The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-01-16

the eyes of the law on the day Of
election.1 lie voted on election day;
don't know where he is now; l was
deputy sheriff under Boyer at the
time. Judgment docket of court for
May term 'SS produced, which show
ed that on May 22d he was convicted
/; and sentenced to 3 months imprison-
Inent, and to be further imprisoned
until cost was paid.
j. W. Bradford, sworn, said: l was
jailer in May, 1888; Jones was i'm
prisoned in countyjail and escaped
from guards on July 2Sth, 1888; was
+ afterwards captured latter election)
and finished out his term.
X. o. Butner recalled: The man
arrested is the man saw vote.
+ VIM. Barrow, sworn, said: Conrad
had been working for me and others
around Winston for several years be-
fore his conviction.
Counsel for plaintiff offered sub
p9nas to show that in May, 1889,
Sheriff league was given subpenas
for the following challenged voters:
Alex. Toast, Isaac Winchester. John
Stokes, Thomas Hanes,- Thomas A.
Jones, Chas. Howell, Henry Smith,
John Harris, Thos. Lee, and many
Others. A number of these, the re
turn of the sheriff shows, could not
be found
Counsel for defense objected to such
evidence, Mr.. Settle claiming that be-
cause some of these parties were not
found by the sheriff was no evidence
that such persons were not residents
of the county at the time of election.
Counsel for plaintiff claimed that it
Was conclusive evidence because the
law held that he did his duty and
searched for the men for whom he
had subp9nas.
Judge Brown ruled that the evil
dence was incompetent.
Ed. Davis, Winston-as to resi-
dence and disqualification, he being
convict. Deposition of Green Will
Hams read as to voters conviction in
Virginia and his residence at Dan
vile, Va. Judge excluded that part
relating to conviction; but admitted
that part which showed him to be
resident of Danville, Va.
j. r. johnson, sworn, said: l live
Henry L. Shore and Joseph Gibbins
were handing out league tickets on
election day, and hulloaing for
league; Williams was in the crowd
given tickets by Shore and Williams;
being Il strange negro l enquired his
name; saw him vote; am not certain
whether he was challenged or no.,
Golden Brooks, sworn, said: l
came from Lynchburg; voted here in
Winston last election for league.
This voter was attacked on account
of his having been registered and
voted under different name.
Cross-examined: When l register
ed Maj. Young put my name down as
l"Golden" Brooks, been living here
six or seven years; Bessent challenged
| my vote on election day, but | voted;
Mr.. Chas. Williams suggested that
be allowed to vote, | being old
enough, in his opinion; got my ticket
| from Frank johnson, cOlored; know
no Bolin Brooks in Winston; can
read and write my name; registrar
wrote my name correctly.
Redirect: / would go to Greens
| bOro and stay several months every
year; saw registrar Young write my
name; that name (shOwn registrat ton
| book is s'Bolin'' Brooks
| Greed Harriston, sworn, said |
voted for league at Salem precinct
last election,-I live at Walnut Cove.
Stokes county; come to WINSTON and
work in summer when factories shut
down go back to Walnut Cove; had
property at Walnut Cove in Nov. 'SS;
live in Stokes county still; came from
there this morning.
CrOss-eXamined: Mr.. Shore regis
tered me two or three days before
election, after consulting with judges
of election, as he said; live with my
brother in Stokes; considered Salem
my home at election.
Redirect: My mother lived in
Stokes in Nov 'SS, for last 4 years l
have worked here in summer and
lived at Walnut Cove in winter; never
paid any poll-tax until sheriff garn-
isheed my factory check after last
election; did not list my taxes for
1888.