff read authority
for the taking oi exceptions for ir-
regularity before trial begins. This
question was argued by Messrs. Wat
son, Scott and Ball.
Judge consented Ia hear exceptions
by consent of counsel. They referred 70
the specifying of cerr ain witnesses in
giving MOTTO" Ia counsel AS 'ai'i 9TH
ers''-and other legal trchnicalities
about which The usinitia'r,l reader Is
not suppose, IL b.- Interested.
Judge rule.l. after stating that the
question un,lef the Code was
a new question 10 him, tha. name of
each witness should be set forth in
notice-undcr the Few practice.
The Judge here suggested tina.
counsel agree TO the appoin ment Of
u commission to take the evidence in
the case, saying he was sure that if
the court sat until midnight every
night this week the case could not
be concluded in the present mode of
hearing. Counsel for league, in
keeping with their disposition for
postpenement, manifested all along,
objected TO the appointment of such
commission.
Mr.. Watson, for plaintiff Boyer,
then made five propositions for the
disposal of the case, none of which
the defense would accept.
Messrs w. b Glenn and G. b.
Watson spoke as TO the time it would
take to try the case, and said that
the only proposition left them was to
ask withdrawal of a juror and the
postponment of the case until a spe-
cial term of court, which they would
ask his Honor to recommend the
Governor TO call.
The defense (still eager for delay
very readily agreed to this.
MIsTRIAL-CAsE POSTPONED.
Judge Gilmer thereupon ordered
the clerk to enter This judgment
on the docket:
"Juror withdfawn-mistrial."
And so ended lat $3.50 o'clock) this
noted case for the present.
It is thought that the new term
will be called for the first week in
January, to sit until the case is deci
ded.