The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-01-23

rls' khoWn MIN ali my LIE; ne has
been in Eorsyth about 4 years; wife
been here sabouti3 years; he lives in /
BMEoadbay; M rents, property from me; |
has pald rent every month for, last 2
years; be spaystaxes here; been paying
since spring of 1888; have receipt;
(receipt shown; his wife went to
Leaksyille just before election; STAY
ed week or SO; know John Harris:
he is brother of Henry; been here
about years; is a single man; he
works for me; he goes off every win
ter; known him to be gone as long as
two months; he claims Broadbay as
his nome; lists his tax here; listed first
in 1888; l paid tax for him.
Cross examined: Don't know
whether registrar came to my factory
and registered my hands or not; these
men did not list taxes before '88;
was candidate for the legislature in
'88; can't say whether notified them
to list in 'SS or not; 1 may have been
in Leaksville; but don't think 1 was
just before election; don't know wheth-
er Hamlin took his property when he
went away or not; John Harris went
off after work this season; is at Leaks
vile now; don't know whether sent
for Henry Harris wife or not; the
four men am testifying about voted
for league; don't know Henry Dick
son; know no such man in Broadbay;
never heard of such a man; Sam Bel
ton is gone; don't know where he is;
won't swear l refused to give letter to
Harris, wife to judges of election;
didn't hold any conferences with the
railroad hands; won't say Geo. Miller
did not go to Leaksville in winter '88;
Henry Harris and wife may have
gone back to Leaksville Just after
election of '8S. Witness testified as
to good characters of makers of depo-
sitions for plaintiff, saying it was
good l have been here, 8 years;
Henry Harris has been here only
about 4 years; none of these men ever
voted at Broadbay before; 1 know
Clint Evans;he voted at Broadbay; he
lis a "darkey." John Harris left for
Leaksville in, November; he is there
nc wv; don't know whether he intends to
return or not; have no contract with
him. a'.-
tGlles FaisOn sworn: / live in Win
st9n; been here IA or Is years; 1 don't
know Alex, Toast. -
i Gross examined: I voted last cleo
ton; got my ticket off that "box;" I
know preacher" Young; don't know
when he came here; ] got acquainted
with him during election; never saw
him before; he pretty "active" sim
gle man; don't know where he came
from. Witness was asked if he knew
la long list of names,and said he didn't
know them.
/ John johnson sworn: know Alex
Toast; known. him Is or 10 years; he
ca me here in '86; lived with me till
winter of SO; then he went away, be
fore Christmas, to Durham; stayed
there till last July.
i Gross examined: live on Fifth st.
two or three squares from "Lous'
Level" 1haye been keeping barroom
amt doing anything now; have beer
up. before Mayor for gambling twice
submitted both times; been befor,
Mayor four times for fghtiag; Alex
Toast was a very "curicus, ugly mig
GER" he Was a witness at trial O.
Houston, who was hanged here a yea
or so ago; Alex left here to go to Dur
ham; l voted at last election; didn'
vote for Boyer.
Sam Tolliver sworn: l have beel
here 8 years; know Alex Toast; kne,
him in Richmond; Toast came her
: in 'S6, lived here winter of '87; b
I; left here in winter of '8S.
Gross examined: Don't know no,
many times I've been up for gamt
i; ling; they havn't brought me out fo
Mayor yet.
, The defense here desired to questio
}, witness as to the character he prove
r in court by other witnesses. Counst
tor plaintiff objected. Judged rule
;. it as incompetent. Exception of de
i fendant noted.
! Peter Owen testified as to Ale
o Toast, also.
Cross examined: I live near JohI
v son and Tolliver; they put me in ia
0 ON election day; l got under rope 0
J; that day; kept me in Jail 2 hours an
minutes; fined me $25 and cost
been up for gambling; l gamble; bee
> knowing how to gamble forty year
!; never played cards for money; l Wi
l brought out of Jail and allowed
vote; you (Mr. Watson) bailed n
= out.
s VIM. Carter, sworn: I have live
Il in Winston since '86; came here fro
q Greensboro; spent winter of 81 her
never voted here except at Presidel
u tial election; never told Bessent n
d home was in Greensboro.
!! Wesley Morgan and Stephen job
Il son also testified as to residence
l. VIM. Carter and Tom Hanes.
70 Eugene Robinson, sworn I Ii
Fe in South Fork; my family was n
So lmoved there until Sept. '88.
n as Christian Robinson testified as
his son, an attacked voter. .a
ID VIII. Hamlin testified in his ov
l. behalf. - I'D, ,.l-...s..t.-.
d . Geo. Wilson, sworn HaYe ma
g my home here since March '88; "
20 called off to see sick brother is why
le did not list my taxes for 'S9.
sso9 Henry Hedgecock testified as
"A Geo. wilson md 9Qsf j.ai.f.
- lsiaW 3 SATURDAYS SESSION.
4. io Court met at 10 O'Clock, when |
vvae I :fE5lfowing proceedings we're had:
i,5 John Miller, sworn, said: / Ii
q Gin w inston; lived here in '88; I KIN
fdt Wm. Carver; he boarded with
l H. b