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

the books at all until I went to sign
then"
Did you not say to him on the even,
ing after the registration, after the books
were closed. that everything had been
done fairly and clearly -
Il am positive that did not
Continuing, he said that Mr. Stephens
received a note on the day OF election,
and that on receiving it he went into an
other room and read il.
Are you sure that this was not on the
day of registration =
yes this happened on the day OF cleo
ton, and not on registration day
Did he take any time TO eat his dinner
on that day g
"A basket containing luncheon was
handed to him through the window, and
he ate with one hand while he deposited
the ballots with the other
DO YOU remember the hour at which
he received the note
Don't remember the time, but II was
after dinner
Did his eating cause any delay
Yes, he delayed the voting while eat
ing"
"Did Mr.. Hunter do any challeng-
ing?"
He did later In the evening Am
not positive that he had the challenge
book"
Can you swear positively that he
challenged anyoney'
well cannot say positively that he
challenged any voter"
Was he appealed TO by any OF the
challengers :"
" Not to my knowledge
On being reminded by Mr. Meredith
that he had stated that Mr. Hunter had
challenged voters, the witness said that
he would like 10 withdraw his former
statement concerning him.
At this point, about 8 o'clock, the
Commissioner adjourned further hearing
until 430 IN the afternoon.
AFTER THE RECESS
seven or eight negroes were examined
for the prosecution, most of whom could
give no specific evidence against the gen
tlemen on trial, and with their testimony
closed the evidence introduced by the
prosecution.
The defense opened their case by put
ting
Mr. GUIGoN
on the stand, who, at the outset, said that
all the statements made by Homer con
corning him were utterly false in every
particular. except when he said that he
had ordered the arrest OF him, the wit
ness.
MR.. 0LAZEBROOKs
case was then introduced, but the testi-
mony was so vague that his case was i'm
mediately dismissed, as was also that Of
MI Hunter.
Mr.. WILLIAM J. STEPHENS
one of the accused, and one OF the judges
al this precinct, was the next and last
witness introduced by the defense He
first declared that the assertions made by
Witness Horner that he was careless and
negligent in his duties at the registration
were false in every particular, and that
Mr. Homer, on registration day, after
the books had been closed, said To him
that the registration had been conducted
throughout in most fair and cor
rect manner. lie did not read
any law or other papers TO any persons
at the polls, except to read the oath pre-
scribed by law whea voters were chal-
lenged that he might have gone over
the portions OF the law that the voter
said he did not understand, and that was
even done while other persons were
being voted that he did not consume
more time in doing so than was absolutely
necessary. He said that Mr. Homer came
TO him for the purpose Of getting the
number Of names on the registration
hooks, which he refused to count and
give him.
Here the Commissioner asked him
what was the number of votes registered.
To which he replied that there were 195
cclored and 254 whites registered.
By Mr.. Meredith. "Mr Horner said
that you got note that day and went
back to read it; Is that correct =
II did not receive note of any de-
scription during the whole day"