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

was not given them to prove them
selves legal voters.
Judge Brown ruled that votes ten
dered and not actually cast could not
be counted in contes ed election cases.
This ruling excludes the testimony of
witnesses who offered to and did not
vote.
The defense then pr, pared state
ment of the case to be taken to the
Supreme Court Cf the jury decides
against them, and noted an exception
to the ruling.
At this stage of the proceedings
Juror Wilson was taken sick. He
stated that he was very sick at the
stomach Ca fact attributed to the ioul
atmosphere in the court room), but
thought that hes might recover in a
few hours if permitted to lie down
and be physiced. Court therenpon
adjourned until 2 o'clock.
| When court reassembled in the
afternoon, juror Wilson had sufficient
ly recovered from his sickness to be
present, and the taking of testimony
was resumed.
The first witness examined was
Simpson Bailey, who testified that he
that his family lived at Old Town at
the last election; he and his wife are
parted; he does not support his wife.
Ramon Hairston was examined as
to Lee Stafford
| Jerry Brooks, sworn: 1 have been
living in Winston two wears last
April; voted here for first time at last
election; was reared at Oak Ridge
went back there several days after
election; my family was at Oak Ridge
winter of SO and 80; I paid my taxes
! here IL 'S8: had paid taxes in Gull
ford prior to that year.
Albert Sides, sworn: | live in
South Fork; have lived there ali my
life; voted last election; eI. registration
book name had first been written
"Ambruse'' and afterwards "Albert"
had been written above it,
Jacob Burk, sworn My "other
name Is Barringer; registration book
shows Jacob Barringer, and also
Burk Burk.
J. Y. Burchfield was examined as
to John Clayton, saying that Clayton
lives a, Germanton, Stokes county
had been West and came back and sci
up grocery at Germanton in Septem
Der before election of 'SS; he had been
living at Mt. Airy previously; have
been living at Germanton 10 years.
The same witness was examined az
to 10. Golden: He (Golden) had
been out of State 4 years and came
back in Sept. '88, just previous te
. election;.his sister was living at Ger
manton.
John Griffith testified in a similar
manner as to Golden.
Solomon Miller testified that he sa q
10. Golden and John Clayton vote
for Boyer for sheriff In the cross
examination Miller said that Ed
Jones voted Republican ticket.
John Shields, sworn: live in Ker.
nersville; 1 voted for Boyer for sheriff
V. w. Perry testified as to John
Shields.
Elisha Slater, sworn, said he voted
for Boyer.
T. N. Marshall was examined as to
E. B. Fulk and Henry Valentine
w. R. Arthur, sworn: 1 live in
Salem; in Feb. '88 went to Va; had
no definite idea of returning to N. c.
to live; but did return and went to
live in Salem in May.
/ G. F. Black was examined as to
John B"lin. and Eugene Capp as te
Walter Self.
Henry Coins, sworn: I lived in
General" Barringer's house at cleo.
ton; they say it is outside Winston
corporate limits; voted for Boyer.
"Gen." Barringer was also exam
ined as to Coins.
John Belo, sworn I voted fol
Boyer; my mother says I will be q
coming April; Alex. Walker told me
to register, after told hi I was moi
twenty-one. iii
G. S. Hauser was examined as t.
John Belo.
III. Il Watkins was next attacked
and h, as Il witness, was examined
saying he was in Davidson county on
visit to his mother in Nov. '88 and
came here TO vote.
WEDNESDAY S SEssi ON.
Mr.. w. A. Conrad was the frs
witness examined: [ know Johl
Bohn (Vienna); Bolin voted Demo
cratic ticket; don't know whether he
made any exceptions or not; dom
know whether ne voted for Boyer OF
not. ats Z
w. @. Wright, sworn : [ know
W. w Self; he had been living il
Forsyth about 3 months before eleo.
ton; ABOUT 18th August 'S6, he SAID
to me~that ne WAS hunting house; he
came from Stokes, his family was liv
ing there; he had been working in this
county
| Gross examined; The place where
his family was, was near Forsyth line
Hutchins (where his wife and young
child was stopping) was a relative OF
his; l heard that Self sent his wife and
young child there so that the child
could be nursed by another woman.
r. P. Kerner, sworn voted at
Kernersville at election in '8S. -
| Cross examined l have been liv-
ing and voted at Kernersville for %
years; was raised there and never lived
elsewhere than at KernersviIle; live
there now; my name on registration
book was changed Gas you can see)
from r. "P." to RIB" Kerner, and
marked removed; no "R. B." Ker-
ner has lived there since 81.
Clayton I. Snider sworn: | had